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dls vb. D to deal falsely; to malinger
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Dpaˁˁelto deal falsely, to lie2 senses▶
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to deal falsely, to lie
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SamTgJ Ex(1)9:19(expand. v. 17)↗ כדך מדלס בעמי לדלא משלחתון‏ : you are still dealing falsely with my people so as not to release them
2
to linger, delay
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Marqe 1.254↗ אעל ניא ידך בחבך ולא תדלס‏ : insert your hand into your lap and do not delay
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to hinder by lingering
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Given the absence of such a root elsewhere in Semitic, a connection with Greek διάλῠσις "dissolution" should be considered.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: Tal Sam: 183

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