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kbr
(a/a)
vb.
to be much
G
D
C
G
pəˁal
to be much
2 senses
▶
1
to be much
OA
Zenj
,
Syr
▶
2 citations
AphDem11.205:6
↗
ܕܢܟܒܪܘܢ ܘܢܣܓܘܢ
dnkbrwn wnsgwn
דנכברון ונסגון
ܕܢܟܒܪܘܢ ܘܢܣܓܘܢ
dnkbrwn wnsgwn
דנכברון ונסגון
ܕܢܟܒܪܘܢ ܘܢܣܓܘܢ
ܕܢܟܒܪܘܢ ܘܢܣܓܘܢ
;
P Gn47:27
↗
ܘܟܒܪܘ ܘܣܓܝܘ ܛܒ
wkbrw wsgyw ṭb
וכברו וסגיו טב
ܘܟܒܪܘ ܘܣܓܝܘ ܛܒ
wkbrw wsgyw ṭb
וכברו וסגיו טב
ܘܟܒܪܘ ܘܣܓܝܘ ܛܒ
ܘܟܒܪܘ ܘܣܓܝܘ ܛܒ
: they became numerous and very man
2
to dominate someone
Man
▶
1 citation
GY 191:9
↗
tarmidia kbar liuhana
: the disciples overwhelmed John
D
paˁˁel
to make many
2 senses
▶
1
to make many
OA
Mesop
▶
1 citation
Fakh.8
↗
lḥyy | nbšh lmˀrk | ywmwh wlkbr | šnwh
lḥyy | nbšh lmˀrk | ywmwh wlkbr | šnwh
לחיי | נבשה למארך | יומוה ולכבר | שנוה
ܠܚܝܝ | ܢܒܫܗ ܠܡܐܪܟ | ܝܘܡܘܗ ܘܠܟܒܪ | ܫܢܘܗ
ܠܚܝܝ | ܢܒܫܗ ܠܡܐܪܟ | ܝܘܡܘܗ ܘܠܟܒܪ | ܫܢܘܗ
: for his soul's life, the lengthening of his days, and the multiplying of his years †
2
to use enough of something
Qumran
,
LJLA
▶
1 citation
CTLevi ar b D.21
↗
לתורא רבא כבר אעין ליה במתקל
ltwrˀ rbˀ kbr ˀˁyn lyh bmtql
ܠܬܘܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܟܒܪ ܐܥܝܢ ܠܝܗ ܒܡܬܩܠ
ܠܬܘܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܟܒܪ ܐܥܝܢ ܠܝܗ ܒܡܬܩܠ
ltwrˀ rbˀ kbr ˀˁyn lyh bmtql
לתורא רבא כבר אעין ליה במתקל
ܠܬܘܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܟܒܪ ܐܥܝܢ ܠܝܗ ܒܡܬܩܠ
ܠܬܘܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܟܒܪ ܐܥܝܢ ܠܝܗ ܒܡܬܩܠ
: for a large ox use enough wood for its weight
C
ˀafˁel
to make many
2 senses
▶
1
to make many
OfA
Eg
,
Syr
▶
3 citations
NsaqPap52 V.2.2
↗
ה̇כבר
ḣ
kbr
ܗ̇ܟܒܪ
ܗ̇ܟܒܪ
ḣ
kbr
ה̇כבר
ܗ̇ܟܒܪ
ܗ̇ܟܒܪ
;
ThbK1 136:17
↗
ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ݂ ܐܝܟ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܐܟܒܪܬܗ ܘܐܣܓܝܬܗ
ˀlḧytˀ̱ ˀyk hhy dˀkbrth wˀsgyth
אלהיתא איך הּי דאכברתה ואסגיתה
ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ݂ ܐܝܟ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܐܟܒܪܬܗ ܘܐܣܓܝܬܗ
ˀlḧytˀ̱ ˀyk hhy dˀkbrth wˀsgyth
אלהיתא איך הּי דאכברתה ואסגיתה
ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ݂ ܐܝܟ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܐܟܒܪܬܗ ܘܐܣܓܝܬܗ
ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ݂ ܐܝܟ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܐܟܒܪܬܗ ܘܐܣܓܝܬܗ
: divine ones [blessings] like that one made him numerous and many
;
P Gn48:4
↗
ܗܐ ܡܒܪܟ/ܡܟܒܪ/ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܘܡܣ݁ܓܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ
hˀ mbrk/mkbr/ ˀnˀ lk wmssgˀ ˀnˀ lk
הא מברכ/מכבר/ אנא לך ומסּגא אנא לך
ܗܐ ܡܒܪܟ/ܡܟܒܪ/ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܘܡܣ݁ܓܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ
hˀ mbrk/mkbr/ ˀnˀ lk wmssgˀ ˀnˀ lk
הא מברכ/מכבר/ אנא לך ומסּגא אנא לך
ܗܐ ܡܒܪܟ/ܡܟܒܪ/ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܘܡܣ݁ܓܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ
ܗܐ ܡܒܪܟ/ܡܟܒܪ/ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܘܡܣ݁ܓܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ
2
to become many
Syr
▶
1 citation
P Gn17:20
↗
ܘܐܟܒܪܬܗ ܛܒ ܛܒ
wˀkbrth ṭb ṭb
ואכברתה טב טב
ܘܐܟܒܪܬܗ ܛܒ ܛܒ
wˀkbrth ṭb ṭb
ואכברתה טב טב
ܘܐܟܒܪܬܗ ܛܒ ܛܒ
ܘܐܟܒܪܬܗ ܛܒ ܛܒ
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Derivatives
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kbr
adj.
— great
kḇar, a/eḵḇar
adv.
— already; perhaps
mn kbr
adv.
— previously
kḇār, kḇārā
v.n.
— augmentation
kabbīr
adj.
— large
maḵbərān, maḵbərānā
nom.ag.C
— one who causes increase
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
G
(pəˁal)
D
(paˁˁel)
C
(ˀafˁel)
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Notes & Bibliography
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
597[316]
Drower/Macuch:
202,
J. Payne-Smith:
203
DNWSI:
487
Audo:
1:449
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