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ḥrb (ḥreḇ, ḥarbā) adj. deserted; empty
1
deserted, empty
JLAtg, CPA, Syr, JBAmb
TgJ Jer2:31↗ כַאֲרַע חָרבָא‏ ; CPA Jer39:43↗ ܚܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܡܢ ܒܢܝܢܫ ܘܡܢ ܒܥܝܪ‏ : it is empty of people and of cattle ; P Is1:7↗ ܐܪܥܟܘܢ ܚܪܒܐ‏ ; P Ps69:26↗ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܪܗܘܢ ܚܪܒ‏ ; JBABowl 78.1:10↗ בתי חרבי‏ : destroyed houses
(1)
devastated
CPA, Syr, LJLA
TgEsth106:1↗ דילמא אתא זימנא למהוי עלם חרב‏ : maybe the time has come for the world to be devastated
(2)
w. ܡܢ : devoid of
Syr
TB 2:39.15↗ ܕܠܐ ܡܕܥܐ ܘܕܚܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܡܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ‏ : without wisdom and devoid of knowledge ; LawsCoun.8.9↗ ܡܫܬܟܚܝܢ ܚܪܒܝ݂ܢ ܡܢ ܟܘܠܗ݀ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ‏ : found to be devoid of all true knowledge
(3)
(fruit) rotten (or: dried out?)
Syr
ESRef1 143:35 ܕܡ݁ܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܕ ܚܪܒܝܢ ܒܪܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܛܥܝܐ ܠܚܙܝܐ‏ : they are like fruits that when they are rotten (inside) their exterior deceives the appearance
(1)
ܣܓܘܼܠܵܐ ܚ܊ : dried out vine
Syr
ES3 238:18 ܘܠܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܣܓܘܠܐ ܚܪܒܐ‏ : I will not become an arid vine
2
wild, desert-like
Syr
3
fig. : vain, useless
Syr
ESNat 10:11↗ ܕܠܚܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܟܫܝܪܐ ܗ݂ܘ | ܘܠܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܡܐܝܢܐ‏ : he is fluent as regards useless chatter but lazy for prayers ; JulSok 227(110):3↗ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܚܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܘܦܚܝ̈ܚܬܐ‏ : these useless and futile words
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