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lḥṣ
vb.
to oppress
G
D
C
Dt
G
pəˁal
to oppress, constrain
2 senses
▶
1
to oppress, constrain
Qumran
,
Gal
,
CPA
,
Sam
▶
3 citations
4QEn
e
4.2.18
↗
ש̇ר̇יו למלחץ לענ̇[א
ṧ
ṙ
yw lmlḥṣ lˁ
ṅ
[ˀ
ܫ̇ܪ̇ܝܘ ܠܡܠܚܨ ܠܥܢ̇[ܐ
ܫ̇ܪ̇ܝܘ ܠܡܠܚܨ ܠܥܢ̇[ܐ
ṧ
ṙ
yw lmlḥṣ lˁ
ṅ
[ˀ
ש̇ר̇יו למלחץ לענ̇[א
ܫ̇ܪ̇ܝܘ ܠܡܠܚܨ ܠܥܢ̇[ܐ
ܫ̇ܪ̇ܝܘ ܠܡܠܚܨ ܠܥܢ̇[ܐ
: they began to oppress the she[ep(?)
;
CPA(le97) 1Cor 22:5
↗
ܥܬܕܬ ܩܘܕܡܝ ܦܬ݁ܘܪ ܠܩܘܒܠ ܟܘܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܚܨܝܢ ܠܝ
ˁtdt qwdmy ptwr lqwbl kwl hlyn dlḥṣyn ly
עתדת קודמי פתּור לקובל כול הלין דלחצין לי
ܥܬܕܬ ܩܘܕܡܝ ܦܬ݁ܘܪ ܠܩܘܒܠ ܟܘܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܚܨܝܢ ܠܝ
ˁtdt qwdmy ptwr lqwbl kwl hlyn dlḥṣyn ly
עתדת קודמי פתּור לקובל כול הלין דלחצין לי
ܥܬܕܬ ܩܘܕܡܝ ܦܬ݁ܘܪ ܠܩܘܒܠ ܟܘܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܚܨܝܢ ܠܝ
ܥܬܕܬ ܩܘܕܡܝ ܦܬ݁ܘܪ ܠܩܘܒܠ ܟܘܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܚܨܝܢ ܠܝ
: you prepared a table before all those who oppress me
;
SamTgJ Ex3:9
↗
ואף חזית ית לחצה דמצרים לחצים יתון
wˀp ḥzyt yt lḥṣh dmṣrym lḥṣym ytwn
ܘܐܦ ܚܙܝܬ ܝܬ ܠܚܨܗ ܕܡܨܪܝܡ ܠܚܨܝܡ ܝܬܘܢ
ܘܐܦ ܚܙܝܬ ܝܬ ܠܚܨܗ ܕܡܨܪܝܡ ܠܚܨܝܡ ܝܬܘܢ
wˀp ḥzyt yt lḥṣh dmṣrym lḥṣym ytwn
ואף חזית ית לחצה דמצרים לחצים יתון
ܘܐܦ ܚܙܝܬ ܝܬ ܠܚܨܗ ܕܡܨܪܝܡ ܠܚܨܝܡ ܝܬܘܢ
ܘܐܦ ܚܙܝܬ ܝܬ ܠܚܨܗ ܕܡܨܪܝܡ ܠܚܨܝܡ ܝܬܘܢ
: I have also seen the oppression that the Egyptians oppress them with
(1)
p.p. : active: to constrain
CPA
▶
1 citation
CPA(le97) IICor 5:14
↗
ܚܒܬ݁ܗ ܓܪ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܝ ܠܚܝܨܐ ܝܬ݁ܢ
ḥbth gr dmšyḥˀ hy lḥyṣˀ ytn
חבתּה גר דמשיחא הי לחיצא יתּן
ܚܒܬ݁ܗ ܓܪ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܝ ܠܚܝܨܐ ܝܬ݁ܢ
ḥbth gr dmšyḥˀ hy lḥyṣˀ ytn
חבתּה גר דמשיחא הי לחיצא יתּן
ܚܒܬ݁ܗ ܓܪ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܝ ܠܚܝܨܐ ܝܬ݁ܢ
ܚܒܬ݁ܗ ܓܪ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܝ ܠܚܝܨܐ ܝܬ݁ܢ
: for the love of the messiah constrains us
(2)
to pain
Man
▶
1 citation
AM 80:3
↗
ḏkiba ḏliba halṣa
: that pain of the heart troubles her
2
to be narrow
Sam
D
paˁˁel
to crush
2 senses
▶
1
to crush
Sam
▶
1 citation
SamTgJ Num22:25
↗
ולחצת ית רגל בלעם לכתלה
wlḥṣt yt rgl blˁm lktlh
ܘܠܚܨܬ ܝܬ ܪܓܠ ܒܠܥܡ ܠܟܬܠܗ
ܘܠܚܨܬ ܝܬ ܪܓܠ ܒܠܥܡ ܠܟܬܠܗ
wlḥṣt yt rgl blˁm lktlh
ולחצת ית רגל בלעם לכתלה
ܘܠܚܨܬ ܝܬ ܪܓܠ ܒܠܥܡ ܠܟܬܠܗ
ܘܠܚܨܬ ܝܬ ܪܓܠ ܒܠܥܡ ܠܟܬܠܗ
: she crushed Balaam's foot against the wall
2
to oppress
CPA
,
Sam
▶
1 citation
CPA(le97) Col 2:8
↗
ܕܠܐ ܝܗܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܠܚܝܨ ܝܬ݁ܟܘܢ
dlˀ yhy ˀnš mlḥyṣ ytkwn
דלא יהי אנש מלחיץ יתּכון
ܕܠܐ ܝܗܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܠܚܝܨ ܝܬ݁ܟܘܢ
dlˀ yhy ˀnš mlḥyṣ ytkwn
דלא יהי אנש מלחיץ יתּכון
ܕܠܐ ܝܗܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܠܚܝܨ ܝܬ݁ܟܘܢ
ܕܠܐ ܝܗܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܠܚܝܨ ܝܬ݁ܟܘܢ
: that no one should oppress you
C
ˀafˁel
to oppress
1 sense
▶
to oppress
Sam
Dt
ˀeṯpaˁˁal
to be oppressed
1 sense
▶
to be oppressed
CPA
,
Sam
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Derivatives
▶
lḥṣ, lḥṣˀ
n.m.
— distress, oppression
lḥṣwn, lḥṣwnˀ
n.m.
— distress
lḥṣwt
n.m.
— oppression
lāḥōṣ, lāḥōṣā
nom.ag.
— oppressor
lḥūṣīn, lḥūṣayyā
n.m.pl.t.
— oppression
lḥyṣ
adj.
— narrow
ḥlṣ
vb.
— to pain
ḥlṣ
n.m.
— strength
ḥlṣ, ḥlṣˀ
v.n.
— clearing; torturing
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
G
(pəˁal)
D
(paˁˁel)
C
(ˀafˁel)
Dt
(ˀeṯpaˁˁal)
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Notes & Bibliography
▶
For Mandaic see s.v.
hlṣ
.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
DJPA:
281a
Drower/Macuch:
149a
Tal Sam:
433
DCPA[Schulthess]:
198[102]
Qumran:
128
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