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dbr (a/a) vb. to lead, to drive
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁaltransitive : to lead, to drive3 senses▶
1
transitive : to lead, to drive
Common Aramaic
P Gn2:15↗ ܘܕܒ݂ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܕܡ‏ ; P Ex14:11↗ ܕܒ݂ܪܬܢ ܕܢܡ݂ܘܬ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ‏ ; GS 2:4 ↗ ḏšaria udabar ruhia unišmata mn pagra umuta : who releases and leads and spirits and souls from the body and death
(1)
to take with one
Common Aramaic
P Gn12:5↗ ܘܕܒ݂ܪ ܐܒܪܡ ܠܣܪܝ ܐܢܬܬܗ‏
(1)
to lead away
Qumran, JBA, LJLA
GenApoc 20.9↗ לעובע דברהא וחזהא ואתמה על כול שפרהא‏ : he quickly led her off, saw her, and was astounded at all her beauty ; BT Ber 18b(50)↗ דברוה ללוי ועיילוה‏ : they took PN and brought him in ; TgJob24:3↗ חמרא דיתמי ידברון‏ : they take away the orphans' ass
(2)
p.p. : in active sense: to have taken, taking : see s.v. dbyr adj.
Syr
(3)
to take as wife
Syr
OS MtCur1:20↗ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܠܡܕܒܪ ܠܡܪܝܡ ܡܟܝܪܬܟ‏ ; Syr-RomLaw.28.1↗ ܐܢܕܝܢ ܢܕܒܪ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܢܡܘܣܐܝܬ ܒܦܪܢܝܬܐ‏ : but should a man marry a woman with a dowry according to the law
2
to plow
Syr, LJLA
P 1S8:12↗ ܢܕܒܪܘܢ ܕܒܪܗ‏ : they will plow his plowing ; TgEsth2sup08.2-05:10↗ אילו דדברתון בעגלתי‏ : [=MT לוּלֵא חֲרַשְׁתֶּם בְּעֶגְלָתִי]
(1)
to pull the plow
Syr
P Job1:14↗ ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܦ̈ܕܢܐ‏
3
intransitive : to live, act, behave
Gal, Syr, JBA
KohR[1]24:2(20)↗ מאן הוא דכלום ודבר בגרמיה כלום‏ : someone who is something and behaves with himself as something (special) ; AQoh.270↗ ܐܢܗܘ ܕܬܐܚܐ ܬܩܢܐܝܬ܃ ܘܐܢ ܬܕܒܪ ܥܘܠܐܝܬ‏ : whether you live properly or behave sinfully ; BT Er 14b(35)↗ פוק ח̇ז̇י מאי עמא דבר‏ : go out (and) see how the people act
(1)
to move along, act in motion
CPA, Syr, Man
Lag(368) John6:19↗ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܕܒܪ̈ܘ ܒܩܘܧܝܐ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܚܡܝܫܐ ܐܣ̈ܛܕܢ ܐܐ݁ ܬ݁ܠܬ݁ܝܢ‏ : when they had traveled with oars twenty-five or thirty stadia ; JSBhom 126:388↗ ܕܒܲܪ ܒܲܪ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܒܵܬܲܪ ܥܲܡܸܗ ܕܸܐܬܓܲܠܼܝ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ‏ : the king's son went after his people who had been exiled ; ShPDm 345↗ dabria usalqia lqudam hiia rbia : they move and ascend to the presence of the Great Life
(2)
ܒܲܩܛܝܼܪܵܐ : to oppress
Syr
AphDem14.247:8↗ ܐܢ̈ܫܝܢ ܕܕܒܪܘ ܒܩܛܝܪܐ‏
(3)
to be leader
JBA
BT Meg 22a(50)↗ איכא שמואל דכהנא הוה דדבר‏ : there is Samuel, who was the priest who led †
Dpaˁˁelto lead4 senses▶
1
to lead
Common Aramaic
TgO Ex13:17↗ וְלָא דַבַרִינַון יוי בְאוֹרַח אַרָע פְלִשתָאֵי‏ : the Lord did not lead them on the route through the land of the Philistines ; P Lk6:39↗ ܡܸܫܟ݁ܲܚ ܣܲܡܝܵܐ ܠܣܲܡܝܵܐ ܠܲܡܕ݂ܲܒ̇ܵܪܘ݂‏ : can the blind lead the blind? ; GS 10:20↗ man dara mharẖ bˁdẖ umdabar mia lšitlia : who will take up his spade in his hand and guide the water to the plants?
(1)
to shepherd sheep
Common Aramaic
TgO Ex3:1↗ וְדַבַר יָת עָנָא‏
(1)
metaph.: to govern people
Common Aramaic
AphDem10.196:21↗ ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܒܪ ܘܫܠܡ‏ : in his prophecy he led and fulfilled his duties ; P Dt32:12↗ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܕܒܪܗ‏ ; Col3:15↗ ܘܲܫܠܵܡܸܗ ܕܲܡܫܝ݂ܚܵܐ ܢܕܲܒܲܪ ܠܸܒܲܘܵܬܟܘ݂ܢ̈‏ : and let the peace of the Messiah rule your hearts ; Pishra D-ainia 653 ↗ ahbalia šulṭana ḏˁdabar : grant me dominion that I may govern
(2)
(weather) to dominate (a period of time)
JPAEpig
TrShem 2b:5↗ ושתה מדברה ברוח צפוני‏ : the year is dominated by a northern wind
(2)
to drive a conveyance
(1)
a ship
Syr
LawsCoun.16.23↗ ܘܠܐ ܕܢܕܒ݁ܪ ܐܠ݂ܦܐ ܐ݁ܝܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܚܐ ܗܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܚܟܡ݁ܝܢ ܠܡܕܒܪܘ‏ : not for us to steer a ship, something which only sailors know how to steer
(3)
to make move along, drag
JLAtg, Syr
TgO Ex10:13↗ וַיוי דַבַר רוּחַ קִדוּמָא בְארעא כֹל יוֹמָא הַהוּא‏ : the Lord caused an east wind to move through the land all that day
(4)
to take control of
LJLA
TgIChron 18:1↗ ודבר ית גת וכופרנהא מן יד פלשתאי‏ : he took Gath and its villages from the control of the Philistines
(1)
to take away (pl.)
JLAtg, Syr
TgO Gen31:26↗ וְדַבַרת יָת בְנָתַי‏ : you took my daughters away ; P Num16:15↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܚܡܪܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܒ݁ܪܬ‏ : because I did not confiscate any of their asses
2
to treat someone/something
Gal, Syr, JBA
DuvB2 10:12 text not cited
(1)
to treat with diet
Syr
HippAp 4(16)↗ ܙ݁ܕܩ ܠܡܕܒܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܛܝܢܐܝܬ‏ : it is proper to treat them with a reduced diet
3
to lead one's life in a certain manner
Qumran, Gal, Syr
GenApoc 6.2↗ וקושטא כול יומי דבר̇ת והוית מהלך בשבילי אמת עלמא‏ : I lived all my days with truth and walked in the the paths of eternal truth ; RuR 90.105↗ הא תלתא דינרין ואזיל ודבר יומא‏ : here are three dinars; go and take care of the day ; SyrAhiq 4 279:2↗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܬܕܒܪ ܣܝܒܘܬܟ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܝܟ ܒܫܠܡܐ‏ : so that you might live your old age in peace all the days of your life
4
to plant seed while plowing
Man
GS 10:22↗ man ṣamid padana tauria umdabar bazira barqa : who will yoke the oxen with a yoke and plant seed in the ground?
Cˀafˁelto give precedence, treat as leader1 sense▶
to give precedence, treat as leader
JBA
BT BB 16b(55)↗ מדאקדמיה אדבורי אדבריה ומדאדבריה עבד תשובה‏ : since (the biblical verse) placed him first [v. Gen 35:29], (this shows that Ishmael) did indeed give him [i.e. Jacob] precedence, and since he gave him precedence, this shows that he repented
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be taken, to be led away3 senses▶
1
to be taken, to be led away
JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TgO Gen12:15↗ וְאִידְבַרַת אִיתְתָא לְבֵית פַרעֹה‏ : the woman was led off to Pharaoh's house ; TN Gen12:15↗ text not cited ; P Gn12:15↗ ܘܐܬܕܒ݂ܪܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ‏ ; P Job11:16↗ ܘܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܥܒܘܪ̈ܐ ܬܬܕܒܪ‏ ; TgEsth2 6:1(2)↗ ביה בליליא אידברת שרה לדבייתיה דאבימלך‏ : that very night Sarah was led off to Abimelek's household ; TgProv24:11↗ פצא לאילין דמתנסבין למותא ומתדברין לקטלא חשׂוך‏ : save those who are taken for death and save those led off for killing
(1)
ܒܲܩܛܝܼܪܵܐ : to be treated harshly
Syr
M.b.Serapion 46:10↗ ܟܕ ܒܩܛܝܪܐ ܡܬܕܒܪܝܢ ܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ‏ : when sages were treated harshly by tyrants
(1)
to be forced
Syr
TB 4:41.11↗ ܕܐܬܕܒܪ ܠܡ ܒܩܛܝܪܐ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܬܩܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܠܐ ܨ݁ܒܐ ܗܘܐ‏ : he was forced by him to organize that world that he did not want
2
to conduct oneself, live one's life
Syr
LawsCoun.12.12↗ ܘܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܗ݂ ܕܒܨܒܝܢ ܢܦܫܗ ܢܬ݁ܕܒܪ‏ : [Man] has been allowed to live by his own will ; P Job11:4↗ ܕܟܐܢܐܝܬ ܐܬܕܒܪܬ‏
(1)
to go about
Syr
3
to be plowed
Syr
Geop 2:19↗ ܡܬܕܒܪܐ ܒܣܟ̈ܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ‏ : it is plowed with small plowshares ; P Je26:18↗ ܚܩܠܐ ܬܬ݂ܕܒܪ‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be led, guided2 senses▶
1
to be led, guided
PTA, Syr
GT B Gen4:8↗ חָמֵי אֲנָה דַּבְרֶחְמִין אֶתְבְרִיא עָלְמָה וּבְרֶחְמִין הוּא מֶדַּבַּר‏ : I realize that the world was created with mercy and it is governed with mercy
(1)
to be directed by Providence
LJLA
PJ Gen4:8↗ לא כפירי עובדין טבין הוא מידבר‏ : (the world) is not governed according to the fruits of good deeds
(2)
to be made to occur
JLAtg
TgJ Is10:22↗ גְבוּרָן דְמִתגַבְרָן וֻמִידַבְרָן בְזָכוּ‏ : mighty deeds performed and conducted with merit
(3)
to be treated, dealt with
Syr
HippAp 5(6)↗ ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܛܠܝ̈ܐ܂ ܘܠܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܡܥܕܝܢ ܠܡܬܕܒܪܘ‏ : especially for the young and those others who are customarily thus treated
2
to move, to travel
JLAtg, PTA, Sam, LJLA
TgJ Is21:1↗ בְאוֹרַח דָרוֹמָא מִידַבְרִין וְאָתַן מִמַדבְרָא‏ ; TN Ex12:42↗ דן ידבר בריש ענא ודין ידבר בריש ענה ומימריה מדבר ביני תריהון‏ : this one will move at the head of the sheep, and that one will move at the head of the sheep while His memra moves between the two of them ; PJ Ex13:19↗ ואסיק משה ית ארונא דגרמיה יוסף בגויה מן נילוס והוה מידבר עימיה‏ : Moses took up the casket of Joseph bones from the Nile and it traveled with him
(1)
to conduct oneself, manage one's life
Syr, JBA
Rom8:14↗ ܐܲܝܠܸܝܢ ܓܸ݁ܝܪ ܕ݁ܲܒ݂ܪܘ݂ܚܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܐܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܸܬ݁ܕ݁ܲܒ݁ܪܼܝܢ‏ : those who live their lives in the spirit of God ; JS_Elijah 1:540↗ ܡܸܬܕܲܒܲܪ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܢܵܡܽܘܣܵܐ ܘܠܵܐ ܫܵܪܸܐ ܠܸܗ‏ : he could act without the law and not abrogate it
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Gt JLA, LJLA: אִידְבַר
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The first definition in both DJBA and DJPA ("to take") is misleading. It is based on the fact that the targums often translate Hebrew לקח with this verb when the object is a person. The targum's intent is to specify that לקח in such situation means "to lead away an animate being." Translating "to take" in such situations is quite wrong.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 271[139]DJPA: 138bDJBA: 313aJastrow: 278Drower/Macuch: 102a, 105bJ. Payne-Smith: 82Levy Ch-W: 1:160Tal Sam: 166bDNWSI: 239DCPA[Schulthess]: 80[42]BarBahlul: 1830:13DJA: 40aQumran: 50
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