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דַּיָּן‏ n.m. #2 judge

judge Com. Ezra7:25 : מֶנִּי שָׁפְטִין וְדַיָּנִין דִּי־לֶהֱוֹן דאנין/#ק#דָּאיְנִין‏ appoint judges and magistrates who will be judging . 4QEn^d1.11.2 : להוה בריך דין קוש֗ט֗‏ may they true judge be blessed. TgO Ex21:6 : וִיקָרְבִינֵיה רִבוֹנֵיה לִקדָם דַיָנַייָא‏ his owner should bring him before the judges [MT הָאֱלֹהִים !]. TN Gen4:8 : לית דין ולית דיין ולית עולם חורן‏ there is no justice and there is no judge and there is no other world. PJ Ex21:6 : ויקרביניה ריבוניה לקדם דיינייא‏ his master should bring him before the judges.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 146a; DJBA: 329a; Jastrow: 298; Levy Ch-W: 1:171; Tal Sam: 173; DNWSI: 246; Cook,Qumran: 54;

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