The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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פּרֶק‏ n.m. segment, separation

לפירקין‏ : now and then, alternating times JBAg, LJLA. PJ Num22:4 : דהכין הווה תנאה בינתיהון למיהוי מלכין לפירקין‏ for thus there was an agreement between them to be kings alternately.

parting of the ways or breech JLAtg. TgJ Ob1:14 : וֻדקַמתָא עַל פִרקָא לְשֵיצָאָה יָת מְעָרְקוֹהִי‏ in that you stood at the crossroads (or: breech in the wall) to destroy his refugees. joint CPA, LJLA. PJ Lev8:23 : פירקא מיצעא דריגליה‏ the middle joint [NB: BH בֹּהֶן] of his foot.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 450b; DJBA: 906a; Jastrow: 1239; Levy Ch-W: 2:299;

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Derivatives:

prqh, prqtˀ (pārqā, pāraqṯā) n.f. neck

ˀpqwtˀ, pqwtˀ (ˀapqūṯā, pqūṯā) n.m. neck