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ḥsk (a/u [e/a]) vb. to spare, impede
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁalto save4 senses▶
1
to save
Syr, LJLA
P Job33:18↗ ܢܚܣܘܟ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܚܒܠܐ‏ : let him save his soul from destruction
(1)
to spare, minimize, exempt
Syr, LJLA
P 1K(1)15:22↗ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܚܣܝܟ‏ : while no one was exempted ; P 2K5:20↗ ܚܣܟ ܡܪܝ ܠܢܥܡܢ ܐܕܘܡܝܐ‏ ; TgProv13:24↗ דחשׂיך שבטיה סני בריה‏ : he who spares his rod hates his child
(1)
to spare others an expense -- i.e. to spend on one's own
Palmyrene
(2)
+ על : to forgive full payment
LJLA
TgEsth2 4:14(0)↗ דמאן {ד}ידע דלמא דחסכין על דחובי בית אבוך קרבת למלכותא‏ : for who knows if it might not be that you have come near to kingship just so they might forgive the sins of your father's house
2
to retain
Syr
(1)
to refuse
Syr
P Gn22:12↗ ܕܠܐ ܚܣܟ݂ܬ ܠܒܪܟ ܠܐܝܚܝܕܟ ܡܢܝ‏
(1)
to impede
Syr
P Gn20:6↗ ܘܚܣܟܬܟ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܚܛܐ ܠܝ‏ : I also stopped you so you would not sin against me ; P Job7:11↗ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܚܣܘܟ ܦܘܡܝ‏
3
ܡܢ to deprive one of
Sam, Syr
Marqe 1.185↗ וליתו רמי בה ולא חסך לין מנה‏ : he does not deceive him and does not deprive him of them ; AphDem17.335:23↗ ܕܠܐ ܚܣܟ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܫܡ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ‏ : who did not deprive mankind of the term divinity
4
(e/a) to lack, become diminished
PTA, Sam, Syr, Man
TN Gen39:9↗ ולא חסך מני כל מה דעם‏ : I lack for nothing
(1)
to become feeble
Man
GS 2:1↗ adla niquš adla nihsuk : before he grows old and feeble
Dpaˁˁelto retain2 senses▶
1
to retain
Syr
Am4 312:1↗ ܟܒܪ ܫܦܝܪ ܠܗܘ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܚܲܣܸܟ ܗܘܝܬ‏ : perhaps it would have been nice for me to have retained that which is mine
2
to abstain, ܡܢ refrain from
Syr
Am4 312:4↗ ܡܚܲܣܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡ݂ܢ ܕܠܡܬܠ‏ : you are refraining from giving
Cˀafˁelto spare1 sense▶
to spare
OfAEg, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .176↗ אל תהחשך ברך מן חטר‏ : do not spare your son from a rod ; TgProv17:27↗ דמחשׂיך מילוי‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be saved4 senses▶
1
to be saved
Syr
P Acts27:21↗ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܣܟܼ݁ܝܢ ܗܼܘܲܝܢ ܡܸܢ ܚܘ݂ܣܪܵܢܵܐ‏ : we would have been spared the loss
(1)
to be withheld
Syr
ChrPsD2 318:6↗ ܟܕ ܚ݂ܙܘ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܐܬܚܣܟܘ ܡܛܪܐ‏
2
to be impeded
Syr
3
to abstain from
Syr
IA2 92:v62 ܥܠ ܡܢܐ ܕܝܢ܂ ܠܐ ܒܟܐܢܘܬܐ܂ ܬܣܡܘܟ ܢܦܫܟ܂ ܘܬܬ݂ܚܣܟ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ‏ : so why do you not attach yourself to justice and abstain from sins
4
to save (?!)
PTA
TN Gen20:6↗ ואתחס{ב}<כ>ת‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be kept2 senses▶
1
to be kept
Sam
2
to diminish
Sam
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LJLA also חשׂך
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Note that this is one of the few verbs in Aramaic with a recognized thematic vowel distinction marking a difference between active and stative meanings.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 477[246]DJPA: 210bJastrow: 488Drower/Macuch: 151aJ. Payne-Smith: 151fLevy Ch-W: 1:272Tal Sam: 285DNWSI: 411

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