We have maintained a historically reflective spelling for the headword here, although in the attested post-OfA forms the aleph is elided and the final syllable becomes simple -ā. In unvocalized older spellings with heh or aleph, the pronunciation of the final syllable is uncertain, although JLA is consistent in vocalizing it with final /ē/. Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 295b; DJBA: 648a; Jastrow: 743; Levy Ch-W: 2:16; Tal Sam: 349; DNWSI: 603; Cook,Qumran: 135;