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ˀptˀ (ˀap̄ṯā) n.f. occasion
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occasion, opportunity
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P Prov9:9↗ ܗܒ ܐܦܬܐ ܠܚܟܝܡܐ‏ ; IshSong 219:16↗ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܐܦܬܐ ܠܡܒܢܐ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ‏ : so that he might have the opportunity to build the Lord's Temple and the royal palace
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ܢܣܲܒ ܐ܊ : to begin with
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BHGr 2(14) ܘܡܢܗ ܟܕ ܐܦܬܐ ܐܚܪܢ̈ܐ ܢܣܒܘ܃ ܛܘܡ̈ܣܐ ܣ݁ܡ݂ܘ‏ : others, having started off from him, produced volumes
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w. ܝܗܒ : to give someone the opportunity to do something
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GeZA8 4:13 ܗܒ ܐܦܬܐ ܠܚܟܝܡܐ ܕܬܘܒ ܢ݁ܬܚܟܡ݁‏ : give the wise man a chance to become even wiser
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leisure
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opportunity to delay
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KwDW 334:2↗ ܘܝܗܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܦܬܐ ܠܫܒܥܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ‏ : he allowed them a delay for seven days
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 90[39]Payne-Smith ~: 3333J. Payne-Smith: 26

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