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ṭbˁ (a/u[tr.], a/a[intr.]) vb. to seal; to sink
GDGtDt
Gpəˁalto seal, stamp2 senses▶
1
to seal, stamp
Syr
DionT 6:3 ܛܒ݂ܥ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܒܥܙܩܬܗ‏ : he sealed them with his seal-ring
(1)
to strike a coin, make an impression
Syr
EphBread 4:21a↗ ܪ̈ܵܙܲܝ ܦܸܨܚܸܗ ܕܨܼܝܪܼ̈ܝܢ ܘܲܛܒܼܝܥܼܝܢ ܒܸܐܡܲܪ ܦܸܨܚܲܢ‏ : the mysteries of His paschal lamb that are depicted and stamped upon our paschal lamb
(1)
metaph.: to impress into something, imbed
Syr
EphCruc 2:8 ܘܢܣܟ ܒܗ ܡܢ ܕܡ̈ܘܬܗ ܘܛܒܥ ܒܗ ܡܢ ܨܘܪ̈ܬܗ‏ : he cast into him something of his likenesses and impressed upon him something of his shapes ; JS_Elisha 118:451↗ ܘܒܲܙܩܝܦܘܬܸܗ ܕܒܲܪ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܛܒܝܼܥ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܓܲܒܪܵܐ‏ : the man was imbedded with the (shape of the) crucifixion of the Son of God
(2)
to shape, form
Gal, Syr
SYAP 62:18↗ [טב]ועה דטבעך הוא פתח תרעך‏ : the shaper who shaped you is the one who opened your [womb's] gate ; Dionigi 5:2 ܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܠܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܕܒܓܒܝܠܬܐ ܘܒܛܒܥܐ܃ ܓ̈ܠܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܦܫ̈ܝܛܢ ܘܠܐ ܓܒ̈ܝܠܢ ܘܠܐ ܛܒ̈ܝܥܢ‏ : nor for those things that through formation and shapes reveal the plain, unformed, and unshaped things ; JbEd BTr 362.1:8↗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܛܒܥܝܢ ܠܒ̈ܢܐ‏ : those who shape bricks
(3)
to impress with a name
Syr
JSBhom 71day6 2375↗ ܥܲܠ ܗ̄ܘ̈ܲܝ ܩܽܘܕܡܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܟܲܕ ܠܐ ܛܒܼܝ̈ܥܵܢ ܘܲܛܒܲܥ ܐܸܢܸܝܢ‏ : they came in before him unstamped and he stamped them (of Adam naming the animals)
2
to sink
Qumran, JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA
4Q546.6..2↗ ٠٠٠]ן ו̇תטבע̇[٠٠٠٠‏ : † ; TgJ Jer38:6↗ וֻטבַע יִרמְיָה בְטִינָא‏ : Jeremiah sank into the mud ; ESVirg 7:10↗ ܡܫܚܐ ܟܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܛܒܥ ܠܦܓܪܐ ܕܛܒܥ ܡܫܬܘܬܦ‏ : oil, a nature that does not sink, accompanies the body that sinks ; P Ex15:5↗ ܘܛܒ݂ܥܘ ܐܝܟ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ‏ : they sank like rocks ; BT Pes 40b(2)↗ ההיא ארבא דטבעא באשתא‏ : a certain boat which sank (in the canal) up to its hold ; TgPs9:16↗ טבעו עמיא בשוחתא דעבדו‏ : the nations sank into the pit they had made
(1)
to drown
JBA, Man, LJLA
BT Ket 112a(44)↗ כי מטא פלג׳ הוה קא טבע‏ : when he reached the middle he was drowning ; GY 54:16 ↗ ˁl mia abarna atun abihdai ulaṭabitun : I am crossing the water; come with me and you will not drown ; TgJob7:12↗ הא כמצראי דאתחייבו למטבע בימא דסוף‏ : like the Egyptians who were liable to drown in the Yam Suf ; TgTosPr 1Sam.17:42↗ דלא ארוק בך ותטבע ברוקי‏ : lest I spit on you and you drown in my spit
(1)
to be flooded over
Man
AM 212:3↗ miṭra umia iatiria nitun uaṭšia ḏgaiṭa niṭbun : rain and excessive water will come and the summer crops will be flooded
(2)
ܒܫܸܢܬܼܸܗ : to fall into deep sleep
Syr
JulSok 359(176):24↗ ܘܛܒ݂ܥ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܥܡܝܩܬܐ‏ ; JoshStyl 87.9↗ ܟܕ ܝ݁ܬܒܝܢ ܘܫ݁ܬܝܢ݂ ܐܬܛ݁ܒܥܘ ܒܫ݂ܢܬܐ ܘܢܦ݂ܠ^ܘ^ ܡܢ ܒ̈ܬܐ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ‏ : while sitting and drinking they fell asleep and fell off of the upper house levels
(1)
alone :
Syr
ER 95:26 ܗܘܐ ܩܠܐ ܕܢܥܝܪ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܛܡܝܥܬܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ‏ : there was a noise that could awaken the deep-slumbering mind of the Jews ; P 1K(1)19:5↗ ܫܟܒ ܘܛܒܥ ܬܚܝܬ ܒܛܡܬܐ‏ : he lay down and fell into a deep sleep under a terebinth
(3)
to penetrate
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgJ 1Sam17:49↗ וֻטבַעַת אַבנָא בְבֵית עֵינוֹהִי‏ : the stone penetrated into his forehead ; P 1S17:49↗ ܐܟܪܟ ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܠܦܠܫܬܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ܂ ܘܛܒܥܬ ܟܐܦܐ ܒܝܬ ܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ‏ ; PJ Gen4:8↗ וטבע אבנא במיצחיה וקטליה‏ : the stone penetrated his forehead and killed him
(1)
to be driven in
Syr
ŠGSy 15:19 text not cited
(2)
ܒ : to commit oneself to
Syr
JS_Elijah 3:53↗ ܐܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܪܵܐܸܓ ܡܸܕܸܡ ܕܚܲܒܪܸܗ ܛܒܲܥ ܒܲܚܛܵܗܵܐ‏ : one who desires something of his fellow sank into sin
(4)
(astron.) to set (annually, of a star)
Syr
Geop 82:7↗ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܛܒܥܐ ܐܠܦܐ‏ : after the Pleiades set [in late autumn]
(5)
to be destroyed in an earthquake
Syr
Bhchr 280:14↗ ܗܘܐ ܪܸܥܠܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܩܫܝܐ܃ ܕܒܗ݀ ܡܪܥܫ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܟܠܢܐܝܬ ܛܸܒܥܲܬ‏ : (On 29 Nov. 1114 CE) there was the especially severe earthquake in which the city of Marash was totally destroyed
Dpaˁˁelto make sink, drown2 senses▶
1
to make sink, drown
JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBA
TgJ Hab3:14↗ טַבַעתָנוּן בְיַמָא דְסוּף‏ ; OS LkCur17:2↗ ܡܛܒܥ ܒܝܡܐ‏ ; EphFid 57:7.6↗ ܕܥܡܗ݀ ܡܛܒܥ ܗܘܐ‏
2
fig.:
(1)
to destroy, ruin (person, person's possession)
Syr
AphDem6.110:20↗ ܒܪܬ ܚܘܐ ܕܛܒܥܬ ܠܐܕܡ‏ : daughter of Eve who destroyed Adam ; P Job10:8↗ ܨ݁ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܚܝܒܘܬܢܝ ܘܠܡܛܒܥܘܬܢܝ‏
(2)
to sink one into sleep
Syr
StatNis.63.12↗ ܕܕܠܡܐ ܢܛܒܥܢ ܝܘܩܪܗ݀ ܕܡܗܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܫܢܬܐ‏ : lest the weight of faith sink us as in sleep
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be sealed3 senses▶
1
to be sealed
Syr
JSAbb 246:v463 text not cited
2
to be struck
Syr
ENchr1<sup>2</sup> 152:27 text not cited
(1)
to be imprinted, impressed
Syr
ESPar 75:3↗ ܓܙܝܪ̈ܐ ܚܙܘ ܬܘܪ݁ܐ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ ܒܐܣܬܝܪܐ‏ : the circumcised saw the bull stamped on the stater ; IshIsa 46:14↗ ܐܝܟ ܦܠܚܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܕܗ ܡܬܛܒܥ ܕܕܡܢܘ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ‏ : like a slave worker upon whose arm is imprinted whose he is
(1)
fig. to be shaped into a final form (cf. English "to be impressed")
Syr
Am2 263:9↗ text not cited ; ESJul 75:3↗ ܐܬܛܒܥ ܗܘܐ ܒܛܠܝܘܬܗ ܕܢܫܡܥ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ‏ : in his youth he became firmly impressed to obey the King of the Earth ; TB 2:8.40↗ ܒܗܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܣܟܡܐ ܡܬܛܒܥܐ ܘܡܬܓܡܪܐ‏ : for in this way especially is the character shaped and finished
3
to be drowned
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Ex15:4↗ וֻמִבחַר גִיבָרוֹהִי אִיטְבַעוּ בְיַמָא דְסוּף‏ : † ; TgJob22:16↗ תשע ושבעין דריא דאיתטבעו בימא דסוף‏ : the 79 generations that drowned in the Sup Sea
(1)
to sink
JLAtg
TgJ Jer38:6var.↗ וְאִטְבַע יִרמְיָה בְטִינָא‏ : †
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be sunk1 sense▶
to be sunk
Syr
Kays 230:6↗ ܥܘ݂ܬܪܐ ܣ݁ܓܝ݂ܐܐ ܕܡ݂ܢ ܢܘ݂ܓܪܐ ܐܣ݂ܬ݁ܦܩ ܡ݂ܢ ܐ̈ܠ݂ܦܐ ܕܐܬ݂ܛܒ̈ܥܝ ܬܡ݁ܢ‏ : great wealth that was provided by ships that had sunk there
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 511[267]DJPA: 220bDJBA: 494aJastrow: 518Drower/Macuch: 176aJ. Payne-Smith: 166fLevy Ch-W: 1:294Tal Sam: 302DNWSI: 419DCPA[Schulthess]: 144[72]BarBahlul: 911:3DJA: 52aQumran: 94

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