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škḥh, škḥtˀ (škāḥā, škāḥtā) n.f. finding, invention
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finding, discovery
Syr
BrockHolyMar v5:2 ܕܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܒܛܝܠ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܚܛܝ̈ܐ‏ : who is always devoted to finding sinners [Brock: ; BrockWisd 6 ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܕܠܝܠ ܒܫܟܚܬܗ‏ : whatever is easy to find (lit. which is easy in its finding)
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thing found, posited
Syr, Man
EphEccl 37:7↗ ܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܐܫܟܚܘ‏ : the thing that they found ; Syr-RomLaw.61.22↗ ܐܢ ܢܫܟܚ ܓܒܪܐ ܫܟܚܬܐ ܐܘ݁ ܕܝܢܪܐ ܐܘ݁ ܡ̈ܐܢܐ ܐܘ݁ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܝܢ‏ : should a man find something: be it money or vessels or anything else
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invention, idea
Syr
Ath 54:10 ܐܠܐ ܫܟܚܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ݀ ܗܕܐ ܕܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܬܐ‏ : rather this is an invention of heretics ; TB 4:21.8↗ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܝ݂ܗܒܬ܂ ܐܠܐ ܫܟܚܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ‏ : this was not given by God but is rather an invention of the human mind ; JSBhom 61:140↗ ܝܵܕܲܥ ܣܸܦܪܵܐ ܘܣܲܓܝ݂ ܡܢܲܦܲܩ ܒܲܫ̈ܟܵܚܵܬܵܐ‏ : he knows the text and is well versed in inventive ideas
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1556[775]Drower/Macuch: 41a, 466aJ. Payne-Smith: 576

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