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ṣwd (a/u) vb. to take game, catch
GDCGt
Gpəˁalto hunt for/capture an animal2 senses▶
1
to hunt for/capture an animal
Common Aramaic
BT Ket 103b(43)↗ וציידנא טבי‏ : I shall catch deer
(1)
to hunt
Common Aramaic
TgO Gen27:3↗ פוֹק לְחַקלָא וְצוּד לִי צֵידָא‏ ; SamTgJ Gen27:3↗ ופק לברה וצעד לי ציד‏ ; P Gn27:3↗ ܘܨܘܕ ܨܝܕܐ‏
(1)
(of one animal hunting another)
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 118:13 ܥܝܢܐ ܚܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܨܐܕ ܗܘܐ ܡܢܗ݀ ܐܘܪ̈ܕܥܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ‏ : a certain water source from which (the snake) had previous caught frogs
(2)
to fish
Common Aramaic
Asok.6 (Laghman B)↗ mh mṣd kwry ; BR 125:4(2)↗ עובדא הוה בעכו {דצרון}<דצדון> חד נון‏ ; P Jn21:3↗ ܐܵܙܸܠ ܐܼܢܵܐ ܐܸܨܘ݂ܕ ܢܘ݂ܢܸܐ̈‏ : I'm going fishing
(3)
to catch fowl
Common Aramaic
BR 265:7(1)↗ דהוה צאיד עופא‏
(4)
to take a person captive in such a manner
CPA, Syr
CPA Matt27:32↗ ܘܨ̈ܕܘ ܝܬܗ ܐܓܪܝܐ ܕܝܣܒ ܨܠܒܗ‏ : they grabbed him into forced labor to take up his cross ; JS_Elijah 5:165↗ ܐܸܠܽܘ ܨܵܕܸܗ ܚܲܕ ܡܸܢ ܦܲܚܸ̈ܐ ܕܲܪ̈ܓܼܝܓܵܬܵܐ‏ : had a single one of the traps of lusts captured him
(1)
(of inanimate subject)
Syr
Pel 4.27 ܘܬܘܪܓܡܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܘܢܐ ܨܕܗ݀ ܠܚܝܝ̈ܐ‏ : sainted PN's sermon captured her for life (or : captured her alive?)
(2)
p.p.: trapped, held fast
Syr
Cyr2 135:16 ܒܚܫܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܠܒܟܢܐ ܨ݂ܝܕܐ ܗܘܬ݁‏ : she was gripped by a severe and uncontrollable illness ; IAB 419:3 ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܒܪܝܢ ܨܝܕ ܘܲܥܕܹܗ‏ : (beauty's) signal is fixed in place for those who pass by ; P Sirach 11:30↗ ܐܝܟ ܚܓܠܐ ܨܝܕܐ ܒܐܩܠܘܒܝܐ‏ : like a partridge trapped in a cage
(5)
fig. : to seek, strive for
Syr
TB 1:34.34↗ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܡܢ ܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܕܚܙܝܢ ܐܘ ܝܠܦܝܢ ܨܐܕ ܘܡܟܢܫ ܠܗ‏ : he seeks and collects praise from the onlookers and the learners
2
to grasp, hold fast, take up
JPAEpig, CPA, Sam
Fates 7a:4 את בעי מצוד מה דלא לעית‏ : you want to get what you haven't toiled for ; Apoph 3.1.1:13↗ ܘܟܕ ܨܕ ܚܘܛܪܐ‏ : as soon as he grasped the staff ; MarqePoem11:22↗ וכל דכסי וגלי צעיד בשלטנה‏ : everything hidden and revealed is held in his control
(1)
to restrain
JPAEpig
Fates 4b:5 צוד יצרך‏ : restrain your desire
(1)
+ܓܪܡ : to restrain oneself, show self control
CPA
(2)
to shut up
CPA, Syr
IAB 476:5 ܥܠ ܢܦܚܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܨܐ݁ܕ܃ ܫܕܐ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܕܗܕܡܘ̈ܝ‏ : the throws the weight of his limbs upon a small puff of air that he captures (in a skin bottle)
(3)
to understand as, consider
CPA
(4)
fig. : (of inanimate subject)
CPA
Hom2 15.1:17↗ ܘܨܕܬ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܝܐ‏ : fear overtook the disciples ; Lag(347) Luke14:9↗ ܘܒܟܢ ܬܫܪܐ ܒܒܗܬܐ ܨܐܕ ܐܬ݁ܪܐ ܐܚܪܝܐ‏ : then you should begin with shame taking the last place
(5)
p.p. as active
Sam
Marqe 1.480↗ והוא צעיד עלמה‏ : it holds the world together
Dpaˁˁelto hunt, seek constantly3 senses▶
1
to hunt, seek constantly
Syr
P 1S24:12↗ ܘܐܢܬ ܡܨܝܕ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܣܒ ܢܦܫܝ‏ : while you are constantly seeking to take my life
2
to lie in wait for
Syr
AphDem2.39:22↗ ܡܨܝܕ ܗܘ݂ܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܩܛܠܝܘܗܝ‏
3
(net) to catch
LJLA
TgPs35:8↗ ומצדתיה די פרס תציידיה‏ : the net he spread will catch him
Cˀafˁelto hunt2 senses▶
1
to hunt
Syr
Bhdedivsap 24:6 text not cited
2
to restrain
CPA
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be caught by hunting or fishing1 sense▶
to be caught by hunting or fishing
CPA, Syr
AphDem14.284:2↗ ܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܂܂܂ ܐܬܨܝܕܘ ܠܫܠܝܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ‏ ; P Num11:22↗ ܡܬܬܨܝܕܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ‏ ; IITim2:26↗ ܦ݁ܲܚܸܗ ܕ݁ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ܂ ܕ݁ܒ݂ܸܗ ܐܸܬ݁ܬ݁ܨܼܝܕ݂ܘ ܠܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܸܗ‏ ; BT Er 39b(19)↗ ההוא בר טביא דאתא לבי ריש גלותא דאיתציד ביום ^טוב^ ראשון‏ : a certain young deer which was brought to the residence of the exilarch, (and) which had been caught on the first day of the holiday
(1)
metaph.: to be caught
JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Syr, LJLA
TgJ Is8:15↗ וְיִתצַדוֹן וְיִתאַחְדוּן‏ : [MT וְנוֹקְשׁוּ וְנִלְכָּדוּ]! ; VR 702:4(1)↗ בתר יומין איתצי{י}ד ההוא ליסטיא‏ : after some days the robber was caught ; Lag(372) John8:3↗ ܐ݁ܬܬ݁ܐ ܕܐ݁ܬ݁ܨܝܕܬ݁ ܡܣܟܠܐ‏ : the woman who had been caught committing adultery ; TDN.118:2↗ ܠܘܬ ܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܬܨܝ݂ܕܘܢ ܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ ܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥܕܬܐ‏ : for the purpose that those young men in church not be captivated ; P Prov6:25↗ ܠܐ ܬܬܨܝܕ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܗ݀܂ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܒܝܟ ܒܬܡܪ̈ܝܗ݀‏ : do not be caught by her eyes, nor let het capture you with her eyelids ; TgProv29:6↗ גברא בישא בחוביה מתציד‏
(1)
to be understood
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 3.176:17↗ ܗ݀ܘ ܓܝܪ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܢ ܚܕ ܥܛܠܐܝܬ ܡܫܬܟܚ ܡܢ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܢܬܨܝܕ‏ : it is possible for something to be understood by a large group that can be done only with difficulty by one person
(2)
to be struck by infirmity
CPA
Lag(365) John5:4↗ ܗܘܐ ܡܬ݁ܥܒܕ ܚܠܝܡ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܒܘܫ ܕܗܘܐ ܡܬܨܝܕ‏ : he would be healed from whatever illness he had caught
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Note the mispointing at TgJ Is8:15 as if Dt from ṣdy.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1277[623]DJPA: 459aDJBA: 953bJastrow: 1266Drower/Macuch: 390bJ. Payne-Smith: 474fLevy Ch-W: 2:320Tal Sam: 725DCPA[Schulthess]: 350[170]Qumran: 199

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