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שׁחי‏ n. armpit

armpit Qumran, Gal, CPA, LJLA. 4Q534.2.1 : ו֗ע֗ד֗ שחוה[י‏ . PJ Deut22:5 : ולא יספר גבר שיחייה וערייתיה ובי אנפוי‏ a man should not trim his armpits, his genitals, or his eyebrows.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 95b; Jastrow: 1547; Levy Ch-W: 2:467; Cook,Qumran: 232;

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šḥt, šḥtˀ (šḥāṯ, šḥāṯā) n.m. armpit