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[בָּבָה] noun feminine only בָּבַת עֵינוֺ Zech 2:12 the apple of his eye (Aramaic [untranscribed source text 495]; בָּבָא gate ᵑ7 Esth 5:14 Thes below נבב to which Ges gives sense perforate, hence opening of eye; but compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 496] [untranscribed source text 497] pupil of eye, perhaps = [untranscribed source text 498] Dozy49 babe, baby, bébé (imitating infant's prattle) i.e. child of the eye; see Hi St, Fl in ChWBi. 419 b; compare אישׁוֺן ?).