לִיטְרָא, לִטְרָא c. (λίτρα) Litra, the Roman Libra, a pound; also a measure of capacity (divided into 12 unciae). Tosef. Ter. V, 11; Y. ib. IV, 43ᵃ ל׳ קציעות וכ׳ a pound of figs which one pressed &c. B. Bath. 89ᵃ if a person wishes to buy ג׳ רביע ל׳ three quarters of a pound, he must not say, weigh for me ג׳ רביעי ל׳ וכ׳ three quarters of a pound, each quarter separately &c. Y. Ter. X, 47ᵇ top וכמה ל׳ עבדא מאה זינין and how much is a L.? One hundred zin (v. זוּז II). Ned. 59ᵃ ל׳ בצלים a Litra of onions; a. fr.—Pl. לִיטְרִין, לִיטְרוֹת, לִיטְרָאוֹת, לִיטְרָיוֹת. B. Bath. l. c. Tosef. Ter. l. c. Gen. R. s. 10; Lev. R. s. 22. Y. Peah II, 20ᵃ bot.; a. fr.—Tosef. Kel. B. Mets. I, 16 חֲצָאֵי ל׳ (not ליטרי), שְׁלִישֵׁי ל׳, רְבִיעֵי weights of a half-pound, a third of a pound &c.—Chald. pl. לִיטְרַיָּיא, לִיטְרִין. Lev. R. l. c. גוזלא … ותרתין ל׳ וכ׳ a pigeon on one side and two L. on the other; Gen. R. l. c.—[Y. Ned. VI, 39ᵈ top ליטרי, v. טָרִיתָא.]
לִיטְרָא
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לִיטְרָא , לִטְרָא c. (λίτρα) Litra , the Roman Libra , a pound; also a measure of capacity (divided into 12 unciae). Tosef. Ter. V, 11 ; Y. ib. IV,…
References
- Tosefta Terumot 5:11
- Bava Batra 89a:11
- Jerusalem Talmud Terumot 10:5:3
- Jastrow, זוּז II 1
- Nedarim 59a:8
- Bereishit Rabbah 10:7
- Vayikra Rabbah 22
- Tosefta Keilim Metsia 1:16
- Jastrow, רְבִיעַי 1
- Jerusalem Talmud Nedarim 6:3:3
- Jastrow, טָרִיתָא 1