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מַן‏ pron. who?

who, whom? Com. Ezra5:3 : מַן שָׂם לְכֹם טְעֵם בַיְתָא דְנָה לִבְּנֵא‏ who gave you the order to build this temple?. +(h)w, (h)y Com. 4QEn^g1.5.22 : ומנו הוא כול אנוש די יכ֗[ל‏ . TgJ Jer30:21 : אֲרֵי מַן הוּא דֵין דְאִתרְעִי לִבֵיה לְאִתקָרָבָא לְפֻלחָנִי‏ for who is this whose heart was pleased to draw near to my service?. +šm const./pron. suffix : who are/is ? BA^Ezra, Qumran, JLAtg, Syr. Ezra5:4 : מַן־אִנּוּן שְׁמָהָת גֻּבְרַיָּא‏ what are the men's names?. 4QFourKingdoms^a01.2:5 : ושאלתה מן שמך‏ . TgO Gen32:28 : וַאֲמַר לֵיה מַן שְמָך‏ .

one who, one whom Com. Dan3:6 : וּמַן־דִּי־לָא יִפֵּל וְיִסְגֻּד‏ whoever does not fall down and worship. 4Q536.X2.12 : מן יכתוב מלי אלה בכתב די לא יבלא‏ whoever writes these words in a writing that does not wear out. TgO Ex4:13 : בְבָעוּ יוי שְלַח כְעַן בְיַד מַן דְכָשַר לְמִשלַח‏ please Lord send now via one whom it is proper to send. TgEsth2^sup5.1-03:2 : עבדא למאן נכסוי למאן‏ servant of someone: his property is that one's. + zy/dy/d : whoever, one who Com. Dan3:6 : וּמַן־דִּי־לָא יִפֵּל וְיִסְגֻּד‏ whover does not fall and bow down.

introducing hypothetical exclamatory clauses, most commonly with "to give": would that, if only Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA. 4Q536.X2.12 : מן יכתוב מלי אלה בכתב די לא יבלא‏ would that someone would write these words in a text that will not wear out. TgO Num11:4 : מַן יוֹכֵילִינַנָא בִסרָא‏ would that someone would feed us some meat. TgO Deut28:67 : בְצַפרָא תֵימַר מַן יִתֵין רַמשָא‏ in the morning you will say: if someone would only make it evening. GT D Deut5:29 : לְוי מַּן יֶתֵּן דְּיֶהְוֵי‏ . PJ Num11:4 : מאן יכליננא בישרא‏ if only we had meat to eat.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 316b; DJBA: 636a; Jastrow: 796; Levy Ch-W: 2:46; Tal Sam: 476a; DNWSI: 648; DJA: 63a; Cook,Qumran: 144;

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Derivatives:

kl mn (kul man) pron. whoever