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nṣ, nṣˀ (neṣ, neṣṣā) n.m. hawk, falcon
(zool.) a small diurnal raptor: hawk or falcon
Qumran, JLAtg, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
11QtgJob 33.7=39:26↗ המן חכמתך יסתער נצא‏ : does the hawk take wing because of your wisdom? ; TgO Lev11:16↗ וְצִיצָא וְצִיפַר שַחפָא וְנַצָא לִזנוֹהִי‏ ; AGnEx 60.3↗ ܥܐܠܝܢ ܕܐ̈ܒܐ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ܂ ܘܢܨ̈ܐ ܘܨܦܪ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܝ̈ܘܢܐ ܘܢܫܪ̈ܐ‏ : wolves and lambs came in together, and hawks and sparrows, as well as doves and vultures ; IshPs 30(21)↗ ܙܘܥ ܘܥܪܘܩ ܐܝܟ ܨܦܪܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܢܨܐ‏ : move and flee like a sparrow before a hawk ; TgSong2:14↗ וחויא מעיק לה מגיו ונצא מעיק לה מברא‏ : a snake was attacking him from the inside while a hawk was attacking him from the outside
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See also s.vv. nṣṣ, br nṣṣ.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 938[442]DJBA: 771aJastrow: 929J. Payne-Smith: 347Levy Ch-W: 2:123Qumran: 159

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