מעצר

מעצר

Hebrew

מעצר על ידי שוטר

Etymology

Root
ע־צ־ר‎ (ʿ-ṣ-r)

From the root ע־צ־ר‎ ('-ts-r).

Noun

מַעֲצָר • (ma'atsár) m (plural indefinite מַעֲצָרִים‎, singular construct מַעֲצַר־, plural construct מַעַצְרֵי־‎) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

1. (uncountable) Arrest, detainment (of a person, such as by the police).
2. (countable) An arrest, a detainment.
3. (uncountable) Restraint, constraint.
   • Proverbs 25:28, with translation of the King James Version:

     ‏עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה; אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחוֹ.‎‎

     'ir pərutsá ēn ḥomá; ish ashér ēn ma'tsár ləruḥó.

     He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit; [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.

Derived terms

• מעצר בית‎ (ma'atsár-báyit)

Further reading

• מעצר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he