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mqb, mqbˀ (maqqeḇ, maqqəḇā) n.m. piercing
1
piercing
Syr
JSL 10 13:15 text not cited
2
awl
Syr
P Ex21:6↗ ܢܩܘܒ ܡܪܗ ܐܕܢܗ ܒܡܩܒܐ‏ : his master should pierce his ear with an awl ; P Dt15:17↗ ܣܒ ܡܩܒܐ ܘܩܘܒ ܐܕܢܗ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ‏ : take an awl and pierce his ear on the entryway
3
eye of a needle
Syr
Rie 133:23 ܟܦܝܢ ܡܚܛܐ ܘܪܡ̈ܝܢ ܪܝܫܗ݀ ܒܡܩܒܗ݀‏ : they bend a needle and put its top through its eye
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hole bored in the earlobe
Syr
4
mallet
JBA
BT Bek 43b(9)↗ דדמי רישיה למקבא‏ : one whose head resembles a hammer/awl
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 819[445]DJBA: 701b

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