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qmh, qmtˀ (qāmā, qāmtā) n.f. stele, pillar
1
stele, maṣṣebah (as a proscribed element of pagan worship)
JLAtg, Sam, LJLA
TgO Deut7:5↗ אֵיגוֹרֵיהוֹן תְתָרְעוּן וְקָמָתְהוֹן תְתַבְרוּן‏ : you must break down their temples and smash their stelae ; TgIIChron 14:2↗ ותבר ית קמתא וקציץ ית אשירתא‏
2
pillar
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Gen19:26↗ וַהוָת קָמָא דִמלַח‏ : she turned into a pillar of salt ; PJ Gen31:51↗ הא אוגר הדין והא קמא דאקימית בינא ובינך‏
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stone marker as a positive sign of worship used by the ancestors
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Gen28:18↗ וֻנסֵיב יָת אַבנָא דְשַוִי אִיסָדוֹהִי וְשַוִי יָתַה קָמָא וַאֲרֵיק מִשחָא עַל רֵישַה‏ : he took the stone that he had placed as his headrest and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it ; PJ Gen28:18↗ text not cited
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pl. קָמָן
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 1383Levy Ch-W: 2:368Tal Sam: 766

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