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חְרֶם חַרְמָא #2‏ n.m. #2 fishing net

fishing net or line for drawing in caught fish JLAtg. TgJ Hab1:15 : כוּלְהוֹן דָמַן לְצַיָידָא דְאָחֵיד נוּנָא בְחַכְתָא כְנֵיש לֵיה בְחַרמֵיה וְרָמִי לֵיה בִמצָדְתֵיה‏ they are like the fisherman who catches the fish on the hook, collected it with his ḥ' and tosses it into his net†.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 504; Levy Ch-W: 1:282;

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