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ḥbl, ḥblˀ (ḥabbāl, ḥabbālā) n.m. destroyer
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destroyer
JLAtg, PTA, Syr, JBAmb, Man, LJLA
TgO Ex12:23var.↗ וְלָא יִשבוֹק מְחַבְלָא"לחבלא" לְמֵיעַל לְבָתֵיכוֹן‏ : He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses † ; TN Num17:11↗ שרי חבלה מחבל בעמא‏ : the destroyer began destroying among the people ; P StDan(1)9:27 ↗ ܘܥܠ ܟܢ̈ܦܝܗ݀ ܕܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܚܒ݁ܠܐ܂ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܓܡܘܪܝܐ ܕܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ܂ ܬܬܢܝܚ ܥܠ ܚܒ݁ܠܐ‏ ; GS 24:6 ↗ bišia sainia uhambalia kul ium ˁlai mithašbia : the evil, the odious and the destructive plot against me daily ; PJ Ex4:26↗ מלאך חבלא‏ : the destroying angel [3x, always with angel in the absolute]
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as adj.: destructive, vicious
Syr
PsC 180:11 ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ݂ܝ܃ ܘܠܘ ܚܒ̈ܠܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܗ̈ܘ݂ܝ‏ : there were some beasts ... but they were not vicious
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 408[211]DJPA: 185aDrower/Macuch: 123aPayne-Smith ~: 1179J. Payne-Smith: 124Levy Ch-W: 1:235

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