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lšm, lšwm prep. for the sake of
√ šm, šmˀ n.m.   √ l_ prep.
for the purpose of, for the sake of
Gal, PTA, JBA, LJLA
PalLaws4(1) 1:4↗ לשם שמים‏ : for the sake of Heaven ; TN Lev2:9↗ קרבן מתקבל ברעוה לריח קדם"לשמה" ייי‏ ; BT Er 13a(44)↗ כיון דאינתק לשום רחל לא הדרא ומינתקא לשום לאה‏ : since (the soṭa document) was designated for Rachel's use, it cannot be re-designated as Leah's ; TgIChron 29:1↗ לא לשום בר נשא פלטירא‏ : the palace is not for the sake of a person
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JBA לשום
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