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מַלֶּף‏ n.m. teacher

teacher JLAtg, Syr, LJLA. TgJ Is29:10 : וְאַטמַר מִנְכוֹן יָת נְבִיַיָא יָת סַפרַיָא וְיָת מַלְפַיָא‏ He hid the prophets, scribes, and teachers. TgJ Is30:10 . TgPs119:99 : מכל מאלפי אסכלית‏ I have become wiser than my teachers.

pl. : instruction JLAtg. TgJ Is50:4 : לִישָן דְמַלְפִין לְהוֹדָעָא לְאַלָפָא לְצַדִיקַיָא‏ .

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Derivatives:

mlpn, mlpnˀ (malləp̄ān, malləp̄ānā) nom.ag.C teacher