בשר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־שׂ־ר (b-s-r)

From Proto-West Semitic *baśar-. Cognate to Arabic بَشَر (bašar, “human”).

Pronunciation

(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [bɔˈsɔr]
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): [baˈsaʁ]
(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /baːˈɬaːr/
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Noun

בָּשָׂר • (basár) m (plural indefinite בְּשָׂרִים, singular construct בְּשַׂר־, plural construct בִּשְׂרֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]

flesh, meat
- Tanach, Deuteronomy 12:20, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
  כִּי־יַרְחִיב יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת־גְּבֻלְךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר־לָךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ אֹכְלָה בָשָׂר כִּי־תְאַוֶּה נַפְשְׁךָ לֶאֱכֹל בָּשָׂר בְּכׇל־אַוַּת נַפְשְׁךָ תֹּאכַל בָּשָׂר׃
  Ki yarḥív Adonái Elohékha et g'vulkhá ka-ashér dibér lakh v-amartá okhlá basár ki t'avá nafsh'khá le'ekhól basár b-khol avvat nafsh'kha tokhál basár.
  When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as He hath promised thee, and thou shalt say: ‘I will eat flesh’, because thy soul desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all the desire of thy soul.
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Chullin 8:1:
  כָּל הַבָּשָׂר אָסוּר לְבַשֵּׁל בְּחָלָב, חוּץ מִבְּשַׂר דָּגִים וַחֲגָבִים.
  Kol ha-basár asúr l'vashél b-ḥaláv, ḥutz mi-b'sár dagím v-ḥagavím.
body, person
- Tanach, Psalms 145:21, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
  תְּהִלַּת יְהֹוָה יְדַבֶּר־פִּי וִיבָרֵךְ כׇּל־בָּשָׂר שֵׁם קׇדְשׁוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד׃
  T'hilát Adonái y'dabér pi vi-yvarékh kol basár shem qodshó l'olám va-ed.
  My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; And let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.
male genitals
- Tanach, Ezekiel 23:20, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
  וַתַּעְגְּבָה עַל פִּלַגְשֵׁיהֶם אֲשֶׁר בְּשַׂר־חֲמוֹרִים בְּשָׂרָם וְזִרְמַת סוּסִים זִרְמָתָם׃
  va-ta'gvá 'al pilagshehém ashér b'sár ḥamorím b'sarám v-zirmát susím zirmatám
  And she doted upon concubinage with them, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
kin, kind
- Tanach, Genesis 29:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
  וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ לָבָן אַךְ עַצְמִי וּבְשָׂרִי אָתָּה וַיֵּשֶׁב עִמּוֹ חֹדֶשׁ יָמִים׃
  va-yómer lo laván akh 'atsmí u-v'sarí áta va-yéshev 'imo ḥódesh yamim
  And Laban said to him: ‘Surely thou art my bone and my flesh.’ And he abode with him the space of a month.
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Yevamot 4:13:
  אֵיזֶהוּ מַמְזֵר, כָּל שְׁאֵר בָּשָׂר שֶׁהוּא בְלֹא יָבֹא דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא.
  Éizehu mamzér, kol sh'ér basár she-hu v-lo yavó, divrí Rabbi Aqivá.
  Who is a mamzer? Anyone of one's own flesh forbidden for intercourse, according to Rabbi Akiva.
nakedness, skin
- Tanach, Leviticus 13:15, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
  וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַבָּשָׂר הַחַי וְטִמְּאוֹ הַבָּשָׂר הַחַי טָמֵא הוּא צָרַעַת הוּא׃
  v-ra'á ha-kohén et ha-basár ha-ḥai v-tim'ó ha-basár ha-ḥai tamé hu tsará'at hu
  And the priest shall look on the raw flesh, and pronounce him unclean; the raw flesh is unclean: it is leprosy.

Declension

Declension of בָּשָׂר

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	בָּשָׂר	first	בְּשָׂרִי		בְּשָׂרֵנוּ
	definite	הַבָּשָׂר	second	בְּשָׂרְךָ	בְּשָׂרֵךְ	בְּשַׂרְכֶם	בְּשַׂרְכֶן
	construct	בְּשַׂר־	third	בְּשָׂרוֹ	בְּשָׂרָהּ	בְּשָׂרָם	בְּשָׂרָן
plural	indefinite	בְּשָׂרִים	first	בשריי / בְּשָׂרַי		בְּשָׂרֵינוּ
	definite	הַבְּשָׂרִים	second	בְּשָׂרֶיךָ	בשרייך / בְּשָׂרַיִךְ	בִּשְׂרֵיכֶם	בִּשְׂרֵיכֶן
	construct	בִּשְׂרֵי־	third	בְּשָׂרָיו	בְּשָׂרֶיהָ	בִּשְׂרֵיהֶם	בִּשְׂרֵיהֶן

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Yiddish: בשׂר (boser)

Verb

בִּשֵּׂר • (bisér) (pi'el construction)

defective spelling of בישר

Anagrams

שבר

בשר

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