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חַם‏ n.m. father-in-law

father-in-law JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. TgO Gen38:13 : הָא חֲמוּיִיך סָלֵיק לְתִמנָת לְמִגַז עָנֵיה‏ look here: your father-in-law is going up to GN to shear his flock. GT FF Exod4:25 : וַחְמוי לָא שְבֶק יָתֵיה‏ . PJ Ex4:25 : חתנא בעא למגזור וחמוי עכיב עלוי‏ the groom wanted to circumcise but his father held him back.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 204a; DJBA: 467b; Jastrow: 475; Levy Ch-W: 1:264; Tal Sam: 279a; DNWSI: 380;

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Derivatives:

ḥmh (ḥmwt), ḥmtˀ (ḥmwtˀ) (ḥammā, ḥ(am)mātā, ) n.f. #3 mother-in-law