בול
Grammatical information: noun m.
Grammatical information: pl.
Translation: lump; clod
Translation equivalent: βῶλος(Ancient Greek+)
Usage:
Domain: landscape/artefacts
Socio-cultural norm: core borrowing
Normativity: standard
Meaning type: lit.
ולוט מסטיכי עבידה בול
91,11 [1136: 1]
And loṭ (Gen 43,11): gum mastic formed into a clod.
מסטיכי
= SekhT 37,25 (220)
אדמה תקופת תשרי שהארץ עשויה בולין בולין שלאדמה
13,12 [I 121: 7]
Adamah (earth) [corresponds to] the autumn season, when the ground consists of clods of earth. (Cf. Freedman / Simon I 107)
= Yalq 20 [6c: 21]; LeqT Gen 2,6 [10b]
Cf. AC II 27b-28a; Levy I 199a; Krauss, LW II 139ab. Jastrow I 145b traces back to Hebr. בלל. Cf. בולרין
Bibliography:
Sokoloff, DJPA, 68b.
How to cite: Art. בול in: Dictionary of Loanwords in Rabbinic Literature. Eds. . https://lrl.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/bol.html. 2024.
