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nwḥ (a/u) vb. to rest
GDCCt
Gpəˁalto rest3 senses▶
1
to rest
Common Aramaic
4Q246 .2.4↗ וכלא ינוח מן חרב‏ : all will rest from war ; TgO Gen2:2↗ וְנָח בְיוֹמָא שְבִיעָאָה‏ : He rested on the seventh day ; GT Q Exod20:8↗ תְּנוּח וְלָא תַעְבֵּיד כָּל עֲבִידְתָא‏ ; GregOr 41 25.2.16↗ ܒܗ݀ܘ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܢܚ ܡܢ ܥ݁ܒ̈ܕܐ‏ ; BT Šab 21a(14)↗ ובענפוהי ניחין כל כריהי דמערבא‏ : all the sick people of Eretz Israel rest under [lit. in] its branches
(1)
w. נפשׁא: to die, rest in peace
Gal, JBA, LJLA
SYAP 33:82↗ נפשך לא נחית עד דכבדך {שרית}<שחית>‏ ; BT Sot 35a(26)↗ איוב נח נפשיה ואיטרידו כולי עלמא לאספודיה‏ : Job died and everyone was occupied in mourning him
(1)
תנוח נפשׁה : may he rest in peace
JPAEpig, LJLA
Zoar 22:1↗ תנוח נפשה דרבי סימון‏ ; PJ Gen15:15↗ בשלם תנוח נפשך ותתקבר בסיבו טבא‏ : may you rest in peace and be buried at a good old age
(1)
ܢܝܚ ܢܦܫܐ + PN : may PN rest in peace
Syr
StatNis.56.4↗ ܒܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܢܝܚ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܝܣ‏ : during the leadership of Bishop Simeon the Metropolitan, may he rest in peace
(2)
to stop movement
Qumran, JLAtg
TgO Deut28:65↗ וֻבעַמְמַיָא הָאִינוּן לָא תְנוּחַ וְלָא יְהֵי מְנָח לְפָרסַת רַגלָך‏
2
to become quiet
Syr, JBA
BT BQ 70b(30)↗ עד דניחא בחצר‏ : until (the stolen article) comes to rest in the courtyard
(1)
to cease, be alleviated
JLAtg, CPA, Syr
TgJ Hos5:14↗ וְלָא יְנִיַח מִנכוֹן מַכאוֹב‏ : nor shall pain be alleviated from you ; CPA(le97) Gen 8:11↗ ܘܝܕܥ ܢܘܚ ܕܢܚܘ ܡܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܥܐ‏ : Noah knew that the water was gone from the earth ; JulSok 203(98):6↗ ܗܘ݂ܐ ܫܠܝ݂ܐ ܘܢܚ ܙܘܥܐ܂ ܘܫܠܝܘ ܩ̈ܠܐ‏ : it was quiet, movement had stopped and voices quieted ; P Lk8:24↗ ܘܢܵܚܘ܂ ܘܲܗܘܵܐ ܫܸܠܝܵܐ‏ : (the winds) stopped, and it was quiet
(1)
(logic) תינח (i.e. 3fs. impf.) : let it be, granted
JBA
BT Ber 6a(52)↗ התינח בחד ביתא בשאר בתי מאי כתי׳ בהו‏ : granted it is so for one house, but what is written about the rest of the houses?
(2)
to lie upon, fall on
JBA
BTSan 39a(37)var. שימשא אכולי עלמא ניחא‏ : the sun falls on everyone
3
to be sated
Syr
AphDem15.314:1↗ ܘܐܫܬܝ ܘܢܚ ܨܗܝܗ‏
Dpaˁˁelto quiet, make stop2 senses▶
1
to quiet, make stop
Syr
IVMac2:3↗ ܦܩܪܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܘܗܝ ܒܗ ܢܝ݁ܚ‏ : he quieted down in him the frenzy of his senses
2
to give comfort to someone
CPA
CPAHor 346:6↗ ܢܝܚ ܝܬ݁ܗ ܠܢܦܫܬ݁ܗܘܢ ܕܥܒܕܟ‏
(1)
to bless a deceased person
CPA
Cˀafˁelto make quiet3 senses▶
1
to make quiet
Syr
HippAp 6(4)↗ ܟܪ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܡܢܝܚܐ ܨܒܪܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܗܝ‏ : where sleep alleviates delirium, it is good ; Heb 4:8↗ ܐܲܢܼܝܚ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܐܸܢܘ݂ܢ܃ ܠܵܐ‏
(1)
to give rest and relief
JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
TgJ Ez16:42↗ וַאֲנִיַח חִמתִי בִיך‏ : I shall stop being angry with you ; TN Deut12:10↗ ויניח לכון מכל בעלי דבביכון מן חזור חזור‏ ; P 1Ch17:10↗ ܘܐܢܝܚܬ ܠܟ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܥ̈ܠܕܒܒܝܟ‏ : I gave you relief from all your enemies ; GY 114:18↗ anat anha lhaua zauak : you calm down Eve, your wife ; PJ Deut3:20↗ עד זמן דיניח ייי לאחוכון כוותכון‏ : until the Lord provides rest for your brother just as like you ; TgIChron 22:18↗ ויניח לכון מן חזור חזור‏ : he will give you relief from all sides
(2)
to placate, satisfy
Syr, Man
AphDem.5:4↗ ܕܬܟܬܘܒ ܠܝ ܘܬܚܘܝܢܝ܂ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܥ݁ܒ̈ܕܐ ܡܬܒܥܝܢ ܠܗܝܡܢܘܬܢ ܗܕܐ ܘܬܢܝܚܝܢܝ‏ : you should write and explain to me those deeds that are necessary for this faith of ours and placate me ; AphDem14.289:15↗ ܕܡܢܝܚܝܢ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܣܛܢܐ‏ : who satisfy Satan's will
(3)
to relieve ܡܢ from a burden, lift off of
Syr
TgO Num17:20↗ וַאֲנִיַח מִן קְדָמַי יָת תוּרעֲמָת בְנֵי ישׂראל‏ : I will relieve myself of the complaints of the Israelites ; Rom13:12↗ ܢܢܼܝܚ ܡܸܢܲܢ ܗܵܟ݂ܼܝܠ ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܸܐ̈ ܕ݁ܚܸܫܘ݂ܟ݂ܵܐ‏ : so let us remove the works of darkness from us ; ApocBar 51:14↗ ܐܢܝܚܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܛܥܢܐ ܕܥ݁ܩ̈ܬܐ‏
(1)
to remove, set aside
Sam, Syr, JBA
SamTgJ Ex16:23↗ וית כל דיתר הנחו לכון למטרה עד צפר‏ : everything extra set aside to keep until morning ; P Acts21:3↗ ܠܲܡܢܵܚܘ݂ ܛܲܥܢܵܗ‏ : to unload its burden ; BT Ket 47b(17)↗ מיכל לא ניכלינהו, אנוחי ננחינהו‏ : he must not consume them but must set them aside
2
to place down
JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgO Gen48:17↗ לְאַעֲדָאָה יָתַה מֵעַל רֵישָא דְאַפרַיִם לַאֲנָחוּתַה עַל רֵישָא דִמנַשַה‏ : to remove it from Ephraim's head to place in on Menasseh's head ; SamTgJ Ex16:33↗ סב צנצנה אחדה ואב תמן מלו מכלה מן והנח יתה לקדם יהוה למטרה לדריכון‏ : take a jar and put a full measure of manna in it and place it before the Lord to be preserved for all your generations ; StudSin11 9:b:21 ܥܠܬ ܠܒܝܬܗ݀ ܘܐܢܝܚܬ ܩܘܠܬܗ݀‏ : she went home and put down her pitcher ; P Is30:32↗ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܕܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܢܢܝܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ‏ ; BT BQ 17a(7)↗ אנוחי לא מנחינן‏ : we do not actually place (the Torah scroll on the bed) ; PJ Gen48:17↗ לאנחות{א}<ה> על רישא דמנשה‏
(1)
fig. : to impose upon, put upon
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 1.22:12↗ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܐܢܝܚܢܝ ܘܫܡܠܝܢܝ‏ : he imposed everything upon me completely
(2)
w. תפילי : to put on phylacteries
JBA
BT Ber 14b(43)↗ ואנח תפילי ומצלי‏
3
to serve, minister (in a temple)
Syr
Tobit 1:7↗ ܠܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܕܡܢܝܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ‏
Ctˀettafˁalto be at rest, often referring to death3 senses▶
1
to be at rest, often referring to death
JPAEpig, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
Zoar 25:1↗ תתניח נפשה הדה‏ : may this soul rest in peace ; GT T Deut34:↗ תתניח נפשך עם כל אבהתה‏ ; Geron 7.1:9↗ ܫܒܩܐ ܠܝ ܕܐܬܢܝܚ‏ : allow me to rest ; ChronEdess 9:16↗ ܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܦܛܪܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܒܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ‏ : Bishop Peter of Edessa passed away on Easter day ; TgEsth2 9:18↗ ואיתניחו בחמש׳ עסר ביה‏ : they rested on the fifteenth of (the month)
(1)
to be soothed, to relax
Syr, Man
OS JnCur4:6↗ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܢܝܚ ܡܢ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ‏ : so that he could rest from the toil of the road ; P Gn27:44↗ ܕܢܬܬܢܝܚ ܪܘܓܙܗ‏ : his rage was soothed ; P Is7:19↗ ܘܢܐܬܘܢ ܘܢܬܬܢܝܚܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܚܠܐ‏
(2)
to delight in, agree with
Syr, JBA
SM 1(20):58.2(10)↗ לא בעינא איתנוחי‏ : I do not need to agree
(1)
+ˁl : to feel comfortable with (?) or to feel sorry for (?)
CPA
2
to be freed of, relieved from
Sam, Syr
ChrPsD1 127:23↗ ܐܬܬܢܝܚܬ ܡܢ ܫܩ̈ܠܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ‏ : it was relieved from tributes for ten years
3
to be placed, alight upon
CPA, Syr, JBAmb, JBA
CPA(le97) Is 11:2↗ ܘܬܬܢܝܚ ܥܠܘܝ ܪ̈ܘܚܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ‏ : the spirit of God shall rest upon him ; P 2S3:29↗ ܢܬܬܢܝܚ ܥܠ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ‏ : let (the blood guilt) lie on Joab's head ; JBABowl 2.1:6↗ דאיתנח על חירמון טורא‏ : that was placed on Mt. Hermon ; BT BB 74b(20)↗ איתנחה עילוי<ה> עשבי ו{ה}<ח>למה‏ : it was placed upon herbs and healed
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Var. vocalizations of the C stem with doubled nun are erroneous Hebraisms.
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Note that unlike most previous efforts, we have here attempted to disambiguate the senses of the T stems between those reflexive of G as opposed to the passive/reflexive of C, though of course it is often impossible to be certain.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 897[419]DJPA: 344aDJBA: 735bJastrow: 886Drower/Macuch: 293aJ. Payne-Smith: 331Levy Ch-W: 2:97Tal Sam: 508aDNWSI: 721Audo: 2:88DCPA[Schulthess]: 258[120]Qumran: 153

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