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רמזור

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רמזור¹

  • /ʁamˈzoʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Coined by Israeli politician David Remez, a blend of רֶמֶז (rémez, “clue”) + אוֹר (or, “light”), thus literally, “clue light”.

noun רַמְזוֹר · ramzór · רַמְזוֹרִים

  1. traffic light (a signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing indicating the moment it is safe to drive, ride or walk, using a universal color code)

רמזור²

  • /ʁimˈzuʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Action noun of רִמְזֵר (rimzér, “to install traffic lights”, verb), itself derived from רַמְזוֹר (ramzór, noun) above.

noun רִמְזוּר · rimzúr

  1. installation of traffic lights הצומת עבר רמזור לפני עשור.

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"רמזור." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%96%D7%95%D7%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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רמזור. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%96%D7%95%D7%A8

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"רמזור." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%96%D7%95%D7%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {רמזור},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%96%D7%95%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}