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ˀḥydw, ˀḥydwtˀ (ˀăḥīḏū, ˀăḥīḏūṯā) n.f. holding
1
holding, retention, joining
Syr
ThbK1 137:5↗ ܐܚܝܕܘܬ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܥܩܒ݂ܗ ܕܥܣܘ‏ : Jacob's hand's holding Esau's heel
(1)
treatment of something possessed
Syr
Rechtsb3 170:24 ܡ݂ܢ ܒܝܫܘܬ ܐܚܝܕܘܬܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܙܗܝܪܘܬܐ‏ : by poor treatment, that is to say carelessness
(2)
control
Syr
OSSahd 64:13 ܐܚܝܕܘܬܐ ܕܪܓܫ̈ܐ ܘܢܛܘܪܬܐ ܕܗܘܢܐ‏
2
something that is held on to
Palmyrene, Syr
(1)
official position
Palmyrene
PAT1415:1.3↗ dy špr bkl ˀḥydw klh lmdyth : who did well in every position he held for his city
(2)
opinion
Syr
Nest 2:17 ܢܦܠܘ ܗܘܐ ܒܓܘܡܨܐ ܕܡܬܩܕܡܢܘܬܐ ܒܣܢܐܬܐ ܘܒܐܚܝܕܘܬܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܨܘܦܐ‏ : they fell into the pit of preconception with hate and holding on to perspectives
(1)
ܡܩܲܕܡܘܬ ܐܲܚܝܕܘܬܵܐ ܕܬܲܪܥܝܬܵܐ : preconception (see also s.v. qdymw):
Syr
Chrmin 211:5↗ ܠܐ ܨ݁ܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܢܪܚܩ ܡܢ ܡܩܕܡܘܬ ܐܚܝܕܘܬܐ ܕܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܒܝܫܬܐ‏ : Nestorius did not want to depart from his mind's bad previous opinion
3
something that holds something tightly
Syr
(1)
ܬܲܪܥܵܐ : bar of a gate
Syr
EN 55:v55↗ text not cited
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 27[11]Payne-Smith: 122J. Payne-Smith: 11DNWSI: 38

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