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tšwy, tšwytˀ (te/ašwī, te/ašwīṯā) n.f. bedding; base
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bedding, mattress
Syr, LJLA
AphDem14.268:3↗ ܬܫܘܝܬܗ ܕܡܣܟܢܐ ܥܠ ܥܦܪܐ ܘܣܦܩ ܠܗ‏ : the poor man's bed is on the dust, and it suffices him ; P 2S17:28↗ ܥܪ̈ܣܬܐ ܘܬܫ̈ܘܝܬܐ‏ : beds and mattresses ; P Ps63:7↗ ܐܬܕܟܪܬܟ ܥܠ ܬܫܘܝܬܝ‏ ; TgProv7:16↗ בתשיותא שוית ערסי‏
2
fundament, base
Qumran, JLAtg
QumNJ 1:1::1↗ ٠٠٠] תשוית עמוד[א‏ : the column base ; TgJ Ez43:14↗ וֻמִתַשוִית אַרעָא עַד מְסָמְתָא אַרעִיתָא תַרתֵין אַמִין וֻפוּתיָא אַמְתָא חֲדָא‏ : two cubits from the ground base to the lower terrace, a single cubit in width ; TgJ Ez43:17↗ וְתַשוִיתָא לַה אַמְתָא סְחוֹר סְחוֹר‏ : it having a base a cubit all around
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(of plants) : integument
Syr
BHde Plantis 91:216 ܒܕܓܘܢ ܥܠ ܬܫܘܝܬܐ ܪܘܝܚܬܐ ܡܣܬܢܩܝܢ‏ : therefore they require a broad integument
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Syr. ܬܸܫܘܼܝܬܵܐ‏; JLA תַשוִיתָא
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Generally distinct from ˁrs, which has a physical structure like a couch or litter, this would appear to refer most often just to a mattress or other textile used for sleep. It could also be placed upon an ˁrs.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1673[761]Jastrow: 1703Payne-Smith: 4084J. Payne-Smith: 622Qumran: 259

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