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gry vb. to move, D to incite
GDCDt
Gpəˁalto flow, to run down2 senses▶
1
to flow, to run down
Syr
DuvB2 97:1 text not cited
2
trans. w. b_ : to attract with
JBA
BT Bek 30a(6)↗ וגרי להו באמגוזי‏ : he attracts(?) them with nuts
(1)
p.p. : to give in to, be attracted to
Syr
TB 4:17.16↗ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܚܪܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܓܪܐ ܘܚܛܐ‏ : for you will know that he has given in to contention and is sinning [=Titus 3:11 εἰδὼς ὅτι ἐξέστραπται ὁ τοιοῦτος, καὶ ἁμαρτάνει]
Dpaˁˁelto incite2 senses▶
1
to incite
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, LJLA
TgO Lev26:33↗ וַאְגָרֵי בָתְרֵיכוֹן דְקָטְלִין בְחַרבָא‏ : I shall incite those who slay with the sword against(!?) you ; TN Num24:23↗ ובזמ{ז}נה די יגרה מלכותה אלין לאלין‏ : when he incites the kingdoms against one another ; JulSok 209(101):25↗ ܐܥܝܪ ܒܗ ܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܡܕܥܪܢܝܬܐ݂܂ ܘܓܪܝܗ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܡ ܡ̈ܠܟܝܗ݀ ܕܦܪܣ‏ : he awakened an inciting thought in him and incited him to make war against the kings of Persia ; TgIChron 5:26↗ וגרי מימריא דאלהא דישראל ית תגראת פול מלכא דאתור וית תגראת תלגת פלנסר מלכא דאתור‏
(1)
to inflict something/someone on (b_, ˁl) someone, i.e., incite against
JLAtg, PTA, Syr, LJLA
TgO Lev26:22↗ וַאְגָרֵי בְכוֹן יָת חַיַת בָרָא‏ : I shall incite the wild animals against you ; TN Gen12:17↗ וגרי ייי בפרעה מכתשין רברבן‏ ; P Je43:3↗ ܡܛܠ ܕ ܒ݁ܪܘܟ ܒܪ ܢܪܝܐ ܡܓܪܐ ܠܟ ܒܢ‏ : for PN is inciting you against us ; PJ Lev26:25↗ ואיגרי מותנא ביניכון‏ : I shall inflict plague among! you ; PJ Deut30:7↗ ויגרי מימרא דייי אלקכון ית לווטייא האילין על בעלי דבביכון‏ : the Lord's Word will inflect these curses on your enemies ; TgIIChron 21:14↗ והא מימרא דייי מגרי מותנא רבתא בעמך‏ : the Lord's memra is about to inflict a great plague upon your people
(2)
to motivate
Syr
IshPs 18(26)↗ ܟܕ ܡܓܪܝܢܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܠܫܘܡܠܝܗ ܕܥܒ݁ܕܐ‏ : while we motivate (our) spirit (i.e. get up the strength) to finish the work
2
to take legal action against someone, to sue
OfAEg-inf, OfAEg
TAD B3.4 R.12↗ אנחן לא נכל נגרנך דין ודבב בשם ביתא זנה‏ : we shall not be able to institute a legal case against you concerning this house
(1)
to persecute
Syr
LawsCoun.20.1↗ ܕܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܢܓ݁ܪܐ ܘܢܨܚ݁ܐ ܠܡ݁ܢ ܕܣܢ݂ܐ‏ : for then a person should not persecute and revile someone he hated
Cˀafˁelto provoke1 sense▶
to provoke
CPA
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁal(w. l_, b_) : to attack a person2 senses▶
1
(w. l_, b_) : to attack a person
JLAtg, JPAEpig, Gal, PTA, Syr, LJLA
TgJ Jud14:4↗ אְרֵי תוּסקְפָא הוּא בָעֵי לְאִתגָרָאָה בִפלִשתָאֵי‏ : for he was looking for an excuse to attack the Philistines ; TgJ Is41:11↗ כָל עַמְמַיָא דַהְווֹ מִתגָרַן בָך יְהוֹן כְלָמָא‏ : all the nations who have been attacking you shall be as nothing ; TrShem 2a:19↗ ורוחין ו٠٠[٠٠٠] בישין̊ יתגרון בבני אנשא‏ : spirits and evil [demons} will attack the people ; GT F Exod20:17↗ בחובי חמודיה מלכוותא מתגרייה בבני אנשה‏ : governments attack people due to the sins of the covetous ; AphDem23.452:7↗ ܐܬܓܪܝ ܒܗܘܢ ܟܢܥܢܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܓܕܪ‏ ; PJ Gen12:19↗ ומן יד איתגריאת בי מכתשא‏ : the plague immediately attacked me
(1)
to attack in law, i.e., to bring a claim against someone
Gal
PTKet 34.a:14[2]↗ אתון בעיי מתגרייא בקריב<ו>י דר׳ יוסי‏ : they wanted to bring a claim against PN's relatives
2
to be incited
JPAEpig, Syr, LJLA
TrShem 2a:20↗ ומלך לקבל מלך יתגרון‏ : king will be incited against king ; AphDem23.452:8↗ ܐܬܓܪܝ ܒܗܘܢ ܟܢܥܢܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܓܕܪ‏ ; P Dt2:9↗ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܓܪܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܠܩܪܒܐ‏ : do not be incited into war with them ; PJ Gen12:19↗ ומן יד איתגריאת בי מכתשא‏ : the plague was immediately incited against me ; TgIChron 21:1↗ ואתגרי בדוד לממני ית ישראל‏ : David was provoked into counting Israel
(1)
to contend
Syr
P Dt2:9↗ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܓܪܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܠܩܪܒܐ‏
(2)
to be infected
JBA
BT Tan 21b(32)↗ שאני התם, כיון דאיכא שיארתא מיגרי‏ : that case is different because in that there are caravans they are infected (with pestilence)
(1)
to be sexually stimulated
JBA
BT Sot 8a(39)↗ אתו לאיגרויי באח^ר^נייתא‏ : they might come to be stimulated by other women
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See also s.v. grb, which may at least partially be a development from this verb with its normal prepositional augment.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 259[129]DJPA: 135bDJBA: 300aJastrow: 267Payne-Smith: 769J. Payne-Smith: 77Levy Ch-W: 1:153Tal Sam: 158DNWSI: 234DCPA[Schulthess]: 76[]

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