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tbwˁ, tbwˁˀ (tāḇōˁ, tāḇōˁā) nom.ag. seeker, demander
1
seeker, demander
Syr, LJLA
PJ Ex4:16↗ אנת תהוי ליה לרב תבוע אולפן מן קדם ייי‏ : you will be a teacher for him and a seeker of instruction from the Lord †
(1)
suitor
Syr
BhBS.E Econ 2.1.2 ܠܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܝܢ ܬܒܘ̈ܥܐ‏ : the beautiful woman has many suiters
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one who demands payment
Syr
Didasc 98:11 text not cited
2
avenger, punisher
PTA, Syr, LJLA
GT A Exod22:2↗ תָבוֹע אְדָם‏ : avenger of blood (guilt) ; Rom13:4↗ ܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܘ݂ܥܵܐ ܕ݁ܪܘ݂ܓ݂ܙܵܐ‏ ; ITh4:6↗ ܬ̇ܵܒ݂ܘ݂ܥܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܗܵܠܸܝܢ‏ ; PJ Gen34:31↗ וכאיתא מטעייא נפקת ברא דלית לה תבוע יעביד ית אחתן אין לא עבדנא ית פיתגמא הדין‏ : if we did not do this thing he would make our sister like a straying street-walking-woman without an avenger
(1)
redeemer
Gal, Syr
SYAP 10:30↗ חמותה לה מודעא דהוא תבועה‏ : her mother-in-law was informing her that he was her redeemer † ; P Is35:4↗ ܗܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܬܒܘܥܐ ܐܬ݁ܐ܂ ܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܘܩܐ/ܦܪܘܥܐ/ ܐ݁ܬܐ ܘܦ݁ܪܩ ܠܟܘܢ‏
3
investigator, minor judge
Syr
1Esdras(3 Ezra) 8:23↗ ܚܘܐ ܕܝܢ̈ܐ ܘܬܒܘ̈ܥܐ‏ : [LXX ἀνάδειξον κριτὰς καὶ δικαστάς]
(1)
advocate in a debate
Syr
WisHex 12:12 ܢܐܬܐ ܠܛ݂ܟܣܐ ܕܬܒܘܥܐ ܥܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܥ݁ܘ̈ܠܐ‏ : who will come in the role of advocate {against} evil men? ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.4:13↗ ܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܬܒܘ̈ܥܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܡܣܡ ܒܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܙܟܝܢ‏ : those opinions were victorious according to the (talents? fame?) of the disputer
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1620[814]DJPA: 574aJ. Payne-Smith: 603

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