מקור

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ק־ו־ר (q-w-r)

The sense “infinitive” is a calque of Arabic مَصْدَر (maṣdar, infinitive, literally source, origin).

Noun

מָקוֹר • (makór) m (plural indefinite מְקוֹרוֹת, singular construct מְקוֹר־, plural construct מְקוֹרוֹת־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. A source, an origin, a root.
    מקור חוםm'kór khóma heat source
    מקור המילהm'kór hamiláthe source of the word
  2. A fountain, a wellspring
    • Tanach, Psalms 36:10, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      כִּי־עִמְּךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים בְּאוֹרְךָ נִרְאֶה־אוֹר׃
      ki 'imkhá mqor ḥayyim b-orkha nireh or
      For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light do we see light.
    • Tanach, Proverbs 10:11, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      מְקוֹר חַיִּים פִּי צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָס׃
      mqór ḥayyím pi tsaddiq u-fi rsha'im ykhasse ḥamas
      The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
  3. (grammar) infinitive
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
נ־ק־ר (n-q-r)

Noun

מַקּוֹר • (makór) m (plural indefinite מַקּוֹרִים, singular construct מַקּוֹר־, plural construct מַקּוֹרֵי־)

  1. A beak: a mouth-like anatomical structure found in various animals, notably birds.
Declension
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