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זַלִּיל‏ adj. slight; shameless

commonplace, worthless LJLA. TgProv28:7 : ודמתחבר זלילי/לז׳/ מחמיץ אבוי‏ one who associates with commonplace (people?) shames his father.

cheap, of light weight JPAEpig, Gal, Syr, LJLA. TgIIChron 9:27 : ויהב מלכא ית סימא בירושלם זליל הי כאבניא‏ the king made silver as cheap as stones in Jerusalem.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 177b; Jastrow: 401; Levy Ch-W: 1:223;

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