אִיסְתַּוְרָא

אִיסְתְּוָורָא, אִיסְתְּוִירָא, אִיסְטְוָורָא, אִיסְתַּוְרָאm. (Ithpe. or Ispe. of סְוַר = שָׁוַר to leap, stride; b. h. אֲשוּר; cmp. אִסְפֶּירֶס) ankle, foot-step. Targ. Job 23:11; a. e. Yeb.103a; Arakh.19b האי אי׳ עד ארעא נחית (Ar. אסתוו׳) what is called istvira (ankle, in an anatomical sense) goes down to the ground (the entire length of the foot from the ankle). Men.33a, דעבידא כי אי׳ a door turning horizontally like the foot from the ankle.Pl. אִיסְתְּוָורִין, רֵי … Targ. Koh. 12:5: a. fr. Cmp. אֲתוּרֵי.