מעצר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־צ־ר (ʿ-ts-r)
7 terms

From the root ע־צ־ר ('-ts-r).

Noun

מַעֲצָר • (ma'atsár) m (plural indefinite מַעֲצָרִים, singular construct מַעֲצַר־, plural construct מַעַצְרֵי־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. (uncountable) Arrest, detainment (of a person, such as by the police).
  2. (countable) An arrest, a detainment.
  3. (uncountable) Restraint, constraint.
    • Tanach, Proverbs 25:28, with translation of the King James Version:
      עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה; אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחוֹ.
      'ir pərutsá ēn ḥomá; ish ashér ēn ma'tsár ləruḥó.
      He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit; [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.

Declension

Declension of מַעֲצָר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite מַעֲצָר first מַעֲצָרִי מַעֲצָרֵנוּ
definite הַמַּעֲצָר second מַעֲצָרְךָ מַעֲצָרֵךְ מַעֲצַרְכֶם מַעֲצַרְכֶן
construct מַעֲצַר־ third מַעֲצָרוֹ מַעֲצָרָהּ מַעֲצָרָם מַעֲצָרָן
plural indefinite מַעֲצָרִים first מעצריי / מַעֲצָרַי מַעֲצָרֵינוּ
definite הַמַּעֲצָרִים second מַעֲצָרֶיךָ מעצרייך / מַעֲצָרַיִךְ מַעַצְרֵיכֶם מַעַצְרֵיכֶן
construct מַעַצְרֵי־ third מַעֲצָרָיו מַעֲצָרֶיהָ מַעַצְרֵיהֶם מַעַצְרֵיהֶן

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