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zny (zannāy) adj. fornicating, prostituting
1
fornicating, fornicator
JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgJ Jer9:1↗ כוּלהוֹן זַנָאִין סִיעַת שַקָרִין‏ : they are all fornicators and a band of liars ; CYR(Catech) 3:8↗ ܘܐܢ ܙܢܐܝ ܗܘܝܬ‏ ; P 1K(1)15:12↗ ܘܐܥܒܪ ܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ‏ ; BT Šab 156a(38)↗ גבר עתיר וזנאי‏ ; MandMB 14:111 ↗ luṭata ḏznita uzamrta : the curse of a prostitute and a singer ; Pishra D-ainia 194 ↗ aina ḏzanai uaina ḏzamar : the (evil) eye of a male prostitute and the (evil) eye of a singer ; TgTosPr Isaiah.57:15↗ אינון זנאין ועבדין שקרא‏
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male prostitute
Syr
AphDem5.94:20↗ ܐܥܠ ܙܢܝ̈ܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ‏ : he brought male prostitutes into the Lord's house
2
pl. : fornication
JLAtg
TgJ Jer23:14↗ שְנוּ זַנָאִין וֻמהַלְכִין בִשקַר‏ : [=MT שַׁעֲרוּרָה נָאוֹף וְהָלֹךְ בַּשֶּׁקֶר]
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 388[200]DJBA: 417bJastrow: 405Drower/Macuch: 159b, 160b, 158aJ. Payne-Smith: 118Levy Ch-W: 1:225Tal Sam: 235DCPA[Schulthess]: 111[]

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