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rwq, rwqˀ (roq, ruqqā) n.m. spit
1
spittle
JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, JBAg, Man, LJLA
TgJ Is50:6↗ אַפַי לָא טַמַרִית מֵאִתכְנָעוּ וְרוֹק‏ : [=MT פָּנַי לֹא הִסְתַּרְתִּי מִכְּלִמּוֹת וָרֹק] ; PalLaws3(1) 101:4↗ והיא רקקא קודמוי רוק רב‏ : she spits much spittle before him ; P Jn9:6↗ ܘܲܓ݂ܒ݂ܲܠ ܛܼܝܢܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܪܘ݂ܩܸܗ‏ ; JS_Elisha 116:113↗ ܒܡܸܠܬܵܐ ܘܪܲܘܩܵܐ ܘܲܒܝܲܡܝܼܢܸܗ ܐܲܣܝܼ ܟܼܐܒܸ̈ܐ‏ : He healed pains with a word, spittle, and His right hand ; JBABowl 74.1:2↗ דנ^י^בש לישניה בפומיה ויתמסי רוקיה בגרגרתי‏ : so his tongue dries up in his mouth and his spittle rot in his throat ; BT Yev 101b(3)↗ צריכי דייני למיחזי רוקא כי נפיק מפומא דיבמה‏ : the judges must see the spittle as it leaves the mouth of the yevamah ; SSSad 230:18↗ ושרת סאניה מעל רגליהי, ורקת באנפוהי רוקא‏ : she removed his sandal from his feet and spit in his face ; ShPDm 77 ↗ rabun rmabkun ruqa ḏmirtun : their leader cast upon you their venomous spittle ; PJ Deut25:9↗ ומן בתר כדון תירוק קדמוי רוקא נפישא‏ : and after that she should spit a lot of spittle in front of him
2
spitting
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Is50:6↗ אַפַי לָא טַמַרִית מֵאִתכְנָעוּ וְרוֹק‏ : I did not hide my face from humiliation and spitting
3
name of a demon
JBA
BT San 101a(38)↗ רוקא דחמת קא חזינא‏ : I see the demon, PN, here
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