עשור

Hebrew

Root
ע־שׂ־ר‎ (ʿ-ś-r)

Noun

עָשׂוֹר • (asór) m

1. (archaic, Biblical Hebrew) A period of ten days.
   • Genesis 24:55, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     ‏וַיֹּאמֶר אָחִיהָ וְאִמָּהּ תֵּשֵׁב הַנַּעֲרָ אִתָּנוּ יָמִים אֹו עָשֹׂור אַחַר תֵּלֵֽךְ׃‎‎

     And her brother and her mother said: 'Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.'

   • Numbers 29:7, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     ‏וּבֶעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי הַזֶּה מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם וְעִנִּיתֶם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם כָּל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ׃‎‎

     And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls; ye shall do no manner of work;

2. A decade, a period of ten years.

Noun

עישור / עִשּׂוּר • (transliteration needed) m

1. defective spelling of עישור‎