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nqy (nəqē) adj. clean; dedicated
1
clean
Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Man
Masada 567.2↗ לחם נקי‏ ; TN Ex24:10↗ וכחזוי שמיא כד אינון נקיין מן עננא‏ : like the appearance of the sky when it is free of cloud
(1)
pure
Qumran, Gal
VR 768:4(1)↗ אולו כרוסין דהב נקי‏ : ὁλόχρυσον, i.e., pure gold
(2)
of white objects
Gal, PTA, LJLA
TN Ex3:17↗ פירין נקיא כחלבא‏ : fruit as white as milk ; PJ Gen49:12↗ שנוי נקיין מן חלבא‏ : his teeth are whiter than milk
(3)
clear
JLAtg, JBAg
TgJ Is28:8↗ לֵית לְהוֹן אְתַר דִנקֵי מִן אוֹנֵיס‏ : they had no place clear of forced damage ; HM(1) 85:(1)28↗ וחמר נקי‏ : clear wine [i.e. w/o sediments]
(1)
smooth, non-hairy
Sam
SamTgJ Gen27:11↗ אה עשו אחי גבר סעיר ואנה גבר אנקי‏
(2)
exempt
JLAtg
TgJ 1K15:22↗ כְנַש יָת כָל דְבֵית יְהוּדָה לֵי דִנקֵי‏ : he assembled the whole house of Judah without exception
2
prepared, ready
Gal, Syr
KohR[1]29:1(12)↗ הא ענתא מתיין יתיה עד דאנון נקיין‏ : now is the time (for us) to bring it before they are ready ; ESEpiph 186:20↗ ܟܗܢܝܟܝ ܢܩ݂ܝܢ ܘܥܬܝܕܝܢ‏ ; JulSok 161(77):22↗ ܢܩܐ ܘܩܐܡ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܟ‏ : he stands ready at your gate
(1)
dedicated
Syr
JSB4 183:13↗ ܕܠܨܒܝܢܗ ܢܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܚܝܘ̈ܗܝ‏ : whose life was dedicated to His will
(2)
ܠ_ : inclined toward
Syr
BhBS.E Econ 1.2.2 ܘܩܪܢܐ ܠܣܘܪܩܐ ܢܩܝܐ‏ : capital has a tendency toward loss ; JulSok 295(144):11↗ ܓܒܐ ܕܣܡܠܐ ܕܠܗܘܢ ܢܩܝܐ ܡܫܡܥܬܗ ܕܛܪܘܢܐ݂‏ : the left side to which the tyrant's listening inclines ; JS_Elijah 1:894↗ ܗܲܘ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܢܩܸܐ ܠܡܲܨܽܘܬܵܐ‏ : that high and mighty fellow inclined toward strife
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For עמר נקי see s.v. nqy n.f. DJPA renders our 1.2 as "white", but given that Aramaic has a perfectly good common word for that color in ḥwr adj., we are less certain.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 942[444]DJPA: 360aDJBA: 775bJastrow: 932Drower/Macuch: 286aJ. Payne-Smith: 351Levy Ch-W: 2:127Tal Sam: 546DNWSI: 757DCPA[Schulthess]: 272[128]DJA: 66bQumran: 160

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