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tly vb. to suspend
GCGtDt
Gpəˁalto suspend, hang up7 senses▶
1
to suspend, hang up
Common Aramaic
TgJ Is42:5↗ דִברָא שְמַיָא וֻתלָנוּן‏ : who created the heavens and hung them up ; BT Bek 8b(34)↗ תלא בין רקיעא לארעא‏ : he placed (himself magically) in mid-air between the sky and the earth ; PJ Num15:38↗ ויפסקון רישי חוטיהון ויתלון בחמשת קיטרין‏ : they must cut the tops of their threads and hang them with five knots ; TgPs119:83↗ ארום הויתי היך זרנוקא דתלי בקטרא‏ : for I was like a water-bag hung in smoke (or: a knot? MT: כְּנֹאד בְּקִיטוֹר)
(1)
to hang, execute by hanging
Common Aramaic
P Acts10:39↗ ܬ݁ܠܲܐܘܽܗܼܝ‏ ; BT BQ 113b(32)↗ הנהו שבשי דגופנא דתלו לבר מפרדיסא‏ : certain branches of a vine which were suspended outside a vineyard
(2)
to adorn oneself with (bells, pearls, etc.; lit. hang around the neck)
Syr
GeZA8 6:16 ܠܒܫ݁ܝܢ ܠܒܘ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܬ݁ܠܝܢ ܒܗܘܢ ܙܓ̈ܐ‏ : they dress in women's clothing and adorn themselves with bells ; Pel 7.11 ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܠܬܐ ܕܬܠܝܐ ܗ݀ܘܝܬ ܘܡܚܬܪܐ ܗ݀ܘܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ‏ : the many ornaments I would adorn myself with and take pride from ; EphFid 82:2.5↗ ܠܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܬܐ ܢܟܣ ܛܘܦܣܟܝ ܟܕ ܬܠܝܢ ܠܟ‏ : may Your shape [the pearl] reproach the Jewesses when they adorn themselves with You
(3)
p.p. : fig: adhering, clinging to
Syr
Didasc 212:9 ܟܠܢܫ ܬܠܹܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ‏ : everyone was clinging to him
(4)
to transport on a beast of burden
Syr
BHNom 384:10↗ ܫܠܝܛ ܗܘ݁ ܕܡܘܓܪ ܕܢܬܠܐ ܡܘܒܠܘ̈ܝ ܕܬܓܪܐ ܐܢ ܨܒܐ ܥܠ ܓܡ̈ܠܐ܃ ܘܐܢ ܨܒܐ ܥܠ ܚܡܪ̈ܐ‏ : the one who is hired is allowed to transport the merchant's shipments, if he wants to on camels, and if he wants to on asses
2
to lift up (esp. eyes)
Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TN Num11:6↗ דעיינינן תליין בה‏ : that our eyes are looking at it ; SamTgJ Gen13:10↗ ותלא לוט ית עיניו וחזה‏ ; IVMac6:26↗ ܬܠܐ ܥܝܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܠܫܡܝܐ‏ ; JSBhom 75:62↗ ܘܠܵܐ ܐܼܝܬ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܕܢܸܬܠܸܐ ܟܸܐܦܵܐ ܘܢܲܫܩܸܐ ܐܸܢܽܘܢ‏ : while there is no strength to lift up the stone to water them ; PJ Gen38:25↗ תלת עיינהא לשמי מרומא‏ ; PJ Ex1:19↗ קדם עד לא תיתי לוותהון חייתא הינין תליין עיניהן בצלו‏ : before the midwife would come to them they were lifting their eyes in prayer
(1)
w. other body parts
CPA, Sam, JBA
Lag(372) John8:10↗ ܘܬܠܐ݁ ܓܪܡܗ ܡܪܐ݁ ܝܣܘܣ‏ : lord Jesus lifted himself up ; SamTgJ Gen27:38↗ ותלא עשו קלה ובכה‏ : Esau raised his voice and cried ; SamTgJ Gen29:1↗ ותלא יעקב רגליו ואזל‏ : Jacob picked up his feet and went off ; BT BM 85a(15)↗ אזל תלייה לרישיה בכנפיה דר׳ וקא בכי‏ : it went and hung its head in PN’s skirts and was crying
(2)
w. סכום : to take a sum, count
Sam
SamTgJ Num1:2↗ תלו ית סכום כנשת בני ישראל לכרניון‏ : count up the community of the children of Israel by their clans
3
fig. : to suspend certainty, be undecided, remain unfinished
JLAtg, Gal, Syr, JBA, JBAg
TgO Deut28:66↗ וִיהוֹן חַייָך תְלַן לָך מִקְבַל‏ : [MT וְהָיוּ חַיֶּיךָ תְּלֻאִים לְךָ מִנֶּגֶד] ; KohR[1]9:2(38)↗ ברם תלי אנא לך עד זמן דתפיק כל מה דאית לך בדרתא‏ : but I will delay things for you until you remove everything that you have in the yard ; PTTer 46.a:41[2]↗ איזיל תלי‏ : let it remain undecided ; IshIsa 16:15↗ ܐܝܕܗ ܪܡܐ܂ ܗܢܘ܂ ܬܠܝܐ ܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܗ ܕܢܡܚܐ ܐܢܘܢ‏ : His hand is laid out, that is: His action to strike them is suspended ; BT Pes 111b(37)↗ תלא לסילתיה תלנהו למזוני̇ה̇‏ : he hung up his basket and put his livelihood in doubt
(1)
to forgive
Sam
SamTgJ Gen18:24↗ ולא תתלי לאתרה לבדיל חמשיתי זכאי דבגבה‏ : will you not forgive the place on account of the fifty righteous who are in it?
4
to make dependent, hold responsible
Gal, Syr, JBA
PTHal 58.c:61[2]↗ דאינון אכלין ותליי ביה‏ : they eat (the bread) and rely on him ; Ps-Clem Recogs 3.230:31↗ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܢܬܠܐ ܐܢܝܢ‏ : we will make them all dependent upon God ; BT Šab 22a(22)↗ תלי תניא בדלא תניא‏ : he makes the teaching depend on something not taught
(1)
ܒܣܒܪܐ : to make depend upon hope
Syr
JSBhom 8:164↗ ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܸܗ ܕܗܵܢܵܐ ܬܵܠܸܐ ܗܼܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܸܟ݂ܝ ܡܸܢ ܟܲܕ݂ ܐܸܬܝܼܬ݂‏ : it is hope for this one that I have imparted to you since I first came ; JSBhom 126:172↗ ܐܲܬܠܼܝܛ ܥܲܘܠܵܐ ܬܠܵܝܗ̄ܝ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܒܣܲܒܪܵܐ ܠܕܲܪܵܐ ܕܲܥܒܲܕ‏ : the criminal fighter hung the contest he made upon hope
(2)
p.p. : depending b_ on, dependent
Syr, JBAmb, JBA, LJLA
EphPar 9:14.6↗ ܘܒܗ݀ ܗ݂ܘ ܬܠܐ ܟܘܠܐ ܟܕ ܗ݂ܝ ܒܚܕ ܬܠܝܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܟܘܠ ܙܐ݁ܢ‏ : on her does all depend while she depends on One who is the power that nourishes all ; JBABowl 29.1:5↗ ותלינא במאן דיברא שמיא וארעא‏ : I am dependent on the One who created the Heaven and the Earth ; BT Pes 45b(33)↗ התם בשעורא תליא מלתא, הכא בקפידה תליא מלתא‏ : there the matter depends on the measure, here the matter depends on carefulness ; TgQoh9:2↗ כולא במזלא תלייא‏ : all depends on (astrological?) fate
(3)
w. ב_ : to ascribe a position to someone
Gal
PTPea 15.c:12[2]↗ בגין דו בעה מלפה בנתיה הוא תלי ליה בר׳ יוחנן‏ : since he wanted to teach his daughters (Greek) he ascribes it to PN
(4)
to hold an assumption
JBA
BT Ḥul 49a(19)↗ מי תלינן או לא תלינן‏ : do we assume so or not assume so?
(5)
to coerce to sell
JBA
BT BQ 62a(39)↗ תליוה וזבין זביניה זביני‏ : they forced him and he sold: his sales are sold ; BT BB 48b(14)↗ טאבי תלא לפפי ב/א/כנרא וזבין‏ : PN1 coerced PN2 with(?!)/concerning(?) a lote-tree and he sold it
5
to (re)move by lifting
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Ex10:17↗ וכדו תלו שבי עובתי‏ : now please remove my sin ; LSt.46:21↗ ܘܟܕ ܐܟ݂ܠ ܘܬܠܘ ܠܦܬܘܪܐ‏ : when he had eaten and they had removed the table
(1)
to finish threshing a threshing floor
Syr
Bhchr 282:↗ ܚܨܕܘ ܚܕܕܐ܃ ܘܲܬܠܲܘ ܐܕܪ̈ܐ‏ : the harvested the harvests and cleared the threshing floors
6
to chant in a high voice (?)
CPA
LN:41a↗ ܘܟܗ̄ ܬܠܐ܃ ܡܝܛܘܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ‏ : the priest "raises": because God is merciful
7
(of fire) : to be lit, burn
JBA, Man
BT Šab 156a(38) Var.↗ משום דתלי ביה נורא‏ ; AM 41:18↗ šamiš dahnaba ˁu nura taliabẖ : the sun shines on it and fire is lit in it
Cˀafˁelto make dependent b_ on3 senses▶
1
to make dependent b_ on
Syr
ES3 452:27 ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܡܪܝ ܕܐܬܠܝܬ݂ ܒܟ‏ : your Grace for which I was dependent on you
2
to suspend
Man
3
to kindle fire
JBA, Man
BT Pes 103b(17)↗ קם שמאעא קא מתלי נורא משרגא‏ : the servant started kindling the fire from the lamp
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be hung7 senses▶
1
to be hung
Common Aramaic
P 2S18:9↗ ܐܬܬܠܝ ܒܝܬ ܫܡܝܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ‏ : he was suspended between the sky and the ground ; BT Šab 156a(31)↗ דאיתליו ביה מאורות‏ : the heavenly lights were suspended on it [i.e. Wednesday of creation]
(1)
to be stretched out
JBA
BT Men 35a(47)↗ כל היכא מיתלי ביה בשילחא‏ : wherever there is a stretched part in the leather
(2)
ܒܬܪ : to follow, be dependent on
Syr
IA2 6:v143 ܗܠܟ ܒܕܟܬܝܒ̈ܢ܂ ܠܟܐܢ̈ܐ ܒܣܦܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ܂ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܠܐ ܒܬܪ ܕܘ̈ܡܝܐ‏ : walk in those things written for the just in their books and do not depend on similar ones
2
to be lifted up
PTA, CPA, Sam
GT D Gen7:17↗ וּסְגוֹן מַיָּא וּטְ̊עַנוֹ ית תֵיבוּתָה וְאֶתַּלְיַית מן עֶלָּאוֵי ארע̊א‏ ; CPA(le97) Is 52:13↗ ܡܫܬܒܚ ܗܘ ܘܡܬ݁ܪ̈ܘܡܡ ܠܚܕܐ ܘܡܬ݁ܠܐ‏ ; Marqe 2.224↗ אדה דאתעבדת כרי לסימניה מתליה על ימה דסוף‏ : his hand that had become the source of wonders lifted up over the Sea of Suf
(1)
to lift oneself up
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 52:11 ܘܐܬܬܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܫܘܝܐܝܬ‏ : all of them lifted themselves up together
3
(gram.) to be elided
Syr
BHGr 197:19 ܫܠܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܕܝܘܠܬܐ ܒܪܬ ܓܢܣܗ݀܂ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܪܬܡܐ ܡܬܬܠܝܐ܂ ܘܒܪܘܫܡܐ ܡܬܓܠܝܐ܂ ܐܘ ܒܗܦܪܟܐ‏ : a silent letter before a cognate sound: either it is elided from pronunciation and shown in writing, or the reverse
4
impersonal : to continue to be held liable
JLAtg, PTA, LJLA
TgO Gen4:24↗ אֲרֵי שִבעָה דָרִין אִתְלִיוּ"יתפרעון" לְקָיִן‏ ; TN Gen4:24↗ text not cited ; PJ Gen4:24↗ ייתלי ליה עד שובעין ושבעא‏
5
w. b_ : to seize, grab
CPA, Syr
JSB5 583:14↗ ܠܝܬ ܡܨܪܝܬܐ ܕܬܸܬ݂ܠܐ ܒܝܘܣܦ ܢܸܬ݁ܛܲܡܲܐ ܒܗ݀‏ : there is no Egyptian woman to grab Joseph so he is fouled by her ; JulSok 43(18):19↗ ܘܐܬܬܠܝ ܒܗ ܒܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܘܣܕܩܗ‏ : he seized Julian's text and tore it up ; ActsThom 265:16↗ ܘܐܬܬܠܝ̤ܬ ܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܐܪܡ̤ܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܩܝܛܘܢܐ‏ : she seized the curtain that was lying over the door of the bed chamber
6
(of fire) to be kindled
JBA, Man
BT MQ 17a(55)↗ איתליא ביה נורא בגנבתיה ואכלתיה‏ : fire was kindled in its tail and consumed it
7
to be mutually undecided
Syr
JoshStyl 25.20↗ ܘܟܕ ܡܬܬ݂ܠܝܢ ܒܗ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܟܐ ܘܠܟܐ ܠܡ݁ܟܪܟܘܬܗ‏ : when they were undecided about which of its two sides, here or there, to go around it by
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be suspended1 sense▶
1
to be suspended
Syr
(1)
to adhere to
Syr
Narsai 2.227:8 ܠܐ ܓܘܫܡܢ̈ܐ ܡܸܬ݁ܬܲܠܹܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܠܐ ܓܘܫܡܵܢܵܐ‏ : unbodied ones adhere to one unbodied
(1)
to seize
CPA
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The rendering of the G as "to have sexual intercourse with" in LS2 is totally incorrect. The passage clearly refers to hanging a talisman upon one's wife to facilitate pregnancy.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1648[824]DJPA: 582aDJBA: 1208aJastrow: 1671Drower/Macuch: 487a, 271b, 479a, 478bPayne-Smith: 4440J. Payne-Smith: 612fLevy Ch-W: 2:539Tal Sam: 949DNWSI: 1215DCPA[Schulthess]: 455[220]Qumran: 253

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