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prns, prnsˀ (parnās, parnāsā) n.m. community leader, patron
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community leader
JLAtg, JPAEpig, Gal, PTA, Sam, JBA, LJLA
TgJ Jer23:1↗ פַרנָסַיָא דִמאַבְדִין וֻמבַדְרִין יָת עַם דְאִתקְרִי שְמִי עֲלוֹהִי‏ : the leaders who destroy and scatter the people upon whom My name is called ; PTPea 21.a:30[2]↗ ר׳ עקיבה בעון ממניתיה פרנס‏ : it was PN they wanted to appoint as leader ; FTP Gen40:12↗ תלתא פרנסין הימנין‏ : three faithful leaders ; Dec 3:2 text not cited ; PJ Gen49:24↗ זכא למהוי פרנסא‏ : he merited becoming a community leader ; PJ Deut16:22↗ ליתיכון רשאין למנאה לפרנסא גברא זידנא‏ : you are not entitled to appoint a malicious man as leader
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steward, provider, patron
Jud, CPA, Sam, Syr
5/6Hev 42..:2↗ text not cited ; Marqe 1.154↗ פרנס חייה ואריסה דמותה‏ : provider of life and cultivator of death ; LG 3:6(2)↗ ܦܲܪܢܵܣܲܐ ܗܼܘ ܕܡܸܣ̈ܟܼܢܸܐ‏ : he is provider for the poor
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See note s.v. prns vb. for discussion of the etymology.

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