גזבר

Hebrew

FWOTD – 15 April 2014

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian *ganzabarah (treasure-bearer), from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more.

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ɡizˈbaʁ/
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Noun

גִּזְבָּר • (gizbár) m

  1. treasurer
    • Tanach, Ezra 1:8, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיּוֹצִיאֵם כּוֹרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס עַל־יַד מִתְרְדָת הַגִּזְבָּר וַיִּסְפְּרֵם לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר הַנָּשִׂיא לִיהוּדָה׃
      vayotsi'ém kóresh mélekh párás 'al-yád mitr'dát hagizbár vayisp'rém l'sheshbatsár hanasí lihudá.
      even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Shekalim 5:2:
      אֵין פּוֹחֲתִים מִשְּׁלֹשָׁה גִּיזְבָּרִים וּמִשִּׁבְעָה מַרְכּוֹלִים
      'éin pokhatím mish'loshá gizbarím umishiv'á markolím
      There were never fewer than three treasurers and seven supervisors.

Declension

Derived terms

  • גזברית
  • גזברות

Descendants

  • English: Caspar, Jasper (from Classical Hebrew)
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