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ḥyrw, ḥyrwtˀ (ḥērū, ḥērūṯā) n.f. liberty
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liberty, freedom
Jud, JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, JBAg, Man, LJLA
Mur 23 R:1↗ ב10 לשבט שנת חדה לחר[ות [٠٠٠٠٠‏ : on the 10th of Shevat year one of the liberation of [Jerusalem] ; TgO Lev19:20↗ חֵירוּתָא לָא אִתיְהֵיבַת לַה‏ ; TN Lev19:20↗ כתב חרותה‏ : writ of manumission ; SamTgJ Ex21:2↗ יפק לחרותה מגן‏ ; P Lv19:20↗ ܘܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܠܗ‏ ; BT RH 9b(19)↗ דרור לישנא דחירותא‏ : (the biblical word) דְּרוֹר concerns liberty ; MG 18:38.2.15↗ דמפקי עבדיהו לחירותא‏ : they manumit their slaves ; PJ Gen15:14↗ ומן בתר כדין יפקון לחירותא בניכסין סגיאין‏ : after that they shall go out free with many possessions
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period of not being permitted to remarry
Syr
BHNom 154:4↗ ܗܘܕܝܐ܃ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܡܵܐܹܬ ܒܥܠܗ݀܃ ܥܣܪܐ ܝܪܚܝܢ ܬܛܪ ܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܂܂܂ ܘܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ܃ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܢܛܘܪܘܬ ܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܢܢ‏ : the rule: a woman whose husband dies must stay unmarried for 10 months; ... but for a man whose wife dies, we have not found the time for staying unmarried ; TamarJudah 133↗ ܚܙܬ ܗܘܬ ܬܡܪ ܕܒܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܐܢ ܬܬܒ ܗܘܬ ܠܐ ܨܝ݁ܕܐ ܗܘܬ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܒܬܪܗ ܢܦܝܩܐ ܗܘܬ‏ : Tamar saw that if she stayed unmarried she would not capture the wealth she yearned for
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ܨܒܝܢ ܚܐܪܘܬܐ : free will
Syr
JulSok 101(47):7↗ ܐܢܬ ܒܨܒܝܢ ܚܐܪܘܬܟ ܩܪܝܬ ܥܠܝܟ ܓܙܪ ܕܝܢ݂ܐ‏ : you have called the verdict upon you of your own free will
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alone
Syr
AphDiatess1990 6:12↗ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ܂ ܕܚܐܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܗܘܬ‏ : after the birth of our Lord it [their chastity] was of their own free will
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nobility
Syr
HS.56↗ ܥ݁ܗܕܬ ܕܒܪ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܚܐܪܘܬܝ ܟܝܢܗ݀ ܦܩܕܐ‏ : I recalled that I was a prince and my nobility longed for its natural state ; ActsThom 266:15↗ ܟܐ݁ܒ ܠܝ܂ ܕܙܥ̤ܪܬ ܪܒܘܬܗ݀ ܘܢܦܠ̤ܬ ܚܐܪܘܬܗ݀‏ : I am pained that her greatness has been diminished and her nobility lessened
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ܒܚܪܘ : kindly, nobly
CPA
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as collective : the nobility
Syr
JohEphLES [183]:10↗ ܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܟܠܗ݀ ܡܥܩܐ ܗܘܬ‏ : all of the nobility were distressed
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The rendering of Biblical Hebrew סַלֵּי חֹרִי at Gen. 40:16 by Onqelos with this word is unclear. The other versions render as "clean bread", "white stuff" or "coarse meal".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 403[252]DJPA: 200aDJBA: 458bDrower/Macuch: 127aPayne-Smith: 1357J. Payne-Smith: 122Levy Ch-W: 1:280Tal Sam: 297DNWSI: 404DCPA[Schulthess]: 138[69]DJA: 50b

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