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רִכְפָּה‏ n.f. #2 joining; mass

joining together JLAtg. TgJ 1K6:9 : וְעֵילא מִנְהוֹן סִדרָא דְרִכפַת דְמָרֵיש אָעֵי אַרזַיָא‏ above them a row of joined cedar beams.

large amount, mass JLAtg, LJLA. TgJ Jer51:16 : רִכפַת דְמַיִין בִשמַיָא‏ a mass of water in the sky. TgIIChron 11:23 : ושאיל למסב ריכפת נשיא‏ he wanted to marry a lot of wives. TgIIChron 32:7 : כל ריכפת גייסא דעמיה‏ the entire mass of troops with him.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 1480; Levy Ch-W: 2:425;

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