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gdd
(a/a)
vb.
to cut off
G
D
C
Gt
Dt
G
pəˁal
to cut down
2 senses
▶
1
to cut down
BA
Dan
,
Syr
▶
2 citations
Dan 4:20
↗
גֹּדּוּ אִילָנָא וְחַבְּלוּהִי
godû ˀiylānāˀ wəḥabəlûhiy
ܓ݁ܘܿܕ݁ܘܼ ܐܼܝܠܵܢܵܐ ܘܚܲܒ݁ܠܘܼܗܼܝ
ܓ݁ܘܿܕ݁ܘܼ ܐܼܝܠܵܢܵܐ ܘܚܲܒ݁ܠܘܼܗܼܝ
godû ˀiylānāˀ wəḥabəlûhiy
גֹּדּוּ אִילָנָא וְחַבְּלוּהִי
ܓ݁ܘܿܕ݁ܘܼ ܐܼܝܠܵܢܵܐ ܘܚܲܒ݁ܠܘܼܗܼܝ
ܓ݁ܘܿܕ݁ܘܼ ܐܼܝܠܵܢܵܐ ܘܚܲܒ݁ܠܘܼܗܼܝ
: cut the tree down and destroy it
;
EphNis 5:23.3
↗
ܒܟܝ ܕܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ ܓܕܝܕܝܢ ܪܡܝܢ ܪܒܬ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܪ̈ܚܘܡܝܗܝܢ
bky dqdmyhyn gdydyn rmyn rbt ˀÿlnˀ r̈ḥwmyhyn
בכי דקדמיהין גדידין רמין רבת אילנא רחומיהין
ܒܟܝ ܕܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ ܓܕܝܕܝܢ ܪܡܝܢ ܪܒܬ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܪ̈ܚܘܡܝܗܝܢ
bky dqdmyhyn gdydyn rmyn rbt ˀÿlnˀ r̈ḥwmyhyn
בכי דקדמיהין גדידין רמין רבת אילנא רחומיהין
ܒܟܝ ܕܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ ܓܕܝܕܝܢ ܪܡܝܢ ܪܒܬ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܪ̈ܚܘܡܝܗܝܢ
ܒܟܝ ܕܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ ܓܕܝܕܝܢ ܪܡܝܢ ܪܒܬ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܪ̈ܚܘܡܝܗܝܢ
: they wept that their friends the trees were cut down and lying in large numbers before them
2
to cut off, cut up
Syr
,
JBA
,
LJLA
▶
2 citations
BT Šab 150b(28)
↗
אסא למיגד לה
ˀsˀ lmygd lh
ܐܣܐ ܠܡܝܓܕ ܠܗ
ܐܣܐ ܠܡܝܓܕ ܠܗ
ˀsˀ lmygd lh
אסא למיגד לה
ܐܣܐ ܠܡܝܓܕ ܠܗ
ܐܣܐ ܠܡܝܓܕ ܠܗ
: to cut off myrtle branches for her [i.e. the bride('s canopy)]
;
PJ Deut14:1
↗
לא תגודון בישריכון
lˀ tgwdwn byšrykwn
ܠܐ ܬܓܘܕܘܢ ܒܝܫܪܝܟܘܢ
ܠܐ ܬܓܘܕܘܢ ܒܝܫܪܝܟܘܢ
lˀ tgwdwn byšrykwn
לא תגודון בישריכון
ܠܐ ܬܓܘܕܘܢ ܒܝܫܪܝܟܘܢ
ܠܐ ܬܓܘܕܘܢ ܒܝܫܪܝܟܘܢ
: you must not cut up your flesh
D
paˁˁel
to dig
4 senses
▶
1
to dig
Sam
2
to tear
Sam
3
to divide
Sam
4
to rebel
Sam
C
ˀafˁel
to cut off
1 sense
▶
to cut off
Man
Gt
ˀeṯpəˁel
to be cut up
1 sense
▶
to be cut up
Syr
▶
1 citation
P Is38:12
↗
ܢܘܠܐ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܠܡܬܓܕܕܘ
nwlˀ dqryb lmtgddw
נולא דקריב למתגדדו
ܢܘܠܐ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܠܡܬܓܕܕܘ
nwlˀ dqryb lmtgddw
נולא דקריב למתגדדו
ܢܘܠܐ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܠܡܬܓܕܕܘ
ܢܘܠܐ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܠܡܬܓܕܕܘ
Dt
ˀeṯpaˁˁal
to be cut up
4 senses
▶
1
to be cut up
Sam
,
Syr
▶
2 citations
SamTgJ Deut14:1
↗
לא תתגדדון ולא תשבון סגדה בין עיניכון למית
lˀ ttgddwn wlˀ tšbwn sgdh byn ˁynykwn lmyt
ܠܐ ܬܬܓܕܕܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܒܘܢ ܣܓܕܗ ܒܝܢ ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܠܡܝܬ
ܠܐ ܬܬܓܕܕܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܒܘܢ ܣܓܕܗ ܒܝܢ ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܠܡܝܬ
lˀ ttgddwn wlˀ tšbwn sgdh byn ˁynykwn lmyt
לא תתגדדון ולא תשבון סגדה בין עיניכון למית
ܠܐ ܬܬܓܕܕܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܒܘܢ ܣܓܕܗ ܒܝܢ ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܠܡܝܬ
ܠܐ ܬܬܓܕܕܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܒܘܢ ܣܓܕܗ ܒܝܢ ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܠܡܝܬ
;
CardR 97:13
ܘܠܐ ܢܸܬܓܲܕܲܕ
wlˀ netgadad
ולא נֶתגַדַד
ܘܠܐ ܢܸܬܓܲܕܲܕ
wlˀ netgadad
ולא נֶתגַדַד
ܘܠܐ ܢܸܬܓܲܕܲܕ
ܘܠܐ ܢܸܬܓܲܕܲܕ
2
to be destroyed
Sam
▶
1 citation
Marqe 2.296
↗
בימה רדו והגדדו
bymh rdw whgddw
ܒܝܡܗ ܪܕܘ ܘܗܓܕܕܘ
ܒܝܡܗ ܪܕܘ ܘܗܓܕܕܘ
bymh rdw whgddw
בימה רדו והגדדו
ܒܝܡܗ ܪܕܘ ܘܗܓܕܕܘ
ܒܝܡܗ ܪܕܘ ܘܗܓܕܕܘ
: they went into the sea and were cut down [NB רדו here was understood as if Hebrew ירד]
3
to rebel
Sam
4
to miscarry
Man
▶
1 citation
AM 216:4
↗
uˁnšia baṭinata nigidnad
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Derivatives
▶
ˀgddw
n.f.
— rebellion
gaḏ, gaddā
n.m.
— fortune, luck
gaddān
adj.
— fortunate
gaddānū, gaddānūṯā
n.f.
— good fortune, thankfulness
gdy
adj.
— fortunate
gndn
adj.
— fortunate
gd, gdˀ
n.m.
— weaving (??)
gḏāḏ, gḏāḏā
v.n.
— cutting off; thread
gḏāḏānāy
adj.
— relating to textiles
gaddūḏ
adj.
— youthful
gaddūḏū, gaddūḏūṯā
n.f.
— youth, adolescence
gḏōḏ, gḏōḏā
n.m.
— troop
gdwd
vb.
— Qt to spend one's youth
gdyd, gdydˀ
n.m.
— scratch, incision
gwdd, gwddˀ
n.m.
— cutting
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
G
(pəˁal)
D
(paˁˁel)
C
(ˀafˁel)
Gt
(ˀeṯpəˁel)
Dt
(ˀeṯpaˁˁal)
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Notes & Bibliography
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The examples of this root in Mandaic are uncertain; see Morgenstern, "Mandaic in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Lexicography – Some Observations".
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
204[103]
DJBA:
260b
Jastrow:
210
Drower/Macuch:
80b
Payne-Smith:
650
J. Payne-Smith:
60
Levy Ch-W:
1:126
Tal Sam:
128
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