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bˁl (e/a) vb. to have sexual intercourse
GCGt
√ bˁl, bˁlˀ n.m.
Gpəˁalto have coitus with a woman3 senses▶
1
to have coitus with a woman
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, JBA, JBAg, LJLA
TgO Deut24:1↗ אֲרֵי יִסַב גְבַר אִיתְתָא וְיִבעֲלִינַה‏ ; TNM Num20:17↗ ולא נבע{י}<ול> נשי גוברין‏ ; BT Ket 6b(2)↗ דאי לא בעל מצי בעיל אפילו בשבת‏ : if he had not had sexual intercourse (until then with his bride) he may do so even on the Sabbath ; AnanSch 31:11 למבעל נקבה‏ ; PJ Num20:17↗ א נשרגגה בתולן ולא נאנוס אריסן ולא נבעול נשי גוברין‏ : we will not defile virgins nor rape engaged women nor have sex with men's wives
2
to marry a woman
Syr
P Is62:5↗ ܢܒܥܠܘܢܟܝ ܒܢܝ̈ܟܝ‏
(1)
fig.:
Syr
JSBhom 71day3 1035↗ ܘܩܵܠ ܦܽܘܩܕܵܢܵܐ ܒܲܥܠܵܗ݀ ܘܫܲܪܝܲܬ̤ ܕܬܲܦܪܸܐ ܥܽܘ̈ܠܸܐ ܡܸܢ ܓܲܘ ܥܽܘܒܵܗ݀‏ : the voice of the command married (the earth) and it began to produce infants out of its womb
3
to begin to mature
Syr
ESSerm4 54:v375 ܥܕ ܒ݁ܥܠ ܚ݁ܝܐ ܒܟܪܡܐ‏ : while the living (grape) is maturing in the vineyard
Cˀafˁelto take a husband1 sense▶
to take a husband
OfAEg
TAD B3.8 R.33↗ לא שליטה יהו[ישמע ל]הבעלה בעל אחרן‏ : PN shall have no right to marry another husband †
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto to be married (to a husband)2 senses▶
1
to to be married (to a husband)
Syr, LJLA
P Is62:4↗ ܘܐܪܥܟܝ ܬܬܒܥܠ‏ ; PJ Lev20:10↗ איתת גבר מארסא או ٠٠٠ איתת חבריה מיבעלא‏ : a betrothed "wife" of a man or a married wife of his comrade
2
to have had coitus (of a woman)
JBA, JBAg, LJLA
BT Bek 47a(55)↗ כיון דאי בעי לה הויא לה זרה‏ : as soon as she had sexual intercourse (with a pagan: understand איבעילה) she became a 'stranger' [i.e. disqualified from consecrated objects; v. Lev 22:12] ; PJ Num31:18↗ ומאן דהיא מיבעלא לגבר יתעבדון אפהא מוריקן‏ : whoever had sex with a man, her face would be turned pale yellow
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G (pəˁal)
C (ˀafˁel)
Gt (ˀeṯpəˁel)
✎Notes & Bibliography▶
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 171[84]DJPA: 109aDJBA: 227aJastrow: 182J. Payne-Smith: 51Levy Ch-W: 1:106Tal Sam: 109DNWSI: 182Audo: 1:88BarBahlul: 416:24
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