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מַסְחְפָא‏ n.m. visor (??)

visor (?), head protector (?) JLAtg, Man. TgJ 1Sam17:6 : וֻמַסחְפָא דִנחָשָא נָפֵיק מִן קוֹלְסָא נטיל על כַתפוֹהִי‏ a bronze visor extends from the helmet carried on his shoulders. metallic decoration on a horse's head LJLA. TgEsth2^sup14.2-06:11 : סוסיא דקאים באוריא דמל׳ ברייא דמיתלין ביה מסחפין די דהבא‏ a horse positioned in the king's outer stable upon which were hung m' decorations of gold †.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 971; Levy Ch-W: 2:51;

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