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msr (a/u) vb. to hand over
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Gpəˁalto hand over, deliver4 senses▶
1
to hand over, deliver
JLAtg, PTA, Sam, JBA, LJLA
TgO Gen14:20↗ וֻברִיך אֵל עִילָאָה דִמסַר סָנֲאָך בִידָך‏ : blessed be the most hight El who delivered your enemy into your hand ; FTV Deut28:32↗ בניכון ובנתיכון מסירין לאומא חורי‏ : your sons and daughters handed over to another nation ; BT San 43a(36)↗ דמסרינן ליה זווא מרבנן‏ : we hand over to him a pair of students (to accompany him) ; PJ Gen29:24↗ ומסרה ללאה ברתיה לאמהו‏ : he handed her over to his daughter Leah as a maid
(1)
byd : to deliver into one's power
JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgO Gen14:20↗ דִמסַר סָנֲאָך בִידָך‏ : who delivered your enemy into your power ; GT B Gen4:7↗ וּבִידֵיךְ מַסְרֶת רְשוּתֶיהּ דְּיִצְרָא בִישָא‏ : I have delivered control over the evil inclination into your power ; SyrIncBowl 13.7↗ ܘܡܣܪܝܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܒܝܕ ܡܪܗܘܢ‏ ; BT San 94b(37)↗ ומסרנא ליה בידך‏ ; PJ Gen4:7↗ ובידך מסרית רשותיה דיצרא בישא‏ ; PJ Gen35:4↗ ומסרו ביד יעקב ית כל טעוות עממייא דבידיהון דדברו מן בית טעוות שכם‏ : the put into Jacob’s control all the pagan divinities they had that they had brought from the pagan temple of Shechem
(1)
w/o ביד
JLAtg
TgO Num21:3↗ וֻמסַר יָת כְנַעֲנָאָה וְגַמַר יָתְהוֹן וְיָת קִרוֵיהוֹן‏ : He delivered the Canaanite and destroyed them and their cities ; TgO Deut2:31↗ שָרִיתִי לְמִמסַר קְדָמָך יָת סִיחוֹן‏
(2)
ܥܲܠ : to denounce, reveal a secret
Syr
LSt.103:9↗ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܟܫܠ ܘܢܦܘܩ ܢܡܣܘܪ ܥܠ ܕܘܟܬܐ܂ ܕܒܗ݀ ܡܛܫܝ‏ : lest he become indignant and go out and denounce the place wherein he was hidden
(3)
to betray
CPA, Syr
Lag(383) John13:2↗ ܘܣܛܢܐ ܟܒܪ ܕܪܡܐ ܒܠܒܗ ܕܝܘܕܣ ܕܝܡܣܘܪ ܝܬ݁ܗ‏ : Satan had already put into Judas' mind that he would betray Him
(4)
to give away, do without
LJLA
TgJob2:4↗ וכל די לבר נש ימסור מטול נפשיה‏ : everything a person has he would give away for his life's sake
2
to teach, i.e., pass on a tradition
JLAtg, Gal, CPA, JBAg
TgO Deut33:4↗ אוֹרָיתָא יְהַב לַנָא מֹשַה מַסרַה יְרוּתָא לְכִנשָת יַעֲקֹב‏ ; KohR[1]11:2(23)↗ ומסר ליה אלין קרייא ואלין מסורתא‏ : he taught him these verses and these traditions ; CPA IITim2:2↗ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܣܘܪ ܠܒܢܝ̈ܢܫ ܡܗ̈ܡܢܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܗ̈ܘܢ ܕܘܡܠܝܝܢ̈ ܕܐܘܦ ܠܚܘܪ̈ܢܝܢ ܝ̈ܠܦܘܢ‏ : these things pass on to faithful men, those who will be competent to teach them also to others
3
to appoint, to entrust
Qumran, JLAtg, Sam, JBA, LJLA
4Q536.2.13↗ ٠٠٠]א די מסר לי במנין ٠٠٠‏ ; TgO Ex22:7↗ אִם לָא אוֹשֵיט יְדֵיה בְמָא דִמסַר לֵיה חַברֵיה‏ : that he had not touched what his friend entrusted him with ; BT BB 36a(33)↗ שאני עיזי דמסירן לרועה‏ : the case of goats entrusted to a shepherd is different ; MG 18:56.1.28↗ מכולהו אקלידי מסר לשמעיה לבר מן אקלידא דבי ציבי‏ : he entrusted all the keys to his servant except for the key to the firewood storehouse ; TgIIChron 17:19↗ בר די מסר מלכא בקרוין כריכן‏ : aside from those that the king assigned to walled towns
(1)
w. מילי : to assign power of attorney
JBA
BT Git 37a(19)↗ רבנן דבי רב אשי מסרי מילי להדדי‏ : the scholars of the School of PN used to give each other power of attorney (to collect debts)
(2)
to transfer an obligation
Sam
SamTgJ Ex34:7↗ מסר עובי אבהן על בנים‏ : he transfers the (punishment for the) sins of the fathers to the sons
4
w. נפשׁ : to risk one's life
JLAtg, JBA, LJLA
TgJ Jud5:18↗ מְסַרוּ נַפשְהוֹן לְקַטלָא‏ : they condemned themselves to be killed ; BT AZ 30a(35)↗ אחיא מסר נפשיה אמזיגא לא מסר נפשיה‏ : (a snake) risks its life for the sake of undiluted (wine). It does not risk its life for the sake of diluted (wine) ; PJ Gen22:1↗ text not cited
(1)
w. ܪܘܚ : to "give up the ghost"
CPA
Lag(397) John19:30↗ ܘܐܪܟܝܢ ܪܝܫܗ ܘܡܣܪ ܪܘܚܗ‏ : he let his head drop and gave up the ghost
Dpaˁˁelto accuse, condemn1 sense▶
to accuse, condemn
Syr
JARS<sup>3</sup> 154:12 ܡܲܣܲܪܘ ܠܐܡܝܪܗܘܢ‏ : they accused their emir
(1)
to betray
JBA
BT MQ 28a(35)↗ כיון דמסר מזלא לא משגח‏ : since my horoscope has betrayed me he does not pay attention (to me)
Cˀafˁelܥܲܠ : to hold in contempt2 senses▶
1
ܥܲܠ : to hold in contempt
Syr
P 2Ch30:10↗ ܘܗܘܘ ܓ݁ܚܟܝܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܒܣܪܝܢ/ܘܡܡܣܪܝܢ/ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ‏ ; Heb 12:2↗ ܥܲܠ ܒܸ݁ܗܬ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܲܡܣܲܪ‏ ; IVMac1:9↗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܐ̈ܒܐ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܡܡܛܝܢ ܐܡܣܪܘ‏ : for all these held in contempt the pains that were delivering them unto death
2
to dare
Syr
Bhchr 595:25↗ ܠܐ ܡܲܡܣܪ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܢܫ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ ܠܡܬܚܙܝܘ ܒܫܘܩܐ‏ : no Christian man dares to be seen in the street ; LSt.119:23↗ ܘܠܐ ܐܡܣܪ ܕܢܪܟܒ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ‏ : he did not dare ride one of them
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be handed over3 senses▶
1
to be handed over
JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA
TgJ Is28:13↗ בְכֵין יִתמַסרוּן לְעַמְמַיָא דְלָא יְדַעוּ אוֹרָיתָא‏ : then they shall be handed over to the nations who have not known the law ; P 2S24:13↗ ܬܬܡܣܪ ܩܕܡ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟ‏ ; BT Yom 69b(29)↗ אימסר בידיהו‏ : it was handed over to them ; PJ Gen9:2↗ ובכל נוני ימא בידכם יתמסרון‏ : any of all the fishes of the sea will be handed over to you
(1)
w. מילי : to be given power of attorney
JBA
BT Git 29a(44)↗ ומילי לא מימסרן לשליח‏ : a messenger is not given power of attorney
2
to be condemned
Syr
(1)
to be accused
Syr
Chrmin 107:10↗ ܠܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܒܪܬܗ݂ ܛܪܕ ܕܐܬܡ݂ܣܪܬ݁ ܒܓܘܪܐ‏ : (Augustus) exiled his daughter Julia who was accused of adultery
(2)
to surrender
JBA
BT San 26a(51)↗ כיון דרובה משלמי ^מימסרי^ אינהו נמי מימסרי‏ : since the majority are making peace, we [lit. they] will also give ourselves up
3
to be appointed
Sam
Marqe 3.15↗ תמן אתמסר אהרן לכהנתה‏ : there was Aharon appointed to the priesthood
(1)
to devote oneself
Sam
Marqe 3.18↗ ואתמסר לי׳ בקנאה יתרה‏ : he devoted himself to the Lord with exceptional zeal
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be brought down, be condemned1 sense▶
to be brought down, be condemned
Syr, JBAmb, JBA, Man
asd 89:4 ܕܠܐ ܢܬܡܣܪ̈ܢ ܡܢ ܚܢܦܘܬܐ‏ : lest they be brought down by paganism ; SyrIncBowl 41.9↗ ܘܒܗܢܘܢ ܐܝܬܡܣܪ ܚܪ̈ܫܐ ܫ‍[‍ܝ‍]‍ܕܐ ܘܕܝܘܐ̈ ܘܣܛܢܐ̈ ܘܠܠܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܠܛܒܐ̈‏ : through them were the enchanters, demons, devils, satans, liliths and no-goodniks brought low ; JBABowl 10.1:6↗ דיבהון איתכנעו שמיא וארעה טוריא איתעקרו ורמתא בהון איתמסראה‏ : by which the heavens and earth were humbled, the mountains uprooted, and the heights brought down ; JBAmb2 16:7↗ דיבהון יתכ<נ>עו שמיה וארעה טורא בהון ויתעקרון ורמותא בהון ויתמסרון‏ : by means of which the heavens and the earth are subdued: if there are mountains in them they are uprooted, if there are heights in them they are brought low ; BT MQ 28a(35) var.M95↗ כיון דאימסר מזלא לא משגח בי‏ : since my fortune has declined he does not pay attention to me † ; Mishqal Ainia 164↗ unimar ˁl arqa uarqa titmasar : let him pronounce it over the earth and the earth will be brought low
Ctˀettafˁalto be held in contempt see s.v. mttmsrn nom.ag. Ct1 sense▶
to be held in contempt see s.v. mttmsrn nom.ag. Ct
Syr
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DJBA p. 693a posits a separate root for Gt "to be brought down".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 794[397]DJPA: 321aDJBA: 692aJastrow: 811Drower/Macuch: 276aJ. Payne-Smith: 286Levy Ch-W: 2:54Tal Sam: 480Audo: 2:66DCPA[Schulthess]: 240[114]Qumran: 145

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