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רְגִיג‏ adj. desirable, precious

desirable, precious JLAtg, Syr, JBAg, LJLA. TgJ Jer51:7 : כְכָסָא דְדַהבָא דְהוּא רְגִיג בְכָל מָנַיָא‏ like the golden cup, which is the most precious of vessels. TgPs19:11 : דרגיגין מדהבא ומן אובריזין סגי‏ that are more precious than gold and than much pure gold.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 1059a; Jastrow: 1448; Levy Ch-W: 2:404;

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Derivatives:

rgygh, rgygtˀ (rḡīḡā, rḡīḡtā) n.f. desire