No. 320 in Hebrew
לפתוח
"To open."
In a sentence
אני רוצה לפתוח את החלון.
I want to open the window.
Here, 'לפתוח' (to open) indicates physically opening an object, a primary and literal usage.
היום אנו נפתח את הספר הראשון בסדרה.
Today we will begin the first book in the series.
'לפתוח' here takes on a metaphorical meaning, referring to starting or commencing an activity.
החוקר ביקש לפתוח את התיק החקירה מחדש.
The investigator asked to reopen the case file.
In this example, 'לפתוח' is used figuratively to denote resuming or reinitiating a process that had been previously concluded.
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