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spyrw, spyrwtˀ (sp̄īrū, sp̄īrūṯā) n.f. learning
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learning
Syr
BalJos 124:9↗ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܦܲܫܘܩܘ ܐܢܘܢ܂ ܕܲܥܬܸܩܘ݂ ܒܗ݀ ܒܲܣܦܝܐܪܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : they could not interpret them for they were out of date in learning ; IshExod 51:8↗ ܢܗܝܪܐ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܩ݁ܪܐ܂ ܐܝܟ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܒܝܕ ܣܦܝܪܘܬܗ ܘܢܗܝܪܘܬܗ ܘܝܕܥܬܗ ܕܒܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ‏ : he calls the priest "illuminated", as one (illuminated) by means of learning and illumination and knowledge of what is involved in God's religion
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intellectual skill
Syr
Am6 337:11↗ ܣܦܝܪܘܬ ܡܠ̈ܐ ܕܣܘܦܝܣܛܘܬܐ‏ : eloquence of sophistic words
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counting
JBAg
Anan 50:19↗ text not cited
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The Geonic usage is influenced by Hebrew.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1031[493]DJBA: 826bJ. Payne-Smith: 386

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