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טכסא

GenR
טכסא 〈ṭksʾ〉 |ṭikhsa|

Grammatical information: noun f.

Variant: טיכסה - GenR Vat1
Variant: מיכסא - GenR Ox1
Variant: מטכסא - GenR K
Variant: מטכסא - GenR V

Translation: rampart

Translation equivalent: τεῖχος(Ancient Greek+)

Usage:

Domain: architecture

Socio-cultural norm: cultural borrowing

Normativity: standard

Meaning type: lit.

נסאתון ואקימון על טכסא דמדינתא

63,8 [II 690: 1]

he [the demon] took them and set them on the rampart of the town

Etymology (borrowing): source language Ancient Greek+ Cf. LSJ τεῖχος

Bibliography:

Sperber, 96.

How to cite: Art. טכסא in: Dictionary of Loanwords in Rabbinic Literature. Eds. Susanne Plietzsch, Christina Katsikadeli, Vladislav Slepoy, Thomas Klampfl. https://lrl.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/tiksa.html. 2024.