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psq, psqˀ (pseq, pesqā) n.m. section
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portion, piece
Sam, Syr, LJLA
SamTgJ Gen15:10↗ ויהב גבר ית פסקה לזימון עברה‏ : he set each one's piece facing its fellow ; ESHaer 154:12↗ ܦܣܩܝܢ ܦܣܩܝܢ ܦܠܓ݁ܘ ܕܒܪܘܗ݀ ܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܡܫܬܟܚ ܛܪܦܐ ܕܐܕܢܐ‏ : they divided it up into pieces and took it away, a flap of an ear the indication that was found ; TgTosPr 2Kgs.4:6↗ עד דשלימו כל פסקי מניא‏ : until the pieces of all of the vessels were used up
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biblical portion or chapter
JPAEpig, JBAg
STM passim text not cited ; HP Sassoon(1) 181.16↗ מן והקרבתם אשה עד סוף פיסקא‏ : from Num 28:19 to the end of the section [i.e. v. 25]
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dividing part
Syr
MiS 461a:1 ܘܥܒ݂ܕܘ ܒܡܨܥܬܐ܂ ܦܸܣ݂ܩܐ ܕܕܦ̈ܐ ܕܩܝ݁ܣܐ‏ : they made a divider in the middle (of the church) out of wooden walls
2
band, group
Syr
MiS 429a:14 ܟܕ ܦܣܩ̈ܝܢ ܦܣܩ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܐܐ ܘܡܢ ܚܡܫܝܢ ܡܕܪܟܝܢ‏ : while overtaking them groups by groups of a hundred and of fifty
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herd, flock and whatever English term we might use for each species!
Syr
HexBasilThom 115:3 ܘܒܦܣ̈ܩܝܢ ܦܣܩܝܢ ܐܚܝܕܝܢ ܚܕ ܫܪܒܐ‏ : (sea creatures) are held together as a single family school by school ; JSB2 36:11↗ ܘܣܸܦܕܲܬ̤ ܩܵܡܲܬ̤ ܦܸܣܩ̈ܝ݂ܢ ܦܸܣܩ̈ܝ݂ܢ ܒܝܢܬ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ‏ : (the sheep) shrank in fear and stayed herd by herd among the mountains
3
possession (?)
LJLA
TgJob20:19↗ ארום רעע פיסקא מסכינא‏ : [MT כִּי־רִצַּץ עָזַב דַּלִּים] †
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In Sefer Shimush Tehillim variously spelled as פסק, פסק׳, פיסק׳, פיסקא.
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1215[583]DJPA: 440bDJBA: 902aJastrow: 1201J. Payne-Smith: 453

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