מַפְגִּיעַ m. (פָּגַע) mafgiʿa (plague), name of an animal of which the lion is afraid, the Aethiopian gnat (Levys. Zool. d. Talm. p. 316). Sabb. 77ᵇ (Rashi: a small beast frightening the lion with its howl).
מַפְגִּיעַ
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מַפְגִּיעַ m. ( פָּגַע ) mafgiʿa ( plague ), name of an animal of which the lion is afraid, the Aethiopian gnat (Levys. Zool. d. Talm. p. 316). Sabb.…
References
- Jastrow, פָּגַע 1
- Shabbat 77b:7