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gl, glˀ (gal, gallā) n.m. wave
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wave
Common (except: OA, OfA, BA)
EchR[1]87(6)↗ אתא גלא ונסביה‏ : the wave came and took it ; SYAP 24:17↗ בין גללי‏ ; TN Ex15:18↗ כד חמון בניך ניסי פרישתך בימא וגבורתא ביני גלליא‏ : when your children saw the miracles of your wonders in the sea, and the mighty deeds between the waves ; Marqe 1.98↗ דבי מחיאלאתה הך {גלגי}<גללי> ימה‏ : for I am able to make it as strong as the waves of the sea ; P Is48:18↗ ܓ̈ܠܠܐ ܕܝܡܐ‏ ; BT Yev 121a(25)↗ כיון דאיכא גלי אימורגלי <٠٠٠> ^אשפלוה^‏ : since there are waves (in the lake), say: "The waves carried him downstream"
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metaph.:
CPA
Ephbeat 2.1:1↗ ‍{‍ܐܠܓܝܐ‍}‍‍<‍ܓܠܓܠܝܐ‍>‍ ܕܚܣܕܟ‏ : the waves of your grace
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sg. generally without vowel separating the two lamedhs, but always with both spelled in the plural, presumably with at least a murmured vowel in the western dialects; Syr. ܓܠܐ‏ or ܓܠ̄ܠܐ‏; pl. ܓܠ̄ܠ̈ܐ‏; CPA rare sg. ܓܠܠ; Mand. gila and agla
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 231[114]DJPA: 128bDJBA: 284bJastrow: 243Drower/Macuch: 90aPayne-Smith: 714J. Payne-Smith: 71Tal Sam: 147DCPA[Schulthess]: 74[36]Qumran: 44

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