חֶמְאָה f. (b. h.; v. חמי) [pressed, thick,] cream or butter. Ber. 63ᵇ (ref. to Prov. XXX, 33) ח׳ של תורה the cream of the Law (sound knowledge). B. Mets. 86ᵇ בשכר ח׳ וכ׳ as a reward for the offer of cream and milk (Gen. XVIII, 8).
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חֶמְאָה f. (b. h.; v. חמי ) [ pressed, thick ,] cream or butter . Ber. 63ᵇ (ref. to Prov. XXX, 33 ) ח׳ של תורה the cream of the Law (sound…
References
- Jastrow, חֲמִי 1
- Berakhot 63b:17
- Proverbs 30:33
- Bava Metzia 86b:15
- Genesis 18:8