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Caspar

cas·par

UK/ˈkæspə/ US/ˈkʰæspə/ uncommon

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(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus

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A name given to one of the Magi in Western church tradition, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more. Compare Hatran Aramaic 𐣢𐣦𐣡𐣣𐣩 (gzbry /⁠Gazzabray⁠/, “a given name”), also from Iranian.

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