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נֶפְטָא   n.m.  naphtha; petroleum


  naphtha, petroleum  PTA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA.  TN Ex14:24 : ורמה עליהון נפטה ואישתא ואבני בר{ר}דא  He threw on them naphtha and fire and stones of hail.  TgEsth2 1:2(240) : מתיב ואמר לה נפטא  he answered: "petroleum".


  
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 355a; DJBA: 760b; Jastrow: 923; Levy Ch-W: 2:120;

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