מעצר

Hebrew
מעצר על ידי שוטר

Etymology
Root
ע־צ־ר‎ (ʿ-ṣ-r)

From the root ע־צ־ר‎ ('-ts-r).

Noun

מַעֲצָר • (ma'atsár) m (plural indefinite מַעֲצָרִים‎, singular construct מַעֲצַר־‎, plural construct מַעַצְרֵי־‎) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. (uncountable) Arrest, detainment (of a person, such as by the police).
  2. (countable) An arrest, a detainment.
  3. (uncountable) Restraint, constraint.
    • Tanach, Proverbs 25:28, with translation of the King James Version:
      ‏עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה; אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחוֹ.‎‎
      'ir pərutsá ēn ḥomá; ish ashér ēn ma'tsár ləruḥó.
      He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit; [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.

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