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סִיעָה‏ n.f. crowd; group

caravan Syr, LJLA. PJ Gen37:25 : והא סיעא דערבאין אתיא מגלעד‏ here was a caravan of Arabs coming from Gilead.

group, band (often associated with a leader) JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA. TgO Gen26:26 : וְסִיעַת רָחֲמוֹהִי‏ and his group of friends. PJ Gen11:28 : אילו נצח נימרוד אהי מן סיעתיה ואילו נצח אברם אהי מן סיעתיה‏ if Nimrod wins I will belong to his group and if Abram wins I will belong to his group. TgPs119:61 : סיעת רשיעיא אתכנשו עלי‏ the band of the wicked have gathered against me. of mourners JLAtg. TgJ Jer49:3 : אֲסַרוּ סַקִין סַפוּדוּ וְאִתהָמַמוּ בְסִיעָן‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 376a; DJBA: 807b; Jastrow: 984; Tal Sam: 584b;

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Derivatives:

syˁ vb. D to make a group