The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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שׁוֵי‏ adj. equal, worth

equal, equivalent, comparable Com^-OA^-BA. PJ Gen1:16 : והוון שווין באיקרהון‏ they were equivalent in their glory. equal in value, worth Com. TgJ 1Sam18:19tos : בפחות משוה פרוטה‏ for less than equal to a prutah.

level, flat Qumran, CPA, Syr. 4Q561.1.1.3 : ושנוהי שוין‏ his teeth are even. bi/ašwāy/ē adv.: equally, evenly JLAtg, Syr, JBAg, LJLA. TgO Gen15:10 : וֻפַלֵיג יָתְהוֹן בִשוֵי‏ he divided them up evenly. TgEsth2^sup5.1-03:2 : יהב להון זוודין וכל נביז בייתהון בשוה כמיסת תלת שנין‏ he gave them provisions and all of their supplies equally, enough for three years.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 539b; DJBA: 1118a; Jastrow: 1533;

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