סבר

Aramaic

Etymology

Compare with Arabic سَبَرَ (sabara, “to search, to probe”), from an Aramaic borrowing.

Verb

סְבַר • (sḇar)

1. to show a bright face towards, to be favourable towards
2. to hope, to expect, to look out for
3. to endure, to sustain, to bear
4. to consider, to regard, to look on; to have a notion to think, to understand
5. to perforate, to cut

Noun

סְבַר • (sḇar) m

1. absolute state of סַבְרָא (saḇrā, “hope”)

Noun

סְבַר • (sḇar) m

1. absolute state of סִבְרָא (seḇrā, “consideration, regard; belief”)

Noun

סְבָר • (sḇār) m

1. absolute state of סְבָרָא (sḇārā, “perspicacity, discernment; countenance”)

Noun

סָבַר • (sāḇar) m

1. absolute state of סָבְרָא (sāḇərā, “teacher, scholar”)

Hebrew

Noun

סֵבֶר • (séver) m

1. countenance, expression

   קיבל את המבקרים בסבר פנים יפות

   a warm welcome

   (literally, “welcomed the guests with a gracious countenance”)