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bṣyr (bṣīr) adj. slight
1
lean
Syr, Man
Med 17:17 ܒܨܝ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܘ݂ܟܵܡܹ̈ܐ ܘܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ‏ : lean, dark, and hairy (people, as opposed to soft, fat, and pale) ; P Gn41:19↗ ܒܨܝܪ̈ܢ ܘܒܝܫ ܚܙܘܗܝܢ‏ : lean and of poor appearance
(1)
+ ܡܢ : unworthy
Syr
P Gn32:11↗ ܒܨܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܛܝܒ̈ܘܬܟ‏
(2)
weak
Syr
LJer 35 ܘܠܐ ܠܒܨܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ݂ ܠܐ ܢܦܨ݁ܘܢ‏ : nor will they save the weak from the mighty ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.74:34↗ ܘܟܕ ܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܚܝܠܬܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ܂ ܐܝܟ ܒܨܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܬܚܙܝܘ‏ : while they were much more powerful than them, they appeared as if weak
(3)
(astron.) waning, diminished
Qumran
4QEnastr b 7 ii:6↗ ובלילא חמשה ועשרין בה כסה שביעין חמשה ובציר מנהורה שביעין חמשה‏ : on the night of the twenty-fifth it is five-sevenths covered and its light diminished by five sevenths
2
small
Syr, JBA
(1)
pl. few
Syr
Didasc 187:14 text not cited
(1)
abs. as adv.: minimally, a little
Syr
BHde Plantis 293:247 ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܐ܂ ܐܘ݁ ܠܐ ܛܥ݁ܢܝܢ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ܂ ܐܘ݁ ܒܨܝܪ ܛܥ݁ܢܝܢ‏ : large trees either do not bear fruit or bear a little
(1)
ܒܨܝܪ ܩܠܝܠ : almost
Syr
Am7 101:5↗ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܲܬܡܘ݂ܬ݂ ܡܢ ܟܲܦܢܵܗ݀ ܒܨ݂ܪ ܩܲܠܝ݂ܠ‏ : to the point that she almost would die from her famine
(2)
ܒܒܨܝܪܐ : at least
Syr
Geop 17:16↗ ܟܕ ܒܒܨܝܪܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ‏ : while two times at least
(2)
in construct with a noun indicate what the subject has little of
Syr
IA2 18:v151 ܒܨܝܪ ܗܕܡܐ‏
3
minor, lesser
Syr, LJLA
P Je14:3↗ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܫܕܪܘ ܒܨܝܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܠܡ̈ܝܐ‏ ; PJ Ex11:5↗ בוכרא דאמתא בצירתא דבמצרים‏ : the eldest child of the least maid servant in Egypt
(1)
absolute as adv.: less
Syr, JBA, LJLA
Ps-Clem Recogs 2.144:28↗ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܒܨܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܒܥܝ̈ܢܝ‏ : no less so than with my eyes ; HippAp 11(15)↗ ܝܬܝܪ ܡ݁ܢ ܚܠܝܡܐ ܘܒܨܝܪ ܡܡܝܬܢܐ ̈‏ : more healthful and less deadly ; ChronEdess 11:18↗ ܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܨܝܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ‏ : eight days less than eight months ; BT Ket 7b(7)↗ ליכא בתולתא דבצירא משבעה ליכא אלמנה דבצירא מינה יום אחד‏ : there is no virgin who is less than seven [i.e. has less than seven days of a marriage celebration], and no widow who is less than one day ; PJ Gen1:16↗ עשרין וחד שעין בציר מנהון שית מאה ותרין ושובעין חולקי שעתא‏ : twenty-one hours less 672 parts of an hour
4
fem. subst. : deficiency
Syr
PhiloxMonks2 63:9↗ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܨܝܪ̈ܬܢ ܐܬܝܬܪ ܒܐܠܗܢ܂ ܘܫܝ̈ܛܬܢ ܐܬܝܩܪ ܒܥܒܘܕܢ‏ : all of these deficiencies of ours, then, were made better through our God and our contemptible qualities were made noble through our maker
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 174[86]DJBA: 228bJastrow: 184Drower/Macuch: 49a, 68aPayne-Smith: 571J. Payne-Smith: 52Levy Ch-W: 1:109DNWSI: 186

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