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לְחֵי לִחְיָא‏ n.f. cheek

as part of a place name JLAtg. TgJ Jud15:17 : וֻקרָא לְאַתרָא הַהוּא רָמַת לַחִי‏ . fig. : side of an internal organ Gal, PTA, LJLA. TN Deut18:3 : ויתן לכהנה אדרעא ולחייה ארעייה ורקיתה‏ he should give the priest the front leg, the lower cheek [see PsJon!] and the stomach. PJ Deut18:3 : לוחא ארעיא וליחיא דרקיתא וקיבתא‏ the lower panel (!) and the cheeks of the stomach and the stomach.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 280b; DJBA: 625a; Jastrow: 702; Tal Sam: 432b;

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Derivatives:

lḥw n.f. bridle