סַמְוָותָא f. (סְמֵי) blindness; (sub. בעיל) blind person. B. Kam. 31ᵇ כחוטרא דס׳ Ms. R. (ed. דסמיותא) barring the road in the position of a blind man’s groping staff. Ib. 52ᵃ כד רגיז … לנגדא ס׳ Ms. R. (ed. סַמְוָתָא) when the shepherd is angry with his flock, he makes the leader blind.
סַמְוָותָא
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סַמְוָותָא f. ( סְמֵי ) blindness ; (sub. בעיל ) blind person . B. Kam. 31ᵇ כחוטרא דס׳ Ms. R. (ed. דסמיותא ) barring the road in the position of a…
References
- Jastrow, סְמֵי 1
- Bava Kamma 31b:8
- Bava Kamma 52a:5
- Jastrow, סַמְוָתָא 1