פַּרְוַיִם pr. n. (b. h.) Parvayim, name of a district or place known for its gold mines. Num. R. s. 11 מהו פ׳ שהיה עושה פירות why is it named gold of P.? Because the trees made of it in the Temple bore fruit (v. Yoma 21ᵇ). Num. R. s. 12; Cant. R. to III, 10 אדום (ו)דומה לדם הפ̇ר̇ it was red and looked like the blood of a bullock. Snh. 103ᵇ יש לנו זהב פרויים וכ׳ we have Parvayim gold …, let him take away his light; a. e.—[Num. R. s. 12 עשו לה פרוים, מן פ׳, read: פִּרְיוֹם.]
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פַּרְוַיִם pr. n. (b. h.) Parvayim , name of a district or place known for its gold mines. Num. R. s. 11 מהו פ׳ שהיה עושה פירות why is it named gold…
References
- Bamidbar Rabbah 11:3
- Yoma 21b
- Bamidbar Rabbah 12:4
- Shir HaShirim Rabbah 3:10:3
- Jastrow, ו 1
- Sanhedrin 103b:12
- Jastrow, פִּרְיוֹם 1