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skl vb. D to understand; Dt to look at
DCGtDt
Dpaˁˁelto teach4 senses▶
1
to teach
Syr, LJLA
P Is40:14↗ ܘܣܟܠܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ‏ ; Col1:28↗ ܘܡܲܠܦ݂ܝܼܢܲܢ܂ ܘܲܡܣܲܟܠܝܼܢܲܢ ܠܟ݂ܽܠ ܒܲܪܢܵܫ ܒܟܽܠ ܚܸܟ݂ܡܵܐ‏ ; TgPs32:8↗ אשכלינך ואליפינך‏
2
to admonish
Syr
3
to signify
Syr
ThbK1 57:20↗ ܡܢܐ ܡܣܟܠ ܫܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ‏ : what does this word 'sole' signify? ; ThbK2 18:24↗ ܟܠ ܒܪܬ ܩܠܐ ܕܠܝܬܐ ܚܕܢܝܬܐ ܡܣܟܠܐ‏ : every term that signifies a unique substance
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to imply
Syr
IshGen 66:20↗ ܒܗ݀ܝ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܕܢܗܘܐ܃ ܡܣܟܠ ܕܗܕܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܬܗܘܐ‏ : inasmuch as (the text says:) it is not good that he be (alone), it implies that it is good for this one to be
4
to look at with understanding
JPAEpig, Syr
Rah 455↗ לא סכל אנש למעלה ולא אלעזר ושפירה‏ : no person understood his entrance (into the ossuary/death?), nor PN1 nor PN2 † ; P Dan8:16↗ ܣ݁ܟܠ ܠܗܢܐ ܚܙܘܐ ܗܢܐ‏ : look carefully at this, this vision
Cˀafˁelto understand, be wise, learn [Heb]2 senses▶
1
to understand, be wise, learn [Heb]
LJLA
TgPs2:10↗ וכדין מלכיא אשכילו קבילו מרדותא‏ : [MT וְעַתָּה מְלָכִים הַשְׂכִּילוּ הִוָּסְרוּ ] ; TgPs53:3↗ האית די ישכיל באוריתא‏ ; TgPs119:99↗ מכל מאלפי אסכלית‏
2
to teach, enable to understand
LJLA
TgJob6:24↗ ומה דשנייתי"דשליתי" אסכלו לי‏ : teach me how I have gone wrong
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be known1 sense▶
to be known
Syr
BBah 1122:3↗ text not cited
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁal to look at attentively (often w. b_ )3 senses▶
1
to look at attentively (often w. b_ )
OfAEg, BADan, Qumran, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, JBA, LJLA
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .147↗ אל תסתכל כביר‏ : do not stare (?) for a long time (?) ; Dan :708↗ מִשְׂתַּכַּל הֲוֵית בְּקַרְנַיָּא‏ ; 11QtgJob 29.5=37:14↗ וקום הסתכל בגב̇ו̇ר̇ת אלהא‏ ; TgO Gen3:6↗ מרַגַג אִילָנָא לְאִסתַכָלָא בֵיה‏ : the tree was delightful to look at ; TgJ Is53:2↗ וִיהֵי זִיו קוּדשָא זִיוֵיה דְכָל דְיִחזֵינֵיה יִסתַכַל בֵיה‏ : his personal aura will be holy so that all who see him will stare at him ; SYAP 67:10↗ הוא הוה מסתכל בבעלי דינא כד הוו אתיין למידן קדמוהי‏ : he would study the adversaries when they would come to be judged by him ; GT B Gen3:6↗ וְיָאֵי אִילַנָא לְמֶסְתַּכָּלָה בֶהּ‏ : the tree is beautiful to look at ; TN Gen19:17↗ לא תסתכל לבתרך‏ : do not look back ; SamTgJ Ex3:6↗ הלא דעל מסתכלה להאלהים‏ : because he feared to look at God ; BT Ber 20a(29)↗ ליסתכלן בי וליהוי להו זרעא דשפירה כותי‏ : let them(f.) look at me, and they will have progeny that are as beautiful as I ; BT Pes 113b(7)↗ ולא מדלי עיניהו ומיסתכלי בהי‏ : they do not raise their eyes and look at them (f.pl.) ; PJ Gen12:12↗ ויהי ארום יסתכלון ביך מצראי ויחמון ית שופריך‏ : then when the Egyptians look at you and see your beauty
(1)
+ ܠܓܪܡ : to be careful
CPA
CPA Ex19:12↗ ܐܣܬ̈ܟܠܘ ܠܓܪܡܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܣܩ̈ܘܢ ܠܛܘܪܐ‏ : watch yourselves so as not to go up to the mountain ; CYR(Catech) 15:9↗ ܐܣ̈ܬܟܠܘ ܐܘܢ ܠܓܪܡܟܘܢ ܟܕܘ ܒܢ̈ܝܗ݀ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ‏ : therefore now take care believers
2
to recognize
Syr
ISSW 6:35↗ ܐܸܣܬܲܟܲܠ ܛܲܝܒܽܘܬܵܐ ܕܲܗܘܵܬ ܒܵܟ‏ : recognize the Grace that happened to you
(1)
w. ܒܸܝܬ : to distinguish between
Syr
P 1K(1)3:9↗ ܘܠܡܣܬܟܠܘ ܒܝܬ ܛܒܬܐ ܠܒܝܫܬܐ‏
3
to understand
JLAtg, PTA, Syr
TgJ Is40:21↗ הְלָא תִסתַכְלוּן לְמִדחַל קֳדָם מַן דִברָא יְסוֹדֵי אַרעָא‏ ; TN Gen4:8↗ מסתכל אנא די ברחמין איתברי עלמא‏ : I understand that the world was created with mercy ; GeZA8 4:11 ܐܚܘܬܟ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܡܢ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ ܡܣܬܟ݁ܠܐ‏ : You (brother) who can comprehend many things on the basis of a few things ; WisSol3:9↗ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܟܝܠܝܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܣܬܟܠܝܢ ܒܩܘܫܬܐ‏ : those who trust in Him truly understand
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Originally śkl; see Biblical Hebrew לְהַשְׂכִּיל.
The cited example from Rah 455 is highly disputed as to word division and lexical assignment.
Although b_ is used with the Dt up until Qumran for non-persons, that is a clear preference in the targumim.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1010[473]DJPA: 377bDJBA: 810bJastrow: 990J. Payne-Smith: 377Levy Ch-W: 2:162Tal Sam: 586DNWSI: 785DCPA[Schulthess]: 287[136]BarBahlul: 1122:3Qumran: 166

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