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bkr (a/a) vb. to be first; to be ripe
GDDt
Gpəˁalto be first, oldest2 senses▶
1
to be first, oldest
Syr
apap 59:4 ܢܫܡ݂ܥܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ݂܂ ܕܒܟ݂ܪܬ ܐܦܣܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܣܒܪܬܟ݂܂ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ‏ : the earth's people will hear that Ephesus was first of all cities with your gospel
2
to be ripe
Syr
EphNis 29:20.3↗ ܕܒܟܪ ܒܟܘܠ ܦܟܝܗ‏ : that which ripened was totally tasteless
Dpaˁˁelto bear first fruits3 senses▶
1
to bear first fruits
PTA, Syr, LJLA
FTV Deut33:14↗ ומבכר׳ רישי מיגדנין‏ : bearing the finest first fruits ; P Ez47:12↗ ܒܟܠ ܪܝܫ ܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܒܟܪ̈ܝܢ‏ : they will bear new fruits every first of the month ; PJ Deut33:14↗ בוכרי פירי אילניא דמבכרא ארעיה‏ : the first fruits of the trees that its land bears
(1)
to offer first fruits
Syr
EphFid 23:16.3↗ ܗܘܠܠܐ ܒܟܪ ܘܐܣܩ ܡܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ‏
2
to do something first or early
(1)
to begin
Syr
ES1 259:36 ܒܲܟܲܪ ܕܝܢ ܡܘܬܐ ܒܓܫܘܫ̈ܐ‏ : then death began with the spies
(1)
to inaugurate
Syr
(2)
to give birth to a firstborn (?)
JBA
BT Bek 21b(20)var.↗ ואם איתה דבכיר‏ : if it is the case that it gave birth to a firstling
(1)
to give birth early (?)
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Gen30:41↗ בְכֹל עִידָן דְמִיתיַחְמָן עָנָא מְבַכרָתָא‏ : whenever the early birthing sheep would get in heat ; PJ Gen30:41↗ בכל עידן דמיתיחמן ענא מבכרתא‏
(3)
to grant priority, deem the finest
JLAtg, Sam, Syr
TgO Deut21:16↗ לֵיה לֵית לֵיה רְשוּ לְבַכָרָא יָת בַר רְחוּמְתָא עַל אַפֵי בַר סְנוּאַתָא‏ : he is not allowed to prioritize the son of the beloved woman over the son of the hated woman ; EphFid 23:16.3↗ ܐܦ ܗܘܠܠܐ ܒܟܪ ܘܐܣܩ ܡܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܛܦ ܠܫܢܟ‏ : select the finest of your hymns of praise and offer up some up the psalms your tongue has plucked
3
to be first
Syr
JSBhom 71day1 497↗ ܒܲܟܲܪ ܠܼܠܝܵܐ ܘܲܠܒܲܟ ܕܽܘܟܬܵܐ ܩܕܵܡ ܐܼܝܡܵܡܵܐ‏ : the night went first and grabbed a place before the daytime
(1)
to precede
Syr
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be offered as first-fruits2 senses▶
1
to be offered as first-fruits
Syr
P Lv27:26↗ ܒܘܟܪܐ ܕܡܬܒܟܪ ܠܡܪܝܐ‏
2
to be born first
JLAtg
TgO Lev27:26↗ בוּכרָא דְיִתבַכַר קדם יוי בִבעִירָא‏
(1)
+ ܠ_ : to precede, be earliest of a group
Syr
6Macc 211 ܐܝܟܢ ܂܂܂ ܘܐܬܒܲܟܲܪܬ ܠܐ̈ܚܲܝܟ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܗܵܢ ܡܸܫܬܲܪܝܵܢܐ܂ ܗܟܢ ܬܸܬܒܲܟܲܪ ܠܗܘ݁ܢ ܠܥܵܠܡܐ ܡܸܣܬܲܟ݂ܝܵܢܵܐ‏ : just as your preceded your brothers into this transient world, so shall you precede them to the longed-for world
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 152[73]DJPA: 103bDJBA: 220aJastrow: 170Drower/Macuch: 65aJ. Payne-Smith: 45Levy Ch-W: 1:97Tal Sam: 97Audo: 1:75

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