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ṭll, ṭllˀ (ṭellāl, ṭellālā) n.m. shade; shadow; protection
1
shade
Qumran, JLAtg, CPA, Sam, LJLA
4QEna1.2.7↗ ואנתן ט̇ל̇ל̇ ו̇מ̇ס̇ת̇רי̇ן בעין מן קדמיה‏ ; TgJ Is25:4↗ כִטלַל מִישְרַב‏ : like shade from a blistering heat ; Hom11 1.1:9↗ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܛܠܠܗ‏ : from the tree and from its shade ; TgPs91:1↗ בטלל ענני יקרא דשדי‏ : in the shade of Shaddai's splendid clouds
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shadow
CPA, Syr, LJLA
CPA Psalms101:12↗ ܘܝܘܡܝ ܗܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܛܠܠܐ ܐܪܟܢܘ‏ : my days faded like a shadow ; OS MtCur4:16↗ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒ̈ܛܠܠܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ‏ : those who dwelled in the shadow of death ; AGnEx 11.6↗ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܂܂܂ ܒܬܪ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܡܫ ܛܠܠܗܝܢ ܬܪܬܥܣܪܐ ܫܥ̈ܝܢ‏ : these clouds ... after their shadow had served for 12 hours ; TgQoh6:12↗ בעידן מותיה אינון חשיבין כטללא‏ : at the time of his death (his days) are considered a shadow
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a shady tree
LJLA
TgJob40:21↗ תחות טלליא ישכוב‏ ; TgJob40:22↗ יטללוניה טלליא גנוניה יחזרוניה ערבין דנחל‏ : †
2
protection
JLAtg, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TgJ Is30:3↗ אִתרְחָצָא בִטלַל מִצרָיִם‏ : reliance upon the protection of Egypt ; BarHex 1:12 ܬܚܝܬ ܛܠܠܗ ܕܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܘܬܚܝܬ ܛܠܠܗ ܕܒܠܛܫܨܪ ܒܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ‏ ; Dalyatha 1:6↗ ܚܓܝ̈ܣܢ ܪ̈ܓܠܝ ܡܢ ܗܠܟܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܛܠܠ‏ : my feet are lame from walking without protection [=JDalBeulay 56:2] ; TgJob36:29↗ ריכפת ענני טלליה‏ : the mass of his protective clouds
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with the protection of : also see s.v. bṭll prep.
JLAtg, LJLA
TgJ Hos14:8↗ יִתְבוּן בִטלַל מְשִיחֲהוֹן‏ : they shall dwell with their messiah's protection ; TgQoh7:12↗ ארום הי כמא דמסתתר גברא בטלל חוכמתא הכדין מסתתר בטלל כספא בעידן די יעבד מיניה צדקתא‏ : for just as a man finds shelter in the protection of wisdom so does he shelter in the protection of silver when he performs charity with it
3
ceiling, roof
JLAtg, JBA, JBAg, Man, LJLA
TgJ Zep2:14↗ חְרוּבוּ תַרעַה וֻטלָלַה סְתַרוּ‏ : they destroyed it gate and tore down its ceiling ; BT Ber 48a(6)↗ רבא אחוי לשמי טללא‏ : pointed to the highest part of the ceiling ; JohnBook 54:10↗ kḏ aqra ḏṭlalẖ npal : like a fortress whose roof fell ; GY 67:24↗ ḏalip arzia lahauin lṭlalẖ uruban ruban lahauin lašatẖ : for which a thousand cedars would not form its roof and a myriad myriads would not form its foundations ; TgLam2:6↗ ושרש כגנתא טלל בית מקדשיה‏ : he uprooted the ceiling of his sanctuary like a garden
4
ghost, shade (?)
OfAEg
TAD C1.2 R6↗ וגרמיך לא יחתון שאול וטללך ל[ ٠٠٠٠ ٠٠]٠ה עם אלהן‏ : your bones will not go to to Sheol while your shade [will/will not? ...] with gods
5
foreshadow, shadowy image
Syr
IshLevit 59:10↗ ܒܗ݀ܝ ܕܛܘܦܣܐ ܘܛܠܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܕܗܝܕܝܟ܃ ܕܗ݀ܘ ܕܒܚܐ ܪܫ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܘܓܘܫܡܐ܂ ܕܒܚܪܬܐ ܐܬܕܒܚ ܚܠܦ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܟܠ‏ : inasmuch as animal sacrifices of that time prefigure and foreshadow that archetype sacrifice and embodiment that was later sacrificed for the salvation of all ; JSBhom 126:367↗ ܚܒܲܨ ܠܲܚܕܵܕܸ̈ܐ ܛܸܠܵܢ̈ܝܵܬܵܐ ܒܟܽܠ ܐܸܣܟܼܡܼ̈ܝܢ ܥܲܡ ܛܸܠ̈ܵܠܸܐ ܕܟܽܠ ܚܲܝ̈ܠܲܘܵܢ ܟܲܗܼܝܢܵܐܼܝܬ‏ : he squeezed together in abundance shadows of every kind with images of every power
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JLAtg only constr.: טלַל
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 533[275]DJBA: 505bJastrow: 537Drower/Macuch: 180a, 13aPayne-Smith ~: 1469J. Payne-Smith: 175Levy Ch-W: 1:304Tal Sam: 312DNWSI: 423DCPA[Schulthess]: 150[74]Qumran: 95

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