תור

Aramaic

Verb

תור • (transliteration needed)

  1. to amaze, to wonder

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”). Cognate with Hebrew שׁוֹר‎.

Noun

תּוֹר • (transliteration needed) m (plural תּוֹרָן‎)

  1. bull, ox
    Synonym: תּוֹרָא‎

Hebrew

Noun

תּוֹר • (tór) m (plural indefinite תּוֹרִים‎, plural construct תּוֹרֵי־‎)

  1. A turn: one's opportunity to do something that not everyone can do at the same time.
    ‏מתי תורי?‎‎ ― matái torí? ― When is my turn?
  2. A queue, a line: a sequence of people waiting for their turn to do something (either a physical line in which they stand, or a metaphorical one).
    ‏אתה הבא בתור.‎‎ ― atá habá batór. ― You are next in line.
  3. (colloquial) An appointment: a scheduled time to do something.
    ‏יש לי תור לרופא מחר.‎‎ ― yésh lí tór larofé makhár. ― I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow.
  4. A period, a time in history.
    ‏תור הזהב‎ ― tór hazaháv ― the golden age
  5. (geology) A period, a geologic period.

Usage notes
  • The plural indefinite form תּוֹרוֹת‎ (torót) also exists, especially for sense 1.

Declension
Declension of תּוֹר
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite תּוֹר first תּוֹרִי‎תּוֹרֵנוּ‎
definite הַתּוֹר‎ second תּוֹרְךָ‎תּוֹרֵךְ‎תּוֹרְכֶם‎תּוֹרְכֶן‎
construct תּוֹר־ third תּוֹרוֹ‎תּוֹרָהּ‎תּוֹרָם‎תּוֹרָן‎
pluralindefinite תּוֹרוֹת‎ first תורותיי / תּוֹרוֹתַי‎תּוֹרוֹתֵינוּ‎
definite הַתּוֹרוֹת‎ second תּוֹרוֹתֶיךָ‎תורותייך / תּוֹרוֹתַיִךְ‎תּוֹרוֹתֵיכֶם‎תּוֹרוֹתֵיכֶן‎
construct תּוֹרוֹת־‎ third תּוֹרוֹתָיו‎תּוֹרוֹתֶיהָ‎תּוֹרוֹתָם‎תּוֹרוֹתָן‎
pluralindefinite תּוֹרִים‎ first תוריי / תּוֹרַי‎תּוֹרֵינוּ‎
definite הַתּוֹרִים‎ second תּוֹרֶיךָ‎תורייך / תּוֹרַיִךְ‎תּוֹרֵיכֶם‎תּוֹרֵיכֶן‎
construct תּוֹרֵי־‎ third תּוֹרָיו‎תּוֹרֶיהָ‎תּוֹרֵיהֶם‎תּוֹרֵיהֶן‎

Noun

תּוֹר • (tor) m (plural indefinite תּוֹרִים‎)

  1. turtle-dove

References
  • Lazar, Yisrael (1991) THE NEW DICTIONARY Hebrew-English English-Hebrew, Jerusalem: Kiryat Sefer, →ISBN

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