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spyr
(sp̄īr)
adj.
learned
√
spr, sprˀ
n.m.
learned
Syr
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2 citations
LSt.4:18
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ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܣܦܝܪ̈ܐ܂ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܝܕܥ̈ܬܐ ܙܢܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ
ḥkÿmˀ wˀnš̈yn spyr̈ˀ. wm̈lyy ydˁ̈tˀ znnÿtˀ kyt wmšḥ̈lptˀ
חכימא ואנשין ספירא٠ ומליי ידעתא זנניתא כית ומשחלפתא
ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܣܦܝܪ̈ܐ܂ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܝܕܥ̈ܬܐ ܙܢܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ
ḥkÿmˀ wˀnš̈yn spyr̈ˀ. wm̈lyy ydˁ̈tˀ znnÿtˀ kyt wmšḥ̈lptˀ
חכימא ואנשין ספירא٠ ומליי ידעתא זנניתא כית ומשחלפתא
ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܣܦܝܪ̈ܐ܂ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܝܕܥ̈ܬܐ ܙܢܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ
ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܣܦܝܪ̈ܐ܂ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܝܕܥ̈ܬܐ ܙܢܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ
: wise and learned people, full of various, different kinds of knowledge
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JSBhom 61:317
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ܚܙܵܬ݂ܸܗ ܕܲܡܠܼܝܠ ܥܼܝܪ ܐܵܦ ܛܲܢܵܢ ܘܲܪܕܸܐ ܘܲܣܦܼܝܪ
ḥzāṯeh damliyl ˁiyr ˀāp ṭanān wardeˀ waspiyr
חזָתֶה דַמלִיל עִיר אָף טַנָן וַרדֶא וַספִיר
ܚܙܵܬ݂ܸܗ ܕܲܡܠܼܝܠ ܥܼܝܪ ܐܵܦ ܛܲܢܵܢ ܘܲܪܕܸܐ ܘܲܣܦܼܝܪ
ḥzāṯeh damliyl ˁiyr ˀāp ṭanān wardeˀ waspiyr
חזָתֶה דַמלִיל עִיר אָף טַנָן וַרדֶא וַספִיר
ܚܙܵܬ݂ܸܗ ܕܲܡܠܼܝܠ ܥܼܝܪ ܐܵܦ ܛܲܢܵܢ ܘܲܪܕܸܐ ܘܲܣܦܼܝܪ
ܚܙܵܬ݂ܸܗ ܕܲܡܠܼܝܠ ܥܼܝܪ ܐܵܦ ܛܲܢܵܢ ܘܲܪܕܸܐ ܘܲܣܦܼܝܪ
: it saw him that he was eloquent, alert, and also zealous, trained, and learned
(1)
practiced, experienced
Syr
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2 citations
JSmem 7:314
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text not cited
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JS_Elijah 3:1004
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ܘܲܣܦܝܼܪ ܩܲܢܝܵܗ݀ ܘܲܕܚܝܼܠ ܕܝܼܢܵܗ݀ ܘܲܩܫܸܐ ܢܸܓܕܵܗ݀
waspyir qanyāhh wadḥyil dyināhh waqšeˀ negdāhh
וַספיִר קַניָהּ וַדחיִל דיִנָהּ וַקשֶא נֶגדָהּ
ܘܲܣܦܝܼܪ ܩܲܢܝܵܗ݀ ܘܲܕܚܝܼܠ ܕܝܼܢܵܗ݀ ܘܲܩܫܸܐ ܢܸܓܕܵܗ݀
waspyir qanyāhh wadḥyil dyināhh waqšeˀ negdāhh
וַספיִר קַניָהּ וַדחיִל דיִנָהּ וַקשֶא נֶגדָהּ
ܘܲܣܦܝܼܪ ܩܲܢܝܵܗ݀ ܘܲܕܚܝܼܠ ܕܝܼܢܵܗ݀ ܘܲܩܫܸܐ ܢܸܓܕܵܗ݀
ܘܲܣܦܝܼܪ ܩܲܢܝܵܗ݀ ܘܲܕܚܝܼܠ ܕܝܼܢܵܗ݀ ܘܲܩܫܸܐ ܢܸܓܕܵܗ݀
: its rod is experienced, its judgment frightful, and its wielding hard
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sp̄īrū, sp̄īrūṯā
n.f.
— learning
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
1031[493]
Payne-Smith ~:
2707
J. Payne-Smith:
386
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