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srk (a/u) vb. to adhere
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Gpəˁalto adhere (normally with l_)4 senses▶
1
to adhere (normally with l_)
Syr, JBA
BT Šab 156b(25)↗ הוה קא סריך ואתי חיויא בתרה‏ : the snake was adhering and following it
(1)
w. b_
JBAg
HP Sassoon(1) 200.20↗ ריאה דסרכא בדפנא‏ : a lung that adheres to the rib
2
to acquire a habit or practice
JBA
BT Pes 51a(4)↗ משום דסרכי מלתא אינשי אחריני נמי סרכי מלתא‏ : because (the Samaritans) acquired (the easier) practice. Other people will also acquire (an incorrect) practice
3
(fire) to enflame
Man
JohnBook 57:11↗ tisrukbẖ nura utiklẖ ; Hatma Rba 89↗ tisrukbẖ nura mn zimta ḏbrišiẖ ualma lṭupria bligrẖ : may fire inflame him from the hair of his head to the toenails of his feet
(1)
to set aflame
Man
Hatma Rba 82↗ kulhun ˁstirata nuqbata sirkat nura
4
p.p. : adhering : see s.v. sryk adj.
Syr
Dpaˁˁelto affix4 senses▶
1
to affix
Syr
PhiloxDisc 12:82↗ ܕܲܢܣܲܪܟܵܝܗܝ ܠܡܲܕܥܐ ܒܪܸܢܝܐ ܕܪ̈ܽܘܚܵܢܝܵܬܐ‏ : that we should attach it to knowledge by thinking about spiritual things
2
to clutch
JBA
BT BB 86b(12)↗ שאני בהמה דמסרכא‏ : it is different (with regard to taking possession of ) an animal since it clutches (the ground)
3
to adhere tightly
JBA
BT Ḥul 51a(8)↗ סרוכי הוה מיסרכא‏ : (the needle) would have stuck strongly (to the blood)
4
to block, put obstacles in one's way
LJLA
TgLam3:9↗ באבנין פסילן שבילי סרך‏ : he blocked my path with hewn stones
Cˀafˁelto kindle1 sense▶
to kindle
Man
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto adhere by choice1 sense▶
to adhere by choice
Syr
RendLincei 1886.400:5 ܒܡܕܡ ܕܗܒܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ݂ ܠܐ ܐܣ݁ܬܪܟܘ‏ : they had nothing to do with the vanity of this world ; JulSok 163(78):9↗ ܡܣܬܪܟܝܢ ܕܟܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܩܒ̈ܬܐ ܒܚܘܒܗ݀ ܕܪܓܬܐ ܡܓܢܒܬܐ‏ : males and females are attracted to each other through the love of furtive desire
(1)
to put away, deposit
Sam
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto adhere2 senses▶
1
to adhere
Syr
IshPs 3(22)↗ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܦܐܝܘܬ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܙܘܡܪܐ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܣܬܪܟ ܒܡܕܥܐ‏ : but instruction from the beauty of the love of song, adheres more to the mind
2
to be affixed, entangled
Syr, Man
Ctˀettafˁalto attach oneself to1 sense▶
to attach oneself to
Syr
AS4 96:25 ܠܟܐܦܐ ܐܙ݁ܠ ܡܬܢ݁ܩ݂ܦ܂ ܘܚܝܠܬܢܐܝܬ ܠ݁ܒܟ ܒܗ݀ ܢܦܫܗ܂ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܘܩܝܢܘܣ܂ ܒܗ݀ ܡܬܬܣܪܟ‏ : (the sea-urchin) goes and embraces a rock and strongly holds itself on to it, and, like Oceanus, attaches itself to it
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The sole afel example adduced by LS2 is to be read as a pael.
For JBA, see also note s.v. sryk adj. : adhering.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1047[499]DJBA: 831bJastrow: 1027Drower/Macuch: 337bJ. Payne-Smith: 392Levy Ch-W: 2:190Tal Sam: 612

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