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swmq, swmqˀ
(summāq, summāqā)
adj./n.m.
red
√
smq
vb.
1
red
JLAtg
,
Syr
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JBA
,
Man
,
LJLA
▶
6 citations
TgO Lev13:30
↗
מִחזוֹהִי עַמִיק מִן מַשכָא וֻבֵיה סְעַר סוּמָק
miḥzowhiy ˁamiyq min maškāˀ wubeyh səˁar sûmāq
ܡܼܚܙܘܿܘܗܼܝ ܥܲܡܼܝܩ ܡܼܢ ܡܲܫܟܵܐ ܘܽܒܹܝܗ ܣܥܲܪ ܣܘܼܡܵܩ
ܡܼܚܙܘܿܘܗܼܝ ܥܲܡܼܝܩ ܡܼܢ ܡܲܫܟܵܐ ܘܽܒܹܝܗ ܣܥܲܪ ܣܘܼܡܵܩ
miḥzowhiy ˁamiyq min maškāˀ wubeyh səˁar sûmāq
מִחזוֹהִי עַמִיק מִן מַשכָא וֻבֵיה סְעַר סוּמָק
ܡܼܚܙܘܿܘܗܼܝ ܥܲܡܼܝܩ ܡܼܢ ܡܲܫܟܵܐ ܘܽܒܹܝܗ ܣܥܲܪ ܣܘܼܡܵܩ
ܡܼܚܙܘܿܘܗܼܝ ܥܲܡܼܝܩ ܡܼܢ ܡܲܫܟܵܐ ܘܽܒܹܝܗ ܣܥܲܪ ܣܘܼܡܵܩ
: it appears to be deeper than the skin with red hair in it
;
P Gn25:30
↗
ܐܛܥܡܝܢܝ ܡܢ ܣܘܡ̈ܩܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܗܢܐ
ˀṭˁmyny mn swm̈qˀ swmqˀ hnˀ
אטעמיני מן סומקא סומקא הנא
ܐܛܥܡܝܢܝ ܡܢ ܣܘܡ̈ܩܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܗܢܐ
ˀṭˁmyny mn swm̈qˀ swmqˀ hnˀ
אטעמיני מן סומקא סומקא הנא
ܐܛܥܡܝܢܝ ܡܢ ܣܘܡ̈ܩܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܗܢܐ
ܐܛܥܡܝܢܝ ܡܢ ܣܘܡ̈ܩܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܗܢܐ
: feed me some of this reddest of stuff
;
P Is63:1
↗
ܘܣܘܡܩܝܢ ܢܚ̈ܬܘܗܝ
wswmqyn nḥ̈twhy
וסומקין נחתוהי
ܘܣܘܡܩܝܢ ܢܚ̈ܬܘܗܝ
wswmqyn nḥ̈twhy
וסומקין נחתוהי
ܘܣܘܡܩܝܢ ܢܚ̈ܬܘܗܝ
ܘܣܘܡܩܝܢ ܢܚ̈ܬܘܗܝ
;
BT Hag 9b(37)
↗
כברזא סומקא לסוסיא חיורא
kbrzˀ swmqˀ lswsyˀ ḥywrˀ
ܟܒܪܙܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܠܣܘܣܝܐ ܚܝܘܪܐ
ܟܒܪܙܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܠܣܘܣܝܐ ܚܝܘܪܐ
kbrzˀ swmqˀ lswsyˀ ḥywrˀ
כברזא סומקא לסוסיא חיורא
ܟܒܪܙܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܠܣܘܣܝܐ ܚܝܘܪܐ
ܟܒܪܙܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܠܣܘܣܝܐ ܚܝܘܪܐ
: like a red strap on a white horse
;
DSumqa 709
↗
pšar sumqa sumaqa upšar sumqa ˁkuma
: the red redness dissolved and the black redness dissolved
;
PJ Num19:2
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תורתא סומקתא ברת תרתין שנין
twrtˀ swmqtˀ brt trtyn šnyn
ܬܘܪܬܐ ܣܘܡܩܬܐ ܒܪܬ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܫܢܝܢ
ܬܘܪܬܐ ܣܘܡܩܬܐ ܒܪܬ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܫܢܝܢ
twrtˀ swmqtˀ brt trtyn šnyn
תורתא סומקתא ברת תרתין שנין
ܬܘܪܬܐ ܣܘܡܩܬܐ ܒܪܬ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܫܢܝܢ
ܬܘܪܬܐ ܣܘܡܩܬܐ ܒܪܬ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܫܢܝܢ
: two-year-old red heifer
2
dark colored
Man
,
LJLA
▶
1 citation
PJ Gen2:7
↗
ובריה סומק שחים וחיור
wbryh swmq šḥym wḥywr
ܘܒܪܝܗ ܣܘܡܩ ܫܚܝܡ ܘܚܝܘܪ
ܘܒܪܝܗ ܣܘܡܩ ܫܚܝܡ ܘܚܝܘܪ
wbryh swmq šḥym wḥywr
ובריה סומק שחים וחיור
ܘܒܪܝܗ ܣܘܡܩ ܫܚܝܡ ܘܚܝܘܪ
ܘܒܪܝܗ ܣܘܡܩ ܫܚܝܡ ܘܚܝܘܪ
: He created him red, black, and white
(1)
rusty
JBA
▶
1 citation
BT BB 32b(30)
↗
דשיפי וסומקי הוו
dšypy wswmqy hww
ܕܫܝܦܝ ܘܣܘܡܩܝ ܗܘܘ
ܕܫܝܦܝ ܘܣܘܡܩܝ ܗܘܘ
dšypy wswmqy hww
דשיפי וסומקי הוו
ܕܫܝܦܝ ܘܣܘܡܩܝ ܗܘܘ
ܕܫܝܦܝ ܘܣܘܡܩܝ ܗܘܘ
: for (the coins) were worn down and rusty
3
substantive:
(1)
red ink
Syr
▶
1 citation
JBhSy 4:17, 5:2
text not cited
(2)
red pottage
Syr
(3)
pl. tanner's bark
Syr
▶
2 citations
Geop 69:9, 112:29
↗
text not cited
;
Med 413:7
text not cited
(4)
milt (??)
JBA
▶
1 citation
BT Git 69a(13)
↗
לייתי שבעה סומקי מג̇{{ו}}^א^̇וא דחיותא
lyyty šbˁh swmqy m
ġ
{{w}}^ˀ
^̇
wˀ dḥywtˀ
ܠܝܝܬܝ ܫܒܥܗ ܣܘܡܩܝ ܡܓ̇{{ܘ}}^ܐ^̇ܘܐ ܕܚܝܘܬܐ
ܠܝܝܬܝ ܫܒܥܗ ܣܘܡܩܝ ܡܓ̇{{ܘ}}^ܐ^̇ܘܐ ܕܚܝܘܬܐ
lyyty šbˁh swmqy m
ġ
{{w}}^ˀ
^̇
wˀ dḥywtˀ
לייתי שבעה סומקי מג̇{{ו}}^א^̇וא דחיותא
ܠܝܝܬܝ ܫܒܥܗ ܣܘܡܩܝ ܡܓ̇{{ܘ}}^ܐ^̇ܘܐ ܕܚܝܘܬܐ
ܠܝܝܬܝ ܫܒܥܗ ܣܘܡܩܝ ܡܓ̇{{ܘ}}^ܐ^̇ܘܐ ܕܚܝܘܬܐ
: let him bring seven milts from the innards of beasts
(5)
gold coin
Syr
▶
1 citation
MiS 714a:21
text not cited
(6)
(bot.) sumac
Syr
▶
1 citation
DuvB2 7:9, EN 25:v64
text not cited
(7)
red gem
Syr
▶
1 citation
P Ex28:17
↗
text not cited
(8)
dark dust, soil
Man
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Form & Usage
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Mand.
sumaqa, sumaqtia
but var.
smaqa
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Derivatives
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br swmq, br swmqˀ
n.m.
— copper, copper-color
summāqā, summāqtā
n.f.
— red dye
swmqq
div.
— the fiery(?) well of darkness
summaqrāy
adj.
— reddish, reddish blond
smqr
vb.
— Qt to become blond
smaqrāyū, smaqrāyūṯā
n.f.
— blondness
summāqū, summāqūṯā
n.f.
— redness
summāqōn
n.m.
— small ruddy person
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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See also s.v.
smwq
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
981[482]
DJBA:
794a
Jastrow:
966
Drower/Macuch:
322a, 322b, 390b
J. Payne-Smith:
367
Levy Ch-W:
2:173
BarBahlul:
1521:15
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