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ḥrṣ, ḥrṣˀ n.m. loin
1
loin
Common (except: OA, OfA, Syr)
Dan 5:6↗ וְקִטְרֵי חַרְצֵהּ מִשְׁתָּרַיִן‏ : the knots of his loins were loosening ; TgO Gen37:34↗ וֻבַזַע יַעֲקֹב לְבוּשוֹהִי וַאֲסַר סַקָא בְחַרצֵיה‏ : Jacob tore his clothing and tied sackcloth on his loins ; EchR[1]53(25)↗ ההוא גברא יתקן חרציה למחאתה‏ : let that man prepare his loins for the blow ; TN Ex12:11↗ חרציכון אסירין‏ ; CPA Mark1:6↗ ܠܒܝܫ ܣܥܪ ܕܓܡܠ ܘܙܘܢܐ ܕܡܝܫܟ ܒܚܪ̈ܨܘܝ̈‏ : wearing camel hair and a skin belt on his loins ; SamTgJ Ex12:11↗ ערציכון עסירים‏ : with your loins belted ; PJ Gen37:34↗ text not cited ; CTLevi ar b D.9↗ ירכאתא עם שדרת חרצא‏ : the buttocks with the backbone of the loins
2
belt, girdle
JLAtg
TgJ Ez9:2↗ וֻפֵנְקַס סָפְרָא בְחַרצֵיה‏ : with a scribe's writing tablet on his belt
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JLAtg var. pl. חרצנין ; Mand: halSa
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See also s.v. ḥṣ.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 215bDJBA: 484bJastrow: 505Drower/Macuch: 147bLevy Ch-W: 1:284Tal Sam: 269bAudo: 1:375DCPA[Schulthess]: 139[70]

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