- בִּיעֲתוּתָא
- בִּיעֲתוּתָאf. (בעת; = b. h. בְּעָתָה) fright, v. בִּיעוּתָא. Pes. 3ab ב׳ דגמלים fear of falling down from the camels back; ב׳ דליליא fear of the night. Sabb.41a ב׳ דנהרא fear of being drowned. Gitt.68b הוה ליה ב׳ מיניה he was afraid of him. Sot.20b fear (פחדא) detains the blood (menstruation), ב׳ וכ׳ sudden fright loosens (produces menstruation). Nidd.71a.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.