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נִבְלָה נְבֵילָה‏ n.f. carrion

carrion, dead (animal) body JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, JBA, LJLA. TgO Lev5:2 : בְנִבלַת חַיתָא מְסָאַבתָא‏ on the unclean dead body of an animal. TN Lev22:8 : נבילה וקטילה לא ייכול למסתאבה בה‏ . PJ Lev11:24 : כל דיקרב בנבילתהון יהי מסאב עד רמשא‏ whoever nears their carcasses will be unclean until evening.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 339b; DJBA: 726b; Jastrow: 870; Levy Ch-W: 2:86; Tal Sam: 496;

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Derivatives:

nbl vb. D to make an animal unfit by improper slaughtering