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‎וִיעוּד
m. (יָעַד; cmp. וַועַד) place of meeting, appointment. — Pl. וִיעוּדִין. Lam. R. to II, 13; Pesik. Naḥ., p. 125 a כמה ו' ויעדתי בכם how many appointments did I arrange with you (Tabernacle, Temple &c.)!

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December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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‎אַכְשָׁרוּתָא
f. (כְּשַׁר) propriety, proper use. Targ. Koh. X, 10.

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December 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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‎גֵּיתָא
m. (גאה, cmp. גֵּו, גֹּוי)[growth, accrued property, ] herd, flock (corresp. to h. מִקְנֶה). Targ. I Chr. XXVIII, 1.— Pl. גֵּיתִין, גֵּיתֵי. Targ. Am. I, 1. Targ. Gen. XLVI, 34; a. fr.—Ned. 38 a (quot. fr. Targ. Am. l. c.).

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December 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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‎בִּינְתָא,
f. collect. noun, or בִּינָתָא pl. (v. בֵּינָת) the inside part, whence the kernel of seeds. B. Bath. 18 b bot. אי בב' as to the grains (of mustard). Gitt. 69 b ניזדהר מב' let him guard against swallowing the seeds. Sabb. 67 a בִּינֵי כמונא Ms. M. (ed. בוני) cumin seeds.

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December 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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‎*,
‎*טַבְלָר
m. (tabellarius) courier. — Pl. טַבְלָרִין. Pesik. R. s. 21[read:] ט' שלו ושמו חקוק על לבם כהדין איספרגיס the angels are His couriers, and His name is engraven upon their hearts like a seal (v. Pesik. Baḥod, p. 108 b, note 16

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December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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‎טָוִי,
‎טָיִוי,
‎טַוְיָא,
‎טַוְו'
m. (טְוִי II) roast, roasted meat. B. Kam. 19 a Ar. (v. טְוִי II).—Sabb. 109 a שריקא ט' a roast glaired, Rashi (differ. in Tosaf.) Y. Ter. X, 47 b top טַוְויָה.

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December 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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‎צְמָרִי
(b. h.) pr. n. gent. Zemarite. Gen. R. s. 37; Y. Meg. I, 71 b bot., v. חֲמָץ, a. צֶמֶר.pr. n.

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December 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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‎מוֹרִיפַת
morifath, a word in an incantation. Sabb. 67 a Ms. M. (missing in ed.).

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December 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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‎נָטְפָא
pl. נָטְפֵי, v. נְטַף.

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December 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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‎זַמְזוּמֵי
m. (infin. of זמזם tinnire, P. Sm. 1132, v. זָמַם I) playing on a tingling instrument. Erub. 104 a כי קלא דז' as the sound of tingling;[Ms. M. דמן מזומה, Ms. Alf. כי זמומי; Asheri: כמו זִימְזוּמֵי; Sefer ha-Ittim כמַזְמוּטֵי].

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December 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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‎רַעַבְתָנוּתָא
f. (preced.) voracity, greed. Ḥull. 105 b משום דמיחזי כר' because it has the appearance of voracity; Sabb. 117 b; Ber. 39 b

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December 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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‎דּוּרָא,
‎דַּוָּרָא
m. (דּוּר I) a parasite worm in the bowels. Num. R. s. 7[read:] שאהיה נותן ד' במעיהן; v. דְּרַרְיָא.

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December 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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‎סְבַע
to be satisfied, v. שְׂבַע.

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December 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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‎צָנַם
(b. h.; cmp. next art.) to sting, be hard, shrunk. Part. pass. צָנוּם; f. צְנוּמָה. Ber. 39 a פת צ' בקערה (Ar. צונמא) shrunk pieces of bread (soaked) in a bowl.

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December 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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‎רְנָנָא
‎רִנְנָא
‎רִי'
c. (preced.) 1) meditation. Targ. Ps. XXXIX, 4. Ib. XIX, 15 רִנְנַת constr. (not רגגת); a. e. —2) murmuring, evil talk.. Targ. Ez. XXXVI, 3. —3) song, joy, music. Targ. Job III, 6. Targ. Ps. XCII, 4.

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December 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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‎יַרְחִינָאָה
m. (denom. of יַרְחָא) versed in the regulation of the lunar year, Yar ḥ inaah, surname of Samuel, the Babylonian scholar (v. R. Hash. 20 b top). B. Mets. 85 b שמואל י' אסייה וכ' Samuel Yarḥinaah was the physician of Rabbi.

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December 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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‎רוּמְיָא
f. (רְמֵי) objection, argument. Men. 42 a והא מאי ר' Rashi (ed. רמיה) what argument is this?

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December 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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‎תּוֹדוֹס
pr. n. m. Todos (abbrev. of Theodoros), 1) T. (abbrev. of Theodoros), 1) T. of Rome. Tosef. Bets, II, 15; Bets. 23 a; Pes. 53 a; Ber. 19 a; a. e. —2) T. the physician. Bekh. IV, 4. Tosef. Ohol. IV, 2 תִּיאוֹדוֹרוֹס הרופא.

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December 16, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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‎מסטונא
Targ. Is. XXX, 11 Bxt. Lex. p. 1462, a corrupt., v. מַסֹּורְתָּא

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December 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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‎יְסַד
ch. same. Targ. Ps. LXXVIII, 69; a. e.same. Ib. CIV, 5., Ittof. אִתּוֹסָד to be fastened, supported, founded. Targ. Job. XLI, 15, sq.—Targ. Ps. LXXXVII, 1.—Targ. II Chr. XXXI, 7 לאִתּוֹסָדָא (ed. Lag. לאִתְיַסְּרָא).

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December 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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‎סַבַּר
m. (סְבַר I) reasoner, fine scholar. Targ. O. Lev. XIX, 32 Ms. a. some ed., (ed. Berl. סָבַר, v. סְבַר I).— Pl. סַבָּרִין. Targ. Y. II Gen. XLIX, 10 (ed. Vien. סכ', corr. acc.; Y. I ספרין).

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December 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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‎קְרָצִית
f. (קָרַץ; cmp. קוֹרְצִין) a big fly or locust. Gitt. 86 b ק' שבעמיר, expl. ib. רידבתא דביני כיפי flies among sheaves.

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December 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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‎דחלא
Pesik. Zakhor, p. 26 b, read: זַחֲלָא.

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December 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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‎קָוַס
Pi. קִוֵּס, v. קָוַץ.

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December 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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‎בותרא
Targ. Job XV, 33 בותריה Ms. a. Regia, read בוסריה, v. בּוּסְרָא

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December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM