צבר

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
צ־ב־ר (ts-b-r)

Borrowed from Arabic صَبَّار (ṣabbār).

Noun

צַבָּר • (tsabár) m (plural indefinite צַבָּרִים, feminine counterpart צַבָּרִית)

  1. prickly pear cactus
  2. (colloquial) Sabra (native Israeli)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Root
צ־ב־ר (ts-b-r)

Verb

צָבַר • (tsavár) (pa'al construction)

  1. (transitive) to store
    • Tanach, Genesis 41:35, with translation of Aryeh Kaplan:
      וְיִצְבְּרוּ־בָר תַּחַת יַד־פַּרְעֹה
      v'yitsb'ru-vár táchat yad-par'ó
      and let them store the grain under Pharaoh’s control
Conjugation
Conjugation of צָבַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first צָבַרְתִּי צָבַרְנוּ
second צָבַרְתָּ צָבַרְתְּ צְבַרְתֶּם1 צְבַרְתֶּן1
third צָבַר צָבְרָה צָבְרוּ
present צוֹבֵר צוֹבֶרֶת צוֹבְרִים צוֹבְרוֹת
future first אצבור / אֶצְבֹּר נצבור / נִצְבֹּר
second תצבור / תִּצְבֹּר תִּצְבְּרִי תִּצְבְּרוּ תצבורנה / תִּצְבֹּרְנָה2
third יצבור / יִצְבֹּר תצבור / תִּצְבֹּר יִצְבְּרוּ תצבורנה / תִּצְבֹּרְנָה2
imperative צבור / צְבֹר צִבְרִי צִבְרוּ צבורנה / צְבֹרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced צָבַרְתֶּם and צָבַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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

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