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msḥw, msḥwtˀ (masḥū, masḥūṯā) n.f. washing
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washing
CPA, Syr
P Song4:2↗ ܓܙܪܐ ܕܓܙܝ̈ܙܬܐ ܕܣܠܩ ܡܢ ܡܣܚܘܬܐ‏ : a flock of shorn sheep that came up from washing ; P Sirach 34:30↗ ܕܣܚܐ ܡܢ ܡܝܬܐ ܘܗܦܟ ܩܪܒ ܠܗ܂ ܡܢܐ ܐܗܢܝ ܡܢ ܡܣܚܘܬܗ‏ : one who washes due to a dead body and goes back near it, what benefit did he derive from his washing?
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wash-basin
CPA, Syr
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bath, bathing
Syr, JBA
JoshStyl 16.6↗ ܘܨܒ݁ܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܒ݂ܢܐ ܒܠܢܣ ܒܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܠܡܣܚܘܬܐ‏ : he wanted to build baths for bathing in the cities ; BT BM 6b(1)↗ ההיא מסותא דהוו מינצו עלה בתרי‏ : that bath (house, chamber, room?) over which a group of two used to quarrel
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w. by n.m. : bath house
Syr, JBA
ThbK2 74(5)↗ ܒܝܬ ܡܣܚܘܬܐ ܠܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ‏ : bathing place of the ancient kings ; BT Ber 22a(55)↗ ר׳ זירא הוה יתיב באוזנא דמיא בי מסותא‏ : PN was sitting in a tub of water in the bath house
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Most often with a connotation of ritual bathing and purification.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 789[466]DJBA: 215Payne-Smith ~: 2587J. Payne-Smith: 284DCPA[Schulthess]: 238[]

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