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gnyb adj. stolen; unclean
1
stolen
Syr, LJLA
P Prov9:17↗ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܓܢܝ̈ܒܐ ܚܠܝܢ‏ : stolen water [parallel: hidden bread] is sweet ; TgProv9:17↗ text not cited : †
2
false, pretentious
Syr
Am7 145:5↗ ܐܣܟܡܐ ܓܢܝܒܐ‏ : false appearance
3
unclean
Syr, Man
AGnEx 111.19↗ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܐܠܝܨ ܠܨܗܝܐ ܠܡܫܬܐ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܓܢܝ̈ܒܐ‏ : the thirsty person is not forced to drink foul water [but see P Prov9:17 cited above, of which this is a re-interpretation]
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Note the strikingly different meanings in Syriac, possibly due to a difference in word formation: To judge by Mandaic, "unclean" is gannīḇ while "stolen" is originally simply gənīḇ.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 256Drower/Macuch: 77b

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