בצר

Aramaic

Verb

בצר • (transliteration needed)

  1. to decrease, to diminish, to lessen
  2. to lack, to be inferior

Hebrew
Root
ב־צ־ר‎ (b-ṣ-r)

Etymology

From the Hebrew root בצר BṢR, meaning "fortified" or "defended."

Noun

בֶּצֶר • (bétser) m (Biblical Hebrew pausal form בָּצֶר) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) gold, treasure
    • Job 22:23, with translation of the King James Version:
      ‏וְשִׁית־עַל־עָפָר בָּצֶר וּכְצוּר נְחָלִים אוֹפִיר׃‎‎
      V-shit ʿal ʿafár bátser u-kh-tsur n'ḥalím ofir.
      Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
    Synonyms: זָהָב‎, פַּז‎, סְגוֹר‎, כֶּתֶם‎, חָרוּץ‎, אוֹפִיר‎

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