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grr (a/a,u) vb. to draw away, to pull, to drag
GDGtDt
Gpəˁalto draw away, to pull, to drag6 senses▶
1
to draw away, to pull, to drag
PTA, Syr, JBA, Man
TN Ex14:25↗ גרירן לבתריהון ארחין דמולוותה‏ : the mules' directions were turned backwards ; P Je22:19↗ ܘܢܓܪܘܢ ܘܢܫܕܘܢܗ݂ ܠܗܠ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܗ݀ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ‏ : they will drag and toss him out beyond the gates of Jerusalem ; P Acts14:19↗ ܓ݂ܲܪܘ݂ܗܼܝ ܠܒ݂ܲܪ ܡܸܢ ܡܕ݂ܼܝܢܼܬ̇ܵܐ‏ : they dragged him outside of the city ; BT Šab 29b(30)↗ ריש כנשתא דבצרה גראר ספסל לעילא מר׳ ירמיה‏ : the archisynagogos of GN dragged the bench before PN ; GY 40:22 ↗ ˁl anpẖ gairilẖ lnura ḏiaqda : he will be dragged upon his face into the burning fire ; Pishra D-ainia 721 ↗ garik hiuia lqinẖ : a snake dragged you to his nest
(1)
to steer a ship
Syr
(2)
p.p. : as active perfective
Syr
ActsThom 178:19↗ ܟܕ ܓܪܝܪ ܠܗ݀ ܟܠܒܐ‏ : a dog having dragged it in
(3)
to draw off liquid
JBA
BT AZ 72b(32)↗ דכולה חמרא אגושתא ובת גושתא גריר‏ : all the wine is drawn off by means of the siphon and the small siphon AZ
(1)
(of liquid) to flow away
LJLA
TgPs104:7↗ מן מזופיתך יערקון למיגר‏ : (the waters) flee to move away from your rebuke
(4)
+ בתר to entice by
JBA
BT San 61b(16)↗ מפי אחרים גריר בתריהו‏ : he is enticed by the mouth of others
2
to scrape
JBA, Man, LJLA
TgPs74:6↗ וכד{י}<ו>ן גליפייהא גררין כחדא בקופיץ‏ : now they are scraping away its engravings together
3
+ ܥܸܠܬܵܐ ܒܬܪ : to make an accusation against
Syr
P Dt22:14↗ ̈ܘܢܓܘܪ ܒܬܪܗ݀ ܥܠܬܐ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ܂ ܘܢ݁ܦܩ ܥܠܝܗ݀ ܫܡܐ ܒܝܫܐ‏ : should he make an accusation against her and promulgate a bad reputation for her
4
to creep along the ground
Syr
GeZA8 25:24 ܫ̈ܥܐ ܘ܊ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܓܐܪ̈ܢ ܒܬܪܗ݀ ܕܫܢܬܐ‏ : those 6 hours by which the next year creeps (NB: there is a 6-hour difference in time of the heliacal rising of Sirius from year to year, constituting the 1/4 day of the 365 1/4 day length of the year)
5
to whet the appetite
JBA
6
(hours) w. ܒܬܪ : to be intercalated (year)
Syr
Dpaˁˁelto drag away2 senses▶
1
to drag away
JLAtg, JBA, LJLA
TgJ Jud8:16var.↗ וְגָרַר עְלֵיהוֹן יָת גֻברֵי סֻכוֹת‏ : he dragged the man of GN over (the thorny spikes) ; TgJ Jer15:3↗ יָת כַלבַיָא לְגָרָרָא‏ : [=MT אֶת־הַכְּלָבִים לִסְחֹב] ; BT Ḥul 83b(25)↗ ^ו^ליגרריה וליכסייה‏ : let him drag it away and cover it ; PJ Deut33:20↗ וקטולוי חכימין מן כל קטולייא דמגרר אדרעא עם קודקדא‏ : his killers are aware of every killing method that (cuts off and) drags away the arm along with the skull
2
[to incite (i.e. error for gry vb. and/or grg vb.!)]
LJLA
TgProv28:25↗ גברא יע{ר}<נ>א מגריר תיגרי‏ : the greedy man incites [MT: יְגָרֶה, Pesh.: ܡܓܪܓ] argument
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be pulled, to be dragged1 sense▶
to be pulled, to be dragged
Gal, Syr
apap 24:8 ܘܦܩ݂ܕ ܗܘܐ ܗܘܦܪܟܐ݂܂ ܕܢܬܓܪܪ ܗ݂ܘ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢ݂ܢ܂ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܥܐ݁ܠ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ‏ : that prefect ordered that Saint John should be dragged until he enter the prison ; JulSok 149(71):8↗ ܘܒܝܬ ܫܘ̈ܩܐ܂ ܐܝܟ ܫ̈ܠܕܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܬܓܪܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ‏ : they were dragged through the streets like animal carcasses
(1)
w. בתר : to be drawn after
JBA
BT Ber 63b(12)↗ דלא ניגררו בתריה‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be dragged away1 sense▶
to be dragged away
JLAtg, Man
TgJ Jer22:19↗ יִתגָרַר וְיִשתְדֵי לַהֲלָא לְתַרעֵי יְרוּשלַם‏ : he shall be dragged away and tossed out beyond Jerusalem's gates
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Syr impf. ܢܓܘܪ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 263[129]DJPA: 137aDJBA: 305aJastrow: 272Drower/Macuch: 97bPayne-Smith: 766J. Payne-Smith: 76fLevy Ch-W: 1:156Tal Sam: 160

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