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ḥtwl (ḥāṯōl) n.m. cat
cat
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TgJ Is13:22↗ וִינַצְפוּן חָתוֹלִין בְבִירָניָתְהוֹן וְיָרוּרִין בְבֵית מִשרֵי תַפנוּקֵיהוֹן‏ : cats will shriek in their castles and jackals in their luxurious residences ; TgJ Is34:14↗ וִיעָרְעָן תָמוָן בְחָתוֹלִין וְשֵידִין חַד עִם חַברֵיה יְחָייְכוּן‏ : wild beasts shall join up with cats while demons laugh with one another
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Hebraism; the Aramaic word for "cat" is šwrn/šwnr, and the Mediterranean loan qṭˀ is also found.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 512Levy Ch-W: 1:290

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