רָהִיט m. (b. h.; רָהַט) [runner,] rafter or floor beam running from wall to wall.—Pl. רָהִיטִים, רָהִיטִין. Ḥag. 16ᵃ אבני ביתו ורָהִיטֵי ביתו וכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. וקורות) the stones and the rafters of his house testify against him (ref. to Hab. II, 11); Taan. 11ᵃ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); Yalk. Is. 291. Lev. R. s. 31, v. רַהַט. [Yalk. Cant. 985 רָהִיטֵנוּ התינוקות ‘our runners’ (Cant. I, 17), that means the school children.]
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רָהִיט m. (b. h.; רָהַט ) [ runner ,] rafter or floor beam running from wall to wall.—Pl. רָהִיטִים , רָהִיטִין . Ḥag. 16ᵃ אבני ביתו ורָהִיטֵי ביתו…
References
- Jastrow, רָהַט 1
- Chagigah 16a
- Habakkuk 2:11
- Taanit 11a
- Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 291:2
- Vayikra Rabbah 31:4
- Jastrow, רַהַט 1
- Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 985:17
- Song of Songs 1:17