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šwy (a/e) vb. to be equal; D to put down
GDCGtDtCt
Gpəˁalto be equal, worth3 senses▶
1
to be equal, worth
Common Aramaic
BT Ker 27a(17)↗ ושבח ליה דישוה ליה תמניה‏ : it increased in value to be worth eight
(1)
to agree
Sam
(2)
to be of regular price or quantity
Syr
Judchrdoc 52:16 ܡܫܚܐ ܢܫܘܐ ܒܐܦܪܝܩܝ ܘܚܛ̈ܐ ܢܙܥܪ̈ܢ ܒܕܪܡܣܩܘܣ ܘܒܚܘܪܢ ܘܒܦܠܣܛܝܢܝ ܢܫܘ̈ܝܢ‏ : oil will be normal in Africa, while wheat will be minimal in Damascus but normal in Hauran and Palestine
2
to be worthy of, merit
Sam, Syr, JBA
Marqe 1.215↗ שפיר לשמועה דשוה משמע מן מרה כל אלין‏ : fortunate is the hearer who was worthy to hear all these from his Lord ; P Mt10:10↗ ܫܵܘܸܐ ܗܼܘ ܓܸ݁ܝܪ ܦ̇ܵܥܠܵܐ ܣܲܝܒ̇ܵܪܬܸ݁ܗ‏ : the laborer merits his nourishment ; P Jn1:27↗ ܗܲܘ ܕܸܐܢܵܐ܂ ܠܵܐ ܫܵܘܸܐ ܐܼܢܵܐ ܕܸܐܫܪܸܐ ܥܲܪܩܸܐ̈ ܕܲܡܣܵܢܲܘܗܼܝ̈‏ : that one, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen
(1)
to be appropriate for
Syr, JBA
BhBS Rhet 5.4.4 ܟܕ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܥܩܬܐ ܕܗܘܝܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܥܠ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܥܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܫ݁ܘܐ ܠܗ݀‏ : it being the case that pity is a pain that someone gets for evil that overwhelms someone who does not deserve it ; BT Zev 115b(20)↗ מבריתא דשויא‏ : from an appropriate barraita
3
to constitute
Syr
(1)
to be full, strong
Sam
Dpaˁˁelto spread out a carpet or covering as a place for sitting, eating or sleeping (cf. tšwytˀ 'bed')7 senses▶
1
to spread out a carpet or covering as a place for sitting, eating or sleeping (cf. tšwytˀ 'bed')
Syr
Cyrillona 1:95↗ ܟܕ ܡܫܘܝܐ ܘܡܬܩ݂ܢܐ܂ ܠܥܠܝܬܐ ܐܫܟܚܗ‏ : he found the upper room already laid out and prepared ; P Job17:13↗ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܬܫܘܝܬܝ ܫܘܝܬ‏ : I made my bed in the darkness ; P Mt21:8↗ ܘܣܘ݂ܓܵܐܐ ܕܟܸܢܫܸܐ̈܂ ܡܫܲܘܸܝܢ ܗܼܘܲܘ ܡܵܐܢܲܝܗܘ݂ܢ̈ ܒܐܘܪܚܵܐ‏ : and a large crowd spread their garments on the path
(1)
to saddle
PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr
TN Gen22:3↗ ושווי ית חמרה‏ ; CPA(le97) Gen 22:3↗ ܘܩܡ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܘܫܘܝ ܚܡܪܗ‏ : Abraham got up in the morning and saddled his ass ; StudSin11 15a:5 ܘܫܘܝ ܥܠ ܚܡܪܗ ܘܐܘܬܒܗ݀‏ : He saddled his donkey and placed her on it.
(2)
to lay out, level a surface
CPA, Syr
CPA Mark1:2↗ ܕܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܫܠܚ ܡܠܐܟܝ ܩܘܕܡ ܐܦܝ̈ܟ ܕܗܘ ܝܫܘܐ݁ ܐܪܚܟ‏ : I am going to send My angel before your face to prepare your way ; Geop 9:20↗ ܘܢܫܘܝܘܗܝ ܒܡܕܪ̈ܘܢܝܬܐ‏ : they should level (the threshing floor) with rollers
2
to place something down, install
Common Aramaic
TgO Gen2:8var.↗ וְאַשרִי"ושוי" תַמָן יָת אָדָם דִברָא‏ : there He placed Adam whom he had created ; JulSok 465(229):11↗ ܘܒܓܘܗ ܕܟܠܬܐ݂܂ ܡܫܘܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܐܡܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܠܡܘܬܒܗ ܕܡ݁ܠܟܐ݁‏ : in the middle of the pavilion a large dais was erected for the king's throne ; BT Tam 32a(42)↗ ושוי מניכא דדהבא על צוואריהון‏ : he placed a golden necklace on their necks ; GY 268:15↗ ubiamamia šauia nunia zan zan : he installed fishes of all kinds in the seas ; TgSong3:10↗ ובתר דאשלים יתיה ושוי בגויה ית ארונא דסהדותא‏ : after he finished it he put the Ark of the Covenant inside it
(1)
fig.: to set, fix
Common Aramaic
11QtgJob 31.2=38:25↗ מן שויא למטרא זמן‏ : who set a time for the rain?
(1)
p.p. : ready, prepared
Sam
Marqe 1.14↗ וקעם נביה משוי למה דעמתה‏ : the prophet was standing prepared for what he saw
(2)
to impose, establish
Qumran, Man
GenApoc 21.26↗ ושויו עליהון מדא תרתי עשרה שנין‏ : they imposed tribute on them for twelve years ; AM 247:13↗ uarbaiia niqmun ušibia nišaun : the Arabs will arise and impose a captivity
(3)
to provide as an offering
OAZenj
KTMW 12↗ wyšwy ly šq : he should offer me a thigh
3
to do well, prosper
Sam, Man
AM 225:10↗ saria nišaun : the barley will do well
4
to cleanse by wiping
Syr
P Lk7:38↗ ܒ݂ܣܲܥܪܵܐ ܕ݁ܪܼܫܵܗ ܡܫܲܘܸܝܢ ܠܗܸܝܢ‏ ; P Jn12:3↗ ܘܫܲܘܝܲܬ ܒܣܲܥܪܵܗ ܪܸܓܠܲܘܗܼܝ̈‏ : and she wiped his feet with her hair
5
to make equivalent, to turn something into something
BADan, JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man
Dan 5:21↗ וּמִן־בְּנֵי אֲנָשָׁא טְרִיד וְלִבְבֵהּ עִם־חֵיוְתָא שׁוי"#ק#שַׁוִּיו‏ : he was driven away from mankind and his heart made like a beast ; TgJ Zep3:19↗ וַאְשַוֵינוֹן לְתוּשבְחָא וֻלשוֹם‏ : I shall make them into a thing of glory and fame ; SamTgJ Gen21:13↗ לגוי רב אשבינה‏ : I shall make him into a great nation ; ThbK 344:13↗ ܫܘܝܗ ܡܢ ܕܪܫ‏ : he made him the same again ; BT BM 84a(41)↗ אגמריה ואתנייה ושוייה גברא רבה‏ : he taught him scripture and mishnah and turned him into a great man ; DSumqa 663↗ udrust mšauinalẖ lpagrẖ : I make his body right
(1)
to sell at the going price
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 83:16 ܟܕ ܡܫܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܕܝܢܪܐ ܡ݁ܝܬܐ‏ : when I sell it at the usual price it will bring in a dinar
(2)
to make worthy
CPA
LESC 87.2:10↗ ܘܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܐܢܐ ܡܫܘܝ ܓܪܡܝ‏ : from now on I will make myself worthy
6
to consider as, ascribe to
JBA, JBAg, LJLA
BT Yev 92a(28)↗ אתון הוא דשויתון פנויה‏ : it is you who considered (me) unmarried ; TGAs28(1) 54.1.27↗ אבל ודאי שויוה איסורי הנאה‏ : but they actually considered it to be among prohibited enjoyments ; TgJob4:18↗ ובאזגדוי ישוי עילא‏ : would he ascribe opportunity to His messengers?
(1)
to set a value on
JBA
BT Qid 81a(43)↗ שויתיה לדמך תרתי מעי‏ : I would have valued your blood at two coins
7
to hurry
Sam
Cˀafˁelto make equal5 senses▶
1
to make equal
Syr
EphFid 86:19.2↗ ܕܐܣܩܘܟܝ ܣܓܝ ܘܐܚܬܘܟܝ ܣܓܝ ܐܫܘܝ ܐܢܘܢ‏ : that they raised you up greatly and brought you down greatly made them equal ; P Mt20:12↗ ܘܲܐܫܘܼܝܬ݂ ܐܸܢܘ݂ܢ ܥܲܡܲܢ‏ : you have made them equal to us
(1)
to consider equal, compare
JLAtg, Gal, Syr, JBAg, LJLA
TgJ Is46:5↗ לְמַן תְדַמוֹן קְֹדָמַי וֻתַשווֹן‏ : whom would you think like me and consider equal? † ; PTTan 65.a:61[2]↗ נשוי ליבינן/לבבינן/ לכף ידינן‏ : let us compare our hearts to our hands' palm ; IITh1:11↗ ܕ݁ܢܲܫܘܸܝܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܩܸܪܝܵܢܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ‏ : that God might consider you equal to this calling ; Anan 15:10↗ אשויה לשבר לעין ושן‏ : he considered "breakage" equal to "eye" and "tooth" ; TgJob30:19↗ אקשו יתי לאדם דאתברי מן טינא {ל׳א} אשוון יתי לאדם דאתברי מן טינא‏
(2)
to consider worthy
Syr
GeschJosWein 26(6) ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܒܘܟ ܢܫܘܝܢܝ ܕܐܚܙܝܟ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܥܘܢܕܢܝ ̈‏ : May the God of your father make me worthy to see you before the day of my death ; AphDem2.25:20↗ ܡܛܠܗܢܐ ܐܫܘܝܗ ܡܪܝܐ܂ ܕܒܐܝܕܗ ܢܬܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܥܡܗ‏ : because of this the Lord judged him worthy for Him to give the Law to His people by means of him
(1)
to be worthy
Sam
(3)
to harmonize (?)
Syr
JSBhom 71day5 1778↗ ܦܵܪܚܼܝܢ ܡܸܚܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܽܘܠܦܵܢܐ܃ ܩ̈ܵܠܸܐ ܪ̈ܚܼܝܡܸܐ ܕܡܲܫܘܸܝܢ ܙܵܡܪܼܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܸܐ‏ : they fly right away without instruction, singing beloved sounds that are harmonized without instructors
(4)
to prepare, make ready for a task
Qumran, CPA, Syr, LJLA
TDN.68:21↗ ܘܐܫܘܝܗܝ ܕܟܕ ܢܬܡܠܐ ܡܢ ܚܟܡܬܟ ܂܂܂ ܢܪܥܐ ܠܥܡܟ ܒܚܣܝܘܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ‏ : make him worthy to lead your people with heartfelt piety when he has become full of your wisdom ; TgEsth2 1:5(2)↗ ואותיבינון ואשוו קדמיהון אבנין טבת׳‏ ; CTLevi ar a D.4↗ לעדן אשויות [ז]מניהון‏ : for the moment of the readiness of their times
2
to make flat, level
JPAEpig, CPA, Syr, JBA, LJLA
Rot 333:77 אשווי מחטה‏ : flatten the (bent) needle ; CPA IThes3:11↗ ܝܫܘܐ ܐܘܪܚܢ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ‏ : may He make level our way to you ; P Mk1:3↗ ܘܲܐܫܘܲܘ ܫܒ݂ܼܝܠܲܘܗܼܝ̈‏ ; BT BM 117a(35)↗ אשויי גומות‏ : levelling the depressions ; PJ Ex12:37↗ לאשואה עומקיא ולמימך טורייא‏ : to level valleys and lower mountains
(1)
to make (price) appropriate
JBA
BT BM 80b(30)↗ מי לא עסיקינן דקא מ{טי}^שוי^ ליה טפי פורתא‏ : are we not dealing with a case where he is leveling it a bit more?
(2)
to smooth
Syr
ES1 422:20 ܐܫܘܝ ܫܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܕܩܢ̈ܐ‏ : he smoothed the beards' stubles
(3)
to justify
Syr
3
to go straight
CPA
CPA 1R(1Sam)6:12↗ ܘܐܫ̈ܘܝ ܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܥܘܠܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܡܝܫ‏ : the cows went straight on the road to the entrance of Beth-Shemesh
4
to act together
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Num14:1↗ ואשבת כל כנשתה ויהבו ית קלון‏ : the entire congregation joined together and produced their voice ; MarqePoem8:30↗ חילה נפשה ושרה אשוו מרחמנך‏ : the power, the soul and the might joined to love you ; JohEphLES [43]:5↗ ܫܘܝܐܝܬ ܂܂܂ ܐܫܘܝܘ ܘܡܚܐܘܢܝܗ ܠܬܪܥܐ‏ : they equally struck the door together
(1)
w. ˁm : to consent to, agree with
Syr, JBAg
KwD<sup>2</sup> 17(18) ܐܢ ܡܫܘܝܬ ܥܡܝ ܐܙܠܝܢܢ ܟܕ ܕܡܝܟ‏ : if you agree with me let us go while he is sleeping ; ISGF 121:8 לא אשוינא עמיה‏ : we did not consent to him
5
to place, to put
Sam
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be equal5 senses▶
1
to be equal
CPA, Sam, Syr
CPA Ex38:15↗ ܬܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܢ ܡܫܬ̈ܘܝܢ ܗܠ‍[‍ܝܢ‍]‍ ܠܗܠܝܢ‏ : three from one and three from the other, equal to each other ; OS LkCur20:36↗ ܐܫܬܘܝܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܥܡ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ‏ : for they have become equal to the angels
2
to be considered worthy
Syr
Am7 124:17↗ ܗܕܐ ܐܫܬܘܝܬ̤ ܗܘܬ ܠܡܘܗܒܬܐ܃ ܕܬܩܲܕܸܡ ܬܕܥ ܥܬܝ̈ܕܬܐ‏ : she was deemed worthy of the gift of pre-knowing future events ; BhBS.E Pol 2.3.1 ܡܢ ܕܠܥܢܝܢ ܡܠܟܐ̈ ܡܫܬܘܐ‏ : one who is considered worthy of conversing with kings ; Pel 1:11 ܐܫܬܘܝ ܠܕܪܓܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܬܐ‏ : he was deemed worthy of the rank of the episcopate
(1)
to merit a status
Syr
IshEz 43(21)↗ ܐܫܬܘܝ ܕܝܢ ܠܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܢܒܝܘܬܐ‏ : he merited prophetic revelation
(2)
w. l_ of subj. : idem
CPA
(3)
to show oneself worthy
Syr
Didasc 72:20 text not cited
3
(w. b_, btr, ˁm) : to agree with, come to terms with
Sam, Syr
P 2S15:13↗ ܐܫܬܘܝ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܬܪ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ‏ ; P Mt18:19↗ ܕܸ݁ܐܢ ܬ݁ܪܸܝܢ̈ ܡܸܢܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܢܸܫܬ݁ܘܘ݂ܢ ܒ݁ܲܐܪܥܵܐ‏ : should two of you agree on earth
(1)
(w. לָקְֹבֵיל) : to accept subservience to
JLAtg
TgJ Is66:5↗ צַדִיקַיָא דְמִשתְוַן לָקְֹבֵיל פִתגָמֵי רְעוּתֵיה‏ : [MT הַחֲרֵדִים אֶל־דְּבָרוֹ]
4
w. : ܥܡ : to join (together with someone (?) or to be just the same as someone else (?)
Syr
LawsCoun.6.16↗ ܘܐܢ ܐܦ ܠܢ ܫ݁ܦܪ ܡܫܬܘܝܢܢ ܥܡܟ‏ : if it is right for us we will join with you (in discussion) ; P Ps83:9↗ ܐܫܬܘܝ ܥܡܗܘܢ‏ : [=MT נִלְוָה עִמָּם] ; P StDan(1)5:21 ↗ ܘܠܒܗ ܥܡ ܕܚܝܘ̈ܬܐ ܐܫܬܘܝ‏ : his heart became just the same as that of the animals
5
to appear suddenly (?)
JLAtg
TgJ Is6:6↗ וְאִשתְוֵי לְוָתִי חַד מִן שַמָשַיָא‏ ; TgJ Ez1:15↗ וְהָא גַלגַל חַד מִשתְוֵי כְמִלְרַע לְרוּם שְמַיָא‏ : here a single wheel appeared as if below the height of heaven [~MT וְהִנֵּה אוֹפַן אֶחָד בָּאָרֶץ]
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be placed3 senses▶
1
to be placed
Sam
SamTgJ Gen24:33↗ ואשתוי לקדמיו למיכל‏ : it was placed before him to eat
(1)
to be spread out
Syr
(1)
to flatten itself out
Syr
P Baruch 5:7↗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܚ̈ܠܐ݂ ܢܬ݁ܡܠܘܢ܂ ܘܬܫܬܘܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܢܗܠܟ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܬܟܝܠܐܝܬ ܒܫܪܪܐ‏ : all the wadi's shall be filled and the land become level so that Israel may walk reliably firmly
(2)
to be laid on, laid out
Sam, Syr
2
to be made like, converted into
BADan, Gal, JBA, LJLA
Dan 3:29↗ הַדָּמִין יִתְעֲבֵד וּבַיְתֵהּ נְוָלִי יִשְׁתַּוֵּה‏ : he is to be cut to pieces and his house turned into a dung heap † ; PTSan 23.c:44[13]↗ ואשתויאת לחברתה‏ : (the eye) became like its fellow ; BT Meg 16a(21)↗ גברא דהוה חשיב ליה למלכא מן כולהו רברבנוהי אישוי בנאי וספר‏ : the man who was the most highly considered of all the king's nobles has been turned into a bath-attendant and barber ; TgEsth2 8:15(5)↗ הדמין יתעבי׳ ובייתיה נווליה ישתווה׳‏
(1)
to be deemed worthy
CPA
CPA Psalms44:5↗ ܘܐܫܬܘܐ݁ ܠܟ ܘܬ݁ܡܠܘܟ ܠܒܕܝܠ ܩܘܫܛܐ ܘܥܢܘܢܘܬܐ ܘܨܕܩܐ‏ : you are deemed worthy to reign for the sake of truth, meekness, and righteousness
(1)
impersonal : to happen to
CPA
Geron 13.2:5↗ ܐܫܬܘܝ ܠܗ ܕܝ ܕܝܥܒܘܪ ܒܚܕܐ ܩܪܝܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ‏ : then he happened to pass through a certain Egyptian city
(2)
w. b_ : to make oneself like
Man
GY 116:4↗ ruha ˁštauiat bdmu haua : Ruha took the form of Eve
3
to prosper
Man
Mishqal Ainia 63↗ ˁu br anaša biša hu plan mithambal ulaništauia : if he is the person so-and-so, he will be destroyed and not prosper
(1)
impersonal : idem
CPA
CPA Psalms44:5↗ ܘܐܫܬܘܐ݁ ܠܟ ܘܬ݁ܡܠܘܟ ܠܒܕܝܠ ܩܘܫܛܐ‏ : [LXX: καὶ κατευοδοῦ καὶ βασίλευε ἕνεκεν ἀληθείας]
Ctˀettafˁalto be made equal or worthy3 senses▶
1
to be made equal or worthy
Syr
Rie 95:24 ܫܒܪܐ ܕܢܬܬܫܘܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ‏ : it is not possible for a child to be considered worthy
2
to agree
Sam
Marqe 1.417↗ תמן התשוו כהלון‏
3
to be imposed
LJLA
PJ Ex21:30↗ אין {כ}<ק>נסא דממונא יתשוי עלוי‏ : if a monetary fine is imposed on him
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1524[760]DJBA: 1117aJastrow: 15312Drower/Macuch: 451b, 447a, 440bPayne-Smith: 4077Levy Ch-W: 2:460Tal Sam: 879DNWSI: 1116DCPA[Schulthess]: 418[202]DJA: 82aQumran: 231

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