- אספסיאנוס
- אִסְפַּסְיָאנוֹס, אִסְפַּסְיָינוֹסpr. n. m. Vespasian, the Roman Emperor who, when general, conducted the war against the Jews which ended in the destruction of the Temple. Targ. Lam. 1:19.Sot.IX. 14 פולמוס של א׳ the Vespasian war. Y.Meg.III, 73d; Lam. R. introd. (R. Ḥan. 1); a. fr. Meg.11a ושמואל אמר … נבוכדנצר, read with Ms. M. a. old prints א׳ קיסר.
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