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שער

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
שׁ־ע־ר (sh-ʿ-r)
4 terms

Cognate with Aramaic תַּרְעָא (tarʿā) by metathesis. Cognate with Arabic سِعْر (siʕr) for the "market value" sense.

The "goal" sense in sports might be a semantic loan from German Tor.

Noun

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שַׁעַר (shá'arm (plural indefinite שְׁעָרִים, singular construct שַׁעַר־, plural construct שַׁעֲרֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. gateway (entrance)
    בחומת ירושלים יש שמונה שערים, כולם חשובים ומפורסמים
    There are eight gates in the walls of Jerusalem, all of them important and famous
  2. gateway (beginning)
  3. market value
  4. title page, front page
  5. (sports) goal
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Verb

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שִׁעֵר (shi'ér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שיער

Etymology 2

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Derived from Proto-Semitic *śaʕr-. Cognate with Arabic شَعْر / شَعَر (šaʕr / šaʕar, hair), Ge'ez ጸጕር (ṣägʷr).

Noun

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שֵׂעָר (se'árm (singular construct שְׂעַר־) [pattern: קֵטָל]

  1. hair
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References

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

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Deverbal from שערן (shern, to cut).

Noun

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שער (sherf, plural שערן (shern), diminutive שערל (sherl)

  1. scissors, shears

Noun

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שער (sherm, plural שערן (shern), diminutive שערעלע (sherele)

  1. a traditional dance, the sher

Descendants

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  • Hebrew: שֶׁר (shér)