dafnaדַּפְנָה
Dafnanihelaנִהֲלָה
she managedetאֵת
definite direct object markerha'chafiraהַחֲפִירָה
the excavationkvarכְּבָר
alreadyshishaשִׁשָּׁה
six (masculine)shavuotשָׁבוּעוֹת
weeksve'sheshetוְשִׁשֶּׁת
and six (masculine)ha'shavuotהַשָּׁבוּעוֹת
the weeksha'elehהָאֵלֶּה
thesehenivuהֵנִיבוּ
they yieldedbe'ikarבְּעִקָּר
mainlyavanimאֲבָנִים
stonesafarעָפָר
dirtve'kamaוְכַמָּה
and somecharsimחֶרָסִים
pottery shardsshe'hayuשֶׁהָיוּ
that wereme'anyenimמְעַנְיְנִים
interesting (masc. pl.)avalאֲבָל
butloלֹא
notyotzeiיוֹצְאֵי
outstanding (masc. pl. construct)dofenדֹּפֶן
of distinction (lit. 'of side')Dafna had been managing the excavation for six weeks already, and those six weeks mainly yielded stones, dirt, and some pottery shards that were interesting but not exceptional.
ha'tzevetהַצֶּוֶת
the teamavadעָבַד
workedbe'shitatiyutבְּשִׁיטָתִיּוּת
systematicallyribuaרִבּוּעַ
squareachareiאַחֲרֵי
afterribuaרִבּוּעַ
squareve'dafnaוְדַפְנָה
and Dafnayadaיָדְעָה
she knewshe'rovשֶׁרֹב
that mostha'chafirotהַחֲפִירוֹת
the excavationsnigmarotנִגְמָרוֹת
end (fem. pl.)kachaכָּכָה
like thisThe team worked methodically, square after square, and Dafna knew that most excavations end like this.
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