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ˁqh, ˁqtˀ (ˁāqā, ˁāqtā) n.f. trouble
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trouble, misfortune
Palmyrene, Qumran, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA
PAT446:1.4↗ dy qrw lh bˁqˀ : whom they called upon in a time of trouble † ; 4Q537 A:4↗ וכל עקתי וכל די יתא על[י‏ ; 4Q540 1.:1↗ תובא תתה עקא עלוהי ויחסר נכסין זעירא‏ ; TgO Gen35:3↗ מַדבַח לְאֵל דְקַבֵיל צְלוֹתִי בְיוֹמָא דְעָקְתִי‏ : an altar to the God who accepted my prayer in my time of trouble ; GT G Exod15:7↗ וַחֲזו נַפְשֵיהוֹן בְעַקָא‏ : they saw themselves in trouble ; CPA IICor6:4↗ ܒܠܚ̈ܘܨܝܢ̈ ܒܥܩ̈ܝܢ̈ ܒܚܢܩ̈ܝܢ‏ : in afflictions, troubles, and distresses ; P Gn42:21↗ ܐܬܬ ܥܠܝܢ ܥܩܬܐ ܗܕܐ‏ : this misfortune has come upon us ; IshEz 52(6)↗ ܘܚܫܝܒ̈ܢ ܚܕܐ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܬܝ̈ܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ܃ ܘܡܦܚܡ̈ܢ ܥܡ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ‏ : they reckon the troubles coming upon them one by one and compare them with the former good times ; BT San 26a(43)↗ דא עקא‏ : this is a misfortune
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danger
Syr
P 1K(1)1:29↗ ܟܠ ܥܩܐ‏
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as an emotion
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grief
Syr
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being upset with someone
Syr
Am7 148:20↗ ܠܐ ܡܬܘܡ ܥܡܕ ܫܡܫܐ ܒܥܩܬܗ݀ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ‏ : the sun never set on her being upset with any person
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narrowness : see s.v. byqytˀ
JBA, Man
4
דעקה, דעקין : adj. : troublesome
Gal
EchR[1]63(3)↗ ביומין דעקא‏ : in troublesome times
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LJLA unusual pl. עקתין ; CPA ܥܩܝܢ
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1133[517]DJPA: 415bDJBA: 878bJastrow: 1109Drower/Macuch: 34b, 33b, 356bJ. Payne-Smith: 424Levy Ch-W: 2:235Tal Sam: 628bDCPA[Schulthess]: 317[144]DJA: 72aQumran: 186

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