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ḥdy, ḥdyˀ (ḥḏē, ḥaḏyā) n.m. breast
1
(anat.) breast, chest
Common (except: OA)
Dan 2:32↗ חֲדוֹהִי וּדְרָעוֹהִי דִּי כְסַף‏ ; GenApoc 20.4↗ כמא יאא לה חדיה‏ : how beautiful is her breast! ; CPA John13:25↗ ܘܪܒܥ ܝܬܗ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܥܠ ܚܕܝܗ ܕܡܪܐ ܝܣܘܣ‏ : that disciple lay on Lord Jesus' chest ; OS JnSin13:25↗ ܢܦܠ ܥܠ ܚܕܝܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ‏ : he fell on Jesus' chest and said to him ; ApocDan.47.6↗ ܘܦܲܪܩܬܗ ܚܲܣܝܢܐ܂ ܓܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܪ̈ܡܝܢ܂ ܚܲܕܝܗ ܦܬܐ܂ ̈‏ : his neck is strong, his sides (i.e. shoulders??) high, his chest wide ; P Prov6:10↗ ܬܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܟ ܥܠ ܚܕܝܟ‏ ; P StDan(1)2:32 ↗ ܚܕܝܗ ܘܕܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ‏ ; TgProv24:33↗ תשׂים ידך על חדייך ותדמוך‏
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of animals
Qumran, JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA
4Q543.16..2↗ ٠٠٠] תעבד לעמך וחדוה[י‏ ; TgO Ex29:27↗ וֻתקַדֵיש יָת חַדיָא דַאְרָמוּתָא וְיָת שָקָא דְאַפרָשוּתָא‏ : :then you sanctify the breast of the contributory offering and the leg of the "wave" offering ; CPA Lev8:29↗ ܘܢܣܒ ܡܘܫܐ ܚܕܝܐ ܘܐܦܪܫ ܝܬܗ‏ ; CPA(le97) Gen 3:14↗ ܥܠ ܚܕܝܟ ܘܥܠ ܟܪܣܟ ܬܗܠܝܟ‏ : you shall walk on your chest and your belly ; P Lv9:20↗ ܘܣܡ ܬܪܒܐ ܥܠ ܚܕܘ̈ܬܐ‏ : he put the fat on the breasts ; PJ Ex29:26↗ ותיסב ית חדיא מדכר קורבניא‏ : you should take the breast from the sacrificial ram
2
pl. : teats (a euphemism?)
JBA
BT BB 9b(26)var.↗ חזי להני דדי/חדיי/ דמצית מיניהו‏ : look at these breasts from which you sucked
3
bḥdyˀ : see s.v. bhdyˀ adv.
JBA
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pl. JLATg: חְדָוָתָא , Syr. ܚ̈ܕܲܘܵܬܵܐ‏, rarely ܚ̈ܕܝܐ
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 415[216]DJBA: 432bJastrow: 426Drower/Macuch: 116aJ. Payne-Smith: 127Levy Ch-W: 1:240Tal Sam: 248DNWSI: 349Audo: 1:313DCPA[Schulthess]: 120[60]Qumran: 76

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