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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:
  • ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲥⲓⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲛⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive. Exodus 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.exod.coptot:1)
  • ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲙⲉⲥⲓⲟ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲛⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ And the king of Egypt called the midwives, and said to them, Why is it that ye have done this thing, and saved the male children alive? Exodus 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.exod.coptot:1)
  • ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲙⲉⲥⲓⲟ ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲁ ⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲓⲥⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲙⲉⲥⲓⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲓⲥⲉ And the midwives said to Pharao, The Hebrew women are not as the women of Egypt, for they are delivered before the midwives go in to them. So they bore children. Exodus 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.exod.coptot:1)

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