שערה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׂ־ע־ר (s-ʿ-r)

From שיער / שֵׂעָר (se'ár, “hair”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /sa.ʔaˈʁa/ (properly), /se.ʔaˈʁa/ (commonly)

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Noun

שַׂעֲרָה • (sa'ará) f (plural indefinite שְׂעָרוֹת, singular construct שַׂעֲרַת־, plural construct שַׂעֲרוֹת־)

1. (countable) hair (a pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals)

Derived terms

• שַׂעֲרוֹת סָבְתָא

References

• “שערה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• שערה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• עשרה