נצר

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word נצר. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word נצר, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say נצר in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word נצר you have here. The definition of the word נצר will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofנצר, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־צ־ר (n-ts-r)

Compare Classical Syriac ܢܵܨܲܪܬܿܵܐ (nāṣartā).

Noun

נֵצֶר • (nétser) m (plural indefinite נְצָרִים, singular construct נֵצֶר־, plural construct נִצְרֵי־)

  1. stem, shoot
  2. (literary, collectively) scion(s)

References

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

נֵצֶר • (nétser) m (plural indefinite נְצָרִים, singular construct נֵצֶר־, plural construct נִצְרֵי־)

  1. cricket (insect)
    • Tosefta, Chullin 3:9
      ר׳ יוסי אומר ושמו חגב ולא כנצרין שיש בהן סימנין הללו
      r' yoséi omér ush'mó khagáv v'ló kin'tsarín sheyésh bahén simanáv halálu
      R. Yosei says, And it is called a grasshopper if it is not like crickets that have these signs.

Etymology 3

Compare Aramaic נְטַר (nəṭar, “to watch, guard”), Classical Syriac ܢܛܲܪ (nəṭar, “to watch”), Arabic نَظَرَ (naẓara, literally “to watch”), Akkadian 𒈾𒍝𒊒 (/⁠naṣāru⁠/, “to watch over, protect”).

Verb

נָצַר • (natsár) (pa'al construction)

  1. (literary) to guard, save
  2. (weaponry) to lock
  3. to keep, maintain
Conjugation
Conjugation of נָצַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first נָצַרְתִּי נָצַרְנוּ
second נָצַרְתָּ נָצַרְתְּ נְצַרְתֶּם1 נְצַרְתֶּן1
third נָצַר נָצְרָה נָצְרוּ
present נוֹצֵר נוֹצֶרֶת נוֹצְרִים נוֹצְרוֹת
future first אנצור / אֶנְצֹר ננצור / נִנְצֹר
second תנצור / תִּנְצֹר תִּנְצְרִי תִּנְצְרוּ תנצורנה / תִּנְצֹרְנָה2
third ינצור / יִנְצֹר תנצור / תִּנְצֹר יִנְצְרוּ תנצורנה / תִּנְצֹרְנָה2
imperative נצור / נְצֹר נִצְרִי נִצְרוּ נצורנה / נְצֹרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָצַרְתֶּם and נָצַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 4

Verb

נִצֵּר • (nitsér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניצר
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia