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dwbr, dwbrˀ (dubbār, dubbārā) v.n.D custom, behavior
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way of conduct, behavior
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Marqe 1.46↗ עזר מן דברך לינה הך מה דהוי‏ : turn away from your customary behavior; it is not like what is (i.e., should be) ; EphNis 7:12.1↗ ܒ݁ܢܝܢ ܒܝܕ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܣܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ‏ : they build by means of words and tear down with actions
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pl. customs, customary rules
Syr
EphFid 16:6.2↗ ܠܟ ܡܪܝ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܝ ܡܩܪܒ ܐܢܐ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܥܪܛܠܐܝܬ ܩܪܒܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ‏ : Lord I offer my faith to you as an offering; I have offered it nakedly, without any customary actions
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diet
Syr
EphSerm 1:3.27↗ ܢܡ݁ܙܓ ܢܛܥܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ | ܕܙܘ̈ܕܐ ܠܐܘܪܚܢ ܢܗܘܘܢ‏ : let us load up our diets moderately so they can be provisions for our road ; HippAp 3(21)↗ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܩܛܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܚܬܝ̈ܬܐ‏ : fine and precise diets (and passim in this text)
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(astron.) planetary motion
Syr
ApocDan.41.25↗ ܘܢܬܚܲܠܦܘܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܝ ܫܡܫܐ ܘܣܝܢܐ‏ : the motions of the Sun and the Moon will be switched
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procedure
Syr
Fab 38:13 ܠܐ ܘ݁ܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܒܚܕ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܨܝܕ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܘܒܝ̈ܫܐ‏ : it is not proper for a person to approach good things and bad things the same way
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governance, administration
Syr
EOE 1.28:25 ܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܂܂܂ ܗܘ݁ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ܂ ܘܬܘܒ ܕܕܝ̈ܢܐ܂ ܘܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܘܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܩܒ̈ܝܐ‏ : four governing periods: that of the desert, then next of the Judges, third of the Kings, and another of the Priests and Maccabees
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divine governance
Syr
StatNis.64.13↗ ܕܡܚܟ̈ܡܢ ܠܢ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ‏ : who informs us about the the governance of this temporal world
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pl. : events, experiences
Syr
TB 3:79.55↗ ܠܘܬܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ‏ : but for us ourselves are the experiences in the city that is in Heaven ; ApocBar 14:1↗ ܗܐ ܐܘܕܥܬܢܝ ܕܘܒܪܗܘܢ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ܂ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ‏ : now you have informed me of the events of the eras and that which will happen after these
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ܕܘܒܪ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ : chronicle
Syr
P 2Ch99:99↗ ܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܦܪ ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ ܘܕܝܗܘܕܐ‏
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JLA vocalization varies between dibbar and dabbar; correct is probably the latter.
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 277[140]J. Payne-Smith: 84Tal Sam: 167

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