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ˀḥr vb. to be late
GDCDtQQt
Gpəˁalto tarry, delay (intransitive)1 sense▶
to tarry, delay (intransitive)
OfAEg-inf, JBAg, LJLA
ClGanCol 170.R 5↗ הנעל אחו/רא‏ : bring that which is late ; Anan 105:22↗ אסיר ליה למאחר בהדי בת אחות אשתו‏ : he is forbidden to tarry in the presence of the daughter of his wife's sister ; TgTosPr Josh.5:6↗ ארי ארבעין [ש]נין אוחאר^ו^"אחרו" ב[נ]י ישׂראל בחובי אלילי‏ : for the Children of Israel tarried for forty years for sins of the spies
Dpaˁˁelto be late3 senses▶
1
to be late
JLAtg, Gal
TgJ Is5:11↗ מְאַחְרִין לְמִפטַר‏ : they stay late to finish eating ; PTBer 2.c:36[2]↗ וזימנין דהיא מאחרה‏ : sometimes it appears late
2
to delay (transitive)
JLAtg, Gal, Sam, JBA, JBAg
TgO Deut7:10↗ לָא מְאַחַר עוֹבָד טָב לְסָנְאוֹהִי‏ : he will not delay doing good to his enemies! ; JMP 25.1.R(3)↗ ח]ד עשׂר קדמות מהרה ותלתא מאחרין על קדליה‏ : eleven (dinars) at the onset of the mohar and three are delayed upon his neck (i.e. he remains obligated to pay) ; BT Šab 119a(45)↗ אי רגיליתו לאקדומי אחורו ואי רגיליתו לאחורי אקדימוה‏ : if you generally make (the meal) early, make (it) late. If you generally make (it) late, make (it) early
3
to place later
JBA
BT BQ 74a(9)↗ י דקא מאחרי אחורי‏ : if (the witnesses) indeed place (the injury) later
Cˀafˁelto delay (transitive)2 senses▶
1
to delay (transitive)
Syr, LJLA
AphDem8.165:13↗ ܘܐܘܚܪܘ ܥܕܢܐ ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ‏ : they delayed the time not a little ; PJ Num32:15↗ ויוסף תוב לאוחרותהון במדברא‏ : He will make you tarry even longer in the desert
2
to delay (intransitive)
JLAtg, CPA, Syr
TgO Gen32:5↗ וְאוֹחַרִית עַד כְעַן‏ ; CPA Deut7:10↗ ܝܫܚܘܩ ܝܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܘܚܪ‏ : he will crush them and not delay ; P Gn32:5↗ ܘܐ݁ܘܚܪܬ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ‏ : I was delayed until today ; Tobit(Med) 14.14 chap 10↗ אוחר עמי תוף‏ : remain with me still
(1)
+ infinitive or relative+imperfect : to delay doing
JLAtg, CPA, Syr, LJLA
TgO Ex32:1↗ אוֹחַר מֹשַה לְמֵיחַת מִן טוּרָא‏ : Moses delayed descending from the mountain ; CPA Matt24:48↗ ܡܘܚܪ ܗܘ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܬܐ‏ : the Lord is delaying coming ; P Ex32:1↗ ܘܚܙܘ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܘܚܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܕܢܚܘܬ ܡܢ ܛܘܪܐ‏ ; P Dt23:22↗ ܠܐ ܬܫܘܚܪ/ܬܘܚܪ/ ܠܡܦܪܥܗ‏ : do not delay paying him off ; Tobit(Med) 15.9 chap 10↗ וכען ברי מה אוחרת למיתי‏ : now my son, why have you delayed coming?
(1)
to remain ...
Syr
Geop 106:4↗ ܐܢ ܗ݂ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܐ ܕܦ݂ܪܩ ܢܘܚܪ ܢܕܒ݂ܩ ܒܒܣܪܐ‏ : but if when it was released it remains stuck to the flesh
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be delayed1 sense▶
to be delayed
OfAEg-inf, JLAtg, Syr, JBAg, LJLA
ClGanCol 170.R 5↗ הלו על דבר פרס ידניה התאחרת הנעל אחו/רא‏ : now then in the matter of PN's salary you were delayed; bring in that which is late ; TgO Deut25:18↗ כֹל דַהוֵי מִתאַחרִין בָתְרָך‏ : all those who were lagging behind you ; PJ Deut1:2↗ על די סטיתון וארגזתון קדם ייי איתחרתון ארבעין שנין‏ : because you strayed and angered the Lord you were delayed for forty years
(1)
to delay oneself, tarry
JBAg
TGHark(1) 151.1.16↗ לית לי לאיתאחורי אלא שיעור זמן דאזילנא ומייתינא‏ : I only need to tarry the amount of time it takes for me to go and bring it back
Qquadriliteralܫܘܚܪ : to delay (transitive)2 senses▶
1
ܫܘܚܪ : to delay (transitive)
Syr
P Gn24:56↗ ܠܐ ܬܫܘܚܪܘܢܢܝ‏
2
to delay (intransitive)
Syr
P Gn34:19↗ ܘܠܐ ܫܘܚܪ ܛܠܝܐ ܠܡܥܒܕܗ݀ ܠܥܒܝܕܬܐ‏
QtquadTto delay, tarry2 senses▶
1
to delay, tarry
Syr
P Gn19:16↗ ܘܐܫܬܘܚܪ ܠܘܛ‏ ; IIPet 3:9↗ ܠܵܐ ܡܸܫܬ݁ܲܘܚܲܪ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܒ݁ܡܘ݂ܠܟ̇ܵܢܲܘܗܼܝ̈‏
2
ܐܫܬܚܪ : to be left over, remain
Syr
Am3 230:3↗ ܐܝܟ ܥܘ݁ܕܵܐ ܒܚܪܒܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝ ܒܢܘ̈ܗܡܐ ܘܒ̈ܐܘܠܝܬܐ ܐܫܬܚܪܬ‏ : l was left alone like an owl in the wasteland with hoots and mournful cries
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The Št takes two forms: I: ܐܫܬܘܚܪ‏: 'to delay' and II: ܐܫܬܐܚܪ‏ or ܐܫܬܚܪ‏: 'to be left over' for which see šḥr vb. #5.
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 29[13]DJPA: 47aDJBA: 105aJastrow: 40J. Payne-Smith: 11Levy Ch-W: 1:21Tal Sam: 19DCPA[Schulthess]: 11[5]Qumran: 6

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