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בְּדִיל‏ conj. on account of, because

on account of, because Palmyrene, Qumran, Gal, JBA.

in order that, so that JLAtg, Gal, Sam. TgJ Hab2:15 : בְדִיל דְיִשתֵי וְיִתרְוֵי‏ . TgLam3:7 : סגר בתרי בדיל דלא אפוק מן איסורי‏ he locked me up so I would not get out of my bonds. w. infinitive : in order to Qumran, JLAtg, LJLA. TgJ Zec13:4 : בְדִיל לְאַלָפָא כַדבִין‏ in order to teach lies. TgTosPr 2Kgs.4:3111 : ושוי עלוהי ית חטרא בדיל לנ[ס]ויי ביה ואחיה‏ he put the staff on (the lion's body) in order to test it through it, and he revived it. CTLevi ar a F.14 : בדיל למשמע מילי חוכמתה‏ in order to hear words of wisdom. with a result that JLAtg. TgJ Jer35:8 : בְדִיל דְלָא לְמִשתֵי חַמרָא כָל יוֹמַנָא‏ as regards not drinking wine all our days. TgJ Jer44:7 : בְדִיל דְלָא לְמִשבַק לְכוֹן שְאָרָא‏ resulting in not leaving you a remant. TgJ Jer44:8 : וֻבדִיל למִהוֵיכוֹן לְלוֹטָא וֻלחִסוּדִין בְכָל עַמְמֵי אַרעָא‏ with the result that you will become a curse and disgrace among all the earth's peoples. as regards, concerning JLAtg. TgO Gen3:11 : הֲמִן אִילָנָא דְפַקֵידתָך בְדִיל דְלָא לְמֵיכַל מִנֵיה אֲכַלתָא‏ did you eat from the tree regarding which I commanded you not to eat from it?.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 85a; DJBA: 186a; Jastrow: 140; Levy Ch-W: 1:82; Tal Sam: 81; DJA: 41a; Cook,Qumran: 31;

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