←
šḥlp vb. to change
QQt
Qquadriliteralto change, transform1 sense▶
to change, transform
Syr
P 1S10:9↗ ܫܚܠܦ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ‏ ; IIMac14:30↗ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ݁݁݁ ܟܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܘܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܢ‏ ; JSBhom 33:418↗ ܫܲܚܠܸܦ ܐܸܢܽܘܢ ܠܸܫܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ‏ : he changed them! their languages
(1)
to exchange
Syr
P Gn48:14↗ ܫܚ݁ܠܦ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ‏ : he switched his hands
(2)
to pass from one period to another
Syr
Am7 139:6↗ ܘܠܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܠܐܡܡ̈ܐ ܫܲܚܼܠܦܲܬ̤܃ ܟܕ ܩܪܝܐ ܗܘܬ‏ : she passed nights into days while reading
QtquadTto change (intransitive), be changed2 senses▶
1
to change (intransitive), be changed
Syr
OS LkCur9:29↗ ܘܟܕ ܡܨܠܐ ܐܫܬܚܠܦ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ‏ : while praying, the appearance of his face changed ; AGnEx 21.4↗ ܕܕܠܡܐ ܠܠܝܐ ܠܐܝܡܡܐ ܢܫܬܚܠܦ ܗܘ݂ܐ‏ : lest the night would change into daylight
(1)
(moon) to change phase
Syr
LawsCoun.10.21↗ ܘܠܐ ܣܗܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܬܚܠܦ ܐܢܐ‏ : nor does the moon [say]: I am not going to change!
(2)
+ability; see s.v. mštḥlpn
Syr
(3)
w. ܥܠ : to turn against
Syr
IMac7a1 11:53↗ ܘܐܫܬܚܠܦ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܠܐ ܦܪܥܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܪ̈ܗܛܐ ܕܪܗܛ ܒܬܪܗ‏ : he turned against Jonathan and did not recompense him appropriately for all his exertions for him
(4)
to be transformed
Syr
AphDiatess1990 40:26↗ ܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܟܝܢܗܘܢ ܒܓܦܬܐ ܡܫܬܚܠܦܝܢ ܗܘܘ܂ ܕܠܐ ܒܟܝܢܗܘܢ ܒܓܘ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܐܫܬܚܠܦܘ‏ : for that water that as is their nature would transform in a vine, against their nature transformed in the rocks ; P Mt17:2↗ ܘܸܐܫܬ݁ܲܚܠܲܦ݂ ܝܸܫܘ݂ܥ ܩܕ݂ܵܡܲܝܗܘ݂ܢ‏
(5)
(season) to change into
Syr
Geop 6:22↗ ܡܐ ܕܡܫܬܚܠܦ ܣܬܘܐ‏ : when it turns into winter
2
to disguise oneself
Syr
ESHaer 122:1↗ ܕܒܕܡܘܬ ܐܠܝܠܐ | ܐܬܢܟܠ ܘܐܫܬܚܠܦ‏ : that was sly and disguised itself just like a spy
☛▶
🔍▶
✎▶
Note that the active form often takes a double accusative.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1543[236]J. Payne-Smith: 144

© The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ©
Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:43:08 -0500