הפחתה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
פ־ח־ת (p-kh-t)

Action noun of the verb הִפְחִית (hifkhít), from the root פ־ח־ת (p-kh-t).

Noun

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הַפְחָתָה (hafkhatáf (plural indefinite הַפְחָתוֹת, singular construct הַפְחָתַת־, plural construct הַפְחָתוֹת־) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

  1. A lowering, a reduction (of something).
  2. (geology) Subduction.