כְּרוּם m. (כָּרַם) 1) [coating,] color, esp. yellow or green. Cant. R. to I, 14 (play on בכרמי, ib.) זה יעקב … בכ׳ פניו וכ׳ that alludes to Jacob who went in to his father with paleness of face, trembling in his shame &c. —2) K’rum, name of a bird changing colors in the sun. Ber. 6ᵇ
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כְּרוּם m. ( כָּרַם ) 1) [ coating ,] color, esp. yellow or green . Cant. R. to I, 14 (play on בכרמי , ib.) זה יעקב … בכ׳ פניו וכ׳ that alludes to…
References
- Jastrow, כָּרַם 1
- Shir HaShirim Rabbah 1:14
- Berakhot 6b:24