שבור

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ב־ר (š-b-r)

Passive participle of the verb שָׁבַר (shavár).

Pronunciation

• (שָׁבוּר): (Modern Israeli Hebrew): IPA^(key): /ʃaˈvuʁ/
• (שְׁבוּר־): (Modern Israeli Hebrew): IPA^(key): /ʃvuʁ/

Adjective

שָׁבוּר • (shavúr) (feminine שְׁבוּרָה, masculine plural שְׁבוּרִים, feminine plural שְׁבוּרוֹת)

1. (of a physical object, or a representation of one) Broken: not intact.

   עצם שבורה — étsem sh'vurá — a broken bone

2. (Internet, of a link) Broken, dead: pointing to a nonexistent web page.

   קישורים שבורים — kishurím sh'vurím — broken links

   לינק שבור — línk shavúr — a broken link

3. (figurative, of a heart) Broken; used to indicate that a person is mourning a lost romance.

   ליבו שבור. — Libó shavúr. — His heart is broken.

   אישה שבורת לב — ishá sh'vurát-lév — a brokenhearted woman [literally a woman broken of heart]

4. (שְׁבוּר־, sh'vúr-) Masculine singular construct state form of שָׁבוּר.

Derived terms

• שְׁבוּר לֵב (sh'vúr-lév)