בעיר

Hebrew

Root
ב־ע־ר‎ (b-ʿ-r)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *bVʕVr-. Compare Classical Syriac ܒܥܝܪܐ‎ (baʿīrā, “sheep, cattle”), Ugaritic 𐎛𐎁𐎗 (ỉbr, “bull”), Ge'ez ብዕር (bəʿər, “ox, horned cattle”), Amharic በሬ (bäre), Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩲𐩧‎ (bʿr, “cattle”), Akkadian 𒀫 (būrum, “calf”), Arabic بَعِير‎ (baʕīr, “camel”).

Adjective

בָּעִיר • (ba'ír) (feminine בְּעִירָה‎, masculine plural בְּעִירִים‎, feminine plural בְּעִירוֹת‎)

  1. flammable

Noun

בְּעִיר • (b'ír) m

  1. (biblical, collective) domestic grazing beasts
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