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ṣrp (a/u) vb. to refine; to tighten
GDCGtDtCt
Gpəˁalto refine3 senses▶
1
to refine
JLAtg, Sam, Syr
TgJ Zec13:9↗ אַצרוֹפִנוּן כְמָא דְצָרְפִין יָת כַספָא‏ : I shall refine them as they refine silver ; P Ze13:9↗ ܘܐܨܪܘܦ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܨܪܦܝܢ ܠܣܐܡܐ‏ ; P Ma3:2↗ ܕܐܝܟ ܢܘܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܨܪܦܐ‏
(1)
(fire) to refine
Syr
P Ma3:2↗ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܨܪܦܐ‏ : like that fire that refines
(2)
fig. : to purify, cleanse
CPA, Syr
P Is1:25↗ ܐܨܪܘܦ ܡܪ̈ܘܕܝܟܝ ܠܕܟܝܘ܂ ܘܐܥܒܪ ܥ݁ܘ̈ܠܝܟܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ‏ : I shall cleanse your impieties until pure and eliminate all your iniquities ; P Is48:10↗ ܗܐ ܨܪܦܬ݁ܟ ܘܠܐ ܒܟܣܦܐ‏
2
fig. : to afflict with grief as a test
JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr
TgJ Is53:10↗ וֻמִן קְֹדָם יוי הְוָת רַעְוָא לְמִצרַף וֻלדַכָאָה יָת שְאָרָא דְעַמֵיה בְדִיל לְנַקָאָה מֵחוֹבִין נַפשְהוֹן‏ : the Lord wished to refine and purify the remnant of his people in order to cleanse their soul from sins ; Marqe 6.230↗ צרפו יתי עשרה זבנין‏ : they grieved me ten times ; P Is48:10↗ ܗܐ ܨܪܦܬ݁ܟ ܘܠܐ ܒܟܣܦܐ‏ : now I have refined you, but not as with silver
(1)
to be grieved (?)
Man
3
to tighten
Syr
DuvB2 17:9 text not cited
Dpaˁˁelto refine3 senses▶
1
to refine
JLAtg, PTA
TgJ Mal3:3↗ וְיִתגְלֵי לְצַרפָא"לְצָרָפָא" וֻלדַכָאָה כִגבַר דִמצָרֵיף וֻמדַכֵי כַספָא‏ ; FTV Gen36:39↗ ברתא דמצרף דהבא‏ : daughter of one who refines gold
2
to attach something
Gal, PTA, LJLA
FTP Num12:12↗ כין הות מרים אחתן מצרפא עמן במדברא‏ : so was our sister Miriam joined with us in the desert ; TgProv25:20 var.↗ ומצרף לליבא כיבא היך ססא למאנא‏ : pain sticks to the heart like a moth does to a garment
(1)
to combine
JBA
BT BB 165b(29)↗ עדים הוא דלא מצרפינן אבל דייני מצרפין‏ : it is witnesses (before two different courts) that we do not combine, but we do combine judges (from different courts)
3
p.p.: treated with alum
JBA
BT AZ 33b(35)↗ ירוקי אסירי מאי טעמא משום דמצריף‏ : there is no question that yellow (vessels) are certainly forbidden (on Passover), since they are treated with alum (and absorb)
Cˀafˁelto tighten1 sense▶
1
to tighten
Syr
ZDMG 30:242:7 text not cited
(1)
to make vehement
Syr
(2)
to afflict
Syr
P Prov25:20↗ ܘܡܨܪܦ ܠܠܒܐ ܟܝܒܐ‏
(3)
to attack
Syr
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be refined4 senses▶
1
to be refined
Syr
EphPar 12:11.5↗ ܠܐ ܡܨܛܪܦ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܘܪܐ‏ : silver is never refined without fire ; IshGen 60:11↗ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܪܐ ܕܒܗ ܢܨܛܪܦܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܕܡ‏ : like a fire in which Adam's family will be refined
2
to be tightened
Syr
(1)
to be confined
Syr
(2)
to be afflicted
Syr
ESSerm2 41:v60 ܕܒܡܪܬܗ ܠܐ ܢܨܛܪ̈ܦܢ‏ : so as not to be afflicted by its venom
3
to be joined
JBA
(1)
to be combined
JBA
BT Ber 47a(34)↗ מאי דעתיך לאיצטרופי בהדן‏ : is it your intention to join us (for a quorum)?
4
to be treated with alum
Syr
DuvB2 15:13 text not cited
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be cleansed2 senses▶
1
to be cleansed
Syr
ESPas 59:2 text not cited
2
to be joined together
Gal, PTA, LJLA
GT H Gen15:1↗ ויצטרפון עמהון ליגיונין̊ סגין‏ ; PJ Gen15:1↗ דילמא ייזלון אחיהון וקריביהון דאילין קטיליא ויצטרפון בליגיונין‏ : perhaps the brothers and relatives of those killed ones shall go and join up into legions
Ctˀettafˁalto be afflicted1 sense▶
to be afflicted
Syr
BhEth 329:5 ܒܪܬܹܝܬܐ ܡܬ݁ܬܲܨܪܲܦ܃ ܘܡܬܚܙܐ ܕܐܒܝܠ ܘܟܡܝܪ‏ : he is afflicted with trembling and seems mournful and gloomy
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"To be joined together" : it is uncertain whether Dt, Gt, or both.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1303[638]DJPA: 471aDJBA: 973bJastrow: 1304Drower/Macuch: 397bJ. Payne-Smith: 485Levy Ch-W: 2:337Tal Sam: 744bDNWSI: 976DCPA[Schulthess]: 359[172]

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