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pḥt, pḥtˀ (*pḥaṯ, peḥtā) n.m. pit
1
pit, deep hole
Qumran, CPA, Syr
4QEne1.22.1↗ והא̇ א̇לן אנון פחתיא לבית עגנון‏ : now these are the prison pits ; MartArianos 1.2:7↗ ܘܐܬܪܡܝ ܠܦܚܬܐ‏ ; BHGr 17(11) ܘܦܚܬܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܫܪܪ ܒܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܠܟܘܢ ܒܦܫܝܛܐ ܗܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ‏ ; AphDem20.383:17↗ ܕܦܚܬܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܝܢܝܢ ܘܠܟܘܢ‏
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depression in the skin or a surface
JLAtg
TgO Lev14:37↗ וְהָא מַכתָשָא בְכוּתלֵי בֵיתָא פַחתִין יָרְקָן אוֹ סָמְקָן‏ : here is a large mark in the walls of the house with green or red pits ; TgJ 1Sam17:49var.↗ וֻטבַעַת אַבנָ אבְבֵית עֵינוֹהִי בפיחתיה‏ : the stone embedded itself in his forehead (var. in his depression)
2
diminishment, deficiency
Gal, Sam
KohR[1]29:4(2)↗ איזל לפיחתא‏ : go to a state of deficiency (i.e. be ruined)
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West: ܦܲܚܬܵܐ‏
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See also s.v. pḥt, pḥtˀ v.n. "depreciation".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1180[563]DJPA: 428aJastrow: 1154J. Payne-Smith: 441Levy Ch-W: 2:259Tal Sam: 678DCPA[Schulthess]: 326[]Qumran: 190

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