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gmr, gmrˀ (gmār, gmārā) v.n. completion; traditional study
1
completion, perfection
Gal, Syr, JBA
JMP 3.1.R(5)↗ עד גומרה‏ : until its completion † ; Eph4:12↗ ܠܲܓ݂ܡܵܪܵܐ ܕ݁ܩ̈ܲܕܼܝܫܸܐ‏ : for the perfection of the saints
(1)
עד גמרא : in full
JBAg
SSSad 209:9↗ ופרענא יתיה להון ברישא עד גמרא ובתר כן שקל כל חד מיננא ריש כיסא דשדא במצעתא‏ : we paid it off to them in full with the principal, and then each of us received the principal funds that was left between us
(2)
(of fruit) ripe state (? or read לא and take as a verb)
JBA
BT Er 28b(11)↗ האי גמר פירי, האי לאו גמר פירי‏
2
tradition
JBA, JBAg
BT Šab 130b(34)↗ רהיט לך גמרך‏ : your tradition comes easily to you ; BT San 106b(43)↗ דואג ואחיתפל גמארא הוו גמירי מסבר לא הוו סברי שמעתא‏ : Doeg and Ahitophel learned the tradition, (but) they did not actually make logical deductions of legal matters
(1)
gemara
JBAg
3
after l_ as adv. see s.v. lgmr, lgmry
Syr
4
perfect or total goods
JLAtg
TgJ Ez27:24↗ ְ אִנוּן תַגָרַך בִגמָר מִינֵי כָל תֻשבְחָא‏ : they are your traders in all types [MT: בְּמַכְלֻלִים] of praiseworthy goods
(1)
אַבנֵי גְמָר : a hard precious stone, perhaps carbuncle
JLAtg
TgJ Is54:12↗ וְתַרעַך לְאַבנֵי גְמָר וְכָל תְחוּמַך לְאַבנֵי צְרוֹך‏ : [=MT וּשְׁעָרַיִךְ לְאַבְנֵי אֶקְדָּח וְכָל־גְּבוּלֵךְ לְאַבְנֵי־חֵפֶץ]
(2)
w. לבשׁ vb. : precious clothing and/or jewelry
JLAtg
TgJ Ez23:6↗ לָבְשֵי גְמָר שִלטוֹנִין וְטוּרנִין‏ : those who wear precious goods: rulers and tyrants ; TgJ Ez23:12↗ text not cited ; TgJ Ez38:4↗ text not cited
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See also s.v. gmr n.m. #3 "gem" for possible connotations; however the distinctive pointing of the Mandaic form gimra suggest that the words are to be kept separate unless the JLAtg vocalizations are in error.

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