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pswq, pswqˀ (pāsōq, pāsōqā) n.m. verse, section
1
biblical verse
Gal, Sam, JBA
BT BQ 82a(26)↗ תקנו ^ל^חד גברא תלתא פסוקי‏ : they instituted (reading) three verses (of the Torah) for one man
2
part
Syr
(1)
a subdivision of a chapter or other section of a literary work
Syr
Chran1 261:27↗ ܦܣܘܩܐ ܐܘ ܬܢܝܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܢܗ܂ ܕܫܡܥܗ ܠܡ ܡܢ ܡܚܡܕ‏ : part of a chapter or any narrative from it that he heard directly from Mohammed ; IshJob 237:2 ܘܐܬ݂ܐ ܐܦ ܣܛܢܐ ܘܕܫܪܟܐ ܕܦܣܘܩܐ‏ : (as for) "Satan also came" and the rest of the section ; P Acts8:32↗ ܦ̇ܵܣܘ݂ܩܵܐ ܕܸ݁ܝܢ ܕ݁ܲܟ݂ܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ‏
3
indicator, definer
Syr, JBA
(1)
declaration
JBA
4
name of accent : see s.v. pswq, pswqˀ nom.ag.
Syr
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Note that in Syriac the entire Liber Graduum seems to be referred to by this word in the late introduction by another author, whereas he uses it to refer to a small section of his own work.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1208[584]DJPA: 439aDJBA: 916bJastrow: 1193J. Payne-Smith: 438Tal Sam: 693

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