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ḥmsn vb. to act in firm control
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Qquadriliteralto act in firm control of3 senses▶
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to act in firm control of
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P Ez7:13↗ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܒܥܘ݂ܠܗ ܠܐ ܢܚܡܣܢ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ‏ : a man will not control his life through his sin
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w. b_ : to hold on to
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P Ex4:4↗ ܘܐܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܗ݂ ܘܚܡܣܢ ܒܗ‏ : he stretched out his hand and held on to it
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to support firmly
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P 2S3:6↗ ܘܐܒܢܝܪ ܡܚܡܣܢ ܗܘܐ ܒܕܒܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ‏ : Abner strongly supported Saul’s faction
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w. ܡܸܢ or ܥܲܠ : to restrain oneself from or concerning
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P Is64:11↗ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܚܡܣܢܬ ܡܪܝܐ‏ : you have restrained yourself about these things, Lord
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to support (hands)
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P 1S23:16↗ ܚܡܣܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܒܐܠܗܐ‏ : he strengthened his arms with God ; P Ez13:22↗ ܚܡܣܢܬܝܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܥ݁ܘ̈ܠܐ‏
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to persevere, remain in a condition
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Rechts2 34:22 ܟܡܐ ܕܐܡܗܘܢ ܡܚܡܣܢܐ ܠܡ݂ܬܒ ܒܒܝܬܗ݂݀‏ : as long as their mother continues to dwell in her house ; ITh3:1↗ ܡܸܛܽܠ ܕ݁ܠܵܐ ܚܲܡܣܸܢܢ‏ : because we could not persevere ; JSBhom 62:11↗ ܕܠܐ ܒܲܣܦܼܝܢܬܐ ܠܲܝܠܲܝ ܐܼܝܡܵܡ ܒܝܲܡܐ ܚܲܡܣܸܢ‏ : without a boat he persevered night and day in the sea
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to wait expectantly
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EbMai10 218b:21 ܟܡܐ ܙܕܩ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܡܚܡܣܢܘ ܡܐ ܕܫܒܩܗ݀ ܒܥܠܗ݀ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܪܚܝܩܐ‏ : how long it is proper for a wife to wait when her husband left her and went to a distant place ; Tobit 5:7↗ ܚܡܣܢ ܠܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܕܝܠܝ‏ : wait for me while I speak to my father
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as co-verb : to dare to do, to manage to do under a negative situation
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JohEphB 186:16 ܚ݁ܡܣܢ ܕܝܢ ܘܬ݁ܠܡܕ‏ : but he managed to teach (while being very sick) ; JSBhom 159:62↗ ܐܲܝܟܲܢ ܚܲܡܣܸܢ ܢܸܚܙܸܐ ܪܚܽܘܡܬܸܗ ܬܚܸܝܬ ܣܲܟܼܝܢܵܐ‏ : how did he dare to see his beloved beneath the knife?
(1)
to corroborate
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DM 321:3 ܗ݀ܘ ܕܚܡܣܢ ܕܢܐܡܪ‏
QtquadTto be enabled to endure, be supported1 sense▶
to be enabled to endure, be supported
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JSB5 301:7↗ ܐܬܚܡܣܢ ܗܘܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܐܪܙܐ ܒܗ ܢܣܬܝܟ‏ : he was helped to endure so that the entire prefigurement could be accomplished through him
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The unique form ܐܚܡܣܢ at TobitA 11:11 should be considered an error (see vars.) rather than a legitimate C stem of a quadriliteral.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 466[240]Audo: 1:351

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