- אִיגְרָא
- אִיגָרָא, אִיגְרָא, אִגָרָא(also אִיגּ׳ with Dagesh) const. אִיגַר same. Targ. Prov. 21:9; a. fr.Ruth. R. to I, 17 (Par. 3) איגר פלטין roof of the palace. Git. 85b (Rashi איגרת, corr. acc.), v. אִגֶּרֶת.Pl. אִיגָרַיָּא, אִיגָרַיָּיא; אִיגָרֵי. Targ. 2 Kings 19:26; a. e.Y.Pes.VII, 35b (Cant. R. to II, 14 אברייאה, corr. acc.); v. זֵיתָא l. Lam. R. introd. (R. Yoh. 1) ולא׳ סלקין and they ascend the roofs. Pes.111b דבי א׳ those (demons) dwelling on roofs.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.
