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לעי"ת

06:27 Jan 29, 2014
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Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Religion / 19th century Jewish text
Hebrew term or phrase: לעי"ת
עד עת זקנותי בע"ה ד' יאריך ימי בטוב ושנותי בנעימים לעי"ת

The historian who researched this text has suggested an explanation for this abbreviation, but his explanation doesn't appear to tie in with the sentence. Please don't guess. Only suggest an answer if you are confident about it and if it makes sense in the context of the sentence.
Debbie Nevo
Local time: 07:28


Summary of answers provided
4on the fast's eve
David Greenberg
Summary of reference entries provided
ראשי תיבות
Sergio Kot

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on the fast's eve


Explanation:
Given that the abbreviation is located at the end of a piece, where it is customary to include the date, it seems to be just that. See the web reference for an example where the abbreviation is used this way.

If the context provides more information about the time of year, then this explanation becomes more likely, since then it makes more sense to give the date in a partial manner.

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Note added at 34 days (2014-03-04 12:56:25 GMT)
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Please ignore the reference. The meaning there is obviously not what I said; I was to busy looking for an unusual meaning that I ignored the normal one.


    Reference: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pagefeed/hebrewbooks_org_31036_44...
David Greenberg
Israel
Local time: 07:28
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Native speaker of: English
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Reference: ראשי תיבות

Reference information:
תנסי כאן. אפשר גם לשלוח שאלה לרבנים


    Reference: http://www.shtaygen.co.il/?SourceID=20&CategoryID=20&Article...
Sergio Kot
Israel
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Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in SpanishSpanish
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