גזר

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Aramaic

Verb

גזר • (transliteration needed)

  1. to cut
  2. to circumcise

Hebrew

Root
ג־ז־ר (g-z-r)

Etymology 1

From Persian گزر (gazar, “carrot, pestle”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

גְּזָרִים

גֶּזֶר • (gézer) m (plural indefinite גְּזָרִים, singular construct גֶּזֶר־, plural construct גִּזְרֵי־)

  1. (countable, uncountable) carrot

References

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

Further reading

Etymology 2

Root
ג־ז־ר (g-z-r)

Verb

גָּזַר • (gazár) (pa'al construction, passive participle גָּזוּר, passive counterpart נִגְזַר)

  1. (transitive) to cut, trim, shear
  2. (grammar, mathematics) to derive
  3. to decree, issue a decree
Conjugation
Conjugation of גָּזַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּזַרְתִּי גָּזַרְנוּ
second גָּזַרְתָּ גָּזַרְתְּ גְּזַרְתֶּם1 גְּזַרְתֶּן1
third גָּזַר גָּזְרָה גָּזְרוּ
present גּוֹזֵר גּוֹזֶרֶת גּוֹזְרִים גּוֹזְרוֹת
future first אגזור / אֶגְזֹר נגזור / נִגְזֹר
second תגזור / תִּגְזֹר תִּגְזְרִי תִּגְזְרוּ תגזורנה / תִּגְזֹרְנָה2
third יגזור / יִגְזֹר תגזור / תִּגְזֹר יִגְזְרוּ תגזורנה / תִּגְזֹרְנָה2
imperative גזור / גְּזֹר גִּזְרִי גִּזְרוּ גזורנה / גְּזֹרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּזַרְתֶּם and גָּזַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

גֶּזֶר • (gézer) m (plural indefinite גְּזָרִים, singular construct גֶּזֶר־, plural construct גִּזְרֵי־)

  1. shred

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