פִּלְחָא, פִּי׳ ch. same 1) millstone. Targ. Job XLI, 16.—Y. M. Kat. I, 80ᵈ bot. אית לן פ׳ דמועדא have we a special millstone for the festive week (dare we grind during the festive week)? —2) slice, portion. Y. Taan. I, 64ᶜ top דלא הוה גביי אלא פִלְחִי וכ׳ I had with me only my own portion (luncheon); why should I have spoken to you (invited you to eat) with insincerity? Lev. R. s. 12 (vers. in Ar.) אם שתי פִּלְחֵיה חמר when he drinks his regular portion of wine; יתר מן פלחיה more than his wonted quantity.
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פִּלְחָא , פִּי׳ ch. same 1) millstone . Targ. Job XLI, 16 .— Y. M. Kat. I, 80ᵈ bot. אית לן פ׳ דמועדא have we a special millstone for the festive…
References
- Jastrow, פֶּלַח 1
- Aramaic Targum to Job 41:16
- Jerusalem Talmud Moed Katan 1:8:4
- Jerusalem Talmud Taanit 1:4:7
- Vayikra Rabbah 12