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kbry, kbrytˀ
(keḇrī, keḇrīṯā)
n.f.
sulfur
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sulfur
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6 citations
AphDem14.293:12
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ܘܝܩܕܘ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܟܒܪܝܬܐ
wyqdw bnwrˀ wkbrytˀ
ויקדו בנורא וכבריתא
ܘܝܩܕܘ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܟܒܪܝܬܐ
wyqdw bnwrˀ wkbrytˀ
ויקדו בנורא וכבריתא
ܘܝܩܕܘ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܟܒܪܝܬܐ
ܘܝܩܕܘ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܟܒܪܝܬܐ
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P Ma3:2
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ܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܘܪܐ
kbrytˀ dmḥwrˀ
כבריתא דמחורא
ܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܘܪܐ
kbrytˀ dmḥwrˀ
כבריתא דמחורא
ܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܘܪܐ
ܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܘܪܐ
: launderer's sulfur
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BT Šab 90a(13)
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כבריתא
kbrytˀ
ܟܒܪܝܬܐ
ܟܒܪܝܬܐ
kbrytˀ
כבריתא
ܟܒܪܝܬܐ
ܟܒܪܝܬܐ
;
BT Git 86a(9)
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וכובריתא
wkwbrytˀ
ܘܟܘܒܪܝܬܐ
ܘܟܘܒܪܝܬܐ
wkwbrytˀ
וכובריתא
ܘܟܘܒܪܝܬܐ
ܘܟܘܒܪܝܬܐ
;
Shapta D-Qashtina 260
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ukibritai mn zan hdadia iaqdia
: the sulfurs catch fire from one another
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PJ Gen19:24
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הא בכן נחתו עליהון כבריתא ואישא
hˀ bkn nḥtw ˁlyhwn kbrytˀ wˀyšˀ
ܗܐ ܒܟܢ ܢܚܬܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܝܫܐ
ܗܐ ܒܟܢ ܢܚܬܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܝܫܐ
hˀ bkn nḥtw ˁlyhwn kbrytˀ wˀyšˀ
הא בכן נחתו עליהון כבריתא ואישא
ܗܐ ܒܟܢ ܢܚܬܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܝܫܐ
ܗܐ ܒܟܢ ܢܚܬܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܝܫܐ
: so then brimstone and fire came down upon them
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(chem.) pl. sulfurs, as an alchemical category
Syr
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1 citation
BHBS.M Min 3.1.3.1
text not cited
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Form & Usage
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LJLA var. כופרי
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Derivatives
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gūp̄rī, gūp̄rīṯā
n.f.
— sulphur
kbry
vb.
— to treat with sulfur
keḇrīṯānāy
adj.
— of sulfur
keḇrīṯānāyū, keḇrīṯānāyūṯā
n.f.
— sulpher-ness
keḇrīṯāy
adj.
— of sulfur
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See also s.v.
gwpry
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
597[317]
DJBA:
574a
Jastrow:
609
Drower/Macuch:
212a
J. Payne-Smith:
203
Levy Ch-W:
1:352
DNWSI:
487
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