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sḥy vb. to bathe
GCDt
Gpəˁalto wash oneself, bathe3 senses▶
1
to wash oneself, bathe
Common Aramaic
TgO Ex2:5↗ וֻנחַתַת בַת פַרעֹה לְמִסחֵי עַל נַהרָא‏ ; BR 689:2(1)↗ מטמעיה דיומה דערובתה נחת ר׳ שמואל בר נחמן למיסחי‏ : R PN went down to bathe on account of the Sabbath ; PTBer 6.c:50[2]↗ חמא חד קטר גרמיה בחבלא מיחות ומיסחי‏ : he saw someone tying himself with a rope to go down to swim ; GT AA Num19:19↗ ויחור לבושוי ויסחי במיה וידכי ברמשה‏ : he should launder his clothing and bathe in water and at evening he will be considered ; P Ex2:5↗ ܘܢܚ݂ܬܬ ܂܂܂ ܕܬܣܚܐ ܒܢܗܪܐ‏ ; P 2S11:2↗ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܟܕ ܣܚܝܐ‏ ; BT Šab 141a(20)↗ האי מאן דסחי מיא‏ : one who washes himself in water ; BT Meg 16a(17)↗ לא יכילנא אדאזילנא ונשקול במזיי וסחינא‏ : I am unable to until I trim my hair and bathe ; Anan 41:13↗ אבל מיסחא צריכה למסחא‏ : but she definitely needs to bathe ; CTLevi ar b C.2↗ הוי סחי במיא ובאדין תהוי לביש לבוש כהנותא‏ : wash in water and then dress in the priestly attire
(1)
to be baptized
Syr
JSBhom 75:107↗ ܦܬܲܚ ܠܲܡܟܼܝܪܬܸܗ ܡܲܥܡܽܘܕܼܝܬܵܐ ܕܬܸܣܚܹܐ ܬܲܡܵܢ‏ : He opened the baptismal font for her to bathe there
(2)
to wallow
Syr
SyrAhiq 2 69:11↗ ܐܝܟ ܚܙܝܪܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܐ܂ ܘܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܓܘܡܬܐ ܕܣܝܢܐ܂ ܢܚܬ ܣܚܐ ܒܗ݀‏ : like a pig who was going for a bath, but when he saw a mud pit he went down to wallow in it
(3)
w. ܡܢ : to cleanse oneself from
Syr
P 2S11:4↗ ܣܚܬ ܡܢ ܟܦܣܗ‏ : she had cleansed herself of menstruation
2
to swim
Syr
ThbK1 41:14↗ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܢ̈ܐ ܒܡ̈ܝܐ݂܂ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܗ݂ܢ̈ܝܢ ܣܚ̈ܝܢ ܒܐܐܪ‏ : like fish in water, so too do these (birds) swim in the air ; P Is25:11↗ ܢܦܪܣ ܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܒܓܘܗ܃ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܦܪܣ ܣܚܝܐ ܠܡܣܚܐ‏
(1)
metaph.
Syr
AphDem23.494:7↗ ܣܚܝܐ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܒܐܐܝܪ‏ : the bird swims in the air
(1)
(boat) to float
LJLA
PJ Gen7:18↗ והות תיבותא מהלכא סחיא על אנפי מיא‏ : the ark was moving along floating on the surface of the water
3
fig.:
(1)
to spread
Syr
MiS 115b:21 ܣܚܐ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ‏ : the disease spread ; JSBhom 160:217↗ ܒܟܲܪ̈ܡܸܐ ܘܙܲܝ̈ܬܸܐ ܣܚܵܐ ܝܲܩܕܵܢܵܐ ܘܲܐܘܒܸܕ ܐܸܢܽܘܢ‏ : the conflagration spread in the vineyards and olive trees and destroyed them
(2)
+ ܒ : to be covered in
Syr
Dep 22:7 ܟܠܗ݀ ܣܚܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܓܪܒܐ‏ : she was totally covered in leprosy
Cˀafˁelto wash (transitive)2 senses▶
1
to wash (transitive)
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
TgO Ex29:4↗ וְתַסחֵי יָתְהוֹן בְמַיָא‏ ; GT AA Num19:7↗ ויחור לבושוי כהנה ויסחי ית בסרה במיא‏ ; CPA Acts16:33↗ ܒܗ݀ ܒܫܥܬܐ ‍[‍ܕܠܝ‍]‍ܠܝ‍[‍ܐ‍]‍ ܘܐܣܚܝ ܝܬܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܚܘܬ̈ܐ‏ : at that night hour he washed them of their wounds ; SamTgJ Lev1:9↗ וגבה וכרעיו יסעון במיה‏ ; P Ex29:4↗ ܘܐܣܚ݁ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܡ̈ܝܐ‏ ; PJ Ex15:2↗ ומשדר מלאכא ומסחי יתן ומלפף יתן‏ : he sends the angel and he washes us and swathes us
(1)
a portion of one's body
JLAtg, PTA, Sam
TgO Lev16:28↗ יְצַבַע לְבוּשוֹהִי וְיַסחֵי יָת בִסרֵיה‏ : he must launder his clothing and wash his flesh ; TgO Deut21:6↗ יַסחוֹן יָת יְדֵיהוֹן‏ : they should wash their hands ; GT AA Num19:8↗ יחור לבושוי במיא ויסחי ית בסרה במיה‏ ; SamTgJ Ex30:21↗ יסעון אדיון ורגליון‏ : they should wash their hands and their feet
(2)
a thing
CPA, Syr
Geop 103:10↗ ܟܕ ܡܣܚܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܣܬܘܐ ܒܡ̈ܝܐ ܫܚܝ̈ܢܐ‏ : while wetting down (the cattle feed) for them in the winter with warm water
(1)
to provide the means for washing
Syr
JoshStyl 26.4↗ ܥܬܝܕܐ ܗܘܬ ܓܝܪ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܝܡܣܝܢ ܕܬܣ݁ܚܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܐ‏ : the bath had been destined to provide bathing in the forthcoming days
2
to make to swim
Syr
ESRef1 41:16 ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܬܣܚܐ ܠܢܘܢܐ ܒܡܫܚܐ‏ : if you make the fish swim in oil
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be washed, cleansed1 sense▶
to be washed, cleansed
Syr
ESSerm1 23:v569 ܦܓܪ̈ܐ ܒܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܣܬܚܝܢ‏
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Mngs. 1 and 2 have been separated because of the examples of washing in blood, mud, etc.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 992[465]DJPA: 372aDJBA: 797bJastrow: 971Drower/Macuch: 308a, 27bPayne-Smith: 2587J. Payne-Smith: 371Levy Ch-W: 2:152Tal Sam: 576DCPA[Schulthess]: 284[134]

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