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ḥms vb. to commit ḥms
GGt
Gpəˁalto commit ḥms n.m., act violently1 sense▶
to commit ḥms n.m., act violently
PTA, JBA
FTP Num6:27↗ פלן חמס חמסין‏ : so and so committed violent acts † ; BT Yom 24b(42)var.↗ איכא בעלי זרועות דחטפי/דחמסי/ עבדי‏ : there are strong men who do things violently(?)
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be violated1 sense▶
to be violated
Man
GY 262:17↗ utirat lamihmisalia : my innards are not troubled
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We have avoided translating חמס here because it is unclear when the biblical term was first understood as "violence" as opposed to "criminality".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 206bDJBA: 470aJastrow: 476Drower/Macuch: 150aLevy Ch-W: 1:266

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