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smq (e/a) vb. to be red
GDC
Gpəˁalto be red, ruddy1 sense▶
to be red, ruddy
JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgJ Is63:2↗ מָדֵין יִסמְקוּן טוּרִין מִדַם קְטִילִין‏ ; FTV Gen49:12↗ יסמקון טורוי מן גופני ומעצרתיה מן חמרי׳‏ : his mountains will be red from vines and his vats from the wines ; AphDem15.317:4↗ ܘܐܢ ܢܣܡܩܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܬܘܠܥܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܡܪܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ‏ ; P Lam4:7↗ ܣܡܩܘ ܓܪ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܣܪܕܘܢ‏ : their bones became redder than sard ; BT BB 84a(17)↗ דסמקא בצפרא ובפניא‏ : (the sun) that is red in the morning and in the evening ; ShPDm 678 ↗ nisimqun anpẖ : may his face be ruddy ; PJ Gen49:12↗ text not cited
Dpaˁˁelto make red1 sense▶
to make red
Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
EstR[2] 9.1(25)↗ מסמיק ליה‏ ; FTP Gen49:11↗ ומסמ{ך}<ק> לטוריא‏ ; SamTgJ Ex25:5↗ ומשכי דכרין מסמקין‏ : rams' skins dyed red ; AGnEx 138.19↗ ܘܡܣܡܩ ܒܗ݀ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܙܠܐ ܒܢܘܪܐ‏ : it is reddened in it like iron in fire ; ShPDm 125 ↗ lsamuqia anpẖ ḏiuraqia : to redden his greenish face ; PJ Gen49:11↗ מסמק טווריא מן אדם קטיליהון‏ : he reddens the mountains from the blood of their slain ones
(1)
w. "face" : to shame
Gal
PTSan 23.c:35[2]↗ בגין דלא מסמקא אפוי‏ : in order not to shame him
(2)
to be very red
LJLA
TgLam4:7↗ סמיקו חיזו יתיר מזהרין‏ : they were more red-looking than shiny gems
Cˀafˁelto make red2 senses▶
1
to make red
Syr
IAI 250:v5 ܚܡܪܐ ܕܡܣܡܩ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ‏ : wine that reddens the face
2
to become red
Syr, JBA
LSt.80:6↗ ܘܐܣܡܩܬ݂ ܘܐܬܚܡܨܬ݂ ܘܟܣܝܬ݂ ܐܦܝܗ‏ : she became red and embarrassed and covered her face ; BT Pes 74b(15)↗ או אסמיק אסיר או לא אסמיק שרי‏ : if (the smeared flour paste) became red (from the blood) it is forbidden. If it did not become red, it is permitted
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All examples of the perfect in LJLA display internal /i/ vowel, so it is unclear which, if any, of them are G as opposed to D.
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1021[482]DJPA: 383aDJBA: 821aJastrow: 1003Drower/Macuch: 333aJ. Payne-Smith: 381fLevy Ch-W: 2:172Tal Sam: 597bDCPA[Schulthess]: 290[]Qumran: 249

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