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TLA lemma no. C2053
ⲙⲉⲥⲓⲱ

Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) midwife, nurse
(Fr) sage-femme, nourrice
(De) Hebamme
Bibliography: CD 186b?; CED 91?; KoptHWb 102?; DELC 122?; ChLCS 28a?
Descended from Demotic ms-ꜥꜣ, Hieroglyphic Egyptian NA midwife; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
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Sahidic:
  • ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲉⲥⲓⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁϣⲁⲉⲓ ⲁϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ And God did well to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very strong. 02_Exodus_1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.exod.coptot:1)
  • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲉⲥⲓⲟ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲫⲫⲱⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲟⲩⲁ And the king of the Egyptians spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews; the name of the one was, Sepphora; and the name of the second, Phua. 02_Exodus_1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.exod.coptot:1)
  • ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲙⲉⲥⲓⲟ ⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲛⲏⲉⲓ And as the midwives feared God, they established for themselves families. 02_Exodus_1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.exod.coptot:1)

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