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rpy (rp̄ē, rap̄yā) adj. weak, loose
1
weak, loose
Common Aramaic
PTBer 5.c:54[2]↗ עד כדון עונקתיה דההוא גברא רפיא‏ : up to now my necklace is loose ; TN Num13:18var.↗ הא תקיפין אינון או"אם" חלשין"רפ׳"‏ : are they strong or weak? ; SamTgJ Num13:18↗ התקיף הוא הרפא הזעור הוא אם סגי‏ : is it strong or weak, is it few or many? ; HippAp 24(16)↗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܪܦܐ ܘܡܦܪܣܥ ܡܫܟܗܘܢ ܥܡ ܕܘܥܬܐ ܡ݁ܝܬܝܢ‏ : but those whose skin is loose and lightly packed with sweat will die ; BT Šab 52a(8)↗ או דילמא זמנין דראפי ונפיל‏ : or perhaps sometimes it became weak and has fallen down ; JudSyrMedFrag 1:5↗ עיני דרפין ודמען‏ : weak and teary eyes
(1)
(of humans) dissolute
Syr
Syn 150:22 ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܢܬ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܦܝܬܐ‏ : especially among loose women ; Heb 12:16↗ ܠܡܵܐ ܐܼܢܵܫ ܢܸܫܬ݁ܟ݂ܲܚ ܒ݁ܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܕ݁ܙܲܢܵܝ ܘܲܪܦ݂ܸܐ‏ : lest a fornicator or dissolute person be found among you
(2)
esp. of hands : to lose power, control
(1)
impersonal + ביד_ : undecided
JBA
BT Šab 116a(44)↗ אין ולא ורפיא בידיה‏ : yes, no, he is undecided
2
soft
Syr
EphFid 19:10.2↗ ܦܓܪܗ ܪܦܝܐ‏ ; HippAp 24(16)↗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܪܦܐ ܘܡܦܪܣܥ ܡܫܟܗܘܢ‏ : those whose skin is soft and separated
(1)
lazy
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Ex5:17↗ ארפים אתון ארפים‏ ; INW 79↗ ܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ ܡܬܢܣܝܢ܃ ܕܥܠ ܥܘܬܪܗܘܢ ܢܬܬܘܣܦ܂ ܘܪ̈ܦܝܐ܃ ܕܡܢ ܢܟܝܢ̈ܐ ܢܬܢܛܪܘܢ‏ : The diligent are tested, so that it might be added to their wealth; the lazy, so that they might be kept from harm.
(2)
inert
Syr
(3)
lacking a dagesh
Gal
MPDam Gen 3:4 text not cited
(4)
effeminate
Man
AM 155:3↗ hinila hauia gabra rapia : if not he will be an effeminate man
3
fem. subst. : remission, weakening
Syr
AS2 390:16 ܟܕ ܚܙܘ ܕܠܝܬ ܪܦܝܬܐ‏ : when they saw that there was no improvement
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1484[740]DJPA: 528aDJBA: 1091bDrower/Macuch: 421bPayne-Smith ~: 3960J. Payne-Smith: 547

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