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šnn, šnnˀ
(šnān, šnānā)
n.m./f.
edge of a sword
√
šnn
vb.
1
sharp edge, blade of a sword
Qumran
,
JLAtg
,
Syr
,
LJLA
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4 citations
11QtgJob 33.5=39:23
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שנן ונזך וחרף סיף
šnn wnzk wḥrp syp
ܫܢܢ ܘܢܙܟ ܘܚܪܦ ܣܝܦ
ܫܢܢ ܘܢܙܟ ܘܚܪܦ ܣܝܦ
šnn wnzk wḥrp syp
שנן ונזך וחרף סיף
ܫܢܢ ܘܢܙܟ ܘܚܪܦ ܣܝܦ
ܫܢܢ ܘܢܙܟ ܘܚܪܦ ܣܝܦ
: blade, spear, and sharpness of sword
;
TgJ Jud3:22
↗
וְעָל אַף דַסתְקָא בָתַר שַנְנָא וְטַמטֵם שוּמנָא בְאַפֵי שַנְנָא
wəˁāl ˀap dastəqāˀ bātar šanənāˀ wəṭamṭem šûmnāˀ bəˀapey šanənāˀ
ܘܥܵܠ ܐܲܦ ܕܲܣܬܩܵܐ ܒܵܬܲܪ ܫܲܢܢܵܐ ܘܛܲܡܛܹܡ ܫܘܼܡܢܵܐ ܒܐܲܦܹܝ ܫܲܢܢܵܐ
ܘܥܵܠ ܐܲܦ ܕܲܣܬܩܵܐ ܒܵܬܲܪ ܫܲܢܢܵܐ ܘܛܲܡܛܹܡ ܫܘܼܡܢܵܐ ܒܐܲܦܹܝ ܫܲܢܢܵܐ
wəˁāl ˀap dastəqāˀ bātar šanənāˀ wəṭamṭem šûmnāˀ bəˀapey šanənāˀ
וְעָל אַף דַסתְקָא בָתַר שַנְנָא וְטַמטֵם שוּמנָא בְאַפֵי שַנְנָא
ܘܥܵܠ ܐܲܦ ܕܲܣܬܩܵܐ ܒܵܬܲܪ ܫܲܢܢܵܐ ܘܛܲܡܛܹܡ ܫܘܼܡܢܵܐ ܒܐܲܦܹܝ ܫܲܢܢܵܐ
ܘܥܵܠ ܐܲܦ ܕܲܣܬܩܵܐ ܒܵܬܲܪ ܫܲܢܢܵܐ ܘܛܲܡܛܹܡ ܫܘܼܡܢܵܐ ܒܐܲܦܹܝ ܫܲܢܢܵܐ
: the handle went in behind the blade and the fat sealed over the blade
;
AGnEx 46.28
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ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܫܢܢܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ ܕܡܬܗܦܟܐ
krwbˀ wšnnˀ dḥrbˀ dmthpkˀ
כרובא ושננא דחרבא דמתהפכא
ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܫܢܢܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ ܕܡܬܗܦܟܐ
krwbˀ wšnnˀ dḥrbˀ dmthpkˀ
כרובא ושננא דחרבא דמתהפכא
ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܫܢܢܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ ܕܡܬܗܦܟܐ
ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܫܢܢܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ ܕܡܬܗܦܟܐ
: the cherub and and blade of the rotating sword
;
P Gn3:24
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ܘܫܢܢܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ
wšnnˀ dḥrbˀ
ושננא דחרבא
ܘܫܢܢܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ
wšnnˀ dḥrbˀ
ושננא דחרבא
ܘܫܢܢܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ
ܘܫܢܢܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ
2
point
Syr
▶
1 citation
P 1S17:7
↗
ܫܢܢܐ ܕܢܝܙܟܗ
šnnˀ dnyzkh
שננא דניזכה
ܫܢܢܐ ܕܢܝܙܟܗ
šnnˀ dnyzkh
שננא דניזכה
ܫܢܢܐ ܕܢܝܙܟܗ
ܫܢܢܐ ܕܢܝܙܟܗ
(1)
spike of grain
Syr
▶
3 citations
Geop 3:28
↗
ܫ̈ܢܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܕܡ݂ܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܛܐ
š̈nnˀ r̈wrbtˀ dm̱lyn ḥ̈ṭˀ
שננא רורבתא דמלין חטא
ܫ̈ܢܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܕܡ݂ܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܛܐ
š̈nnˀ r̈wrbtˀ dm̱lyn ḥ̈ṭˀ
שננא רורבתא דמלין חטא
ܫ̈ܢܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܕܡ݂ܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܛܐ
ܫ̈ܢܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܕܡ݂ܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܛܐ
: large spikes full of wheat
;
EphPar 9:10.2
↗
ܟܕ ܡܝܢܩܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܠܚ̈ܛܐ ܘܠܫ̈ܢܢܐ
kd mynqˀ rwḥˀ lḥ̈ṭˀ wlš̈nnˀ
כד מינקא רוחא לחטא ולשננא
ܟܕ ܡܝܢܩܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܠܚ̈ܛܐ ܘܠܫ̈ܢܢܐ
kd mynqˀ rwḥˀ lḥ̈ṭˀ wlš̈nnˀ
כד מינקא רוחא לחטא ולשננא
ܟܕ ܡܝܢܩܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܠܚ̈ܛܐ ܘܠܫ̈ܢܢܐ
ܟܕ ܡܝܢܩܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܠܚ̈ܛܐ ܘܠܫ̈ܢܢܐ
: when the wind suckles the wheat and the grain spikes
;
JSBhom 71day1 456
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ܠܲܫܢܵܢܸ̈ܐ ܘܲܠܙܲܪ̈ܥܽܘܢܸܐ
lašnān̈eˀ walzar̈ˁuwneˀ
לַשנָנֶא וַלזַרעֻונֶא
ܠܲܫܢܵܢܸ̈ܐ ܘܲܠܙܲܪ̈ܥܽܘܢܸܐ
lašnān̈eˀ walzar̈ˁuwneˀ
לַשנָנֶא וַלזַרעֻונֶא
ܠܲܫܢܵܢܸ̈ܐ ܘܲܠܙܲܪ̈ܥܽܘܢܸܐ
ܠܲܫܢܵܢܸ̈ܐ ܘܲܠܙܲܪ̈ܥܽܘܢܸܐ
: the spiky grains and vegetables
3
crag, point of a mountain
Syr
▶
1 citation
PsC 271:6
ܒܫܢܢܐ ܕܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܚܕ ܪܫܐ܂ ܘܟܕ ܣܵܠ݁ܩ ܡܢ ܫܢܢܐ ܩܲܛܝܢ
bšnnˀ dlgw mn trˁˀ dḥd ršˀ. wkd sāllq mn šnnˀ qaṭyn
בשננא דלגו מן תרעא דחד רשא٠ וכד סָלּק מן שננא קַטין
ܒܫܢܢܐ ܕܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܚܕ ܪܫܐ܂ ܘܟܕ ܣܵܠ݁ܩ ܡܢ ܫܢܢܐ ܩܲܛܝܢ
bšnnˀ dlgw mn trˁˀ dḥd ršˀ. wkd sāllq mn šnnˀ qaṭyn
בשננא דלגו מן תרעא דחד רשא٠ וכד סָלּק מן שננא קַטין
ܒܫܢܢܐ ܕܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܚܕ ܪܫܐ܂ ܘܟܕ ܣܵܠ݁ܩ ܡܢ ܫܢܢܐ ܩܲܛܝܢ
ܒܫܢܢܐ ܕܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܚܕ ܪܫܐ܂ ܘܟܕ ܣܵܠ݁ܩ ܡܢ ܫܢܢܐ ܩܲܛܝܢ
: on the point within the gate of one (mountain) top, and when it rises from the point it is narrow
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Form & Usage
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generally fem. when used for a "spike of grain"
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Derivatives
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šnānā, šnāntā
n.f.
— huge rock; prong
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Notes & Bibliography
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
1580[789]
Jastrow:
1607
Payne-Smith:
4232
Levy Ch-W:
2:500
Qumran:
240
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