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פְּחַת פִּחְתָּא פַּחְתָּא‏ n.m. pit

pit, deep hole Qumran, CPA, Syr. 4QEn^e1.22.1 : והא֗ א֗לן אנון פחתיא לבית עגנון‏ now these are the prison pits . depression in the skin or a surface JLAtg. TgO Lev14:37 : וְהָא מַכתָשָא בְכוּתלֵי בֵיתָא פַחתִין יָרְקָן אוֹ סָמְקָן‏ here is a large mark in the walls of the house with green or red pits. TgJ 1Sam17:49var. : וֻטבַעַת אַבנָ אבְבֵית עֵינוֹהִי בפיחתיה‏ the stone embedded itself in his forehead (var. in his depression).

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 428a; Jastrow: 1154; Levy Ch-W: 2:259; Tal Sam: 678; Cook,Qumran: 190;

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