←
sbr (a/a[u]) vb. to expect; to reason
GDCGt
Gpəˁalto have thoughts2 senses▶
1
to have thoughts
(1)
of expectations for the future
Common Aramaic
(1)
to expect, hope
BADan, Qumran, PTA, Syr, LJLA
Dan 7:25↗ וְיִסְבַּר לְהַשְׁנָיָה זִמְנִין‏ : while he was expecting to change times ; 11QtgJob 21.1=32:11↗ ארו סברת[ ٠٠٠‏ : [=MT הֵן הוֹחַלְתִּי ?] ; GT FF Gen49:18↗ לָא̊ לְפ^וּ^רְקָנֵיהא דְגִדְוֹ[ן בר] יוֹאָש סֶבָרִת דְהִיא פוּרְקָן שַעְתָא‏ : It is not Gideon's salvation that I hoped for, which is a temporary salvation ; TN Gen31:22↗ ואמתינו תרין תלתא יומין סברין דלמה דהיא טייפה‏ : they waited for two or three days hoping that it would flow ; P Mt24:50↗ ܢܼܐܬ݂ܸܐ ܡܵܪܸܗ ܕ݁ܥܲܒ݂ܕ̇ܵܐ ܗܲܘ ܒ݁ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܕ݁ܠܵܐ ܣܵܒ݂ܲܪ‏ ; P Lk6:34↗ ܠܡܲܢ ܕ݁ܣܵܒ݂ܪܼܝܢ ܐܢܼܬ݁ܘ݂ܢ ܕ݁ܬ݂ܸܬ݂ܦ݁ܲܪܥܘ݂ܢ ܡܸܢܸܗ‏ ; WisSol2:22↗ ܠܐ ܣܒܪܘ ܥܠ ܐܓܪܐ ܚܣܝܐ‏ ; TgPs27:14↗ ועלים לבך וסבור על ייי‏ : be strong of heart and hope in the Lord
(1)
p.p. : as stative
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Gen37:8↗ הֲמַלכוּ אַת מְדַמֵי לְמִמלַך עֲלַנָא אוֹ שוּלטָנוּ אַת סְבִיר לְמִשלַט בַנָא‏ ; TgJ 1Sam23:11↗ הַסְבִירִין לְמִמסְרִי יָתְבֵי קְעִילָה בִידֵיה‏ ; GT EE Gen17:11↗ text not cited ; TgPs27:3↗ בדא אנא סביר‏
(2)
to intend
JLAtg, PTA, LJLA
TN Deut26:5↗ לבן ארמייה סבר למובדה לאבונן יעקב מן שירויה‏ : Laban, the Aramean, intended to kill Jacob from the beginning ; PJ Gen49:23↗ סברין למחתא יתיה מן יקריה‏ : intending to bring him down from his honorable position
(2)
to think, reason
OfAEg, JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA
TAD A4.2R.7↗ כען הא סברו‏ : † ; TgJ 1Sam3:8↗ וֻסבַר עֵלִי אְרֵי מִן קֳדָם יְיָ מִתקְרֵי לְרָביָא‏ : Eli thought that the lad was being called by the Lord ; KohR[1]29:3(17)↗ מה את סבר‏ : what do you think? ; EphEccl 37:6↗ ܟܘܠ ܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܕܐܫܟܚܘ ܣܒܪܘ ܗܘܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܝ‏ : they thought that every stumbling block they encountered was a god ; P Gn41:16↗ ܕܠܡܐ ܣ݁ܒܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܒܠܥܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܥܢܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܠܦܪܥܘܢ‏ : perhaps you think that without God one may answer Pharaoh in peace? [obscure!] ; WisSol13:3↗ ܣܒܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܢܘܢ‏ ; BT Ber 12a(24)↗ היכא דנקיט כסא דחמרא בידיה וקסבר דשיכרא הוא‏ : (in a case) where he is holding a cup of wine in his hand and he thinks that it is š'-beverage
(1)
(logic) to reason, derive by logical deduction
JLAtg, Gal, JBA, LJLA
TgJ 1K3:9↗ וְתִתֵין לְעַבדָך לֵב סָבַר לִמדָן יָת עַמָך לְמִסבַר בֵין טָב לְבִיש‏ ; PTBer 6.c:19[2]↗ אמ׳ ר׳ זעורא כל סבר קשי דהוה לי תמן סבירתיה‏ : R. PN said, 'Every difficult reasoning I had I reasoned through there (i.e. at toilet)' ; BT Hor 2b(4)↗ הני מילי גמיר וסביר אבל גמיר ולא סביר לא‏ : this refers to one who has learned and can make logical deductions, not to one who has learned but cannot make logical deductions ; TgEsth2 1:2(56)↗ סבר כל מתיבת׳‏ : he reasoned out every argument
(2)
to be aware
JBA
(3)
w. ב : to study
LJLA
PJ Lev19:32↗ מן קדם סבין דסברין באורייתא תקומון‏ : rise before elders who study Torah ; TgPs2:12↗ טוביה לכל דסברין במימריה‏
(3)
to be of the opinion
Gal, Syr, JBA
BT Suk 33b(33)↗ האיי תנא סבר ליה כוותיה בהדא ופליג עליה בהדא‏ : this Tanna agrees with him with regard to one case and differs with him with regard to another
(4)
to understand
Gal, JBA, Man
BT Ara 3a(32)↗ הא דמסברי ליה וסבר הא דמסברי ליה ולא סבר‏ : this (refers to a case) where they explain (it) to him and he understands, (and) that to where they explain (it) to him and he does not understand ; GY 357:9↗ uailẖ lhakima ḏlasbar minẖ mn hukumta : woe to the wise man who did not understand any of the wisdom
(1)
to understand properly, i.e. to believe religiously
JLAtg, JBA
TgO Lev19:32↗ מִן קְדָם דְסָבַר בְאוֹרָיתָא תְקוּם‏
(2)
תסברא : do you really think so?
JBA
BT BQ 68a(23)↗ ותסברא הא מתרצתא היא‏ : do you understand that this is correct here?
(3)
p.p. : (person) learned
Man
2
idioms:
Man
(1)
+ ghk: to mock someone
Man
Dpaˁˁelto hope3 senses▶
1
to hope
JLAtg, CPA, Syr, LJLA
TgO Gen48:11↗ מִחזֵי אַפָך לָא סַבַרִית‏ : I had not hoped to see your face ; TgO Gen49:18↗ לְפוֹרקָנָך סַבַרִית יוי‏ ; CPA 1Cor1:7↗ ܡܣܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܓܘܠܝܗ‏ : hoping for his revelation ; AphDem1.7:12↗ ܘܡܐ ܕܐܚܒ݂ ܡ݁ܣܒܪ܂ ܘܡܐ ܕܣ݁ܒܪ݂ ܡܙܕܕܩ‏ : when he loved he hopes. When he hoped, he is justified ; JulSok 393(193):17↗ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܗܕܐ ܚܐܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܡܣ݁ܒܪ‏ ; P Acts26:7↗ ܥܲܠ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ܃ ܬ݁ܲܪ̈ܬ݁ܲܥܸܣܪܸܐ ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܢ ܡܣܲܒ݁ܪ̈ܵܢ ܕ݁ܲܢܡ̈ܲܢܥܵܢ‏ : our twelve tribes hope to reach this hope ; TgLam3:25↗ טב הוא ייי לדמסברין לפרקניה‏ : the Lord is good to those who hope for His salvation
(1)
w. ܒ_ : to rely on
Syr
CPA Psalms5:12↗ ܝܬ݁ܒܣܡܘܢ ܒܟ ܟܘܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܣܒܪܝܢ ܥܠܝܟ‏ ; LSt.139:15↗ ܠܐ ܬܒܟܐ܂ ܣܲܒ݁ܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ‏ : don't cry; rely on God ; P Ps22:5↗ ܒܟ ܣܒܪܘ ܐ̈ܒܗܝ ܣܒܪܘ ܒܟ ܘܦܨܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ‏
(1)
w. על٠ קדם
JLAtg, CPA, LJLA
TgJ Joel1:20↗ אַף חֵיוַת בָרָא מְסַבְרָא קֳדָמָך‏ ; TgPs4:6↗ וסברו על יהוה ְ [םטְ וּבִטְחוּ אֶל־יְהוָה]‏
(2)
(of eyes) to look expectantly
LJLA
TgPs145:15var.↗ עיניהון דכולא לותך מסברין‏
2
to be of the opinion
CPA, Syr
3
w. אפין : to mollify
LJLA
TgJob42:9 var.↗ וסבר ייי ית אפי איוב‏ : the Lord mollified Job ; TgIChron 2:55↗ שמעתים דהוון מסברין אפין בשמעתתא‏ : Shematites who used to mollify people with legal traditions
(1)
to respect
LJLA
TgLamYemWT 5:12↗ ְ רברבנין בידיהון אצטליבו אפי סביא לא סברו‏
Cˀafˁelto hope, to expect6 senses▶
1
to hope, to expect
CPA, Syr
P Lk23:8↗ ܘܡܲܣܒ݁ܲܪ ܗܼܘܵܐ܂ ܕ݁ܡܸܕܸ݁ܡ ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܢܸܚܙܸܐ‏ : he was hoping to see some kind of sign
2
to think to be true
Syr, JBAmb
P Mt5:17↗ ܠܵܐ ܬ݁ܲܣܒ݁ܪܘ݂ܢ ܕܸ݁ܐܬ݂ܼܝܬ݂ ܕܸ݁ܐܫܪܸܐ ܢܵܡܘ݂ܣܵܐ ܐܲܘ ܢܒ݂ܼܝܸ̈ܐ‏ : you should not think that I have come to abrogate the law or the prophets ; JSBhom 75:77↗ ܠܵܐ ܒܸܪܝ ܬܲܣܒܲܪ ܕܦܲܓܪܵܢܵܐܼܝܬ ܪܲܓܵܗ݀ ܝܲܥܩܽܘܒ‏ : do not think, son, that Jacob desired her physically
(1)
w. ב : to be acquainted with
JBAmb
JBAmb2 48:6↗ א̊בוך ידענא לה̊ ו̊א̊ימיך̊ מס̊ב̊רנא בה‏
(2)
w. ܥܠ : to think about, contemplate
Syr
P Lk3:15↗ ܡܲܣܒ݁ܲܪ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܥܲܡܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܝܘ݂ܚܲܢܵܢ‏
3
to lift up, turn something toward
Man
(1)
w. ˀpyn : to be pleased
LJLA
PJ Gen4:5↗ ולקין ולקורבניה לא אסבר אפין‏ : but he was not pleased with Cain nor with his offering †
(1)
to greet, act kindly toward
JBA
BT Tan 23b(23)↗ מאי טעמא כי יהבינן ליה שלמא למר לא אסבר לן אפי‏ : why when we greeted you you did not acknowledge us?
4
to supplicate
Syr
5
to explain, teach
JLAtg, Gal, JBA, Man
TgJ Is40:14↗ לְהוֹן דִבעוֹ מִן קְֹדָמוֹהִי אַסבַר חָכמָא‏ : He taught wisdom to those who prayed to Him ; BT Yom 27a(2)↗ אשכחתיה לאביי דיתיב וקא מסבר ליה לבריה‏ : I found PN who was sitting and explaining to his son
(1)
to lead to think
Syr
(1)
of inanimate:
Syr
Ps-Clem Hom 12.296:7↗ ܕܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܒܪ ܓܕܫܬ܂ ܢܘܓܪܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܥܒ݂ܪ ܡܣܒܪ ܠܝ‏ : the length of twenty years that has passed makes me think that this has already happened ; ActsThom 188:4↗ ܘܥܢܘܝܘܬܗ ܘܕܚܠܬܗ ܡܣ݂ܒܪܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ݂ ܕܐܘ ܡܓܘܫܐ ܗܘ܂ ܐܘ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚ݂ܕܬܐ‏ : his humility and faith lead one to think of him that either he is a magian or an apostle of the new God ; IshExod 7:14↗ ܕܠܘ ܫܚܝܡܬܐ ܬܣܒܪ ܠܗ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܗ݀ܝ ܐܠܐ ܦܪܝܫܬܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܬܐ‏ : so that that place would not lead him to think that it is simple but rather a special and holy one
6
to make to hope, allow to expect
Syr
ESVirg 40:14↗ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܣܒܪܗ ܠܐܕܡ ܕܡܨܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܐܠܗ ܢܗܘܐ‏ : as if he made Adam expect that a person could become a god ; JulSok 247(120):21↗ ܐܛܥܝܘܟ܃ ܘܐܣܒܪܘܟ ܥܠ ܙܟܘܬܐ݂‏ : they misled you and made you expect victory
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be reasonable, seem to be the case3 senses▶
1
to be reasonable, seem to be the case
Syr, JBA
Ps-Clem Recogs 3.214:18↗ ܘܗ݀ܢܝܢ ܕܡܣܬܒܪ̈ܢ ܕܕܡ̈ܝܢ ܠܕܝܠܝ ܣܥܪ‏ : and he performed those things that seem to be like mine ; WisSol3:2↗ ܐܣܬܒܪܘ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܫ̈ܛܝܐ‏ ; BT BB 125b(16)↗ מסתבר טעמיהו דבני מערבא‏ : the westerners' reason seems reasonable
(1)
מסתברא it is reasonable
Gal, JBA
PTMas 50.d:34[2]↗ מסתברא ר׳ יודה יודי לאילין רבנין אילין רבנין‏ : it is reasonable that PN will consent to those Rabbis
(2)
+ l_ : to assume, think reasonable
Syr, JBAg
OS MtSin22:42↗ ܡܢܐ ܡܣܬܒܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ‏ : what do you think about the messiah? ; IIPet 1:13↗ ܕܟܼܐܢܵܐ ܕܸܝܢ ܐܸܣܬ݁ܲܒ݂ܪܲܬ݂ ܠܝܼ‏ : for it has seemed proper to me ; TGHark(1) 39.1.5↗ טעמי רחיקי דלא איסתברו לן‏ : far-fetched reasons that made no sense to us
(3)
to be thought to mean, understood as
Gal, CPA
MMDam Gen 19:2 כל מילה דמסתברה ליה‏ : every word thought to mean "to him"
2
to be considered
Syr
P Mk10:42↗ ܕ݁ܡܸܣܬ݁ܲܒ݂ܪܼܝܢ ܪܼܫܸܐ̈ ܕ݁ܥܲܡܼܡܸܐ̈‏ : who are thought to be the leaders of the gentiles ; IshLevit 69:25↗ ܢܬܬܫ̈ܝܛܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܣܬܒܪ̈ܢ ܐܠܗ̈ܐ‏ : they should be despised and not considered gods
(1)
to be imagined
Syr
TB 4:34.2↗ ܕܕܢܣܬܒܪ ܗܘ ܠܡ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܬܚܙܝ݁ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܡ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܒܦܓܪܐ ܐܬܚ݂ܙܝ݁‏ : he appeared only to "be thought to be" and "did not actually appear in a body"
3
to have hope for
LJLA
TgPs106:13↗ לא אסתברו מלכתיה‏ : [=MT לֹא־חִכּוּ לַעֲצָתוֹ] ; TgLamYem 3:29↗ מָא אִם אִסתְבַר‏ : what if I wait hopefully [MT: אוּלַי יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה׃]
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 964[456]DJPA: 366aDJBA: 784aJastrow: 952Drower/Macuch: 316b, 316aJ. Payne-Smith: 359Levy Ch-W: 2:138Tal Sam: 562aDCPA[Schulthess]: 276[130]Qumran: 163

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