בצר

Aramaic

Verb

בצר • (transliteration needed)

1. to decrease, to diminish, to lessen
2. to lack, to be inferior

Hebrew

Root
ב־צ־ר (b-ṣ-r)

Etymology

From the Hebrew root בצר BṢR, meaning "fortified" or "defended."

Pronunciation

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Noun

בֶּצֶר • (bétser) m (Biblical Hebrew pausal form בָּצֶר) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (Biblical Hebrew) gold, treasure

   Synonyms: זָהָב, פַּז, סְגוֹר, כֶּתֶם, חָרוּץ, אוֹפִיר

   • Tanach, Job 22:23, with translation of the King James Version:

     וְשִׁית־עַל־עָפָר בָּצֶר וּכְצוּר נְחָלִים אוֹפִיר׃

     V-shit ʿal ʿafár bátser u-kh-tsur n'ḥalím ofir.

     Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

References

• H1220 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible