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b sym. second letter of alphabet
1
second letter of alphabet
OfAEg-inf, OfAEg, Syr, Man
TAD D.22.28:1↗ א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י ך ל ם ן ס ע ף ץ ק ר ש ת‏ ; TAD D1.1 R.1↗ text not cited
2
number 2
Gal, Sam, Syr, JBA, JBAg
PTŠvu 37.a:63[2]↗ ב׳ דינרין‏ ; BT Ber 37a(26)↗ text not cited
3
as an abbreviation for common words starting with it
(1)
for br :son
(2)
for byt : house of
BT Qid 29a(35)↗ מיחייבי ב׳ד למימהליה‏
(1)
ב׳ ד׳ : בית דין
(2)
ב׳ מ׳ : בית מדרש
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Readers unfamiliar with Samaritan should note that ב was normally spirantized there and thus freely used for waw.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 114[56]Drower/Macuch: 44aJ. Payne-Smith: 33Levy Ch-W: 1:78Tal Sam: 75

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