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qyrh, qyrtˀ (qīrā, qīrtā) n.f. a type of whip
a type of whip
Syr, JBA
BT San 103a(39)↗ באתר דמארי זינא תלא ליה זיניה תמן קולבאי קירתיה ^קולתיה^ תלא‏ : in the place where the warrior hung his weapons the q' hung his whip (var. pitcher) [or perhaps: the wax merchant hung his wax materials? See s.vv. qyr n. and qlb n.]
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Made from hair smeared with pitch. Not in DJBA but found as a variant for קולתא "pitcher" and makes better sense.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1366[665]J. Payne-Smith: 505

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