Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
צ־ב־ר (ṣ-b-r)

Borrowed from Arabic صَبَّار (ṣabbār).

Noun edit

צַבָּר (tsabárm (plural indefinite צַבָּרִים, feminine counterpart צַבָּרִית)

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

Etymology 2 edit

Root
צ־ב־ר (ṣ-b-r)

Verb edit

צָבַר (tsavár) third-singular masculine past (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 edit

References edit

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

Further reading edit