*אִיבִּירְיָתָא, אִיבִּירְיָתָה f. pl. (prob. contr. of איבעיר׳; בער), א׳ דזהרא lamp-lighters, hand-maids who attended to the lights. Y. Yoma III, beg. 40ᵇ; Y. R. Hash. II, beg. 57ᵈ R. … handled things forbidden to handle on the Sabbath על פום א׳ דז׳ (Y. R. Hash. l. c., insert פום) on the lamplighters’ declaring that night had set in (חשיכה מוצאי שבת). [The context proves that our w. designates a person or persons.]
אִיבִּירְיָתָא
Gloss
* אִיבִּירְיָתָא , אִיבִּירְיָתָה f. pl. (prob. contr. of איבעיר׳ ; בער ), א׳ דזהרא lamp-lighters , hand-maids who attended to the lights. Y. Yoma…
References
- Jastrow, בְּעַר I 1
- Jerusalem Talmud Yoma 3:1:3
- Jastrow, פּוּם 1