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רִקְמָה‏ n.f. spot

spot JLAtg, JBA. TgJ Jer13:23 : הֲאִפשָר דִישַנֵי הֵידְוָאָה/הינדואה/ מַשכֵיה וְנִמרָא שָלְטֵי רִקמָתֵיה‏ is it possible for an Ethiopian to change his skin or a leopard its spots?.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 1078a; Jastrow: 1497; Levy Ch-W: 2:436;

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Derivatives:

šlṭ rqmh, šlṭ rqmtˀ (šāleṭ riqmā) n.f. leopard's spot