שער

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ע־ר (š-ʿ-r)

Related to Aramaic תַּרְעָא (tarʿā) by metathesis.

Noun

שַׁעַר (shá'arm (plural indefinite שְׁעָרִים, singular construct שַׁעַר־, plural construct שַׁעֲרֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. gateway (entrance)
    בחומת ירושלים יש שמונה שערים, כולם חשובים ומפורסמים
    There are eight gates in the walls of Jerusalem, all of them important and famous
  2. gateway (beginning)
  3. market value
Declension
Derived terms

Verb

שִׁעֵר (shi'ér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שיער

Etymology 2

Root
שׂ־ע־ר (ś-ʿ-r)

From Proto-Semitic *šaʿr-. Cognate to Arabic شَعْر / شَعَر (šaʕr / šaʕar, hair), Ge'ez ጸጕር (ṣägʷr).

Noun

שֵׂעָר (se'árm

  1. hair
Declension
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Anagrams


Yiddish

Etymology

From שערן (shern, to cut).

Noun

שער (sherf, plural שערן (shern), diminutive שערל (sherl)

  1. scissors, shears

Noun

שער (sherm, plural שערן (shern), diminutive שערעלע (sherele)

  1. a traditional dance, the sher

Descendants

  • Hebrew: שֶׁר (shér)