אוצר

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Hebrew

Root
א־צ־ר (ʾ-ts-r)

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Noun

אוֹצָר (otsárm (plural indefinite אוֹצָרוֹת, plural construct אוֹצְרוֹת־)

  1. A treasure (collection of valuables).
    Synonym: מטמון
    • Tanach, 1 Kings 14:26, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיִּקַּח אֶת־אֹצְרוֹת בֵּית־יהוה וְאֶת־אוֹצְרוֹת בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת־הַכֹּל לָקָח
      vayiqqáẖ et-otsərót bēt-YHVH vəet-otsərót bēt hammélech vəet-hakkól laqáẖ
      And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all
  2. A treasury (the collection of a state's funds).
    מִשְׂרַד הָאוֹצָר קִדֵּם אֶת הָרֵפוֹרְמָה בְּשׁוּק הַהוֹן.
    Misrád ha-otsár qidém et ha-refórma b-shuq ha-hón.
    The Office of the Treasury promoted the reform in the capital market.
  3. (archaic) A treasury (building or the like for the storage of valuables).
    • Tanach, 2 Chronicles 32:27, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיְהִי לִיחִזְקִיָּהוּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וְאֹצָרוֹת עָשָׂה־לוֹ לְכֶסֶף וּלְזָהָב
      vayhí liẖizqiyáhu 'ósher vəchavód harbé məód vəotsarót asa-ló ləchésef uləzaháv
      And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Pesachim 8a:
      וְאוֹצְרוֹת יַיִן וְאוֹצְרוֹת שֶׁמֶן — אֵין צְרִיכִין בְּדִיקָה.
      və-otsərót yáyin və-otsərót shémen, ēn tsərichín bədiqa.
      and wine cellars and oil storehouses do not require a search.
  4. (by extension) A large quantity.

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Noun

אוֹצֵר (otsérm (plural indefinite אוֹצְרִים, feminine counterpart אוֹצֶרֶת)

  1. A curator (someone who manages a collection, as in a museum).
    הָאוֹצֵר אַחְרַאי עַל הַמַּצָּגִים בַּמּוּזֵאוֹן.
    Ha-otser aḥráy 'al ha-matsagím ba-muzeón.
    The curator is responsible for the exhibits in the museum.

Verb

אוֹצֵר (otsér)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of אָצַר (atsár).

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew אוֹצָר (otsár).

Noun

אוצר (oytserm, plural אוצרות (oytsres)

  1. treasure (collection of valuables)