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mˁbd, mˁbdˀ (maˁbāḏ, maˁbāḏā) n.m. deed
1
deed, work
BADan, Qumran, Gal, Syr, Man, LJLA
Dan 4:34↗ דִּי כָל מַעֲבָדוֹהִי קְשֹׁט‏ : the One all of whose deeds are truth † ; GenizaProverbs 13↗ מַעבד טב תהוי זהיר תהוי צעיר‏ : a good deed? Be careful, you will suffer ; P Lam3:64↗ ܡܥܒܕ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ‏ : the work of their hands ; TgJob34:25↗ בגין כן יהודע מעבדיהון‏ : [=MT לָכֵן יַכִּיר מַעְבָּדֵיהֶם]
2
incantation, magical act
Syr, JBAmb, Man
SyrIncBowl 11.5↗ ܘܡܢ ܚܪܫܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܥܒܕܐ̈‏ ; JBABowl 49.1:8↗ ומעבדין תקיפין‏ ; JBAmb2 50:6↗ חרשי מעבדי‏ : sorcerers who use incantations
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 798[505]DJBA: 693aJastrow: 812Drower/Macuch: 238aPayne-Smith ~: 2765J. Payne-Smith: 288Levy Ch-W: 2:56Qumran: 146

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