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מִסְפֵּד מִסְפְּדָא‏ n.m. mourning

mourning JLAtg, LJLA. TgJ Jer48:38 : עַל כָל אִגָרֵיהוֹן דְמוֹאֲבָאֵי וֻבִרחוֹבֵיהוֹן כוּלְהוֹן עָבְדִין מִספְדָא‏ upon all the Moabites' rooftops and in all their squares they are performing mourning rites. PJ Gen50:10 : וספדו תמן מספד רב‏ they mourned a great mourning rite there. TgEsth² 6:11(17) : הפכת מספידא דידי לחדוות׳‏ you turned my mourning into joyful times.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 810; Levy Ch-W: 2:53;

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