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bdl vb. to keep separate
GDCDt
Gpəˁalto keep separate3 senses▶
1
to keep separate
JBA
BT Sot 2b(45)↗ מאי דקמאי קא בדלה‏ : what occurred that she separates herself (from other men)
(1)
p.p.
JBA
BT Pes 6a(32)↗ מיבדל בדיל מניה‏ ; BT BM 102a(24)↗ מיבדל בדילי אינשי מינה‏ : people do stay away from it
2
to abstain from work
JBA
BT Ber 27b(8)↗ מי בדלת א׳ל אין בדילנא ולא א׳ל מי בדיל מר‏ : are you abstaining (from work)? He said: "Yes, I am abstaining." And he did not say to him: "Is the master abstaining?"
3
to mediate (?)
OAEast
Brussels 42.3↗ zk bdl bssbṣr : the one who mediated for PN [but see note to bdl #2 n.m.]
Dpaˁˁelto distinguish2 senses▶
1
to distinguish
Man
2
to defile
Sam
Cˀafˁelto recite Havdala2 senses▶
1
to recite Havdala
JBA
BT Pes 107a(26)↗ אבדולי מבדלינן עליה‏ : we can definitely recite havdala over it [i.e. beer]
2
p.p. : distinguished, separate
PTA
FTP Num12:1↗ הכמה דהדין כושיא מופרש ומובדל מן כל בריאתא‏ : just as this Ethiopian is distinct and separate from all creations
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be set apart2 senses▶
1
to be set apart
Man
2
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CPA
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 85bDJBA: 186bJastrow: 141Drower/Macuch: 52aTal Sam: 82DCPA[Schulthess]: 40[]

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