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bdq (a/u) vb. to inspect, to search
GDGtDt
Gpəˁalto inspect, to search4 senses▶
1
to inspect, to search
Qumran, JLAtg, Gal, JBA, JBAg
TgJ Jud18:2↗ לְאַלָלָא יָת אַרעָא וֻלמִבדְקַה‏ : to spy out the land and to inspect it ; TgJ Ez39:14↗ מִסוֹף שִבעָה יַרחִין יִשרוֹן לְמִבדַק‏ : they should begin to search after seven months ; P Num21:18↗ ܒܕܩܘܗ݀ ܒܚܘܛܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ‏ ; BT Pes 4a(18)↗ ניבדוק מצפרא‏ : let him search (for the leaven) starting in the morning
(1)
to inquire, to examine
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBAg, LJLA
TgO Gen39:11↗ וְעָל לְבֵיתָא לְמִבדַק בִכתָבֵי חוּשבָנֵיה‏ : he went into the house to look into his account records ; TgO Deut13:15↗ וְתִתבַע וְתִבדוֹק וְתִשאַל יָאוּת‏ : you must investigate, examine, and ask properly ; TN Deut33:8↗ ובדקת יתיה במי דיינייה ואשתכח מהימן‏ : you examined him with the judgmental water and he was found to be reliable ; P Ju18:2↗ ܒܘܕܩܘܗ ܠܐܪܥܐ‏ : examine the land ; WisSol8:8↗ ܕܥܬ̈ܝܕܢ ܗܝ ܒܕܩܐ‏ ; BT Nid 13b(40)↗ תבדוק נפשה ותחזי לחברתה‏ : let (the blind woman) inspect herself (for menstrual blood) and show (it) to another woman ; SSSad 266:2↗ ובדקנא ועיינא במילאייהו‏ : we examined and studied their wordings carefully ; PJ Deut13:15↗ ותתבעון ותבדקון ית סהדיא‏ : you should investigate and examine the witnesses
(2)
to test for efficacy
Gal, JBA, JBAg
Amu 24:1 ק]מיע טב ובדיק‏ : a good and proven amulet ; DGbooklet 5a:7↗ וטב ומנסי ובדיק‏ : it is good, tried, and tested
2
to repair
Syr
P 2K12:7↗ ܠܐ ܒܕܩܘ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܒܕܩܐ ܕܒܝܬܐ‏ : [MT: לֹא־חִזְּקוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־בֶּדֶק הַבָּיִת]
(1)
to purge oneself
JBA
3
to disperse, make distinct
CPA, Syr, Man
CPA 1Cor4:7↗ ܡܢ ܓܪ ܒܕܩ ܠܟ‏ : [Gk.: τίς γάρ σε διακρίνει]
4
to attempt
CPA
CYR(Catech) 17:20↗ ܐܢܗ ܒܕܩ̈ܝܢ ܕܢ̈ܝܠܩܛ‏ : we are trying to pluck
Dpaˁˁelto investigate thoroughly3 senses▶
1
to investigate thoroughly
PTA, LJLA
TN Deut13:4var.↗ ארום מנסי"מבדק" ייי אלהכון יתכון‏ ; PJ Num19:3↗ ויבדיקנה בתמניסרי טריפן‏ : he should check it for 18 signs of ṭrefah
(1)
to attempt to predict the future
JLAtg, Sam, JBA
TgO Gen44:5↗ הֲלָא דֵין דְשָתֵי רִבוֹנִי בֵיה וְהוּא בַדָקָא מְבַדֵיק בֵיה‏
2
to show, reveal to
Syr, LJLA
OS JnSin11:57↗ ܡܢ ܕܚܙܐ ܠܗ ܢܐܬܐ ܢܒܕܩ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܢܐܚܕܘܢܗ‏ : whoever sees him should come and show them so that they could seize him ; IMac7a1 4:20↗ ܡܒܕܩ ܗܘܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܓܕܫ‏ ; PJ Gen39:20↗ כומרניא דבדקו דחלבונא הוא‏ : the priests who showed that it was egg-white
(1)
+ ܥܠ : to indicate
Syr
JSB3 152:12↗ ܨܘܪܬܗ ܒܕܩܬ ܥܠ ܨܝܪܗ ܕܟܡܐ ܚܟܝܡ‏ : : his (Adam's) form indicates how wise his shaper is ; P Acts7:52↗ ܐܲܝܠܸܝܢ ܕ݁ܩܲܕܸ݁ܡܘ ܒ݁ܲܕܸ݁ܩܘ ܥܲܠ ܡܸܐܬ݂ܼܝܬ݂ܸܗ ܕ݁ܙܲܕܼ݁ܝܩܵܐ‏ : those who previously indicated the coming of the righteous one
(1)
to represent symbolically
Syr
ThbK1 70:24↗ ܕܢܒܕܩ ܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝܢ܂ ܥܠ ܫܘܝܘܬܗ ܕܟܝܢܐ܂ ܘܥܠ ܣܢܝܩܘܬܗ݀ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܠܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ‏ : (Eve was taken from Adam's rib) so as to symbolize two things: her equal nature, and her necessity as an aid to man
3
to repair thoroughly
Syr
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be tested1 sense▶
to be tested
Gal, PTA, CPA, JBA, JBAg
TN Gen42:16↗ ויבדקון מליכון הא קושטנין אתון‏ : your words will be tested (to know) if you are honest ; BT Šab 32a(12)↗ וגברי היכא מיבדקי‏ : where are men tested?
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be detected3 senses▶
1
to be detected
Syr
BHNom 196:6↗ ܢܸܬܒܲܕܲܩ ܡܘܡܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܒܚܡܪܐ‏ : should an old damage be detected in the ass ; AphDiatess1990 88:5↗ ܘܒܡܬܐܣܝܢܘܬܗ݀ ܕܝܠܗ݀ ܕܡܡܚܝܬܐ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ݀ ܡܬܒܕܩܐ ܗܘܬ‏ : through the healing of the afflicted woman her faith was detected
2
to be revealed, shown
Syr
JSBhom 71day1 325↗ ܘܲܠܕܵܢܼܝܐܸܝܠ ܐܸܬܒܲܕܲܩ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܟܸܢ̈ܫܲܝܗܽܘܢ܃ ܘܥܲܠ ܓܽܘ̈ܕܲܝܗܽܘܢ ܘܥܲܠ ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ ܕܲܫܡܲܝܵܢܸ̈ܐ‏ : to Daniel was revealed about the assemblies, troops, and the ministration of the heavenly beings
(1)
to appear
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Deut8:4↗ תכסיתך לא אבלת מן עליך ורגליך לא אבדקי דן ארבעים שנה‏ : your clothing did not wear out on you nor your feet show through for forty years now
3
to be pronounced
Syr
MobergTerm 19* text not cited
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LS2 splits this verb into two lemmas on the basis of rather uncertain etymological speculation.

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