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hwˀ (hū) pron. he
1
he
Common Aramaic
BT Šab 145a(3)↗ הוא מותיב לה והוא מפרק לה‏ : he raises the objection and he solves it
(1)
combined with itself as copula: ܗܘܝܘ : he himself, he is the one
Syr
AphDem14.288:9↗ ܗܘܝܘ ܚܡܪܐ ܡܚܕܝܢܐ ܕܫܬܝܢ ܡܢܗ‏ : he is the joy-bringing wine from which they drink
(1)
as conj. : see s.v. hwyw conj.
Syr
(2)
ܗܘ ܟܕ ܗܘ : the very same
Syr
TB 4:25.14↗ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܘ ܟܕ ܗܘ ܢܒܝܐ‏ : the very same prophet said
(3)
written separately
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 3.156:20↗ ܘܗܘ ܗܘ ܕܠܗܘܢ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܬܩܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ‏
2
as copula
Common Aramaic
Lag(363) John3:29↗ ܗܕܢ ܕܥܡܗ ܟܠܬܐ ܗܘ ܐܝܬ݁ ܗܘ ܚܬܢܐ‏ : the one whom the bride is with is the groom
3
emphatic enclitic particle focusing on the word it follows
Syr
AphDem1.6:16↗ ܒܫܬܐ̈ܣܘܗܝ ܕܒܢܝܢܐ݂ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܗܘ ܡܬܬܣܝܡܢ‏ : the stones are placed in the foundations of the edifice
4
ܕܗܘ with interrog. adverbs: some X or the other; see also sv. ˀmty
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 3:15 ܟܪܣܐ ܟܠ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܗܘ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܬܣܒܥ‏ : it is possible for the belly to be satisfied somewhere or another ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.2:10↗ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܝ ܗܢܐ ܡܗܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܗܘ‏ : this World certainly came into existence sometime or another ; HippAp 15(32)↗ ܬܪܝܥܘܬ ܕܡܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܗܘ‏ : hemorrhaging of much blood from somewhere or other
§Form & Usage▶
OA hˀ; OfA and Middle Aramaic often just hw; Syriac ܗܘ‏; Qum also Hebraizing (Qum dialect) הואה
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For meaning 3 see CSG, 175.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 332[172]DJPA: 159bDJBA: 368bJastrow: 336Drower/Macuch: 133a, 147aJ. Payne-Smith: 100Levy Ch-W: 1:195Tal Sam: 200DNWSI: 264DJA: 43aQumran: 61
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