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lmḥsn (lmaḥsan) adv. with difficulty
with difficulty
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AGnEx 126.23↗ ܠܡܚܣܢ ܐܬܛܦܝܣܬ ܕܡܝܢܩܬܐ ܠܒܪܗ݀ ܬܗܘܐ ܗܘܬ‏ : with difficulty she was convinced that she should become wet-nurse to her son ; P Ps90:10↗ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܒܗܘܢ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ܂ ܘܠܡܚܣܢ ܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ‏ : the years of our lives include seventy years, and with difficulty, eight years ; WisSol9:16↗ ܗܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܚܣܢ ܡܕܪܟܝܢܢ‏ : it is with difficulty that we understand the things on the earth
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barely, only, just
Syr
AGnEx 89.25↗ ܥܓܠ ܒܝܕ ܒܪܐ ܕܟܣܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ܂ ܠܟܐܦܐ ܕܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܠܡܚܣܢ ܡܥ̈ܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ݀‏ : by means of the Son hidden in him, he rolled away the stone that many could barely raise up ; WisSol9:16↗ ܗܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܚܣܢ ܡܕܪܟܝܢܢ‏ : we can only barely understand those things that are on the earth
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rarely ܡܢ ܡܚܣܢ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 692[247]J. Payne-Smith: 243

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