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שטר

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שטר¹

  • /ʃtaʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Akkadian 𒊬 (šaṭārum, “written document”). Also borrowed into Arabic سَطْر (saṭr). Compare Aramaic שִׁטְרָא.

noun שְׁטָר · sh'tar · שְׁטָרוֹת · שְׁטַר־

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis ellipsis of שְׁטַר כֶּסֶף banknote
  2. archaic document, contract, writing, deed, bill הָאִשָּׁה נִקְנֵית בְּשָׁלֹשׁ דְּרָכִים, וְקוֹנָה אֶת עַצְמָהּ בִּשְׁתֵּי דְרָכִים. נִקְנֵית בְּכֶסֶף, בִּשְׁטָר, וּבְבִיאָה

    Similar: כְּתָב, תְּעוּדָה, מִסְמָךְ רִשְׁמִי

שטר²

Where it comes from

Back-formation from שׁוֹטֵר (shotér, “offical, officer; policer officer”).

verb שָׁטַר · shatár

  1. archaic, construction pa'al to punish

    Similar: עָנַשׁ, יִסֵּר, רָדָה

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שטר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%A8

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שטר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}