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בְּרֵי‏ adj. healthy, firm

healthy, firm JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, BabMBK, JBA, LJLA. TgJ Is40:20 : אוֹרַן בָרֵי אָעָא דְלָא אָחֵיד בֵיה רִקבָא‏ healthy laurel wood that rot is not attacking. GT E Gen41:18 : שבע תורין {ב}בריין בבישריהין ויאיין למחמי‏ seven firm-fleshed and good-looking oxen. PJ Ex4:7 : תבת למיהוי ברייא הי כבישריה‏ it went back to being healthy like (the rest of) his flesh.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 112b; DJBA: 244b; Jastrow: 192; Levy Ch-W: 1:115; Tal Sam: 114; Cook,Qumran: 39;

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Derivatives:

bryw, brywtˀ (bāryū, bāryūṯā ) n.f. strength