אכסניא
Yalq
אכסניא
〈ʾksnyʾ〉
|akhsaniyaʾ|
Grammatical information: noun f.
Translation: female inn keeper, hostess
Translation equivalent: ξενία(Ancient Greek)
Yalq 82 [I 364: 75]
תנא בשם ר' יוסי למה נקוד על איו שבאליו, לימדה תורה דרך ארץ שישאל אדם באכסניא שלו.
It has been taught by the authority of R. Yose: Why are the letters ʾYW in ʾLYW dotted? The Torah herby taught etiquette that a man must enquire of his hostess. [cf. Epstein / Freedman]
= bBM 87a
Bibliography:
Krauss, LW II, 49ab.
How to cite: Art. אכסניא in: Dictionary of Loanwords in Rabbinic Literature. Eds. . https://lrl.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/akhsaniya-ys.html. 2024.
