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סַחְרָנִין‏ n.m.pl. surroundings

surroundings JLAtg, JBA. TgO Lev25:44 : מִן עַמְמַיָא דִבסַחרָנֵיכוֹן‏ from the nations in your surroundings. TgJ Jer17:26 : מִקִרוַיָא דְבֵית יְהוּדָה וֻמִסַחרָנֵי יְרוּשלַם‏ from the cities of Judah and the surroundings of Jerusalem. neighbors LJLA. SYAPappendix 73 : שלו כל סחרני וחדו בדווני‏ all my neighbors became quiet(?) and rejoiced at my distress.

cyclical turning point (of the Sun's path) LJLA. TgQoh1:6 : ואזיל לרוח עיבר דרומא בתקופת ניסן ותמוז ועל סחרנוי תייב לרוח עיבר ציפונא בתקופת תשרי‏ it moves toward the southern direction in the spring season and (at) Tammuz and its solstice (or: its cycle?) it turns back to the northern direction in fall season.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 792b; Jastrow: 972; Levy Ch-W: 2:154;

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Derivatives:

sḥrnw, sḥrnwtˀ n.f. surroundings