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לְמַגָּן לְמַגָּנָא‏ adv. in vain

in vain JLAtg, CPA. TgJ Jer2:30 : לְמַגָן אַלקֵיתִי יָת בְנֵיכוֹן אֻלפָן לָא קַבִילֻו‏ you have whipped your children in vain: they have not accepted instruction.

for no reason JLAtg, CPA, Sam. TgJ Ez6:10 : לָא לְמַגָן גְזַרִית בְמֵימְרִי לְמַעֲבַד לְהוֹן בִשתָא הָדָא‏ I have not decreed by my memra to do them this evil for no reason.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 729; Tal Sam: 450;

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