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ḥlṣ (a/a) vb. to untie; pull out
GDGtDt
Gpəˁalto take off shoes or clothes4 senses▶
1
to take off shoes or clothes
JLAtg, Gal
TgJ 2Sam6:20↗ כְמָא דְחָלֵיץ וֻמִתגְלֵי חַד מִן סְרִיקַיָא‏ : as one of the worthless fellows undressed and reveals himself † ; PalLaws3(1) 100:24↗ וחלצה ערקתא דעקבא מן רגליה‏ : she unties the heel-strap from his foot
(1)
to bare the shoulder in mourning
JBA
BT MQ 22b(12)↗ וכ{{ל}}^ו^לי עלמא מחייבי למחלץ‏ : everyone is required to bare their shoulder
2
to extract
Sam, JBA
BT Pes 83a(45)↗ קמי א{וסי}<יסו>ריהו חלצינהו‏ : before they were in a forbidden state, he extracted (their marrow) from them
3
to perform the ḥaliṣah ceremony
Gal, JBA, JBAg
BT Yev 102b(36)↗ עמא דחלץ ליה מאריה‏ : the nation upon whom its Master has performed ḥaliṣah ; HP Sassoon(1) 144.18↗ מאן דחלץ ליבמתיה‏ : one who submits to ḥaliṣah by his sister-in-law
(1)
to arrange such a ceremony
JBA
BT Yev 102a(36)↗ אי לאו דחמיתיה לחביבי דחלץ בסנדלא דאית ליה שנאצי אנ{ן}<א> לא הוה חליצנא אלא בסנדלא דטייעא‏ : had I not seen that my uncle arranged a ḥaliṣah ceremony with a sandal which had laces, I would have only arranged a ḥaliṣah ceremony with an Arab-type sandal
4
to be especially brave and strong
Syr
ESHaer 144:14↗ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܚܠܨ܂ ܬܪܥ ܫܘܪܐ‏ : the brave one broke down the wall ; PO4 21:1 ܐܡܗ ܚܠܨܐ ܗܘܬ‏
Dpaˁˁelto despoil2 senses▶
1
to despoil
JLAtg, CPA, Syr, LJLA
TgO Gen34:27↗ עָלוּ לְחַלָצָא קְטִילַיָא וֻבַזוּ <ית> קַרתָא‏ : they came in to despoil those killed and take take booty from the city ; CPA Ex12:36↗ ܘܐܫ̈ܠܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܚ̈ܠܨܘ ܠܡܨܪ̈ܝܝ‏ ; ApocDan.35.15↗ ܘܚܲܠܨ ܐܢܘܢ܂ ܘܫܩܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܒܒܝܠ‏ : he despoiled (the temple treasures) and took them to Babylon ; IIMac4:42↗ ܠܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܚܠܨ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܩܛܠܘܗܝ‏ : then they killed the temple despoiler next to the treasury ; PJ Gen34:27↗ עלו לחלצא קטילייא‏ : they came to despoil the killed ones
(1)
to take something away unlawfully
Syr
AGnEx 6.23↗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܚܠܨ ܐ‍[‍ܢܝ‍]‍ܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܡ݂ܠܟܐ ܕܐܡܗ ܠܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܕܥܣܘ‏ : how Jacob took away the blessings of Esau with the advice of his mother ; MaryJoseph 5↗ ܚܲܠܸܨ ܥܽܘܬܪܸܟܝ‏
(2)
ܩܒܪ̈ܐ : grave robber
Syr
Pel 8.1 ܡܐ ܠܝ ܘܠܟ ܡ݁ܚܠܨ ܩܒܪ̈ܐ܂܂ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܠܩܒܪܐ ܚܠܨܬܢܝ‏ : what do I and you have to do with one another, O grave robber who defiled me as if a grave
2
to draw out, extract
Sam, Syr, Man
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto arm oneself1 sense▶
to arm oneself
Syr
AphDem7.145:4↗ ܐܬܚܠܨ ܒܗ ܒܙܝܢܟ ܫܦܝܪ܂ ܕܠܐ ܬܬܡܚܐ ܒܩܪܒܐ‏ : arm yourself well with your weapon, so that you are not struck down in the battle
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be eliminated2 senses▶
1
to be eliminated
Syr
AphDem22.431:22↗ ܘܡܣܬܪܩ ܘܡܬܚܠܨ ܡܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ݀ ܫܒܝܬܐ‏
(1)
to be extracted
Sam
2
to be despoiled, robbed
Syr
JSmem 15:09↗ ܬܓܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܚܠܨ ܒܝܬ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ‏ : the merchant who was not robbed on the roads ; JSBhom 71day6 2457↗ ܕܡܸܟ݂ ܘܸܐܬܚܲܠܲܨ ܬܲܚܠܽܘܨܸܗ ܕܸܝܢ ܠܸܗ ܐܸܬܦܲܢܼܝ‏ : he slept and was despoiled, but his spoil was returned to him
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Neo-Mandaic klṣ "to save", reflecting Arabic phonology.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 460[237]DJPA: 204aDJBA: 466aJastrow: 473Drower/Macuch: 149aJ. Payne-Smith: 145Levy Ch-W: 1:252Tal Sam: 275aAudo: 1:345DCPA[Schulthess]: 131[]

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