What’s chafif, which language did we get it from, and how do you use it in Hebrew slang? And there’s a verb, too, lechafef.

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Words and expressions:
חָפִיף

דָמוֹ חָ’פִיף دمه خفيف

קְחוּ חָפִיף את החַיִים

חָפִיפְנִיק

חָפִיפְנִיקִיוּת

לְחַפֵף, חִיפַפְתָ, מְחַפֵף

מְחוּפָף

 

Songs:
Julia Boutros – Ala Ma Yabdou

Eitan Massouri – Chafif

Sarit Avitan – Gever Gever Lyrics 

Aviva Avidan – Kchu chafif et hachayim 

 

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