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mlk, mlkˀ
(məlaḵ [mēlaḵ?], melkā)
n.m.
counsel
√
mlk
vb.
1
counsel
Common Aramaic
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6 citations
H 343:.1
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bmlkˀ dy ˀlhˀ
bmlkˀ dy ˀlhˀ
במלכא די אלהא
ܒܡܠܟܐ ܕܝ ܐܠܗܐ
ܒܡܠܟܐ ܕܝ ܐܠܗܐ
: with divine counsel
;
4Q534.1.7
↗
מלכה וערמימ[ותה
mlkh wˁrmym[wth
ܡܠܟܗ ܘܥܪܡܝܡ[ܘܬܗ
ܡܠܟܗ ܘܥܪܡܝܡ[ܘܬܗ
mlkh wˁrmym[wth
מלכה וערמימ[ותה
ܡܠܟܗ ܘܥܪܡܝܡ[ܘܬܗ
ܡܠܟܗ ܘܥܪܡܝܡ[ܘܬܗ
: his advice and his cunning
;
TgJ 2Sam15:31
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קַלקֵיל כְעַן יָת מִלכָא דְאְחִיתוֹפַל יְיָ
qalqeyl kəˁan yāt milkāˀ dəˀəḥiytowpal yəyā
ܩܲܠܩܹܝܠ ܟܥܲܢ ܝܵܬ ܡܼܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܚܼܝܬܘܿܘܦܲܠ ܝܝܵ
ܩܲܠܩܹܝܠ ܟܥܲܢ ܝܵܬ ܡܼܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܚܼܝܬܘܿܘܦܲܠ ܝܝܵ
qalqeyl kəˁan yāt milkāˀ dəˀəḥiytowpal yəyā
קַלקֵיל כְעַן יָת מִלכָא דְאְחִיתוֹפַל יְיָ
ܩܲܠܩܹܝܠ ܟܥܲܢ ܝܵܬ ܡܼܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܚܼܝܬܘܿܘܦܲܠ ܝܝܵ
ܩܲܠܩܹܝܠ ܟܥܲܢ ܝܵܬ ܡܼܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܚܼܝܬܘܿܘܦܲܠ ܝܝܵ
: please ruin the counsel of PN, Lord
;
TgJ Is3:3
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נסִיב אַפִין וֻמָלֵך מֵילַך
nsiyb ˀapiyn wumālek meylak
ܢܣܼܝܒ ܐܲܦܼܝܢ ܘܽܡܵܠܹܟ ܡܹܝܠܲܟ
ܢܣܼܝܒ ܐܲܦܼܝܢ ܘܽܡܵܠܹܟ ܡܹܝܠܲܟ
nsiyb ˀapiyn wumālek meylak
נסִיב אַפִין וֻמָלֵך מֵילַך
ܢܣܼܝܒ ܐܲܦܼܝܢ ܘܽܡܵܠܹܟ ܡܹܝܠܲܟ
ܢܣܼܝܒ ܐܲܦܼܝܢ ܘܽܡܵܠܹܟ ܡܹܝܠܲܟ
: [=MT נְשׂוּא פָנִים וְיוֹעֵץ]
;
CPA(le97) Is 8:10
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ܘܟܘܠ ܡܝܠܟ ܕܬܬ݁ܡܠܝܟܘܢ ܝܒܕܪ̈ ܡܪ̈ܐ
wkwl mylk dttmlykwn ybdr̈ mr̈ˀ
וכול מילך דתתּמליכון יבדר מרא
ܘܟܘܠ ܡܝܠܟ ܕܬܬ݁ܡܠܝܟܘܢ ܝܒܕܪ̈ ܡܪ̈ܐ
wkwl mylk dttmlykwn ybdr̈ mr̈ˀ
וכול מילך דתתּמליכון יבדר מרא
ܘܟܘܠ ܡܝܠܟ ܕܬܬ݁ܡܠܝܟܘܢ ܝܒܕܪ̈ ܡܪ̈ܐ
ܘܟܘܠ ܡܝܠܟ ܕܬܬ݁ܡܠܝܟܘܢ ܝܒܕܪ̈ ܡܪ̈ܐ
;
P Mk15:1
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ܥܒ݂ܲܕ݂ܘ ܡܸܠܟ̇ܵܐ ܪ̈ܲܒ݁ܲܝ ܟ̇ܵܗܢܸ̈ܐ܂ ܥܲܡ ܩܲܫܼܝܫܸ̈ܐ ܘܥܲܡ ܣܵܦܪܸ̈ܐ
ˁḇaḏw melkāˀ r̈abay kāhn̈eˀ. ˁam qašiyš̈eˀ wˁam sāpr̈eˀ
עבַדו מֶלכָּא רַבַּי כָּהנֶא٠ עַם קַשִישֶא ועַם סָפרֶא
ܥܒ݂ܲܕ݂ܘ ܡܸܠܟ̇ܵܐ ܪ̈ܲܒ݁ܲܝ ܟ̇ܵܗܢܸ̈ܐ܂ ܥܲܡ ܩܲܫܼܝܫܸ̈ܐ ܘܥܲܡ ܣܵܦܪܸ̈ܐ
ˁḇaḏw melkāˀ r̈abay kāhn̈eˀ. ˁam qašiyš̈eˀ wˁam sāpr̈eˀ
עבַדו מֶלכָּא רַבַּי כָּהנֶא٠ עַם קַשִישֶא ועַם סָפרֶא
ܥܒ݂ܲܕ݂ܘ ܡܸܠܟ̇ܵܐ ܪ̈ܲܒ݁ܲܝ ܟ̇ܵܗܢܸ̈ܐ܂ ܥܲܡ ܩܲܫܼܝܫܸ̈ܐ ܘܥܲܡ ܣܵܦܪܸ̈ܐ
ܥܒ݂ܲܕ݂ܘ ܡܸܠܟ̇ܵܐ ܪ̈ܲܒ݁ܲܝ ܟ̇ܵܗܢܸ̈ܐ܂ ܥܲܡ ܩܲܫܼܝܫܸ̈ܐ ܘܥܲܡ ܣܵܦܪܸ̈ܐ
: the chief priests took counsel with the elders and the scribes
2
reasoning
Syr
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1 citation
M.b.Serapion 47:12
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ܐܦܠܐ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ
ˀplˀ mmlkˀ šryrˀ ˀyt lhwn
אפלא מּלכא שרירא אית להון
ܐܦܠܐ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ
ˀplˀ mmlkˀ šryrˀ ˀyt lhwn
אפלא מּלכא שרירא אית להון
ܐܦܠܐ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ
ܐܦܠܐ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ
: they do not even have strong reasoning
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Form & Usage
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abs. regularly vocalized as מֵילַך but emph. מַלכָא and מִלכָא (i.e. "mälkā) in JLA targumim in the Babylonian pointing.
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Derivatives
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bˁel melkā
n.m.
— counsellor
bar melkā
n.m.
— counselor
melkāˀīṯ
adv.
— prudently
milkā, milkəṯā
n.f.
— counsel
milkəṯānū, milkəṯānūṯā
n.f.
— advice
melkānāy
adj.
— deliberative, requiring counsel
mlkwn
n.m.
— plan, decision
melkāy
adj.
— pertaining to counsel
mlyky
n.f.
— advice
mylkwn, mylkwnˀ
n.m.
— plan
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Notes & Bibliography
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
772[392]
Jastrow:
791
Drower/Macuch:
267a
J. Payne-Smith:
277
Levy Ch-W:
2:40
DNWSI:
644
DCPA[Schulthess]:
220[112]
Qumran:
140
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