מעצר
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Hebrew
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Etymology
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ע־צ־ר (ʿ-ts-r) |
From the root ע־צ־ר ('-ts-r).
Noun
[edit]מַעֲצָר • (ma'atsár) m (plural indefinite מַעֲצָרִים, singular construct מַעֲצַר־, plural construct מַעַצְרֵי־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]
- (uncountable) Arrest, detainment (of a person, such as by the police).
- (countable) An arrest, a detainment.
- (uncountable) Restraint, constraint.
- Tanach, Proverbs 25:28, with translation of the King James Version:
- עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה; אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחוֹ.
- 'ir pərutsá ēn ḥomá; ish ashér ēn ma'tsár ləruḥó.
- He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit; [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.
Derived terms
[edit]- מעצר בית (ma'atsár-báyit)
Further reading
[edit]מעצר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he