מעצר

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Hebrew

מעצר על ידי שוטר

Etymology

Root
ע־צ־ר (ʿ-ts-r)
7 terms

From the root ע־צ־ר ('-ts-r).

Noun

מַעֲצָר • (ma'atsár) m (plural indefinite מַעֲצָרִים, singular construct מַעֲצַר־, plural construct מַעַצְרֵי־)

  1. (uncountable) Arrest, detainment (of a person, such as by the police).
  2. (countable) An arrest, a detainment.
  3. (uncountable) Restraint, constraint.
    • Tanach, 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 no rule over his own spirit; a city broken down, without walls.

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