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gzwrh, gzwrtˀ (gzūrā, gzūrtā) n.f. circumcision
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circumcision
Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, LJLA
EchRB[1]49(2)↗ תמנייא יומי גזורתא‏ : the eight days of circumcision ; PTSuk 53.a:28[2]↗ ר׳ זעורה סליק לגזורה דר׳ אילא‏ : PN went to the circumcision (feast) of PN2 ; GT FF Exod4:25↗ אְדָם גִזוּרתָה הָדָה‏ : the blood of this cirumcision ; CPA(le97) Rom 4:9↗ ܗܕܝܢ ܛܘܒܐ ܥܠ ܓܙܘܪ̈ܬܐ ܗܘ ܐܝ ܐܘܦ ܥܠ ܥܘܪ̈ܠܬܐ‏ : is this blessedness on he circumcisions or all so the uncircumcised ; ESSerm4 38:17 ܕܢܓܙܪܘܢ ܠܒܐ ܕܟܐܦܐ ܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܐܝܕܝܢ‏ : to circumcise a stone heart [see Deut. 10:16, etc.] with a circumcision without hands ; AphDem11.204:7↗ ܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܗܝܡܢܘ ܠܝܬ ܒܗ݀ ܚܫܚܘ‏ : circumcision without faith is of no use ; AphDem15.319:13↗ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܬܠܬ ܚܬܝܪ̈ܝܢ܂ ܒܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܘܒܢܛܪ ܫܒܬܐ ܘܒܦܘܪܫ ܡܐܟ̈ܠܬܐ ܥܡ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ‏ : they are proud of these three things: circumcision, keeping the Sabbath, and sharing food with others ; PJ Ex4:25↗ אדם גוזרתא הדין‏ : this blood of circumcision
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foreskin
Syr
HVChr 35:5, 8 ܣܡܬܗ݀ ܠܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܒܠܬܐ ܕܢܪܕܝܢ ܪܫܝܐ ܣܓܝ ܕܡ݁ܝ̈ܐ‏ : she placed Jesus' foreskin in a very valuable flask of quality nard
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LJLA emph. גוזרתא
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Variously spelled in the PTA tradition, for which see also s.v. gzyrh, gzyrtˀ n.f.

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