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ḥmr, ḥmrˀ
(ḥammār, ḥammārā)
n.m.
donkey driver
√
ḥmr, ḥmrˀ
n.m./f.
donkey driver
Hatran
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Gal
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JBA
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3 citations
BR 574:4(1)
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הוא וחמרוי וגמלוי ובני בתוי
hwˀ wḥmrwy wgmlwy wbny btwy
ܗܘܐ ܘܚܡܪܘܝ ܘܓܡܠܘܝ ܘܒܢܝ ܒܬܘܝ
ܗܘܐ ܘܚܡܪܘܝ ܘܓܡܠܘܝ ܘܒܢܝ ܒܬܘܝ
hwˀ wḥmrwy wgmlwy wbny btwy
הוא וחמרוי וגמלוי ובני בתוי
ܗܘܐ ܘܚܡܪܘܝ ܘܓܡܠܘܝ ܘܒܢܝ ܒܬܘܝ
ܗܘܐ ܘܚܡܪܘܝ ܘܓܡܠܘܝ ܘܒܢܝ ܒܬܘܝ
: he, his donkey drivers, camel drivers, and servants
;
PTTan 64.
b
:42[2]
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איתחמי לרבנן פלן חמרא יצלי ומיטרא נחת
ˀytḥmy lrbnn pln ḥmrˀ yṣly wmyṭrˀ nḥt
ܐܝܬܚܡܝ ܠܪܒܢܢ ܦܠܢ ܚܡܪܐ ܝܨܠܝ ܘܡܝܛܪܐ ܢܚܬ
ܐܝܬܚܡܝ ܠܪܒܢܢ ܦܠܢ ܚܡܪܐ ܝܨܠܝ ܘܡܝܛܪܐ ܢܚܬ
ˀytḥmy lrbnn pln ḥmrˀ yṣly wmyṭrˀ nḥt
איתחמי לרבנן פלן חמרא יצלי ומיטרא נחת
ܐܝܬܚܡܝ ܠܪܒܢܢ ܦܠܢ ܚܡܪܐ ܝܨܠܝ ܘܡܝܛܪܐ ܢܚܬ
ܐܝܬܚܡܝ ܠܪܒܢܢ ܦܠܢ ܚܡܪܐ ܝܨܠܝ ܘܡܝܛܪܐ ܢܚܬ
: it seemed to the rabbis that a certain donkey driver could pray and rain would fall
;
BT BM 73a(11)
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יהיב רב זוזי לחמארי
yhyb rb zwzy lḥmˀry
ܝܗܝܒ ܪܒ ܙܘܙܝ ܠܚܡܐܪܝ
ܝܗܝܒ ܪܒ ܙܘܙܝ ܠܚܡܐܪܝ
yhyb rb zwzy lḥmˀry
יהיב רב זוזי לחמארי
ܝܗܝܒ ܪܒ ܙܘܙܝ ܠܚܡܐܪܝ
ܝܗܝܒ ܪܒ ܙܘܙܝ ܠܚܡܐܪܝ
: used to pay money (in advance) to the donkey drivers
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Typically a type of merchant and/or caravaner.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
468[241]
DJPA:
207b
DJBA:
472a
Jastrow:
480
Drower/Macuch:
122b
J. Payne-Smith:
147
DNWSI:
384
DJA:
49b
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