בסוף לא הצלחנו לסתום את החור לבד, ולכן קבענו עם השיפוצניק למחר.

Here בסוף means in the end / eventually / after all.

Even though the literal meaning is at the end, in everyday Hebrew בסוף is very often used the same way English uses in the end:

• בסוף הלכתי = In the end I went
• בסוף לא קנינו את זה = In the end we didn’t buy it

So in this sentence, בסוף is not mainly about physical position or the final part of something. It gives the idea of a final outcome after trying or considering options.

הצלחנו means we succeeded or we managed.

So לא הצלחנו means we didn’t succeed / we couldn’t manage to.

It comes from the verb להצליח = to succeed / to manage.

In this sentence:

• לא הצלחנו לסתום את החור
  = we didn’t manage to seal/plug the hole

This is a very natural Hebrew way to say that something was not successfully done. It often overlaps with English couldn’t, but the emphasis is on lack of success rather than pure ability.

Compare:

• לא יכולנו = we couldn’t / we were unable to
• לא הצלחנו = we didn’t manage / we failed to succeed

לסתום is the infinitive form of the verb, meaning to seal / to plug / to stop up.

In Hebrew, infinitives usually begin with ל־, which often corresponds to English to:

• לעשות = to do
• ללכת = to go
• לסתום = to plug / to seal

After verbs like הצלחנו (we managed), Hebrew normally uses an infinitive:

• הצלחנו לסתום = we managed to plug/seal

So the structure is very similar to English:

• managed to do
• הצלחנו לעשות

לסתום means to stop up, plug, seal, block.

It is a very natural verb when talking about:

• a hole
• a leak
• a gap
• an opening
• something that needs to be closed up physically

So לסתום את החור means something like:

• to plug the hole
• to seal the hole
• to stop up the hole

The best English translation depends on context. If this is about home repair, seal or patch up may sound most natural in English, but לסתום itself is a normal everyday Hebrew choice.

את marks a definite direct object in Hebrew.

Since החור means the hole (a definite noun), Hebrew uses את before it:

• לסתום את החור = to seal the hole

You do not translate את into English. It is a grammar marker.

Compare:

• ראיתי ילד = I saw a boy
• ראיתי את הילד = I saw the boy

Because החור has ה־ (the), it is definite, so את is required.

החור means the hole, while חור means a hole.

The ה־ at the beginning is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to English the.

So:

• חור = a hole
• החור = the hole

In this sentence, the speaker is referring to a specific hole that both speaker and listener know about, so החור is the natural choice.

לבד means alone, by ourselves, or without help, depending on context.

Here it means:

• by ourselves
• on our own

So:

• לסתום את החור לבד = to seal the hole by ourselves

It tells you that they tried to do the repair without professional help.

Because the verb is הצלחנו = we managed, English often translates לבד here as ourselves rather than alone.

ולכן means and therefore, therefore, or so.

It connects the first part of the sentence to the result:

• We didn’t manage to seal the hole ourselves, therefore we made arrangements...

It is a little more formal or written than simple אז (so), but it is still very common and natural.

Compare:

• אז = more conversational so
• לכן = therefore / so
• ולכן = and therefore / and so

In this sentence, ולכן clearly shows cause and result.

קבענו עם השיפוצניק למחר means something like:

• we arranged with the repairman for tomorrow
• we set something up with the handyman for tomorrow
• we made an appointment with the repairman for tomorrow

The verb לקבוע can mean to set, to schedule, to arrange, or to make an appointment.

Using עם literally means with, because the arrangement is made with someone:

• קבענו עם הרופא למחר = we made an appointment with the doctor for tomorrow
• קבעתי עם חבר = I arranged with a friend

So עם is very natural here.

Because Hebrew often leaves that implicit when the meaning is obvious.

קבענו עם השיפוצניק למחר literally means we arranged with the repairman for tomorrow, but native speakers understand that this usually means:

• a visit
• an appointment
• a time to come
• repair work

Hebrew often does this with לקבוע. The exact noun is omitted because it is easily understood from context.

A fuller version could be something like:

• קבענו פגישה עם השיפוצניק למחר = we set a meeting/appointment with the repairman for tomorrow
• קבענו שהשיפוצניק יבוא מחר = we arranged that the repairman would come tomorrow

But the shorter original sentence is very natural.

השיפוצניק means the repairman / the handyman / the renovator-type worker.

It comes from שיפוץ = renovation, plus the informal ending ־ניק, which often creates a colloquial noun for a person associated with something.

So שיפוצניק is a very common everyday word, but it is somewhat colloquial. It sounds natural in speech and informal writing.

Depending on context, it could refer to:

• a handyman
• a repair guy
• a renovation worker
• someone who fixes home problems

In more formal language, someone might use a more specific term depending on the profession.

Yes. Hebrew word order is fairly flexible, and this sentence is arranged in a very natural way.

Current order:

• בסוף = in the end
• לא הצלחנו לסתום את החור לבד = we didn’t manage to seal the hole ourselves
• ולכן קבענו עם השיפוצניק למחר = therefore we arranged with the repairman for tomorrow

This flows very naturally: outcome first, then problem, then consequence.

You could move למחר earlier in some contexts, for example:

• ולכן קבענו למחר עם השיפוצניק

That is still understandable, but many speakers would find the original smoother.

So the sentence uses a normal, idiomatic Hebrew order, even though alternatives are possible.

The main verbs are in the past tense:

• הצלחנו = we succeeded / we managed
• קבענו = we arranged / we scheduled

Even though למחר refers to the future, the act of scheduling happened in the past:

• We didn’t manage...
• So we arranged...
• The appointment is for tomorrow

This combination is completely normal: a past action of arranging something that will happen later.