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ˁby (ˁḇeˀ) adj. thick
1
thick
Qumran, Gal, Syr, Man
4Q561.2.1.4↗ שקוהי[ להוין בין ٠٠٠ לעבי̇נ̇‏ : his thighs should be between [thin] and thick ; PTTan 65.b:24[2]↗ עבדוה עביא עבדו<נ>ה קליעה דחובין ומן פסק לה‏ : make it something thick; so they made it into a veil of sins and who can cut it apart?
(1)
(med.) substantive, substantial
Syr, JudSyr
HippAp 4(2)↗ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܩܠܝܠ ܥܒܝܢ‏ : diets that are a bit more substantial ; JudSyrMedFrag 1:12↗ תורסיתא עביתא‏ : substantial nutrition
(2)
(voice) deep
JBA
BT Ḥul 79a(36)↗ עבי קליה בר חמרא‏ : (if ) its voice is deep, it is a donkey colt. (If ) its voice is shrill, it is a young of a mare ; BT Ḥul 79a(37)↗ עבי קליה בר חמרא צניף קליה בר סוסתא‏ : if its voice is deep it is a young donkey, if it is shrill it is a young horse
2
swollen
Syr, JBAg, Man
HG3 142a:89 עבייה לה כבדא‏ : the liver was swollen ; AM 185:17↗ uaba ukiba bhiuaniata : swelling and pain among the animals
3
fig. : dense, thick-headed, uneducated
Syr
IshPs 3(10)↗ ܥܒܝܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܣܢܝܩܝܢ ܥܠ ܓܘܪ̈ܓܐ ܫܒܪ̈ܝܐ‏ : for the Jews are thick-headed and need childish incentives
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1063[507]DJPA: 393aDJBA: 840aJastrow: 1037Drower/Macuch: 4aPayne-Smith ~: 2762J. Payne-Smith: 398DNWSI: 820Qumran: 171

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