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דֵּיר‏ n.m./f. dwelling; monastery

dwelling Nabatean, JLAtg, Syr, JBA. TgO Ex15:13 : לְדֵירָא דְקוּדשָך‏ . sanctuary Palmyrene, Nabatean, Hatran, JLAtg. TgO Ex15:13 : דַבַרהִי בְתוּקפָך לְדֵירָא דְקוּדשָך‏ .

sheepfold Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA. 4QEn^c4..8 : אתיב֗ א֗מרא דן לכול ענא טעיתא לדיריה[ון]‏ this sheep returned all the straying flock to their folds. TgJ 2Sam7:8 : אְנָא דְבַרתָך מִן דִירָא מִבָתַר עָנָא לְמִהוֵי מַלכָא עַל עַמִי‏ I led you from the sheepfold, from behind the sheep, to be king over my people. TN Num32:16 : דירין/דירוון/ דען‏ . PJ Num32:24 : בנו לכון קוריין לטפלכון ודירין לענכון‏ build yourselves towns for your children and folds for your small cattle. temporary dwelling for shepherds JLAtg, PTA. TgJ Jer50:44 : דִיר רַעֲיָן‏ . GT G Exod15:13 : סוֹבַרְהִי בְתֻקְפָך לְדִירָא דְקָדְשָך‏ [MT: נֵהַלְתָּ בְעָזְּךָ אֶל־נְוֵה קָדְשֶׁךָ]. clerical community (i.e., of shepherd's) Palmyrene, Hatran, JLAtg, Syr. TgJ Is31:4 : דְמִזדָמְנִין עְלוֹהִי דִיר רָעַיִן מִקָלְהוֹן לָא מִתְבַר וֻמֵאִתרְגוֹשַתהוֹן לָא מִתעַכַב‏ (a lion) upon whom a community of shepherds comes together is not stopped by their voice nor deterred by their commotion.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 148b; DJBA: 336a; Jastrow: 305; Levy Ch-W: 1:173; Tal Sam: 176; DNWSI: 246; Cook,Qumran: 54;

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