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• pekid — adjective (Etymology 2) …   Wiktionary

• SHELUḤEI EREẒ ISRAEL — (Heb. emissaries of Ereẓ Israel ), the name for messengers from Ereẓ Israel sent abroad as emissaries to raise funds. During the patriarchate after the destruction of the Second Temple, emissaries were sent in groups (TJ,   Hor. 3:7, Pes. 4:8);… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism