Sabra
[ˈsɑːbrə]Meaning
meaning unknown; English name since the 18th century; Hebrew for prickly pear cactus
Background Story
Sabra is recorded as an English feminine given name in use since the 18th century, and is sometimes considered a variant of Sabrina. It is also the English translation of tzabar, the Hebrew word for the prickly pear cactus, and has been a Hebrew term for a native-born Israeli since the 1930s. The Hebrew term derives from the related Arabic word for the cactus, from which a related term also translates as "patience" or "tenacity".
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