See also: פ־ט־ר

Hebrew

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Root
פ־ט־ר (p-ṭ-r)

Verb

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פָּטַר (patár) (pa'al construction, future יפטור / יִפְטֹר, passive participle פָּטוּר, passive counterpart נִפְטַר)

  1. to exempt
  2. (literary) to dismiss

Conjugation

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Verb

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פִּטֵּר (pitér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of פיטר

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פֻּטַּר (putár) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of פוטר

Noun

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פֶּטֶר (péterm (singular construct פֶּטֶר־)

  1. (biblical) firstborn (of)
    • Tanach, Exodus 13:13, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְכָל־פֶּטֶר חֲמֹר תִּפְדֶּה בְשֶׂה וְאִם־לֹא תִפְדֶּה וַעֲרַפְתּוֹ וְכֹל בְּכוֹר אָדָם בְּבָנֶיךָ תִּפְדֶּה׃
      v-khol péṭer ḥamór tifdé b-seh v-im lo tifdé va-araptó v-khol bkhór adám b-vanékha tifdé
      And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck; and all the first-born of man among thy sons shalt thou redeem.

Proper noun

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פֶּטֶר (péterm

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter