צבר
Hebrew
Etymology 1
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צ־ב־ר (ṣ-b-r) |
Compare Arabic صَبَّار (ṣabbār).
Noun
צַבָּר • (tsabár) m (plural indefinite צַבָּרִים, feminine counterpart צַבָּרִית)
- prickly pear cactus
- (colloquial) Sabra (native Israeli)
Synonyms
- (colloquial) סַבְּרֶה (sábre)
Etymology 2
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צ־ב־ר (ṣ-b-r) |
Verb
צָבַר • (tsavár) (pa'al construction)
- (transitive) to store
- Genesis 41:35, with translation of Aryeh Kaplan:
- וְיִצְבְּרוּ־בָר תַּחַת יַד־פַּרְעֹה
- v'yitsb'ru-vár táchat yad-par'ó
- and let them store the grain under Pharaoh’s control
- Genesis 41:35, with translation of Aryeh Kaplan:
References
- “צבר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
צבריים on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he