חֲרוּבִית f. (חֲרוּב I) carob-tree. Num. R. s. 9 (p. 232ᵇ ed. Amst.); Midr. Sam. ch. XIII כח׳ גדולה היה Absalom was as tall as a large carob-tree; ib. ch. XXVII; Y. Sot. I, 17ᵇ top (not … בות). Pesik. R. s. 4 פערה הח׳ וכ׳ the carob tree opened itself and swallowed him (Isaiah).
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חֲרוּבִית f. (חֲרוּב I) carob-tree . Num. R. s. 9 (p. 232ᵇ ed. Amst.); Midr. Sam. ch. XIII כח׳ גדולה היה Absalom was as tall as a large carob-tree;…
References
- Bamidbar Rabbah 9:24
- Jerusalem Talmud Sotah 1:8:10
- Jastrow, בּוּת 1
- Pesikta Rabbati 4:1