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bqr, bqrˀ
(bqar, baqrā)
n.f.
cattle
1
cattle, herd of cattle
Common Aramaic
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4 citations
TgO Deut28:4
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בַקרֵי תוֹרָך וְעַדרֵי עָנָך
baqrey towrāk wəˁadrey ˁānāk
ܒܲܩܪܹܝ ܬܘܿܘܪܵܟ ܘܥܲܕܪܹܝ ܥܵܢܵܟ
ܒܲܩܪܹܝ ܬܘܿܘܪܵܟ ܘܥܲܕܪܹܝ ܥܵܢܵܟ
baqrey towrāk wəˁadrey ˁānāk
בַקרֵי תוֹרָך וְעַדרֵי עָנָך
ܒܲܩܪܹܝ ܬܘܿܘܪܵܟ ܘܥܲܕܪܹܝ ܥܵܢܵܟ
ܒܲܩܪܹܝ ܬܘܿܘܪܵܟ ܘܥܲܕܪܹܝ ܥܵܢܵܟ
: your herds of oxen and your flocks of small cattle
;
P Gn18:7
↗
ܘܠܒܩܪܐ ܪܗܛ ܐܒܪܗܡ܂ ܘܢܣ݂ܒ ܥܓܠܐ ܚܕ
wlbqrˀ rhṭ ˀbrhm. wns̱b ˁglˀ ḥd
ולבקרא רהט אברהמ٠ ונסב עגלא חד
ܘܠܒܩܪܐ ܪܗܛ ܐܒܪܗܡ܂ ܘܢܣ݂ܒ ܥܓܠܐ ܚܕ
wlbqrˀ rhṭ ˀbrhm. wns̱b ˁglˀ ḥd
ולבקרא רהט אברהמ٠ ונסב עגלא חד
ܘܠܒܩܪܐ ܪܗܛ ܐܒܪܗܡ܂ ܘܢܣ݂ܒ ܥܓܠܐ ܚܕ
ܘܠܒܩܪܐ ܪܗܛ ܐܒܪܗܡ܂ ܘܢܣ݂ܒ ܥܓܠܐ ܚܕ
;
JSBhom 71day6 1982
↗
ܒܲܩܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܟܽܠܗܸܝܢ
baqr̈awh̄y kulheyn
בַקרַוהי כֻלהֶין
ܒܲܩܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܟܽܠܗܸܝܢ
baqr̈awh̄y kulheyn
בַקרַוהי כֻלהֶין
ܒܲܩܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܟܽܠܗܸܝܢ
ܒܲܩܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܟܽܠܗܸܝܢ
;
BT BM 84a(6)
↗
הוה עילא בקרא דתורא בין חד לחד
hwh ˁylˀ bqrˀ dtwrˀ byn ḥd lḥd
ܗܘܗ ܥܝܠܐ ܒܩܪܐ ܕܬܘܪܐ ܒܝܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ
ܗܘܗ ܥܝܠܐ ܒܩܪܐ ܕܬܘܪܐ ܒܝܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ
hwh ˁylˀ bqrˀ dtwrˀ byn ḥd lḥd
הוה עילא בקרא דתורא בין חד לחד
ܗܘܗ ܥܝܠܐ ܒܩܪܐ ܕܬܘܪܐ ܒܝܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ
ܗܘܗ ܥܝܠܐ ܒܩܪܐ ܕܬܘܪܐ ܒܝܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ
: a herd of oxen could come in between the two of them
2
other domesticated animals
Common Aramaic
(1)
sheep (?)
Syr
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1 citation
Am1 285:13
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ܥܪ̈ܒܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܓܒܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܒܩܪܐ
ˁr̈bˀ sgyˀˀ ˀyt ly dˀgbˀ mn hdˀ bqrˀ
ערבא סגיאא אית לי דאגבא מן הדא בקרא
ܥܪ̈ܒܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܓܒܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܒܩܪܐ
ˁr̈bˀ sgyˀˀ ˀyt ly dˀgbˀ mn hdˀ bqrˀ
ערבא סגיאא אית לי דאגבא מן הדא בקרא
ܥܪ̈ܒܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܓܒܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܒܩܪܐ
ܥܪ̈ܒܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܓܒܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܒܩܪܐ
(2)
swine
Syr
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1 citation
P Mt8:31
↗
ܠܒܲܩܪܵܐ ܕܲܚܙܝ݂ܪܸܐ̈
lbaqrāˀ daḥzy̱reˀ̈
לבַקרָא דַחזיִרֶא
ܠܒܲܩܪܵܐ ܕܲܚܙܝ݂ܪܸܐ̈
lbaqrāˀ daḥzy̱reˀ̈
לבַקרָא דַחזיִרֶא
ܠܒܲܩܪܵܐ ܕܲܚܙܝ݂ܪܸܐ̈
ܠܒܲܩܪܵܐ ܕܲܚܙܝ݂ܪܸܐ̈
: a herd of swine
(3)
camels
Syr
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1 citation
BBah
16:26
↗
text not cited
3
metaph. : herd, group
Syr
(1)
of demons
Syr
▶
1 citation
Cyr2 127:20
ܒܩܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܛܢܦ̈ܬܐ
bqrˀ dr̈wḥˀ ṭnp̈tˀ
בקרא דרוחא טנפתא
ܒܩܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܛܢܦ̈ܬܐ
bqrˀ dr̈wḥˀ ṭnp̈tˀ
בקרא דרוחא טנפתא
ܒܩܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܛܢܦ̈ܬܐ
ܒܩܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܛܢܦ̈ܬܐ
(2)
of heretics
Syr
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1 citation
HoffmAusz 107965
text not cited
(3)
of apes
Syr
▶
1 citation
KwD<sup>2</sup> 43:17
ܒܩܪܐ ܕܩܘ̈ܦܐ
bqrˀ dqẅpˀ
בקרא דקופא
ܒܩܪܐ ܕܩܘ̈ܦܐ
bqrˀ dqẅpˀ
בקרא דקופא
ܒܩܪܐ ܕܩܘ̈ܦܐ
ܒܩܪܐ ܕܩܘ̈ܦܐ
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Derivatives
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baqqār, baqqārā
n.m.
— cowherd
bqr
vb.
— D to let cattle graze
bqrh
n.f.
— herd
baqrānāy
adj.
— herd-like
bqrnˀyt
adv.
— in herds
bqrw, bqrwtˀ
n.f.
— cattle shed or pen
baqrāy
adj.
— of a herd
baqrāˀīṯ
adv.
— herd-like
bqwrh, bqwrtˀ
n.f.
— herd of cattle
br bqr
n.m.
— fellow herdsman
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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For fem. gender see Bh Gr
2
10(25). Some apparently emphatic forms may belong rather with
bqrh
; cf. Levy s.v. בקרתא.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
177[88]
DJPA:
110a
DJBA:
231a
Jastrow:
187
Drower/Macuch:
49b
J. Payne-Smith:
52b
Levy Ch-W:
1:110
Tal Sam:
112
BarBahlul:
16:26
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