בור

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ב־ו־ר (b-w-r)

Noun

בּוֹר • (bór) m (plural indefinite בּוֹרוֹת)

1. hole, pit
2. water hole, well

Derived terms

• בּוֹר מַיִם (bor máyim)

Etymology 2

Root
ב־ו־ר (b-w-r)

Noun

בּוּר • (búr) m (plural indefinite בּוּרִים)

1. fallow, uncultivated land
2. ignoramus, fool

Adjective

בּוּר • (búr) (feminine בּוּרָה, masculine plural בּוּרִים, feminine plural בּוּרוֹת)

1. ignorant

Etymology 3

Chemical element
B
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From German Bor.

Noun

בּוֹר • (bór) m (no plural forms)

1. boron (the chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder)

References

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

Further reading

• בור on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• בור_(יסוד) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Afrikaans boer (“farmer”).

Noun

בור • (bur) m, plural בורן (burn)

1. (South Africa) Boer; Afrikaner

Etymology 2

From Hebrew בּוּר (bur).

Noun

בור • (bur) m, plural בורים (burem)

1. (derogatory) ignoramus, fool