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šwy (šwē) adj. equal, worth
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equal, equivalent, comparable
Common (except: OA, BA)
PJ Gen1:16↗ והוון שווין באיקרהון‏ : they were equivalent in their glory
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equal in value, worth
Common Aramaic
TAD B2.6 R.11↗ מחזי 1 זי נחש שוה כסף שקל 1 ר 2‏ : one bronze mirror worth 1 and 2/4 shekel of silver ; TgJ 1Sam18:19tos↗ בפחות משוה פרוטה‏ : for less than equal to a prutah ; JMP 10.2.R(15)↗ מאני דהבא שויאן כך וכך‏ : golden utensils worth such and such ; Lag(366) John5:18↗ ܕܐܘܦ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܡܪ ܕܗܘ ܐܒܘܝ ܘܥܒܕ ܓܪܡܗ ܫܘܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ‏ : that he was also saying that God is his father and he made himself equal to God ; TGAs28(1) 22.2.15↗ זיבנא דילי הוה שאוי טפי טובא‏ : my purchase was worth very much more
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worthy
CPA, Sam, Syr
CPAHor 437:12↗ ܠܗܝܡܢܘܬ݁ܐ ܫܘܝܬܐ ܢܛܪܬܘܢ‏ : you kept the worthy faith ; MarqePoem19:13↗ לא דאנן שוין אלא דאת רחמן‏ : it is not that we are worthy but that You are merciful ; OS LkSin3:8↗ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܫܘܝܢ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ‏ : fruits worthy of repentance
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lˀ š' : unworthy
CPA, Syr, Man
CPA Rom8:18↗ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܓܪ ܕܠܐ ܫܘ̈ܝܢ ܡܚܘ̈ܫܘܝ ܕܕܢ ܩܝܪܘܣܐ ܕܟܕܘ ܠܩܘܒܠ ܬܫܒܚܬܐ ܕܥܬܝܕܐ ܕܬܬܓܠܐ݁ ܒܢ‏ : for I reckon that the sufferings of current times are not worthy [Gk: οὐκ ἄξια] to be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us ; OS MtCur8:8↗ ܠܐ ܫܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܬܥܘܠ ܬܚܝܬ ܡܛܠܠܝ‏ : I am not worthy that you should come under my roof ; JohnBook 180:9↗ text not cited
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worthwhile
Syr
Ps-Clem Recog7+Hom.13 308:16↗ ܐܡ݂ܪ ܕܫܘܝܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܢܫ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܝܬܝܪ ܢܩܘܐ ܗܪܟܐ‏ : he said that it would be worthwhile for one to wait 10 days or more here
2
agreeing with
Syr
Fab 31:8 text not cited
3
level, flat
Qumran, CPA, Syr
4Q561.1.1.3↗ ושנוהי שוין‏ : his teeth are even ; CPA Is40:3↗ ܫܘ̈ܝܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘ ܫܘ̈ܒܝܠܘܝ ܕܐ݁ܠܗܢ‏ : make flat the paths of our God ; BHads 4:1↗ ܫܛܝܚܘܬܐ ܫܘܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ ܗܝ ܕܥܠ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ ܘܠܩܘ̈ܒܠܝܐ ܣܝܡܐ‏ : A level surface is that one that is placed upon straight and opposing lines ; IshPs 39(21)↗ ܐܢܫ ܕܡܚܓܪ ܒܚܕܐ ܪܓܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܫܘܝܐ ܗܠܟܬܗ‏ : a man lame in one leg and whose gait is not even
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moderate
Syr, JBA
SyrAhiq 2 40:15↗ ܗܘܝ ܫܘܐ ܘܛܥܡܢ‏ : be moderate and prudent ; BT BM 52a(14)↗ דאמרי אינשי עשיק לגביך ושוי לכריסיך‏ : as people say: rare is for your back, moderate is for your stomach
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correct, upright
CPA
CPA Psalms24:8↗ ܕܒܝܣܡ ܘܫܘܐ ܗܘ ܡܪܐ‏ : the Lord is kind and upright ; CPA Psalms31:6↗ ܒܩܝܪܘܣ ܕܫܘܐ‏ : at a correct time
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(math.) of an even number
Syr
SbS 8:12 ܡܢܝܢܐ ܂܂܂ ܫ݁ܘܝܐ ܗܘ܂ ܐܘ݁ ܝܲܬܝ݂ܪܐ‏ : a number is an even one or an odd one ; SergResh 158:7 ܠܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܡܨܥܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܝܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܦܙܓܐ‏ : for between these two there is no other number that is neither even nor odd
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idioms:
Syr
(1)
ܫܘܸܐ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ܂ ܫܲܘܝܲܬ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ : of the same nature, consubstantial
Syr
BO1 111b:42 text not cited
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ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܫܲܘܝܵܐ : non-festival day
Syr
Rechtsb1 80:5 ܒܝܘܡܐ ܫܘܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ‏ : on a regular day that is not Sunday
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ܫܲܘܝܲܝ̈ ܡܸܠܟܵܐ : Greek συμβούλιον
Syr
ActsH 25:12 text not cited
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(gram.) gram.:
Syr
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ܫ̈ܘܲܝܵܐ : name of an accent
Syr
BhGr 246:29 text not cited ; JBhSy 18:10 text not cited
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even points serving to divide a sentence
Syr
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ܫܘ̈ܝܝ ܫܡܐ : homonym
Syr
6
adv.: equally, evenly
Gal, CPA
PTRH 58.a:54[2]↗ בהינון דהוון קיימין חד מלעיל וחד מלרע ٠٠٠ בהינון דהוון קיימין שווי‏ : (one refers to when) those who were standing one above and one below (the other) to those who were standing evenly
(1)
bi/ašwāy/ē adv.: equally, evenly
JLAtg, Syr, JBAg, LJLA
TgO Gen15:10↗ וֻפַלֵיג יָתְהוֹן בִשוֵי‏ : he divided them up evenly ; JSmem 6:436↗ ܘܒܫܘ݂ܐ ܠܐ ܬܐܠܦ݂ܝ ܫ݁ܪܒܗ ܚܬܝ݂ܬܐܝܬ܀‏ : and that equally she would not believe his story genuinely ; TGHark(1) 272.1.22↗ ופלגין להון בשוי‏ ; TgEsth2sup05.1-03:2↗ יהב להון זוודין וכל נביז בייתהון בשוה כמיסת תלת שנין‏ : he gave them provisions and all of their supplies equally, enough for three years
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ܒܟܘܠ ܫܘܐܿ : in every way (?)
CPA
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