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smk (a/u) vb. to prop up, to support
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁalto prop up, to support7 senses▶
1
to prop up, to support
OfAEg, Qumran, Sam, Syr
4QEng1.5.23↗ ٠٠٠] הוא רומהון והיכה אנון סמכי̇[ן‏ : what] is their height and how they support ... ; SamTgJ Ex17:12↗ ואהרן וחור סמכו באדיו‏ : while Aaron and Hur were supporting his hands ; P Ps145:14↗ ܣܡܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܢܦܠܝܢ‏
(1)
to associate
Sam
(2)
to make rest on, join one thing to another (usually hands)
Qumran, JLAtg, Gal, Syr, JBA, LJLA
GenApoc 20.22↗ די אתה ואצלה על מלכא ואסמוך ידי עלוהי ויחה‏ : that I should come and pray over the king and put my hands on him so that he live ; TgO Ex29:19↗ וְיִסמוֹך אהרן וֻבנוֹהִי יָת יְדֵיהוֹן עַל רֵיש דִכרָא‏ : Aaron and his sons should place their hands on the ram's head ; P Ex29:10↗ ܘܢܣܡܟܘܢ ܂܂܂ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܪܫܗ ܕܬܘܪܐ‏ ; BT Ber 9b(38)↗ אנא סמכי ואיתזקי‏ : I joined (the geullah paragraph to the tefillah) and was injured ; PJ Ex29:10↗ ויסמוך אהרן ובנוי ית ידיהון על ריש תורא‏
2
to lean on, recline on (often in the context of eating)
Sam, Syr, Man
(1)
to dine formally
Palmyrene, Syr
PAT991:1.3↗ ˀnš mnhwn ywmˀ dy yhwn sm[k : each one of them shall be sworn that they will dine [in fellowship...: or perhaps: contribute to the expenses decreed by the head of the marzeaḥ?]] ; JoshStyl 26.18↗ ܘܓܢ݂ܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܒ݁ܣܡܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܘܡ̈ܢܐ݂܂ ܘܣ݁‍[‍܂܂܂ ܘ‍]‍ܣ݁ܡܟܝܢ ܒܕܪܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ‏ : all the artisans would recline and enjoy themselves, dining in the church yard
(1)
p.p. : see s.v. smyk adj.
Syr, Man
(2)
w. ܠܒܐ : to dine
Syr
P Ju19:8↗ ܣܡܘܟ ܠܒܟ ܘܐܬܟܪܟ ܥܕ ܨܠܐ ܝܘܡܐ‏
3
to rely on, to be sure
Gal, Syr, JBA
PTŠab 8.a:53[2]↗ פוק חמי חד ס{י}ב וסמוך עלוי‏ : go out and look for an elder and rely on him ; JS_Elijah 4:66↗ ܘܟܽܠܵܗ݀ ܒܪܼܝܬܵܐ ܠܸܗ ܣܵܡܟܵܐ ܗ̄ܘܵܬ̤ ܠܲܡܥܲܕܵܪܽܘ‏ : all creation was relying on him to help ; BT Ber 42a(27)↗ אנן אתכא דבי ריש גלותא סמכינן‏ : we rely on the table of the House of the exilarch (to continue our meal) ; BT Ḥul 44b(22)↗ רבה בר בר חנה אגמריה סמך‏ : PN relied upon his tradition
(1)
דעתא : idem.
JBA
BT Tan 20b(46)↗ זמנין דסמכה דעתיהו ו^לא^ אתו למיזבן‏ : there are times when they are certain, so they do not come to buy
(2)
p.p. : see s.v. smyk adj.
Gal
4
to touch, be adjacent to
JLAtg, Sam, Syr
TgJ Ez39:11↗ וְסָמְכָא הִיא לִתרֵין טוּרַיָא‏ : it is adjacent to the two mountains ; Marqe 1.1029↗ סמכו בה שוי‏ : they joined (or: relied on?) her immediately ; P Num34:11↗ ܢܗܘܐ ܢ݁ܚܬ ܬܚܘܡܐ܂ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܣ݁ܡܟ ܠܣܛܪܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܕܟܢܪܬ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ‏ : the border should go down and become adjacent to the side of the sea of Kinneret on the east
(1)
to attain, reach
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 1.78:23↗ ܒܪܫܥܬܗ ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܣܡܟܬ ܠܟܐ‏ : right away on the very day I reached here ; P Ez24:2↗ ܕܣ݁ܡܟ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ‏ ; ISSW 10:87b↗ ܠܘܵܬܵܗ݀ ܬܸܣܡܽܘܟ ܡܲܪܕܼܝܬܲܢ‏ : may our journey attain it
(1)
ܥܠ : to overpower, overtake
Syr
JulSok 21(7):12↗ ܘܟܕ ܬܘܒ ܪܟܢܘ ܛ̈ܠܠܝܗ݀ ܕܛܠܝܘܬܐ܂ ܘܣܡܟ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܦܢܝܗ݀ ܕܣܝܒܘܬܐ‏ : when now the shadows of youth inclined and the eve of old age fell upon him
(2)
of inanimates :
Syr
Am7 176:12↗ ܟܦܢܐ ܚܣܝܢܐ ܣܡ݂ܲܟ ܥܠ ܐܘܗܝ‏ : a severe famine overcame Edessa ; P Ex9:33↗ ܘܡܛܪܐ ܠܐ ܣܡ݂ܟ ܠܐܪܥܐ‏ : while the rain did not reach the ground
5
to appoint, to ordain
Sam, JBA
BT San 14a(21)↗ וסמכיה כי הוה סיב‏ : he ordained him when he was old
(1)
w. יד : to ordain
LJLA
PJ Num8:10↗ ויסמכון בני ישראל ית ידיהון על ליואי‏
(2)
to transfer an obligation
Gal
PTBM 9.c:46[2]↗ אזל סמכיה גבי טרפ<ז>ונ{י}טיה‏ : he went and assigned (the sale) to his money changer
(1)
to transfer through blessing [Hebraism]
PTA, Sam
TN Gen27:37↗ ועבור וחמר סמכ<׳> יתיה‏ : [MT וְדָגָן וְתִירֹשׁ סְמַכְתִּיו] ; SamTgJ Gen27:37↗ ודגן ויביש סמכתה‏
6
(day) to become dusk
JBAg
DGbooklet 7b:8↗ קמ̇נא במסמך יומא‏ : we got up when the day turned dark
7
(of the heart on a support) : to be at ease
Man
ATS 1.1:306↗ ˁiaprišinun ḏnistmik/ḏnismak/ libaiun lsamk{{ia}}ẖ : I shall teach them that their heart be supported on its base ( i.e. to relax!)
Dpaˁˁelto support, to prop3 senses▶
1
to support, to prop
Sam, Syr
P Ex17:12↗ ܡܣ݁ܡܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ‏ ; P Is9:6↗ ܘܢܣܡܟܝܗ݀ ܒܕܝܢܐ‏
(1)
to make a thick mass
JBA
BT Pes 116a(12)↗ לסמוכיה‏ : to make it (the ḥaroseth) thick
2
fig. : to hold on tight
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Lev3:2↗ ויסמך ית אדה על ריש קרבנה‏ ; P Prov5:5↗ ܫܝܘܠ ܗܠܟ̈ܬܗ݀ ܡܣܡܟܐ‏ : Sheol holds on to her doings
(1)
to attach tightly
Syr
P Prov11:16↗ ܡܣܡܟܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ‏
3
to transfer to, assign to
Gal, Sam
Cˀafˁelto prop up4 senses▶
1
to prop up
Gal, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
PTHal 59.b:38[2]↗ ר׳ יוסי הוה מסמך לר׳ זעירא‏ : PN propped up PN ; ActsThom 236:12↗ ܘܡ݁ܣܡܟ ܐܠܦ݂ܟܘܢ‏ ; GY 352:8↗ uasmik libẖ ˁl samka : prop up his heart on its support [= put him at ease] ; Shapta D-Qashtina 55 ↗ asmukia ˁdaihun ḏgubria šalmania : supporting the hands of pious men
(1)
fig.:
Sam
Marqe 1.534↗ וטובה וחסדה מסמכין לון‏ : with goodness and love supporting them
(1)
to find support
Gal, JBA, LJLA
PTEr 26.a:31[2]↗ כל מילה דלא מחוורא מסמכין ליה מן אתרין סגין‏ : they bring support from many places for every unclear word ; BT Yom 71b(40)↗ אסמכה אקרא‏ : he found support for it from a biblical verse ; TgProv5:5↗ רגלהא נחתן למותא שיול הלכתהא מסמיכן‏ : her feet go down to Death, her movements make support in Sheol
(2)
ܥܲܠ : to make depend upon
Syr, JBA
JulSok 65(29):22↗ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܣܡܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ‏ : in order to make it so that they rely on repentance ; JulSok 403(198):6↗ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܬܪܝܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܨܒܝܢ ܥܠܝܟ ܐܣܡܟܘܢ‏ : those two kings made us rely upon you unwillingly ; MG 21:85.1.49↗ ולא נסמכו עליה מילי דציבורא‏
2
to make to recline
CPA, Syr
P Mk6:39↗ ܕ݁ܢܲܣܡܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܠܟ݂ܽܠܢܵܫ܂ ܣܡܵܟ݂ܼܝܢ̈ ܣܡܵܟ݂ܼܝܢ̈܂‏
(1)
to invite to a banquet, seat one at a banquet
CPA, Syr
ApocDan.34.21↗ ܘܐܣܡܟ ܗܘܐ ܚܐܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܪܘܪ̈ܒܢܘܗܝ ܘܢܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܕܪ̈ܘܟܬܗ‏ : he entertained his nobles and magnates and wives and concubines ; Narsai33 35↗ ܙܲܡܸܢ ܕܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܩܪ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܠܲܚܠܘ݁ܠ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܃ ܘܐܲܣܡܸܟ ܐܸܢܘ݁ܢ ܩܕܵܡ݂ ܒܲܪܼܬ݂ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܟܲܠܲܬ݂ ܩܘ݂ܕܫ݂ܵܐ‏ : he invited the generations, summoned the families to life's banquet and seated them before the king's daughter, the bride of holiness
3
to have one ordained
JBA
BT BM 85a(25)↗ אתיוה, אסמכוה‏
4
to cover tightly
JBA
BT MQ 13b(20)↗ text not cited : †
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto lean on5 senses▶
1
to lean on
JLAtg, Gal, Sam, Syr, JBA
TgJ 2K18:21↗ דְאִם יִסתְמֵיך גֻברָא עְלוֹהִי וְיֵיעוֹל בִידֵיה וְיִבזְעִנַה‏ : should a man lean on it, it will go into his hand and pierce it ; BT Šab 140a(45)↗ מיסתמיך ואזיל רב אחא בר יוסף אכתפיה דרב נחמן בר יצחק בר אחתיה‏ : PN was continuously leaning upon the shoulder of PN2, his sororal nephew
(1)
to rely upon
JLAtg, PTA, Syr, LJLA
TgJ Is10:20↗ לָא יוֹסְפוּן עוֹד שְאָרָא דְיִשׂרָאֵל וְשֵיזָבַת בֵית יַעְקֹב לְאִסתְמָכָא עַל עַמְמַיָא דַהְווֹ מַפלְחִין בְהוֹן וְיִסתַמכוּן עַל מֵימְרָא דַיוי‏ ; TN Ex5:9var.↗ ולא יתעסקון/יסתמכון/ במלין דשקרין‏ : they should not deal with/rely upon/ false words ; P Is48:2↗ ܘܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܣܬܡܟܘ‏ : they relied upon the God of Israel ; TgEsth2 4:1(6)↗ לית לנא דנסתמך עלוהי ואף לא נביא דבעי רחמין עלנא‏ : we have no one to rely upon nor even a prophet to pray on our behalf
(1)
to be physically supported
Gal, Syr
BR 1241:10(1)↗ והווה מסתמך על תרין גונתיין חד מן ימיניה וחד מן שמליה‏ : he was supported by two Goths; one on his right and one on his left ; GregOr 41 33.3.18↗ ܒܫܒܥܐ ܕܝܢ ܥܡ̈ܘܕܐ ܒܝܬܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܣܬܡܟ‏ : for wisdom’s house is supported by seven columns
(2)
(gram.) to be dependent
Syr
BHGr 3:28 ܟܠ ܒܪܬ ܩܠܐ܂ ܐܘ ܡܣܬܡܟܐ ܥܠ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܘ ܠܐ‏ : every word is either dependent on something else or not
(3)
ב_ , ל_ : to be walking along with (and be in need of advice)
Gal
PTAZ 43.b:57[2]↗ גמליאל זו^ג^א הוה מיסתמיך בר׳ שמעון בן לקיש מטון בה{ו}<י> תבניתא אמ׳ ליה מהו ניעבור קומוי‏ : PN1 was walking along with PN2; when they came to a certain idol he said to him: "is it all right to pass it?" ; PTHor 48.b:21[2]↗ ר׳ חנניה הוה מסתמיך בר׳ חייה בר בא בציפרין חמא כל עמא פריי אמ׳ ליה למה כל עמא פריי‏ : PN1 was consulting PN2 in GN: he saw everyone running and said to him: "why is everyone running?"
2
to recline, physically relax (before eating)
JLAtg, Syr
TgO Gen18:4↗ וְאַסחוֹ רַגלֵיכוֹן וְאִסתְמִיכוּ תְחוֹת אִילָנָא‏ : wash your feet and relax under the tree ; OS JnCur6:10↗ ܘܐܣܬܡܟܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܚܡ̈ܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ‏ : five thousand people in number lay themselves down ; EphFid 12:6.4↗ ܡܣܟܐ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܟ ܠܬܪ̈ܥܣܪܬܟ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܢܣܬܡܟܘܢ‏ : Your Kingdom's table awaits your twelve, upon which they shall recline ; P Gn18:4↗ ܘܐܣܬܡܟܘ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܝܠܢܐ‏
3
ˁl : to come to, join, reach
JLAtg, Sam, Syr
TgJ Is14:1↗ וְיִתוֹסְפוּן גִיוֹרִין עְלֵיהוֹן וְיִסתַמכוּן עַל בֵית יַעְקֹב‏ : strangers shall be added to them and join the House of Jacob ; SamTgJ Num18:4↗ ויסתמכון עליך‏ : [Heb.: ונלוו עליך] ; JulSok 127(60):1↗ ܘܐܣܬܡܟܘ ܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ‏
4
to be poured
Syr
5
to be ordained
JBAg
BT San 30b(14)↗ גברא דאסתמיך אסתמיך‏ : a man who was ordained (remains) ordained
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be firm, valid1 sense▶
to be firm, valid
Syr
P Job41:15↗ ܘܡܣܬܡܟ ܘܠܐ ܙܐ݁ܥ‏
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Frequent JBA spellings like סמאכיהון might well be Hebraisms. Cf. Y vocalization cited DJBA s.v.
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1018[480]DJPA: 382aDJBA: 819bJastrow: 1001Drower/Macuch: 333a, 29aJ. Payne-Smith: 380Levy Ch-W: 2:170Tal Sam: 596aDCPA[Schulthess]: 289[]Qumran: 167

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