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("greek-hebrew">אאזרָ), a Cabalistic word found in the Talmudic Lexicon "italic ">Aruch, and apparently invented by the Rabbins in order to correspond to a prohibition found in the Mishna "italic ">(Shabbate, 12:3) that no person should write on the Sabbath two letters, this word beginning with the letter 3 repeated. In the Talmud, however, it is written "italic ">Aadrak ("greek-hebrew">אאדרָ) . Buxtorf "italic ">(Lex. Talmud. "scriptRef" ref="col+2:1-23">Colossians 2:1-23) thinks it is merely the Biblical word - "greek-hebrew">אֲאִזֶּרְ "italic ">aazzerka' I will gird thee (Auth. Vers. "I girded thee"), found in "scriptRef" ref="isa+45:5">Isaiah 45:5.