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prs, prsˀ (prās, prāsā) v.n. spreading, covering
1
textile covering
Jud, JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA
5/6Hev 10..:7↗ לחמך וכסותך ופ̇ר̇שך‏ : your food, your clothing, and your textiles/bedding (?) ; TgO Ex27:16↗ וְלִתרַע דָרְתָא פְרָסָא עַסרִין אַמִין דְתַכלָא וְאַרגְוָנָא וֻצבַע זְהוֹרִי וְבוּץ שְזִיר‏ ; TN Ex26:36↗ ותעבד פרס לתרע משכנה תכלה וארגון וצבע דזהורי טבא ובוץ שזיר עובד ציור‏ ; CPAHor 394:7↗ ܟܘܠܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܪܬܬ݁ܬ݁ ܘܐܬ݁ܒܙܥ ܦܪܣܗ ܕܢܘܣܐ‏ : the whole earth shook and the curtain of the temple split apart ; SamTgJ Ex26:36↗ ותעבד פרס לתרח משכנה‏ : [Heb.: ועשית מסך לפתח האהל] ; JulSok 477(235):17↗ ܢܬܦܪܣ ܠܗ ܦܪܣܐ ܕܣܥܪܐ‏ : that a spread of fur be spread for him ; IshExod 49:10↗ ܦܪ̈ܦܐ/ܦܪ̈ܣܐ/ ܩ݁ܪܐ ܠܕܦ̈ܐ ܟܦܝ̈ܦܐ܃ ܕܡܬܬܣܝܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܣܡ̈ܟܐ ܕܕܦ̈ܐ ܩܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܬܡ̈ܬܚܢ ܝܪ̈ܝܥܬܐ ܕܒܘܨܐ‏ : rings (var.: coverings) he calls the bent panels placed over the supports of the standing panels on which the linen curtains are stretched ; BT Ḥul 8b(18)↗ בליתא דפרסא‏ : a rag of a cover ; PJ Ex26:36↗ ותעבד פרסא לתרע משכנא‏ : you should make a textile cover for the opening of the tent
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veil
Syr
(2)
carpet
Syr
Kays 186:3↗ ܦܪ̈ܣܐ ܘܛܵܦܝ݂̈ܛܐ ܕܡܫܘ̈ܝܢ ܒܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܬܐ‏
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tented area
LJLA
TgIChron 15:23↗ תרעייה לפרסא דתמן ארונא‏ : the gatekeepers for the tented area where the ark was
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sail
Syr
JEhCh 299b:8 ܥܠ ܪܝܫܗ ܣܝ݁ܡܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܪܪܗ݀ ܕܐܠܦܐ܂ ܘܠܦܪܣ݁ܐ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܟܬܢܐ ܕܚܒ݁ܫ ܘܛ݁ܥܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ‏ : on top of (the middle mast) they put all the ensignia of the ship and the linen sail that collects and bears the force of the wind
2
spreading
Syr
AphDem21.406:8↗ ܙܟܐ ܠܥܡܠܝܩ ܒܦܪܣ ܐܝܕܘܗ̈ܝ‏ : he defeated Amalek with the spreading of his hands
(1)
(geog.) physical expanse
Syr
OS LkSin4:29↗ ܘܐܝܬܝܘܗܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܦܪܣ ܛܘܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ‏ : they brought him to the edge of the mountain [Gk. τῆς ὀφρύος; Pesh. ܠܰܓܒܺܝܢܳܐ ܕܛܽܘܪܳܐ] on which their city had been built
3
pras iamin : the right hand (as opposed to arm)
Man
GY 272:21↗ uligṭan bpras iaminai : he took me by my right hand
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Mand apras, pras; CPA ܦܪܣ܂ ܦܝܪܣ
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1245[600]DJPA: 448bDJBA: 935bJastrow: 1233Drower/Macuch: 378a, 32bJ. Payne-Smith: 463Levy Ch-W: 2:294Tal Sam: 705DCPA[Schulthess]: 341[]DJA: 74b

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