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dkrw, dkrwtˀ (deḵrū, deḵrūṯā) n.f. masculinity
1
masculinity
Syr
BhGr 9:1, 198:13 text not cited ; BhNom 224:9 text not cited ; Ming2 98:9 ܕܸܟ݂ܪܘܬܐ ܘܢܸܩܒ݂ܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : masculinity and femininity [in a list of all the features of creation]
(1)
male genitals
JBA
BT Bek 29b(16)↗ האי קליה לדכרותיה‏ : he carves out its male genitals [i.e. of the animal]
(1)
fig.: the tip of the ram's horn
JBAg
HP Sassoon(1) 21.21↗ דחקיה ב̇ד̇כרותיה‏ : he drilled it in the d'-part of the ram's horn
2
fig.:
(1)
hardness
Syr
BHNom 226:18↗ ܒܦܪܙܠܐ܃ ܡܬܩܠܐ܃ ܘܕܟܪܘܬܐ܃ ܘܢܩܒܘܬܐ܃ ܡܬܬܢܘܝܢ‏ : concerning iron: the weight, hardness, and softness are stipulated in the agreement
(2)
source, fountain
JBA
BT AZ 47a(45)↗ לדכרותא דנהרא קא סגיד‏ : he is bowing down to the source of the river
(3)
fructifying potentiality
JBA
BT AZ 47a(45)↗ למיא דקמיה קא סגיד וקמאי <קמאי> שפיל להו או דלמא לדכרותא דנהרא קא סגיד ואסירי‏ : is he worshipping the water in front of him, which gradually flows downstream (and is thus permitted because he has not actually worshipped it) or perhaps he is worshipping the fructifying power of the river, in which case they (the waters) are forbidden
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Bab. eds. and mss. variant for mng. 2c, דברונא , i.e. from the root dbr (at AZ 47a). The legitimacy of such a form form (meaning "current" or "course") must be considered quite possible, despite the argument of S. Lieberman, JQR 36. DJBA joins 2c with 2b.
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See also s.v. zkrw.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 302[153]DJBA: 338bJastrow: 279J. Payne-Smith: 92

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