חוֹמָה f. (b. h.; חָמָה to surround, protect, v. Ges. H. Dict. s. v. חמה) wall, esp. fortification Yeb. 62ᵇ (ref. to Jer. XXXI, 21) בלא ח׳ lives without (moral) protection. Meg. 5ᵇ שימה חוֹמָתָהּ whose lake is her fortification. Ib. I, 1 מוקפין ח׳ fortified all around; a. fr.—Pl. חוֹמוֹת. Cant. R. to V, 7 חוֹמוֹתֶיהָ של וכ׳ the walls of; a. e.
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חוֹמָה f. (b. h.; חָמָה to surround, protect , v. Ges. H. Dict. s. v. חמה ) wall , esp. fortification Yeb. 62ᵇ (ref. to Jer. XXXI, 21 ) בלא ח׳ lives…
References
- Yevamot 62b:14
- Jeremiah 31:21
- Megillah 5b:15
- Mishnah Megillah 1:1
- Jastrow, חוֹלוֹת 1
- Shir HaShirim Rabbah 5:7:1