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וְלַד וַלְדָּא‏ n.m. fetus, newborn

fetus JLAtg, PTA, JBA, LJLA. TgO Ex21:22 : וְיִמחוֹן אִיתְתָא מְעַדְיָא וְיִפְקוּן וַלדַהָא‏ they strike a pregnant woman and her fetuses emerge. TgJ Is13:18 : וְקַשתָתְהוֹן עוּלֵימִין יְבַזְעָן וְעַל וְלַד מְעִין לָא יְרַחְמוּן‏ their bows shall rip up youths and they will not be merciful to a womb's fetus. GT FF Gen44:18 : וִנְפַל כָּל וַלדָה מִ[מ]עֵי אּמֵה‏ every fetus fell out of its mother's womb. TgRuth1:11 : העוד כען אית לי וולדין במעיי‏ do I now still have fetuses in my womb?.

newborn Gal, PTA, Sam, JBAg, Man. GT E Gen38:28 : ופשט וולדה ידה‏ the neborn stuck out his hand. offspring, young child Palmyrene, Nabatean, JLAtg, LJLA. TgJ Jud13:2 : וְאִתְתֵיה עַקרָא וְלֵית לַה וְלַד‏ his wife was barren and had no children. TgTosPr Hos.2:1 : סב לך איתת<א> זניתא ותליד לך וולדין דזנו‏ take a harlot to bear you children of harlotry †.

womb (only in expressions!) JLAtg, PTA, LJLA. TgO Ex13:2 : כֹל בוּכרָא פָתַח כָל וַלדָא‏ . TN Ex13:13 : פתחי וולדא דחמרא‏ the first born (lit.: womb openers) of an ass. PJ Num8:16 : פתח כל וולדא בוכריא כולהון‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 169b; DJBA: 395b; Jastrow: 374; Levy Ch-W: 1:208; Tal Sam: 346; DNWSI: 456; DJA: 45a;

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Derivatives:

byt wld n.m. womb; birth