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mtḥ, mtḥˀ (mṯaḥ, meṯḥā) n.m. extent; cord
1
extent
Syr
EphFid 42:12.2↗ ܡ̈ܬܚܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܘܬܐ‏
(1)
of time
Syr
BHNom 193:7↗ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܕܬܲܚܸܡ݂ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܐ ܕܲܓܒܝܬܐ‏ : unless it should be that he specified an extension for choosing ; LSt.38:20↗ ܒܝܕ ܡܬܚܗ ܕܙܒܢܐ‏
(2)
of space
Syr, LJLA
JoshStyl 33.7↗ ܗܘ݂ܐ ܡܬܚܐ ܕܣܪ̈ܢܘܗܝ܃ ܡܢ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܡܐ ܕܡܥܪܒܐ‏ : the extent of his broadest dimension was from the border of Assyria up to the western sea ; TgPs19:5↗ ְבכולא ארעא נפק מתח עיניניהון ובסייפי תבל מיליהון‏ : †
(1)
range, reach
Syr
EphPar 1:8.2↗ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ݀ ܡܬܚܐ | ܠܥܝܢܐ ܕܢܡܛܘܢܝܗܝ‏ : the eye does not have the range for them to reach it
(2)
posture
Syr
IsNin80 549:10↗ ܒܚܕ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܡܲܥܒܲܪ܃ ܠܠܠܝܐ ܟܠܗ‏ : he passes the whole night in one posture
2
cord, line
Syr
BBah 484:1↗ ܡܸܬܚ̈ܐ ܚܠ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܡܬܝܚܝܢ ܒܓܘܫܡܐ ܐܵܓܘܓܵܐܝܬ‏ : hollow cords stretched out in the body like aqueducts
(1)
tent cord
PTA, LJLA
TN Ex39:40↗ וית מתחיהון וית סכיהון‏ ; PJ Num3:37↗ ועמודי דדרתא חזור חזור וחומריהון וסיכיהון ומתחיהון‏
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TargPs 19:5 is a word play on both the meanings "cord" and "extent".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 864[408]DJPA: 336bJastrow: 861J. Payne-Smith: 314Levy Ch-W: 2:80

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