The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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מַטַּר‏ n.m. #2 prison, watch

prison PTA, Sam, Man, LJLA. TN Gen40:3 : ושווי יתהון במטרא בביתיה דרב אספקלטוריה‏ he put them into prison at the executioner's house. TN Gen41:10 : במטרא‏ . PJ Gen40:3 . בית מטר‏: custody JLAtg. TgO Num15:34 : וַאֲסַרֻו יָתֵיה בְבֵית מַטְרָא אֲרֵי לָא אִתפְרֵיש לְהוֹן מָא דְיַעבְדֻון לֵיה‏ they kept him in custody for it had never been explained to them what to do to him. TgJ 2Sam20:3 : וֻמַנִינִין בֵית מַטְרָא‏ he kept them in custody.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 303b; Jastrow: 770; Levy Ch-W: 2:29; Tal Sam: 522;

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