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rḥym
(rəḥīm)
adj.
beloved
√
rḥm
vb.
1
beloved
Common Aramaic
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4 citations
SYAP 2:6
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רחימוי קיריס
rḥymwy qyrys
ܪܚܝܡܘܝ ܩܝܪܝܣ
ܪܚܝܡܘܝ ܩܝܪܝܣ
rḥymwy qyrys
רחימוי קיריס
ܪܚܝܡܘܝ ܩܝܪܝܣ
ܪܚܝܡܘܝ ܩܝܪܝܣ
: the Lord's beloved ones
;
TN Deut33:12
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רחימה דייי
rḥymh dyyy
ܪܚܝܡܗ ܕܝܝܝ
ܪܚܝܡܗ ܕܝܝܝ
rḥymh dyyy
רחימה דייי
ܪܚܝܡܗ ܕܝܝܝ
ܪܚܝܡܗ ܕܝܝܝ
;
AphDem9.187:22
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ܪܚܝܡ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܟ̈ܝܟܐ
rḥym ˁl r̈mˀ wˁl mk̈ykˀ
רחים על רמא ועל מכיכא
ܪܚܝܡ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܟ̈ܝܟܐ
rḥym ˁl r̈mˀ wˁl mk̈ykˀ
רחים על רמא ועל מכיכא
ܪܚܝܡ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܟ̈ܝܟܐ
ܪܚܝܡ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܟ̈ܝܟܐ
;
PJ Gen29:31
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לא הוה לאה רחימתא באנפי יעקב
lˀ hwh lˀh rḥymtˀ bˀnpy yˁqb
ܠܐ ܗܘܗ ܠܐܗ ܪܚܝܡܬܐ ܒܐܢܦܝ ܝܥܩܒ
ܠܐ ܗܘܗ ܠܐܗ ܪܚܝܡܬܐ ܒܐܢܦܝ ܝܥܩܒ
lˀ hwh lˀh rḥymtˀ bˀnpy yˁqb
לא הוה לאה רחימתא באנפי יעקב
ܠܐ ܗܘܗ ܠܐܗ ܪܚܝܡܬܐ ܒܐܢܦܝ ܝܥܩܒ
ܠܐ ܗܘܗ ܠܐܗ ܪܚܝܡܬܐ ܒܐܢܦܝ ܝܥܩܒ
: Leah was not beloved in Jacob's opinion
2
loving
Palmyrene
,
Syr
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1 citation
PAT260:1.3
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dḥlˀ ˀlhyˀ wrḥymˀ mdythwn
dḥlˀ ˀlhyˀ wrḥymˀ mdythwn
דחלא אלהיא ורחימא מדיתהון
ܕܚܠܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܘܪܚܝܡܐ ܡܕܝܬܗܘܢ
ܕܚܠܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܘܪܚܝܡܐ ܡܕܝܬܗܘܢ
: believers in the gods and lovers of their city-state
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Form & Usage
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Easily confused with
rḥwm
adj. in Jewish texts.
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Derivatives
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rḥīmāˀīṯ
adv.
— lovingly
rəḥīm
n.f.
— beloved one (f.)
rḥīmū, rḥīmūṯā
n.f.
— love
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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For Palm. in active sense, cf. Gk.
[φ]ιλοπατρισι
; see PAT s.v.
If there is a semantic difference between
rḥwm
and
rḥym
, it is not clear.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
1455[724]
DJPA:
520b
DJBA:
1068a
Jastrow:
1466
Drower/Macuch:
426b
J. Payne-Smith:
537
Levy Ch-W:
2:416
DNWSI:
1067
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