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hyk, ˀyk (hēḵ/ˀaḵ) conj. just as, as
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just as, as
Common (except: BA, JBA)
Sf.1.a37↗ ˀykh zy tqd šˁwtˀ zˀ bˀš kn yqd m[tˁˀl : just as this wax burns in fire so my Matiel burn ; TgJ 2K4:1tos↗ היך דכתיב ביה‏ ; CYR(Catech) 17:19↗ ܘܡܢ ܕܐܨܛܠܒ ܗܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܩܘܣ‏ : after he was crucified, as Mark said ; Ps-Clem Hom 11.258:7↗ ܘܢܥܕܪ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܚܝܠܗ‏ : he must help as much as in his power ; TgJob42:9↗ היך דמליל להון מימרא דייי‏
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איך : introducing direct speech in writs
JBA, JBAg
BT Git 35a(48)↗ איך פלניתא בת פלניתא קבילית גיטא מן ידא "דאחא בר הדי׳‏ : that NN received a get from the hand of PN
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as if
Gal, PTA, Syr
TN Gen18:8↗ היך אכלין והיך שתין‏ ; FTP Gen19:3↗ והוון מתחמיין איך הוו אכלין ואיך הוו שתיין‏ : they seemed as if eating and as if drinking ; EphPar 5:4.1↗ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܓܫܪܐ‏ : as if on a bridge ; JulSok 293(143):2↗ ܘܐܝܟ ‍<‍ܕ‍>‍ܦܨܝܚ ܗܘ݂ܐ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ ܘܓܚ݁ܟ‏ : it was as if he was happy and smiling at him ; JulSok 481(237):16↗ ܐܝܟ ܣܒܪ ܕܡܕܡ ܫܐܠܐ ܡܢܗ‏ : as if he thought she was asking something from him
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הך דאלו : just as if
Sam
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in such a way as, so that
CPA, Syr
LESC 70.1:10↗ ܗܝܟ ܕܟܘܠ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܝܫܒ̈ܚܘܢ ܠܫܝܡܟ ܩܕܝܫܐ‏ : so that all people will praise your holy name ; IMac7a1 15:10↗ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܬܚܪܘ ܠܘܬ ܛܪܝܦܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ‏ : so that there only remained a few people with PN
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ܐܝܟ ܡܵܐ ܕܼ see s.v. hykmh
Syr
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ܐܝܟ ܟܡܵܐ ܕܼ : inasmuch as, the more that
Syr
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ܐܝܟ ܡܿܢ ܕ
Syr
Geop 8:15↗ ܘܠܐ ܫܚܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܙܒܠܐ ܦܟܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܐܬܛܡܪܬ‏ : the more it has been buried the warmth of the manure does not dissipate
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ܐܝܟ ܕ with imperfect : in order to, so that one might
Syr
LSt.14:18↗ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ݁ܢ ܚܐ݁ܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܐܟܠܘܢ܂ ܘܐܢܐ ܐܟܠ ܐܢܐ܂ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܹܚܐ‏ : these live in order to eat while I eat in order to live
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ܐܝܟ ܕܠ + infinitive : in order to
Syr
AphDiatess1990 12:19↗ ܕܕܓܠ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܡܩܛܠܗ‏ : that he lied to them in order to kill him
(1)
with other noun : in order to be, as if to be, for the sake of
Syr
StatNis.72.9↗ ܘܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܬܚܠܛ ܥܡܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܗܬܬܗ܀‏ : no one must become involved with him for his shaming ; IshSong 220:3↗ ܙܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ݀ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐܝܩܪܗ݀‏ : they were singing for her before him for her glorification ; PaulQentos 91↗ ܥܡܢ ܐܬܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܘܪܟܬܐ‏ : they came with us for good luck
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while, just as
CPA, Syr
FMSD 10.1:8↗ ܘܗܝܟ ܕܝ ܕܐܢܢ ܒܐ݁ܒܠܐ ܘܒܕܡ̈ܥܝܐ‏ : then while we were in mourning and in tears ; KwD<sup>2</sup> 110:20 ܘܐܝܟ ܕܡܓܣ ܬܚܝܬ ܥܪܣܐ ܦܫܛ ܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ‏ : as he was lying under the bed he stretched out his legs
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ܗܝܟ ܕܼ : continuing a verb in the previous clause:: like (compare colloquial English)
CPA
CPA(le97) Joel 2:23↗ ܘܡܡܛܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܂܂܂ ܗܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܩܘܕܡ‏ : he will rain upon you … as before
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OA ˀykh, ˀyk; Syr. ܐܲܝܟ‏ is traditionally pronounced ˀaḵ; JBA איך ; Sam. הך
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 164aDJBA: 113bDrower/Macuch: 14aJ. Payne-Smith: 13Tal Sam: 206DCPA[Schulthess]: 99[50]

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