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wly (wālē) adv. (it is) fitting
1
(it is) fitting
Nabatean, JPAEpig, Gal, Sam, Syr, JBA
BR 447:3(1)↗ חזירתה רעייה בעשרה ואמרתה ולא בחד‏ : a sow grazes with ten (offspring), while one is proper for a ewe ; P Num12:14↗ ܐܠܘ ܐܒܘܗ݀ ܡܪܩ ܪܩ ܒܐ̈ܦܝܗ݀܂ ܘ݁ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ݀ ܕܬܒܗܬ‏ : had her father actually spit in her face, it would have been fitting for her to be shamed ; P 2K5:13↗ ܐܠܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܢܒܝܐ܂ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ‏ : had the prophet told you a great order, it would have been fitting for you to do it ; BT Ned 8b(Aruch) לא ואלי למישרא נדרא‏ : it is not appropriate to annul a vow
2
fem. as adj./subst. : that which is proper, propriety
Syr
JulSok 261(127):6↗ ܐܟܦܬܢ ܘܠܝܬܐ ܕܢܣܝܡ ܥܘܗܕܢܝܗܝܢ ܒܬܫܥܝܬܢ‏ : propriety compelled us to put the mention of them in our story ; IshJer 19:2↗ ܘܡܢ ܙܠܝܠܘܬܐ ܘܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ ܬܦܢܝܘܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܘܠܝܬܐ‏ : you should turn him back from shamelessness and vanity to propriety
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customary offering, dues
Syr
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JBA ואלי
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Tal cites this form once for Sam., however the passage in fact has the form לאוי; see s.v. lwy adv.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 358[185]DJPA: 170aDJBA: 394bJastrow: 372Payne-Smith ~: S 105J. Payne-Smith: 108Levy Ch-W: 1:208Tal Sam: 216DNWSI: 297

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