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עצרת

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Hebrew

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Root
ע־צ־ר (ʿ-ts-r)

Noun

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עֲצֶרֶת (atséretf (plural indefinite עֲצָרוֹת, singular construct עֲצֵרֶת־, plural construct עַצְרוֹת־)

  1. Gathering of an organization
    החלטה 194 של עצרת האומות המאוחדות התקבלה ב־11 בדצמבר 1948.
    Resolution 194 of the United Nations General Assembly was received on 11 December 1948.
  2. Assembly or rally
    • 2015 October 31, “20 Years since Murder: Gathering in the Square”, in Mako:
      במהלך העצרת יוקרן נאום של הנשיא האמריקני שהוקלט במיוחד לאירוע
      During the rally, a speech by the American president recorded specifically for the event will be screened.
  3. (mathematics) factorial
    המספר "6 עצרת" היא המכפלה של אחת, שתיים, שלוש, ארבע, חמש, ושש.
    hamispár "shesh 'atséret" hi hamakhpelá shel akhát, shtáyim, shalósh, árba, khamésh, v'shésh.
    The number "6 factorial" is the product of one, two, three, four, five, and six.
  4. (biblical) A festival's eighth day of assembly, usually for Sukkot
    • Tanach, Leviticus 23:36, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תַּקְרִיבוּ אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה עֲצֶרֶת הִוא כָּל מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ׃
      shiv'át yamím takrívu ishé l'YHWH, bayóm hashminí mikrá kódesh yih'yé lakhém v'hikravtém ishé l'YHWH; 'atseret hi, kol m'lékhet avodá lo ta'asú.
      Seven days ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the Lord; on the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the Lord; it is a day of solemn assembly; ye shall do no manner of servile work.
  5. (Talmudic) Shavuot, the Jewish Pentecost
    Synonym: שבועות
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Yevamot 62:b:
      תָּנָא: כֻּלָם מֵתוּ מִפֵּסַח וְעַד עֲצֶרֶֶת
      tána: kulám métu mipésakh v'ad 'atséret
      It is taught: they all died between Passover and Shavuot.

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Derived terms

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References

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  • עצרת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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