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bsm (e/a) vb. to smell sweet
GDCDt
Gpəˁalto smell (intransitive) sweet4 senses▶
1
to smell (intransitive) sweet
Syr, Man
BhGr 96:24 text not cited ; EphPar 7:16.6↗ ܢܣܚܘܢ ܒ̈ܛܠܝܗܘܢ | ܘܢܒܣܡܘܢ ܒܦܐܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ‏ : may they swim in their dew and smell sweet with their fruit ; Sharh Dzidqa brika 777↗ uškinata bziuẖ nahrẖ ubrihẖ basmẖ
2
to be(come) sweet tasting
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgO Ex15:25↗ וֻרמָא לְמַיָא וֻבסִימוּ מַיָא‏ : he threw it into the water and the water became sweet ; ThbK1 49:18↗ ܐܢܗ݂ܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܐܬܒܪܝܘܐ܂ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܥܠܝܢ ܒܥ̈ܢܢܐ ܒܣܡܝܢ‏ : so if it is the case that (the oceans water) was created salty, how is it that when it is raised up into the clouds it becomes sweet ; TgPs65:12↗ וכיבשי אורחך יבסמון דיהנא‏ : your road's paths will be sweet from fat
3
fig.: to be pleasing
JLAtg, PTA, Syr, LJLA
TgJ Is5:20↗ וְיִבסְמוּן פִתגָמֵי אוֹרָיתָא לְעָבְדֵיהוֹן‏ : the words of Torah shall smell sweet to those who perform them ; TN Deut32:2↗ יבשם כמטרה אולפני‏ : may my teaching be as sweet as rain ; JulSok 181(87):12↗ ܒܣܡ ܠܗ ܂܂܂ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ‏ : his words pleased him ; P Je31:26↗ ܫ݁ܢܬܝ ܒܣܡܬ݁ ܠܝ‏ : my sleep was pleasant for me ; TgPs104:34↗ יבסם קדמוי שותי‏ : may my talk seem sweet to Him
(1)
to be benevolent
CPA
4
to rejoice at b_ a thing, take pleasure from
CPA, Syr, Man
P Lk15:32↗ ܠܡܸܒ݂ܣܲܡ ܕܸ݁ܝܢ ܘܵܠܸܐ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܠܲܢ܂ ܘܲܠܡܸܚܕ̇ܵܐ‏ ; Rahmi 164.188:2↗ iuma ḏziqa našim amamia brihẖ basmia : when the wind blows, people take pleasure from its fragrance
Dpaˁˁelto season3 senses▶
1
to season
JLAtg, CPA, Syr, LJLA
TgO Ex30:25↗ מְשַח רְבוּת קוּדשָא בוֹסַם מְבַסַם‏ : anointing oil seasoned with spice ; OS MkSin15:23↗ ܝܗܒܘ ܠܗ ܚܡܪܐ ܕܡܒܣܡ ܒܒܣܡܐ‏ : they gave him wine that was seasoned with spices ; PJ Num18:19↗ הי כמלחא דמבסים בשר קורבניא‏ : like the salt that seasons the flesh of the offerings
(1)
to perfume
Gal, Syr, Man
SYAP 31:45↗ מפרנקה ומבסמה בגין חד רמש‏ : she is pampered and perfumed for the sake of one evening
(2)
to compound (spices)
JLAtg, Sam, LJLA
TgO Ex30:33↗ גְבַר דִיבַסֵים דִכוָתֵיה‏ : a man who compounds something like that ; TgIChron 9:30↗ אומנין בעבידת קטרת מבשם בושמנין לבושמיא‏ : artisans in the preparation of incense, compounding pleasurable(?) spices
2
fig.: to cause joy
CPA, Syr, JBA, LJLA
P Is38:14↗ ܡܪܝܐ ܦܨܢܝ ܘܒܣܡܝܢܝ‏ : Lord save me and bring me joy ; ApocBar 55:8↗ ܕܠܗܠܝܢ ܡܟܣ ܘܠܗܠܝܢ ܡܒܣܡ‏ ; BT Suk 51a(48)↗ בסומי קלא‏ : to make a cheerful sound ; TgJob16:3↗ מה יבסמנך ארום תתיב‏ : what will make you happy that you should answer ; TgProv2:10↗ מנדעא בגבך יבסים‏
3
to embalm
PTA, Syr, LJLA
TN Gen50:26marg↗ וחנטו ובסימו יתיה‏ ; OS MkSin14:8↗ ܘܩܕܡܬ ܒܣܡܬ ܓܘܫܡܝ‏ : she early on anointed my body ; PJ Gen50:2↗ בסימו אסוותא ית ישראל‏ : the physicians embalmed Israel
Cˀafˁelto make sweet-smelling1 sense▶
to make sweet-smelling
Syr
JSB5 443:8↗ ܒܡܝ̈ܐ ܣܪ̈ܝܐ ܚܠܛܗ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܐܒܣܡ ܐܢܘܢ‏ : His Father mixed him in with the stinking waters and sweetened them ; P Sirach 24:15↗ ܘܐܝܟ ܡܘܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܐܒܣܡܬ ܪܝܚܝ‏ : I made my fragrance smell as sweet as fine myrrh
(1)
to please
Syr
ISSW 10:3a↗ ܢܽܘܗܪܵܐ ܕܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܐܸܼܣܛܽܘܟܣܵܝܵܐ܃ ܠܥܲܝ̈ܢܸܐ ܕܦܲܓܪܲܢ ܡܲܒܣܸܡ ܗܽܘ‏ : the light of the physical sun pleases our body
(2)
to cause joy to
CPA, Syr
CPA Psalms29:2↗ ܘܠܐ ܐܒܣܡܬ ܥܠܝ ܒܥܝܠ ܕܒܒܝ‏ : you did not gladden my enemies against me
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be made sweet4 senses▶
1
to be made sweet
Syr, JBA, LJLA
P Am9:13↗ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܪ̈ܡܬܐ ܢܬܒ̈ܣܡܢ‏ ; TgSong7:14var.↗ וזכות צדיקיא {אתבסיס}<אתבסים>/אתבסם/ קדמי כריח בסמין/בלסמון/‏
(1)
to become perfumed
Syr
Ishodad ev1:33:16 text not cited ; SinnerSatan1 47↗ text not cited
(2)
to be compounded (spices)
LJLA
PJ Ex30:25↗ ותעביד יתיה משח רבות קודשא בושם מתבשם עובד בשמא‏
2
to rejoice, take pleasure
CPA, Syr
CPA Jer38:12↗ ܘܝܐ̈ܬܘܢ ܘܝܬܒ̈ܣܡܘܢ ܘܝ̈ܬܚܕܘܢ‏ ; AphDiatess1990 10:26↗ ܕܢܚܕܘܢ ܘܢܬܒܣܡܘܢ ܙܕܩ ܗܘܐ‏ : it would have been right for them to be happy and to rejoice ; P Baruch 3:34↗ ܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܗܪܘ ܒܕܘܟܝ̈ܬܗܘܢ݂ ܘܐܬ݁ܒܣܡܘ‏ ; IMac12:12↗ ܘܣܓܝ ܡܬܒܣܡܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܠ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܟܘܢ‏
3
to be embalmed
LJLA
PJ Gen50:3↗ ושלימו ליה מן דאתבסם ארבעין יומין‏
4
to enjoy much food
CPA, Syr, Man
CPA Deut12:18↗ ܘܬܬܒܣܡ ܩܘܕܡ ܡܪܐ ܐܠܗܟ‏ ; apap 74:10 ܕܐܹܒܐ ܡܚܲܒܠܢܐ܂ ܕܡܸܬܒܲܣܲܡ ܒܥܢ̈ܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ݀ ܪܥܝܐ‏ : the destructive wolf who gorges himself on a flock without a shepherd ; OS LkCur16:19↗ ܘܡܬܒܣܡ ܗܘܐ ܟܠܝܘܡ ܓܐܝܐܝܬ‏ : he would dine sumptuously every day ; SynagogueChurch 22↗ ܥܲܠ ܟܲܬܦ̈ܵܬܸܗ ܛܥܸܢ ܙܲܝܚܲܢܝ ܘܗܵܐ ܒܲܛܝܵܪܸܗ ܡܸܬܒܲܣܡܵܢܝ‏ : He bore and carried me in on His shoulders and now I take pleasure in His fold ; GY 114:23↗ akal adam uˁtbasam
(1)
to become intoxicated
JBA
BT Meg 7b(18)↗ מיחייב אנשא לאיבסומי בפוריא עד דלא ידע בין ארור המן לברוך מרדכיּ‏ : a person is required to become intoxicated on Purim until he cannot distinguish between 'Cursed is Haman' and 'Blessed is Mordecai'
(2)
to be refreshed
Syr
SynagogueChurch 30↗ ܥܲܡܝ ܐܸܬܒܲܣܲܡܝ ܠܵܐ ܚܵܣܡܵܢܝ‏ : be refreshed with me,I am not envious
§▶
< bśm and so in some Jewish texts, probably simply influenced by Hebrew.
☛▶
🔍▶
✎▶
In the sense "to cause joy, give pleasure" impossible to distinguish between unvocalized D and C participles and infinitives.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 165[80]DJPA: 115bDJBA: 224aJastrow: 179Drower/Macuch: 67bJ. Payne-Smith: 49Levy Ch-W: 1:102Tal Sam: 105DCPA[Schulthess]: 53[27b]

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