בישר

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ב־שׂ־ר (b-ś-r)

Perhaps related to בָּשָׂר (basár, flesh). Compare Arabic بَشَّرَ (baššara, to bring good news), بَشَرَ (bašara, to rejoice).

Verb[edit]

בישר / בִּשֵּׂר (bisér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. to bring good news
    • Grace After Meals:
      הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יִשְׁלַח לָנוּ אֶת אֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא זָכוּר לַטּוֹב, וִיבַשֵּׂר לָנוּ בְּשׂוֹרוֹת טוֹבוֹת יְשׁוּעוֹת וְנֶחָמוֹת.
      harakhamán hú yishlákh lánu 'et-'eliyáhu hanaví zakhúr latóv, vivasér lánu b'sorót tovót y'shu'ót v'nekhamót.
      The Merciful One will send us Elijah the Prophet, remembered for good, and he will bring us good tidings, deliverance, and consolation.

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