בצרון
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ב־צ־ר (b-ts-r) |
| 4 terms |
From בָּצַר (batsár, “to make inaccessible, to fortify”) + ־וֹן (-on, “abstract noun suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /bi.t͡sa.ˈʁon/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /bisˤ.sˤɔː.ˈroːn/
Noun
בִּצָּרוֹן • (bitsarón) m
- (biblical, hapax legomenon) fortress, stronghold
- Tanach, Zechariah 9:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- שׁ֚וּבוּ לְבִצָּר֔וֹן אֲסִירֵ֖י הַתִּקְוָ֑ה גַּם־הַיּ֕וֹם מַגִּ֥יד מִשְׁנֶ֖ה אָשִׁ֥יב לָֽךְ׃
- shúvu l'vitsarón asiréi hatikvá gam hayóm magíd mishné ashív lákh.
- “Return to Bizzaron, You prisoners of hope.” In return [I] announce this day: I will repay you double.
Proper noun
בִּצָּרוֹן • (bitsarón) m
- Bitzaron, a moshav in Southern Israel named after the location in Zechariah.