- עלה
- עָלֶהm. (b. h.; עָלָה) (cover, foliage, leaf. Gen. R. s. 19 (play on עֲלֵי תאנה, Gen. 3:7) ע׳ שהביאו תואנהוכ׳ the leaves which brought grief into the world; Yalk. ib. 27 ע׳ שהביאוכ׳. Shebi. VII, 1 עֲלֵה הלוף השוטה, v. לוֹף; a. fr.Pl. עָלִים, עָלִין; constr. עֲלֵי. Y. ib. V, 35d bot. מהוצאת ע׳ ועדוכ׳ from the sprouting of leaves to the coming forth of buds of fruits there is an interval of fifty days. Ib. עלי בצלים leaves of onions. Ḥull.92a ע׳ שבהוכ׳ the leaves thereon (on the vine Israel) are the untutored, v. אֶשְׁכּוֹל; a. fr.
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