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חַיָּה
n.f.
midwife
midwife
JLAtg
,
Syr
,
LJLA
.
TgO Gen35:17
:
וַהֲוָה בְקַשָיוּתַה בְמֵילְדַה וַאֲמַרַת לַה חָיְתָא
when she had trouble giving birth, the midwife said to her
.
PJ Gen38:28
:
ופשט וולדא ית ידיה ונסבת חייתא וקטרת על ידיה חוט זהורי
the newborn stuck out his hand and the midwife took it and tied a scarlet thread on it
.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
DJPA:
198b;
DJBA:
455a;
Jastrow:
455;
Levy Ch-W:
1:252;
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