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ṣly vb. to bend down; D to pray
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Gpəˁalto incline (intr.)2 senses▶
1
to incline (intr.)
Syr, Man, LJLA
BHMQ7 2.3.2 ܚܲܫܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܠܗ ܨܠ݂ܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܗ݀ܘ ܟܝܢܐܝܬ‏ : a certain vice to which that person is naturally inclined ; P 1K(1)2:28↗ ܨܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܬܪ ܐܕܘܢܝܐ‏ ; P 2K19:16↗ ܨܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܕܢܟ‏ ; P Lk9:12↗ ܟܲܕ ܕܸܝܢ ܫܪܼܝ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܠܡܸܨܠܵܐ‏ : Then when the day began to decline ; TgPs40:2↗ צלא לותי וקביל בעותי‏ : incline towards me and accept my prayer
(1)
to intend
Syr
(2)
to incline in prayer
LJLA
TgPs34:18↗ צליין צדיקייא וקדם יהוה שמיע‏ : [but =MT: צָעֲקוּ, thus probably an error for צלון, i.e., pael 3mp. perfect]
(3)
w. ܥܠ : to overwhelm(?) or attack(?) in battle
Syr
JSBhom 159:123↗ ̈ ܨܠܵܐ ܓܲܢ̄ܒܵܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܲܫܪܼܝܬܵܐ ܕܥܲܡܽܘ̈ܢܵܝܸܐ‏ : the hero attacked the Amonite’s camp
2
tran.:
Syr
(1)
to bend something in a certain direction
Syr
IshGen 86:11↗ ܥܠ ܥܒܘܕܗ ܨ݁ܠܐ ܠܣܟܠܘܬܗ‏ : he directs his sin toward his creator
(1)
w. "ear" : to listen attentively
Syr, JBA
(2)
w. ܒܠܐ : to pay attention, ignore
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 84:12 ܐܢ ܠܐ ܨ݁ܠܐ ܠܝ ܒܠܐ‏ : if he pays me no mind
(2)
to pervert (justice)
JLAtg, Syr, Man, LJLA
TgO Deut24:17↗ לָא תִצלֵי דִין גִיוֹר‏ ; TgJ 1Sam8:3↗ קַבִילוּ שוּחדָא וֻצלוֹ דִינָא‏ : they accepted bribery and perverted justice ; P Ex23:2↗ ܠܡܨܠܐ ܒܬܪ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܨܠܝܢ‏ ; P Dt16:19↗ ܘܠܐ ܬܨܠܐ ܕܝܢ݂ܐ܂ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܒ ܒܐ̈ܦܐ܂ ܘܠܐ ܬܩܒܠ ܫܘܚܕܐ‏ : do not pervert a judgment, show favoritism, or accept a bribe ; P 1S8:3↗ ܢܣܒܘ ܫܘܚܕܐ ܘܨܠܘ ܕܝܢܐ‏ ; JohnBook 85:11↗ ṣalilin lzbaniatun umrauribilun lmitqalun : they pervert their scales and increase their weights ; PJ Ex23:6↗ לא תצלון דין ממסכינא בדיניה‏
(3)
to spread a net, lay a trap
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Jer18:22↗ קוּלִין צְלוֹ לְפַרסַת רַגלָי‏ : they set snares for the sole of my feet ; TgJ Hos9:8↗ קוּלִין צָלַן עַל כָל אוֹרחָתְהוֹן‏ ; Pel 5.27 ܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܦܚܐ ܒ݂ܝܫܐ ܕܣܛܢܐ܂ ܕܨܠ݂ܢܝ ܘܨ݂ܕ ܒܝ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ‏ : I am the evil trap of Satan, who set me and captured many by means of me ; JulSok 317(155):27↗ ܘܨܠܝ ܦܚܐ ܕܩܛܠܐ‏ : lay a murderous trap
(4)
p.p. : inclined
Syr, Man
JSBhom 71day3 871↗ ܠܲܘ ܥܲܠ ܕܲܨܠܸܐ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܕܝܲܡܡܸ̈ܐ ܪܵܗܛܼܝܢ ܗ̄ܘܲܘ ܠܸܗ‏ : it was not because the seas' place was inclined that (the water) was running to it ; AM 223:8↗ ˁu sin ṣlia lhda qarnẖ : if the moon is inclined on one of its horns
Dpaˁˁelto pray3 senses▶
1
to pray
Common Aramaic
TAD A4.7R.15↗ אנחנה עם נשין ובנין שקקן לבשן הוין וצימין ומצלין‏ : we were wearing sackcloth along with our wives and children and fasting and praying ; Ezra 6:10↗ וּמְצַלַּיִן לְחַיֵּי מַלְכָּא וּבְנוֹהִי‏ : praying for the life of the king and his sons ; 4Q242 A..7↗ ואנה] שנין שבע מצלא הוית [קדם] אלהי כספא ודהבא‏ : I was praying to gods of silver and gold for seven years ; TgO Gen4:26↗ בְיוֹמוֹהִי חַלוּ/שריאו/ בְנֵי אֲנָשָא מִלְצַלָאָה בִשמָא דַיוי‏ ; BR 44:12(1)↗ אמ׳ ליה לאחוי צלי עלי אמ׳ ליה מה נצלי עלך‏ : he said to his brother "pray for me" and he said to him "what should I pray for you?" ; CPA 1R(1Sam)1:10↗ ܘܨܠܝܬ݁ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܐ‏ : she prayed to the Lord ; SamTgJ Gen20:17↗ וצלה אברהם לאלהים‏ ; OS MtCur6:9↗ ܗܟܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܡܨܠܝܢ‏ : but this is the way you should be praying ; BT San 95b(11)↗ בתר דצלי בעא למהדר‏ : after he prayed he wanted to return ; JohnBook 86:3↗ uqaimia umṣalia bit mazgdaihun : standing praying in their house of worship ; PJ Gen26:25↗ ובנא תמן מדבחא וצלי בשמא דייי‏
(1)
with the prayer that is prayed as object
Common Aramaic
TgJ 2Sam7:27↗ לְצַלָאָה קְֹדָמָך יָת צְלוֹתָא הָדָא‏ ; PTPea 21.b:46[2]↗ וצלי עלוי הדא צלותא‏ ; AGnEx 85.19↗ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܨܠܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܥܠ ܒܪܐ‏
2
to bend
Syr
P Ju19:8↗ ܨܠܐ ܝܘܡܐ‏
3
to set
Syr
Cˀafˁelto extend4 senses▶
1
to extend
Syr
CatVat3 242:41 text not cited
2
to turn aside (intransitive)
JBA
BT Pes 52b(29)↗ ומצלי ̇א̇צלויי‏ : he used to turn completely aside (since he was in doubt as to who was the proper transmitter of the tradition)
3
to turn aside (tran.)
JBA, LJLA
BT Ket 67b(49)↗ ומצלי עיניה מרמאי‏ : he used to glance sideways because of charlatans ; TgJob24:4↗ יצלון חשוכי מן אורחא‏ : they turn the needy off the road
4
to pervert
JLAtg
TgO Ex23:6↗ לָא תַצלֵי דִין מִסכֵינָך בְדִינֵיה‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto tend to move away3 senses▶
1
to tend to move away
Syr
AGnEx 16.3↗ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܕܢܨܛܠܘܢ ܐܘ ܢܦܗܘܢ܂ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܒܗ ܢܨܛܠܘܢ ܐܘ ܢܦܗܘܢ‏ : waters are unable to drift away or stray because there is nothing in them by which they might move or stray
(1)
to be predisposed toward
Syr
Rechts3 194:29 ܕܠܐ ܡܨܛܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܩܪܝܒܘܬ ܓܢܣܐ‏ : who is not favorably inclined (toward s.o.) because of familial relationship ; P 1S8:3↗ ܐܨܛܠܝܘ ܒܬܪ ܢܟܠܐ‏ : they favored deceit ; SoulBody 2↗ ܕܲܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܸܨܛܠܸܐ‏ : an unbiased judge
(2)
to tend in a certain direction of thought
Syr
JshD 69:12 ܨܝܕ ܗܓ̈ܓܐ ܕܥܬܝܕܘܬܐ ܕܓܠܬܐ ܐܨܛܠ݂ܝܬ‏ : you tended toward thoughts of a false future
2
to become unsteady
JLAtg
TgJ Is40:20↗ לְאַתקָנָא צֵילַם דְלָא יִצטְלֵי‏ : to prepare a statue so it does not totter
(1)
to deviate
Syr
P Prov7:25↗ ܠܐ ܢܨܛܠܐ ܠܒܟ ܠܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ݀‏
(1)
esp. : from proper faith
Syr
JSBhom 61:415↗ ܬܟܼܝܠܼܝܢܲܢ ܗ̄ܽܘ ܕܫܲܪܼܝܪܽܘܬܵܟ ܠܐ ܡܸܨܛܲܠܝܐ‏ : we are sure that your firm faith has not faltered
3
to be spread (trap)
Syr
IS 9:3 ܦܚܐ ܡܨܛܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be offered1 sense▶
to be offered
Syr
AphDem4.60:3↗ ܟܠ ܨ̈ܠܘܢ܂ ܕܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܡܨܛܠܝܢ‏
Ctˀettafˁalto be diverted1 sense▶
to be diverted
Syr
StudSin9-10 89:20 ܢܬܨܠܐ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠܝ‏ : he would be diverted from God toward me
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DJBA splits this lemma in two, inasmuch as the sense "to pray" is possibly an Akkadian calque.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1287[628]DJPA: 465aDJBA: 965bJastrow: 1283Drower/Macuch: 395a, bPayne-Smith: 3398J. Payne-Smith: 478Levy Ch-W: 2:324Tal Sam: 732DNWSI: 967DCPA[Schulthess]: 355[170]Qumran: 200

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