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שַׁמָּשָׁה   n.f.  serving woman


  serving woman  JLAtg.  TgJ 1Sam8:13 : וְיָת בְנָתְכוֹן יִדבַר לְשַמָשָן וֻלטַבָחָן וֻלאָפָאָן  [MT וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶם יִקָּח לְרַקָּחוֹת וּלְטַבָּחוֹת וּלְאֹפוֹת] (i.e. "compounding women"! Perhaps masseuses?) †. prostitute or concubine  JLAtg, Sam, Man.  TgJ Ez23:20 : וְאִתרְעִיאַת לְמִהוֵי שַמָשָא לְהוֹן  she agreed to be concubine for them [MT פִּלַגְשֵׁיהֶם] †.


  
Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 1602; Levy Ch-W: 2:497; Tal Sam: 913;

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