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yd, ˀydˀ (yaḏ, yəḏā/ˀīḏā) n.f. hand, arm; side; power
1
(anat.) hand
Common Aramaic
Fakh.18↗ hdd lḥmh wmwh ˀl ylqḥ mn ydh : may Hadad not accept his bread and his water from his hand ; Zak.a11↗ wˀšˀ ydy ˀl bˁlš[my]n : then I raised my hands to DN ; Dan 5:5↗ אֶצְבְּעָן דִּי יַד־אֱנָשׁ‏ : fingers of a human hand ; 4QEne4.1.12↗ ל]כ̇ל̇הון ידין ורגלין‏ ; OS MtCur4:24↗ ܥܠ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܝܕܗ ܣܐܡ ܗܘܐ‏ : he placed his hand on each one of them ; JBABowl 142.1:12↗ אידי בידמא טמשית ואיצבעתי בדסתנא‏ : I immersed my hands in blood and my fingers in menstrual blood
2
arm
Common Aramaic
AssOstr.12↗ b[lṭr] šmy ktb ˁl ydhẏhm : he wrote my name, BelEtir, on their arms ; TAD B2.11 R.4↗ שנית על ידה בימן שניתת מקרא ארמית כזנה‏ : branded on his arm on the right a slave-mark reading as follows in Aramaic ; 11QtgJob 10.4=26:13↗ חללת ידה תנין ערק̇‏ : his hand pierced the slippery sea-serpent ; PJ Gen3:19↗ בליעות כף ידך תיכול מזונא‏
3
power, control
Common Aramaic
TAD C3.8:a R.8↗ ותנתנו ליד‏ : give it into the hand of ... ; Dan 6:28↗ דִּי שֵׁיזִיב לְדָנִיֵּאל מִן־יַד אַרְיָוָתָא‏ : who saved Daniel from the power of lions ; 4Q246 .2.8↗ עממין ינתן בידה‏ ; P Ex14:31↗ ܐܝܕܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܕ ܡܪܝܐ‏ ; P Je16:21↗ ܐܝ݂ܕܝ݂ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܝ‏
(1)
as the subject of another verb: to be able to do X
OfAEg
TAD A4.3V.9↗ אנתם זולו מן בתין נכסן לקבל זי ידכם מהשכחה הבו לה‏ : remove from our households as much stuff as you are able to find and give it to him
(2)
ܬܚܝܬ ܐ܊ : under the supervision or control of : see also s.v. tḥwt
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
Syr-RomLaw.4.14↗ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܝܕܐ ܗ̄ܝ ܕܐܦܛܪ̈ܘܦܐ‏ : she is under the supervision of a guardian
(1)
ܒܝܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ_
CPA
CPA Psalms30:6↗ ܘܠܒܝܢ ܐܕܟ ܐܢܐ ܡܣܪ ܪܘܚܝ‏ : I commit my spirit to You
(3)
ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ_ : by means of : see s.v. byd and note there
Syr
ActsThom 247:15↗ ܕܗܐ ܪܒܟ ܨ݁ܒܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܒܐܝ݂̈ܕܝܟ ܠܡܚ݁ܘܝܘ‏ : for look, your Lord desires to show off great things through you
4
possession
Common Aramaic
PJ Lev14:30↗ מן מה דמספקא ידיה‏ : from whatever his hand provides
(1)
lit.
Common Aramaic
TgPs76:1↗ תושבחא על ידא דאסף‏ : hymn of Asaph [=MT מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף]
(1)
ˁl yd (= byd, lyd q.vv.) : in the hand of someone as a messenger or carrier
Common Aramaic
IduOstr 1:37.2↗ משתל 1 ף על יד‏ : and passim in this text corpus ; PAT322:1.4↗ ˀšlmt ˁl ydwh
(1)
alone
OAEast
Brussels 54.5↗ ḥwr zy ˁmr mn ˁz wyd ˀsḥr šmh ydkn : they have placed white goats' wool into your hands through PN
(2)
fig.:
Common Aramaic
Sf.3 a11↗ ˀt tˀth wtqm dmy mn yd šnˀy : you would come and avenge my blood from the hand of my enemy
5
side, edge
Qumran
4QEne1.26.21↗ ואחלפת ליד פרדס קשט[א‏ : I passed by the side of the true Paradise
(1)
ˁl yd : on the bank of (body of water) : see s.v. ˁl yd
(2)
direction
Syr
BHBS.E Pol 2.2.2:5 ܠܐܝܕܐ ܕܣܝܡܐ ܒܢܝܫܗ ܢܦܢܐ‏ : he should turn to the side facing his goal
(3)
of a being
Man
HibilZiwa 1:265↗ nitun unitbun ˁlẖ ḏˁda ḏhibil ziua : they should come and sit at the side of Hibil-Ziwa
(4)
arm of a chair
Syr
P 1K(1)10:19↗ ܘܐ̈ܝܕܗܬܐ ܡܟܐ ܘܡܟܐ ܒܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܡܘܬܒܐ‏ : arms on either side (of the throne) in the seat area
(5)
fig.: side of a dispute(?)
JPAEpig
Amulet 42:46↗ ואצח יאתי בכל דינה וחשב ידי‏ : enable me to be victorious throughout the case and grant repute to my position
6
idioms:
(1)
ܣܝܵܡ ܐܝܼܕܵܐ : laying on of hands, ordination
Syr
(1)
+ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ : ordination as priest
Syr
Addai.52.11↗ ܘܩ݁ܒܠ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ‏
(1)
(alone)
Syr
EphNis 12:1.2↗ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܘܐܝܕܐ ܘܡܪܥܝܬܐ‏ : (bishop's) throne, ability to ordain, and diocese ; Addai.52.14↗ ܡܩܒܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܐܝܕܐ݂܂ ܡܢ ܙܦܪܝܢܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ‏ : he had received the ordination from bishop PN
(2)
w. "to give" : to provide opportunity, give cause to
Syr
JbEd BTr 362.1:29↗ ܘܠܐ ܝܗ̈ܒܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܢܬܬܒܪ̈ܢ‏ : they do not provide the opportunity to be broken ; JS_Elijah 2:362↗ ܚܽܘܪܒܵܐ ܕܝܵܗܸܒ ܐܼܝܕܵܐ ܠܪܽܘܚܵܢܽܘܬܵܐ‏ : the wasteland that provides the opportunity for spirituality ; JSBhom 82:184↗ ܠܵܐ ܐܸܫܟܲܚ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܥܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܝܵܗܒܵܐ ܐܼܝܕܵܐ ܠܢܸܟܠܸܗ ܨܸܝܕ ܦܵܪܽܘܩܵܐ‏ : he could not find a way to provide opportunity for his guile against the savior
(1)
to support, assist
Syr, LJLA
JulSok 47(20):9↗ ܘܢܬܠ ܐܝܕܐ ܠܣܘܥܪܢܟ‏ : so we might support your action ; TgIChron 29:24↗ יהבו ידא תחות שלמה מלכא לסייעא יתיה‏
(2)
ahid ˁda: helper (see also. s.v. ˀḥd vb.)
Man
(3)
šlḥ yd: to attack, take aggressive action against
Common Aramaic
Sf.1.b25↗ wlykhl bry [l]yšlḥ yd bbr[k] wˁqry bˁq[rk : my son shall not be able to attack your son, nor my descendant your descendant ; Ezra 6:12↗ כָּל־מֶלֶךְ וְעַם דִּי יִשְׁלַח יְדֵהּ לְהַשְׁנָיָה לְחַבָּלָה בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דֵךְ‏ : any king or nation that makes an aggressive attempt to violate or destroy that temple
(4)
mḥy byd: to stop or try to stop someone from doing something
Common Aramaic
Dan 4:32↗ וְלָא אִיתַי דִּי־יְמַחֵא בִידֵה‏ : there is no one who might stop Him ; SSSad 268:18↗ ולית מאן דייכיל לאמחויי בידה‏ : there is no one who is able to stop him
(5)
mṭy yd: to do something as much as possible
OfAEg-inf
TAD A2.4 R.4↗ לה שבק אנה לה 1 כדי מטאה ידי‏ : I am not leaving him alone as much as possible ; TAD A2.6 R.6↗ וזבני עמר כזי תמטה ידכי ואו[שריהי לתשי ס]ו̇ן‏ : buy as much wool as possible for you and ship it to PN at GN
(6)
צבע ידין: dyed on both sides??
OfAEg
TAD B2.6 R.8↗ לבש 1 זי עמר חדת חטב צבע ידין‏ : one new woolen garment striped(??) with dye on both sides(?? cf. TAD B3.8 R.10 below) ; TAD B3.8 R.8↗ text not cited ; TAD B3.8 R.10↗ צבען 2‏ ; TAD B6.1 R.9↗ חט]יב צבע יד[ין‏
(7)
ktb yd: see s.v. ktb n.m.
(8)
mn ydˀ lydˀ : from one hand to the other, face to face, in person
Syr, JBA
EphNis 41:14 ܡܢ ܐܝܕ ܠܐܝܕ ܝܗܒܗ ܠܝ‏ : he gave him to me in person ; BT BB 36a(34)↗ בנהרדעא טייעי שכיחי ומידא לידא משלמי‏ : Arabs are common in GN and pass them from one to the other
(9)
נפק ידי חובה : to fulfill an obligation : see s.v. ḥwbh
Gal, JBA
7
liberality of providing
Syr
Balai 5:10:3↗ ܘܟܫ݂ܐ ܣܝܡ̈ܬܐ݁܂ ܕܐܝܕܟ ܬܫܬܒܚ‏ : He heaped up treasures so that your liberality would be praised
(1)
ܒܐܝܕܐ ܪܒܬܐ : prolifically, liberally
Syr
IMac7a1 3:30↗ ܕܝܗܒ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܪܒܬ‏ : that he used to give with a liberal hand
(2)
ܐܝܟ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ : in great abundance (from Esther 1:8)
Syr
JulSok 41(17):4↗ ܡܘܗ̈ܒܬܐ ܫܦܝܥܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡ݁ܠܟܐ‏ : overflowing gifts as abundant as the king could provide
8
foreleg, hoof (of an animal)
Syr, JBAg
AphDem4.67:2↗ ܘܦܪܣܘ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ܂ ܘܩܒܠܘܗܝ ܠܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܠ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ‏ : the lions spread out their arms and received Daniel so he would not fall on the ground ; 71030.01053↗ דדריס ופסקו לידיה‏ : for it clawed (of a cat) and they cut off its foreleg ; HG3 157:46 דאית עילוי מסא ועד ריש ידא‏ : which is on the foreleg to the top of the hoof
9
covering of the hand
Syr
(1)
armored glove
Syr
IVMac9:26↗ ܐܠܒܫܘ ܠܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ ܘܒܛܦܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܚܪ̈ܝܦܬܐ‏ : they clothed their arms in iron "hands" and with their sharp claws
_10
pl. ܐܝܼܕܲܗܵܬܵܐ handles
Syr
P 1K(1)7:32↗ ܘܐܝ̈ܕܗܬܐ ܕܓ̈ܝܓܠܐ ܒܐܓܢܐ ܚܕܐ‏
_11
pl. ܐܝܼܕܲܗܵܬܵܐ : manuscripts (ellipt. for ktb yd)
Syr
OrChr 1 300:14 text not cited
_12
ܕܙܲܓܵܐ : clapper (or handle?) of a bell
Syr
Bhchr 205:2↗ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܬ݁ܠܐ ܒܨܘܪܗ ܩܘ݂ܪܡܐ܃ ܕܡܘܬ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܙܓܐ‏ : the Jew who does not hang a q' looking like a bell_clapper on his neck
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Syr, CPA, Mand. and some LJLA with prothetic aleph; Sam. normally simply אד ; const. ܐܝ݂ܕ‏; Syr. pl. is normally: ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ‏, but ܐܝ̈ܕܗܬܐ܂ ܐܝܕ̈ܘܬܐ‏ in figurative senses. Early pl. is the dual, e.g. BA יְדַיִן , JLAtg var. ידיין but later JLAtg ידִין
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See note s.v. byd prep.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 31[295]DJPA: 234bDJBA: 523aJastrow: 564Drower/Macuch: 341a, 14b, 348aPayne-Smith: 1546J. Payne-Smith: 186Levy Ch-W: 1:326Tal Sam: 331DNWSI: 433DCPA[Schulthess]: 12[78]DJA: 53aQumran: 99

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