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mḥtn, mḥtnˀ
(maḥḥəṯān, maḥḥəṯānā)
nom.ag.C
incline
√
nḥt
vb.
1
(topog.) incline, descent
JLAtg
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Syr
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JBA
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4 citations
TgJ Jos7:5
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וֻמחוֹנוּן בְמַחְתַנָא
wumḥownûn bəmaḥətanāˀ
ܘܽܡܚܘܿܘܢܘܼܢ ܒܡܲܚܬܲܢܵܐ
ܘܽܡܚܘܿܘܢܘܼܢ ܒܡܲܚܬܲܢܵܐ
wumḥownûn bəmaḥətanāˀ
וֻמחוֹנוּן בְמַחְתַנָא
ܘܽܡܚܘܿܘܢܘܼܢ ܒܡܲܚܬܲܢܵܐ
ܘܽܡܚܘܿܘܢܘܼܢ ܒܡܲܚܬܲܢܵܐ
: they smote them in the descent [=MT בַּמּוֹרָד]
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JohEphLES [85]:12
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ܡܣܩܢܐ ܘܡܚܬܢܐ ܒܐܣܬܐ
msqnˀ wmḥtnˀ bˀstˀ
מסקנא ומחתנא באסתא
ܡܣܩܢܐ ܘܡܚܬܢܐ ܒܐܣܬܐ
msqnˀ wmḥtnˀ bˀstˀ
מסקנא ומחתנא באסתא
ܡܣܩܢܐ ܘܡܚܬܢܐ ܒܐܣܬܐ
ܡܣܩܢܐ ܘܡܚܬܢܐ ܒܐܣܬܐ
: a place for ascending and for descending on the wall
;
JSBhom 74:255
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ܡܲܚܬܵܢܵܐ ܠܲܡ ܨܸܝܕ ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܸܐ ܐܸܬܬܲܩܲܢ ܠܸܗ
maḥtānāˀ lam ṣeyd ˀar̈ˁāneˀ ˀettaqan leh
מַחתָנָא לַם צֶיד אַרעָנֶא אֶתתַקַן לֶה
ܡܲܚܬܵܢܵܐ ܠܲܡ ܨܸܝܕ ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܸܐ ܐܸܬܬܲܩܲܢ ܠܸܗ
maḥtānāˀ lam ṣeyd ˀar̈ˁāneˀ ˀettaqan leh
מַחתָנָא לַם צֶיד אַרעָנֶא אֶתתַקַן לֶה
ܡܲܚܬܵܢܵܐ ܠܲܡ ܨܸܝܕ ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܸܐ ܐܸܬܬܲܩܲܢ ܠܸܗ
ܡܲܚܬܵܢܵܐ ܠܲܡ ܨܸܝܕ ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܸܐ ܐܸܬܬܲܩܲܢ ܠܸܗ
: a descent (place) was prepared for Him among the terrestrials
;
BT Er 22b(2)
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text not cited
(1)
ܕܡܝ̈ܐ : aqueduct
Syr
▶
1 citation
MiS 90b:12
text not cited
2
descending
Syr
(1)
a movement of the moon
JBAmb
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1 citation
JBAmb2 15:14
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ע̊ל מחתני סיהרא
ˁ̊
l mḥtny syhrˀ
ܥ̊ܠ ܡܚܬܢܝ ܣܝܗܪܐ
ܥ̊ܠ ܡܚܬܢܝ ܣܝܗܪܐ
ˁ̊
l mḥtny syhrˀ
ע̊ל מחתני סיהרא
ܥ̊ܠ ܡܚܬܢܝ ܣܝܗܪܐ
ܥ̊ܠ ܡܚܬܢܝ ܣܝܗܪܐ
: over the inclinations of the moon
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
744[424]
DJBA:
658a
Jastrow:
765
Payne-Smith ~:
2343
J. Payne-Smith:
625
Levy Ch-W:
2:26
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