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mḥtn, mḥtnˀ (maḥḥəṯān, maḥḥəṯānā) nom.ag.C incline
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(topog.) incline, descent
JLAtg, Syr, JBA
TgJ Jos7:5↗ וֻמחוֹנוּן בְמַחְתַנָא‏ : they smote them in the descent [=MT בַּמּוֹרָד] ; JohEphLES [85]:12↗ ܡܣܩܢܐ ܘܡܚܬܢܐ ܒܐܣܬܐ‏ : a place for ascending and for descending on the wall ; JSBhom 74:255↗ ܡܲܚܬܵܢܵܐ ܠܲܡ ܨܸܝܕ ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܸܐ ܐܸܬܬܲܩܲܢ ܠܸܗ‏ : a descent (place) was prepared for Him among the terrestrials ; BT Er 22b(2)↗ text not cited
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ܕܡܝ̈ܐ : aqueduct
Syr
MiS 90b:12 text not cited
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descending
Syr
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a movement of the moon
JBAmb
JBAmb2 15:14↗ ע̊ל מחתני סיהרא‏ : over the inclinations of the moon
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