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פּוּם   n.m.  mouth
  The vocalization in oldest Aramaic is uncertain, though it is written defectively up to and including Middle Aramaic. In later Western dialects it is pem, in literary and Eastern dialects pūm.


  mouth  Com. of animals  Com.

  fig.: opening  Com. of a vessel  Com.

  surface  JLAtg, Syr.

  idiomatic expressions:  Com. blade, sharp edge of a sword or knife  Com-OA-BA. פם חד‏ : in unison, agreement  Qumran.


  
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 437a; DJBA: 889b; Jastrow: 1143; Levy Ch-W: 2:257; Tal Sam: 687; DNWSI: 916; Cook,Qumran: 192;

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Derivatives:

kpwm prep.   according to
lpwm, lpm (lp̄ūm, lp̄em) prep.   in proportion to
lpwm, lpm (lp̄ūm, lp̄em) conj.   since
ˁl pwm, ˁl pm (ˁal pum, ˁal pem) prep.   according to

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