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qry, qryˀ (qrē, qeryā) n.m. incident; contest
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incident, misfortune
Man
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specifically a nocturnal emission
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBA
TgO Deut23:11↗ גְבַר דְלָא יְהֵי דְכֵי מִקְרֵי"מסואבת" לֵיליָא‏ ; KohR[1]24:2(30)↗ ולא חמא קרי מן יומיה‏ : he never saw a nocturnal emission ; TN Deut23:11↗ מן קרי דליליה‏ : from a nocturnal emission ; DuvB2 1:5 ܩܸܪܝܐ ܠܠܝܝܐ‏ ; P Dt23:11↗ ܩܪܝܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ‏ ; BT MQ 25a(45)↗ text not cited
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contest
Syr, Man
P Sirach 40:5↗ ܚܪܝܢܐ ܘܩܪܝܐ‏ : contention and strife
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I.e., "accident" and "confrontation". In magic the demonic force responsible for the misfortune.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1407[691]DJPA: 504aDJBA: 1042bJastrow: 1419Drower/Macuch: 412a, 402b, 412b, 416aJ. Payne-Smith: 519Tal Sam: 800BarBahlul: 1840:17

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