Otzer (עוצר) means curfew in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עֹצֶר
otzer
noun · masculine
In English
curfew
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Otzer.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצוקה, לחץ.
מֵעֹצֶר וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט לֻקָּח וְאֶת-דּוֹרוֹ מִי יְשׂוֹחֵחַ כִּי נִגְזַר מֵאֶרֶץ חַיִּים מִפֶּשַׁע עַמִּי נֶגַע לָמוֹ.
- 2איסור שמטילים השלטונות על האזרחים לצאת מבתיהם לפרק זמן קצוב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Otzer is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֹצֶר
- Written without vowel points
- עוצר
- Said
- otzer
- Root
- ע־צ־ר
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 366
This is how Otzer is said in other languages.
- English
- curfew
These words mean nearly the same as Otzer.
- כיבוי אורות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Otzer comes from the root ע־צ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Otzer in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Otzer.
What does Otzer (עוצר) mean in Hebrew?
Otzer (עוצר) means curfew. It is said otzer, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for Otzer (עוצר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Otzer (עוצר) are כיבוי אורות.
Is Otzer (עוצר) masculine or feminine?
The word Otzer (עוצר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עצר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.