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mdnḥ, mdnḥˀ
(maḏnaḥ, maḏnḥā)
n.m./f.
east
√
dnḥ
vb.
1
east
Common Aramaic
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7 citations
GenApoc 21.9
↗
שקול עיניך וחזי למדנחא ולמערבא ולדרומא ולצפונא
šqwl ˁynyk wḥzy lmdnḥˀ wlmˁrbˀ wldrwmˀ wlṣpwnˀ
ܫܩܘܠ ܥܝܢܝܟ ܘܚܙܝ ܠܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܠܡܥܪܒܐ ܘܠܕܪܘܡܐ ܘܠܨܦܘܢܐ
ܫܩܘܠ ܥܝܢܝܟ ܘܚܙܝ ܠܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܠܡܥܪܒܐ ܘܠܕܪܘܡܐ ܘܠܨܦܘܢܐ
šqwl ˁynyk wḥzy lmdnḥˀ wlmˁrbˀ wldrwmˀ wlṣpwnˀ
שקול עיניך וחזי למדנחא ולמערבא ולדרומא ולצפונא
ܫܩܘܠ ܥܝܢܝܟ ܘܚܙܝ ܠܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܠܡܥܪܒܐ ܘܠܕܪܘܡܐ ܘܠܨܦܘܢܐ
ܫܩܘܠ ܥܝܢܝܟ ܘܚܙܝ ܠܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܠܡܥܪܒܐ ܘܠܕܪܘܡܐ ܘܠܨܦܘܢܐ
: lift up your eyes and look to the east and to the west and to the south and to the north
;
PTBer 2.
c
:37[2]
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תרין דוקרנין דנהור דסלקין מן מדינחא ומנהרין
tryn dwqrnyn dnhwr dslqyn mn mdynḥˀ wmnhryn
ܬܪܝܢ ܕܘܩܪܢܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܪ ܕܣܠܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܚܐ ܘܡܢܗܪܝܢ
ܬܪܝܢ ܕܘܩܪܢܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܪ ܕܣܠܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܚܐ ܘܡܢܗܪܝܢ
tryn dwqrnyn dnhwr dslqyn mn mdynḥˀ wmnhryn
תרין דוקרנין דנהור דסלקין מן מדינחא ומנהרין
ܬܪܝܢ ܕܘܩܪܢܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܪ ܕܣܠܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܚܐ ܘܡܢܗܪܝܢ
ܬܪܝܢ ܕܘܩܪܢܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܪ ܕܣܠܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܚܐ ܘܡܢܗܪܝܢ
: two forks of light which go up from the east and shine
;
PTBB 13.
c
:19[2]
↗
לא ^תהל{ו}<י>ך^ ממדינחיה אלא ממערביה
lˀ ^thl{w}<y>k^ mmdynḥyh ˀlˀ mmˁrbyh
ܠܐ ^ܬܗܠ{ܘ}<ܝ>ܟ^ ܡܡܕܝܢܚܝܗ ܐܠܐ ܡܡܥܪܒܝܗ
ܠܐ ^ܬܗܠ{ܘ}<ܝ>ܟ^ ܡܡܕܝܢܚܝܗ ܐܠܐ ܡܡܥܪܒܝܗ
lˀ ^thl{w}<y>k^ mmdynḥyh ˀlˀ mmˁrbyh
לא ^תהל{ו}<י>ך^ ממדינחיה אלא ממערביה
ܠܐ ^ܬܗܠ{ܘ}<ܝ>ܟ^ ܡܡܕܝܢܚܝܗ ܐܠܐ ܡܡܥܪܒܝܗ
ܠܐ ^ܬܗܠ{ܘ}<ܝ>ܟ^ ܡܡܕܝܢܚܝܗ ܐܠܐ ܡܡܥܪܒܝܗ
: don't walk with him at his (i.e. the leper's) eastern side, but at his western side
;
EphPar 6:22.1
↗
ܡܕܢܚܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܢܗܪܬ
mdnḥˀ bhwn nhrt
מדנחא בהון נהרת
ܡܕܢܚܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܢܗܪܬ
mdnḥˀ bhwn nhrt
מדנחא בהון נהרת
ܡܕܢܚܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܢܗܪܬ
ܡܕܢܚܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܢܗܪܬ
;
P Ez11:23
↗
ܕܒܡܕܢܚܝܗ݀ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ
dbmdnḥyhh dmdyntˀ
דבמדנחיהּ דמדינתא
ܕܒܡܕܢܚܝܗ݀ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ
dbmdnḥyhh dmdyntˀ
דבמדנחיהּ דמדינתא
ܕܒܡܕܢܚܝܗ݀ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ
ܕܒܡܕܢܚܝܗ݀ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ
;
P Mt2:1
↗
ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ ܠܽܐܘܪܼܫܠܸܡ
maḏnḥāˀ luˀwrišlem
מַדנחָא לֻאורִשלֶם
ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ ܠܽܐܘܪܼܫܠܸܡ
maḏnḥāˀ luˀwrišlem
מַדנחָא לֻאורִשלֶם
ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ ܠܽܐܘܪܼܫܠܸܡ
ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ ܠܽܐܘܪܼܫܠܸܡ
;
BT BB 91b(15)
↗
למדנח קרתא
lmdnḥ qrtˀ
ܠܡܕܢܚ ܩܪܬܐ
ܠܡܕܢܚ ܩܪܬܐ
lmdnḥ qrtˀ
למדנח קרתא
ܠܡܕܢܚ ܩܪܬܐ
ܠܡܕܢܚ ܩܪܬܐ
: east of the town
(1)
(often as plural collective)
Syr
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1 citation
P Gn3:24var.
↗
ܡܢ \ܡܕܢܚ ܠܦܪܕܝܣܐ /ܡ̈ܕܢܚܝ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ
mn \mdnḥ lprdysˀ /m̈dnḥy prdysˀ
מן \מדנח לפרדיסא /מדנחי פרדיסא
ܡܢ \ܡܕܢܚ ܠܦܪܕܝܣܐ /ܡ̈ܕܢܚܝ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ
mn \mdnḥ lprdysˀ /m̈dnḥy prdysˀ
מן \מדנח לפרדיסא /מדנחי פרדיסא
ܡܢ \ܡܕܢܚ ܠܦܪܕܝܣܐ /ܡ̈ܕܢܚܝ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ
ܡܢ \ܡܕܢܚ ܠܦܪܕܝܣܐ /ܡ̈ܕܢܚܝ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ
2
rising of the sun
Common Aramaic
▶
1 citation
TgO Deut4:41
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בְעִברָא דְיַרדְנָא מַדנַח שִמשָא
bəˁibrāˀ dəyardənāˀ madnaḥ šimšāˀ
ܒܥܼܒܪܵܐ ܕܝܲܪܕܢܵܐ ܡܲܕܢܲܚ ܫܼܡܫܵܐ
ܒܥܼܒܪܵܐ ܕܝܲܪܕܢܵܐ ܡܲܕܢܲܚ ܫܼܡܫܵܐ
bəˁibrāˀ dəyardənāˀ madnaḥ šimšāˀ
בְעִברָא דְיַרדְנָא מַדנַח שִמשָא
ܒܥܼܒܪܵܐ ܕܝܲܪܕܢܵܐ ܡܲܕܢܲܚ ܫܼܡܫܵܐ
ܒܥܼܒܪܵܐ ܕܝܲܪܕܢܵܐ ܡܲܕܢܲܚ ܫܼܡܫܵܐ
: on the eastern side of the Jordan
3
birth horoscope/sign
Man
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1 citation
AM 1:11
↗
man ḏmadnẖ ˁmbra
: one who is born under the sign of Aries
§
Form & Usage
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generally masculine as a direction, feminine as an area; Sam. also מנע
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Derivatives
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garbē, garbyā
n.m.
— northeast
kilmaḏnaḥ
adv.
— toward the east
madnaḥ garbay
n.m.
— northeast
madnaḥ tayman
n.m.
— southeast
madnḥāy
adj.
— eastern
maḏnaḥ, maḏnḥā
n.m.
— rising
tayman maḏnaḥ
n.m.
— southeast
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Notes & Bibliography
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LS
2
list the plural form as a separate word and inexplicably vocalizes it with a long /a/ vowel. Nothing in the usages he sites suggests that either is the case.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
716[160]
DJPA:
292b
DJBA:
643a
Jastrow:
734
Drower/Macuch:
239b
J. Payne-Smith:
254
Levy Ch-W:
2:11
Tal Sam:
191
DNWSI:
597
DISO:
143
DCPA[Schulthess]:
210[48]
BarBahlul:
1014:14
Qumran:
133
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