משבר

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ב־ר (sh-b-r)

Noun

מַשְׁבֵּר • (mashbér) m (plural indefinite מַשְׁבְּרִים, singular construct מַשְׁבֵּר־ or מִשְׁבַּר־, plural construct מַשְׁבְּרֵי־)

  1. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) a crisis
    בָּא עַד מַשְׁבֵּר ― bá ad mashbér ― be in crisis
    מַשְׁבֵר זְהוּת ― mashbér zehút ― identity crisis
  2. (Biblical Hebrew, poetic, in the context of birth) vagina
  3. (Mishnaic Hebrew) birthing chair
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Arachin 1:4:
      הָאִשָּׁה שֶׁהִיא יוֹצְאָה לֵהָרֵג, אֵין מַמְתִּינִין לָהּ עַד שֶׁתֵּלֵד; יָשְׁבָה עַל הַמַּשְׁבֵּר, מַמְתִּינִין לָהּ עַד שֶׁתֵּלֵד.
      Ha'ishá shehí yots'á leharég, éin mamtinín láh ad sheteléd; yashvá al hamashbér, mamtinín láh ad sheteléd.
      If a pregnant woman is brought to execution, the court will not wait for her to give birth; if she is already on the birthing chair, the court will wait.

Verb

מְשַׁבֵּר • (meshabér)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of שיבר / שִׁבֵּר (shibér)

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