תור

תור • (transliteration needed)

1. to amaze, to wonder

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”). Cognate with Hebrew שׁוֹר‎.

תּוֹר • (transliteration needed) m (plural תּוֹרָן‎)

1. bull, ox

   Synonym: תּוֹרָא‎

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תּוֹר • (tór) m (plural indefinite תּוֹרִים‎, plural construct תּוֹרֵי־‎)

1. A turn: one's opportunity to do something that not everyone can do at the same time.

   ‏מתי תורי?‎‎ ― matái torí? ― When is my turn?

2. A queue, a line: a sequence of people waiting for their turn to do something (either a physical line in which they stand, or a metaphorical one).

   ‏אתה הבא בתור.‎‎ ― atá habá batór. ― You are next in line.

3. (colloquial) An appointment: a scheduled time to do something.

   ‏יש לי תור לרופא מחר.‎‎ ― yésh lí tór larofé makhár. ― I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow.

4. A period, a time in history.

   ‏תור הזהב‎ ― tór hazaháv ― the golden age

5. (geology) A period, a geologic period.

• The plural indefinite form תּוֹרוֹת‎ (torót) also exists, especially for sense 1.

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תּוֹר • (tor) m (plural indefinite תּוֹרִים‎)

1. turtle-dove

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