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שָׁטֵי‏ adj. foolish

foolish, lacking intelligence or prudence OfA^Gen, JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Syr, JBA, LJLA. TgJ Is44:20 : לִבֵיה שָטיָא אַטעְיֵיה‏ his foolish mind misled him. TgQoh10:3 : בעידן דשטיא אזיל ליביה חסיר מן חוכמתא‏ .

insane, mad JLAtg, Gal, Syr. TgJ 1Sam17:43 : כַלַב שָטֵי‏ a mad dog. TgJ 1Sam21:16 : חַסִיר שָטַיָא אְנָ‏ do I lack a madman?.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 545b; DJBA: 1129b; Jastrow: 1553; Levy Ch-W: 2:472;

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Derivatives:

šṭw, šṭwtˀ n.f. stupidity

šṭyw, šṭywtˀ (šāṭyū, šāṭyūṯā) n.f. foolishness, stupidity