*אַמְבָּטֵיס, (ἀναβάτης, contr. ἀμβάτης) prop. rider, traveller on horseback &c.; hence (sub. חמור) an ass used for marching through the desert alongside of (and sometimes tied to) the camel. Y. Sabb. V, 7ᵇ top מהו א׳ what is an ambates? חמר סלק the ass of the traveller (from Egypt to Asia). Y. Kel. VIII, 31ᶜ אבהנוס, אבחטס (corr. acc.). V. לִיבְדְּקוֹס.