# קשר
## Hebrew
### Etymology

From the root ק־שׁ־ר.

### Pronunciation

* Verb 1 (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA: /qɔ.ˈʃaʀ/
* Verb 2 (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA: /qi.ˈʃeʀ/
* Noun 1 (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA: /qa.ˈʃɔʀ/
* Noun 2 (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA: /ˈqɛ.ʃɛʀ/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

קָשַׁר • (kashár) (pa'al construction, future יִקְשׁוֹר, passive participle קָשׁוּר, passive counterpart נִקְשַׁר)
* to tie, link together
* to relate, associate
* (Biblical Hebrew) to conspire [with עַל (al) ‘on’]
** Tanach, 1 Samuel 22:8, with translation of the New International Version:כִּי קְשַׁרְתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם עָלַי וְאֵין־גֹּלֶה אֶת־אׇזְנִי בִּכְרׇת־בְּנִי עִם־בֶּן־יִשַׁי […]Is that why you have all conspired against me? No one tells me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse.
** Tanach, 2 Kings 21:23, with translation of the New International Version:וַיִּקְשְׁרוּ עַבְדֵי־אָמוֹן עָלָיו וַיָּמִיתוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּבֵיתוֹ׃Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated the king in his palace.

#### Conjugation
### Verb

קִשֵּׁר • (kishér) (pi'el construction)
* defective spelling of קישר

### Noun

קַשָּׁר • (kashar) m (plural indefinite קַשָּׁרִים, singular construct קַשַּׁר־, plural construct קַשְּׁרֵי־, feminine counterpart קַשֶּׁרֶת or קַשָּׁרִית) [pattern: קַטָּל]
* (military) signaller, signal operator
* (syntax, grammar) connector
* (sports, especially soccer) midfielder

#### Declension

| Number | Isolated forms | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns |
| Number | State | Form | Person | singular | singular | plural | plural |
| Number | State | Form | Person | m. | f. | m. | f. |
| singular | indefinite | קַשָּׁר | first | קַשָּׁרִי | קַשָּׁרִי | קַשָּׁרֵנוּ | קַשָּׁרֵנוּ |
| singular | definite | הַקַּשָּׁר | second | קַשָּׁרְךָ | קַשָּׁרֵךְ | קַשַּׁרְכֶם | קַשַּׁרְכֶן |
| singular | construct | קַשַּׁר־ | third | קַשָּׁרוֹ | קַשָּׁרָהּ | קַשָּׁרָם | קַשָּׁרָן |
| feminine singular | indefinite | קַשֶּׁרֶת | first | קַשֶּׁרֶתִי | קַשֶּׁרֶתִי | קַשֶּׁרֶתֵנוּ | קַשֶּׁרֶתֵנוּ |
| feminine singular | definite | הַקַּשֶּׁרֶת | second | קַשֶּׁרֶתְךָ | קַשֶּׁרֶתֵךְ | קַשֶּׁרֶתְכֶם | קַשֶּׁרֶתְכֶן |
| feminine singular | construct | קַשֶּׁרֶת־ | third | קַשֶּׁרֶתוֹ | קַשֶּׁרֶתָהּ | קַשֶּׁרֶתָם | קַשֶּׁרֶתָן |
| feminine singular | indefinite | קַשָּׁרִית | first | קַשָּׁרִיתִי | קַשָּׁרִיתִי | קַשָּׁרִיתֵנוּ | קַשָּׁרִיתֵנוּ |
| feminine singular | definite | הַקַּשָּׁרִית | second | קַשָּׁרִיתְךָ | קַשָּׁרִיתֵךְ | קַשָּׁרִיתְכֶם | קַשָּׁרִיתְכֶן |
| feminine singular | construct | קַשָּׁרִית־ | third | קַשָּׁרִיתוֹ | קַשָּׁרִיתָהּ | קַשָּׁרִיתָם | קַשָּׁרִיתָן |
| masculine plural | indefinite | קַשָּׁרִים | first | קשריי / קַשָּׁרַי | קשריי / קַשָּׁרַי | קַשָּׁרֵינוּ | קַשָּׁרֵינוּ |
| masculine plural | definite | הַקַּשָּׁרִים | second | קַשָּׁרֶיךָ | קשרייך / קַשָּׁרַיִךְ | קַשָּׁרֵיכֶם | קַשָּׁרֵיכֶן |
| masculine plural | construct | קַשָּׁרֵי־ | third | קַשָּׁרָיו | קַשָּׁרֶיהָ | קַשָּׁרֵיהֶם | קַשָּׁרֵיהֶן |
| feminine plural | indefinite | קַשָּׁרוֹת | first | קשרותיי / קַשָּׁרוֹתַי | קשרותיי / קַשָּׁרוֹתַי | קַשָּׁרוֹתֵינוּ | קַשָּׁרוֹתֵינוּ |
| feminine plural | definite | הַקַּשָּׁרוֹת | second | קַשָּׁרוֹתֶיךָ | קשרותייך / קַשָּׁרוֹתַיִךְ | קַשָּׁרוֹתֵיכֶם | קַשָּׁרוֹתֵיכֶן |
| feminine plural | construct | קַשָּׁרוֹת־ | third | קַשָּׁרוֹתָיו | קַשָּׁרוֹתֶיהָ | קַשָּׁרוֹתָם | קַשָּׁרוֹתָן |

### Noun

קֶשֶׁר • (késher) m (plural indefinite קְשָׁרִים, singular construct קֶשֶׁר־, plural construct קִשְׁרֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
* link, relationship
* contact, connection
* (Biblical Hebrew) conspiracy

#### Declension

| Number | Isolated forms | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns |
| Number | State | Form | Person | singular | singular | plural | plural |
| Number | State | Form | Person | m. | f. | m. | f. |
| singular | indefinite | קֶשֶׁר | first | קֶשֶׁרִי | קֶשֶׁרִי | קֶשֶׁרֵנוּ | קֶשֶׁרֵנוּ |
| singular | definite | הַקֶּשֶׁר | second | קֶשֶׁרְךָ | קֶשֶׁרֵךְ | קֶשֶׁרְכֶם | קֶשֶׁרְכֶן |
| singular | construct | קֶשֶׁר־ | third | קֶשֶׁרוֹ | קֶשֶׁרָהּ | קֶשֶׁרָם | קֶשֶׁרָן |
| plural | indefinite | קְשָׁרִים | first | קשריי / קְשָׁרַי | קשריי / קְשָׁרַי | קְשָׁרֵינוּ | קְשָׁרֵינוּ |
| plural | definite | הַקְּשָׁרִים | second | קְשָׁרֶיךָ | קשרייך / קְשָׁרַיִךְ | קִשְׁרֵיכֶם | קִשְׁרֵיכֶן |
| plural | construct | קִשְׁרֵי־ | third | קְשָׁרָיו | קְשָׁרֶיהָ | קִשְׁרֵיהֶם | קִשְׁרֵיהֶן |

#### Derived terms

* קֶשֶׁר עַיִן (késher 'áyin)