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dwkh, dwktˀ (dukkā, dukkəṯā) n.f. place
1
place
Gal, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, Man, LJLA
BR 34:1(1)↗ דכים٠٠٠ דוכה פלנית‏ : (what is biblical) דכים? a certain place † ; Months1 15b↗ ܒܕܽܘ̈ܟܝܵܢ ܕܽܘ̈ܟܝܵܢ ܐܸܣܦܲܪ̈ܓܠܸܐ‏ : quinces in place after place ; P Gn24:31↗ ܘܐܢܐ ܬܩ݁ܢܬ ܒܝܬܐ ܘܕܘܟܬܐ ܠܓܡ̈ܠܐ‏ : I have arranged a shed and a spot for the camels ; BT MQ 12a(8)↗ דלא שכיחי אינאשי דאזלי מדוכתא לדוכתא‏ : people do not frequently go from one place to another (on Sabbaths and holidays) ; ATS 1.1:395↗ dukta ḏaiar uiardna lamṭin : the place where the air and fresh water do not reach ; PJ Gen1:9↗ יתכנשון מיין תתאין דאישתארו מן לרע לשמייא לדוכתא חד<א>‏ : let the lower water that remained below be gathered to the heavens into a single place ; TgProv27:8↗ היך ציפרא דמשניא מן קינה היכנא הוא גברא דמשני דוכתיה‏
(1)
other than a physical, geographical location position
Syr, JBA
OS LkSin14:8↗ ܠܐ ܬܣܬܡܟ ܠܟ ܒܕܘܟܬܐ ܡܝܩܪܬܐ‏ : do not sit down to dine in an honored position ; P Lk4:17↗ ܘܲܦ݂ܬ݂ܲܚ ܝܸܫܘ݂ܥ ܣܸܦ݂ܪܵܐ܃ ܘܸܐܫܟ݁ܲܚ ܕܘ݂ܟ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ܂ ܐܲܝܟ̇ܵܐ ܕܲܟ݂ܬ݂ܝܼܒ‏ : Jesus opened the book and found the place where it was written ; ChronEdess 9:2↗ ܕܚܩ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ‏ : he ousted him from his ecclesiastical position
(1)
case, instance
JBAg
(2)
portion of a butchered animal
Syr
(3)
court session
JBA, JBAg
2
house, structure
Syr
(1)
a ritual place or shrine
Palmyrene, Hatran, Qumran
QumNJ 5:1:2:10↗ דכא אמין תשע ע[שׂרה‏ : (each) chapel (or: platform?) was 19 [cubits long] †
(2)
small container
Syr
P Ex26:29↗ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܠܡ̈ܘܟܠܐ‏ : a place for the bolts [MT: בָּתִּים לַבְּרִיחִם ]
3
in expressions:
(1)
ܡܸܢ ܕܘܼܟܿܬܼܸܗ : at once
Syr
TB 3:70.1↗ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܪܫܥܬܗ ܘܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ ܡܢ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܕܟܪܣܛܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܥܕܬܐ ܐܬܟ݂ܪܙܘ ܘܐܣܬ݂ܠܝܘ ܕܐܬܟܣܣܘ ܒܒܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ‏ : then the heretics, at that moment and at once, were forbidden and rejected and reproached for promulgating new foreign ideas ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.18:3↗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ ܬܕܥ܂ ܂ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܕܠܐ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܐܫܬܥܝܬ ܠܗ‏ : so that you might know at once that I have told him all those beautiful acts of yours without falsehood ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.20:4↗ ܗܫܐ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ ܫܡܥ‏
(1)
bduktẖ
Man
ATS 1.2:1024↗ uhaizak kḏ had had napšiẖ bašqar ubduktẖ nha sgid ušaba lman ḏhu minẖ qašiš : then when each had examined his soul and calmed down on the spot, he bowed and praised whoever was older than he
(2)
ܢܛܪ܂ ܡܠܝ܂ ܥܒܕ ܕܘܟܬܐ : to exercise an office, fill a position
Syr
ChronEdess 9:2↗ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ ܠܐܘܦܝܡܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܦܘܠܝܣ܂ ܕܚܩ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ‏ : the king ousted PN, bishop of Constantinople, from his see
(1)
ܢܛܪ ܕܘܟܬܐ : to treat with the respect due the office holder
Syr
JSB4 295:8↗ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܪܘ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܨܠܡܐ‏ : that they had not treated [God] with the respect due an image
(2)
to fulfill a request
Syr
ISSW 4:13↗ ܣܵܦܸܩ ܗܘܵܐ ܨܸܒܝܵܢܸܗ ܕܕܽܘܟܲܬ ܨܠܽܘܬܵܐ ܢܡܲܠܸܐ‏ : His will was enough to fulfill the prayer
(3)
to make a replacement
Syr
JS_Elijah 2:303↗ ܒܡܲܥܦܪܸܗ ܡܲܠܼܝ ܕܽܘܟܲܬ ܓܸܦܸ̈ܐ‏ : with his cloak he made a replacement for the wings
(3)
bdwkt_ : instead of, in the place of
Syr, JBA
OS MtCur2:22↗ ܕܐܪܟܠܐܘܣ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܝܗܘܕ܂ ܒܕܘܟܬ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܐܒܘܗܝ‏ : Archelaus had become king in Judea in place of his father, Herod ; BT Yom 77a(29)↗ שמיש בדוכתיה‏ : he served instead of him
(1)
poetic: ܕܘܟܬ
Syr
EphFid 81:8.2↗ ܡܠܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܘܟܬ ܛܥܘ̈ܡܐ‏ : it filled up the people instead of meals
(2)
(gram.) in final (i.e., pausal) position
JBAg
OHT Ned 35:15 שָמַיִם בדוכתא שָמָיִם‏ : in pause שָּׁמַיִם is שָּׁמָיִם
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ܒܕܘܟܐ ܕܘܟܐ : here and there
Syr
LG 9:10(3)↗ ܘܸܐܢ ܗܼܘ݂ ܕܸܐܙܕܟܼܝܘ ܒܕܘ݂ܟܵܐ ܕܘ݂ܟܵܐ‏ : if it is the case that they were defeated here and there
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Palm., Hat. emp. dktˀ; Syr. pl. ܕܘܟܝ̈ܬܐ܂ ܕܘܟܘ̈ܬܐ‏; late Mand. pl. duktata
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See etymological and formal discussions s.v. dwkn. For various suggestions regarding the specific meaning of the form dktˀ at Hatra see DNWSI s.v.
Note that the nature of the sole JPA example (BR 34:1) and the single LJLA example (PJ Gen1:9) outside of material translated from Syriac suggests that this is not a normal western word, further supporting the etymological suggestion there discussed.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 281[152]DJPA: 140bDJBA: 318aDrower/Macuch: 104bJ. Payne-Smith: 85DNWSI: 247Audo: 1:181Qumran: 54

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