qepHom 2015: A stapler is a Ha'on vevwI'. The staple, the little metal thing, is called baS Ha'on or just Ha'on. The verb vev means "insert, put in", so the stapler is literally a device that "puts in" the staple (Ha'on) into the paper. If the object of vev are the staples, where would I put the paper into the sentence? It seems to be called a "staple-inserter", not a "paper-stapler"... That's true; the result is that it's stapling paper together, but what it's really doing is sticking a staple into the papers. So how do I say "staple the sheets "? To "staple" papers together is to rar them. To use a stapler or hole punch ("perforator, hole punch" nIqDob), you qIp it or 'uy it or ngaH ("squeeze") it, depending on the device. But Maltz said that doesn't mean "squeeze" like squeezing into a tight space. That verb is qoch. (The object of this verb is the space — like a small car or a crowded elevator — being squeezed into, and this includes clothes or shoes that are too small.) For squeezing a toothpaste tube or for squeezing an orange, he said the verb is ngaH. The hole punch will ghID ("pierce, perforate") the paper (or other material). Can ghID also mean perforate a paper with a tooth pick or similar? Yes, of course. What else can I vev? You could put the letter in the envelope. Or put a pen into a pen holder.