שער

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ע־ר

Related to Aramaic תַּרְעָא (tarʿā) by metathesis.

Noun

שַׁעַר (shá'ar) m (plural indefinite שְׁעָרִים, singular construct שַׁעַר־, plural construct שַׁעֲרֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. gateway (entrance)
    בחומת ירושלים יש שמונה שערים, כולם חשובים ומפורסמים
    There are eight gates in the walls of Jerusalem, all of them important and famous
  2. gateway (beginning)
  3. market value
Declension
Derived terms

Verb

שִׁעֵר (shi'ér) (pi'el construction)

  1. Defective spelling of שיער

Etymology 2

Root
שׂ־ע־ר

Related to Arabic شَعْر / شَعَر (šaʿr / šaʿar, hair), Ge'ez ጸጕር (ṣägʷr).

Noun

שֵׂעָר (se'ár) m

  1. hair
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Yiddish

Etymology

From שערן (shern, to cut).

Noun

שער (sher) f, plural שערן (shern), diminutive שערל (sherl)

  1. scissors
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