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pgr (a/a) vb. D to break up, to destroy
DDt
√ pgr, pgrˀ n.m.
Dpaˁˁelto break up, to destroy (large stone structures)2 senses▶
1
to break up, to destroy (large stone structures)
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, JBAmb, JBAg, LJLA
TgJ Ez26:12↗ וְיִבזוּן נִכסַך וְיִשבוֹן סְחוֹרְתִיך וִיפַגְרוּן שוּרַך‏ ; PRK46.4↗ פגרו פגרו‏ : destroy! Destroy! (i.e. Jerusalem) ; TN Gen49:6↗ פגרו שורי בעלי דבביהון‏ ; SamTgJ Ex34:13↗ הלא ית מדבחיון תפגרון‏ : rather you should destroy their altars ; JBABowl 1.1:11↗ ומפגרין‏ : † ; HM(1) 80:(1)27↗ ואי בעית לפגרא טורין {ו}רמין‏ : if you want to destroy high mountains ; TgPs28:5↗ ולעובדי אידוי יפגרינון ולא יבנינון‏
2
(otherwise)
PTA
TN Ex15:7↗ ובסגי גיוותנותך תפגר בעלי דבביהון‏ : [MT וּבְרֹב גְּאוֹנְךָ תַּהֲרֹס קָמֶיךָ]
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁal(of large stone structures) to be destroyed1 sense▶
(of large stone structures) to be destroyed
JLAtg, Sam, LJLA
TgJ Jer50:15↗ נְפַלָא אָשיָתַהָא אִתפַגַרוּ שוּרַהָא‏ ; TgLamYemWT 2:8↗ מקפנא ושורא כחדא אתפגרו‏ : the encircling wall and city wall were both destroyed
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The original meaning of the noun pgar was "dead body", hence this denominative. As it developed to be used more frequently to refer to living bodies, the other verbal denominatives developed. There is a clear semantic connection with pkr, however.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 424bDJBA: 887bJastrow: 1135Levy Ch-W: 2:254Tal Sam: 672DCPA[Schulthess]: 324[154]
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