נצר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־צ־ר (n-ṣ-r)

Compare Classical Syriac ܢܵܨܲܪܬܿܵܐ (nāṣartā).

Noun

נֵצֶר (nétser) m (plural indefinite נְצָרִים, singular construct נֵצֶר־, plural construct נִצְרֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. stem, shoot
  2. (literary, collectively) scion(s)

References

Etymology 2

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Noun

נֵצֶר (nétser) m (plural indefinite נְצָרִים, singular construct נֵצֶר־, plural construct נִצְרֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. cricket (insect)
    • Tosefta, Chullin 3:9
      ר׳ יוסי אומר ושמו חגב ולא כנצרין שיש בהן סימנין הללו
      r' yoséi omér ush'mó khagáv v'ló kin'tsarín sheyésh bahén simanáv halálu
      R. Yosei says, And it is called a grasshopper if it is not like crickets that have these signs.

Etymology 3

Compare Aramaic נְטַר (nəṭar, to watch, guard), Classical Syriac ܢܛܲܪ (nəṭar, to watch), Arabic نَظَرَ (naẓara, literally to watch), Akkadian 𒈾𒍝𒊒 (/naṣāru[m]/, to watch over, protect).

Verb

נָצַר (natsár) (pa'al construction)

  1. (literary) to guard, save
  2. (weaponry) to lock
  3. to keep, maintain
Conjugation

Verb

נִצֵּר (nitsér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניצר
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