*בִּלְיוֹנָא, בִּילְיוֹנָא m. (בלי, formed like בזיונא) [destruction,] a cacophem. for idolatrous phylactery, amulet (v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Amuletum). ב׳ דגושפנקא (Ar. בילוניא) an amulet (stone) set in a ring. Gitt. 57ᵃ עד דמתחזי ב׳ וכ׳ so that the stone of a ring could be distinguished (as to shape, legend &c.) at a distance of a mile (from the illuminated town). Ib. 58ᵃ נקטי ב׳ וכ׳ (Yalk. Lam. 1242 כיליינא, כול׳) they took an amulet (believed to effect the begetting of healthy and handsome children).
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* בִּלְיוֹנָא , בִּילְיוֹנָא m. ( בלי , formed like בזיונא ) [ destruction ,] a cacophem. for idolatrous phylactery, amulet (v. Sm. Ant. s. v.…
References
- Jastrow, בלי 1
- Jastrow, בִּזְיוֹנָא 1
- Jastrow, בילוניא 1
- Gittin 57a:9
- Gittin 58a:5
- Jastrow, כיליינא 1
- Jastrow, כּוֹלְיָא 1