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ryšw, ryšwtˀ
(rēšū, rēšūṯā)
n.f.
office of chief; beginning
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ryš, ryšˀ
n.m.
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office of chief
Syr
(1)
exilarchate
JBAg
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2 citations
ISGF 72:8
text not cited
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SOZ 72:30
text not cited
2
rule
CPA
3
in construct state in various titles of leading figures
(1)
ܪܝܫܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ : highest divinity
Syr
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1 citation
Kays 176:2
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ܪܫܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܬܐ
ršwt ˀlhwtˀ mtwmytˀ
רשות אלהותא מתומיתא
ܪܫܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܬܐ
ršwt ˀlhwtˀ mtwmytˀ
רשות אלהותא מתומיתא
ܪܫܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܬܐ
ܪܫܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܬܐ
: eternal highest divinity
(2)
ܪܝܫܘܬ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ, ܟܘܡܪܘܬܐ : pontificate
Syr
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1 citation
BHMQ 5.4.1.2
ܪܝܫܘܬ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܥܕܬܢܝܬܐ
ryšwt khnwtˀ ˁdtnytˀ
רישות כהנותא עדתניתא
ܪܝܫܘܬ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܥܕܬܢܝܬܐ
ryšwt khnwtˀ ˁdtnytˀ
רישות כהנותא עדתניתא
ܪܝܫܘܬ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܥܕܬܢܝܬܐ
ܪܝܫܘܬ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܥܕܬܢܝܬܐ
: the ecclesiastical high priesthood
(3)
ܪܝܫܘܬ ܢܓܪܘܬܐ: architecture (a semi-calque!)
Syr
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1 citation
ExHex 35:32
ܠܡܬܛܲܟܵܢܘ݂ ܒܪܝ݂ܫܘ݂ܬ ܢܲܓܵܪܘ݂ܬܐ
lmtṭakānw̱ bry̱šw̱t nagārw̱tˀ
למתטַכָנוּ בריִשוּת נַגָרוּתא
ܠܡܬܛܲܟܵܢܘ݂ ܒܪܝ݂ܫܘ݂ܬ ܢܲܓܵܪܘ݂ܬܐ
lmtṭakānw̱ bry̱šw̱t nagārw̱tˀ
למתטַכָנוּ בריִשוּת נַגָרוּתא
ܠܡܬܛܲܟܵܢܘ݂ ܒܪܝ݂ܫܘ݂ܬ ܢܲܓܵܪܘ݂ܬܐ
ܠܡܬܛܲܟܵܢܘ݂ ܒܪܝ݂ܫܘ݂ܬ ܢܲܓܵܪܘ݂ܬܐ
: [LXX: ἀρχιτεκτονίας]
(4)
ܪܝܫܘܬ ܪܥܝܘܬܐ : chief pastorate
Syr
(5)
ܪܝܫܘܬ ܕܝܪܘܬܐ : office of archimandrite
Syr
4
beginning
Sam
(1)
ܪܝܫܘܬ ܗܘܝܐ : beginning of being
Syr
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1 citation
Timpep 159:17
text not cited
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Form & Usage
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Sam. רשו see s.v.
ršy
vb. #3!
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Derivatives
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ryšw dˀyd
n.m.
— donation (f.)
rēšūṯ kāhnāˀīṯ
adv.
— in a high-priestly manner
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
1465[729]
DJBA:
1082b
Payne-Smith:
3906
J. Payne-Smith:
540
DCPA[Schulthess]:
402[187]
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