Yap in Hebrew is חָפַר (ẖafár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
חָפַר
ẖafár
verb
In English
yap
/jæp/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for yap as a verb.
slang: to talk, especially excessively
- חָפַרחפרẖafár
This is more about the Hebrew word חָפַר.
- Written with vowel points
- חָפַר
- Written without vowel points
- חפר
- Said
- ẖafár
- Its meanings in English
- yap, to dig, to search, to look through, to tunnel, to burrow or to excavate, to pester or to annoy especially by talking a lot
These English words share a Hebrew word with yap.
These words come before and after yap in the list.
These are the questions people ask about yap in Hebrew.
How do you say yap in Hebrew?
yap in Hebrew is חָפַר, said ẖafár. Without vowel points it is written חפר.
What else does חפר mean in English?
Besides yap, חפר can mean to dig, to search, to look through, to tunnel, to burrow or to excavate, and to pester or to annoy especially by talking a lot.
How is yap pronounced in English?
yap is pronounced /jæp/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry yap and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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