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bht (e/a[u]) vb. to be ashamed
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁalto be ashamed2 senses▶
1
to be ashamed
Common (except: OA, OfA, BA, MidAr)
TgJ 2K19:26↗ וְיָתְבֵיהוֹן אִתקְצַר חֵילְהוֹן אִתְבַרוּ וֻבהִיתוּ‏ : their inhabitants--their strength came up short, they were routed and shamed ; GT E Gen38:26↗ לי נבהות בעלמה הדן ולא נבהות בעלמה דאתי‏ : better I be ashamed in this world and not be shamed in the World to Come ; SamTgJ Num12:14↗ ואבוה ירק ירק באפיה הלא תבהת שבעה יומים‏ : so if her father had spat in her face would she not be shamed for seven days? ; P Lk9:26↗ ܡܲܢ ܕ݁ܢܸܒ݂ܗܲܬ݂ ܒܼ݁ܝ‏ : whoever shall be ashamed of me ; JS_Elisha 119:282↗ ܘܲܒܗܸܬ ܥܲܠ ܕܸܐܬܦܲܪܣܝܼ ܩܕܵܡ ܣܲܓܝܼܸ̈ܐܐ‏ : he was shamed in that he was reviled before many ; BT Ket 62a(27)↗ דמלפא תכלי לא^ו^ בהתא‏ : one who has experienced bereavements does not become ashamed ; MG 20:92.2.20↗ מילתא דאת בהית מינה קדום‏ : say first something of which you are ashamed ; GY 2:6↗ man ḏtakilbẖ labahit udmšaba šumẖ bkušṭa lanapil : one who trusts in him does not come to shame, and one who praises his name honestly does not fall ; PJ Num15:34↗ ולא יבהתון למשיילא דינא דמתקשי להון‏ : they should not be ashamed to inquire about a case that is difficult for them
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w. ܡܢ : to be moved emotionally by
Syr
VatSyr161 145a:30 ܠܐ ܡܢ ܢܘܓܪܐ ܕܫܢ̈ܝ ܒܗܬܬ݁‏ : you were not moved my advanced age
(1)
to be confused
Syr
MP 24:15 text not cited
Dpaˁˁelto shame1 sense▶
to shame
Man
GY 107:10var.↗ bhatna/bahitna/ lšuta ḏruha ubaṭilnẖ lqala marda ; GY 173:4↗ uˁtiglia manda ḏhiia lbahtinun lkulhun almia uqarqla lkula alahuta ḏbaita : Manda Dhayyi appeared to shame all the worlds and he brought down all of the idolatry of this world
Cˀafˁelto make ashamed, to embarrass1 sense▶
1
to make ashamed, to embarrass
Qumran, JLAtg, CPA, Syr, LJLA
4QLevibar3..5↗ חבלת שמה ושם̇ אבהתה̇ ואבה̇תת̇ לכל אחיה‏ : she ruined her name and her father's name and shamed all her brothers ; TgJ 2Sam19:6↗ אַבהֵיתתָא יוֹמָא דֵין יָת אַפֵי כָל עַבדָך‏ : today you have shamed the faces of all your servants ; OS MtSin8:29↗ ܠܡ‍{‍ܬ‍}‍ܒܗ‍<‍ܘ‍>‍ܬܢ‏ : to shame us [but form and rendering of the Greek are dubious] ; EphPar 15:16.1↗ ܗ݂ܝ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܢܐ | ܬܒܗܬܗ ܒܟܪ̈ܝܬܐ‏ : that ass (of Balaam's) will shame him with brief sayings ; TgProv29:15↗ וטליא דלא מקביל בעאתא מבהית אימיה‏ : the lad that does not accept rebuke embarrasses his mother
(1)
with God as subject: "May God confound you! "expressing surprise or dismay at the accuracy of another's insight
Syr
LSt.133:2↗ ܓܚܟ܂ ܘܐܡ݂ܪ ܠܗ܂ ܢܒܗܬܟ ܐܠܗܐ܂ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡ݁ܪ ܐܢܬ ܓܕܫ ܠܝ‏ : He laughed and said to him, "confound you! It happened to me just as you said!"
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be ashamed1 sense▶
to be ashamed
Gal, LJLA
TgJ Jer17:18var.↗ יִבַהתוּן רָדְפַי וְלָא אִיבְהַת"אתבהֵת" אֲנָא‏ ; SR[1].15:4(7)↗ והוא מתבהית ואזיל ליה‏ : he is ashamed and goes away ; PJ Lev9:23↗ וכיוון דאיתעבידו קורבניא ולא איתגליית שכינתא הוה אהרן מיבהית‏ : when the offerings were made and the divine presence did not appear, Aaron was ashamed
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be diminished (?)1 sense▶
1
to be diminished (?)
Man
(1)
(trees) to become bare(?)
Man
AM 271:13↗ ˁu stana našim talga nihuia uˁlania mitbahtia : if the north wind blows there will be snow and the trees will lose leaves (or perhaps: be covered in white?)
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PTA impf. in /u/; JLAtg. pl. impf. unusually but consistently יִבַהתוּן
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The Mandaic Dt examples might well reflect an original pḥt verb, which does not otherwise appear in that dialect.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 123[61]DJPA: 86bDJBA: 189bJastrow: 143Drower/Macuch: 54bJ. Payne-Smith: 37Levy Ch-W: 1:84Tal Sam: 84DCPA[Schulthess]: 41[23a]Qumran: 31

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