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שׁוּמְנָא‏ n.m. fat

fat Com^-OA^-OfA^-BA. TgJ Jud3:22 : וְטַמטֵם שוּמנָא בְאַפֵי שַנְנָא‏ the fat sealed up against the blade. PJ Num11:8 : כטעם ביזא די מסרבלא בשומנא‏ like the taste of a nipple wrapped in fat. vegetable fat JLAtg, PTA. TgJ Is7:15 : שְמַן וֻדבַש יֵיכוֹל‏ . TN Deut32:14 : טוב שומניהון דחטייא‏ the best fat of the wheat.

fatness Syr, JBA, LJLA. TgPs17:10 : עתרהון סגא שומנהון כסאו‏ their wealth was great and their fatness enveloped them.

oil, butter-fat Palmyrene, LJLA. PJ Num11:8 : והוי טעמיה כטעם ביזא די מסרבלא בשומנא‏ its taste used to be like the taste of a nipple wrapped in butterfat.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 541a; DJBA: 1120b; Jastrow: 1536; Levy Ch-W: 2:493; Tal Sam: 909; DNWSI: 1163;

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