בור

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
ב־ו־ר (b-w-r)

Noun

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בּוֹר (bórm (plural indefinite בּוֹרוֹת)

  1. hole, pit
  2. water hole, well
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Root
ב־ו־ר (b-w-r)

Noun

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בּוּר (búrm (plural indefinite בּוּרִים)

  1. fallow, uncultivated land
  2. ignoramus, fool

Adjective

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בּוּר (búr) (feminine בּוּרָה, masculine plural בּוּרִים, feminine plural בּוּרוֹת)

  1. ignorant

Etymology 3

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Chemical element
B
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From German Bor.

Noun

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בּוֹר (bórm (no plural forms)

  1. boron (the chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder)

References

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

Further reading

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Yiddish

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Etymology 1

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From Afrikaans boer (farmer).

Noun

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בור (burm, plural בורן (burn)

  1. (South Africa) Boer; Afrikaner

Etymology 2

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From Hebrew בּוּר (bur).

Noun

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בור (burm, plural בורים (burem)

  1. (derogatory) ignoramus, fool