←
ndr, ndrˀ (nḏar, neḏrā) n.m. vow
1
vow
Common Aramaic
TgO Lev7:16↗ וְאִם נִדרָא אוֹ נְדַבתָא‏ ; PTNed 41.b:52[2]↗ אין אכיל עבר על נידריה‏ : if he eats, he transgresses his vow ; TN Gen28:20↗ ונדר <יעקב> נדר‏ : Jacob vowed a vow ; BT Ned 23a(8)↗ ר׳ ישמע׳ ב׳ר יוסי הוה ליה נדר׳ למשרי‏ : PN needed to be released from a vow [lit. had a vow to release] ; PJ Lev22:18↗ text not cited
(1)
ܒܪ ܢܕܪ̈ܐ܂ ܒܪܬ@ܢܕܪ̈ܐ : child of vows, i.e. precious or only child
Syr
JSB4 131:21↗ ܚܘܣ ܘܐܬܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܒܪ ܢܕܪ̈ܝ‏ : have mercy and compassion on my precious child ; Le Muséon 99:102(15) ܠܐܝܟܐ ܐܙܠ ܒܪ ܢܕܪ̈ܝ‏ : (Sarah, of Isaac)
2
the offering promised by a vow
Common Aramaic
TgO Lev7:16↗ וְאִם נִדרָא אוֹ נְדַבתָא נִכסַת קוּרבָנֵיה‏ : if his slaughtered offering is a vow or a donation
3
(magic) demonic force associated with vows
JBAmb
JBABowl 49.1:9↗ לוטתא וקריתא ונידרא ואשלמתא‏ : a curse, calling, vow, and spell
🔍▶
✎▶
In Syr. vocalization traditions vary as to ndr and ndr #2.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 892[416]DJBA: 747bJastrow: 880Drower/Macuch: 297a, 281bJ. Payne-Smith: 328Levy Ch-W: 2:94Tal Sam: 505DNWSI: 719

© The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ©
Sat, 14 Nov 2026 16:19:48 -0500