דִּיפְתְּרָא, דִּפְ׳ m. (διφθέρα) 1) hide prepared for writing (contrad. to מצה a. חיפה, v. also דוכסוסטוס). Meg. II, 2 (opp. to ספר). Ib. 19ᵃ defined די׳ דמליח וכ׳ diphtera is a skin prepared with salt and flour, but not with gallnut, v. אֲפַץ; Sabb. 79ᵃ; Gitt. 22ᵃ —2) record, document, list. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 ד׳ של אלוהות a list of the deities; Yalk. Ex. 175.—Pl. דִּיפְתְּרָאוֹת, דִּיפְתְּרִין, דִּפְ׳. Y. Peah II, 17ᵃ bot. דִּפְתְּרֵיהֶן their (national) records. Pesik. R. s. 8 ד׳ כתובות וכ records are written before the Lord &c.
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דִּיפְתְּרָא , דִּפְ׳ m. (διφθέρα) 1) hide prepared for writing (contrad. to מצה a. חיפה , v. also דוכסוסטוס ). Meg. II, 2 (opp. to ספר ). Ib. 19ᵃ…
References
- Jastrow, חֵיפָה I 1
- Jastrow, דּוּכְסוּסְטוֹס 1
- Mishnah Megillah 2:2
- Megillah 19a:1
- Jastrow, אֲפַץ 1
- Shabbat 79a:9
- Gittin 22a:18
- Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 175:1
- Jastrow, דִּיפְרָא 1
- Jerusalem Talmud Peah 2:4:6
- Pesikta Rabbati 8:1