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swkl, swklˀ (sukkāl, sukkālā) v.n.D intelligence
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intelligence, reasoning
Syr, LJLA
P Is40:28↗ ܘܠܝܬ ܒܘܕܩܐ ܠܣܘܟܠܗ‏ : there is no way to comprehend his intelligence ; P Ez28:4↗ ܘܒܣܘܟܠܟ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܟ ܚܝܠܐ܂ ܘܚܡܠܬ ܣܐܡܐ ܘܕܗܒܐ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܝ̈ܟ‏ ; P Prov1:2↗ ܘܠܡܬܒܝܢܘ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܣܘܟܠܐ‏ ; TgProv1:2↗ למתביינא במילי דסוכלא‏ ; TgProv3:4↗ ואשכח חיסדא וסוכלא וטיבותא קדם אלהא‏
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signifier
Syr
IshPs 11(14)↗ ܬܚܘܝܬܐܝܬ ܐܡܪܝܢ܃ ܕܐܟܙܢܐ ܠܡ ܕܠܘ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܚ̈ܙܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܣܦܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܣܘܟܠܝܗܝܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ‏ : by way of example they say it is like that text markings are not themselves tangible objects only signifiers of them
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(of a text) significance, interpretation, meaning
Syr
ThbK2 9:24↗ ܗܢܘ݁ ܣܘܟܠܗ݀‏ : this is its meaning ; IshExod 42:20↗ ܒܪܡ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܗ݀ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܗܘ‏ : but the true interpretation is that first one
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For the difference between swkl and ḥwšb in the mystical tradition see Hansbury, Letters of John of Dalyatha (Gorgias) 232n.1.
Note that all LJLA examples are in TgProv.

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