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ḥwy vb. to see (??); D to show
GDCDt
Gpəˁalto see (?)2 senses▶
1
to see (?)
Gal
BR 131:3(2)G↗ סליק ר׳ יוסי בר חלפ׳ למיחמי"למחווי" ליה אפין‏ : PN went up to visit him ; PTPea 15.d:36[2]↗ חיוי דד^ין^ סבא‏ : look how this old man
2
p.p. : proper (calque on MH רָאוּי )
JBAg
Dpaˁˁelto show3 senses▶
1
to show
(1)
lit. to enable someone to see something
OfAEg-inf, OfAEg, Gal, PTA, Syr, Man
TAD A2.1 R.2↗ ברכתכי לפתח זי יחוני אפיך בשלם‏ : I bless you by Ptah that he show me your face in well-being ; BR 432:10(1)↗ אלא חווי ליה שקקי דרקיעא‏ : but he showed him the pathways of the sky ; GT D Deut5:24↗ הָא חַוִּי יָתַן ה׳ אֶלָהַן יַת אִיקָרֵיהּ‏ : now the Lord our God has shown us His glory ; AphDem8.164:7↗ ܘܚܘܝܗ ܓܪ̈ܡܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ‏ : he showed him many bones ; AphDem12.227:11↗ ܗܢܐ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܚܘܝܬܟܘܢ܂ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܗܟܢܐ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ‏ : I have shown you this example so that you may do as I have done
(2)
fig.: to allow someone to understand; to demonstrate
Syr, Man, LJLA
Rechts3 190:19 ܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܚܘܝܘ ܫܪܪܐ ܘܝܕܝܥܘܬܐ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ‏ : when he is unable to demonstrate the truth and awareness of whatever he said ; P Dt1:33↗ ܚܘܝܟܘܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܬܐܙܠܘܢ ܒܗ݀‏ : He showed you the way to go ; PJ Ex15:2↗ מן תדיי אימהון הוון {ע}<ינ>קיא מחוון באצבעתהון לאבהתהון‏ : from their mother’s breasts the babies were indicating with their fingers to their parents
(1)
to teach, indicate, guide
Syr, LJLA
P 1S6:2↗ ܚܘܐܘܢ ܒܡܢܐ ܢܫܕܪܝܗ ܠܕܘܟܬܗ݀‏ ; PJ Gen46:28↗ למחווייא קדמוי אורחא‏ : to show the way in front of him
2
to announce, i.e., reveal previously unknown information
BADan, Palmyrene, Qumran, JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
Dan 2:4↗ אֱמַר חֶלְמָא לעבדיך"לְעַבְדָךְ" וּפִשְׁרָא נְחַוֵּא‏ : tell your servants the dream and we will reveal the interpretation ; TgO Gen3:11↗ מַן חַוִי לָך אֲרֵי עַרטִילַאי אַת‏ : who told you that you are naked? ; GT E Gen37:16↗ חווי כען לי הן אנון רעיין‏ : please tell me where they are herding ; SamTgJ Lev5:1↗ אי חזי אי חכם אם לא יחבי‏ : if he sees it or knows it and does not reveal it ; P Gn49:1↗ ܘܐܚܘܝܟܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܓܕܫ݁ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܚܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ‏ : I will tell you what will happen to you in the end of days ; IVMac4:14↗ ܫ݁ܢܝ ܠܡܚܘܝܘܬܗ ܠܡ݁ܠܟܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܓܕܫܝܗܝ‏ : he went away to inform the king of these things that had happened to him ; PJ Gen3:11↗ מאן חוי לך ארום ערטילאי אנת‏ : who told you that you are naked?
(1)
negatively: to denounce
Syr
PO9 613:7 text not cited
(2)
+ ܕܝܼܢܵܐ : to seek judgment for someone
Syr
apap 114:8 ܘܢܐܚܕܘܢܢ ܘܢܚܘܝܘܢܢ ܕܝ̈ܢ݂ܐ ܕܒ̈ܝ݂ܫܝܢ ܡܢ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ‏ : lest they seize us and show us judgments that are worse than the first ones
(3)
to announce as, i.e., to nominate
Syr
1Esdras(3 Ezra) 1:32↗ ܚܘܝܘܗܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܠܦ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܝܠܗ‏ : they announced him as king in place of his father Josiah
(4)
to issue new currency
Syr
Chrmin 150:2↗ ܚ݁ܘܝ ܗ݂ܘ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ ܡ݁ܘܢܝܛܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܠܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܘܕܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܕܥܣܪ̈ ܘܚ̈ܡܫ‏ : the king announced coinage worth 40, 20, 10, and 5 small copper coins
3
to display apparent behavior
Syr
IAB 68:4 ܠܐ ܬܚܘܐ ܣܩܐ ܓܠܝܐ܃ ܒܬܒܛܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܟܣܝܐ‏ : do not appear to be wearing sackcloth outwardly while secretly failing to fast
(1)
to perform
Syr
AGnEx 18.29↗ ܘܚܘܝܬ ܒܝܕ ܡܫܒܗ݀ ܬܫܡܫܬܗ݀‏ : by its blowing it performed its job
(2)
ܩܪܵܒܵܐ : to make war
Syr
Rabb 246:7 text not cited
(3)
ܡܸܪܕܵܐ : to rebel
Syr
(4)
ܥܲܠ ܢܲܦܫܸܗ ܐܲܝܟ, ܢܲܦܫܸܗ : to simulate
Syr
JSBhom 82:210↗ ܐܲܝܟ ܡܲܠܲܐܟܸ̈ܐ ܂܂܂ ܚܲܘܼܝ ܢܲܦܫܸܗ‏ : he pretended to be like angels
(5)
ܚܲܘܝܲܬ ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ : the sun appears
Syr
(6)
ܚܲܘܝܼܘ ܩܲܫܝܵܐܝܼܬ to appear excessive ?
Syr
Cˀafˁelto show, demonstrate4 senses▶
1
to show, demonstrate
OfAEg, Gal, JBA, Man, LJLA
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .207↗ ה]חוי לערבי ימא ולצידני ٠[٠٠٠‏ : show an Arab the sea and a Sidonian [the desert ; BT Tan 25a(51)↗ לוי אחוי קידה קמי ר׳ ואיטלע‏ : demonstrated bowing before PN2 and became lame ; BT BB 167a(4)↗ האי מאן דמחוי חתמות ידא בי דינא לא ליחוי בסוף מגילת‏ : one who has to show (his) signature in court should not show (it by signing) at the bottom of a sheet ; MandMB 59:106 ↗ ḏmahmin hilmia bišia : who show bad dreams ; ShPDm 215 ↗ dukta ḏšamiš ladahna usira anpẖ lamahuia : a place where the sun does not shine and the moon does not show its face ; PJ Ex15:25↗ וצלי קדם ייי ואחוי ליה ייי אילן מריר דארדפני‏ : he prayed to God and he showed him a bitter oleander tree
(1)
p.p. : manifest, clear
JBAg
2
to announce, tell
OfAEg, BADan, Gal
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .188↗ וישמע מלה ולא יהחוה‏ : who hears a statement but does not announce it ; Dan 2:7↗ מַלְכָּא חֶלְמָא יֵאמַר לְעַבְדוֹהִי וּפִשְׁרָה נְהַחֲוֵה‏ : let the king but tell the dream to his servants and we will announce its interpretation ; Dan 5:12↗ אַחֲוָיַת אֲחִידָן‏ : the explanation of riddles
(1)
w. _ב : to discuss
LJLA
TgJob36:33↗ יהחוון באוריתא‏ : they shall discuss the Torah
3
to indicate non-verbally, make a sign
JBA
BT Šab 102b(43)↗ אחוי ליה בידיה‏ : he indicated it to him with his hand
4
w. ˀpyn : to greet
JBA, JBAg
BT Ber 58a(27)↗ רב ששת הוה שקיל ואזיל לאחוויי אפי מלכא‏ : PN was on his way to greet the king
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalw. l_ : to be informed of2 senses▶
1
w. l_ : to be informed of
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgO Gen22:20↗ וְאִתחַוַה לאברהם לְמֵימַר הָא יְלֵידַת מִלכָה אַף הִיא בְנִין לְנָחוֹר אֲחוּך‏ ; P Gn38:24↗ ܘܐܬܚܘܝ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ‏ ; TgEsth2 4:12↗ ואתחוי למרדכי בכתבין ית פתגמי אס‏ : Mordecai was informed of Esther's words through writings
(1)
to be told through revelation
JLAtg, LJLA
TgJ Jer23:25↗ פְתגָם נְבוּאָה בְחַלמָא אִתחַוַא לִי‏ ; TgTosPr 2Sam.21:19↗ ואיתחוה פתגמא ברוחא דקודשא לדוד‏
2
to appear, be manifest
PTA, Syr, JBAg, Man, LJLA
FTV Gen15:17↗ איתחווי לאברהם כד הוה עבר ביני ביתריא האילין‏ ; MiS 12b:15 ܐܦ ܡܝܛܟܣܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܚܲܘܝ܂ ܘܨܘܒ̈ܥܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ‏ : silk, too, appeared in PN's time along with dyes of all kinds ; JSBhom 160:47↗ ܘܬܽܘܒ ܐܸܬܚܲܘܼܝ ܓܲܒܪܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܠܵܗ݀ ܘܲܠܒܲܥܠܵܗ݀‏ : the Lord's man appeared again to her and to her husband ; HP Sassoon(1) 172.6↗ איתהוי ליה בחילמיה‏ ; AM 257:23↗ hin lamitahuia aiba labriša ḏiahra ḏtaimuz ulabmiṣai ulabdinba ḏiahra : if fog does not appear, not in the begging of the month of Tamuz and not in the middle and not by the end of the month ; TgPs88:12↗ האפשר דיתחוי בבית קבורתא טובך‏
(1)
to seem
Syr
JS_Elijah 4:482↗ ܡܸܬܚܲܘܸܐ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܕܲܚܽܘܠܬܵܢܵܐ ܘܠܵܐ ܫܲܪܼܝܪܵܐ‏ : he would appear fearful and not firm
(2)
to be invented
Syr
Bhchr 9:9↗ ܒܝܘܡܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܚܘܝܬ ܡܘܢܝܛܝ‏ : coinage was invented in his days
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LJLA occasionally C as hafel in imitation of Biblical Aramaic. Note that in JLA (and partially so in LJLA) this is one of the final weak verbs that takes a final -⁠in the T-stem perfect, i.e. אִתחַוַה ; see Dalman, p. 338 bottom.
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It is usually impossible to distinguish between D and C forms on the basis of meaning.
In CPA only as a rare Syriacism.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 423[220]DJPA: 190bDJBA: 437aJastrow: 432Drower/Macuch: 134aPayne-Smith: 1208J. Payne-Smith: 129Levy Ch-W: 1:242Tal Sam: 252DNWSI: 353DCPA[Schulthess]: 122[]BarBahlul: 296:6Qumran: 77

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