אגוסטא
Grammatical information: noun f.
Translation: Augusta (title of the female members of the Roman imperial House)
Translation equivalent: Augusta
יתומה אחת שנשתיירה לו, זו ושתי, עשית אותה אגוסטא במלכות שאינה שלה
Yalq Ps 652 [445a: 15]
An orphan who was left to him, that is Vashti; you made her empress (Augusta) in a kingdom that was not hers.
= EsR 3,5; MTeh 10,12; MTeh 17,14
יתומה אחת נשתיירה, זו ושתי, עשית אותה אגוסטא בעולמך במלכות שאינה שלה
Yalq Ps 671 [447c: 33]
An orphan who was left, that is Vashti; you made her empress (Augusta) in your world, in a kingdom that was not hers.
= EsR 3,5; MTeh 10,12; MTeh 17,14
Bibliography:
Krauss, LW II, 8b.
How to cite: Art. אגוסטא in: Dictionary of Loanwords in Rabbinic Literature. Eds. . https://lrl.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/augusta-ys.html. 2024.
