- מלחא
- מַלָּחָאch. 1) same.Pl. מַלָּחֵי. Gitt.73a, v. אֲגַר II. Taan.24b חזאי מלאכי דאידמו למ׳וכ׳ (differ. vers. in Ms. M.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) I saw angels disguised as boatmen who brought sand and loaded the ships. 2) dealer in sailors outfits. Y.B. Mets.IV, end, 9d, v. סַרְדּוּתָא.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.
