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ḥyˀ adv. quickly
quickly
Sam, JBA, JBAg
Marqe 1.237↗ לא אסכם מן ממללה עם לבה איי אגיבה יהוה נצוחה רבה דלית עמה אל עורן‏ : no sooner had Moses finished speaking with his heart when the Lord the Great Victor, of whom there is no other, answered him ; BT Ber 57b(56)↗ אשור הייה, קיימו רעותא דמריכו‏ : run quickly and fulfill your masters' will ; BT Šab 134b(24)↗ משום דגדול לא סליק בישרא יתירה חייא‏ : because of maturity the excess flesh does not heal quickly
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JBA הייא , JBAgeon היי
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See also s.v. ḥy adj. The presence of the form הי in this meaning, based on the common JBA spelling, in Qum. and Sam. can no longer be considered likely.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 375bTal Sam: 203Qumran: 82

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