Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

תור (transliteration needed)

  1. to amaze, to wonder

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (bull, ox). Cognate with Hebrew שׁוֹר.

Noun edit

תּוֹר (transliteration neededm (plural תּוֹרָן)

  1. bull, ox
    Synonym: תּוֹרָא

Hebrew edit

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

תּוֹר (tórm (plural indefinite תּוֹרִים, plural construct תּוֹרֵי־)

  1. A turn: one's opportunity to do something that not everyone can do at the same time.
    מתי תורי?matái torí?When is my turn?
    • Tanach, Esther 2:12, with translation of the King James Version:
      וּבְהַגִּיעַ תֹּר נַעֲרָה וְנַעֲרָה לָבוֹא אֶל הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
      uvəhaggía' tor na'ará vəna'ará lavó el hammélech aḥashverósh
      Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus
  2. A queue, a line: a sequence of people waiting for their turn to do something (either a physical line in which they stand, or a metaphorical one).
    אתה הבא בתור.atá habá batór.You are next in line.
  3. (colloquial) An appointment: a scheduled time to do something.
    יש לי תור לרופא מחר.yésh lí tór larofé makhár.I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow.
  4. A period, a time in history.
    תור הזהבtór hazahávthe golden age
  5. (geology) A period, a geologic period.

Usage notes edit

  • The plural indefinite form תּוֹרוֹת (torót) also exists, especially for sense 1.

Declension edit

Noun edit

תּוֹר (torm (plural indefinite תּוֹרִים)

  1. turtle-dove
    • Tanach, Song of Songs 2:12, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:
      הַנִּצָּנִים נִרְאוּ בָאָרֶץ, עֵת הַזָּמִיר הִגִּיעַ; וְקוֹל הַתּוֹר נִשְׁמַע בְּאַרְצֵנוּ.
      hannitzaním nir.ú baáretz, 'et hazzamír higgía'; vəqól hattór nishmá' bəartzénu.
      The flowers have already appeared in the land, The time has arrived for pruning the vines;
      And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

References edit

  • Lazar, Yisrael (1991) THE NEW DICTIONARY Hebrew-English English-Hebrew, Jerusalem: Kiryat Sefer, →ISBN

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