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rz, rzˀ (rāz, rāzā) n.m. mystery
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mystery, secret
Common Aramaic
Dan 2:19↗ בְּחֶזְוָא דִי־לֵילְיָא רָזָה גֲלִי‏ : the secret was revealed in a night vision ; GenApoc 6.12↗ וטמרת רזא דן בלבבי‏ : but I hid this secret in my heart ; TgJ 2K6:11↗ מַן מִדִילַנָא גַלִי רָזָא לְמַלכָא דְיִשרָאֵל‏ : who of us revealed the secret to the king of Israel? ; P StDan(1)2:19 ↗ ܒܚܙܘܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܐܪܙܐ ܐܬܓܠܝ‏ : the secret was revealed in a night vision ; P Mt13:11↗ ܐܼܪܵܙܵܐ ܕ݁ܡܲܠܟ݁ܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܫܡܲܝܵܐ‏ : the mystery of the kingdom of Heaven ; BT San 31a(30)↗ דין גלי רזייא‏ : this one is a revealer of secrets ; TgPs83:4↗ על עמך נכילו רזא‏ : they plotted the secret against your people ; TgEsth2sup12.2-06:1↗ גלי רזין גלא רזא למרדכי‏ : the revealer of secrets revealed the secret to Mordecai
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braz : secretly, in secret
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgJ Jos2:1↗ וֻשלַח יְהוֹשֻעַ ٠٠٠ תְרֵין גֻברִין מְאַלְלִין בְרַז‏ : Joshua sent out two spies secretly ; JulSok 57(25):8↗ ܫܕܪ ܕܝܢ ܒܐܪܙ ܘܐܘܕܥܘ ܠܐܟܣܪܟܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ‏ : they sent word in secret and informed the exarchs of these monasteries ; PJ Deut13:7↗ ארום יטעינך מילכא בישא אחוך ٠٠٠ ברז למימר‏ : if your brother ... secretly misleads you with bad advice saying
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fundamental principle to be taught
Sam
Marqe 1.07↗ והוא חכם כל רזין בלא מחכם ולא מתחזי‏ : he knew all the mysteries without having been taught or shown
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typological symbol
Syr
EphPar 7:10.6↗ ܐܪܙܐ ܕܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܛܠܝܐ ܒܥܕܢ‏ : (Moses' wrinkled cheeks that became shining was) a typological symbol of old age that is made young in Eden ; EphFid 18:2.4↗ ܦܪܚܬ ܒܐܐܪ ܦܫܛܬ ܟܢ̈ܦܝܗ݀ ܒܐܪܙܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ‏ : (the bird) flew off into the air and stretched out its wings in the sign of the cross
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allegorical explanation, symbolism
Syr
EphFid 24:8.2↗ ܒܐܘܪܟܐ ܘܒܦܬܝܐ ܒܐܪܙܗ ܛܒܝܥ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ‏ : far and wide everything is impressed with (the Cross's) symbolism
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ܒܐܪܙ : prep. : symbolized by, similar to
Syr
ESNat 172:24ff.↗ ܘܝܠܕܬ ܒܐܪܙ ܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ ܘܡܨ̈ܥܝܐ‏ : and similarly to fish it bore the pure and middle ones ; EphFid 48:3.5↗ ܒܪܝܬܢ ܒܐܪܙ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܡܢܗ݀ ܘܠܗ݀ ܣܡܝܐ ܗܝ‏ : our creation is like an eye that in and of itself is blind
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the Eucharist
Syr
LSt.117:1↗ ܒܐܝܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܥܒܕܢܢ ܚܡܫܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܐܫܬ݁ܩܲܕܝ‏ : on what day did we perform the Holy Thursday Eucharist last year? ; JSBhom 125:1353↗ ܒܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܸܗ ܕܡܲܕܒܲܚ ܩܽܘܕܫܵܐ ܒܥܸܕܵܢ ܐ̄ܪ̈ܵܙܵܐ‏ : in the service of the holy altar at the time of the Eucharist
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pl. : the Sacraments
CPA, Man
FMSD 4.1:6↗ ܗܘܘ ܢܣ̈ܒܝܢ ܪ̈ܙܝܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܝܐ ܦܘܓܪܗ ܘܐܕܡܗ ܕܡܪܐ ܝܣܘܣ‏ : they would take the holy Sacraments, the body and the blood of Lord Jesus ; GY 223:3↗ udrašia ḏkadba daršia ubit razia abdia ubgau{a}<ẖ#6#> sagdia : they (Christians) preach lies and make a place for sacraments and bow down in it
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ritual part of a sacred food, secret ingredient
Man
Sharh Dzidqa brika 690↗ niara ḏmsadar braz sindirka urumana uˁspargla : the bowl set with the r’ of a palm, a pomegranate, and a quince
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religious ritual
Syr
JS_Elijah 1:935↗ ܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܢܒܼܝܸ̈ܝܗ݀ ܘܲܒܢ̈ܲܝ ܪܵܐܙܵܗ‏ : all of her prophets and fellow religionists
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incantation, counter-charm or the object containing it
Syr, JBAmb, JBAg, Man
SyrIncBowl 13.1↗ ܡܙܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܐܪܐܙܐ‏ : [for the usual ܡܙܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܟܣܐ] ; JBABowl 3.1:1↗ מזמן הדין איסרא ורזא‏ : this spell and mystery are prepared ; Shapta D-Qashtina 236↗ kul daiua ḏhazin raza nipuk : every demon who subverts this spell ; Pishra D-ainia 896↗ raza kdub lmagalta : write the charm on a scroll
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a type of shrine
Hatran
H 403:.2↗ ˀrdklˀ dbnˀ ˀ[r]zˀ hdyn lnbw ˀlhˀ
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close group of friends = MT סוֹד
LJLA
TgJob19:19↗ כל אנשי רזי‏ : [MT כָּל־מְתֵי סוֹדִי]
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secret council
JLAtg
TgO Gen49:6↗ בְרָזְהוֹן לָא הְוָת נַפשִי‏
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any hidden organ or power of the body
Man
ATS 1.1:251↗ uhauia hanatẖ ptulta nsiba ^raza^ minẖ : that "virgin" has had her secret taken away
(1)
of plants
Man
AM 192:8↗ uraz ˁburia utumria nihisrun : the unknown power of grains and dates will be lacking
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Syr, CPA ܐܪܙ‏, ܐܪܐܙܐ‏; CPA initial /r/ forms: ܪܙ, ܪܐܙ, Sam. ארז
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Of Iranian origin. On the Syriac see now Brock and Kiraz Ephrem the Syrian: Select Poems, p. 33 n. 3.
See also s.v. brz adv.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1424[722]DJPA: 520bDJBA: 1067bJastrow: 1464Drower/Macuch: 420aPayne-Smith: 3871J. Payne-Smith: 28Levy Ch-W: 2:415Tal Sam: 826DNWSI: 105DCPA[Schulthess]: 396[192]Qumran: 221

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