בְּכִי II, בַּעַל ב׳, (עֵין ב׳) pr. n. pl. Baalbek (En-Bekhi, later Heliopolis), an ancient city of Syria, renowned for its temples and bazaars (יריד). Ab. Zar. 11ᵇ יריד שבעין ב׳ the bazaar at En B. (with its idolatrous rites). Maasr. V, 8 שום ב׳ ב׳ Baalbek garlic.
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בְּכִי II , בַּעַל ב׳ , ( עֵין ב׳ ) pr. n. pl. Baalbek ( En-Bekhi , later Heliopolis ), an ancient city of Syria, renowned for its temples and…
References
- Jastrow, יָרִיד 1
- Avodah Zarah 11b:8
- Mishnah Maasrot 5:8