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dḥylw, dḥylwtˀ (dḥīlū, dḥīlūṯā) n.f. majesty, awesomeness
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majesty, awesomeness
Syr
JulSok 77(35):12↗ ܘܫܡܐ ܣܓܝܕܐ ܘܡܫܒܚܐ ܕܕܚܝܠܘܬܟܘܢ܃‏ : your revered and praised name ; JSBhom 18:298↗ ܒܙܲܘܥܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܡܒܲܪܟ݂ܼܝܢ ܟܽܠܝܽܘܡ ܠܲܕܚܼܝܠܽܘܬ݂ܵܟ݂‏
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acting in a frightening manner, fearsomeness
Syr
JSBhom 61:173↗ ܒܡܲܟܼܝܟܽܘܬܐ ܘܒܲܕܚܼܝܠܽܘܬܐ ܡܲܠܸܠ ܥܲܡܸܗ ܂܂܂ ܐܲܡܸܟ ܢܲܦܫܸܗ ܂܂܂ ܘܲܗܦܲܟ ܣܲܪܕܸܗ‏ : he spoke with him with humility and with fearsomeness ... he humbled himself ... and then turned round and frightened him
2
religious awe
JLAtg, Gal, Syr
TgO Gen28:17↗ מָא דְחִילוּ אַתרָא הָדֵין‏ : [MT מַה־נּוֹרָא הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה] ; SYAP 13:13↗ דחילותא דצלמך לית הוא בליבן‏ : our hearts have no fear of your statue ; P Ps145:5↗ ܘܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܕܚܝܠܘܬܟ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ‏
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fear
CPA
CPAHor 310:2↗ text not cited ; CPAHor 345:12↗ ܕܠܐ ܕܚܝܠܘ ܘܠܐ ܪܗܝܒܘ‏
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The passage at TgO Gen28:17 is perhaps better understood as dḥyl adj. + hw.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 290[149]DJPA: 830Jastrow: 292Levy Ch-W: 1:168DCPA[Schulthess]: 84[]

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