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pwm, pwmˀ (pū/em, pū/emā) n.m. mouth
1
(anat.) mouth
Common Aramaic
Fakh.10↗ wmlqḥ | ˀmrt | pmh : to accept his mouth's word ; TSF 95 F 204 I/3:11↗ mn yṙmh pmh ḥyy mlkˀ wˁ̇dwh ẏbˁṅṅ bydh : whosoever's mouth violates(?) it, shall be held liable by the life of the king and his contracts ; Dan 4:28↗ עוֹד מִלְּתָא בְּפֻם מַלְכָּא‏ : while the word was still in the king's mouth ; P Gn24:57↗ ܘܢܫܐܠ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ‏ ; BT Ket 61b(2)↗ אנח ליה בפומיה‏ : he placed it in his mouth
(1)
of animals
Common Aramaic
Sf.1.a31↗ p]m ḥwh wpm ˁqrb wpm db{h}<r>h wpm nml̇h : a snake's mouth, a scorpion's mouth, a bee's mouth and an ant's mouth ; Sf.2.a9↗ pm ˀryh wpm [zˀ]ḃ wpm nmr ; Dan 6:23↗ פֻּם אַרְיָוָתָא‏ : the mouth of the lions ; P Gn8:11↗ ܛܪܦܐ݁ ܕܙܝܬܐ ܐܚܝܕܐ ܒܦܘܡܗ‏
(2)
mouthful
Syr
KwDW 66:20↗ ܦܘܡܐ ܚܕ ܕܕܒܫܐ‏ : a single mouthful of honey
2
fig.: opening
Common Aramaic
Dan 6:18↗ פֻּם גֻּבָּא‏ : the mouth of the pit ; PTShvi 38.d:26[2]↗ פומא דמערתא‏ : the entrance of the cave ; GT E Gen29:8↗ פמה דבארה‏ : the mouth of the well ; StudSin11 35a:20 ܦܘܡܗ݀ ܕܗܝ ܡܥܪܬܐ‏ ; P Jos10:22↗ ܦܘܡܗ݀ ܕܡܥܪܬܐ‏ ; P StDan(1)6:18 ↗ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܓܘܒܐ‏ ; BT Pes 74b(17)↗ אפילו פומה לעיל‏ : if its opening (faces) upward (while being roasted) ; BT BB 7a(34)↗ אפומא דאספלידא‏ : at the opening of the entrance hall ; MandAmulet 10:32↗ mn pumihin ḏbriata : from the entrances of the allies
(1)
of a vessel
Common Aramaic
GT E Gen44:2↗ בפם טעונה דזעירה‏ : at the top of the sack of the young one ; P Gn42:27↗ ܒܦܘܡ ܛܥܢܗ‏ : in the mouth of his pack
(2)
of a body of water
Syr, JBA, Man
P Is19:7↗ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܢܗܪܐ‏ ; BT Šab 148a(2) and passim in JBA↗ פומבדיתא‏ : Pumpeditha [i.e., mouth of the Beditha canal] ; JohnBook 42:3↗ kḏ puma ahlipiun mia : when the "mouth" made the water pass over them ; GY 216:22↗ hakima ḏlataqip aiak nahra ḏlapuma : a powerless sage is like a river without a mouth
(3)
(bot.) blossoming of a fruit tree
Syr, JBAg
BBah 881:12↗ ܩܘܦܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܢܐ ܗ܊ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ‏ : the "blossom" of pomegranates, i.e. their "mouth" ; Sheel 117:17=HG3 395:7 ביני דפום רומני‏ : the "hairs" of a pomegranate blossom
(4)
nipple
Syr
JSBhom 111:307↗ ܘܲܚܠܵܦ ܕܸܡܥܸ̈ܐ ܚܲܠܒܵܐ ܐܵܫܕܼܝܢ ܡܸܢ ܦܽܘܡܲܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ‏
3
surface
JLAtg, Syr
TgO Ex28:32↗ עוֹבָד מָחֵי כְפוֹם שִריָן יְהֵי לֵיה דְלָא יִתבְזַע‏ : weaver's work: it should have a surface like that of chain-mail so it may not be torn apart ; Geop 5:27↗ ܦܘܡܗ݀ ܕܐܪܥܐ‏ : the surface of the ground ; OS LkCur21:35↗ ܦܘܡܗ݀ ܕܐܪܥܐ‏ : the surface of the earth
(1)
flesh of a fruit
Syr
Med 169:20 ܦܘ݂ܡ ܪܘ݂ܡܵܢܹܐ ܚ̈ܠܲܝܵܐ‏ : (in a recipe:) the outside of sweet pomegranates
4
idiomatic expressions:
Common Aramaic
(1)
"on" or "from" the heart : orally, by heart
Syr, JBA
Am7 97:2↗ ܘܬܵܢܹ݁ܐ ܗܘܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܟܬܒܹ̈ܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܦܘ݂ܡ‏ : he would recite from the scriptures by heart
(1)
according to
Syr
P Dt17:10↗ ܬܥܒܕ ܡܢ ܦܘܡ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܢܚܘܘܢܟ‏ : you should act according to the word that he tells you
(2)
אפום, אפומא ד : on top of
JBA
(3)
see s.vv. lpwm, ˁl pwm
(4)
blade, sharp edge of a sword or knife
Common (except: OA, BA)
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .84↗ שדק ועזיז הו מן סכין פמי̇[ן]‏ : [the king's word] is sharper and stronger than a multi-edged knife ; P Ps149:6↗ ܣܝܦܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܦܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ‏ : double edged sword ; Heb 4:12↗ ܣܲܦ݂ܣܼܪܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܬ݂ܪܸ̈ܝܢ ܦ݁ܘ݂ܡܸ̈ܝܗ‏
(5)
of animals: units (like English "head")
JBAg
HG3 284:27 חמשה פומי קנינא‏ : four head of sheep
(6)
פם חד : in unison, agreement
Qumran
GenApoc 20.8↗ פם חד תלתהון ממללין‏
(1)
suddenly (??)
Sam
(7)
puma qadmaia : navel
Man
ATS 2.6:2453↗ puma qadmaia hu ḏhu šura mitiqria : it the first mouth, which is called the naval
5
oral order, command
Syr
P Prov8:29↗ ܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܪܝܢ ܦܘܡܗ‏ : the water does not violate His command
(1)
ˁl pwm, אַפּוּם : according to the order of, by authority of : see s.v. ˁl pwm
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The vocalization in oldest Aramaic is uncertain, though it is written defectively up to and including Middle Aramaic. In later Western dialects it is pem, in literary and Eastern dialects pūm. CPA p. ܦܝܡ̈ܝܢ and ܦܡ̈ܡܝܢ.
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1165[577]DJPA: 437aDJBA: 889bJastrow: 1143Drower/Macuch: 368aJ. Payne-Smith: 437Levy Ch-W: 2:257Tal Sam: 687DNWSI: 916DCPA[Schulthess]: 333[158]BarBahlul: 876:23; 598:1Qumran: 192

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