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kwb, kwbˀ (koḇ, kubbā) n.m. thorn
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thorn
OfAEg, JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .101↗ מה טב שג[י]א כביך̇[ ל]פ̇גע ב[א]ביך‏ : (the thorn bush sent word to the pomegranate:) what good are your thorns to someone who touches your fruit? ; TgJ Is33:12↗ כוּבִין מְפַסְכִין בְנוּרָא יִתוֹקְדוּן‏ : they shall burn in the fire (like) cut down thorns ; BR 508:9(1)↗ כ{ז}<ו>ב ולא שלם לה‏ : it (i.e. the sickle) cut down the thorn, and it was not finished ; PRK172.2↗ עד דסנדלה ברגלך כבוש כובא‏ : while the sandal is on your foot, trample the thorn ; CPA Matt27:29↗ ܘܓܕ̈ܠܘ ܟܝܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܟܘܒ̈ܝܢ‏ ; Marqe 2.188↗ מן זרע בישאן קצר כובין‏ : one who sows evil deeds reaps thorns ; P Je4:3↗ ܠܐ ܬܙܪܥܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܘ̈ܒܐ‏ ; P Mk15:17↗ ܟ݁ܠܼܝܠܵܐ ܕ݁ܟ݂ܘ݂ܒܸ݁ܐ̈‏ : a crown of thorns ; JohnBook 45:15↗ alma mlia bišuta uzria bkuba uaṭaṭa : the world is full of evil and sown with thorn and briar ; PJ Gen3:18↗ וכובין ואטטין תצמח‏
(1)
whip or staff of thorns
Syr
ActsThom 273:5↗ ܘܡܚܐܘܗܝ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܘ̈‍{‍ܟ‍}‍‍<‍ܒ‍>‍ܝܢ‏
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(of an animal) pricks, spines
Syr
AS4 43:3 ܘܚܨܗ݀ ܟܠܗ ܡܠܐ ܕܒܘ̈ܨܐ ܒܕܡ݂ܘܬ ܟܘܒ̈ܐ ݁݁݁ ܘܫ݁ܩܠܐ ܠܗܝܢ ܠܛ̈ܘܛܝܬܐ ܒܟܘܒ̈ܝܗ‏ : (the animal's) whole trunk is full of spikes looking like thorns ... and it picks up the grapes with its "thorns" ; IshIsa 21:24↗ ܩܘܦܕܐ ܠܚܘܢܨܬܐ ܕܡܝܐ܂ ܘܐܝܬ ܠܗ݀ ܟܘܒ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܐܪ̈ܐ ܒܟܠܗ ܓܘܫܡܗ݀‏ : a hedgehog is like a small pig and has spines like arrows all over its body
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as a part of compound names of thorny plants
Syr
BHCandBak [173]:2 ܟܘܒܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܂܂܂ ܟܘܒܐ ܡܨܪܝܐ‏
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thorn-like remnant of a palm leaf
Syr
BHde Plantis 103:316 ܐܝܬ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܙܝܢܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܠܨܒܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܕܘܟܬ ܕܪ̈ܓܝ ܣܒܠܬܐ ܕܡܣܩܐ ܠܪܫܗ ܥܠܝܐ ܕܐܝܠܢܐ܂ ܡܬܒܪܝܢ ܒܗ ܟܘ̈ܒܐ‏ : there are cases where thorns are created not as a defensive weapon nor even for decoration but rather in place of the rungs of a ladder that leads up the highest top of the tree
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as a part of compound names of thorny plants
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See also ˁmr kwbˀ s.v. ˁmr.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 602[315]DJPA: 252bJastrow: 616Drower/Macuch: 205bJ. Payne-Smith: 207Levy Ch-W: 1:350Tal Sam: 373DNWSI: 484DCPA[Schulthess]: 172[90]

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