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rdy, rdyˀ (rḏāy) n.m. plowing
plowing
PTA, Sam, JBA, LJLA
FTP Deut25:4↗ בשעת<ה> דרידיה‏ : during plowing ; SamTgJ Ex34:21↗ בחרדאי ובחצד תשבת‏ : [Sam.Pent. בחריש ובקציר תשבת] ; BT Šab 19b(22)↗ הני כראכי דזו{ג}<ו>י רב אסר ושמואל שרי ,, ותורי דרידייא ותמרי דעיסקא פלוגתא‏ : Rav prohibits while Shmuel allows (handling) boat mats ... while plowing oxen and dates used for business: controversy ; BT BQ 46a(23)↗ אי גברא דזבין לרדיא לרדיא ואי גברא דזבין לנכסתא לנכסת׳‏ : if it is a man who buys (an ox) for plowing, it is for plowing; if it is a man who buys for slaughter, it is for slaughter ; PJ Ex21:37↗ מן בגלל דבטליה מן רידיה‏ : because he prevented him from his plowing
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an ox used for plowing
JBA
BT BQ 46a(25)↗ דיקר בשרא וקם בדמי רדיא‏ : (the ox used for) meat became more expensive and was set at the value of an ox used for plowing
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Sam. also חרדאי
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The vocalization is derived from Samaritan.
The Samaritan spelling with prothetic ח instead of א may be influenced by the root חרד "to incise".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 517aDJBA: 1060Jastrow: 1452Levy Ch-W: 2:409Tal Sam: 818b

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