שטר

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ט־ר (š-ṭ-r)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

שְׁטָר • (shṭār) m (plural indefinite שְׁטָרוֹת, singular construct שְׁטַר־)

1. document, contract, banknote, writing, deed, bill,
   • Mishnah/Seder Nashim/Tractate Kiddushin/Chapter 1/1

     ״הָאִשָּׁה נִקְנֵית בְּשָׁלֹשׁ דְּרָכִים, וְקוֹנָה אֶת עַצְמָהּ בִּשְׁתֵּי דְרָכִים. נִקְנֵית בְּכֶסֶף, בִּשְׁטָר, וּבְבִיאָה״

References

• “שטר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• שטר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he