בישר

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־שׂ־ר (b-s-r)

Perhaps related to בָּשָׂר (basár, “flesh”). Compare Arabic بَشَّرَ (baššara, “to bring good news”), بَشَرَ (bašara, “to rejoice”).

Verb

בישר / בִּשֵּׂר • (bisér) (pi'el construction)

  1. to bring good news
    • Grace After Meals:
      הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יִשְׁלַח לָנוּ אֶת אֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא זָכוּר לַטּוֹב, וִיבַשֵּׂר לָנוּ בְּשׂוֹרוֹת טוֹבוֹת יְשׁוּעוֹת וְנֶחָמוֹת.
      harakhamán hú yishlákh lánu 'et-'eliyáhu hanaví zakhúr latóv, vivasér lánu b'sorót tovót y'shu'ót v'nekhamót.
      The Merciful One will send us Elijah the Prophet, remembered for good, and he will bring us good tidings, deliverance, and consolation.

Conjugation

Conjugation of בישר / בִּשֵּׂר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first בישרתי / בִּשַּׂרְתִּי בישרנו / בִּשַּׂרְנוּ
second בישרת / בִּשַּׂרְתָּ בישרת / בִּשַּׂרְתְּ בישרתם / בִּשַּׂרְתֶּם בישרתן / בִּשַּׂרְתֶּן
third בישר / בִּשֵּׂר בישרה / בִּשְּׂרָה בישרו / בִּשְּׂרוּ
present מְבַשֵּׂר מְבַשֶּׂרֶת מְבַשְּׂרִים מְבַשְּׂרוֹת
future first אֲבַשֵּׂר נְבַשֵּׂר
second תְּבַשֵּׂר תְּבַשְּׂרִי תְּבַשְּׂרוּ תְּבַשֵּׂרְנָה1
third יְבַשֵּׂר תְּבַשֵּׂר יְבַשְּׂרוּ תְּבַשֵּׂרְנָה1
imperative בַּשֵּׂר בַּשְּׂרִי בַּשְּׂרוּ בַּשֵּׂרְנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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