The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

view in outline mode only View the Full CAL Entry

כּוּרְסֵי כּוּרְסיָא‏ n.m. chair, throne

chair Com. Dan7:9 : עַד דִּי כָרְסָוָן רְמִיו‏ until the chairs were set down. TgJ 2K4:10 : וֻנתַקֵין לֵיה תַמָן אְתַר עַרסָא וֻפתוּרָא וְכֻרסְיָא וֻמנָרְתָא‏ let us set up a place with a bed, table, chair, and lamp for him.

throne Com. Dan5:20 : כָּרְסֵא מַלְכוּתֵהּ‏ . TgO Ex24:10 : וֻתחוֹת כוּרסֵי יְקָרֵיה כְעוֹבָד אַבַן טָבָא‏ beneath His throne of glory was something like precious stone-work. TgQoh1:12 : כד הוה שלמה מלכא יתיב על כורסי מלכותא‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 254b; DJBA: 566b; Jastrow: 626; Levy Ch-W: 1:390; Tal Sam: 412; DNWSI: 536; Cook,Qumran: 119;

View a complete KWIC view additional bibliographic refs.

Derivatives:

byt kwrsy (bēṯ kursē) n.m. throne room