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נָחֶת־יַם‏ n.m. sailor

sailor JLAtg, Gal, Syr. TgJ Is42:10 : נָחְתֵי יַמָא וֻמלָאֵיה נְגָוָון וְיָתְבֵיהוֹן‏ [MT יוֹרְדֵי הַיָּם וּמְלֹאוֹ אִיִּים וְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶם]. TgJ Jer49:23 : דַחלָא וְיִצפָא אֲחַדוּנוּן הָא כְנָחְתֵי יַמָא דְשָקְטִין וְלָא יָכְלִין לִמנָח/למערק‏ fear and concern seized them like becalmed sailors that are unable to rest/escape.

Cf. also נָחְתֵי סְפִינֵי יַמָא at Targ Isaiah 23:1, 14.

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