←
hpkh, hpktˀ (hp̄āḵā, hp̄āḵtā) n.f. turning
1
turning aside or away
Syr
(1)
conversion
Syr
(2)
staggering
Syr
EOE 1.235:10 ܡ݂ܢ ܙܘܥܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܡܘ ܘܢܩܫ ܪܫܐ ܘܗܦܟܬܐ‏ : due to movement in the humors, head-ache, and staggering
2
turning back, reversal
Syr
JohEphB 298:25 ܚ݁ܘܝ ܗ݀ܦܟܬܐ ܘܐܪ݂ܡܝ ܡܟܝܠ ܠܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܕܢܚܐ‏ : he indicated retreat and then set off back toward the east ; JSBhom 125:788↗ ܒܐܽܘܪܚܵܐ ܕܲܫܠܝܼܚܽܘܬܵܐ ܗܦܵܟܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ‏ : there is no turning back on the road of apostleship
(1)
rotation
Syr
(1)
ܠܗܦܟܬܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ : at the next daytime
Syr
Am7 131:6↗ ܘܠܗܸܦܟ݁ܬܹܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܐܬܝܕܥ ܢܟܠܐ‏ : the next day the trick was revealed
3
objection, refutation
Syr
ITim6:20↗ ܗܦ݂ܵܟ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ̈ ܕܼ݁ܝܕ݂ܲܥܬ݂ܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܓ̇ܵܠܬ݂ܵܐ‏ ; JSBhom 126:328↗ ܫܡܲܥ ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ ܘܲܐܪܦܼܝ ܐܼܝܕܵܐ ܒܲܗܦܵܟ̈ܵܬܵܐ‏ : Satan heard and abandoned making objections ; DeathSatan4 10↗ ܕܪܽܘܫ ܡܲܘܬܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܣܵܦܸܩ ܐܲܢ̄ܬ ܠܲܗ̈ܦܵܟܵܬܵܐ‏ : expound, Death, if you have enough for refutations
4
intricacy, tricky stratagem
Syr
JulSok 15(4):9↗ ܐܝܟ ܐܬܠܝܛܐ ܙܪܝܙܐ ܕܡܕܪܫ ܒܗ̈ܦܟܬܗ ܕܩܪܒܐ݂܂ ܘܐܪܡܝ ܠܗ ܗܦܟܬܐ ܠܒܝܫܐ ܘܢܦܨܗ݀‏ : like a valiant athlete trained in the intricacies (read: ܒܗܠܟܬܐ, i.e. practices?) of battle, he imposed a trick on the Evil One and shook him(!?) off ; JulSok 19(6):18↗ ܘܒܗ̈ܦܟܬܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܦܝ݂ܠܣܘܦܘܬܐ‏ : with philosophy’s intricacies ; JulSok 159(76):16↗ ܒܗ̈ܦܟܬܐ ܕܨܢ̈ܥܬܗ‏ : with his skillful strategies
(1)
ܕܡܸ̈ܠܸܐ : distortion of words
Syr
Shar 55:1 text not cited
5
vomit
Syr
BBah 733:23↗ ܟܠܒܐ ܚܘܪܡܟܢܐ ܂܂܂ ܐ݁ܟܠ ܘܡ݁ܗܦܟ ܘܐ݁ܟܠ ܗܦܟܬܗ‏ : a voracious dog ... he eats and vomits and eats his vomit
6
antithesis
Syr
CatCambr 388:11 text not cited
7
(music) antiphon
Syr
BrCh1 252:14 text not cited
🔍▶
✎▶
#1 and #2 are not clearly distinguished in the Syriac sources.

© The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ©
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:23:13 -0500