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bzbz vb. to waste, to squander
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Qquadriliteralto waste, to squander (wealth)1 sense▶
to waste, to squander (wealth)
Gal, CPA, JBA, LJLA
PTBB 16.d:43[2]↗ ארמלתיה דר׳ שובתי הות מבזבזה בניכסיה‏ : PN's widow squandered her property ; Lag(348) Luke15:13↗ ܘܬ݁ܡܢ ܒܙܒܙ ܟܘܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ‏ : † ; BT Ket 67b(46)↗ קם וביזבז לפלגא דניכסיה‏ : he went and squandered half of her money ; TgQoh3:22↗ למא דין אנא מבזבז ממוני למעבד צידקתא‏ : why then am I squandering my wealth to perform charity?
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The examples in Syriac cited in PSm are few and uncertain, while that in LS2 is simply an incorrect emendation.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 132[64]DJPA: 89aDJBA: 194aJastrow: 152Payne-Smith ~: 501J. Payne-Smith: 40DCPA[Schulthess]: 43[]

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