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מחמי‏ v.n. sight, vision

sight, vision PTA, CPA, LJLA. TN Num19:3 : במחמייה דאלעזר‏ . TgJob21:8 : ובני בניהון למחמיהון‏ their grandchildren are in their sight [=MT וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶם לְעֵינֵיהֶם].

appearance CPA, LJLA. PJ Gen33:10 : חמית סבר אפך ודמי לי הי כמיחמי אפי מלאכא דידך‏ I looked at your countenance and it looks to me like the appearance of the face of the angel next to you. PJ Gen41:21 : ומחמהן ביש הי כדבקדמיתא‏ their appearance was bad as in the beginning.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 300b; Jastrow: 762; Levy Ch-W: 2:24;

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