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gzr, gzrˀ (gzar, gezrā) n.m. slice; flock; prey
1
slice
Syr
(1)
portion
Sam
Marqe 1.570↗ ליתי נטר לוכון גזריכון אלא מבגלל כות הדה שעתה‏ : I do not keep your allotments for you except for a time like this ; Marqe 1.644↗ שרי לי מבטל גזרכון מן עלי‏ : I am allowed to cancel your portion from what is due from me
(2)
log (?)
OfAGen
IduOstr 1:66.3↗ text not cited
(3)
a small coin
Syr
KwDW 377:6↗ ܒܫܡܘܢܐ ܚܕ ܬܚܘܒܐ݂܂ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܒܓܙܪܐ ܚܕ ܡܚܝܠܐ‏ : with a weak penny, i.e., with a single weak g'
(1)
gift
Syr
BBah 1001:23↗ text not cited
2
flock
JLAtg, Syr, Man, LJLA
TgJ 1K20:27↗ כִתרֵין גִזרֵי עִזִין‏ : like two flocks of goats [MT כִּשְׁנֵי חֲשִׂפֵי עִזִּים] †  ; P Gn32:17↗ ܐܪܘܚܬܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܪܐ ܠܓܙܪܐ‏ : make a space between one flock and the other ; P Mi2:12↗ ܐܝܟ ܓܙܪܐ ܒܓܘ ܪܒܥܗ ܕܡܓܢܝ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ‏ : like a flock hidden from humans in its fold ; GS 14:3 ↗ damia kḏ haita ḏmn gizra ˁtpisqat : like an animal that was separated from its flock ; Pishra D-ainia 853↗ aria gizrẖ šbaq utanina mšamnia/mšania/ marbihta : the lion abandons its pride, and the adder leaves its resting place ; TgProv30:31↗ תישא דאזיל בית גי{ו}<ז>רא‏ : the he-goat who goes among the flock
(1)
fig. : congregation
Syr
IVMac8:1↗ ܓܙܪܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ‏
3
prey
Syr, JBAmb, Man
P Am3:4↗ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܗܡ ܐܪܝܐ ܒܥܒܐ ܡܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܓܙܪܐ‏ : does a lion roar in a forest when it has no prey? ; JBAmb2 116:8↗ ארי[א] גיזריה שביק ותנינא משני מרבעתיה‏ : the lion abandons its prey and the serpent leaves its den ; GY 282:6↗ akuat aria šihana ˁl gizrẖ : like a lustful lion over its prey
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Disambiguation among homographic forms is difficult in unvocalized texts. The Syriac lexical tradition assigns the meaning "flock" to gzr #1.

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