הקפאה

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ק־פ־א‎ (q-p-ʾ)

Action noun of the verb הקפיא‎ (hikpí).

Noun

הַקְפָּאָה • (hakpa'á) f (plural indefinite הקפאות‎, singular construct הקפאת־‎, plural construct הקפאות־‎) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

  1. A freeze, a freezing: the act of freezing something.
  2. (by extension) A freeze, a freezing, a halt, a moratorium.
    הקפאת בנייה — hakpa'át-b'niyá — a building freeze, a freeze on construction, a settlement freeze
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