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ˁyq n.m. distressed person
1
distressed person
PTA
GT D Gen38:25↗ עָנֵי צ̊ל̊[ות] עָוקַיָ̊א‏ ; TN Gen38:25↗ הוא דעני לעיקי בשעת עקתהון‏ : the one who answers the distressed in the time of their distress ; FTV Gen38:25↗ הוא אלהא דענית לעייקייא‏ : †
2
sackcloth (see note)
LJLA
TgEsth2sup07.5-05:1↗ ולבישת עיקא ופרעת ית שער רישה‏ : she put on distressed garments and let her head's hair hang wild
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Cf. also s.v. ˁyq adj.
The example of clothing is almost certainly a scribal error for שקא, "sack"; see the parallel passage in DMordecai: 29.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 405a

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