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מָה־אִם‏ conj. perhaps

perhaps JLAtg, Sam, LJLA. TgJ Jer20:10 : מָא אִים יִטעֵי וְנִיכוֹל לֵיה‏ perhaps he will err and we will overcome him [MT: אוּלַי יְפֻתֶּה וְנוּכְלָה לוֹ]. TgJob1:5 : מאים חבו בני ולא צלו‏ perhaps my sons sinned and did not pray.

if only JLAtg, LJLA. TgJ Is28:24 : מָא אִם יִתפַתְחָן אוּדנֵי חַיָיבַיָא וִיקַבְלוּן אוּלפָן‏ if only the ears of the sinners would oopen up for them to accept instruction. TgJob6:2 : מאי{ס}<ם> מתקל יתקל רוגזי‏ if only I would weigh my anger.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 74; Levy Ch-W: 2:2; Tal Sam: 449;

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