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šˁh, šˁtˀ (šāˁā, šāˁtā) n.f. hour; moment of time
1
hour
Common Aramaic
NabCvLet 3:.25↗ ˁnyṁẏh ṗlġẇt šˁh ḥdh bywm ḥd : its watering period is half an hour per day ; GenApoc 13.13↗ שען שגיאן‏ : many hours ; TgJ Is38:8↗ וְתָב שִמשָא עְסַר שָעָן בְצוּרַת אַבַן שָעַיָא דִנחַתַת‏ : the sun retraced ten hours according to the sun-dial pattern that had retracted ; CPA Mark15:25↗ ܘܗܘܝ ܕܝ ܬܠܬ ܫܥܝܢ ܘܨ̈ܠܒܘ ܝܬܗ‏ : it was the third hour [lit: three hours had happened] and they crucified him ; JBAmb2 15:11↗ ולא בתרתי עישרי שעי ליליה ולא בתרתי עשרי שעי דיממה‏ : not in the twelve hours of the night nor in the twelve hours of the daytime ; BT Ber 7a(27)↗ בתלת שעי קמיתא‏ : the first three hours ; ATS 1.1:160↗ alma ltlatin ušit šaiia ḏhauin trin liliauata uhad iuma : up to 36 hours, that are two nights and one day
(1)
ܫܵܥ ܡܸܢ ܫܵܥ : hour after hour
Syr
ESRef1 163:44 ܗܟܢܐ ܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܛܒܬܐ ܫܥ ܡܢ ܫܥ ܡܬܚܝܠܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ‏ : thus were its good parts hourly being strengthened
(2)
(astron.) : in astronomical texts : double hour
Syr
Act14congr2 147:2 ܘܬܠ̈ܬ ܫܥܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܒܟܠ ܫܢܬܐ‏ : the Sun has 3 excess hours each year
(3)
אַבַן שָׁעַיָא : sundial
JLAtg
TgJ Is38:8↗ טוּל אַבַן שָעַיָא‏ : the shadow of the sundial
(1)
שָׁעַיָא idem.
JLAtg
TgJ 2K9:13↗ שָעַיָא‏
2
moment of time
Common (except: OA, OfA)
SevSeb 20:8 ܠܡܬܚܫܚܘ ܒܗ ܠܘܬ ܢܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܫܥܬܐ‏ : to make use of it for the determination of the time ; AM 54:5↗ šita ragza ušita naha : one moment she is angry the next moment she is at ease ; PJ Gen3:4↗ בי היא {היא} שעתא אמר חויא דלטור על ברייה‏ : at that moment the snake denounced its creator
(1)
בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָא : at that time, at that very moment
BADan, PTA
Dan 3:6↗ וּמַן־דִּי־לָא יִפֵּל וְיִסְגֻּד בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָא יִתְרְמֵא לְגוֹא־אַתּוּן נוּרָא יָקִדְתָּא‏ : whoever does not fall down and bow shall be thrown into the fiery furnace at that very moment ; GT C Gen35:9↗ בַּה שעתא אֶתְבַשַר דְּמִיתַת רִבְקָה אֶמֵּיה‏ : at that moment he was informed that his mother Rebecca had died
(1)
with repeated b_
Qumran, Syr, LJLA
4Q550 1:3↗ בה בש<ע>תא ארכת רוחה די מלכא‏ : at that time the king was patient ; AGnEx 9.24↗ ܬܗܘܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܒܗ݀ ܒܫܥܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ ܗܘ݂ܐ‏ : the watery abyss was created at that time ; Tobit(Med) 7.7 chap 4↗ בה בשעתא דכר טובי ית כספא‏
(2)
ܕܫܥܬܐ : for a moment
Syr
OS JnCur5:35↗ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܨܒܝܬܘܢ ܕܬܫܬܒܗܪܘܢ ܕܫܥܬܐ ܒܢܘܗܪܗ‏ : for you wanted to shine for a moment by his light ; ActsThom 236:16↗ ܪܥܝ݁ܗܘܢ ܕܫܥܬܐ‏ : their shepherd of the moment
(1)
modifying nouns in construct : X for a moment
Syr
AGnEx 79.24↗ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܐܦ ܗ݂ܝ ܟܠܬ ܫܥܐ‏ : that she, too, would only be a bride for a moment
(2)
for its own time
Syr
IshIsa 33:2↗ ܕܫܥܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܐ݁ܡܪ ܠܗܝܢ‏ : but for its own time (as opposed tor referencing the Messiah), he speaks to them about Hezekiah
(3)
kšˁh, lšˁh : for a while
BADan, CPA
Dan 4:16↗ אֱדַיִן דָּנִיֵּאל דִּי־שְׁמֵהּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר אֶשְׁתּוֹמַם כְּשָׁעָה חֲדָה‏ : then Daniel, who was called Beltshazzar, was confounded for a an hour or so
(1)
כְשָׁעָא : in a moment, right away
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Num16:21↗ וַאֲשֵיצֵי יָתְהוֹן כְשָעָא‏ : [MT וַאַכַלֶּה אֹתָם כְּרָגַע] ; TgPs6:11↗ יתובון יבהתון כשעא‏ : [=MT: יָשֻׁבוּ יֵבֹשׁוּ רָגַע]
(4)
ܒܟܘܼܠܫܵܥ : always
Syr
P Num24:1↗ ܘܠܐ ܐܙܠ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܟܠ ܫܥܐ ܠܡܕܥ ܢܚܫܐ‏ : he did not go, as always, to "know" [error for ܠܡܪܥ to confornt] sorcery
(1)
כל שׁעה ד : conj. : whenever
Gal, Syr
PTBB 12.d:51[2]↗ וכל שעה דנפיל בני לה‏ : whenever it falls down he rebuilds it ; P Gn30:41↗ ܘܒܟܠ ܫܥܐ ܕܚ݁ܡܐ ܥܢܐ ܒܟܝܪܝܬܐ‏ : whenever the eldest ewe would be in heat
(5)
predicted or destined moment
Syr, JBA
P Jn13:1↗ ܕ݁ܲܡܛܵܬ݂ ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ܃ ܕ݁ܲܢܫܲܢܸܐ ܡܸܢ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ‏ : the moment came for him to depart this world ; BT Mak 10a(32)↗ מטאי שעתיה ולא קא יכיל מלאך המות למיקרב ליה‏ : his time (to die) had come but the angel of death was not able to approach him
(1)
birth moment, i.e., horoscope
Syr, JBA
LawsCoun.52.8↗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܪ̈ܡܢܝܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܣܝܡ ܒܝܬ ܝ̈ܠܕܝܗܘܢ܃ ܣܗܪܐ ܘܫܥܬܐ ܒܝܢܝ ܐܪܣ ܘܠܟܘܢ‏ : then all the Germans would have to have their birth horoscope: the moon (positioned) between Mars and Saturn
(6)
בשׁעת prep. : at the time of, moment of
Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, LJLA
BR 259:3(1)↗ בשעת חדותה חדותה בשעת אבלה אבלה‏ : joy in its proper time and mourning in its proper time ; GT E Gen38:27↗ והווה בשעת מולדה‏ ; JulSok 43(18):28↗ ܐܡܬܝ ܢܠܥܘܢ ܕܡܗ ܒܫܥܬ ܐܒܕܢܗ‏ : when they can lick his blood at the time of his destruction ; BT Ber 29a(31)↗ אף אנן נמי בשעת רחמי נמרינהו‏ : we too should say them at the moment of prayer ; PJ Ex28:30↗ כל מאן דמדכר ההוא שמא קדישא בשעת אניקי מישתיזב‏ : everyone who recites that holy name at a critical moment is saved
(1)
emphatic+d_, bšˁtˀ d : conj. : when
Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr
SYAP 18:42↗ שעתה דגלון רבה וזעירה יתבון בכין על נהרה‏ : when the big and small went into exile, they sat weeping on the river ; FTP Gen22:14↗ לא הוה פלגו בשעתא דאמרת קרב ית יצחק ברך‏ : there was no discord when You said: offer up your son, Isaac ; CPA Matt24:44↗ ܗܘܘ ܥܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܒܫܥܬܐ ܕܠܝܬ̈ܬܘܢ ܡܣ̈ܟܝܢ‏ : be ready, for when you are not expecting it ; Amram Dare #28:81↗ ְשעתה דבה נתחדד‏ : when we are renewed through it ; OS LkSin12:40↗ ܕܒܫܥܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܢܐܬܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܢܫܐ‏ ; AGnEx 10.17↗ ܒܫܥܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܠܢ ܒܪܝܬܗ݀ ܕܪܘܚܐ‏ : when he wrote the creation of the wind for us
3
period of time
Common Aramaic
PAT1928:1.2↗ pnwn mn šˁtˀ drgzˀ wˁbd ˁmhwn gbwrtˀ : he delivered them from the time of wrath and performed mighty deeds for them ; GenApoc 13.13↗ הא זיתא גבר ברומא ושען שגיאן בז̇עי̊ עופיאן שגיאן‏ : here the olive tree had grown high and much foliage had split open(?) over many time periods ; TgJ Is54:8↗ בְשָעָא זְעיֵרָא סַלֵיקִית אַפֵי שְכִינְתִי זְמָן מִנִיך וֻבטָבוָת עָלַם דְלָא פָסְקָן אְרַחֵים עְלַך‏ : I have distanced my presence from you for a short period of time but shall show you mercy with unending eternal grace ; 1Esdras(3 Ezra) 9:11↗ ܫ݁ܥܬܐ ܣܬܘܝܬܐ ܗܝ‏ : it is a wintry time ; PJ Gen19:18↗ אמתין לי שעא זעירא‏ : wait a sort time for me
(1)
after mn : since the time when
Gal, Syr, LJLA
PTSan 29.a:48[2]↗ מן שעתא דשמע רחמנא קליה בסיני‏ ; P Ex5:23↗ ܡܢ ܫܥܬܐ ܕܐܬ݁ܝܬ ܠܘܬ ܦܪܥܘ‏ : from the moment when I came to Pharaoh ; PJ Ex5:23↗ ומן שעתא דעלית לות פרעה‏
(2)
ܕܫܥܬܐ : for a while
Syr
Am7 103:13↗ ܕܬܸܙܕܗܲܪ ܒܗ݀ ܕܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : that she should take care of her for a while
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absolute normally šāˁā but often simply šāˁ in fixed expressions; Mandaic sg. šita; pl. in -īn
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For kšˁh : 'right now', compare MH עכשיו.
For technical use in Jewish astrological texts see J.L. Rubentstein "Astrology and the Head of the Academy" in Shai Secunda and Steven Fine eds., Shoshanat Yaakov (Brill, 2012), pp. 301ff.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1584[764]DJPA: 561bDJBA: 1168bJastrow: 1613Drower/Macuch: 464b, 441a, 441bJ. Payne-Smith: 588Levy Ch-W: 2:501Tal Sam: 917DNWSI: 1178DCPA[Schulthess]: 438[211]DJA: 83bQumran: 241

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