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אוֹנֵיס אוּנְסָא‏ n.m. act of force

act of force Qumran, PTA, LJLA. GenApoc 20.11 : כדי דבירת מני שרי באונס‏ when Sarai was taken from me by force. 4Q550 1:7 : כול אנוס ושקר‏ every violent act and lie [but possible to read here otherwise, see s.v. ˀnws]. TgJ Jos10:41tos : מן בגלל דנסבא באונסא מן אברהם‏ because he took her by force from Abraham. FTP Num21:22 : לא נאנס אנוסין ולא נשרגגה בתולן‏ we shall not commit forceful seizures and not entice virgins. TNM Lev14:40 : דאיהוא בנה ביתה באונס׳ וטלומא‏ for he must have built his house under force and compulsion. PJ Gen31:12 : ארום גלי קדמי ית כל אונסא דלבן עביד לך‏ for all the oppressive acts that Laban did you are revealed to me. property acquired through oppression or robbery JLAtg, LJLA. TgJ Is5:8 : חְקַל אוּנסָא בְחַקלָתְהוֹן מְקָרְבִין‏ . TgJ Is28:8 : לֵית לְהוֹן אְתַר דִנקֵי מִן אוֹנֵיס‏ they have no place that is free of oppression. PJ Lev8:15 : כל ספק אנוס וחטופין‏ everything suspected of being oppressed or robbed. TgTosPr 2Kgs.4:1 : ולא צבא לאוכלותהון מנכסוהי דאחאב ארי חרמא ואונסא אנון‏ he did not want to provide for them from Ahab's property because they were forcefully taken and banned objects.

accident, unavoidable event PTA, JBA, JBAg. TN Num6:9 .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 40b; DJBA: 91b; Jastrow: 29; Levy Ch-W: 1:42; Cook,Qumran: 4;

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