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mtkh, mtktˀ n.f. cast metal; idol
√ mtk n.m.
1
cast metal
JLAtg, PTA, LJLA
TgO Ex32:4↗ וְצָר יָתֵיה בְזֵיפָא וְעַבדֵיה עֵיגַל מַתְכָא‏ : he formed it in a mold and made it into a molten calf image ; TN Lev19:4↗ טעוון דמתכה‏ ; FTV Num33:52↗ צלמי מתכוותהון‏ ; PJ Ex34:17↗ דחלן דמתכא לא תעבדון לכון‏ : you must not make molten objects of worship
2
molten image
JLAtg, PTA, Sam, LJLA
TgO Lev26:1var.↗ וְצַלַם וְקָמָא"ומתכא" לָא תְקִימוּן לְכוֹן‏ ; TN Num33:52var.↗ ית כל טעוותהון וית כל מתכוותהון תפרכון‏ : you must break up all your false gods and molten images ; TgIIChron 28:2↗ ואוף מתכן עבד לבעליא‏ : he also made molten images for the Baals
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Disambiguating mtk and mtkh is not always straightforward. Theoretically the former should refer to the process or the metal and the latter to the object made of cast metal.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 336bJastrow: 862Levy Ch-W: 2:81Tal Sam: 554
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