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mktbnw, mktbnwtˀ (maḵtəḇānū, maḵtəḇānūṯā) n.f. scripture, text
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scripture
Syr
AGnEx 3.9↗ ܥܠܬ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܗ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܘܫܐ‏ : the reason for Moses' scripture
2
written record, treatise
Syr, JudSyr
GalSimp 260:4 ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ‏ : in the first section of this treatise
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memorandum
Syr
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census, registration of names
Syr
AphDiatess1990 6:29↗ ܥܠ ܡܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܗܘܬ܂ ܟܕ ܩܪܝܒ ܗܘܐ ܡܪܢ ܠܡܬܝܠܕܘ‏ : why did the first census occur when our Lord was about to be born? ; P Lk2:2↗ ܗܵܕܸܐ ܡܲܟܬ݁ܒܵܢܘ݂ܬܵܐ ܩܲܕܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܗܘܵܬ܃ ܒܗܼܓܡܵܢܘ݂ܬܵܐ ܕܩܘ݂ܪܝ݂ܢܵܘܣ ܒܣܘ݂ܪܝ݂ܲܐ‏ : This was the first census in the governorship of Quirinius in Syria
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assignment, task
Syr
JEhCh 165a:10 ܠܐ ܡܙܕܥܙܥܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܬܚܠܦܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܗܘܢ݁ ܘܡܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܡ݂ܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܐܬܬܣ݂ܝܡ ܠܗܘܢ‏ : (the planets) are not moved or changed from their assignment and from the Lord's faultless law that was set for them
3
having something written down
Syr
IshDeut 116:1↗ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܗ ܕܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣ݂ܐ‏ : the reason for having Deuteronomy written
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 762[352]J. Payne-Smith: 273

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