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dwq (a/u) vb. to observe carefully
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁalto look at2 senses▶
1
to look at
Gal, PTA, Syr
TN Deut26:15mg.↗ אדיק/<א>דוק/ כען ברחמיך טביה מן מדור איקר שכינתך‏ : with your good love please look from the abode of your glorious presence's abode
(1)
to gaze at
Syr
P Ps10:8↗ ܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܒܝܫܐ ܕܝܩ̈ܢ‏
(2)
to observe (often as a co-verb w. ḥzy)
Syr, JBA
JSB3 260:19↗ ܡܢ ܛܘܪ ܣܝܢܝ ܕܵܩܹܗ ܕܣܝ̈ܡܵܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܐܲܦܘ̈ܗܝ‏ : from Mt. Sinai (Moses) observed that His face was set toward Earth ; BT BB 138b(31)↗ בי דינא בתר בי דינא לא דיקי בי דינא בתר עדים דיקי‏ : (one) court does not investigate (another) court. A court does investigate witnesses
(1)
to pay special attention
Syr, JBA
AphDem7.153:3↗ ܐܘ ܕܘ̈ܩܐ ܕܘܩܘ ܫܦܝܪ‏ : oh watchmen, watch carefully ; BT BB 168a(5)↗ אע׳ג דצורבא מרבנן לאו אורחיה למידק כיון דדק דק‏ : even though a student is not usually precise, since he was precise (in his statement about the woman) it is accepted
(1)
to be precise in legal wording
JBA, JBAg
BT BM 65a(44)↗ דקו בה רבנן בהא מלתא‏ : the rabbis were precise in this matter ; Anan 4:10, 67:20↗ דק קרָאָה‏ : scripture was precise
(2)
to draw conclusions
JBA
BT Nid 45b(41)↗ סבר רב המנונ׳ משנה יתירה קא דייק ואדדייק מסיפא לידוק מרישא‏ : PN makes his inference from a redundant Mishna. But before he infers from the latter clause let him infer from the former one
(3)
to look for expectantly
Syr
P Lam4:16↗ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܕܩܘ ܕܘ̈ܩܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܪܩ‏ : in vain did our watchmen look out for a nation that did not save
2
to plot against
Syr
Dpaˁˁelܥܲܠ : to examine (illness)2 senses▶
1
ܥܲܠ : to examine (illness)
Syr
EphNis 34:2.1↗ ܐܣܝܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܫܡܗܐ ܠܚܪܢ ܐܬܐ ܕܢܕܝܩ ܥܠܝܗ݀‏ : Jacob the famous physician came to Harran to examine it (D met.caus.!)
2
to calculate exactly
LJLA
TgJob11:12↗ ובר נש מפלפל ודייק‏
Cˀafˁelto look, look at, peer out at4 senses▶
1
to look, look at, peer out at
(1)
animate as subject
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
4QEna1.4.6↗ א̇דיק מיכאל‏ ; TgJ Jud5:28↗ מִן חְרַכָא אִסתַכִיאַת וֻמדִיקָא אִמֵיה דְסִיסְרָא מִבֵינֵי אָעְיָתָא‏ ; PTBes 63.a:38[2]↗ אודיק ר׳ מן כוותא‏ : rabbi looked out of the window ; TN Gen19:28↗ ואדיק כלפי סדם וכלפי עמרה‏ ; P Gn26:8↗ ܐܕܝܩ ܂܂܂ ܡܢ ܟܘܬܐ‏ ; P Jn20:11↗ ܐܲܕ݂ܼܝܩܲܬ݂ ܒ݁ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ‏ ; MG 30:95.2.14↗ אזל אודיק בדשא‏ ; GS 55:4↗ adiq hiziuia šibiahia : the Seven looked out and saw him ; PJ Gen49:18↗ לא לפורקניה דגדעון אנא מסכי ולא לפורקניה דשמשון אנא מודיק‏ : I am not looking out for Gideon's salvation nor am I gazing at Samson's salvation
(1)
to look forward to
LJLA
TgJob7:2↗ והיך אגירא דמודיק סוטריה‏ : like the hireling looking forward to his wages
(2)
figurative subject
Gal, Syr
SYAP 5:11↗ כוכב שחרה אדיק היך נוהרה‏ : the morning star peered out like light ; AphDem1.11:21↗ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ݂ ܐܕܝܩ݂ܬ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ‏
(3)
to inspect
Syr
2
(topography) to overlook
Sam, LJLA
SamTgJ Num21:20↗ דמדיק על אפי הישמון‏ ; PJ Num21:20↗ ריש רמתא דמדיקא כל קבל בית ישימון‏ : the top of the hill that looks toward Yeshimon
3
to flash, shine brightly
Syr
JSBhom 160:5↗ ܒܕܵܪܼ̈ܝܢ ܕܵܪܼ̈ܝܢ ܐܲܕܼܝܩ ܐ̄ܪܵܙܵܟ ܐܲܝܟ ܢܲܗܼܝܪܵܐ‏ : for generations your mystery has shone like a luminary
4
to make look
Syr
ActsThom 225:8↗ ܘܒܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܚ̈ܬܐ ܡܕܝܩ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ‏ : he made me look in each of the pits
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be observed1 sense▶
to be observed
Syr
JEhCh 56b:5 ܢܘܪܐ ܂܂܂ ܡܬܬܕܝܩܐ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ܂ ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܒ̈ܠܝܠܘܬܐ‏ : the fire [of volcanoes] is even observed from a distance, especially at nights
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto inspect1 sense▶
to inspect
Syr
PhilV 3:4 text not cited
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LJLA afel also אודיק
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Gt (ˀeṯpəˁel)
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The three common verbs of seeing have slightly different connotations: dwq (esp. afel) means “to peer out, look out for”; ḥwr is “to gaze” at something; while ḥzy is to actually “see” something.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 286[146]DJPA: 141bDJBA: 320aJastrow: 287Drower/Macuch: 105bJ. Payne-Smith: 87Levy Ch-W: 1:172Tal Sam: 174bDCPA[Schulthess]: 83[43]Qumran: 51
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