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mṣˁh, mṣˁtˀ (meṣˁāh, məṣaˁtā) n.f. middle
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middle
OAZenj, Qumran, CPA, Syr, JBA
QumNJ 554:3::5↗ רומהון קנין תרין אמין 14 ותרעהון במצעתא‏ : their height is two staffs, (i.e.,) 14 cubits, with their gates in the middle ; DionbScomt 21:16 ܐܦܢ ܫܒ݂ܩ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܬܐ ܒܡܨܥܬܐ‏ : even though (Luke) left out a lot of things (that happened) in the middle (time frame) ; P Gn3:3↗ ܦܐܪ̈ܝ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܒܡܨܥܬܗ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ‏ : the trees in the middle of the Garden ; P Num35:5↗ ܘܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܡܨܥܬܐ‏ : (two thousand cubits in every direction) with the town in the middle
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(astron.) astronomical zenith (?) or equator (?)
Syr
JbEd BTr 407.2:26↗ ܐܡ݁ܪܝܢܢ ܕܫܡܫܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܣܩܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܨܥܬܐ ܐܦ ܡܚܬܬܐ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܬܝܡܢܝܐ ܟܠܫܢܐ‏ : what we mean is that the sun makes ascent toward the m' and descent to the southern area every year
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a place among others, especially in a court setting
Syr
IVMac11:3↗ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܨܒܘܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܥ݁ܒܪܬ ܠܡܨܥܬܐ‏ : but I have come here of my own will
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ܐܝܬܝ ܠܡܨܥܬܐ : to bring someone before the court
Syr
Rechts3 186:12 ܒܥܠ ܕܝܢܗ ܡܝܬܐ ܠܡܨܥܬܐ ܠܗ݀ܘ ܕܡܢܗ ܙܒܢ‏ : the claimant brings forward the one from whom he bought it
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fig. : to serve as evidence
Syr
ISSW 6:26↗ ܥܸܓܠܵܐ ܕܲܐܗܪܽܘܢ ܢܼܐܬܸܐ ܠܲܡܨܲܥܬܵܐ ܘܒܵܥܽܘܬܵܐ ܕܡܽܘܫܸܐ‏ : let Aaron’s calf and Moses’ prayer, too, be brought as evidence
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ܩܡ/ܝܬܒ ܒܡܨܥܬܐ : to mediate
Syr
PaulQentos 104↗ ܟܕ ܚܙܝܗܝ ܠܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܟܡܐ ܩ݂ܫܐ܃ ܘܡ݁ܕܘܕ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܓܒ̈ܐ܆ ܩܡ ܒܡܨܥܬܐ‏ : when he saw how difficult the matter was and troubling to both sides, he mediated
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const. as prep. : in the middle of (see also s.v. bmṣˁt prep.)
Syr, Man
JSB1 14:16↗ ܟܕ ܫܒܩ ܐܢܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܬܐ ܡܸܨܥܲܬ݂ ܫܪܒܐ‏ : while I leave out many things in the middle of the story ; DeMundo 154:23↗ ܡܨܥܬ ܣܟܪܗ݀ ܕܗܕܐ‏ : in the middle of this one's shield ; IshIsa 63:1↗ ܡܨܥܬ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܡܕܒܚܝܢ ܠܫ̈ܐܕܐ‏
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w. ܡܢ and verbs of removal : to take out of the way
Syr
IITh2:7↗ ܒ݁ܲܠܚܘ݂ܕ݂ ܐܸܢ ܗܲܘ ܡܵܐ ܕ݁ܗܵܫܵܐ ܐܲܚܼܝܕ݂ ܢܸܫܬ݁ܩܸܠ ܡܸܢ ܡܨܲܥܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : only if that which is now held is taken out of the way ; IshIsa 43:6↗ ܟܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܪܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܥܟܪܐ ܠܦܘܢܝܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܬܬܓܠܐ ܡܢ ܡܨܥܬܐ‏ : every kingdom or rule that is blocking the restoration of the people shall be eliminated
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common fund
JBAg
SShSad 205:13, 209:11 במיצעתא כן וכן זוזי קרנא‏ : such and such amount of money from the principle in the common fund
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See also s.v. ˀmṣˁ. For Samalian (possibly to be read rather as a form of mṣˁ, see DNWSI s.v.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 818[399]DJBA: 672bDrower/Macuch: 269aJ. Payne-Smith: 295bDNWSI: 677DCPA[Schulthess]: 243[115]Qumran: 147

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