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אוקיינוס

Yalq
אוקיינוס 〈ʾwqyynws〉 |oqiyanos|

Grammatical information: noun m.

Translation: ocean

Translation equivalent: ὠκεανός

Yalq 5 [I 22: 76]

נטל הק' כל מי בראשית ונתנם חצים ברקיע וחצים באוקינוס, פלג – פלגא.

The Holy One, blessed be He, took all the primeval water and poured half in the firmament and half into the ocean. (Freedman / Simon I 30)

Common in Rabb. Lit. Other occurrences (selection): Yalq 5 [I 22: 76]; 7 [I 26: 5]; 20 [I 61: 27]; 47 [I 166: 94]; 56 [I 194: 8]; Yalq Koh 967 [540d: 40]; Yalq Ps 789 [463b: 22]

Bibliography:

Krauss, LW II, 25b-26a.

Sperber (1986), 129-131.

How to cite: Art. אוקיינוס in: Dictionary of Loanwords in Rabbinic Literature. Eds. Susanne Plietzsch, Michael Gassner, Christina Katsikadeli, Thomas Klampfl, Vladislav Slepoy. https://lrl.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/oqyanos-ys.html. 2024.