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סְגֵי סֻגְיָא‏ n.m. large amount, multitude

large amount, multitude JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA. TgO Gen17:4 : וֻתהֵי לְאַב סְגֵי עַמְמִין‏ . 54000003.13213 : כְּחָלֵיהּ דְּיֶמָּא דִּי לָא יֶתְמַנוֹן מֶן סוֹגִי‏ like the sea's sand that is too numerous to be counted. TgLam1:5 : על סגי מרודתה‏ [=MT עַל רֹב־פְּשָׁעֶיהָ].

majority Gal, PTA. TN Ex23:2 : לא תהוון אזלין בתר סוגיא למבעשא‏ you should not follow the majority to do evil.

used adverbially Syr, LJLA. TgPs51:4 : סוגעא תחוורינני מן עוייתי‏ clean me thoroughly of my transgressions. מִסגֵי, מן סגי‏ : due to the large number JLAtg, PTA, LJLA. TgO Gen32:13 : כְחָלָא דְיַמָא דְלָא יִתמְנוֹן מִסְגֵי‏ like the sand of the sea that cannot be counted because it is so numerous. TgJ Jos9:13 : וֻמסָנַנָא בְלִיאוּ מִסְגֵי אוֹרחָא לַחדָא‏ our shoes wore out from the very great distance of the journey. GT C Gen32:13 : כְּחָלֵיהּ דְּיֶמָּא דִּי לָא יֶתְמַנוֹן מֶן סוֹגִי‏ . PJ Gen16:10 : אסגאה אסגי ית בנייכי ולא יתמנון מסגי‏ I shall increase your children and they will not be countable due to the large number. לִסגֵי‏, בִסגֵי‏ : in large amounts, numerous JLAtg, LJLA. TgJ 1K1:25 : וֻנכַס תוּרִין וֻפַטִימִין וְעָן לִסגֵי‏ he has slaughtered oxen and fatlings and small cattle in large numbers. TgJ 1K4:20 : יְהֻודָה וְיִשרָאֵל סַגִיאִין כְחָלָא דְעַל יַמָא לִסגֵי‏ Judah and Israel are as numerous as the sand on the sea. PJ Gen30:30 : ותקיף לסגי‏ .

In the adverbial expression bisgē, the usage corresponds rather to Syriac bsaggī (see s.v. sgy adj.); thus the vocalization tradition of JLA may be considered somewhat suspicious.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 369b; Jastrow: 954; Levy Ch-W: 2:143; Tal Sam: 566b; Cook,Qumran: 246;

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