צבר

צבר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
צ־ב־ר‎ (ṣ-b-r)

Compare Arabic صَبَّار‎ (ṣabbār).

Noun

צַבָּר • (tsabár) m (plural indefinite צַבָּרִים‎, feminine counterpart צַבָּרִית‎)

1. prickly pear cactus
2. (colloquial) Sabra (native Israeli)

Synonyms

• (colloquial) סַבְּרֶה‎ (sábre)

Etymology 2

Root
צ־ב־ר‎ (ṣ-b-r)

Verb

צָבַר • (tsavár) (pa'al construction)

1. (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

References

• “צבר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• צבריים‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he