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krk, krkˀ (kreḵ, kerḵā) n.m. rotating object
1
scroll
Syr
P Ez2:9↗ ܟܪܟܐ ܕܣܦܪܐ‏ ; P Song5:14↗ ܟܪܟܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ‏ ; P Ezra6:2↗ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܟܬܝܒ ܒܓܘܗ ܕܟܪܟܐ‏
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roll
JBA
BT BB 14b(8)↗ דכריך ביה פורתא ומנח ליה לכרכיה לעיל‏ : he rolls a small amount in it and places its rolled portion on top
2
(celestial) sphere
Syr
BalJos 11:6↗ ܟܸܪܟ݂ܵܐ ܦܐܝܐ ܕܫܡܝ̈ܐ‏ ; JSBhom 71day4 1196↗ ܘܲܗܘܵܐ ܓܼܝܓ݁ܠܵܐ ܘܟܲܕ݁ܢܸܗ ܒܪܲܗܛܵܐ ܕܟܸܪܟܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ‏ : there was a wheel and He joined it to the movement of the great (celestial) sphere
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Hebrew, and as shown by the citation, uncertain in later Syriac.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 654[345]DJBA: 602bDrower/Macuch: NAJ. Payne-Smith: 227

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