מְדִינָה f. (b. h.; דִּין I) [jurisdiction,] district, country. Maas. Sh. III, 4 (contrad. to Jerusalem). R. Hash. IV, 3; Succ. III, 12 (contrad. to the Sanctuary); a. fr.—In gen. province; large town, capital. Pes. 51ᵃ כל המ׳ all the people of the place. Gen. R. s. 50, end, v. עִירוֹנִי. Esth. R. to I, 1 כל מקום שנ׳ … עיר מ׳ מ׳ אפרכיה wherever ʿir is used in the Scriptures, it means a capital, wherever m’dinah is used, it means an hyparchia (province); a. fr.
מְדִינָה
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מְדִינָה f. (b. h.; דִּין I) [ jurisdiction ,] district, country. Maas. Sh. III, 4 (contrad. to Jerusalem). R. Hash. IV, 3 ; Succ. III, 12 (contrad.…
References
- Jastrow, דִּין I 1
- Mishnah Maaser Sheni 3:4
- Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 4:3
- Mishnah Sukkah 3:12
- Pesachim 51a:3
- Bereishit Rabbah 50:12
- Jastrow, עִירוֹנִי 1
- Esther Rabbah 1:1