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rpy vb. to be lax
GDCGtDtCt
Gpəˁalto become lax, weaken1 sense▶
to become lax, weaken
Syr, JBA, LJLA
JSB2 72:15↗ ܠܐ ܪܦܐ ܓܘܫܡܗ‏ : his body did not weaken ; PJ Num33:14↗ ומטול דרפון ידיהון מפיתגמי אורייתא‏ : because their hands became lax from the words of the Law ; TgProv4:13↗ תתחזק במרדותא ולא תירפה‏ : [MT הַחֲזֵק בַּמּוּסָר אַל־תֶּרֶף ]
(1)
to be loose
JBA
BT Git 32a(2)↗ אפילו סי{ב}<כ>תא דדפנא רפיא‏ : even a peg of a wall becomes loose ; BT AZ 33b(11)↗ אפי׳ רפאי מירפא‏ : even (if the pitch on the jug) became quite loose
(2)
to be soft
JBA
BT Ket 77b(21)↗ ונטיל ליה תלת מאה כאסי ושאדי אר̇{{ו}}^י^̇שיה עד דרפייא ארעיתא דמוחיה וקרע ל^י^ה למוחיה‏ : he takes 300 cups and pours it on his head until the base of his skull softens and he cuts open his skull
(3)
p.p. : see s.v. rpy adj.
Dpaˁˁelto loosen1 sense▶
to loosen
Syr, JBA
JS_Elijah 3:955↗ ܪܡܲܙ ܠܸܗ ܠܦܲܪܙܠܵܐ ܕܲܠܒܸܫ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܘܪܲܦܼܝ ܢܲܦܫܸܗ‏ : He signaled the iron that the king was wearing and it loosened itself up ; BT Šab 110a(46)↗ קמיט מרפי ליה ודראפי קמיט ליה‏ : constricted: it loosens him, loose: it constricts him
Cˀafˁelto leave, to forsake, to abandon4 senses▶
1
to leave, to forsake, to abandon
Qumran, Gal, Sam, Syr
4Q581 .1.4↗ וירפון ל̇[ה] ויהכון[ ٠٠‏ ; EchRL[1]68(12)↗ כלום אמליכוני בני רומי דנרפי מדינתא וניזל {לן}‏ : did the Romans did make me the ruler for nothing, that I should abandon the city and go away? ; SamTgJ Deut4:31↗ לא ירפינך‏ : He will not abandon you ; IsNin80 548:2↗ ܐܲܪܦܵܐ ܠܙܘ݂ܡܵܪܵܐ܃ ܘܣܝ݂ܡ ܒܘ݂ܪܟܵܐ ܒܲܨܠܘ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : forego recitation of psalms and kneel in prayer ; SyrAhiq 5 396:13↗ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܪܦܝܬ ܘܢܦܩܬ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܗ‏ : then I left and went out from his presence
(1)
mn, b : to desist from
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Deut9:14↗ הרף מני ואשוצינון‏ ; P Job27:6↗ ܘܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܝ ܐܚܡܣܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܪܦܐ/ܐܬܪܦܐ/‏
(1)
p.p. : undecided
JBA
BT BB 142a(15)↗ שאני התם דרפויי מרפיא בידיהו מעיקרא‏ : there it is different for to start with they were in fact undecided
(2)
+ܐܝܕܐ ܒ : to abandon support of, give up
Syr
Heb 13:5↗ ܠܵܐ ܐܸܫܒ݁ܩܵܟ݂ ܘܠܵܐ ܐܲܪܦܸ݁ܐ ܒ̇ܵܟ݂ ܐܼܝܕ݂ܲܝܵܐ̈‏ : I shall not leave you nor abandon you ; JS_Elijah 1:648↗ ܕܢܲܪܦܽܘܢ ܐܼܝܕܵܐ ܒܒܲܥܠܵܐ‏ : that they might abandon Baal
(2)
to leave off, digress from the main discussion
Syr
Vc 39:11 ܢܫ݁ܪܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܪܦܝܢܢ‏ : so let us begin from where we left off
(3)
to let loose
Syr
apap 152:8 ܐܪܦܝܘ ܥܠܝܗ݀ ܚܝܘ̈ܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ‏ : they loosed other animals upon (the city)
(1)
fig.:
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 1.12:9↗ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܬܢܘܝ ܓܘܚܟܐ ܫܓܝܫܐ ܐܪܦܝܘ‏ : as if by agrement they let loose with riotous laughter ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.74:22↗ ܕܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܩܥܬܐ ܐܪܦܝ‏
(4)
to dismiss, ignore
Syr
AphDiatess1990 26:16↗ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ ܫܩܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܗܢܢ ܠܬܘܩ̈ܠܬܗܘܢ ܘܡܪܦܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܩܛܪܓܢ ܠܛܥܝܘܬܗܘܢ‏ : heretics take from scripture those things that fit their offenses and dismiss those that contradict their error
(1)
imv. sg. as a frozen form: not to speak of, much less
Syr
LSt.116:20↗ ܨܒ݁ܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܠܐ ܣܟ ܒܪܢܝ ܐܠܗܐ܂ ܘܐܪܦܐ ܐܝܬܝ ܗܘܝܬ ܗܫܐ ܣܡܝܐ‏
(1)
how about!?
Syr
LSt.130:14↗ ܐܪܦܐ ܡܲܝܬܝܢܢ ܠܗ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ܂ ܘܚܙ݁ܝܢܢ ܐܝܟܢ ܐܟ݁ܠ‏ : how about we bring him both of them and see how he is going to eat
2
to permit
Syr
LSt.86:10↗ ܐܪܦܐ ܝܗܒ݁ܝܢ ܠܟ‏ : I will permit them to allow you ; IshIsa 41:26↗ ܘܠܐ ܐܪܦܝܢܝ ܕܐܕܡܟ ܘܐܬܬܢܝܚ‏ : it did not allow me to sleep and rest ; JS_Elijah 1:147↗ ܐܸܢ ܒܸܝܬܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܐܵܦܠܵܐ ܥܡܼܝܪܵܐ ܐܲܪܦܼܝ ܟܲܦܢܵܐ‏ : if the famine did not allow hay even in the king’s palace
(1)
to free, release
OAZenj
Pan.8↗ whrp̊ẙ | šby | ẙˀdy : he freed the captives of Yaudi
(2)
to allow a grace period
Syr
P Ju11:37↗ ܐܪܦܢܝ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ‏ : give me two months grace
3
to loosen, to weaken
Gal, Sam, Syr, JBA
P Job12:21↗ ܘܚܠܝܨܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܬܩ̈ܝܦܐ ܡܪܦܐ‏ : it weakens the mighty ones' strength ; BT Yev 46a(22)↗ ארפו ליה וצמצמו ליה ארפו כי היכי דלא תהוי חציצה‏ : they loosened (the chain on his neck) and tightened it; they loosened so that there would not be an intervening object
(1)
fig.: to make timid
Syr
IA2 272:v675 ܠܝܬ ܕܡ݁ܪܦܐ ܠܒܪ ܙܘܓܗ‏ : no one makes his comrade timid
(2)
to soften
CPA, Syr, JBA, JudSyr
4
to remit
Syr
(1)
to leave an inheritance
Syr
Rechts2 36:26 ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ ܡܝܬܘ܂ ܘܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܪܦܝܘ݂‏ : lands whose owners have died and did not leave behind heirs ; Syr-RomLaw.8.2↗ ܐܢ ܦܩ݁ܕ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܩܢܝܢܐ ܕܩܢ݁ܐ ܓܒܪܐ܂ ܢܪܦܐ ܒܕܝܐܬܝܩܝ ܠܓܛܘܢ܂ ܦܩ݁ܕ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܢܪܦܐ܃ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܫ̈ܥ ܐܘܢܩ̈ܝܣ ܕܩܢܝܢܗ‏ : if the law has commanded that the majority of the property that a man has acquired he must leave through a testamentary legacy, the law has commanded that he leave it up to nine ounces of his property
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be shocked, left speechless or the like1 sense▶
to be shocked, left speechless or the like
JLAtg
TgJ Is29:9↗ אִתרְפוֹ"אִתרַפוֹ" שְהוֹ אִשתַגִישוּ‏ ; TgJ Hab1:5↗ חֲזוֹ בְעַמְמַיָא וְאִסתַכַלוּ וְאִתרְפוֹ‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be slackened, relax4 senses▶
1
to be slackened, relax
Sam, Syr
P Zep3:16↗ ܢܬܪ̈ܦܝܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܝ‏ ; P Neh6:9↗ ܡܬܪ̈ܦܢ ܐܝܕܝ‏ ; Heb 12:3↗ ܠܵܐ ܬܸ݁ܬ݂ܪܲܦܸ݁ܐ ܢܲܦ݂ܫܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ‏ : let your mind not slacken
(1)
to withdraw, retire
Syr
Chrmin 247:14↗ ܐܬܪܦܝܘ ܂܂܂ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘ‍<‍܊‍>‍‏ ; JulSok 19(6):8↗ ܠܐ ܐܬܪܦܝ ܡܢ ܫܪܪܗ‏ : he did not keep away from the truth
2
to be weakened
Syr
KwDW 182:6↗ ܘܐܪܓܫܬ ܒܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܝ܂ ܘܕܐܬܪܦܝ ܟܠܗ ܚܲܝܠܝ‏ : I sensed my own weakness and that all my strength had been weakened
(1)
to collapse
Syr
JSB2 36 106:15↗ ܩܡܘ ܥܡܘ̈ܕܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܛܥܢܘܗ݀ ܕܠܐ ܬܬܪܦܐ‏ : the three columns stood up and supported it so that it would not collapse
(2)
to be lazy, fail to act
Syr, LJLA
P Jos18:3↗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܡܬܪܦܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܡܥܠ ܠܡܐܪܬ ܐܪܥܐ‏ : until when are you going to fail to go in to inherit the land? ; TgProv24:10↗ אין תתרפי ביומא דעקתא‏ : [MT: הִתְרַפִּיתָ בְּיוֹם צָרָה]
3
to be shocked or dismayed
JLAtg
TgJ Is29:9↗ text not cited : (see to Gt)
4
to remit
Syr
Ctˀettafˁal(inheritance) to be legated1 sense▶
(inheritance) to be legated
Syr
AS1app 51(14) ܨܒܝܢ ܕܒܫܪܪܐ ܢܕܥܘܢ ܕܟܡܐ ܐܬܪܦܝ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܝܓܛܘܢ‏ : they want to know for sure how much legacy was left to them
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1483[740]DJPA: 528aDJBA: 1091bJastrow: 1490Drower/Macuch: 436bPayne-Smith: 3960J. Payne-Smith: 547Levy Ch-W: 2:433Tal Sam: 846DNWSI: 1082DCPA[Schulthess]: 406[196]Qumran: 225

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