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ksy vb. to conceal
GDGtDt
Gpəˁalto conceal2 senses▶
1
to conceal
Sam, Syr, JBAmb, Man
SamTgJ Ex3:6↗ וכסה משה אפיו‏ : Moses covered his face
(1)
to cover oneself
Syr
Sind 17:1 text not cited
2
p.p. : see s.v. ksy adj.
Common Aramaic
Dpaˁˁelto cover2 senses▶
1
to cover
Common (except: OA, BA)
P Ez32:7↗ ܐܟܣܐ ܒܕܥܟܟ ܫܡܝܐ‏ ; BT Ḥul 31a(1)↗ והא בעי כסוייה‏ : but he, in fact, is required to cover it [i.e. the blood]
(1)
to protect
Sam, Syr
IMac3:3↗ ܘܟܣܝ ܡܫܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܒܪܘܡܚܗ‏ : he protected the camps with his lance
(2)
to clothe
Jud, Gal, Syr
5/6Hev 10..:5↗ ו[זאנ]נה לך ומ[כס]ך‏ : I shall feed and clothe you ; TgO Gen9:23↗ וְכַסִיוּ יָת עִריְתָא דַאֲבוּהוֹן‏ : they clothed their father's nakedness ; PTKet 30.d:28[2]↗ הני לי מיקום ערטיליי ומכסייא איתתי‏ : I prefer to stand naked and to clothe my wife ; IMac14:44↗ ܘܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܟܣܝ ܐܪ̈ܓܘܢܐ‏
(3)
ܡܟܣܝ ܪܝܫܐ : veiled
Syr
Pel 2.6 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܡ݁ܟܣܝ ܪܝܫܗ݀ ܥ݁ܒܪܐ ܗܘܬ‏ : how she would pass by unveiled
2
to hide
Syr
(1)
to keep information concealed
JLAtg, PTA
TgO Gen31:20↗ וְכַסִי יַעֲקֹב מִן לָבָן‏ : Jacob kept it concealed from Laban ; TN Gen18:17↗ המכסה מכס{ו}<י> אנה מאברהם רחמי ית מה די עבד אנה‏ : shall I really keep hidden from my fried Abraham that which I am going to do? ; PJ Gen18:17↗ לית אוושר לי למכסיא מן אברהם מה דאנא עביד‏
(1)
ܡܢ : to deny
Syr
P 1S3:17↗ ܬܟܣܐ ܡܢܝ ܡܠܬܐ‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be concealed1 sense▶
to be concealed
OfAEg, Man
HG 2502↗ ˁtiksia bmarba ˁtša iahria : he was hidden in the womb for nine months
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be covered, concealed2 senses▶
1
to be covered, concealed
Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBA, JBAg, Man
4QEnastr b 7 iii:17↗ ומתכסין וסחרין‏ ; TgO Gen18:14↗ הֲיִתכַסַא מִן קדם יוי פִתגָמָא‏ : is the matter concealed from the Lord? ; TN Lev4:13↗ ויתכסי פתגם מן עייני קהלא‏ ; SamTgJ Gen24:65↗ ונסבת צעיפה ואכסית‏ : she took her veil and covered herself ; P 1K(1)10:3↗ ܘܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܐܬܟܣܝ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܐ‏ ; BT Šab 77b(24)↗ מ׳ט הני מיכסיין והני מיגליין‏ : why are these concealed and those revealed?
(1)
to be protected
JLAtg
TgJ Is5:30↗ יִתכַסוֹן מִן קְֹדָם בִשתָא‏ : they shall be protected from the evil
(2)
to hide oneself
LJLA
Tobit(Med) 7.16 chap 4↗ ולא תתכסי מן גבר חסיך ואלהא לא יכסה שכינתיה מינך‏ : do not hide from a needy man so God does not hide His presence from you
2
to clothe oneself in
JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBA, JBAg, Man, LJLA
TgO Gen24:65↗ וֻנסֵיבַת עִיפָא וְאִתכַסִיאַת‏ ; FTV Deut22:12↗ על ארבעת צנפת גדיליכון <די> תתכסון בה‏ : on the four edges of the twisted textiles you clothe yourselves in ; P 2K19:1↗ ܘܐܬܟܣܝ ܣܩܐ‏ ; IMac10:21↗ ܘܐܬܟܣܝ ݁݁݁ ܐܣܛܠܐ‏ ; HP Sassoon(1) 56.17↗ הא קא לביש ומיכסי מימידי דיתמי‏ : being here dressed and clothed with orphans' garments ; GY 212:6↗ lbuš ˁuṣṭlak ḏziua uˁtkasia ṭarṭbunak rba ḏnhura : put on your cloak of splendor and cloth yourself in your great turban of light ; TgEsth2 4:1(12)↗ צרא לבושינון קדמוי ומאחורוי ואתכסי שקא‏ : he ripped up his! clothing in front and behind and covered himself in sackcloth
(1)
fig.:
Syr
JSBhom 160:19↗ ܝܸܫܽܘܥ ܒܲܪ ܢܽܘܢ ܕܸܐܬܟܲܣܼܝ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܫܡܵܟ ܫܲܦܼܝܪܵܐ‏ : Joshua son of Nun who was clothed in Your beautiful name
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There is often no clear distinction between "conceal" and "cover".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 639[337]DJPA: 265aDJBA: 591aJastrow: 653Drower/Macuch: 220a, 221aPayne-Smith: 1779J. Payne-Smith: 220Levy Ch-W: 1:375Tal Sam: 400DNWSI: 523DISO: 124DCPA[Schulthess]: 182[96]DJA: 57aQumran: 117

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