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כֶּתָּן‏ n.f./m. linen; flax

linen Com. TN Lev13:52 : בכיתן‏ .

flax JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. TgO Ex9:31 : וְכִיתָנָא וֻסעַרֵי לְקוֹ‏ the flax and the barley were smitten. GT D Exod9:31 : וְכִיתָּנָא הֲוָה גַּבְעוּלִּין‏ . PJ Ex9:31 : וכיתנא עבד פוקלין‏ the flax had produced budding. w. "seed" : flax seed, i.e., linseed Gal, Syr, LJLA. PJ Gen4:3 : מדרע כיתנא‏ .

a garment (but see also s.vv. ktwn, ktnh) OfA^Eg, OfA^Per.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 257a; DJBA: 579a; Jastrow: 637; Levy Ch-W: 1:396; Tal Sam: 416; DNWSI: 547;

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Derivatives:

ktwn, ktwnˀ (kittōn, kittōnā) n.m.(&f.?) (linen) tunic

ktwnh, ktwntˀ (kittōnā, kittōntā) n.f. (linen) tunic