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bḥš, bḥšˀ (bḥeš, beḥšā) n.m. armpit
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front of a shirt
Syr
2
armpit
JBA
BT San 39a(14)↗ ואותיבתה בביחשה‏ : she placed it under (her) armpit
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From byt+šḥ with metathesis.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 136[66]DJBA: 201aJ. Payne-Smith: 41BarBahlul: 380:5

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