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prn vb. C to give marriage gifts (bride-price)
C
√ prn, prnˀ n.m.
Cˀafˁelto give marriage gifts (i.e., a bride-price) to2 senses▶
1
to give marriage gifts (i.e., a bride-price) to
Gal, PTA, Sam, LJLA
KetPap 13↗ והכדין אפרן ית̇[ה‏ : I shall provide the following marriage gifts to her † ; GT A Exod22:15↗ מפַרנָה יפר̊ן̊ יָתָה‏ ; SamTgJ Ex22:15↗ פרן יפרננה לה לאתה‏ ; PJ Ex22:15↗ מפרנא יפרין יתה ליה לאיתו‏ : he must marry her by providing marriage gifts
2
to provide a dowry
Gal
KetPap 13↗ והכדין אפרן ית̇[ה] {{לעזר}} אסת̇ר̇ אמ̇ה̇‏ : thusly did {{Leazar}} Esther her mother provide her dowry [NB: Leazar is named as her father previously in the text]
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Sam. inf. abs. of derived stem = פרן
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Usually not "to provide a dowry" see. GLLT p. 161, though his general argument is proven incorrect by the scribal error in the KetPap example.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 448aJastrow: 1230Payne-Smith: 3268Levy Ch-W: 2:291Tal Sam: 704a
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