אוצר

Hebrew

Root
א־צ־ר‎ (ʾ-ṣ-r)

Noun

אוֹצָר • (otsár) m (plural indefinite אוֹצָרוֹת‎, plural construct אוֹצְרוֹת־‎)

  1. A treasure (collection of valuables).
    • 1 Kings 14:26, with translation of the King James Version:
      ‏וַיִּקַּח אֶת־אֹצְרוֹת בֵּית־יהוה וְאֶת־אוֹצְרוֹת בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת־הַכֹּל לָקָח‎
      vayiqqáẖ et-otsərót bēt-YHVH vəet-otsərót bēt hammélech vəet-hakkól laqáẖ
      And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all
    Synonym: מטמון‎
  2. A treasury (the collection of a state's funds).
    ‏מִשְׂרַד הָאוֹצָר קִדֵּם אֶת הָרֵפוֹרְמָה בְּשׁוּק הַהוֹן.‎‎
    Misrád ha-otsár qidém et ha-refórma b-shuq ha-hón.
    The Office of the Treasury promoted the reform in the capital market.
  3. (archaic) A treasury (building or the like for the storage of valuables).
    • 2 Chronicles 32:27, with translation of the King James Version:
      ‏וַיְהִי לִיחִזְקִיָּהוּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וְאֹצָרוֹת עָשָׂה־לוֹ לְכֶסֶף וּלְזָהָב‎
      vayhí liẖizqiyáhu 'ósher vəchavód harbé məód vəotsarót asa-ló ləchésef uləzaháv
      And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Pesachim 8a:
      ‏וְאוֹצְרוֹת יַיִן וְאוֹצְרוֹת שֶׁמֶן — אֵין צְרִיכִין בְּדִיקָה.‎‎
      və-otsərót yáyin və-otsərót shémen, ēn tsərichín bədiqa.
      and wine cellars and oil storehouses do not require a search.
  4. (by extension) A large quantity.

Declension

Derived terms

  • (collection of valuables): אוצר בלום‎,‎ אוצר טבע‎

Further reading

Noun

אוֹצֵר • (otsér) m (plural indefinite אוֹצְרִים‎, feminine counterpart אוֹצֶרֶת‎)

  1. A curator (someone who manages a collection, as in a museum).
    ‏הָאוֹצֵר אַחְרַאי עַל הַמַּצָּגִים בַּמּוּזֵאוֹן.‎‎
    Ha-otser aḥráy 'al ha-matsagím ba-muzeón.
    The curator is responsible for the exhibits in the museum.

Verb

אוֹצֵר • (otsér)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of אָצַר‎ (atsár).

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew אוֹצָר‎ (otsár).

Noun

אוצר • (oytser) m, plural אוצרות‎ (oytsres)

  1. treasure (collection of valuables)
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