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pry vb. to be fruitful
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Gpəˁalto be fruitful2 senses▶
1
to be fruitful
JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr
TgJ Is53:2↗ הָא כְלַבלַבִין דְפָרַן‏ : like fruitful sprouts ; P Gn1:28↗ ܦܪܘ ܘܣܓܘ‏ : be fruitful and multiply
(1)
to have offspring
Syr, LJLA
TgEsth2 4:13(12)↗ ולא יזלון נשיהון לות בעליהון ולא יפרון ולא יסגון בעלמא‏
(2)
to sprout
Man
GY 7:11↗ prun uhun uˁtqaiam malkia ḏtušbihta : praiseworthy kings sprouted, developed, and were established
2
to increase
JBA, Man
BT BB 18b(11)↗ ואי באטרפא הדר פארי‏ : if (damage occurred) in the leaf, it will grow again ; GY 5:1↗ ubirktẖ uṭabuta uraurabutẖ ḏmalka rama ḏnhura parian unapqan ulamistaikan : the blessing, goodness, and greatness of the high king of light increase, go forth, and are unlimited
Dpaˁˁelto bear fruit1 sense▶
to bear fruit
JBA
BT Pes 51b(15)↗ מדי דאיתה לגרידיה מששית ומפרי פרויי בשביעית‏ : something that exists all by itself from the sixth (year of the sabbatical cycle) but does bear fruit on the seventh
Cˀafˁelto beget3 senses▶
1
to beget
Syr
(1)
to bring forth
Syr
JSBhom 125:610↗ ܕܲܟܢܼܝܫܵܐܼܝܬ ܢܲܦܪܽܘܢ ܨܸܐܕܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܝܽܘܒܵܒ̈ܲܝܗܽܘܢ‏ : that gathered together they might produce their music with Him ; JSBhom 71day2 615↗ ܐܵܦܠܵܐ ܪ̈ܲܚܫܵܐ ܘܢܽܘ̈ܢܸܐ ܡܲܦܪܸܝܢ܃ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܕܲܠܥܸܠ‏ : the upper waters do not even produce creeping creatures and fish
(1)
fig.: to produce in abundance
Syr
BhEth 65:10 ܠܡܲܦܪܵܝܘ݂ ܩܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܘܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ‏ : to produce an abundance of holy songs and hymns
2
to sanction
Syr
(1)
to ordain (clerics)
Syr
BHce3 99:16 ܐܦ݂ܪܝ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ‏
3
to make fertile
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Gen28:3↗ ואל שדי יברך יתך ויפרינך ויסגינך‏ ; JulSok 473(233):13↗ ܘܢܦܪܐ ܘܢܣܓܐ ܠܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܟܝ‏ ; P Gn17:6↗ ܘܐܦܪܝܟ ܘܐܣܓܝܟ ܛܒ ܛܒ‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be produced1 sense▶
to be produced
Syr
EbMai10 215b:9 ܟܠܗ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܐܬܦܪܝ ܡܢ ܒܥܠܗ݀‏ : all the honor produced by her husband
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be increased1 sense▶
to be increased
Man
Ctˀettafˁalto be published1 sense▶
to be published
Syr
BHNom 107:4↗ ܟܬܒܐ ܥܕܬܢܝܐ ܕܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܡܬ݁ܬܲܦܪܸܐ‏ : a newly published church writing
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All Syr. G examples in our database are in the biblical combination from Genesis "to be fruitful and multiply".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1237[596]DJBA: 932Jastrow: 1225Drower/Macuch: 377a, 364aPayne-Smith: 3226Tal Sam: 703DCPA[Schulthess]: 340[162]Qumran: 194

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