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rḥṣ (e/a) vb. to trust, to rely
GCGt
Gpəˁalp.p. : to trust, to rely b_, ˁl on2 senses▶
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p.p. : to trust, to rely b_, ˁl on
Common (except: Syr)
TgJ Jer7:14↗ לְבֵיתָא דְאִתקְרִי שְמִי עֲלוֹהִי דְאַתוּן רְחִיצִין בֵיה‏ : the Temple upon which My name is called on which you rely ; GT D Gen37:33↗ בְּרַם רְחִיץ אַנָה בְּרַבּוּן כל̊ [עלמיא‏ : but I rely on the lord of all the ages ; Marqe 1.633↗ חרשיה דהוא רחיץ עליון‏ : the magicians he relied on ; PJ Gen16:5↗ דהוינא רחיצא דתעבד דיני‏ : that I used to rely that you would do right by me
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p.p. : supported, trust
Gal
PTAZ 39.c:48[2]↗ ידע דהוא רחיץ בזווי אוחרי‏ : he knows that he has support in another place
2
to rely
Man, LJLA
TgJ Jer5:17 var.↗ כְרִיכָתָא דְאַת רְחִיץ"רָחֵיץ "לְאִשתֵיזָבָא בְהוֹן‏ : the fortified cities that you rely upon to be saved ; GY 21:9↗ latirihṣun ˁl špur pagria ḏmn šilia mithamblia : Do not rely upon the beauty of bodies that can suddenly be ruined ; PJ Num27:1↗ ורחיצו ברחמי מרי עלמא‏ : they trusted in the mercy of the Lord of the World
Cˀafˁelto make to rely1 sense▶
to make to rely
JLAtg, LJLA
TgJ Is36:15↗ וְלָא יַרחֵיץ יָתְכוֹן חִזקִיָה עַל מֵימְרָא דַיוי‏ : do not let Hezekiah make you rely upon the word of the Lord ; TgTosPr Isaiah.66:23↗ אף על גב דמיתו נביי דארחיצו לכון לניחמת יומי פורקני‏ : even though the prophets died who made you trust in the redemption of my saving days
Gtˀeṯpəˁel+על : to rely on, trust1 sense▶
+על : to rely on, trust
Common (except: Syr)
Dan 3:28↗ שֵׁיזִב לְעַבְדוֹהִי דִּי הִתְרְחִצוּ עֲלוֹהִי‏ : he saved his subjects who relied upon him ; TgJ 2K18:21↗ כְעַן הָא אִתרְחֵיצתָא לָך עַל סְמָך קַניָא רְעִיעָא הָדֵין‏ : here now you have relied on support of this crushed reed ; CPA Psalms145:3↗ ܠܐ ܬܬ݁ܪܚܨܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܟܘܢܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܥܠ ܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ‏ : do not rely on rulers nor on human beings ; BT BB 91b(25)↗ דמתרחץ עליהון‏ : one who trusts in them ; PJ Ex5:9↗ ולא יתרחצון על מילי שקרא‏ : let them not rely on false words
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+ב_
Qumran, Gal, PTA, Sam, LJLA
11QtgJob 32.10=39:10↗ ٠٠٠٠ ה]ת̇תרחץ ב[ה‏ ; TN Gen40:23↗ לייט יהוי בר נשא די תרחץ בבשרא‏ : cursed be the person who relies on one of flesh ; PJ Gen40:23↗ ואתרחץ ברב מזוגייא‏ : he trusted the chief cup-bearer
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Note the absence of this otherwise common root in Syriac, wherein the probable Akkadian loanword tkl "to trust" is used; q.v..
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 522aDJBA: 1070bJastrow: 1469Drower/Macuch: 427aLevy Ch-W: 2:417Tal Sam: 829aDCPA[Schulthess]: 398[193]Qumran: 222

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