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ˁwq (a[i]/u) vb. to be in narrow straits
GDCDtCt
Gpəˁalto be in trouble6 senses▶
1
to be in trouble
JLAtg
TgO Gen27:46↗ עַקִית בְחַיַי מִן קְדָם בְנָת חִיתָאָה‏ ; TgO Num21:4↗ וְעַקַת נַפשָ דְעַמָא בְאוּרחָא‏
(1)
impersonal fem. w. l_ : to be in distress, to be troubled
JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TgO Gen32:8↗ וֻדחֵיל יַעֲקֹב לַחדָא וְעַקַת לֵיה‏ ; TN Gen32:8↗ ודחל יעקב לחדא ועקת ליה‏ ; KwD<sup>2</sup> 21(17) ܚܘܝ ܢܦܫܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܝܝܩܐ ܠܗ‏ : he made himself appear to be in distress ; P Ju10:9↗ ܘܥܩܬ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܛܒ‏ : Israel was greatly in distress ; PJ Deut4:30↗ כד תיעוק לכון ויארעון לכון כל פיתגמיא האילין‏
(1)
to be disgusted with
JLAtg, Syr
TgO Num21:5↗ לֵית לַחמָא וְלֵית מַיָא וְנַפשַנָא עַקַת בְמַנָא הָדֵין‏ : there is no bread and no water and our appetites are disgusted with this manna ; P Gn27:46↗ ܥܩ݂ܬ ܠܝ ܒܚܝ̈ܝ‏ ; P Job36:19↗ ܕܠܐ ܬܥܘܩ ܠܟ‏
(2)
w. על
LJLA
PJ Deut10:6↗ ומדעקת על ישראל על קרבא ההוא‏
(3)
p.p.
PTA, LJLA
GT PP Exod14:29↗ כד עיקא להון‏ : when they were oppressed ; TgLam1:20↗ חזי ייי ארום עיק לי מעי‏ : look at me Lord for my innards are hurting
(2)
of נפשׁ : to be disgusted
JLAtg
TgO Num21:5↗ נַפשַנָא עַקַת בְמַנָא הָדֵין‏ : we have become disgusted with this manna
2
to be constricting : see s.v. ˁq adj.
JLAtg
3
to care about, to worry about
Syr, Man
JohnBook 13:8↗ gabra bhita lamn dilak haiqa dmutai : O shameful fellow, one like me does not worry about one of your kind
(1)
impersonal
JLAtg
TgO Gen32:8↗ וֻדחֵיל יַעֲקֹב לַחדָא וְעַקַת לֵיה‏ : Jacob was very afraid and worried
4
p.p. : see s.v. ˁyq n.m.
PTA
5
to be afraid
Man
GY 138:17 ↗ lahaiiqna mn halin dmauata : I am not afraid of these apparitions
6
to besiege (hebraism)
Sam
Dpaˁˁelto oppress, trouble2 senses▶
1
to oppress, trouble
Sam, Syr, JBAg, LJLA
TgLamYemWT 1:20var.↗ חזי יהוה ארום אעיק"ייק" לי‏ : [MT רְאֵה יְהוָה כִּי־צַר־לִי]
2
to grieve
Syr
Cˀafˁelto oppress, trouble2 senses▶
1
to oppress, trouble
Common (except: OA, OfA, BA)
TgO Ex23:9↗ וֻלגִיוֹרָא לָא תָעִיקוּן‏ : you should not oppress the stranger ; TgJ 1Sam22:2↗ כָל גְבַר מְעָק רוּחַ‏ : every man distressed in spirit (or: by a spirit?) ; STM Ps.78-80 MTKg80,81,82 אי הוו סנאין מעיקין לך או רוחין מטרפין לך‏ : if enemies were troubling you or spirits attacking you ; SamTgJ Ex23:22↗ ואדבב ית דבביך ואעק ית אעקיך‏ : I will fight your enemies and trouble your besiegers ; P Ex22:20↗ ܘܠܥܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܂܂܂ ܘܠܐ ܬܥܝܩܘܢ‏ ; P Is30:6↗ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܠܝܨܬܐ ܘܡܥܝܩܬܐ‏ : a distressed and troubled land ; JBABowl 59.1:13↗ וכל זיקין ומזיקין בישין דימעיקין ליה‏ : all storm and damaging demons that are oppressing him ; SSSad 265:16↗ כאייף ומעאיק לנא פלוני דא בדיל חוביה דאית ליה על אבונא‏ : this so and so is pressing and bothering us concerning the debt he is owed by our father ; PJ Ex22:20↗ ולא תעיקון למיסב ליה נכסוי‏ : you shall not oppress him by taking away his goods
(1)
to trouble by tottering
Syr
P Am2:13↗ ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܥܝܩ ܐܢܐ ܬܚܘܬܝܟܘܢ܂ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܥܝܩܐ ܥܓܠܬܐ ܕܡܠܝܐ ܫܒ̈ܠܐ‏
(2)
to bother, urge
Syr
P Ju16:16↗ ܘܟܕ ܐܥܝܩܬ ܠܗ ܒܡ̈ܠܝܗ܂ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ‏ : when she kept pestering him with her words every day
(3)
to frighten
Man
GY 103:19 ↗ laˁiahiqa lnišimta : I do not want to frighten the soul
(4)
to withhold
Sam
SamTgJ Gen16:2↗ עאקני יהוה ממילד‏ : the Lord has kept me from giving birth
2
to loathe, be troubled (?)
PTA
TN Lev26:15↗ ואן בקיימי דאורייתי תעיקון"תמאסון‏ : if you loathe the statutes of my Torah
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be disgusted3 senses▶
1
to be disgusted
Syr
2
to be troubled
CPA, JBAg, LJLA
LESC 66.1:9↗ ܘܒܟܢ ܐܬܥܝܐܩ ܐܚܘܢܢ‏ ; TgJob21:4var.↗ ואין מדין לא תתיעק"תתעייק" רוחי‏ : if so why is my spirit so troubled?
3
to be caused pain
JBAg
Ctˀettafˁalto be saddened3 senses▶
1
to be saddened
Syr
(1)
to grieve
Syr
2
to be distressed
PTA, Syr, LJLA
TN Lev20:23var.↗ ואתעיקת נפשי בהון‏ ; P Num21:4↗ ܘܐܬܥܝܩܬ ܢܦܫܗ‏ ; P Job21:4↗ ܡܬܥܝܩܐ ܪܘܚܝ‏ ; Tobit(Med) 7.12 chap 4↗ כמה אתעיקת עלך‏ : how much distress she had because of you
(1)
to become impatient
Syr
ActsThom 238:18↗ ܡܬܬܥܝܩ ܗܘܐ ܛ݁ܒ܂ ܘܡܢܐ ܢܥܒ݂ܕ ܠܐ ܝ݁ܕܥ ܗܘܐ‏ : he became very upset [when the cattle stopped moving] and he did not know what to do
(2)
to be indignant
Syr
Col3:21↗ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܸܐ̈܃ ܠܵܐ ܬ݁ܲܪܓ݁ܙܘ݂ܢ ܒ݁ܢܲܝܟ݁ܘ݂ܢ̈܃ ܕ݁ܠܵܐ ܢܸܬ݁ܬ݁ܥܼܝܩܘ݂ܢ‏
(3)
(impersonal + l_)
PTA
TN Gen32:8var.↗ ודחל יעקב לחדא ועקת/ואתעיק/ ליה‏
3
(impersonal + l_) : to be inflamed with love
Syr
P 2S13:2↗ ܐܬܬܥܝܩܬ ܠܚܡܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܬܡܪ ܚܬܗ‏ : Amnon was inflamed with love on account of his sister Tamar
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1084[517]DJPA: 400aDJBA: 848bJastrow: 1056Drower/Macuch: 10b, 137a, 345bJ. Payne-Smith: 406Levy Ch-W: 2:213Tal Sam: 627DCPA[Schulthess]: 304[144]Qumran: 176

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