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bryk (brīḵ) adj. blessed
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blessed (see note)
Common Aramaic
Dan 3:28↗ בְּרִיךְ אֱלָהֲהוֹן דִּי־שַׁדְרַךְ מֵישַׁךְ וַעֲבֵד נְגוֹ‏ : blessed be the god of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ; PAT322:1.1↗ lgdˀ dy ˁynˀ bryktˀ : for the fortune of the blessed spring ; PAT390:1.1 and many times in Palm.↗ bryk šmh lˁlmˀ ; H 23:.1↗ dkyr wbryk qdm bˁšmyn ˀlhˀ wqdm ˀlhˀ klhwn ; GenApoc 22.16↗ בריך אברם לאל עליון מרה שמיא וארעא ובריך אל עליון‏ : blessed is Abram by El Elyon Lord of heaven and earth, and blessed is El Elyon ; TgO Gen24:27↗ בְרִיך יוי אֲלָהֵיה דְרִיבוֹנִי אברהם‏ ; PTSan 18.a:40[2]↗ בריך רחמנא דלי נא חכים מידון‏ : blessed is the Merciful One, that I do not know how to judge ; FTV Deut33:20↗ בריך מן דאפתי תחומיה דגד‏ : blessed is the one who expanded the area of Gad ; OS MtSin23:39↗ ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ ܕܐܬܐ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ‏ : blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord ; P 1K(1)8:56↗ ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ‏ ; BT Šab 88a(14)↗ בריך רחמנא די יהב אורייאן תליתאי‏ : blessed is the Merciful One who gave a threefold teaching ; ATS 1.1:265↗ umaqim zidqa brika : he sets up the blessed rite [a ritual oblation] ; PJ Ex18:10↗ בריך שמא דייי דשיזיב יתכון מן ידא דמצראי‏
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subject to good fortune
Common Aramaic
TgO Deut28:6↗ בְרִיך אַת בְמֵיעֲלָך וֻברִיך אַת בְמִפְקָך‏ ; PJ Deut28:3↗ בריכין אתון בקרתא ובריכין אתון בחקלא‏
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it is approved
Syr
BHNom 350:12↗ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܲܙܒܲܢܬ݁‏ : what you sold is blessed [i.e., I approve of the sale]
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euph.: smallpox
Syr
Med 484:6 text not cited
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As always in the biblical tradition, in modern languages as well, this word means quite different things said of a human being or said of God. For a human it means something like "may you be blessed by God." when said of God or a name of God this word means "praised, bless-worthy, thanks to", presumably derived from something like "one whose name is worthy of being used in blessing mortals".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 189[96]DJPA: 113bDJBA: 245bDrower/Macuch: 70aPayne-Smith ~: 610DCPA[Schulthess]: 63[31]

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