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mrrh, mrrtˀ (mrārā, mrārtā) n.f. gall
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gall
Qumran, Gal, CPA, Syr, JBA, LJLA
4QTob b4.1.14=06:9↗ ומררתא למכחל עי[ני אנש‏ ; MTKG 1:87 2a:7 מררתא דתורא‏ : ox gall ; CPA(le97) Job 16:13↗ ܫܦܟܘ ܕܝ ܡܪ̈ܪ̈ܬܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ‏ : they spilled my gall on the ground ; P Mt27:34↗ ܚܲܠܵܐ܂ ܕ݁ܲܚܠܼܝܛ ܒ݁ܲܡܪܵܪܬ̇ܵܐ‏ : vinegar that is mixed with gall ; Tobit(Med) 10.14 chap 6↗ מררתא למימשח מיניה עיינין דאית בהון חיורא‏ : to smear some of the gall upon eyes that have glaucoma
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gall bladder
Syr, JBA, LJLA
IshExod 53:5↗ ܡܪܪܬܐ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܟܒܕܐ‏ ; BT Ket 50a(28)↗ מר{{ד}}<ר>תא דדיו חיורתי‏ : the gall bladder of a kite in š'-beverage ; Tobit(Med) 10.15 chap 6↗ ונסב ליבא ומררתא ונונא אפה‏ : he took out the heart and the gall bladder and cooked the fish
2
venom
JLAtg
TgO Deut32:32↗ מַחָתְהוֹן בִישָן כְרֵישֵי חִיוִין וְתוּשִלמַת עוּבָדֵיהוֹן כִמרָרָתְהוֹן‏ : †
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(bot.) as a part of the names of bitter tasting plants
Syr
BBah 1162:12↗ text not cited
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ܕܒܲܪܵܐ : colocynth
Syr
Med 87:3, 102:4 text not cited ; BBah 1162:15↗ text not cited
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(bot.) ܦܝܼܠܵܐ : plant name
Syr
BBah 1162:12↗ text not cited
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(astron.) ܡܪܪܬܐ ܕܫܡܫܐ : a coloration of the Sun
Syr
ES1 125:31 ܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܦ ܫܡܫܐ ܐܦ ܣܗܪܐ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ܂ ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܩܫܬܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܝܕܐ ܡܪܵܪܬܲܐ ܕܫܸܡܫܵܐ‏ : the sun and the moon also make other various signs, like that of the rainbow and those normally called sun's bladder ; JEhCh 109b:22 ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܒܝܕ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܂ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܝܕܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܡܪܪܬܐ ܕܫܡܫܐ‏ : other signs by means of the clouds, those called by common custom sun's bladder
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See also s.v. mryrh, often a variant.

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