נצר

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
נ־צ־ר (n-ts-r)

Compare Classical Syriac ܢܵܨܲܪܬܿܵܐ (nāṣartā).

Noun

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נֵצֶר (nétserm (plural indefinite נְצָרִים, singular construct נֵצֶר־, plural construct נִצְרֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. stem, shoot
  2. (literary, collectively) scion(s)

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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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נֵצֶר (nétserm (plural indefinite נְצָרִים, singular construct נֵצֶר־, plural construct נִצְרֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. cricket (insect)
    • Tosefta, Chullin 3:9
      ר׳ יוסי אומר ושמו חגב ולא כנצרין שיש בהן סימנין הללו
      r' yoséi omér ush'mó khagáv v'ló kin'tsarín sheyésh bahén simanáv halálu
      R. Yosei says, And it is called a grasshopper if it is not like crickets that have these signs.

Etymology 3

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Compare Aramaic נְטַר (nəṭar, to watch, guard), Classical Syriac ܢܛܲܪ (nəṭar, to watch), Arabic نَظَرَ (naẓara, literally to watch), Akkadian 𒈾𒍝𒊒 (/⁠naṣāru[m]⁠/, to watch over, protect).

Verb

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נָצַר (natsár) (pa'al construction)

  1. (literary) to guard, save
  2. (weaponry) to lock
  3. to keep, maintain
Conjugation
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Etymology 4

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Verb

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נִצֵּר (nitsér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניצר