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ptl (a/u) vb. to twist; be perverse
GDCDt
Gpəˁalto twist (something)2 senses▶
1
to twist (something)
Syr
SyrAhiq 2 64:17↗ ܦܬܘܠ ܠܝ ܚܡܫܐ ܚܒ̈ܠܐ ܡܢ ܚܠܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ‏ : twist five ropes for me from river sand ; SyrAhiq 2 65:5↗ ܘܦܬܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܝܬܗܘܢ‏
2
to turn aside, be twisted
Syr
ESEccl 77:19↗ ܠܫܢ ܕܝ݁ܢ̈ܐ ܦ݁ܬܠ‏ : the judges' tongue is twisted ; ESRef1 70:29 ܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܦ݁ܬܠ ܘܢ݁ܦܩ ܠܐ ܕܢܐܙܠ ܨܝܕ ܟܬܒܐ‏ : each one of them turns away and goes out so as not to approach scripture
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fig. : to act perversely
Syr
ESV 157:17 text not cited
Dpaˁˁelto twist2 senses▶
1
to twist
Syr, LJLA
ESHaer 102:6↗ ܘܠܟܠ ܕܬܪܝܨ ܬܠܡܕܘ ܦܬܠܘܗܝ‏ : everything straight they taught and twisted it ; TgProv2:15↗ דאורחתהון מעוקמן ומ{ו}פתלין שביליהון‏ : †
2
to pervert
Syr
TgProv2:15var.↗ דאורחתהון מעוקמן ומפתלין שביליהון‏ : †
Cˀafˁelp.p. : twisted1 sense▶
p.p. : twisted
LJLA
TgProv2:15↗ דאורחתהון מעוקמן ומופתלין שביליהון‏ : †
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be twisted2 senses▶
1
to be twisted
Syr
EphFid 43:8.5↗ ܫܒܝܠ ݁݁݁ ܐܐܬܦܬܠ‏ ; ActsThom 315:15↗ ܠܒܣܬܪܝ ܠܐ ܐܬܦܢܝܬ݂܂ ܕܚ̈ܛܘܛܝ ܠܐ ܢܬܦܬܠܘܢ‏ : I did not look behind me lest my furrows become crooked
2
to act perversely
Syr
P Ps18:27↗ ܘܥܡ ܥܩܝܡܐ ܬܬܦܬܠ‏ : [MT: וְעִם־עִקֵּשׁ תִּתְפַּתָּל]
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Dt (ˀeṯpaˁˁal)
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1268[617]Jastrow: 1255Drower/Macuch: 385aJ. Payne-Smith: 471Levy Ch-W: 2:309
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