סַלְמַנְדָּרָא c. (σαλαμάνδρα) salamander, a reptile believed to be engendered in fire. Targ. Y. Lev. XI, 29 Ar. (ed. עכברא); ib. 30 ed. (h. text תנשמת).—Sifra Sh’mini, ch. VI, Par. 5; Ḥull. 127ᵃ (classified under צָב).—Ḥag. 27ᵃ ס׳ … הסך מדמה וכ׳ he who oints himself with the blood of the salamander becomes fire-proof; Yalk. Ex. 373; Tanḥ. Vayesheb 3.
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סַלְמַנְדָּרָא c. (σαλαμάνδρα) salamander , a reptile believed to be engendered in fire. Targ. Y. Lev. XI, 29 Ar. (ed. עכברא ); ib. 30 ed. (h. text…
References
- Targum Jonathan on Leviticus 11:29
- Jastrow, עַכְבָּר ² 1
- Chullin 127a:9
- Jastrow, צָב I 1
- Chagigah 27a:7
- Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 373:1