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nkt (a/u [e/a]) vb. to bite
GDCGt
Gpəˁalto bite3 senses▶
1
to bite
Common (except: OA, BA, MidAr)
TgJ Amos5:19↗ וְיִסמוֹך יֲדֵיה עַל כוּתלָא וְיִכתִנֵיה חִויָא‏ : he leans his hand on the wall and a snake bites him ; SamTgJ Num21:6↗ ושלח יהוה בעמה ית נחשיה יקדיה ונכתו ית עמה‏ ; AphDem14.247:20↗ ܢܟܬܝܢ ܒܫܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ‏ ; P Gn49:17↗ ܕܢܟܬ ܠܣܘܣܝܐ ܒܥܩܒܗ‏ : who bites the horse on its heel ; BT Ber 61a(10)↗ והא קא חזינן דנכתה ובטשה‏ : do we not see that (an animal) bites and kicks? ; AM 55:7 ↗ kalba ninikta : a dog will bite her ; DSumqa 162 ↗ minkat latinkut : you should not bite
(1)
to sting
Man
2
to irritate, harm
Syr, Man
(1)
to have a negative effect on
Syr, JBA
JS_Elijah 5:168↗ ܐܸܠܽܘ ܢܲܟܬܸܗ ܚܲܕ ܡܸܢ ܚܲܫܸ̈ܐ ܕܲܪ̈ܓܼܝܓܵܬܵܐ‏ : had any of the pains of lusts bitten him ; BT Git 67b(19)↗ מאי קורדייקוס אמ׳ שמואל דנכתיה חמרא חדתא דמעצרתא‏ : what is קורדייקוס [of the Mishnah]? PN says: when new wine from a vat has affected him
3
metaph.: (interest) to discount capital
JBA
BT BM 60b(32)↗ נשך איכא, דקא נכית ליה‏ : it is biblical נֶשֶׁךְ, since it bites (the capital)
Dpaˁˁelto bite2 senses▶
to bite
JLAtg, PTA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgO Num21:6↗ text not cited ; TNM Num21:8↗ ויהווי כל דמנכית בחוויה‏ : anyone bitten! by a snake ; P Am9:3↗ ܘܢܢܟܬ ܐܢܘܢ‏ ; Gal5:15↗ ܚܲܕ݂ ܠܚܲܕ݂ ܡܢܲܟ݁ܬ݂ܼܝܬ݁ܘ݂ܢ‏ ; Pishra D-ainia 631 ↗ nandala mnaktalik uauaza mnaktalik : a centipede bites you and a goose pecks you ; TgQoh10:8↗ מלכא רשיעא דנכית להום כחיויא‏ : the wicked king who bit them like a snake †
(1)
to sting
Man
2
to make sting
JBA
BT Yev 76a(24)↗ ומייתינן שושמנא גמלא ומנכתינן ליה‏ : we bring a huge ant and make it sting (the puncture)
Cˀafˁelto bite2 senses▶
1
to bite
Syr
(1)
fig. (erroneous var.)
LJLA
TgProv25:20↗ כריותא"ברינתא" מכתא ליביה דגברא‏ : grief bites a man's heart [but the correct var. is: מהרא; see Peshitta ad loc.] †
2
to cause one to take discounted interest
JBAg
Sheel 45:4 text not cited
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be bitten2 senses▶
1
to be bitten
JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr
TgO Num21:8↗ וִיהֵי כֹל דְיִתנְכֵית וְיִחזֵי יָתֵיה וְיִתקַיַים‏ : so that anyone who might be bitten will see it and be revived ; FTV Num21:9↗ כל מן דהוה מינכת בחיויא‏
2
to take ill
Syr
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 921[430]DJPA: 351bDJBA: 755aJastrow: 912Drower/Macuch: 301bJ. Payne-Smith: 340Levy Ch-W: 2:111Tal Sam: 528DNWSI: 732Audo: 2:99DCPA[Schulthess]: 266[]
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