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ˁml (a/a) vb. to labor
GCGt
Gpəˁalto labor2 senses▶
1
to labor
Common (except: OA, BA)
TAD A3.6 R.2↗ וכעת שמעת כעמלא זי עמלת‏ : now I have heard something of the labor you have labored ; PAT2769:1.5↗ wˁml bswmh : he labored personally ; 1Q21 3:2↗ ٠٠٠ וזמנין] תעמל וזמנין ת[נוח‏ ; AphDem13.240:21↗ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܠܐܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܡ݁ܠ‏ : God does not tire nor labor hard ; P Eccl1:3↗ ܒܟܠ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܗܘ ܥܡܠ‏ ; CTLevi ar b A.5↗ וזמנין תכפן וזמנין תעמול וזמנין תנוח‏
(1)
labor for
CPA
Lag(368) John6:27↗ ܥܘܡܘ̈ܠܘ ܠܐ ܡܝܟܘܠܬܐ ܕܥܒܪܐ ܘܐܒܕܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܝܟܘܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܟܬܪܐ ܠܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܕܠܥܠܡ‏ : work not for food that goes away and disappears but rather that food that lasts for life eternal
(2)
ܒ : to use money in trading
CPA
Lag(306) Matt25:16↗ ܗܘ ܕܢܣܒ ܚܡܫܐ ܛܠܢܛܝܢ܃ ܥܡܠ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܐܬ݁ܓܪ ܚܘܪ̈ܢܝܢ ܚ̈ܡܝܫܐ‏ : he that had taken five talents worked with them and earned another five
2
to make weary
Syr
EphNis 3:12.6↗ ܬܠܝܬܝܬܐ ܥܡܠܬܢ | ܡܢܘ ܕܬܘܒ ܢܬܥ݂ܐ‏ : the third one tired us out, who can forget it again
Cˀafˁelto impose labor on a person3 senses▶
1
to impose labor on a person
Syr
2
fig. : to vex, trouble
Syr
IAB 87:14 ܡܫܬܡܗ ܐܢܬ ܐܬܠܹܝܛܐ܃ ܘܡܲܥܡܲܠ! ܐܬ ܒܠܒܘ̈ܫܐ‏ : you are fame as an althlete yet are troubled by clothing ; P Mk5:35↗ ܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܡܸܟܼ݁ܝܠ ܡܲܥܡܸܠ ܐܲܢܼܬ݁ ܠܡܲܠܦ݂ܵܢܵܐ‏ : why then are you troubling the teacher?
(1)
to castigate
Syr
(2)
to disturb
OfAWest
Daskyleion.4↗ zy ˀrḥˀ znh yhwh ˁdh ˀyš ˀl yˁml : that no one who passes this way should disturb it
3
to work on something, to prepare
CPA
(1)
to result in, produce
CPA
CPA(le97) Rom 5:4↗ ܠܚܘܨܝܐ ܡܣܘܒܪ̈ܢܘ ܗܘ ܡܥܡܝܠ‏ : suffering produces endurance
(2)
to massage
CPA
Hom1 7.2:9↗ ܐܬܠܝܛ ܠܐ ܡܥܡܝܠ ܗܘܐ݁ ܐ݁ܒܪ̈ܘܝ ܒܩܝܪ̈ܘܡ ܘܡܪܟܪܟ ܠܗܘܢ ‍{‍‍{‍ܒ‍}‍‍}‍ܡܝܫܚܐ‏ : an athlete does not work his limbs with wax but softens them up with oil
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto labor3 senses▶
1
to labor
Syr
SyrAhiq 4 278:2↗ ܘܥܠܝ ܠܐ ܐܬܥܡܠܬ‏
2
to be worked, cultivated
Syr
TB 3:18.4↗ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܬܦܠܚܐ ܘܡܬܥܡܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܬܗ‏ : land that is worked and cultivated
3
fig.: to be vexed
Syr
PallM 55:19 ܐܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܗܢܐ ܥܘܪܦܢܐ ܕܪܢܝܐ܂ ܠܕܐܬܥܡܸܠܘ ܒܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܡܠܒܒ‏ : for the constancy of this learned discussion heartens those affected by sins ; AphDem7.141:8↗ ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܢܬܥܡܠ ܒܣܟܠܘܬܐ‏ : should one of you be vexed by a sin [~P Gal 6:1 ܢܶܬܩܰܕܰܡ] ; IshGen 115:22↗ ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܬܥܡܠ ܚܣ ܒܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܘܒܚ̈ܫܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܐ‏ : for he is not vexed, God forbid, by human sickness and pains
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1111[530]DJBA: 870aJastrow: 1089J. Payne-Smith: 417Tal Sam: 643DNWSI: 870DCPA[Schulthess]: 312[148]

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