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bˁldbb, bˁldbbˀ (bˁeldḇāḇ, bˁeldḇāḇā) n.m. accuser, enemy
accuser, enemy
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgO Lev26:7↗ וְתִרדְפוּן יָת בַעלֵי דְבָבֵיכוֹן‏ : [=MT וּרְדַפְתֶּם אֶת־אֹיְבֵיכֶם] ; TgJ Is22:18↗ וְיַקְפוּנָך בַעְלֵי דְבָב כְשוּר מַקַף‏ : enemies shall encircle you like an encircling rampart ; SYAP 67:36↗ סנאוי ובעלי דבבוי הוון רחמוי‏ : his enemies and accusers were his friends † ; FTP Ex15:6↗ חילא דסנאה ובעיל דבבא‏ : the army of an enemy and an accuser ; AphDem8.161:12↗ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܩܒܪ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܒܥܠܕܒܒ̈ܘܗܝ܂ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ‏ : he would not be buried in the land of his enemies, that is in the land of Moab ; P Ex15:6↗ ܬܒ݂ܪܬ ܠܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟ‏ ; BT Git 55b(53)↗ דההוא גברא דרחמיה קמצא ובעיל דבבא בר קמצא‏ : certain man whose friend (was named) Qamṣa and whose enemy (was named) Bar Qamṣa ; PJ Ex15:7↗ ובסוגי גיפתנותך תפכר שורי בעלי דבביהון דעמך‏ : by the enormity of your might You will destroy the walls of Your people's enemies
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pl. normally with both elements pluralized in Jewish texts, but there are examples of just one or the other! In Syriac almost always just the second element with plural ending
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A semi-calque on Akkadian bēl dabābi, see AIOA p. 42.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 171[83]DJPA: 108bDJBA: 227bDrower/Macuch: 60b, 48a, 65b,J. Payne-Smith: 51Levy Ch-W: 1:159DCPA[Schulthess]: 57[29b]

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