v. (Ia)

wa-keʰ kése yegóref ˁeʸh έˀɛfo kor yeḥófer ˁö́bhor ˁaf ľišέrḳaḥ rího wáľľa yeŝókem di-yeḥófer heʸh ˁö́bhor ˁaf ľišέrḳaḥ bes rího ‘When he finds (a plot), he invites people to help him dig a well until the water appears, or else he hires people to dig a well for him, until water appears in it’ (CSOL II 9:3)

pass. ḥⁱfɛr (yeḥóufor/ľiḥfór)

v. n. ḥófer

• ḥfor burrow, hole, cave
• ḥótfer 1. to turn up dust with one’s feet; 2. to do something continuously
• ḥófer digging
• ḥátfar to kick at the ground with one’s feet (while lying down)