צבר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
צ־ב־ר (ts-b-r)

Compare Arabic صَبَّار (ṣabbār).

Noun

צַבָּר • (tsabár) m (plural indefinite צַבָּרִים, feminine counterpart צַבָּרִית)

1. prickly pear cactus
2. (colloquial) Sabra (native Israeli)

Synonyms

• (colloquial) סַבְּרֶה (sábre)

Etymology 2

Root
צ־ב־ר (ts-b-r)

Verb

צָבַר • (tsavár) (pa'al construction)

1. (transitive) to store
   • Tanach, Genesis 41:35:

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     וְיִצְבְּרוּ־בָר תַּחַת יַד־פַּרְעֹה

     v'yitsb'ru-vár táchat yad-par'ó

     and let them store the grain under Pharaoh’s control

References

• “צבר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• צבריים on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he