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דְּחִיק‏ adj. forced

pressed in JLAtg. TgJ Ez42:5 : וְלִשכָתָא עִילֵיתָא דְחִיקָן‏ the upper! rooms were compressed.

fig.: distressed JPAEpig, JBA, LJLA. TgIIChron 7:7 : דמדבחא דנחשא די עבד שלמה דחיק ולא יכיל לסוברא ית עלתא‏ for the bronze altar that Solomon had made was distressed and could not bear the sacrifices. + l_ JBA, LJLA. TgEsth² 5:1(20) : דאנת עני לכל מאן דדחיק ליה‏ for You answer whoever is in distress.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 324b; Jastrow: 292; Levy Ch-W: 1:168;

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