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pnyw, pnywtˀ/pnwyytˀ n.f. attention
√ pny vb.
turning one's attention
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PJ Lev17:10↗ אתן פנוייתא למעסוק בבר נשא ההוא‏ : I shall turn my attention to deal with that person ; PJ Lev20:6↗ ואיתן פנויתא למעסוק בבר נשא ההוא‏ ; PJ Lev26:17↗ ואיתן פניותא למעסוק בכון ותיתברון קדם בעלי דבביכון‏ : I shall turn my attention to deal with you and you shall be broken before your enemies
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This is an interesting usage in Pseudo-Jonathan, uniquely rendering Biblical Hebrew פָּנַי where all of the other targumim render "(strong) anger". It is based on the Sifra as followed by Rashi; see Levy, s.v.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 1189Levy Ch-W: 2:273
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