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דִּירָה‏ n.f. #2 dwelling; sheepfold

sheepfold, temporary structure JLAtg, CPA, Sam, LJLA. TgJ Jer33:12 : דֵירָוָת בֵית מִשרֵי רָעֲיָן וְחֻטרִין דְעָן‏ sheepfolds of shepherds' resting place and small cattle enclosure walls . PJ Gen49:12 : מן דירון דעאן‏ .

+ מדבר‏ : oasis, watering hole JLAtg. TgJ Joel1:20 : יַבִישוּ פְצִידֵי מַיָא וְקִידוּם תַקִיף כְאִישָא אֲסִיף דֵירָוָת מַדבְרָא‏ the water holes dried up and an east wind as strong as fire finished off the desert oases.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 336b; Jastrow: 305; Tal Sam: 176;

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