צעיר

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צעיר

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From Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir- (“to be small, young”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒌉 (ṣeḫrum, “small, young”) and Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr).

adjective צָעִיר · tsa'ír · צְעִירָה · צְעִירִים · צְעִירוֹת

Young (in the early part of life or growth). איה כורם, אוטוביוגרפיה עברו שלושה שבועות ושלחתי מכתב כדי שאמא תדע מה קרה, שרק לא תדאג לי ורק שתזכור שגם היא פעם הייתה צְעִירָה. avrú shloshá shavu'ót v'shalákhti mikhtáv k'dé she'íma tedá ma kará, sherak lo tid'ág li v'rak shetizkór shegam hi pa'am haytá tse'irá.

noun צָעִיר · tsa'ír · צְעִירִים · צְעִיר־ · צְעִירֵי־ · צְעִירָה

A young (male) person, a (male) youth.

In English

young in the early part of life or growth

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"צעיר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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צעיר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8

Chicago

"צעיר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {צעיר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}