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bdyl conj. on account of, because
1
on account of, because
Palmyrene, Qumran, Gal, JBA
Trf 1.1.4↗ bdyl dy bzbnyˀ qdmyˀ : on account of the fact that in earlier times (they did not specify the tariff) ; PTTan 69.a:24[2]↗ בדיל דשמע{י}ן ועלך‏ : since we have heard about you ...
2
in order that, so that
JLAtg, Gal, Sam, LJLA
TgJ Hab2:15↗ בְדִיל דְיִשתֵי וְיִתרְוֵי‏ ; PTQid 64.a:24[2]↗ בדיל דלא יכפור בקיתונה‏ : in order that he may not deny (owing) the vessel ; TgLam3:7↗ סגר בתרי בדיל דלא אפוק מן איסורי‏ : he locked me up so I would not get out of my bonds
(1)
w. infinitive : in order to
Qumran, JLAtg, JBAg, LJLA
TgJ Zec13:4↗ בְדִיל לְאַלָפָא כַדבִין‏ : in order to teach lies ; HP Sassoon(1) 163.32↗ בדיל לאוקמא לאחוהי מיתנא שמא בישראל‏ : in order to raise up a name in Israel for his dead brother ; TgTosPr 2Kgs.4:3111↗ ושוי עלוהי ית חטרא בדיל לנ[ס]ויי ביה ואחיה‏ : he put the staff on (the lion's body) in order to test it through it, and he revived it ; CTLevi ar a F.14↗ בדיל למשמע מילי חוכמתה‏ : in order to hear words of wisdom
(1)
with a result that
JLAtg
TgJ Jer35:8↗ בְדִיל דְלָא לְמִשתֵי חַמרָא כָל יוֹמַנָא‏ : as regards not drinking wine all our days ; TgJ Jer44:7↗ בְדִיל דְלָא לְמִשבַק לְכוֹן שְאָרָא‏ : resulting in not leaving you a remnant ; TgJ Jer44:8↗ וֻבדִיל למִהוֵיכוֹן לְלוֹטָא וֻלחִסוּדִין בְכָל עַמְמֵי אַרעָא‏ : with the result that you will become a curse and disgrace among all the earth's peoples
(2)
as regards, concerning
JLAtg
TgO Gen3:11↗ הֲמִן אִילָנָא דְפַקֵידתָך בְדִיל דְלָא לְמֵיכַל מִנֵיה אֲכַלתָא‏ : did you eat from the tree regarding which I commanded you not to eat from it?
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 85aDJBA: 186aJastrow: 140Levy Ch-W: 1:82Tal Sam: 81DJA: 41aQumran: 31

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