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אַלִיל‏ n.m. #2 spy

spy JLAtg, Sam, LJLA. TgO Gen42:31 : כֵיוָנֵי אֲנַחנָא לָא הֲוֵינָא אַלִילֵי‏ we are honest; we have not been spies. PJ Gen42:9 : אלילי אתון למיחמי ית עירית מטעייתא דארעא אתיתון למיחמי‏ you are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land that leads astray.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 69; Levy Ch-W: 1:32; Tal Sam: 36;

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