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sbl (a/u) vb. to carry
GDCGtDtL
Gpəˁalto carry, bear3 senses▶
1
to carry, bear
Qumran, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TgJ Is46:7↗ נָטְלִין לֵיה עַל כַתפֵיהוֹן סָבְלִין לֵיה וֻמַחְתִין לֵיה בְאַתרֵיה‏ ; GT F Exod19:4↗ וס̊בל̊ת י̊ת̊כ̊ון על עננין קלילין‏ : I bore you on swift clouds ; SamTgJ Gen21:18↗ קומי סבלי ית רביה‏ : get up and carry the lad ; P 1K(1)5:23↗ ܘܐܢܬ ܬܣܒܘܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ‏ : you should transport them from there ; PJ Deut32:11↗ והיכמא דנישרא פריס גדפוי על בנוי וטעין יתהון וסביל יתהון על איברוי‏ : just as the vulture spreads its wings over its offspring and carries them and bears them on its pinions
(1)
to remove and carry off
Syr
VRabb 193:2 ܟܠܗ ܓܙܗ݀ ܢܣܒܘܠ‏ ; JulSok 283(138):24↗ ܘܣܒܘܠ ܫ̈ܠܕܝܗܘܢ݂‏
(2)
p.p. : as active
Syr, LJLA
JulSok 177(85):16↗ ܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܢ݁ ܕܣܒܝܠܐ ‍{‍ܥ̈‍}‍‍<‍ܡ̈‍>‍ܛܠܐ ܕܣܟܠܘܬܟ‏ : the mercy of our grace that bears the burdens of your folly ; TgIChron 29:11↗ וסביל כל מה די בשמיא וכל מה די בארעא‏
2
to tolerate, endure, suffer
Gal, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
SamTgJ Gen13:6↗ ולא סבלת יתון ארעה למדור כחדה‏ : the land did not tolerate them living together ; SamTgJ Gen19:21↗ אה סבלת אפיך אף לממללה הדן‏ : I have now endured your manner in this matter too ; AGnEx 139.18↗ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܟ ܠܐ ܡܣܒܠ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܗ‏ : you would not have tolerated evil in your land ; P Mk5:26↗ ܐܲܝܕ݂ܵܐ ܕ݁ܣܲܓܼ݁ܝ ܣܸܒ݂ܠܲܬ݂ ܡܸܢ ܐܵܣܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܣ̈ܲܓܼ݁ܝܸܐܐ‏ : who had suffered much from many physicians ; GY 14:24↗ kḏ bišuta maṭialkun subul uašar bhaimanutkun : when evil happens to you, endure it and be firm in your faith ; AM 79:21↗ umahra tisbal : she will suffer an illness ; TgPs73:5↗ עם בני נשא צדיקי דסבלין ייסורי‏
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w. "self": hold off, postpone action
JPAEpig
Fates 4a:3 אלא סבול גרמך ציבחד‏ : but hold off for a bit
3
fig. : to accept responsibility for:
JLAtg, Sam
(1)
to give a loan
Sam
(2)
with חוב : to bear guilt
JLAtg, Sam
TgO Gen4:23↗ לָא גַברָא קַטֵילִית דִבדִילֵיה אֲנָא סָבֵיל חוֹבִין‏ : I have not killed any man on whose account I am guilty of sins †
(3)
to forgive ( iniquity)
Sam
(4)
(oath) to swear
Sam
(5)
אימה : to fear (!?)
Sam
Dpaˁˁelto support in old age4 senses▶
1
to support in old age
OfAEg
TAD B3.6 R.12↗ בחייך ועד מותך נסבל לזכור ברך כבר זי יסבל לאבוה‏ ; TAD B3.10 R.17↗ ואנה ימין סב לא כהל הוית בידי וסבלתני‏ : I am old and have not been able (i.e. to take care of myself) with my own hands; and she has/you have supported me ; TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .203↗ ٠٠٠ּ]ם חד לערדא [אר]כ[ב] עליך ואנה̇ אסבלנך‏ : a certain ... said to the wild ass: let me ride on you and I will support you
2
to give wedding gifts to
Syr, JBA
BT Qid 50b(29)↗ דרובא מקדשי והדר מסבלי, ומיעוטא מסבלי והדר מקדשי‏ : most betroth and then send gifts while a minority send gifts and then betroth
3
to fetch
Syr
4
to inflict upon
Syr
Cˀafˁelto impose (burden, suffering)2 senses▶
1
to impose (burden, suffering)
Syr
P Acts9:13↗ ܟ݂ܡܵܐ ܒܼ݁ܝ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܲܣܒܸ݁ܠ ܠܩܲܕܼ݁ܝ̈ܫܲܝܟ݁‏ : how many bad things he has imposed on Your saints ; IshPs 155(23)↗ ܘܫܒܘ ܐܦ ܠܐܚܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܐܣܒܠܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܠ ܒܝܫ̈ܢ‏ : they led his brothers away captive and imposed all kinds of evils upon them
2
to suffer
Syr
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be carried2 senses▶
1
to be carried
Sam, Syr
Marqe 1.1066↗ שעתה דאסתבל ביד בניו‏ : when he was carried by his children
2
to be carried off
Sam
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be supported2 senses▶
1
to be supported
OfAEg
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .73↗ יסתבלון קדם מראיהם‏
2
to be given wedding gifts
Syr
JSB5 875:17↗ ܐܝܬ ܕܐܣܬܲܒܲܠ ܘܟܕ ܗܐ ܢܥ̈ܠܢ ܠܓܢܘܢܝ̈ܗܝܢ܃ ܐܬܐ ܥܘܢܕܢܐ ܟܦܐ ܬܘ̈ܩܢܐ ܕܣܡܟܝ̈ܗܝܢ‏ : there are those who had gotten the wedding gifts; but while they were about to enter their wedding chambers, death came and ruined their banquet arrangements
Lpolel, pay/wcel, pālelסובל : to carry1 sense▶
1
סובל : to carry
PTA, LJLA
TN Num14:19↗ והיך מה די סובלת"סבל׳" לעמא האליין‏ : just as you carried that people
(1)
to support (?) or to lay a foundation (?)
BAEzra
Ezra 6:3↗ אֲתַר דִּי־דָבְחִין דִּבְחִין וְאֻשּׁוֹהִי מְסוֹבְלִין רוּמֵהּ אַמִּין שִׁתִּין פְּתָיֵהּ אַמִּין שִׁתִּין‏ : a place where they slaughter animal sacrifices and and its foundations are laid (or: can support)--its height 60 cubits and its width sixty cubits
(2)
to endure, suffer
LJLA
TgJ Zec2:15tos↗ ולא יכילו בני ישראל לסובלא נפשהון למשמע למילי נביא‏ : the Children of Israel could not suffer themselves to hear to the prophet's words ; PJ Gen4:13↗ סגי תקיף מרודי מלמסובלא‏ : my rebelliousness is much too hard to endure
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In the meaning "to send gifts" possibly influenced by Akkadian šūbulu, the C stem of (w)abālu; of course from a comparative Semitic perspective the root itself is so derived within West Semitic.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 962[454]DJPA: 365bDJBA: 783bJastrow: 950Drower/Macuch: 316b, 321b, 308bJ. Payne-Smith: 358Levy Ch-W: 2:138Tal Sam: 559bDNWSI: 774Audo: 2:121DCPA[Schulthess]: 276[130]Qumran: 163

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