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rwyḥ (rəwīḥ) adj. full, wide
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full, wide, spacious
CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA
CPA Ex38:10↗ ܪ̈ܘܝܚܢ ܗܝܟ ܕܝܣ̈ܒܘܢ ܒܗܘܢ ܒܩܘ̈ܦܝܐ‏ : wide so they may carry them with the poles ; EphFid 72:25.1↗ ܝܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܪܘܝܚܐ‏ ; SyrAhiq 4 358:9↗ ܘܩܡܢ ܒܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܪܘܝܚܐ ܒܦܩܥܬܐ‏ : we stopped at a wide-open place in a valley ; P Mt7:13↗ ܘܲܐܪܘܼܝܚܵܐ ܐܘ݂ܪܚܵܐ‏ ; BT BM 116b(33)↗ למלבנא רויחא‏ : for (bricks made in) a wide brick mold
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fig.: extensive, ample
Syr, JBA, JBAg
AphDem14.257:15↗ ܘܡܬܝܢ ܘܪܘܝܚ ܪܥܝܢܗ܂ ܘܦܬܝܐ ܡܚܫܒܬܗ‏ : his mind is easy-going and extensive, and his thought broad ; OHT BQ 11:22 פירושא רויחא‏ : an extensive explanation
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ܒܪܘܝܚܬܐ : extensively, widely
Syr
IAB 322:2 ܕܒܲܪܘܝܚܬܐ ܡܬܬܟܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ‏ : (pieces of dove dung) that were widely eaten
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ܦܬܝܐ ܘܪܘܝܚܐ : adv. : far and wide : see s.v. pty adj.
Syr
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blowing
Syr
DuvB2 16:17 text not cited
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ܠܼ : to be well
Syr
JSB5 520:8↗ ܠܐ ܝܗܒܬ̤ ܠܝ ܫܒܬܐ ܢܝܚܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܂܂܂ ܘܪܘܝܚܐ ܠܝ ܘܡܢܵܚܵܐ ܐܢܐ‏ : the sabbath did not give me any rest from sickness but now I have gotten relief and am content
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(gram.) pronounced with vowel rwāḥā
Syr
ES 9:13 text not cited ; ET 30:1 ܣܓܝܐܝܬ ܟܕ ܪܘܝܚܐ܂ ܘ܂ ܘܠܘ ܟܕ ܪܒܝܨܐ‏ : (verb) plurals when the "w" is vocalized with "o" and not when (the final syllable of the singular) is vocalized with "e" ; MerxSy 10:3 ܟܠ ܢܘܢ ܪܘܝܚܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ‏
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Syr. also ܐܪܘܝܚ‏
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The expression "wide of hands" at P Ju18:10 is a literal rendering of the Biblical Hebrew that was already not clearly understood in late biblical times, to judge by the gloss כִּי־נְתָנָהּ אֱלֹהִים בְּיֶדְכֶם in the MT itself.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1448[719]DJBA: 1064bJ. Payne-Smith: 534Tal Sam: 821DCPA[Schulthess]: 394[191]

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