Where does “להפך” come from?

להפך (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לְ־, from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ.

להפך (Hebrew): on the contrary, vice versa, contrariwise, au contraire

Definitions

  1. on the contrary, vice versa, contrariwise, au contraire

Ancestry of “להפך”, step by step

להפך traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לְ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלְ־to, for; to, for, of
2Hebrewהָאָרֶץ—

via Hebrew הפך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewהפךThe opposite, contrary; To turn about, to turn...
2Hebrewה־פ־ךRelated to turning over, reversal
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