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mkwty, mkwtytˀ (makkōtī, makkōtīṯā) n.f. bite
bite
Gal, Syr
KohR[1]17:3(24)↗ מה אית ליה הנאה מנהון או חדא מכותי או מעקוצי ודכותיה‏ : what benefit does he get from them? Either a bite or a sting and the like † ; IS V:2 ܛܒ ܠܗ ܠܚܒܢܢܐ ܡܟܘܬܝܬܐ ܒܦܘܡܗ܃ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܪ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܕܦܠܛܘܢ‏ : a bitten piece in his mouth is better for the idle man than all of Plato's tales
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See also note s.v. mgby n.f.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 757[430]DJPA: 307aJ. Payne-Smith: 271

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