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ṣwr, ṣwrˀ (ṣwar, ṣawrā) n.m. neck
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(anat.) neck
Common Aramaic
(1)
human
Dan 5:16↗ והמונכה"#ק#וְהַמְנִיכָא" דִי־דַהֲבָא עַל־צַוְּארָךְ‏ : with a golden chain on your neck ; 4QTob b4.3.10=07:7↗ צור טוביה‏ : PN's neck ; TgO Gen33:4↗ וֻנפַל עַל צַורֵיה וְנַשְקֵיה וֻבכָא‏ ; Marqe 3.686↗ יקום באתר דפשט צפרה‏ : let him stay in the place where he stretched out his neck ; MarqePoem10:82↗ text not cited ; AphDem3.50:15↗ ܘܢܟܘܦ ܨܘܪܗ ܐܝܟ ܟܪܘܠܐ‏ : that he should bend down his neck like a hook ; P Gn27:16↗ ܫܥܥܘܬܐ ܕܨܘܪܗ‏ : the smooth parts of his neck ; BT Šab 33b(32)↗ הוו יתבי עד צוורי^י^הו בחלא‏ : they used to sit (in the cave while covered) up to their necks in sand
(2)
animal
11QtgJob 36.7=41:14↗ בצורה יבית תקפה‏ : its strength abides in its neck ; TgJ Jud8:21↗ עִנקַיָא דִבצַורֵי גַמלֵיהוֹן‏
(1)
hump of camel (?)
SyrLex
BBah 1661:17↗ ܨܘܪܐ ܕܓܡܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܒܪ ܣܪܘܫܘܝ ܗ܊ ܚܛܘܪܬܗ ܕܓܡܠܐ‏ : [But this is simply a traditional but mistaken understanding of the text at Pesh.Judges 8:21]
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fig. usages
(1)
ridge of a mountain
Syr
ThMarg 1:280:6 ܟܕ ܣܵܠܹ݁ܩ ܒܐܸܣ̈ܟ݁ܦܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܨܵܘܪܐ ܚܕ ܪܡܐ ܘܚܲܪܘ݂ܣܵܐ‏ : while ascending the entryways of a certain high and rough mountain ridge
(2)
bṣwˀr : in the vicinity of, in the region around
JBA, Man
BT BB 36a(17)↗ ובצואר מחוזא הוי חזקה‏ : but in the region of Mahoza it is considered to be taking possession
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older form ṣwˁr, cf. BH
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1281[625]DJPA: 460aDJBA: 954aJastrow: 1265Drower/Macuch: 386a, 391aJ. Payne-Smith: 476Levy Ch-W: 2:319Tal Sam: 725DNWSI: 965DCPA[Schulthess]: 352[169]BarBahlul: 1661:17Qumran: 199

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