חֵימָרָא, חֵימְ׳, חִמָ׳ m. ch. = h. חֵמָר , asphalt (from its dark color, Ges. H. Dict.10 s. v.), used as cement. Targ. O. Gen. XI, 3. Targ. Ex. II, 3.—Targ. II Esth. III, 3 וריחא דגלגלוי כחוּמָרָא ed. Lag. (oth. ed. וריחא לגלוי בחו׳, read: דגַלּוֹי כח׳) and the odor of its billows is like that of asphalt.
חֵימָרָא
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חֵימָרָא , חֵימְ׳ , חִמָ׳ m. ch. = h. חֵמָר , asphalt (from its dark color, Ges. H. Dict. 10 s. v.), used as cement . Targ. O. Gen. XI, 3 . Targ. Ex.…
References
- Jastrow, חֲמָר 1
- Onkelos Genesis 11:3
- Onkelos Exodus 2:3