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klyl, klylˀ (klīl, klīlā) n.m. crown
1
crown
Common (except: OA, OfA, BA)
4Q550 6:3↗ ٠٠ ٠]כליל דה[בא‏ : a crown of gold ; TgO Ex29:6↗ וְתִיתֵין יָת כְלִילָא דְקוּדשָא עַל מַצנַפתָא‏ : you should put the holy crown upon the turban ; TgJ 2K11:11tos↗ כלילא דמלכא דדבר דוד‏ ; FMSD 58.2:3↗ ܢܣ̈ܒܘ ܟܠܝܠܝܐ ܕܣܗܕܘܬܐ‏ : they took up the crowns of martyrdom ; P Ex25:11↗ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ‏ ; BT BB 16b(22)↗ כלילי הוו להו‏ : they had crowns
(1)
crown tax
Syr, JBA
IMac7a1 10:29↗ ܫܒܩ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܫܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܡܢ ܕܡ̈ܝ ܡܠܚܐ ܘܟܠܝܠܐ‏ : I absolve all you Judeans from tributes, from the salt levy, and from the crown tax ; BT BB 8a(39)↗ דההוא דמי כלילא דשדו אטבריה‏ : a certain payment of the coronation tax which was imposed on GN
(2)
woman's headdress
Gal, JBA
BT Šab 59b(35)↗ עשרין וארבעה כלילי‏ : twenty-four headbands
(3)
crown of victory
Syr
AphDem6.106:21↗ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܕܢܣܒ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܢܪܗܛ ܒܐܝܓܘܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܨܝܚܐ‏ : whoever wants to take the crown must run in the contest like a victor
(1)
as a sign of superiority or success
LJLA
PJ Deut34:5↗ ואתרבי בארבעת כלילן טבן‏ : he was glorified by four good crowns
2
fig: crown-shaped object
(1)
circle
Syr
(1)
top of the head
Syr
EN 8:v52↗ text not cited
(2)
ܕܫܲܢ̄ܬܿܵܐ : cycle of the year
Syr
BHBS.M Min IV.iii.6:8 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܡܡ݁ܫܚܘܬܐ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܒܟܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܘܝܪܚܐ ܠܐ ܫܟܝܚܐ ܒܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܬܫܬܟܚ‏ : so that that moderation that is not found in every day and month would be found during the cycle of the year ; P Ps65:12↗ ܒܪܟ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܟ‏ : bless the year’s cycle with Your grace
(1)
(astron.) ܟܠܝܼܠ ܡܲܠܘܵܫܸܐ : zodiac
Syr
Kays 195:13↗ ܪܩܝ݂ܥܐ ܗ݀ܘ ܥܣܝ݂ܪܝܐ܂ ܕܡܬ݂ܩܪܐ ܟܠܝ݂ܠ ܡܠܘ̈ܫܐ܂ ܘܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܟܘܟ̈ܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܢܝܢ ܘܕܠܐ ܣܟܐ‏ : that tenth firmament called the "crown" of constellations, in which are endless stars
(3)
wreath
Gal, JBA, Man
BT Git 7a(42)↗ רבינא אשכחיה למר בר אשי דהוה גדיל כלילא לברתיה‏ : PN encountered PN2 who was weaving a wreath for his daughter (the bride) ; DMI 3:2↗ hanatẖ klila ḏasa : that myrtle wreath
(4)
rim
JPAEpig, Sam
SamTgJ Ex25:11↗ ותעבד לה כליל דהב סאר‏ : you should make a gold rim for it all around
(2)
flowering sprig
Sam, JBA
SamTgJ Lev25:11↗ ולא תעצדון ית כביחיה ולא תקטפון ית כליליה‏ : you must not harvest its aftergrowths nor pluck its sprigs [compare targumim!] ; BT Šab 109b(27)↗ ליתי חמשא כלילי וחמשא כסתתא דשיכרא‏ : let him bring five sprigs (of melilot?) and five cups of beer
(1)
(bot.) ܟܠܝܼܠ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ : melilot
Syr, JBA
BT Ket 77b(19)↗ פילא ולידנא וגירדא דאזגא וגירדא דאשף וכליל מלכא ומתחליא דדי{{לק}}^קל^א סומקא‏
(3)
(astron.) name of a star or constellation
Syr
Geop 6:24↗ ܡܐ ܕܥܡܕ ܟܠܝܠܐ‏ : when k’ sets
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Though ANE "crowns" could be golden, as often as not the term clearly refers to what we would call a fancy turban; note the usages as "wreaths" and "headdresses".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 625[327]DJPA: 260aDJBA: 582bJastrow: 642Drower/Macuch: 217aJ. Payne-Smith: 216Levy Ch-W: 1:365Tal Sam: 391DNWSI: 512DCPA[Schulthess]: 179[93]DJA: 57aQumran: 115

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