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חַרִיף‏ adj. sharp

sharp JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. TgJ Jos5:2 : אֻזמֵילָוָן חָרִיפִין‏ sharp scalpels. TgPs52:4 : היך אזמל חריף‏ like a sharp scalpel. of mind: clever Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. PJ Num13:2 : גוברין חריפין‏ clever men. of carnivorous animals : dangerous, vicious JLAtg, Syr. TgJ Hab1:8 : חָרִיפִין מִדֵיבֵי רַמשָא‏ more vicious than evening wolves [MT וְחַדּוּ מִזְּאֵבֵי עֶרֶב]. of drink: potent Syr, JBA, LJLA. PJ Deut8:8 : חמר חל וחריף‏ . subst. : sharp knife LJLA. TgProv30:14 : דרא דספסארי אינון שינוי וחריפי אינון ניבוי‏ his teeth are a row of swords and his molars sharp knives.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 215a; DJBA: 482b; Jastrow: 502; Levy Ch-W: 1:283;

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Derivatives:

ḥrypw, ḥrypwtˀ (ḥarrīp̄ū, ḥarrīp̄ūṯā) n.f. sharpness