שבור

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ב־ר (š-b-r)

Passive participle of the verb שָׁבַר (shavár).

Pronunciation

Adjective

שָׁבוּר • (shavúr) (feminine שְׁבוּרָה, masculine plural שְׁבוּרִים, feminine plural שְׁבוּרוֹת)

  1. (of a physical object, or a representation of one) Broken: not intact.
    עצם שבורהétsem sh'vurá — a broken bone
  2. (Internet, of a link) Broken, dead: pointing to a nonexistent web page.
    קישורים שבוריםkishurím sh'vurímbroken links
    לינק שבורlínk shavúr — a broken link
  3. (figurative, of a heart) Broken; used to indicate that a person is mourning a lost romance.
    ליבו שבור.Libó shavúr. — His heart is broken.
    אישה שבורת לבishá sh'vurát-lév — a brokenhearted woman [literally a woman broken of heart]
  4. (שְׁבוּר־, sh'vúr-) Masculine singular construct state form of שָׁבוּר.

Derived terms

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