מסמר

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • מַשְׂמֵרָה, מַשְׂמְרָה, מִשְׂמֵרָה, מִשְׂמְרָה

Etymology

Root
ס־מ־ר (s-m-r)
3 terms

Spelling borrowed from Aramaic מַסְמְרָא (masmərā, pin, nail).

Cognate with Arabic مِسْمَار (mismār).

Pronunciation

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Noun

מַסְמֵר • (masmérm (plural indefinite מַסְמֵרִים) [pattern: מַקְטֵל]

  1. nail (a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials)

Declension

Declension of מַסְמֵר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite מַסְמֵר first מַסְמְרִי מַסְמְרֵנוּ
definite הַמַּסְמֵר second מַסְמֶרְךָ מַסְמְרֵךְ מַסְמֶרְכֶם מַסְמֶרְכֶן
construct מַסְמֵר־ third מַסְמְרוֹ מַסְמְרָהּ מַסְמְרָם מַסְמְרָן
plural indefinite מַסְמְרִים first מסמריי / מַסְמְרַי מַסְמְרֵינוּ
definite הַמַּסְמְרִים second מַסְמְרֶיךָ מסמרייך / מַסְמְרַיִךְ מַסְמְרֵיכֶם מַסְמְרֵיכֶן
construct מַסְמְרֵי־ third מַסְמְרָיו מַסְמְרֶיהָ מַסְמְרֵיהֶם מַסְמְרֵיהֶן

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886), Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 89
  • Haupt, Paul (1917), “The Disease of King Teumman of Elam”, in Journal of the Society of Oriental Research[1], volume 1, page 90, derives the Aramaic and Hebrew from Assyrian Akkadian with s₁ as first radical, connecting to שָׁמִיר (šāmī́r, adamant), decidedly ignoring the occurrence in Qohelet with s₂ and claiming a vocalization masmár for the Hebrew, but a corresponding term in Akkadian seems still not attested and שָׁמִיר (šāmī́r, adamant) is probably an unproductive technical term.
  • H4930 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
  • מסמר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "מסמר" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language