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עְלַע עִלְעָא‏ n.m./f. rib

rib Com. Dan7:5 : וּתְלָת עִלְעִין בְּפֻמַּהּ‏ with three ribs in its mouth †. TgO Gen2:21 : וֻנסֵיב חֲדָא מֵעִלעוֹהִי‏ He took one of his ribs. TN Gen2:21 : חדא {עלא} אלעא‏ . PJ Gen2:21 : ונסיב חדא מעילעוהי היא עילעא תלסרית דמן סטר ימינא‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 60a; DJBA: 855b; Jastrow: 1085; Levy Ch-W: 2:221; Tal Sam: 641; DNWSI: 863;

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Derivatives:

ˁlˁh, ˁlˁtˀ n.f. rib