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mḥy vb. to strike
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Gpəˁalto strike7 senses▶
1
to strike
Common Aramaic
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .177↗ הן אמחאנך ברי לא תמות‏ : if I strike you, my son, you will not die ; Dan 2:34↗ וּמְחָת לְצַלְמָא עַל־רַגְלוֹהִי דִּי פַרְזְלָא וְחַסְפָּא‏ : it struck the statue on its iron and clay feet ; P Gn14:5↗ ܘܡܚܘ ܠܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ‏ ; P Num35:22↗ ܡܚܝܗܝ‏ ; ChronEdess 9:21↗ ܘܡܚܬ ܥܠ ܐܦܝ̈ܗܘܢ‏ ; BT Git 47a(14)↗ בעינא מיקמטינכו מימחיינכו חייתא ופלגא‏ : I want to tie you up (and) to hit you with a (whole) bag and a half
(1)
to wound
Gal, CPA, Syr
P Gn3:15↗ ܘܐܢܬ ܬܡܚܝܘܗܝ ܒܥܩܒܗ‏ ; P Ex9:31↗ ܕܣܥܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܚ݂ܝ ܟܢܐ‏
(1)
(of a deadly creature) to sting or bite
JLAtg, Gal, Syr
TgJ Is59:5↗ עַכוֹבִיתָא מָחיָא‏ : a biting spider ; VR 504:3(1)↗ אתא חדא חיויא מחא יתיה וקטליתיה‏ : a snake came, bit him, and killed him ; Am7 181:6↗ ܡܚܵܬܹܗ ܥܩܲܪܒ݂ܵܐ‏ ; AQoh.364↗ ܕܚܠܬ ܕܠܐ ܢܟܬܟ ܚܘܝܐ܃ ܘܕܠܐ ܬܡܚܝܟ ܥܩܪܒܐ‏ : you fear lest a snake bite you or a scorpion sting you
(2)
to damage
Sam, LJLA
PJ Deut27:24↗ ליט דימחי חבריה בלישן תליתאי בטומרא‏ : cursed be one who damages his fellow secretly with gossip
(3)
fig.: (of fragrance) to be overwhelming
Syr
Geop 99:25↗ ܐܢ ܢܡܚܐ ܪܝܚܐ ܕܒܣܝܡ ܡܢܗܘܢ‏ : if a sweet fragrance wafts from them ; Pel 2.4 ܠܢ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܚܕܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܚ݂ܐ ܪܝܚ ܒܣܡܗ݀‏ : the fragrance of her perfume overwhelmed us and all those around us
(2)
to wipe out, to kill
Qumran, JLAtg, Sam
GenApoc 22.4↗ ושבין ובזין ומחין וקטלין ואזלין‏ : while capturing, pillaging, attacking, killing, and moving on ; TgO Gen7:23↗ וֻמחָא יָת כֹל יְקוּמָא דְעַל אַפֵי ארעא‏ : He wiped out every living creature on the surface of the earth
(3)
ביד : to prevent one's action
BADan, Sam, JBA, JBAg
Dan 4:32↗ וְלָא אִיתַי דִּי־יְמַחֵא בִידֵהּ וְיֵאמַר לֵהּ מָה עֲבַדְתּ‏ : there is no one who will strike with/on? his hand and say "what did you do"? ; SSSad 268:18↗ ולית מאן דייכיל לאמחויי בידה‏ : there is no one who is able to stop him
2
to make any movement involving a sudden and/or strong impact
(1)
to throw the shuttle --> to weave
JLAtg, CPA, JBA
TgJ Jud16:13↗ אִם תִשתַן"תמחן" יָת שְבַע גְדִילָת רֵישִי עִם אַכסָנָא בְמַשתִיתָא‏ : if you weave together the seven braids of my head with a web pin (doublet: in the web)
(2)
to strike the image on a coin
Syr
Bhchr 233:15↗ ܡܚ݂ܘ ܙܘ̈ܙܐ ܘܕܝܢܪ̈ܐ ܒܲܫܡܹܗ ܕܣܘܠܛܢ‏ : they struck the zuz-coins and dinars with the Sultan's name
(3)
to dig a trench
Syr
Geop 77:9↗ text not cited
(4)
to bend down (a part of the body)
Syr
Cyrillona 2:73↗ ܡ݁ܚܝܬ ܪܝܫܝ ܒܐܪܥ ܘܐܕܢ̈ܝ ܫܡ̈ܥܝ‏ : I put my head down on the ground while my ears heard (what the ground was saying!) ; JulSok 231(112):11↗ ܡܚܘ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ‏ : they turned their faces quickly to the ground
(5)
to knock on a door
Syr
LSt.103:3↗ ܘܩܡ ܗ݀ܘ ܘܐܬ݂ܐ ܘܡܚ݂ܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܠ ܡܟܣܐ‏ : he went and came and knocked and entered upon the tax-collector
(6)
ܕܲܪܵܐ܂ ܩܪܵܒܵܐ : to attack, battle
CPA, Syr
CPA Ex14:26↗ ܡܪܐ ܓܪ ܡܚܐ݁ ܩܪܒܐ‏ ; IMac5:19↗ ܘܠܐ ܬܡܚܘܢ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܡ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ‏
(1)
mṣr : to besiege
OA
Zak.a15↗ wˀnh ˀḥṣlk mn kl [mlkyˀ ˀl zy mḥˀw ˁlyk mṣr : I shall rescue you from all these kings who have besieged you
(7)
ܢܲܦܫܸܗ : to break forth
Syr
JohEphB 329:8 text not cited
(8)
to cast bricks
Syr
Bee 40:12 text not cited
3
usually w. ˁl or b_ : to affix s.t firmly to something
Common Aramaic
Chran1 179:18↗ ܟܫܘ ܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܘܡܚܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܘܢܦܛܐ‏ : they piled up a lot of wood and put sulphur and naphtha on it ; ActsThom 323:12↗ ܡ݂ܚܬ ܠܗܝܢ ܦܪ̈ܙܘܡܐ݂‏ : she put girdles on them
(1)
d.o + b to put a garment on a body part (esp. the loins)
Syr, Man
ThbK 342:31↗ ܘܡܚܐ ܡܝܙܪܢܐ ܕܨܒܥ̈ܢܐ ܒܚܨܘ̈ܗܝ‏ : he put a colorful belt on his loins ; P Jn13:4↗ ܘܲܫܩܲܠ ܣܸܕ݁ܘ݂ܢܵܐ܂ ܡܚܵܐ ܒ݁ܚܲܨܲܘܗܼܝ̈‏ ; DGbooklet 3b:7↗ הומיאנא דחרשי וחרשת̇א בחציי מחי לי‏ : and the girdle of male sorcerers and female sorceresses I have fastened to my loins ; ḏ-Hibil Ziwa 173 ↗ himiana ḏbirqa mhilia bhalṣai : a girdle of lightning I have fastened to my loins
(1)
to make something firm
Syr
IshExod 20:22↗ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܡܚ̈ܝ ܟܢܐ܂ ܗܢܘ܂ ܥܒ݂ܕ ܫܒ̈ܠܐ‏ : that is they have a firmed-up stem, i.e., it makes stalks
(2)
ܟܢܐ : (plant) to form a stem, firm base
Syr
P Ex9:31↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܣܥܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܚ݂ܝ ܟܢܐ‏ : because the barley had established a base
(3)
מחיתא חדא מחי : to make a single group
JBA
BT Ḥul 58b(24)↗ אטו כולהי מחיתא חד מחיתינהי‏ : did you put them all together in a single category?
4
ב : to protest (against)
JBA, JBAg
BT Ket 68b(17)↗ הא דמחאי הא דלא מחאי‏ : this refers to where she protested and that to where she did not protest ; BT Nid 7b(23)↗ מצינן מחינן בהו‏ : we can object to them
5
to wipe, wipe away
JLAtg, Sam
TgJ 2K21:13↗ וְאַמחֵי יָת יְרוּשלַם כְמָא דְמִתמַחיָא צְלוֹחִיתָא‏ : I will wipe Jerusalem as the dish is wiped clean ; TgJ Is25:8↗ וְיִמחֵי יוי אְלֹהִים דִמעְתָא מֵעַל כָל אַפַיָא‏ : the Lord God will wipe the tear from every face
(1)
to wipe from the record [often w. "name", as Heb. יִמַּח שֵׁם]
LJLA
TgPs9:6↗ שומהון/שמהתהון/ מחיתא לעלמי עלמין‏
6
to refuse
Sam
SamTgJ Ex22:16↗ ואם מעי ימעי אבוה למתננה לה‏ : if her father actually refuses to give her to him ; Marqe 1.591↗ ואם מעי את למשגר ית עמי‏ : if you refuse to release my people
7
p.p. : to reach as far as
Man
Dpaˁˁelto beat severely4 senses▶
1
to beat severely
Syr
OS MkSin12:3↗ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܐܚܕܘܗܝ ܘܡܚܝܘܗܝ‏ : the caught him and beat him severely ; TB 2:39.31↗ ܠܗ݀ܘ ܕܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܐܦ ܡܡܚܐ‏ : he who also smashes without result
2
to wound
CPA, Syr
P Je51:4↗ ܘܢ݂ܦܠܘܢ ܩ̈ܛܝܠ݂ܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܟ̈ܠܕܝܐ܃ ܘܕܡ݁ܡܚܝܢ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܝܗ݀‏ : [MT מְדֻקָּרִים]
(1)
w. ܒ_ : to afflict with
Syr
P Lk16:20↗ ܪܡܸܐ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܠܘܵܬ݂ ܬ݁ܲܪܥܸܗ ܕ݁ܗܲܘ ܥܲܬܼ݁ܝܪܵܐ܂ ܟ݁ܲܕ݂ ܡܡܲܚܲܝ ܒ݁ܫ̈ܘ݂ܚܢܸܐ‏ : he was lying at the gate of that rich man, afflicted with boils ; AngelZacharia 30↗ ܒܬܲܪܬܸܝܢ ܡܡܲܚܝܵܐ ܐܸܠܼܝܫܒܲܥ ܒܣܲܝܒܽܘܬܵܐ ܘܥܲܩܪܽܘܬܵܐ ܐܲܟܚܕܵܐ‏ : PN is afflicted with two things: both old age and barrenness
3
to rip with arrows
Syr
P 2S10:4↗ ܡܚܝ ܟܘܬܝܢ̈ܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܓܐܪ̈ܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܫܬ̈ܝܗܘܢ‏ : he ripped up their tunics with arrows up to their buttocks
4
to protest
Gal, JBA
PTBB 13.b:60[2]↗ אילין ציפוראי ממחין אילין לאילין מסמריה דנווליה‏ : the Sepphorites protest against one other concerning the nails of the looms
(1)
to refuse
Sam
(2)
+ביד : to prevent, protest
BADan, JBA, LJLA
Dan 4:32↗ וְלָא אִיתַי דִּי־יְמַחֵא בִידֵהּ‏ : there is no one to deny it to Him † ; BT Git 56a(5)↗ ולא מחו בידי׳‏ : they did not prevent him ; TgQoh8:4↗ ומאן הוא גברא די ימחי בידיה ויימר ליה מאי עבדת‏
Cˀafˁelto overwhelm with (odor)1 sense▶
to overwhelm with (odor)
Syr
P Am4:10↗ ܐܡܚܝܬ ܪܝܚ ܣܪܝܘܬܟܘܢ ܒܐ̈ܦܝܟܘܢ‏ : I made the smell of your stench overwhelm your faces [but probably "noses" is better, see note to ˀp n.)
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be struck3 senses▶
1
to be struck
Qumran, JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, LJLA
TgO Ex22:1↗ אִם בְמַחתַרתָא יִשתְכַח גַנָבָא וְיִתִימחֵי וִימוּת‏ : if the thief is found while breaking in and is struck and dies ; P 2S2:30↗ ܕܐܬܡܚܝܘ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ‏ : who were struck by David's men ; PJ Ex22:1↗ text not cited ; TgEsth107:9↗ וזקיף יתמחי עלוהי‏ : he should be struck impaled upon it
(1)
to be wounded
Syr
ESSerm4 30:29 ܟܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܫܝܢܐ ܡܬܡܚܝܢ ܒܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܬܐܣܝܢ‏ : all those wounded in a settled area are healed in the mountains
(1)
to die
Sam
(2)
to struggle
Sam
(2)
to be affixed firmly, fastened
BAEzra
Ezra 6:11↗ יִתְנְסַח אָע מִן־בַּיְתֵהּ וּזְקִיף יִתְמְחֵא עֲלֹהִי‏ : a wooden beam should be removed from his house and he should be hung erect on it
2
to be wiped
JLAtg
TgJ 2K21:13↗ כְמָא דְמִתמַחיָא צְלוֹחִיתָא‏ : like the dish is wiped
(1)
to be wiped from the record
Qumran, JLAtg, JBA, LJLA
4QLevibar3..6↗ ולא מתמחא שם חסיה מן כול עמה{א} לעלם‏ : may the name of the pious one not be wiped out from its nation forever ; TgO Deut25:6↗ וְלָא יִתמְחֵי שְמֵיה מישראל‏ ; TgJ Jud21:17↗ וְלָא יִתמְחֵי שִבטָא מִיִשׂרָאֵל‏ ; PJ Deut25:6↗ text not cited ; TgPs109:14↗ וחובת אמיה לא תתמחי‏ : his mother's sin will not be wiped away
3
to melt
Sam
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be plagued3 senses▶
1
to be plagued
Syr
2
to be severely beaten
Syr
JSB5 44:18↗ ܐܘ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܢܹܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܐܸܬ݂ܡܲܚܝ݂ܬܘ݁ܢ‏ : Oh cypresses, by which wind have you been struck?
(1)
to be wounded
Syr
P Je46:5↗ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ݂ ܐܬܡ݁ܚܝܘ‏
3
to be struck with an image, patterned
Syr
EphFid 2:11.1↗ ܟܝܠܐ ܬܪܝܨܐ ܕܡ݂ܬܡܚܝ ܒܗ݀ܘ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ‏ : a proper measure patterned after that of the prophets and apostles
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OA mḥˁ; JBAGeonMagic also מעי ?
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In Aramaic, Semitic mḥy "to erase" and mẖḍ "to strike swiftly" or the like, have early on merged into this verb.
Sokoloff's Jewish Aramaic dictionaries have multiplied homographic lemmas here; but we think they are all one, except for "to declare effective".
In Syriac, as usual, Gt and Dt forms may alternate in poetry metri causa.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 738[380]DJPA: 300aDJBA: 655bJastrow: 760Drower/Macuch: 258bPayne-Smith: 2065J. Payne-Smith: 263Levy Ch-W: 2:22Tal Sam: 460DNWSI: 610DCPA[Schulthess]: 216[108]BarBahlul: 1053:11Qumran: 136

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