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עֲפָר עַפְרָא‏ n.m. dust

dust Com^-OfA^-BA. TgJ Is29:4 : מֵאַרעָא תְמַלְלִין וֻמֵעַפרָא יְנַצְפָן מִילַך‏ you shall speak from the ground and your words squeal from the dust. PJ Gen3:14 : עפרא תיכול כל יומי חייך‏ .

dirt, earth Com.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 414b; DJBA: 875a; Jastrow: 1100; Levy Ch-W: 2:233; Tal Sam: 652b; DNWSI: 879; Cook,Qumran: 186;

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Derivatives:

ˁprwr n.m. dust