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Yoresh 'etser (יורש עצר) means heir in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

יוֹרֵשׁ עֶצֶר
yoresh 'etser
noun · masculine
In English

heir

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with י

The dictionary gives one meaning for Yoresh 'etser.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מי שעתיד לעלות על כסא־המלכות ברגע שיתפנה.
    וַיֵּלְכוּ חֲמֵשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיָּבֹאוּ לָיְשָׁה וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת-הָעָם אֲשֶׁר-בְּקִרְבָּהּ יוֹשֶׁבֶת-לָבֶטַח כְּמִשְׁפַּט צִדֹנִים שֹׁקֵט וּבֹטֵחַ וְאֵין-מַכְלִים דָּבָר בָּאָרֶץ יוֹרֵשׁ עֶצֶר וּרְחֹקִים הֵמָּה מִצִּדֹנִים וְדָבָר אֵין-לָהֶם עִם-אָדָם

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Yoresh 'etser is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
יוֹרֵשׁ עֶצֶר
Written without vowel points
יורש עצר
Said
yoresh 'etser
Feminine form
יוֹרֶשֶׁת עֶצֶר ר' יוֹרְשֵׁי עֶצֶר
Inflections
נ' יוֹרֶשֶׁת עֶצֶר ר' יוֹרְשֵׁי עֶצֶר
Gematria
876

This is how Yoresh 'etser is said in other languages.

English
heir
Arabic
ولي العهد

These words come before and after Yoresh 'etser in the dictionary.

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What does Yoresh 'etser (⁨יורש עצר⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Yoresh 'etser (⁨יורש עצר⁩) means heir. It is said yoresh 'etser, with the stress on resh.

Is Yoresh 'etser (⁨יורש עצר⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Yoresh 'etser (⁨יורש עצר⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יורש עצר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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