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pk, pkˀ (paḵ, pakkā) n.m. cheek; blow
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cheek
Syr
AphDiatess1990 66:25↗ ܕܡ݁ܢ ܕܡܚܐ ܥܠ ܦܟܟ ܐܬܩܢ ܠܗ ܐܚܪܢܐ܂ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܗ݀ ܗܝ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܐ‏ : for "one who strikes your cheek, present him with the other" is the perfection of grace ; LG 7:13(1)↗ ܲܟܡܵܐ ܙܲܒܢܼ̈ܝܢ ܒܵܠܲܥ ܐܼܢܵܫ ܒܦܲܟܵܐ ܐܲܘ ܒܫܲܒܘ݂ܩܵܐ ܘܢܵܦܩܵܐ ܢܲܦܫܸܗ‏ ; P Is50:6↗ ܓܘܫܡܝ ܝܗ݀ܒܬ ܠܡܚ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܦܟ̈ܝ ܠܫܘܩܦܐ‏ : I gave my body over to blows and my cheeks to a beating ; P Mi4:14↗ ܘܡܚܘ ܒܫܒܛܐ ܥܠ ܦܟܗ‏
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jaw, jaw bone
Syr
P Ju15:16↗ ܒܦܟܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ‏ ; EphBread 12:11b↗ ܒܠܲܥ ܥܲܠ ܦܲܟܸܗ ̈ ܗܲܘ ܕܲܐܪܕܼܝ ܡ̈ܲܝܵܐ | ܡܸܢ ܓܲܘ ܦܲܟܵܐ‏ : the one who made water flow out of the cheek (of the ass) took a blow on his cheek
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side (of a structure)
Syr
BHce2 581:8 ܦܟܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ‏
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blow (on the cheek)
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JSBLet 64:10 ܘܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܬܬܠ ܠܝ ܦܟܐ ܡܩܒܠ ܗܘ݁ܝܬ܃ ܘܗܘ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܦܢܐ ܗܘ݁ܝܬ‏ : (if) you had the desire to give me a slap on the cheek I would take it and turn the other ; P Ex21:25↗ ܦܟܐ ܚܠܦ ܦܟܐ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1190[567]J. Payne-Smith: 445

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