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שיעור

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Hebrew

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Root
שׁ־ע־ר (sh-ʿ-r)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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שיעור / שִׁעוּר (shi'úrm (plural indefinite שיעורים / שִׁעוּרִים, singular construct שיעורי / שִׁעוּרֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. measure, amount
  2. rate, frequency, occurrence
  3. lesson, period (time frame for studying)
  4. lesson (part in a study programme)
  5. lesson, moral (moral of a story)
  6. coordinate (one of a series of numbers indicating a location in space)
    שיעוריו של הגוף במרחב הם (1,0,3) ביחס לראשית הצירים.
    The coordinates of the object in space are (1,0,3) in relation to the origin.

Derived terms

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew שיעור (shiúr, lesson).

Noun

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שיעור (shier, shirm, plural שיעורים (shiurim)

  1. limit, end
  2. lesson on the Talmud