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mn qdym (men qḏīm) adv. of old
1
of old, from of old
Syr, Man
OS MtCur13:35↗ ܐܡܠܠ ܟܣܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ‏ : I shall speak hidden things from of old ; AGnEx 28.6↗ ܘܢܨ݂ܒ ܠܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ ܒܥܕܢ ܡ݂ܢ ܩܕܝܡ‏ : [=MT וַיִּטַּע יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים גַּן־בְעֵדֶן מִקֶּדֶם]
2
at first
Syr
OS JnSin16:4↗ ܕܠܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܥܡܟܘܢ ܗܘܝܬ‏ : which I did not say to you at first because I was with you ; LG 21:7(1)↗ ܐܼܝܬܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܗܵܟܼܝܠ ܐܵܕܵܡ ܡܸܢ ܩܕܼܝܡ ܐܲܝܟ ܨܸܒܝܵܢܸܗ ܕܲܐܠܵܗܵܐ ܓܡܼܝܪܵܐ‏ : thus Adam at first was perfect according to God's will
(1)
previously
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 2.80:15↗ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܣܝܡܘܢ ܘܠܚܪܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܙܟܝ ܐܬܝܠܦܘ‏ : Those who had previously been students of Simon and afterward learned from Zaccheus
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1315[647]Drower/Macuch: 274aPayne-Smith: 3491J. Payne-Smith: 490

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