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ḥyl vb. D to strengthen
DDt
Dpaˁˁelto strengthen3 senses▶
1
to strengthen
(1)
(people, armies)
PTA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
TN Deut3:28var.↗ ותקף יתיה וחייל יתיה‏ ; SamTgJ Num(1)20:13↗ ותקפה ועילה‏ ; OS LkCur22:43↗ ܘܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܗ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܟܕ ܡܚܝܠ ܠܗ‏ : an angel appeared to him, strengthening him ; Mishqal Ainia 150↗ hailan ušadran uahablia šulṭania : he strengthened me, sent me, and gave me rule ; TgPs80:18↗ בר נש דחיילתא לך‏ : [MT: בֶּן־אָדָם אִמַּצְתָּ לָּךְ]
(1)
p.p. : strong
JBAg, Man
HP Sassoon(1) 76.9↗ דמן דלא מחיל טובא לא מצי למידירייה‏ : one who is not been made very strong is unable to carry it ; GY 280:9↗ umhaial mn kulhun qiriata : stronger than all creatures
(2)
to revive (from fainting)
Syr
Ps-Clem Hom 7.314:1↗ ܡܢ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ ܢܦܫܗ݀ ܙܥܪܬ ܗܘܬ܂ ܘܠܡܚܣܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܚܝܠܝܗ݀ ܐܫܟܚܢ‏ : out of the great joy she fainted and only with difficulty were we able to revive her
(2)
(body parts)
Syr, LJLA
Marqe 1.97↗ חיל לשנך ולא יקרבנה משתוק‏ : strengthen your tongue that silence not approach it ; P Job4:3↗ ܘܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܦܝܢ ܬܚܝܠ‏ : you strengthen lax hands ; TgJob4:4↗ וארכוביא דחמטן בעבידתא תחייל‏ : you will strengthen the knees bent in worship
(3)
to corroborate
Syr
BHMQ7 1.1.2 ܡܚܝܠܝܢ ܬܪܥܝܬܗܘܢ‏ : (these) corroborate their opinion
2
to form a troop
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgO Num8:24↗ לְחַיָילָא חֵילָא בְפוּלחַן מַשכַן זִמנָא‏ : to form a troop at the service of the tent of meeting ; LSt.36:20↗ ܘܡ݂ܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܡܠܐܟ̈ܐ ܕܡܚܝܠܝܢ‏ : angels formed in troops from the east ; PJ Num4:23↗ כל דאתי לחיילא חילא‏
3
to exalt
Sam, LJLA
TgPs80:16↗ מלכא משיחא דחיילתא לך‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be made strong3 senses▶
1
to be made strong
CPA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
SamTgJ Ex1:7↗ ובני ישראל פרו ושרצו וסגו ואתעילו בשריר שריר‏ : the Children of Israel "were fruitful and multiplied": (i.e.,) multiplied and became very very strong ; P Ju7:11↗ ܢܬܚ̈ܝܠܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ‏ : may your hands be made strong ; TgJob17:9↗ ודכי אידיא יוסיף לאיתחיילא‏ : the one of pure hands shall become even stronger
(1)
to be strong
CPA, Syr, LJLA
P 2K14:5↗ ܐܬܚܝܠܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ‏ ; TgPs142:7↗ פצי יתי מרודפי ארום איתחיילו מני‏ : rescue me from my pursuers for they are too strong for me
(1)
to prevail
JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
TgO Num31:7↗ וְאִתחַיַלוּ עַל מִדיָן‏ ; TN Num31:7var.↗ ואת{יי}ח<יי>לו על מדיננאי‏ ; SamTgJ Gen25:23↗ ואלים מן אלים יתעיל ורבה ישמש זעורה‏ : one lad (?)/nation(?) shall prevail over the other and the older will serve the younger ; JSBhom 111:26↗ ܘܲܕܝܲܡܼܝܢܵܟ ܐܸܚܕܲܬ ܒܼܐܝܕܸܗ ܩܵܡ ܘܸܐܬܚܲܝܲܠ‏ : since Your right held on to his hand, he stood and prevailed ; TgPs20:9↗ הינון גחנו ונפלו ואנחנא אזדקפנא ואתחילנן‏ : they collapsed and fell while we stood up straight and prevailed
(2)
fig.:
LJLA
TgJob6:16↗ עליהון אתחייל תלגא‏ : the snow was heavy upon them
(2)
to recover strength
Syr
P Gn48:2↗ ܘܐܬܚܝܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܝܬ݂ܒ ܥܠ ܥܪܣܐ‏
(3)
to be courageous, take heart
CPA, Syr, LJLA
Lag(389) John16:33↗ ܐܠܐ ܐܬܚ̈ܝܠܘ ܕܐܢܐ ܢܨܚܬ݁ ܝܬܗ ܠܥܠܡܐ‏ : but take heart, for I have defeated the world ; OS MtCur14:27↗ ܐܬܚܝܠܘ ܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ‏ : take heart; it is I; do not fear ; PJ Deut31:23↗ אתוקף ואתחייל‏ : be strong and courageous
2
to contend
Syr
(1)
to carry on war
PTA, Syr
TN Num31:5↗ ואתחילו מן אלפיה דישראל‏ ; P Num31:7↗ ܘܐܬܚܝܠܘ ܥܠ ܡܕܝܢ‏ ; P Is29:7↗ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܡܬܚܝܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܝܠ‏ ; P Ze14:12↗ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܡܬܚܝܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ‏
(2)
to carry on sacred military service
Syr
P Num4:23↗ ܠܡܬܚܝܠܘ ܒܚܝܠܐ‏
3
to be exalted
Sam
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 447[230]DJPA: 198bDJBA: 455aJastrow: 433Drower/Macuch: 143bJ. Payne-Smith: 140Levy Ch-W: 1:254Tal Sam: 253DCPA[Schulthess]: 128[63]Qumran: 83

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