סבר

Compare with Arabic سَبَرَ (sabara, “to search, to probe”), from an Aramaic borrowing.

סְבַר • (sḇar)

1. to show a bright face towards, to be favourable towards
2. to hope, to expect, to look out for
3. to endure, to sustain, to bear
4. to consider, to regard, to look on; to have a notion to think, to understand
5. to perforate, to cut

סְבַר • (sḇar) m

1. absolute state of סַבְרָא (saḇrā, “hope”)

סְבַר • (sḇar) m

1. absolute state of סִבְרָא (seḇrā, “consideration, regard; belief”)

סְבָר • (sḇār) m

1. absolute state of סְבָרָא (sḇārā, “perspicacity, discernment; countenance”)

סָבַר • (sāḇar) m

1. absolute state of סָבְרָא (sāḇərā, “teacher, scholar”)

סֵבֶר • (séver) m

1. countenance, expression

   קיבל את המבקרים בסבר פנים יפות

   a warm welcome

   (literally, “welcomed the guests with a gracious countenance”)