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mṣˁ (a/a) vb. to reach the middle
GDCDt
Gpəˁalto reach the middle1 sense▶
1
to reach the middle
Syr
(1)
+ ܩܵܡ : to stand in the middle
Syr
EphPar 1:2.1↗ ܒܝܬ ܕܚܠܐ ܠܚܘܒܐ ܡܨܥܬ ܘܩܡܬ ܗܘܝܬ‏ : I stood in the middle between awe and love
Dpaˁˁelto be in the middle, be between2 senses▶
1
to be in the middle, be between
PTA, Syr, JBA, LJLA
FTP Gen49:14↗ ותחומיה יהא ממצע בין תרין תחומיא‏ : his territory will be between the two territories ; PJ Num21:13↗ ארנון תחום מואב ממצע בין מואב ובין אמוראה‏ : the Arnon is the border of Moab dividing between Moab and the Amorite
(1)
to have gone half way of something
Syr
EChe 341:18 ܟܕ ܡܨܥ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ‏ : when they had gone half of the way
(2)
+ ܒܝܢܬ : to reconcile
Syr
MiS 638b:5 text not cited
2
as a co-verb : to do something in the middle
Syr
EphPar 3:3.1↗ ܡܨܥ ܘܢܨܒܗ ܗܘܐ | ܠܩܝܣܐ ܕܐܝܕܥܬܐ‏ : He planted the tree of knowledge in the middle ; JSBhom 125:711↗ ܕܒܲܝܢܵܬ ܓܲܒܸ̈ܐ ܡܡܲܨܲܥ ܩܵܐܸܡ‏ : that was standing in the middle between the sides
(1)
ܢܟܠ ܡܨܥ : to defraud
Syr
EphNis 31:15.3↗ ܒܥܕܢ ܒܡܫܬܘܬܐ | ܢܟ݂ܠ ܡܨܥܗ ܠܚܬܢܐ‏ : during the banquet he defrauded the groom
Cˀafˁelto act as mediator1 sense▶
to act as mediator
Syr
1Esdras(3 Ezra) 9:14↗ ܐܡܨܥܘ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ‏ : [LXX: συνεβράβευσαν]
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be between2 senses▶
1
to be between
Syr
(1)
to intercede, intervene
Syr
SyrAhiq 3 154:154↗ ܒܪܝ ܒܡܟܘܪܝ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܬܡܨܥ‏ : do not intercede in the betrothal of a woman
(1)
to use an intercessor
Syr
(2)
ܡܢ܂ ܒܝܬ : to be in the middle of
Syr
Epiph 15:v12 ܡܢܝܣܩܘܣ ܂܂܂ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܣܘܪܛܐ ܚܕ ܕܡܬܡܨܥ ܡܢ ܬܪܝܢ ܩܢܛܝܡܐ‏ : "meniscus sign," that which is a single line placed in the middle of two points ; JS_Elijah 3:232↗ ܕܲܢܨܽܘܪ ܕܽܘܡܝܸܗ ܕܗܲܘ ܕܸܐܬܡܲܨܲܥ ܒܸܝܬ ܓܲܝ̈ܵܣܸܐ‏ : to draw a similarity to that one who was placed in the middle between the robbers
(3)
to be included
Syr
JARS3 103:11 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܡܨܥ ܒܡܚܫܘܠܐ ܗܘ݁‏ : because he did was not involved in that catastrophe
2
fig. : to be in a quandary between alternatives
Syr
INB 37:12↗ ܠܐ ܢܫܟܚ ܡܥܲܙܸܐ ܩܕܡ ܚܐܦܗܘܢ ܕܢܣ̈ܝܘܢܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܸܬ݂ܡܲܨܲܥ‏ : should (the body) not be able to withstand the power of temptations when it is in such a quandary ; JS_Elijah 3:578↗ ܘܒܲܝܢܵܬ ܗܵܠܸܝܢ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܟܼܐܢܵܐ ܐܸܬܡܲܨܲܥ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ‏ : the just Lord was in a quandary between these
(1)
impersonal fem.+l_
Syr
ThbK2 275:22↗ ܗܪܟܐ ܐܬܡܨܥܲܬ ܠܝ‏ : here I am in a quandary
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The overwhelming use of the D and Dt stems here suggests that the noun is primary here.
The objection of Beck (p. 92 fn. 21) to the sense "defraud" in the cited passage is unconvincing, as is his awkward translation ("mitten darin") in this instance, because the time-frame of the banquet has already been mentioned.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 816[399]DJPA: 326aDJBA: 701Jastrow: 827J. Payne-Smith: 295Audo: 2:68

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