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ḥpy vb. to cover
GDGtDt
Gpəˁalto cover a surface2 senses▶
1
to cover a surface
Common Aramaic
4QEne4.1.18↗ ו]א̇נה הוית חזה עד ארעא חפית מין‏ : I watched until the earth was covered (peil!) with water ; TgJ Is11:9↗ כְמַיָא דִליַמָא חָפַן‏ : like the water that covers the sea ; GT G Exod15:10↗ חֲפָא עֲלֵיהוֹן יָמָּא‏ ; HS 30301:5↗ חפא עליהון ימא‏ : the sea covered them ; BT San 99a(2)↗ כי חאפי להו חשוכא להנך אינשי‏ : when darkness covers us ; PJ Ex8:2↗ וסליקת מחת עורדענייא וחפת ית ארעא דמצרים‏ : the attack of frogs rose up and covered the land of Egypt
(1)
to overlay with metal
LJLA
TgIIChron 3:4↗ וחפהי מן לגיו דהב דכי‏
2
ܚܦܝܼ : to hide oneself (?)
Syr
Am6 428:13↗ ܚܸܦܝܲܬ ܬܚܝܬ ܬ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ‏ : she hid beneath his feet
Dpaˁˁelto cover, layer over4 senses▶
1
to cover, layer over
JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBA
IsNin5 63:16↗ ܚܛܗܐ܃ ܥܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܣܒܐ܃ ܥܩܘ݁ܪܲܝܗܝ܃ ܕܠܐ ܠܟܠܗ݀ ܐܪܥܐ ܢܚܲܦܸܐ‏ : uproot the sin while it is still a blade of grass so that it not cover over the entire field ; P 2S15:30↗ ܘܪܝܫܗ ܡܚܦܝ‏
(1)
to overlay with metal
JLAtg, PTA, Sam, JBA, LJLA
TgO Ex26:32↗ עַמוּדֵי שִטִין מְחַפַן דַהבָא‏ : acacia columns plated in gold ; PTShvi 38.d:43[2]↗ וחפי קרנתהון בכסף‏ : he overlaid their horns with silver ; TN Ex26:32↗ עמודין דשטין מחפין דהב‏ : acacia columns overlaid with gold ; SamTgJ Ex25:11↗ ותעפי יתה דהב‏ ; BT Git 58a(12)↗ דהוו מחפי בפזא‏ ; PJ Ex25:24↗ ותחפי יתי<ה> דהב דכי‏
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w. eyes : to deceive (?)
Syr
P Gn20:16↗ ܚܠܦ ܕܚܦܝܬܝ ܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܥܡܝ‏ : in return for you having covered the eyes of all those with me
(3)
w. על : fig. : to protect
JBA
BT Yev 31b(20)↗ זימנין דבת אחותו ומחפה עלה‏ : sometimes it is his sister's daughter and he protects her
(1)
זכותא : to protect in court, i.e., provide an alibi
JBA
BT AZ 61b(31)↗ כיון דמירתת לי׳ מחפי עליה זכותא‏ : since he fears him, he covers him with innocence
2
to hide
Syr
OS LkCur8:16↗ ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܗܪ ܫܪܓܐ ܘܡܚܦܐ ܠܗ ܒܡܐܢܐ‏ : no one lights a lamp and covers it with a vessel ; IshGen 21:5↗ ܚܦܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܓܪ ܕܐܝܬ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ‏ : up until Hagar God kept hidden from mankind that there were spiritual powers (i.e., angels)
3
ܥܲܠ : to spare, pardon
Syr
IsNin2 14:3↗ ܚܲܦܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܛܵܝܵܐ‏ : pardon the sinner
4
to surpass
Syr
EphFid 47:7.4↗ ܟܢܫܐ ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܥܠܘ ܗܘܘ ܠܒܘܩܝܢܐ ܚܦܝ ܒܟܠ ܚܟܡ̈ܢ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ‏ : he surpass in all knowledge the entire assembly of sages who had come in to the examination
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be covered (with adverbial accusative or mn)1 sense▶
to be covered (with adverbial accusative or mn)
JLAtg, CPA, LJLA
TgJ 1K18:45↗ וֻשמַיָא אִתחֲפִיוּ עֲנָנִין‏ : the sky became covered by clouds ; TgJ Joel2:6↗ כָל אַפַיָא אִתחֲפַאוּ אִכְרוּם אוּכָמִין כְקִדרָא‏ : all the faces were covered with color, black as a cooking pot ; CPA(le97) Job 17:7↗ ܐܬ݁ܚܦܝ ܓܪ ܥܝܢܝ ܡܢ ܪܘܓܙܐ‏ ; TgEsth307:8↗ ואפוי דהמן אתחפיו בהתא‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto cover oneself3 senses▶
1
to cover oneself
Syr
JosephB 804:18 ܩܕܡ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܸܬ݂ܚܲܦܹܐ ܗܘܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܒܣܟ݁ܪܹܗ܃ ܒܪܘܡܚܐ ܕܓܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ‏ : for before a single one of the Romans could cover himself with his shield they were piercing him
(1)
to be wrapped up
Syr
P Esth7:8↗ ܘܐܦ݂ܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܗܡܢ ܐܬܚܦܝ‏
(1)
ܡܬܚܦܝܐ ܢܨܒܐ : tied to a vine-prop
Syr
Geop 38:2↗ text not cited
2
to hide oneself, be hidden
Syr
ER 94:8 ܕܢܚ݂ ܫܡܫܐ ܘܥܪܩ݂ ܚܫܘܟܐ܂ ܐܡܠܟ ܐܝܡܡܐ ܘܐܬܚܦܝ ܠܠܝܐ‏ : the sun rose and darkness fled, the day ruled and night hid ; JSBhom 71day7 2619↗ ܘܲܐܝܟ ܕܸܐܬܚܲܦܼܝ ܡܚ̈ܲܦܝܵܢ ܡܸܠܲܘ̈ܗ̄ܝ‏ : just as he was hidden his words are hidden
(1)
to be omitted
Syr
(1)
(gram.) to be omitted in pronunciation
Syr
BhGr 129:6, 129:15, 147:11 text not cited
(2)
to disguise oneself
Syr
AphDem17.342:13↗ ܘܐܬܚܦܝ ܘܫܐܠ ܒܙܟܘܪ̈ܐ‏ : he disguised himself and consulted shades
3
to be covered
Syr, LJLA
PJ Gen7:19↗ ואיתחפיאו כל טווריא רמיא‏ : all the high mountains were covered
(1)
fig. : (noise) to be disguised, masked
Syr
Bhchr 342:17↗ ܕܢܸܬܚܲܦܸܐ ܠܡ ܩܠܐ ܕܒܘܓܢܗ ܡܢ ܐܡ̈ܗܘܬܐ ܘܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܬܡܢ‏ : so that the noise of his complaining would be covered up from the maidservants and servants there
(2)
fig.:
Syr
JohEphB 95:14 ܐܬܚ݂ܦܝܬ݁ ܦܪܟܣܝܣ܃ ܘܠܐ ܗ݂ܘܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܥ݂ܬܐ‏ : the action was covered up and there was no investigation of him
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The peal generally refers to the subject covering something with itself; the pael to the agent covering the patient with something else.
The meaning differs somewhat from ksy in that the latter refers to simple covering or concealment, whereas this verb almost always refers to an extensive layer of covering.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 480[249]DJPA: 211bDJBA: 477bJastrow: 491Drower/Macuch: 151bPayne-Smith: 1343J. Payne-Smith: 153Levy Ch-W: 1:275Tal Sam: 288DNWSI: 394DCPA[Schulthess]: 136[68]Qumran: 89

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