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חָתוֹל‏ n.m. cat

cat JLAtg. TgJ Is13:22 : וִינַצְפוּן חָתוֹלִין בְבִירָניָתְהוֹן וְיָרוּרִין בְבֵית מִשרֵי תַפנוּקֵיהוֹן‏ cats will shriek in their castles and jackals in their luxurious residences. TgJ Is34:14 : וִיעָרְעָן תָמוָן בְחָתוֹלִין וְשֵידִין חַד עִם חַברֵיה יְחָייְכוּן‏ wild beasts shall join up with cats while demons laugh with one another.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 512; Levy Ch-W: 1:290;

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