הִימַלְתָּא, (המל = חמל) [heating spice,] preserved ginger. Ber. 36ᵇ האי המ׳ דאתיא וכ׳ (Ms. M. חֲמַ׳, marginal correction הימ׳); Yoma 81ᵇ הי׳ (Ms. M. הו׳, Var. חמ׳, אמ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. notes) that preserved ginger coming from India; cmp. חֲמָם.