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גשר

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Aramaic

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Verb

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גשר (transliteration needed)

  1. to bridge (over)
  2. to build a bridge

Descendants

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  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܫܪ (gāšēr)

Hebrew

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Root
ג־שׁ־ר (g-sh-r)
3 terms

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Akkadian 𒄀𒅖𒊒 (gišru, bridge).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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גֶּשֶׁר (gésherm (plural indefinite גְּשָׁרִים, singular construct גֶּשֶׁר־, plural construct גִּשְׁרֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. bridge
    • Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, early 19th century:
      כל העולם כלו גשר צר מאד והעקר לא לפחד כלל.
      The whole world is a very narrow bridge and the most important thing is to have no fear at all.
Declension
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Declension of גֶּשֶׁר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite גֶּשֶׁר first גִּשְׁרִי גִּשְׁרֵנוּ
definite הַגֶּשֶׁר second גִּשְׁרְךָ גִּשְׁרֵךְ גִּשְׁרְכֶם גִּשְׁרְכֶן
construct גֶּשֶׁר־ third גִּשְׁרוֹ גִּשְׁרָהּ גִּשְׁרָם גִּשְׁרָן
plural indefinite גְּשָׁרִים first גשריי / גְּשָׁרַי גְּשָׁרֵינוּ
definite הַגְּשָׁרִים second גְּשָׁרֶיךָ גשרייך / גְּשָׁרַיִךְ גִּשְׁרֵיכֶם גִּשְׁרֵיכֶן
construct גִּשְׁרֵי־ third גְּשָׁרָיו גְּשָׁרֶיהָ גִּשְׁרֵיהֶם גִּשְׁרֵיהֶן
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Denominal verb of גֶּשֶׁר (gésher). Compare Arabic جَسَرَ (jasara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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גָּשַׁר (gashár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to construct a bridge
Conjugation
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Further reading

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Anagrams

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