תור

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Aramaic

Etymology 1

Verb

תור • (transliteration needed)

  1. to amaze, to wonder

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”). Cognate with Hebrew שׁוֹר.

Noun

תּוֹר • (transliteration needed) m (plural תּוֹרָן)

  1. bull, ox
    Synonym: תּוֹרָא

Hebrew

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Noun

תּוֹר • (tór) m (plural indefinite תּוֹרִים, plural construct תּוֹרֵי־)

  1. A turn: one's opportunity to do something that not everyone can do at the same time.
    מתי תורי? ― matái torí? ― When is my turn?
    • Tanach, Esther 2:12, with translation of the King James Version:
      וּבְהַגִּיעַ תֹּר נַעֲרָה וְנַעֲרָה לָבוֹא אֶל הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
      uvəhaggía' tor na'ará vəna'ará lavó el hammélech aḥashverósh
      Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus
  2. A queue, a line: a sequence of people waiting for their turn to do something (either a physical line in which they stand, or a metaphorical one).
    אתה הבא בתור. ― atá habá batór. ― You are next in line.
  3. (colloquial) An appointment: a scheduled time to do something.
    יש לי תור לרופא מחר. ― yésh lí tór larofé makhár. ― I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow.
  4. A period, a time in history.
    תור הזהב ― tór hazaháv ― the golden age
  5. (geology) A period, a geologic period.

Usage notes

  • The plural indefinite form תּוֹרוֹת (torót) also exists, especially for sense 1.

Declension

Declension of תּוֹר
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite תּוֹר first תּוֹרִי תּוֹרֵנוּ
definite הַתּוֹר second תּוֹרְךָ תּוֹרֵךְ תּוֹרְכֶם תּוֹרְכֶן
construct תּוֹר־ third תּוֹרוֹ תּוֹרָהּ תּוֹרָם תּוֹרָן
plural indefinite תּוֹרוֹת first תורותיי / תּוֹרוֹתַי תּוֹרוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַתּוֹרוֹת second תּוֹרוֹתֶיךָ תורותייך / תּוֹרוֹתַיִךְ תּוֹרוֹתֵיכֶם תּוֹרוֹתֵיכֶן
construct תּוֹרוֹת־ third תּוֹרוֹתָיו תּוֹרוֹתֶיהָ תּוֹרוֹתָם תּוֹרוֹתָן
plural indefinite תּוֹרִים first תוריי / תּוֹרַי תּוֹרֵינוּ
definite הַתּוֹרִים second תּוֹרֶיךָ תורייך / תּוֹרַיִךְ תּוֹרֵיכֶם תּוֹרֵיכֶן
construct תּוֹרֵי־ third תּוֹרָיו תּוֹרֶיהָ תּוֹרֵיהֶם תּוֹרֵיהֶן

Noun

תּוֹר • (tor) m (plural indefinite תּוֹרִים)

  1. turtle-dove
    • Tanach, Song of Songs 2:12, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:
      הַנִּצָּנִים נִרְאוּ בָאָרֶץ, עֵת הַזָּמִיר הִגִּיעַ; וְקוֹל הַתּוֹר נִשְׁמַע בְּאַרְצֵנוּ.
      hannitzaním nir.ú baáretz, 'et hazzamír higgía'; vəqól hattór nishmá' bəartzénu.
      The flowers have already appeared in the land, The time has arrived for pruning the vines;
      And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

References

  • Lazar, Yisrael (1991) THE NEW DICTIONARY Hebrew-English English-Hebrew, Jerusalem: Kiryat Sefer, →ISBN

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