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סִיכְרָא‏ n.m. dam

dam JLAtg, JBA, Man. TgJ Is19:10 : אְתַר דַהְווֹ עָבְדִין סִיכְרָא וְכָנְשִין מַיָא גְבַר לְנַפשֵיה‏ where they used to make a dam, each man will collect water for himself †.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 803b; Jastrow: 992; Levy Ch-W: 2:165;

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