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npy, npyˀ
n.m.
sieve
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npy
vb.
sieve
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BT Pes 111b(28)
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וחרר ביה נפיא
wḥrr byh npyˀ
ܘܚܪܪ ܒܝܗ ܢܦܝܐ
ܘܚܪܪ ܒܝܗ ܢܦܝܐ
wḥrr byh npyˀ
וחרר ביה נפיא
ܘܚܪܪ ܒܝܗ ܢܦܝܐ
ܘܚܪܪ ܒܝܗ ܢܦܝܐ
: (the demon) moves around in it like a sieve
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BT Ned 41b(5)
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מאי ערסן חושל׳ דשערי עתיק׳ דריש נפיא
mˀy ˁrsn ḥwšl' dšˁry ˁtyq' dryš npyˀ
ܡܐܝ ܥܪܣܢ ܚܘܫܠ܊ ܕܫܥܪܝ ܥܬܝܩ܊ ܕܪܝܫ ܢܦܝܐ
ܡܐܝ ܥܪܣܢ ܚܘܫܠ܊ ܕܫܥܪܝ ܥܬܝܩ܊ ܕܪܝܫ ܢܦܝܐ
mˀy ˁrsn ḥwšl' dšˁry ˁtyq' dryš npyˀ
מאי ערסן חושל׳ דשערי עתיק׳ דריש נפיא
ܡܐܝ ܥܪܣܢ ܚܘܫܠ܊ ܕܫܥܪܝ ܥܬܝܩ܊ ܕܪܝܫ ܢܦܝܐ
ܡܐܝ ܥܪܣܢ ܚܘܫܠ܊ ܕܫܥܪܝ ܥܬܝܩ܊ ܕܪܝܫ ܢܦܝܐ
: what is ערסן? old barley groats from the top of the sieve
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nph
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DJBA:
760b
Jastrow:
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