The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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עֶסֶק עִסְקָא‏ n.m. issue; problem, procedure

difficult matter, problematic issue, burden (fig.) JLAtg, Gal, Sam, Syr, LJLA. TgJ 2K4:13 : הָא עְסֵיקת לַנָא יָת כָל עִסקָא הָדֵין‏ here you have gone to all this trouble for us. TgIChron 28:21 : ורברביא וכל עמא בסעדך לכלהון עסקך‏ . legal case Gal, PTA, CPA, LJLA. FTP Gen49:9 : הוית משזיב ליה על עסקיה דינא דתמר‏ you ended up saving him in his court case regarding Tamar . TgIIChron 19:6 : ושכנתיה שריא עמכון בעיסק דינא‏ His presence dwells with you in court matters.

normative mode of behavior, nature, procedure JLAtg, Gal, PTA, BabMBK, LJLA. TgJ Jer7:22 : עִסקֵי עֲלָוָן וְנִכסַת קֻדשִין‏ procedures of burnt offerings and sacred slaughterings. TN Num18:7 : תטרון ית כהנתכון לכל עסק מדבחה‏ you must observe your priestly status in every altar procedure . עַל כָל עֵיסַק ד‏ : conj. : = MT עַל כָל אוֹדוֹת ד‏ : because ... so much JLAtg. TgJ Jer3:8 .

business venture, affair Gal, JBA, LJLA. Tobit(Med) 7.9 chap 4 : עסקא דכספא‏ . merchandise JBA, LJLA. TgQoh3:6 : ועידן בחיר למנטר עיסקא ועידן בחיר למשדי עיסקא בימא בעידן נחשולא רבא‏ a best time to take care of merchandise and a best time to throw merchandise into the sea during a great storm.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 413b; DJBA: 858a; Jastrow: 1099; Levy Ch-W: 2:231; Tal Sam: 649;

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Derivatives:

ˁl ˁsyq, ˁl ˁysq (ˁal ˁĕseq, ˁal ˁēsaq) prep./conj concerning; because of