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sgp (a/u) vb. to harm
GDDt
Gpəˁalsee s.v. sgyp adj.1 sense▶
see s.v. sgyp adj.
Syr, LJLA
Dpaˁˁelto harm, distress2 senses▶
1
to harm, distress
Qumran, JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
11QtgJob 2.7=19:18↗ ר̇שיעין יסגפ̇[ונני‏ : [MT: מָאֲסוּ בִי] ; TgO Num30:14↗ וְכֹל קִיוּמַת"קיום" אִסָר לְסַגָפָא נְפַש‏ : [=MT כָל־שְׁבֻעַת אִסָּר לְעַנֹּת נָפֶשׁ] ; EphFid 28:15.5↗ ܡܛܪܐ ܡܥܕܪ ܟܠ ܒܣܘܓܐܗ ܡܣܓܦ ܠܢ‏ : rain, helper for everything, in large amounts harms us ; LawsCoun.34.13↗ ܡܣܓܦ ܠܗ ܘܡܟܐܪ‏ : (Nature) injures and punishes him ; TgPs90:15↗ שמח יתנא היך יומין דסגיפתנא‏ : [=MT שַׂמְּחֵנוּ כִּימוֹת עִנִּיתָנוּ]
2
to fatigue
Syr
PetrIb 17:11 ܕܠܐ ܠܓܡܪ ܐܣ݁ܓܦ ܠܫ̈ܡܘܥܐ‏ : so that I do not totally tire out the listeners
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be harmed2 senses▶
1
to be harmed
Syr, JBAg, LJLA
LG 29:8(1)↗ ܠܲܘ ܓܸܝܪ ܥܲܠ ܨܲܘܡܲܝ̈ܢ ܣܢܼܝܩ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ܃ ܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܦܽܘܢܵܩܲܝ̈ܢ ܡܸܣܬܲܓܲܦ‏ : for God has no need of our fastings, nor is he harmed by our enjoyments ; TgPs107:17↗ אסתגיף היך שטין דמאורח מרדיהון ומעוייתהון מסתגיפין‏ : he was harmed like fools who are harmed because of their rebellious behavior and their offenses
2
to accept damage
Syr
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The general nuance is almost always to cause emotional rather than physical distress; but see additionally s.v. sgyp adj. where physical deformity is explicit, which, of course, is likely to be connected with emotional distress as well.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 969[459]Jastrow: 956J. Payne-Smith: 361Audo: 2:126Qumran: 163

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