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tḥl vb. C to begin
CCt
Cˀafˁelto begin1 sense▶
to begin
PTA, JBA, JBAg
FTP Gen44:18↗ מינך אנא מתחיל‏ : I will start with you ; BT Ber 14b(17)↗ הילכך אתחולי מתחילינן, דהא מתחלי במערבא‏ : therefore we do indeed begin since they begin now in the west ; BT Pes 107a(35)↗ אתחיל אבא למקנא איסתיר אלא אשיכרא‏ : PN has begun to collect his staters from š.-beverage [i.e. it is valuable for him] ; Anan 85:12↗ בעאי אתחולי בפסקא מעילאי מלהדי גבעה דזכרות‏ : one needs to start cutting from above near the tip of the penis
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see s.v. ˀtḥwly v.n.C
LJLA
Ctˀettafˁalto be begun1 sense▶
to be begun
JBA
BT Qid 7b(13) קידושי מיתחלו מאידנא‏ : the betrothal rites have begun starting now
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Of Mishnaic Hebrew origin, but widely used as a native word in Jewish texts.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 579bDJBA: 1201bJastrow: 1661Levy Ch-W: 2:534

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