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אוצר

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Hebrew

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Root
א־צ־ר (ʾ-ts-r)

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Noun

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אוֹצָר (otsárm (plural indefinite אוֹצָרוֹת, plural construct אוֹצְרוֹת־)

  1. A treasure (collection of valuables).
    Synonym: מטמון
    • Tanach, 1 Kings 14:26, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיִּקַּח אֶת־אֹצְרוֹת בֵּית־יהוה וְאֶת־אוֹצְרוֹת בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת־הַכֹּל לָקָח
      vayiqqáẖ et-otsərót bēt-YHVH vəet-otsərót bēt hammélech vəet-hakkól laqáẖ
      And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all
  2. A treasury (the collection of a state's funds).
    מִשְׂרַד הָאוֹצָר קִדֵּם אֶת הָרֵפוֹרְמָה בְּשׁוּק הַהוֹן.
    Misrád ha-otsár qidém et ha-refórma b-shuq ha-hón.
    The Office of the Treasury promoted the reform in the capital market.
  3. (archaic) A treasury (building or the like for the storage of valuables).
    • Tanach, 2 Chronicles 32:27, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיְהִי לִיחִזְקִיָּהוּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וְאֹצָרוֹת עָשָׂה־לוֹ לְכֶסֶף וּלְזָהָב
      vayhí liẖizqiyáhu 'ósher vəchavód harbé məód vəotsarót asa-ló ləchésef uləzaháv
      And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Pesachim 8a:
      וְאוֹצְרוֹת יַיִן וְאוֹצְרוֹת שֶׁמֶן — אֵין צְרִיכִין בְּדִיקָה.
      və-otsərót yáyin və-otsərót shémen, ēn tsərichín bədiqa.
      and wine cellars and oil storehouses do not require a search.
  4. (by extension) A large quantity.

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Noun

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אוֹצֵר (otsérm (plural indefinite אוֹצְרִים, feminine counterpart אוֹצֶרֶת)

  1. A curator (someone who manages a collection, as in a museum).
    הָאוֹצֵר אַחְרַאי עַל הַמַּצָּגִים בַּמּוּזֵאוֹן.
    Ha-otser aḥráy 'al ha-matsagím ba-muzeón.
    The curator is responsible for the exhibits in the museum.

Verb

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אוֹצֵר (otsér)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of אָצַר (atsár).

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Etymology

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From Hebrew אוֹצָר (otsár).

Noun

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אוצר (oytserm, plural אוצרות (oytsres)

  1. treasure (collection of valuables)