Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
שׁ־ע־ר (sh-ʿ-r)

Related to Aramaic תַּרְעָא (tarʿā) by metathesis. Compare Arabic سِعْر (siʕr) for the "market value" sense.

The "goal" sense in sports might be a semantic loan from German Tor.

Noun

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שַׁעַר (shá'arm (plural indefinite שְׁעָרִים, singular construct שַׁעַר־, plural construct שַׁעֲרֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. gateway (entrance)
    בחומת ירושלים יש שמונה שערים, כולם חשובים ומפורסמים
    There are eight gates in the walls of Jerusalem, all of them important and famous
  2. gateway (beginning)
  3. market value
  4. title page, front page
  5. (sports) goal
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Verb

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שִׁעֵר (shi'ér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שיער

Etymology 2

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Root
שׂ־ע־ר (s-ʿ-r)

From Proto-Semitic *śaʕr-. Cognate to Arabic شَعْر / شَعَر (šaʕr / šaʕar, hair), Ge'ez ጸጕር (ṣägʷr).

Noun

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שֵׂעָר (se'árm

  1. hair
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References

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

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Deverbal from שערן (shern, to cut).

Noun

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שער (sherf, plural שערן (shern), diminutive שערל (sherl)

  1. scissors, shears

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שער (sherm, plural שערן (shern), diminutive שערעלע (sherele)

  1. a traditional dance, the sher

Descendants

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  • Hebrew: שֶׁר (shér)