אָבַר (√אב, v. אבב; cmp. גבר, חבר) to be bent, pressed, thick.
Pi. - אִבֵּר, אִיבֵּר 1) to strengthen, harden (cmp. אמץ). Snh. 109ᵇ (play on Abiram, Num. XVI, 1) שאִי׳ לבו מ׳ וכ׳ Ms. M. (Rashi לבבו, ed. עצמו) he hardened his heart against repentance. —2) (denom. of אֵבֶר) to measure wings, to define city limits, for Sabbath distances, in cases of wing-like projections beyond the line. Erub. V, 1 כיצד מְאַבְּרִין (accord. to Rab’s spelling, while Sam. read מְעַבְּרִין, v. Y. ib. 22ᵇ, Bab. ib. 53ᵃ) how do we measure outskirts of a city in order to draw the Sabbath line?; v. etymol. definit. Y. a. Babl. ll. cc. a. Y. Ber. VII, 12ᶜ top. —3) (b. h. Hif.) to soar, take wings. Gen. R. s. 42 (play on Shemeber, Gen. XIV, 2) שמְאַבֵּר וכ׳ Ar. s. v. שמאבר (ed. שהיה פורח) he took wings to fly and obtain wealth.