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kys, kysˀ (kīs, kīsā) n.m. sack, money bag
1
sack, bag
Syr, JBA, Man
BT Ber 24a(48)↗ ור׳ כי תלה בכיסיה תלה‏ : PN only hung up (phylacteries) in his bag
2
money bag, purse
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgO Deut25:13↗ לָא יְהֵי לָך בְכִיסָך מַתקַל וֻמַתקַל רַב וֻזעֵיר‏ : you should not have various weights in your purse, a big one and a small one ; TN Deut25:13↗ text not cited ; OS MtSin10:9↗ ܠܐ ܬܩܢܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܟܣܦܐ ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܢܚܫܐ ܒܟܝܣܝܟܘܢ‏ : do not acquire gold, silver, or even copper in your purses ; P Is46:6↗ ܘܡܦܩܝܢ ܕܗܒܐ ܡܢ ܟܝܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ‏ ; BT Ber 58b(18)↗ תלי כיסי בצ{{ט}}<ינ>רא דדשא בלא שנצי‏ : they used to hang the money bags (for charity) on the socket without straps (closing it) ; TgProv1:14↗ כיסא חד יהא לכלנא‏
3
fig.: expense, funding
Palmyrene, Hatran, Syr
PAT1142:1.1↗ mˁrtˀ dnh dy bt ˁlmˀ ḥpr wbnˀ wṣbt mn kysh : this tomb cavern he dug, built, and decorated out of his own funds ; P Prov1:14↗ ܘܟܝܣܐ ܚܕ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܠܢ‏
(1)
joint venture
JBAg
4
(magic) a type of demon
JBAmb
JBABowl 82.1:9↗ דלא תיקרבון ביה כל חרשין וכל מעבדין וכל כיסי וכל מללתא וכל נידרי‏
5
muzzle
Man
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See Akkadian kīsu, from which some of the specialized meanings may have been influenced.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 620[325]DJPA: 256aDJBA: 576aJastrow: 633Drower/Macuch: 215aJ. Payne-Smith: 213DNWSI: 499Audo: 1:461DCPA[Schulthess]: 177[92]

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