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smk, smkˀ (smāḵ, smāḵā) v.n. supporting; banquet
1
basis
JBAg
(1)
support (fig.)
JLAtg, JBA, Man
TgO Gen2:18↗ אַעֲבֵיד לֵיה סְמָך כְקִבלֵיה‏
(1)
authority, reliance
JBA
BT Yev 64b(39)↗ אבין דסמכא יצחק סומקא לאו דסמכה‏ : PN1 is authoritative, PN2 is not authoritative
(2)
constancy
Syr
(3)
nearness
JBA
BT MQ 11a(37)↗ כוארי סמך למיסרחה מעלי‏ : (as for) fish, being almost smelly is best
2
banquet, formal meal
Palmyrene, Nabatean, Syr
OS MtCur14:6↗ ܥܠܬ ܪܩܕܬ ܒܪܬܗ݀ ܕܗܪܘܕܝܐ ܡܨܥܬ ܣܡܟܐ‏ : the daughter of Herodias came in and danced in the middle of the banquet ; AphDem14.287:19↗ ܠܒܝܫ̈ܝ ܢܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܘܝܢ ܠܣܡܟܐ‏ : fancy garments fit for a banquet ; P Mt23:6↗ ܪܼܫ ܣܡܵܟ݂ܸܐ̈‏ : place of honor (at banquet)
(1)
table or section of a banquet
Syr, LJLA
PsC 197:11 ܒܣܡܟܐ ܬܚܬܝܐ ܐܓܢܘܢܝ‏ : they seated me at the lower banquet table ; AphDem14.269:3↗ ܘܝ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܪܚܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܘ̈ܬܒܐ ܒܟܢܘ̈ܫܬܐ ܘܣܡ̈ܟܐ ܒܚܫܡܝ̈ܬܐ‏ : woe to you who love the seats in the synagogues and the tables at banquets [see Luke 11;43] ; P Mk6:39↗ ܘܲܦ݂ܩܲܕ݂ ܠܗܘ݂ܢ ܕ݁ܢܲܣܡܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܠܟ݂ܽܠܢܵܫ܂ ܣܡܵܟ݂ܼܝܢ̈ ܣܡܵܟ݂ܼܝܢ̈܂ ܥܲܠ ܥܸܣܒ̇ܵܐ‏ : he commanded them to to seat them at banquet section by section on the grass ; TgEsth2 1:4(5)↗ עבידו להון סמכא אחריתי לגרמיה‏ : make them a different table by itself
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See s.v. smk #2. Although the two forms tend to be confused by the scribes, it appears that there is a tendency for smk #2 to be used for real supports, pillars, fulcrum and the like, whereas #3 is figurative.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1019[480]DJBA: 820bJastrow: 1001J. Payne-Smith: 381Levy Ch-W: 2:171DNWSI: 792

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