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srhb vb. to do quickly
QQt
√ rhb vb.
Qquadriliteralto rush3 senses▶
1
to rush
Gal, Syr, JBA, LJLA
DevR 49(5)↗ למה לך מסרהב‏ : why are you rushing? ; P 1Ch21:1↗ ܘܣܪܗܒ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܠܡܡܢܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ‏ : David rushed to count Israel ; BT Šab 10a(19)↗ והוה קא מסרהיב ר׳ ירמיה‏ : PN was hastening (to finish) ; TgPs22:20↗ לסיועי אוחי"סרהיב‏ : hurry to my aid
(1)
as a coverb: to do something quickly
Syr, JBA, JBAg, Man, LJLA
KwDW 245:6↗ ܣܪܗܒ ܡܐܬܝܬܟ‏ : come quickly! ; P Gn18:7↗ ܘܣܪܗܒ ܕܢܥܒܕܝܘܗܝ‏ ; P Jos10:13↗ ܩܡ ܫܡܫܐ ܒܦܠܓܘܬ ܫܡܝܐ܂ ܘܠܐ ܣܪܗܒ ܠܡܥܪܒ‏ : the sun stopped at the middle of the sky and did not set quickly ; P 1S4:14↗ ܓܒܪܐ ܣܪܗܒ ܘܐܬܐ ܘܚܘܝ‏ : the man came quickly and told ; BT Ber 47a(34)↗ הוה קא מסרהב ואכיל‏ : he was eating quickly ; JohnBook 178:11↗ sarhib binianak bnia sarhib bnia binianak ; TgPs102:3↗ סרהיב עני יתי‏ : answer me quickly
(1)
with a direct object
Syr, LJLA
IMac7a1 2:35↗ ܘܣܪܗܒܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܩܪܒܐ‏ : they hurried the battle upon them ; TgPs7:7↗ וסרהיב לי דינא די פקידת‏ : speed me the justice you ordered
(1)
to issue an urgent order
Syr
JulSok 151(72):19↗ ܘܣܪܗܒ ܬܘܒ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܥܠ ܡܫܩܠܢܗ‏ ; JulSok 331(162):3↗ ܘܣܪܗܒ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܢܒܠܗܐ ܠܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗ‏ : he commanded him urgently to motivate his forces
(2)
p.p. : urgent
Syr
P 1S21:9↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܡܣܪܗܒ‏
2
to impel
Sam, Syr, LJLA
Marqe 1.450↗ ומפלחיה מסרפין בון סגי‏ : while the taskmasters were greatly impelling them on ; AphDem6.114:14↗ ܩܪܢܐ ܡܠܒܒܐ܂ ܘܫܝܦܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܣܪܗܒܝܢ‏ : the trumpet encourages and the horns impel ; P Sirach 43:5↗ ܪܒ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܥܒܕܗ܃ ܘܒܡ̈ܠܝ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܪܗܒ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܗ‏ : great is the Lord who made (the sun) and impelled its motion by the Holy One's words ; TgIIChron 26:20↗ וסרהבוהי למפק‏ : they forced him to leave
3
to act impetuously, rebel
LJLA
PJ Deut31:27↗ מסרהבין הויתון קדם ייי‏ : [MT מַמְרִים הֱיִתֶם]
QtquadTto be frightened2 senses▶
1
to be frightened
Syr
JulSok 473(233):3↗ ܠܐ ܟܘܙܬ ܡܢ ܠܘܚܡܐ ܕܚܡܬܗ ܕܛܪܘܢܐ܂ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܡܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܗ ܐܣܬܪܗܒܬ‏ : [Edessa] did not shrink in fear from the Tyrant's threat nor was it terrified by his decrees
2
to act quickly
Syr
EcclHex 5:1 ܠܐ ܬܣܬܪܗܒ ܒܦܘܡܐ ܕܝܠܟ‏ : [LXX: μὴ σπεῦδε ἐπὶ στόματί σου]
(1)
to run, hurry
Syr, LJLA
Ps-Clem Recogs 1.16:4↗ ܡܣܬܪܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܝܗܘܕ‏ : I am hurrying to Judaea ; TgProv7:23↗ ומסתרהב היך ציפרא לות פיחא‏ : hurries like a bird to a trap
(2)
as co-verb : to do something in a hurry
Syr, LJLA
P Gn18:6↗ ܘܐܣܬܪܗܒ ܐܒܪܗܡ܂ ܘܪܗܛ ܠܡܫܟܢܐ‏ : Abraham ran hurriedly to the tent ; ActsThom 328:17↗ ܠܐ ܐ݁ܣܬܪܗܒܬ ܕܐ݁ܘܒܕܟ݂܂ ܐܠܐ ܐ݁ܓܪ‍{‍ܝ‍}‍ܬ ܪܘܚܝ ܥܡܟ݂‏ : I have not been in a hurry to destroy you, but rather was patient with you ; TgProv1:16↗ רגליהון לביש רהטו ומסתרהבין למשפך דמא‏ : their feet ran to evil hurrying to shed blood
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Mandaic also šrhb; Samaritan סרף
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See also s.v. šrhz.
In LJLA the meaning and usage in the sense of "to do quickly" is fundamental. The TargPsJ use in the context of "rebellion", however, reflects a confusion with srb vb.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1043[716]DJPA: 388bDJBA: 830bJastrow: 1023Drower/Macuch: 337a, 315aJ. Payne-Smith: 390Tal Sam: 613
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