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dnḥ (a/a[u]) vb. to shine
GCDt
Gpəˁalto shine3 senses▶
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to shine
Common Aramaic
P Is11:3↗ ܘܢܕܢܚ ܒܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ‏
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to be manifest
Syr
P Dt33:2↗ ܕܢܚ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܣܥܝܪ ܘܐܬܓܠܝ ܡܢ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܦܪܢ‏ ; P Is60:1↗ ܘܐܝܩܪܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܢܕܢܚ‏
2
to rise (sun, moon, star)
Common Aramaic
4QEnastr b 7 iii:18↗ די מא^נ^ין דרחין ירחין‏ : from whence new-moons arise ; Ps-Clem Hom 11.276:4↗ ܘܫܡܫܐ ܘܣܗܪܐ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܡܛܠܬܟ ܕܢܚܝܢ ܘܥܪܒܝܢ‏ : the sun and he moon along with the rest of the stars rise and set on your account
3
metaph.: to appear, to be born
Syr
ThbK2 71(9)↗ ܬܡܢ ܡܚܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܕܢܚ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ‏ : the Jews were expecting the King Messiah to appear from there ; JSmem 4:55↗ ܚܘܪ ܒܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܡܢܗ݀ ܕܢ݁ܚ ܝܚܝܕܝܗ‏ : look at the Virgin from whom the unique one was born
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often of God in epiphany or of divine revelation
Syr
JS_Elijah 2:374↗ ܘܲܕܢܲܚ ܥܠܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܗܲܘ ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܗ݀ ܕܲܐܠܵܗܽܘܬܵܐ‏
Cˀafˁelto cause to rise (sun, etc.)3 senses▶
1
to cause to rise (sun, etc.)
CPA, Syr
P Mt5:45↗ ܡܲܕ݂ܢܲܚ ܫܸܡܫܸܗ‏ : He makes His sun rise
2
to shine on, provide light for
Syr
ECth 1 ܠܓ:4 ܡܬܟܪܟ ܠܫܡܝܐ ܘܡܕܢܚ ܠܥܠܡܐ‏ : (the Sun) goes around the sky and shines on the earth
3
to make manifest, show clearly, reveal
Syr
ThbK2 79(21)↗ ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܬܠܗ݀ ܒܝܘܢܐ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܗ݀ ܐܕܢܚ‏ : for if, inasmuch as he likened him to a dove, he emphasized his minimalness ; JulSok 13(3):23↗ ܐܕܢܚܘ ܗܘܘ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܥܝܢ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ‏ : they manifested the firmness of their faith before everyone
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto appear, to be manifest1 sense▶
to appear, to be manifest
Syr
JulSok 213(103):22↗ ܒܗ݀ ܐܬܒܕܩ ܠܝ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܬܝܕܢ ܥܕܠܐ ܢܬܕܢܚܢ‏ : through it I understood those future events before they would be visible
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Qumran (EnochAstr) also appears to have both a Hebraic form זרח and a "mixed" form דרח; the former is in a clearly Hebraizing context providing the etymology of Hebrew מזרח "east", while the latter may be idiolectal or simply a scribal oversight.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 312[159]DJPA: 153bDJBA: 344aJastrow: 315Drower/Macuch: 103a, 113a, 112aJ. Payne-Smith: 95Levy Ch-W: 1:182Tal Sam: 191DNWSI: 256Audo: 1:201DCPA[Schulthess]: 92[48]Qumran: 57

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