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bṣr (a/a[u]) vb. to to become lacking, diminished
GDGtDt
Gpəˁalto become lacking, diminished2 senses▶
1
to become lacking, diminished
CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man
BT RH 11a(50)↗ סוף סוף כי מדלי מר יומי טומאה בצרו להו‏ : in the final analysis, when you deduct the days of (menstrual) impurity (the term of pregnancy) is wanting
2
to take away away part of a substance
Qumran, JLAtg, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
4QEnastr b 7 iii:7↗ ובלילא] ת̇מנית ועשרין בה כסה שביעין שתה ופלג ובציר מנה[ורה‏ : on the twenty-eighth night of it, 6 and a half sevenths are covered and subtracted from its light ; TgJ 1Sam15:23↗ חוֹבַת כָל אְנָש דְבָצַר וֻמוֹסִיף עַל מִלֵי נְבִיַיָא‏ : the sin of anyone who diminishes or adds to the words of the prophets ; AphDem5.101:8↗ ܘܠܡܒܨܪ ܡܢܗܝܢ‏ ; P Num11:17↗ ܐܒܨܘܪ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܥܠܝܟ‏ : let me take a small part of the spirit that is on you ; BT Mak 22b(10)↗ ואתו רבנן בצרי חדא‏ ; TgJob15:4↗ תבצור מלתא מן קדם אלהא‏ : [MT: וְתִגְרַע שִׂיחָה לִפְנֵי־אֵל]
(1)
to subtract
JBA, Man, LJLA
TgJob15:4↗ תבצור"תבציר" מלתא מן קדם אלהא‏ : [MT וְתִגְרַע שִׂיחָה לִפְנֵי־אֵל] †
Dpaˁˁelto diminish2 senses▶
1
to diminish
Gal, Syr, JBA
P Ps89:46↗ ܘܒܨܪܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܛܠܝܘܬܗ‏ : you diminished the days of his youth ; BT Zev 58a(31)↗ דבצר בצורי‏ : he actually diminished (the size of the altar)
(1)
to make less
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Ex5:8↗ לא תבצרון מנה‏ : do not make it less ; Addai.41.11↗ ܘܠܐ ܬܒ݁ܨܪܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ‏
(1)
w. ܡܢ : to do less of, minimize
Syr
JohEphLES [109]:3↗ ܟܕ ܣܓܝ ܒ݁ܨܪܬ ܡܢ ܦܐܝܘܬܐ ܕܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ‏ : while I have greatly minimized the beauty of the praises due this man ; P Ju2:19↗ ܠܐ ܒܨܪܘ ܡܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ‏ : they did not do less of their deeds nor of their wicked ways
(1)
to do less than
Syr
IICor11:5↗ ܪܵܢܸܐ ܐܼܢܵܐ ܓܸ݁ܝܪ܃ ܕ݁ܡܸܕܸ݁ܡ ܠܵܐ ܒ݁ܲܨܪܸܬ݂ ܡܸܢ ܫܠܼܝ̈ܚܸܐ‏ : for I think that I have not done nothing less than the apostles
(2)
to subtract
Syr
BHCandBak [213]:1 ܢܒܲܨܪ ܡܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܬܠܬܐ݁ ܘܢܦܠܓ ܠܫܪܟܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܒܥܐ‏ : he should subtract three from the Seleucid date and divide the remainder by four
2
to despise, belittle
Syr
KwD<sup>1</sup> 23:21 text not cited ; JulSok 323(158):20↗ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܒܨܪܬܝܗܝ ܩܕܡ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܟ‏ : a man whom you belittled in front of your troops
(1)
to ignore
Syr
ThbK2 51(25)↗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܒܨܪ̈ܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܠܗܢ݁ܘܢ ܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ‏ : those things that were omitted by the other evangelists
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be incapable of (mn) doing2 senses▶
1
to be incapable of (mn) doing
OfAEg-inf, Qumran, Syr
TAD D1.34 a.4↗ גבריא זי אתבצרו עב̇[ד٠٠‏ : the men whose were incapable of work (? or: who work was too minimal??) † ; JosephB 779:10 ܕܥ ܕܐܬܒܨܪܬ ܕܠܐ ܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܝ‏ : know that I have failed was not due to my readiness ; P Gn11:6↗ ܡܟܝܠ ܠܐ ܢܬܒܨܪ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܟܠܡܕܡ‏ : nothing will be too much for them now
2
to be lacking
Qumran
11QtgJob 37.4=42:2↗ ולא יתבצר מנך תקף וחכמה‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be diminished2 senses▶
1
to be diminished
Gal, Sam, Syr
Eul 22:12 מן עדן לעדן אזלין ומתנחתין | מן שנה לשנה בצרין ופחתין‏ ; JulSok 141(67):11↗ ܘܒܛܝܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܘܚܕܢܗܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܒܨ݂ܪ‏ : they are determined that their holding not be diminished ; P Ex5:11↗ ܘܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܢܬܒܨ݁ܪ ܡܢ ܥܒ݁ܕܟܘܢ‏ : nothing of your work-load may be diminished ; PhiloxZeno 169:1↗ ܘܠܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܗ ܐܬܒ݁ܨܪ‏ : nor had his ruling power become diminished
(1)
to be demoted, deemed unfit
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Lev9:7↗ למה נתבצר לדלא מקרב ית קרבן יהוה בזבניו‏ : why should we be kept from offering the Lord's sacrifice in it proper time?
(2)
to be lacking
Syr
ICor1:7↗ ܕ݁ܠܵܐ ܐܸܬ݂ܒ݁ܲܨܲܪܬ݁ܘ݂ܢ ܒ݁ܲܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܡܲܘܗܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܸܗ̈‏
(1)
(gram.) of unpronounced but written letters
Syr
ET 25:6 ܐܬܘ̈ܢ ܕܡܬܒܨܪ̈ܢ ܘܠܝܬ ܥܘܟܪܐܐ‏ : letters that are lacking but there is no disturbance (of the form?)
2
(of a vine) to be stripped bare [Heb.]
LJLA
SYAPappendix 27↗ יקרא אסתלק וכרמא אתבצר‏ : the glory departed and the vineyard was stripped bare
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 175[86]DJPA: 109bDJBA: 229aJastrow: 185Drower/Macuch: 68a, 376bJ. Payne-Smith: 52Levy Ch-W: 1:108Tal Sam: 110Audo: 1:94DCPA[Schulthess]: 58[30]Qumran: 37

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