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mˁrby (maˁrəḇāy) adj. western
√ mˁrb, mˁrbˀ n.m./f.
1
western, westerly
Palmyrene, Hatran, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, JBAg
PAT523:1.2↗ mn šṭrˀ mˁrbyˀ dy ˀksdrˀ tymnyˀ : from the western side of the southern arcade ; H 408:.8↗ ˁl ˀšytˀ mˁrbytˀ : on the western wall ; TgO Deut11:24↗ מִן נַהרָא פְרָת וְעַד יַמָא מַעַרבָאָה‏ : from the Euphrates river to the western sea ; EchR[1]68(13)↗ פילי מערבאה‏ : the western gate ; PTBer 8.c:53[2]↗ דנחתון מערבאי <מן> {ל}תמן ואמר{י}<ו>ן‏ : for the westerners ( = Palestinians) went there (i.e. to Babylonia) and said ; TN Ex27:12↗ ופותיא דדרת<<א>> לסיטרה מערביה‏ : the width of the court toward the western side ; ChronEdess 1:24↗ ܠܫܘܪܐ݁ ܡܥܪܒܝܐ‏
2
west region
Syr
P Jos8:9↗ ܡܥܪܒܝܗ݀ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ‏
(1)
ܡܲܥܪ̈ܵܒܲܝ ܦܪܵܬ : Western bank and region of the Euphrates
Syr
(2)
one from Eretz Israel
JBAg
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Scribes of the targumim often had difficulty distinguishing the emphatic forms of this word with that of simple mˁrb.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 804[546]DJPA: 323aDJBA: 696bJastrow: 819J. Payne-Smith: 290Levy Ch-W: 2:59DNWSI: 671
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