מצר

Arabic

Proper noun

מצר • (miṣrm

  1. Judeo-Arabic spelling of مِصْر (miṣr, Egypt)‎‎
    • c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir[1], Exodus 1:1:
      הדׄה אסמא בני אסראיל אלדאכׄלין אלי מצר מע יעקוב רגׄל ואלה דכׄלו׃
      hāḏihi ʔasmāʔu banī ʔisrāʔīla d-dāḵilīna ʔilā miṣra maʕa yaʕqūba rajulun waʔilluhu daḵalū.
      These are the names of the sons of Israel entering Egypt. With Jacob, man and his kin entered:

Hebrew

Root
צ־ר־ר (ts-r-r)
6 terms

Alternative forms

Noun

מֵצַר • (metsárm (plural indefinite מֵצָרִים, plural construct מֵצָרֵי־)

  1. (geography) strait, isthmus
  2. (flowery) distress, straits

Derived terms

References

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