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mglb, mglbˀ (maglaḇ, magləḇā) n.m. whip
√ glb vb.
1
whip or goad
Gal, Syr, LJLA
BR 389:6(1)↗ ומגלב בידוי‏ : holding a whip ; VR 13:270(2)↗ כיון דיחמת מגלביא תל<יי>ן דחלת‏ : when she saw the whips hanging she was afraid ; ChrPsD2 279:14↗ ܒܘܣܒܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܠܒܐ ܘܕܚܘܛܪܐ‏ : a scourging by whips and rods ; TgProv26:3↗ שווטא לסוסא ומגלבא לחמרא‏ : [=MT: שׁוֹט לַסּוּס מֶתֶג לַחֲמוֹר]
2
whiplash
Gal
BR 1002:8(1)↗ מאה מגלבין‏ : a hundred lashes
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Whether this is from the root glb or a Greek loanword is quite uncertain. See D. Sperber GLLT s.v. One would have expected it to mean "razor" if it were Semitic.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 709[117]DJPA: 290bJastrow: 729J. Payne-Smith: 250Levy Ch-W: 2:6Audo: 1:140BarBahlul: 1126:7; 1126:7
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