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qṣṣ (a/u) vb. to cut short; to reckon
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Gpəˁalto cut short5 senses▶
1
to cut short
Common Aramaic
BT BB 26a(35)↗ אזל אשכחיה דקא חפר וקאיץ שרשין‏ : he went (and) found that he was digging and cutting off the roots
(1)
to shave
Syr
P Je9:25↗ ܩܨܝ̈ܨܝ ܦܐܬܐ‏
(1)
ܩܨܝܨ ܦܬܐ : clean-shaven: a term for certain desert tribes
Syr
P Je25:23↗ ܘܠܕܪܢ݁ ܘܠܬܝܡܢܐ݂ ܘܠܒܘܙ܂ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܨ݁ܝ̈ܨܝ ܦܐ݁ܬܐ‏
(2)
to discount interest (?)
Syr
BHNom 367:9↗ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܐܓܝܪܘܬܐ ܢܩܘܨ ܠܗ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܕܡܝ̈ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ܂ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܬܟܦܬܘܢ‏ : at the time of the rental he must discount somewhat from the value of the fruits before they are fully formed
2
to chop down
Qumran, JLAtg, Sam, JBA
GenApoc 13.10↗ ולאילניא כולהון קצין‏ ; TgJ Jud6:28↗ הָא מִתָרַע אֵיגוֹרָא דְבַעלָא וַאְשֵירְתָא דַעְלוֹהִי קְצִיצָא‏ : there was Baal's altar broken up and the Asherah that was above it chopped down ; BT Git 57a(45)↗ וכד הוו מינס׳ קייצי להו ועביד להו גנאנא‏ : when they were to be married they would cut them down [i.e. the trees] and make them into a bridal chamber
3
to specify
Syr
AGnEx 92.20↗ ܘܐܢ ܬܘܒ ܢܩܘܨ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܦܝ̈ܣܟܝܐ‏ : but if again he should specify spotted ones for me
4
to reckon, consider
Syr
ActsThom 201:21↗ ܘܠܐ ܩܨ݂ܬ ܠܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܢ‏ ; ActsThom 230:8↗ ܠܐ ܬܩܨ݂ ܠܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ݁‏ : do not take our former sins into account against us
(1)
to promise
CPA, Syr
CPA Deut12:17↗ ܘܟܘܠ ܩܨܝ̈ܨܬܟ ܘܟܘܠ ܕܐܢ ܬܩܘ̈ܨܘܢ‏ : all your votive offerings and all you might promise
(1)
to be reconciled
Syr
P Mt20:2↗ ܩܲܨ ܕܸ݁ܝܢ ܥܲܡ ܦ̇ܵܥܠܸܐ‏
(2)
to agree on an amount
Gal, CPA, Syr, JBA
OS MtCur20:2↗ ܘܩܨ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܥܡ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ܂ ܡܢ ܕܝܢܪܐ ܚܕ ܠܦܥܠܐ ܚܕ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܚܕ‏ : he agreed on a fee with the workers of one dinar per worker per day ; EphNis 31:5.3↗ ܕܡܐ ܕܩܨܘ ܛܠܡܘ ܕܓܠܘ‏ : that having agreed, they cheated and lied ; LG 7:3(5)↗ ܢܲܦܫ̈ܵܬܵܐ ܕܩܲܨܘ ܠܗܸܝܢ ܐܲܓܲܪ ܥܲܡܠܗܸܝܢ‏ : the souls for whose toil they set the fee ; BT BM 65a(49)↗ התם קיץ ליה הכא לא קיץ ליה‏ : in that case [i.e. the increase in price] he stipulated it. In this case he did not stipulate it
(3)
ܥܲܠ : to impose a fine
Syr
BHce2 509:19 ܩ݂ܨ ܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܚܡ̈ܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܐ ܕܝܢܪ̈ܐ‏
5
to cease, be lacking
Sam
SamTgJ Ex6:9↗ קץ ני מנן‏ : please go away from us ; SamTgJ Ex9:34↗ קץ ברדה ומטרה וקליה‏ : the hail, rain, and thunders ceased
Dpaˁˁelto cut off3 senses▶
1
to cut off
Common Aramaic
Dan 4:11↗ גֹּדּוּ אִילָנָא וְקַצִּצוּ עַנְפוֹהִי‏ ; BT Meil 7b(16)↗ קצצתינון רגלוהי דינקא‏ : I have cut off the child's legs [i.e. he cannot answer my objection]
(1)
to shear
Syr
ES2 120:27 ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܓܙܝܪ ܒܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܩܨܝܨ ܦܐܬܐ‏ : over everyone of cut off foreskin and everyone of shorn side-curl
2
to break
Syr
P 2Ch28:24↗ ܘܩܨܨ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ‏ : [=MT וַיְקַצֵּץ !]
3
to deduct advance interest
Syr
BHNom 214:11↗ ܡܢ ܩܪܢܐ ܡܩܨܨܝܢܢ‏ : we deduct advance interest from the principal
Cˀafˁelto define3 senses▶
1
to define
Syr
(1)
to make a financial agreement
Syr
ThMarg 1:386:19 ܠܐ ܬܲܩܸܨ ܥܲܡܹܗ܃ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܒ ܡܢܗ ܕܡܝ̈ܗܘ݁ܢ‏ : do not set terms with him nor take their price from him
(2)
to bring an end to
Sam
2
to reckon to someone's account
Syr
EphNis 36:16.1↗ ܠܐ ܬܩ݁ܨ ܠܝ ܂܂܂ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܠܠ | ܫܘܒܗܪܝ ܩܘܕܡܝܟ‏ : do not hold the words my boasting spoke before you against me ; IshIsa 44:21↗ ܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܩܨ ܠܗ݀ ܠܙܟܘܬܐ ܕܢ݁ܣܒ‏ : he reckons the victory he achieved to God
3
נפשׁ : to be impatient, short-tempered
Sam
SamTgA Num 21:4 ואקצת נפש עמה בשבילה‏ : the people became impatient on the road
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be cut short2 senses▶
1
to be cut short
Qumran, JLAtg, LJLA
4Q588.33:2.4↗ שיחוהי מתקצצי̇ן̇‏ : its shrubbery was being pruned ; TgJ Is38:12↗ מִבְנֵי דָרִי אִתנְטִילוּ יוֹמַי אִתקְצִיצוּ וֻגלוֹ מִנִי‏ : my days have been removed from those of my generation, cut short, and taken away from me ; PJ Gen3:14↗ על מעך תהי מטייל וריגלך יתקצצון‏ : you will walk around on your belly and your feet will be cut off
(1)
(math.) to be deducted
Syr
Syr-RomLaw.61.21↗ ܡܬܩܨܨ ܠܗ ܡ݂ܢ ܩܪܢܐ‏ : it is deducted from the principal for him
(2)
(wings) to be plucked
Syr
Geop 114:19↗ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܩܨܨܝܢ ܓܦ̈ܝܗܝܢ‏ : [of hens]
2
to be imputed, credited (with)
Syr
AS 21:15 ܟܠ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܝܗ݀ܒ ܐܢܬ ܡ݂ܢ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܝܠܟ݂܂ ܠܐ ܡܬܩܨܐ ܠܟ ܠܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ‏ : every gift that you give from toil not your own is not credited for you as righteousnous ; PsC 229:7 ܐܦ ܙܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܬܩܲܨܨܐ ܕܠܢܫ̈ܐ ܗ̄ܘ ܙܟܵܘ‏ : even their victory is not credited to them in that they defeated women
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be cut off1 sense▶
to be cut off
Sam, JBA
BT Ned 61b(26)var.↗ תאני מקצצן"מיקצצן" ביד׳ ענבי לא מקצצן"מיקצצן" בידא‏ : figs they cut off/are cut off/ by hand; grapes they do not cut off/are not cut off/ by hand
Ctˀettafˁalto be destined1 sense▶
to be destined
Syr
IAB1 366:14 ܡܸܬ݁ܬܲܩܨܝ݂ܢ ܥܘܢܕܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ܃ ܠܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܒܓܘ ܩܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ‏ : their deaths are destined for worship in their graves
Lpolel, pay/wcel, pālelto cut down to elimination1 sense▶
to cut down to elimination
JLAtg
TgO Ex34:13↗ ית אַשֵיריֵיהוֹן"אְשֵירֵיהוֹן" תְקָצְצוּן"תקוצצון‏
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JLAtg m.pl.ptcp. קָצְצִין var.: קָיְצִין ; JLA expanded stem both קָצֵץ and קֹוצֵץ ; JBA D-stem both קייץ and קצץ
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