שׁוֹטֵר
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. policeman, cop (law enforcement)
2. A kind of officer or overseer among the Ancient Israelites. (Biblical)
a. An officer charged with carrying out the judges' decisions and maintaining public order. (Mishnaic, Talmudic Hebrew)
Pronunciation
shotér
Examples159
תּוֹם אָמַר לשׁוֹטְרִים אֵת הַכֹּל.
Tom told the cops everything.
כֹּל הַשּׁוֹטְרִים הֵם נבלות.
All cops are bastards.
טום לֹא יוּכַל לִהְיוֹת שׁוֹטֵר.
Tom won't be able to become a policeman.
תּוֹם הָיָה צָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת שׁוֹטֵר.
Tom ought to have been a cop.
הַשּׁוֹטֵר אזק אֵת יָדָיו שֶׁל תּוֹם.
The police officer put handcuffs on Tom.
אָמַרְתִּי לשׁוֹטְרִים אוֹתוֹ דָּבָר.
I told the cops the same thing.