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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 24:53/אבן עזרא על בראשית כ״ד:נ״ג
אומגדנות. מגזרת מגדים (שה"ש ד יג), או פי' מלבושים נכבדים ויהי' הנו"ן שרש כמו מטפחות:
1PRECIOUS THINGS. Migdanot (precious things) comes from the same root as megadim 51. In this case the nun of migdanot is not a root letter. (precious) (Cant. 4:13).52 (magadim). He thus gave them precious or sweet fruits. On the other hand, it may mean expensive garments. In the latter case the nun of migdanot is part of its root,53. In this case the mem is not a root letter and the word is a hapax legomenon (Filwarg). and the word migdanot follows the paradigm of mitpachot (cloaks).54 is not a root letter but is the mem of the paradigm.