עָקַר
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to pluck up (especially by the roots)
2. to hamstring
3. to exterminate (figuratively)
Pronunciation
akár
Examples37
עָקוּר אֵת הייגון מִתּוֹךְ לבך!
Banish this sorrow from your heart!
מִשְׁפַּחְתָּהּ עָקְרָה לבְּרָזִיל.
Her family moved to Brazil.
טום עֲדַיִן לֹא עָקַר מֵהַדִּירָה שֶׁלּוֹ.
Tom hasn't yet moved out of his apartment.
הַחִנּוּךְ מֵכִיל בְּעִקָּר אֵת מָה שֶׁעָקַרְנוּ מֵהַזִּכָּרוֹן.
Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned.
אֵינֶנִּי עוֹקֵר אֵת שִׁנֵּיהֶן.
I'm not pulling out their teeth.
אֲנִי לֹא עוֹקֵר אֵת שִׁנֵּיהֶם.
I'm not pulling out their teeth.