שחרור

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ח־ר־ר (sh-kh-r-r)
4 terms

Action noun of שִׁחְרֵר (shikhrér), from the root שׁ־ח־ר־ר (sh-kh-r-r).

Noun

שִׁחְרוּר • (shikhrúrm (plural indefinite שִׁחְרוּרִים, singular construct שִׁחְרוּר־, plural construct שִׁחְרוּרֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. (countable and uncountable) Release, a release, an act of releasing.
  2. (specifically) Release, a release: the releasing or freeing of a prisoner.
  3. (specifically) Release, a release: the releasing of a drug into a patient.
  4. Nirvana.
  5. Emancipation: a granting of new freedoms or rights to a people or group that were previously denied them.

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־ח־ר (sh-kh-r)
7 terms

Noun

שַׁחֲרוּר • (shakharúrf

  1. blackbird (a common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere)

References

  • שחרור” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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