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šmd, šmdˀ
(šmāḏ, šmāḏā)
v.n.
curse; forcible conversion
√
šmd
vb.
1
curse
Syr
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1 citation
BBah
1985:1
↗
text not cited
2
forcible conversion, religious persecution
Gal
,
JBA
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3 citations
KohR[1]26:4(34)
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ביומא דשמדא
bywmˀ dšmdˀ
ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܕܐ
ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܕܐ
bywmˀ dšmdˀ
ביומא דשמדא
ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܕܐ
ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܕܐ
: in the time of the conversion
;
SYAP 36:47
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שמדה נפק מן מלכותה
šmdh npq mn mlkwth
ܫܡܕܗ ܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ
ܫܡܕܗ ܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ
šmdh npq mn mlkwth
שמדה נפק מן מלכותה
ܫܡܕܗ ܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ
ܫܡܕܗ ܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ
: persecution emerges from the government
;
BT Tan 8b(30)
↗
בימי ר׳ זירא גזרו שמאדא דלא למיתב בתעניתא
bymy r' zyrˀ gzrw šmˀdˀ dlˀ lmytb btˁnytˀ
ܒܝܡܝ ܪ܊ ܙܝܪܐ ܓܙܪܘ ܫܡܐܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܡܝܬܒ ܒܬܥܢܝܬܐ
ܒܝܡܝ ܪ܊ ܙܝܪܐ ܓܙܪܘ ܫܡܐܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܡܝܬܒ ܒܬܥܢܝܬܐ
bymy r' zyrˀ gzrw šmˀdˀ dlˀ lmytb btˁnytˀ
בימי ר׳ זירא גזרו שמאדא דלא למיתב בתעניתא
ܒܝܡܝ ܪ܊ ܙܝܪܐ ܓܙܪܘ ܫܡܐܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܡܝܬܒ ܒܬܥܢܝܬܐ
ܒܝܡܝ ܪ܊ ܙܝܪܐ ܓܙܪܘ ܫܡܐܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܡܝܬܒ ܒܬܥܢܝܬܐ
: in the time of PN, they decreed a religious persecution not to fast
3
a payment for ritual violation (?)
Nabatean
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1 citation
NabTomb 16:8
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ldwšrˀ whblw wlmnwtw šmdyn 5
ldwšrˀ whblw wlmnwtw šmdyn 5
לדושרא והבלו ולמנותו שמדין 5
ܠܕܘܫܪܐ ܘܗܒܠܘ ܘܠܡܢܘܬܘ ܫܡܕܝܢ 5
ܠܕܘܫܪܐ ܘܗܒܠܘ ܘܠܡܢܘܬܘ ܫܡܕܝܢ 5
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Derivatives
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šmdh, šmdtˀ
n.f.
— ban
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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For the Nab. see most recently Healey,
Mada'in Salih
pp. 159f.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
1570[785]
DJPA:
556a
DJBA:
1155b
Jastrow:
1592
J. Payne-Smith:
583
DNWSI:
1160
BarBahlul:
1985:1
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