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nqy vb. D to cleanse
GDDt
Gpəˁalto cleanse1 sense▶
to cleanse
JLAtg
TgJ Jer4:14↗ נְקָא מִלְמַעֲבַד בִישָא לִבִיך יְרוּשלַם‏ : [MT כַּבְּסִי מֵרָעָה לִבֵּךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַם] †
(1)
to refine
LJLA
TgProv17:3var.↗ צרפא בקי/נקי/ לסאמא וכורא לדהבא‏ : the smelting furnace tests/refines/ silver and the smelter -- gold
Dpaˁˁelto remove a claim or obligation3 senses▶
1
to remove a claim or obligation
OfAEg, JBA
TAD B1.1 R11↗ ו]הן לא קמת ונקת ונתנת לך‏ : should I not go and clear the claim and give it to you ; BT Ket 87a(29)↗ נקי נפשיך בשבועתא‏ : clear yourself by means of an oath
2
to cleanse
JLAtg, Gal, CPA
TgJ Is1:25↗ וַאְבָרֵיר כְמָא דִמנַקַן בְבוֹרִיתָא‏ : I will clean the way one cleanses with alkali ; MTKG II:28 8a:8 נקי גרמך‏ : wash yourself ; CPA Matt23:25↗ ܕܐܬܘܢ ܡܢܩ̈ܝܢ ܒܪܝܘܬܗ ܕܟܣܐ‏ : for you clean the outside of the bowl
(1)
to cleanse from sins
JLAtg, Gal, Sam
TgJ Is53:10↗ לְנַקָאָה מֵחוֹבִין נַפשְהוֹן‏ ; SYAP 47:35↗ למנקייה מן חובין‏ : to cleanse from sins
(2)
to cleanse the hands
JBA
BT Ber 15a(13)↗ שפיר קאמ׳, כל מידי דמנ{{י}}קי‏ : he says it well: everything that cleanses (the hands is proper to use)
3
to prune
CPA
CPA John15:2↗ ܗܝܕܐ ܕܡܝܬܝ^ܐ^ ܦܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢܩܐ݁ ܗܘ‏ : he prunes the one that produces fruit
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto cleanse oneself1 sense▶
to cleanse oneself
JLAtg
TgJ Jer2:22↗ אֲרֵי אִם תְדַמַן לְאִתנַקָאָה מֵחוֹבַך כְמָא דִמנַקַן בְנִתרָא וֻמחַוְרִין בְבוֹרִיתָא‏ : for should you think to cleanse yourself from your sin as one launders with nitre and whitens with lye
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The sole G example has many variants and should be deemed dubious.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 360bDJBA: 775aJastrow: 932Drower/Macuch: 306aLevy Ch-W: 2:127Tal Sam: 546DNWSI: 757DCPA[Schulthess]: 272[128]

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