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פִּילָא‏ n.m. elephant

elephant Com^-OA^-OfA^-BA. 4QEn^e4.1.21 : ופיליא ורימי[א‏ . TgSong6:8 : ותמנן רוכבין מבני ישמעאל רכיבין על פיליא‏ eighty Ishmaelite riders mounted on elephants. w. "tooth" : ivory : see s.v. šn dpyl, šnˀ dpylˀ n.m. Com.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 431a; DJBA: 900b; Jastrow: 1163; Levy Ch-W: 2:262; Cook,Qumran: 190;

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Derivatives:

šn dpyl, šnˀ dpylˀ (šan dəp̄īl, šan dəp̄īlā) n.m. ivory