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npqh, npqtˀ (nap̄qā, np̄aqṯā) n.f. expense
1
expense
BAEzra, Palmyrene, Gal, Syr, JBA
Ezra 6:4↗ וְנִפְקְתָא מִן־בֵּית מַלְכָּא תִּתְיְהִב‏ : while the expense is to be provided from the royal palace ; PAT1378:1.6 ↗ ˀpq mn kysh npqn rbrbn : he spent great expenses out of his own purse ; VR 17:960(3)↗ מ{א}ן דמאן {מ}<נ>פקתא‏ : from whom is the expense? ; SevAntBri PO36:4 [14]:31 ܕܢܦܩ̈ܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܚܙܘܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܘܬܪܢ܃ ܟܪ̈ܣܬܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܡܫ̈ܟܚܢ ܗܘܝ ܠܡܡ݂ܠܐ‏ : these expenses of this valueless spectacle would have been able to fill the bellies of many poor folks ; P Ezra6:4↗ ܘܢܦܩܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ ܡܬܝܗܒܐ‏ : the expenses will be paid by the palace ; BT Ned 7a(6)↗ לנפקתה בעלמ׳‏ : it for general expenses
2
money, cash
Syr
SyrAhiq 4 361:11↗ ܘܗܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܚܣܝܪ ܢܦܩ̈ܬܐ ܐܢܐ‏ : right now at this time I am short of cash
3
ܡܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܢ܊ : apology, excuse
Syr
Am5 80:9↗ ܡܛܠ ܡܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܢܦܲܩܬܹ݁ܗ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 937[439]DJPA: 358aDJBA: 769aPayne-Smith: 2426J. Payne-Smith: 346DNWSI: 743f

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