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dḥlwl, dḥlwlˀ (daḥlūl, daḥlūlā) n.m. terror; frightening apparition
1
terror
Syr
P Sirach 45:2↗ ܘܪܒܝܗ ܒܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܘܬܩܦܗ ܠܕܚܠܘ̈ܠܝܢ‏ : He made him great through blessings and made him strong for terrifying deeds [Hebrew: מוראים ] ; JS_Elijah 4:350↗ ܗܘܵܐ ܕܲܚܠܽܘܠܵܐ ܕܲܬܪܸ̈ܝܢ ܐܵܦ ܗܽܘ ܠܲܬܠܼܝܬܵܝܵܐ‏ : the second terrifying event happened to the third, too
(1)
nightmare
Syr, JBAmb
JBABowl 33.1:6↗ כל רוחי בישאתא וחיזוני תקיפי ודחלולי‏ : evil spirits, powerful visions, and nightmares (that are seen)
2
frightening being
(1)
scarecrow
JBA
BT BB 27b(45)↗ וסגיא בדחלולי בעלמא‏ : it is sufficient merely with scarecrows
(2)
evil spirit
Syr, JBAmb, Man
SyrIncBowl 7.4↗ ܡܢ ܫ‍[‍ܝ‍]‍ܕܐ̈ ܫܒܛ‍[‍ܐ̈ ܘ‍]‍ܕ̇‍[‍ܝ‍]‍ܘ̇ܐ̈ ܘܣܛܢܐ̈ ܘܣܘܛܝܛܐ ܘܕܚܠ̇ܘܠܐ‏ ; JBABowl 33.1:18↗ מן שידי ומן דיוי ומן סטני ומן דחלולן‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 291[149]DJBA: 325aJastrow: 292Drower/Macuch: 98b

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