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db, dbˀ (de/oḇ, de/ubbā) n.f. bear
bear
Common Aramaic
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .168↗ text not cited ; Dan 7:5↗ וַאֲרוּ חֵיוָה אָחֳרִי תִנְיָנָה דָּמְיָה לְדֹב‏ : a second, other beast, was similar to a bear † ; TgJ 2K2:24↗ וֻנפַקָא תַרתֵין דֻבִין מִן חוּרשָא‏ ; BR 1063:3(1)↗ הא {{ח}}^ד^ובה קומיך‏ : look, the bear is in front of you ; PTPea 16.a:6[2]↗ הא דובא מתגריא לך‏ : look, the bear is attacking you ; FTP Gen49:27↗ בנימן שבט תקיף מדמי לדוב חטי{י}ף‏ : Benjamin, the strong tribe, is comparable to a snatching bear ; P 2K2:24↗ ܢܦܩ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܒܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܒܐ‏ : two bears came out of the thicket ; BT Šab 53b(45)↗ משו׳ דזקפי להו חוטמייהו ומסגאן כדובי‏ : because (the sheep) raise up their noses and walk like bears ; TgLamYem 3:10↗ דֵיבָא"דוֹבָא" מְכָמֵין‏
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Syr debbā; hence spelling confusion with dēḇā, "wolf," (see PSm), reflected also in LJLA
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For fem. gender see the citations and Bh Gr2 10(26).
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 268[138]DJPA: 140aDJBA: 315aJastrow: 282Payne-Smith: 805J. Payne-Smith: 81Levy Ch-W: 1:159DNWSI: 237Qumran: 49
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