Talmud for Esther 9:9
וְאֵ֤ת ׀ פַּרְמַ֙שְׁתָּא֙ וְאֵ֣ת ׀ אֲרִיסַ֔י וְאֵ֥ת ׀ אֲרִדַ֖י וְאֵ֥ת ׀ וַיְזָֽתָא׃
and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha,
Tractate Soferim
R. Ze‘ira said: The waw of Wayezatha45Esth. 9, 9. must project like a boat-pole on the river Libruth.46i.e. the waw must be longer than the other letters. The ruling is quoted from Meg. 16b (Sonc. ed., p. 99). The river has not been identified.
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