The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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זֵין‏ n.m. #2 weapon

weapon, weaponry Com^-OA^-BA. 11QtgJob 33.6=39:25 : לנקשת זין וזעקת אשתדור‏ a the clash of weaponry and the shouting of insurrection. TgO Gen41:44 : לָא יְרִים גְבַר יָת יְדֵיה לְמֵיחַד זֵין‏ no one shall lift his hand to hold a weapon. FTP Ex14:7 : גיברין מתלתין בזיינא‏ warriors with trebled weapons. TgPs7:14 : זיני מותא‏ deadly weapons. נָטֵיל זֵינִין‏ : weapon bearer JLAtg. TgJ 1Sam16:21 .

mˀn zyn : article of weaponry, armor Gal, Syr, LJLA. PJ Gen27:3 : סב כדון מאני זינך‏ .

זיני זמרא‏ : musical instruments (error for zn!) LJLA. TgIChron 23:5 .

(alone) clothing, dress OfA^Eg-informal, JLAtg. TgO Deut23:14 : וְסִיכְתָא תְהֵי לָך עַל זֵינָך‏ you must have a spade upon your outfit.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 175b; DJBA: 410a; Jastrow: 395; Levy Ch-W: 1:218; Tal Sam: 226; DNWSI: 319;

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Derivatives:

ˀzn (ˀăzēn) n.m. toolbelt (?)

byt ˀznyn (bēṯ ˀăzēnīn) n.m. quiver

zyn vb. D to arm