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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:
  • 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. 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)
  • 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)

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