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ḥdd vb. D to sharpen
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Dpaˁˁelto sharpen2 senses▶
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to sharpen
Gal, JBA
EchR[1]71(4)↗ נפל תורא תחדדו סכיני‏ : if the ox has fallen, you sharpen the knives
2
fig. : to sharpen one's argument or thought
Sam, JBA
Marqe 4.889↗ עמו נביה רבה משה הך הו מחדד ממללה‏ : they saw how the great prophet Moses sharpened/renewed/ his speech ; BT Nid 4b(30)↗ ורבה לחדודי אביי הוא דבעי‏ : it was to sharpen up PN2 that PN1 wanted
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p.p. : fig. : sharply reasoned
JBA, JBAg
BT Er 13b(16)↗ האי דעדיפנא דמחדדנא מחבראי‏ : the fact that I (i.e., my argument) am better and sharper than my colleagues ; BT Er 65a(35)↗ מחדדן שמעתתיך‏ : your traditions are sharply reasoned ; BT BM 84a(48)↗ נתיוה לר׳ אלעזר בן פדת דמחדדן שמעתתיה‏ : let us bring him PN whose traditions are sharp
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It is unclear whether examples in late Samaritan are of this verb or of ḥdt with progressive assimilation, as supposed by Ben-Ḥayyim and Tal.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 188aDJBA: 432aJastrow: 425Levy Ch-W: 1:239Tal Sam: 247

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