כּוֹמֶר II, כּוּמָר m. (b. h. כְּמָרִים; כָּמַר to guard, cmp. כֹּהֵן. In Syriac כומרא interchanges with כהנא, v. P. Sm. 1757 s. v.) attendant, priest, always used of idolaters. Kidd. 20ᵇ נעשה כ׳ לע"ז (Arakh. 30ᵇ משרת) became an attendant of an idolatrous temple. Y. Ab. Zar. I, 39ᵈ. Pesik. R. s. 35 יתרו לא כ׳ וכ׳ was not Jethro an idolatrous priest?; a. fr.—Pl. כּוּמָרִים, כּוּמָרִין. Ab. Zar. 51ᵇ בטובת כ׳ for the benefit of the idolatrous priests, opp. עובדיה worshippers; Y. ib. IV, 43ᵈ bot. Erub. 79ᵇ bot. Ms. M. (ed. משרתי ע"ז). Gen. R. s. 65, beg.; a. fr.
כּוֹמֶר II
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כּוֹמֶר II , כּוּמָר m. (b. h. כְּמָרִים ; כָּמַר to guard , cmp. כֹּהֵן . In Syriac כומרא interchanges with כהנא , v. P. Sm. 1757 s. v.) attendant,…
References
- Jastrow, כָּמַר 1
- Jastrow, כֹּהֵן 1
- Jastrow, כּוּמָרָא 1
- Jastrow, כָּהֵן 1
- Kiddushin 20b:2
- Arakhin 30b:43
- Jerusalem Talmud Avodah Zarah 1:5:3
- Pesikta Rabbati 35:1
- Avodah Zarah 51b:18
- Eruvin 79b
- Bereishit Rabbah 65