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lḥm (e/a) vb. to be fitting; to join; to threaten
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Gpəˁalto be fitting3 senses▶
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to be fitting
Syr
ThMAA.10.11↗ ܠܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܠܚ݁ܡܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܢ ܗܕܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ‏ : it was not fitting for us to do this
2
to attach oneself
Syr
IA2 296:v1059 ܠܚܡܘ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ ܘܐܬܢܩܦܘ܂ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܐ ܨܠܦ݂ܐ ܒܚܝܝ̈ܟܘܢ‏ : hold on and connect with one another and there will be no split in your lives ; ApocPs A151:2↗ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܢ ܐ݂ܘܪܓܢܘܢ܂ ܘܨ̈ܒܥܬܝ݂ ܠܚ̈ܡܝܢ ܟܢܪ̈ܐ‏ : my hands worked the organ and my fingers were attached to lyres
3
p.p. : as active: to threaten : see s.v. lḥym adj.
Syr
Dpaˁˁelto join, unite (trans.)3 senses▶
1
to join, unite (trans.)
Syr
2CorH 11:2 text not cited ; IsHex 44:13 ܘܒܬܬܐ ܠ݁ܚܡܗ‏ : he joined it together with glue ; Kays 180:1↗ text not cited
2
to adapt, make conform
Syr
IshPs 57(19)↗ ܠܚܡ ܘܪܟܒ ܠܟܠܗ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܕܩܘܗܠܬ‏ : he adapted and composed all the text that is called of Qoheleth ; IshGen 92:7↗ ܐܝܟ ܟܐܡܬ ܢܠܚܡܘܢ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ‏ : as if to make them conform (the years) to those of the Messiah
3
to devise, put together
Syr
KwDW 272:15↗ ܫܦܝܪ ܠܚܡ݂ܬ ܘܚܟܝܡܐܝ ܐܡܬܠܬ‏ : your have composed a story well and wisely made a parable ; IshPs 57(19)↗ ܠܚܡ ܘܪܟܒ ܠܟܠܗ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܕܩܘܗܠܬ‏ : he devised and composed the entire text called "of Qoheleth"
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be joined3 senses▶
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to be joined
CPA, Syr
BHNom 147:10↗ ܒܲܕܡܸܬ݂ܲܚܡܝ݂ܢ ܘܲܪ̈ܝ݂ܕܹܐ ܕܡܸܬ݁ܬܲܠܚܝ݂ܢ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܠܲܬ݁ܟ݂ܵܢܘܬܲܐ‏ : inasmuch as tendons or arteries that have been split can be rejoined by cleverness
2
to be fitting
Syr
IshPs 68(9)↗ ܓܗܢܐ ܐܬܠܚܡܬ ܠܕܠܐ ܢܛܪܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ܃ ܘܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܠܢܛܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ‏ : Gehenna is fitting for those who do not keep them and the Kingdom for those who do keep them
3
to cease
Syr
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalܠ_ , ܥܲܠ) : to threaten (person)3 senses▶
1
ܠ_ , ܥܲܠ) : to threaten (person)
Syr
Nars 5:v32 ܕܠܐ ܢܪܓܫܘܢ܃ ܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܬܠܚܡܘܢ܃ ܥܠ ܝܠܘܕܐ ܒܚܣܡܗܘܢ‏ : that the earthly kings not be moved by their envy to threaten a child ; P Gn27:42↗ ܥܣܘ ܐܚܘܟ ܡܬܠܚܡ ܠܟ ܠܡܩܛܠܟ‏ ; IVMac9:5↗ ܟܕ ܡܬܠܚܡ ܐܢܬ݂ ܥܠܝܢ ܡܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܫ̈ܢܕܐ‏ : when you threaten us with death by means of tortures
2
b_ : to be joined in battle, fight
OA
TDanStel 2↗ ̇̇ bh]ṫlḥmh | bˀ[byẏ : when he made war against my father †
3
to be devised, put together
Syr
BHads 28:3↗ ܐܪܒܥ ܡܘ̈ܙܠܬܐ ܡܢ̈ܬܝܬܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܡܢܗܝܢ ܡܘܙܠܬܐ ܟܘܠܢܝܬܐ ܕܣܗܪܐ ܡܸܬܠܲܚܡܵܐ‏ : the scholars know four partial cycles from which the moon's general cycle has been composed
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These rather different meanings (i.e., "join" vs. "threaten") are traditionally treated as a single lemma in Syriac lexicography, presumably derived from the single idea of "to adhere to something" It may be preferable to separate them even though to judge by Arabic (where the cognate is lḥm there is only one original Semitic root. Note that it is the passive forms that take on the meaning "threatening".

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