רַעַבְתָן m. (preced. wds.) voracious eater, glutton. Bets. 25ᵇ הרי זה ר׳ he is considered a glutton. Y. Sabb. XVI, 15ᵈ top ולר׳ כדי מזונו and for a great eater (we may save from fire on the Sabbath) as much as he needs for his meal. B. Mets. VII, 5 מלמדין … שלא יהא ר׳ וכ׳ we teach man that he (as a field laborer) must not be greedy, and that he should close the door before him (restrain his appetite for drink); a. e.
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רַעַבְתָן m. ( preced. wds.) voracious eater, glutton . Bets. 25ᵇ הרי זה ר׳ he is considered a glutton. Y. Sabb. XVI, 15ᵈ top ולר׳ כדי מזונו and for…
References
- Jastrow, רְעָבוֹן 1
- Beitzah 25b:2
- Jerusalem Talmud Shabbat 16:3:3
- Mishnah Bava Metzia 7:5