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יצר

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Hebrew

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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יֵצֶר (yétserm (plural indefinite יְצָרִים, singular construct יֵצֶר־, plural construct יצרי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. instinct, impulse, nature, urge

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Verb

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יָצַר (yatsár) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נוֹצַר)

  1. (transitive) to form, to mold, to fashion
  2. to create
  3. to produce, to generate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of יָצַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive ליצור / לִיצֹר
action noun יְצִירָה
passive participle יָצוּר
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first יָצַרְתִּי יָצַרְנוּ
second יָצַרְתָּ יָצַרְתְּ יְצַרְתֶּם1 יְצַרְתֶּן1
third יָצַר יָצְרָה יָצְרוּ
present יוֹצֵר יוֹצֶרֶת יוֹצְרִים יוֹצְרוֹת
future first אִיצַר נִיצַר
second תִּיצַר תִּיצְרִי תִּיצְרוּ תִּיצַרְנָה2
third יִיצַר תִּיצַר יִיצְרוּ תִּיצַרְנָה2
imperative positive יצור / יְצֹר יִצְרִי יִצְרוּ יצורנה / יְצֹרְנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Commonly pronounced יָצַרְתֶּם and יָצַרְתֶּן in Modern Hebrew (by analogy with other past forms).
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

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Verb

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יִצֵּר (yitsér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ייצר: to produce, to create, to manufacture

Verb

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יֻצַּר (yutsár) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of יוצר

References

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew יֵצֶר (yétser, instinct, urge)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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יצר (yeytserm

  1. urge
  2. temptation

References

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  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “יצר” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977), Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books