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רְחֵי רִחְיָא‏ n.m. millstone, mill

millstone, mill Com. TgJ 2Sam11:21 : אִתְתָא רְמָת עְלוֹהִי פַלגוּת רְכַב רְחֵי‏ the woman threw half of an upper millstone down on him. FTV Num11:8 : ברחותא‏ in mills. PJ Num11:8 : מלקטין וטחנין בריחותא‏ they were gathering it and grinding it in mills [=MT וְלָקְטוּ וְטָחֲנוּ בָרֵחַיִם].

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 520b; DJBA: 1075b; Jastrow: 1466; Levy Ch-W: 2:415; Tal Sam: 829; DNWSI: 1067;

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