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ṣlyb, ṣlybˀ
(ṣəlīḇ, ṣəlīḇā)
n.m.
pole, cross
√
ṣlb
vb.
1
pole for hanging or impaling
JLAtg
,
Gal
,
PTA
,
Sam
,
LJLA
▶
5 citations
TgO Deut21:22
↗
וְיִתקְטִיל וְתִצלוֹב יָתֵיה עַל צְלִיבָא
wəyitqəṭiyl wətiṣlowb yāteyh ˁal ṣəliybāˀ
ܘܝ݂ܬܩܛܼܝܠ ܘܬܼܨܠܘܿܘܒ ܝܵܬܹܝܗ ܥܲܠ ܨܠܼܝܒܵܐ
ܘܝ݂ܬܩܛܼܝܠ ܘܬܼܨܠܘܿܘܒ ܝܵܬܹܝܗ ܥܲܠ ܨܠܼܝܒܵܐ
wəyitqəṭiyl wətiṣlowb yāteyh ˁal ṣəliybāˀ
וְיִתקְטִיל וְתִצלוֹב יָתֵיה עַל צְלִיבָא
ܘܝ݂ܬܩܛܼܝܠ ܘܬܼܨܠܘܿܘܒ ܝܵܬܹܝܗ ܥܲܠ ܨܠܼܝܒܵܐ
ܘܝ݂ܬܩܛܼܝܠ ܘܬܼܨܠܘܿܘܒ ܝܵܬܹܝܗ ܥܲܠ ܨܠܼܝܒܵܐ
;
TgJ Jos10:26
↗
וֻצלַבִנוּן עַל חַמשָה צְלִיבִין
wuṣlabinûn ˁal ḥamšāh ṣəliybiyn
ܘܽܨܠܲܒܼܢܘܼܢ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܡܫܵܗ ܨܠܼܝܒܼܝܢ
ܘܽܨܠܲܒܼܢܘܼܢ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܡܫܵܗ ܨܠܼܝܒܼܝܢ
wuṣlabinûn ˁal ḥamšāh ṣəliybiyn
וֻצלַבִנוּן עַל חַמשָה צְלִיבִין
ܘܽܨܠܲܒܼܢܘܼܢ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܡܫܵܗ ܨܠܼܝܒܼܝܢ
ܘܽܨܠܲܒܼܢܘܼܢ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܡܫܵܗ ܨܠܼܝܒܼܝܢ
;
PTSan 23.
c
:56[2]
↗
אייתי לצליבה
ˀyyty lṣlybh
ܐܝܝܬܝ ܠܨܠܝܒܗ
ܐܝܝܬܝ ܠܨܠܝܒܗ
ˀyyty lṣlybh
אייתי לצליבה
ܐܝܝܬܝ ܠܨܠܝܒܗ
ܐܝܝܬܝ ܠܨܠܝܒܗ
: bring the pole!
;
TN Gen41:13
↗
יתיה צלב על צליבא
ytyh ṣlb ˁl ṣlybˀ
ܝܬܝܗ ܨܠܒ ܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ
ܝܬܝܗ ܨܠܒ ܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ
ytyh ṣlb ˁl ṣlybˀ
יתיה צלב על צליבא
ܝܬܝܗ ܨܠܒ ܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ
ܝܬܝܗ ܨܠܒ ܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ
;
TgEsth
2
5:14(24)
↗
ועבד צליבא לנפשיה"לגרמיה"
wˁbd ṣlybˀ lnpšyh"lgrmyh"
ܘܥܒܕ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܠܢܦܫܝܗ"ܠܓܪܡܝܗ"
ܘܥܒܕ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܠܢܦܫܝܗ"ܠܓܪܡܝܗ"
wˁbd ṣlybˀ lnpšyh"lgrmyh"
ועבד צליבא לנפשיה"לגרמיה"
ܘܥܒܕ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܠܢܦܫܝܗ"ܠܓܪܡܝܗ"
ܘܥܒܕ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܠܢܦܫܝܗ"ܠܓܪܡܝܗ"
: so he made a gallows for himself
2
cross
Syr
,
Man
▶
1 citation
P Mk10:21
↗
ܘܣܲܒ݂ ܨܠܼܝܒ݂ܵܐ
wsaḇ ṣliyḇāˀ
וסַב צלִיבָא
ܘܣܲܒ݂ ܨܠܼܝܒ݂ܵܐ
wsaḇ ṣliyḇāˀ
וסַב צלִיבָא
ܘܣܲܒ݂ ܨܠܼܝܒ݂ܵܐ
ܘܣܲܒ݂ ܨܠܼܝܒ݂ܵܐ
(1)
signing or kissing the cross
Syr
▶
1 citation
IsNin18 140:8
↗
ܘܩܵܐܹ݁ܡ ܗܼܘ݂ܵܐ܃ ܘܲܡܫܲܠܸܡ ܠܲܨܠܝ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ
wqāˀeem ẖw̱āˀ; wamšalem laṣly̱ḇāˀ
וקָאֵּם הוָּא, וַמשַלֶם לַצליִבָא
ܘܩܵܐܹ݁ܡ ܗܼܘ݂ܵܐ܃ ܘܲܡܫܲܠܸܡ ܠܲܨܠܝ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ
wqāˀeem ẖw̱āˀ; wamšalem laṣly̱ḇāˀ
וקָאֵּם הוָּא, וַמשַלֶם לַצליִבָא
ܘܩܵܐܹ݁ܡ ܗܼܘ݂ܵܐ܃ ܘܲܡܫܲܠܸܡ ܠܲܨܠܝ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ
ܘܩܵܐܹ݁ܡ ܗܼܘ݂ܵܐ܃ ܘܲܡܫܲܠܸܡ ܠܲܨܠܝ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ
: he was standing finishing his signing of the cross
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Derivatives
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ṣlīḇā, ṣlīḇtā
n.f.
— hanging
ṣlīḇū, ṣlīḇūṯā
n.f.
— crucifixion
ṣlīḇōn, ṣlīḇōnā
n.m.
— little cross
ṣlīḇāy
adj.
— cruciform
ṣlīḇāˀīṯ
adv.
— making a sign of the cross
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Notes & Bibliography
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See note to
ṣlb
vb. The Targum Sheni and supplements also imply a recognition that the צליבא as erected by Haman is an object worshipped by gentiles, but that should hardly be taken to be a LJLA Syriacism.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
1288[629]
DJPA:
465b
Jastrow:
1283
Drower/Macuch:
387b
J. Payne-Smith:
479
Levy Ch-W:
2:326
Tal Sam:
731
DCPA[Schulthess]:
[170]
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