←
zhyr (zhīr) adj. cautious
1
cautious
BAEzra, Qumran, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, LJLA
Ezra 4:22↗ וּזְהִירִין הֱווֹ שָׁלוּ לְמֶעְבַּד‏ : be careful of doing negligence ; 4Q563 1:6↗ זהיר הווא בזרע[ך]‏ : be careful with your offspring (or seed?) † ; TN Num28:2↗ הוון זהירין למקרבה יתיה בזמניה‏ : take care to offer it at its time ; LG 5:15(1)↗ ܡܸܛܽܠܵܬܵܗ ܕܛܲܠܝܘ݂ܬܗܘ݂ܢ ܕܬܲܠܡܼ̈ܝܕܸܐ ܙܗܼܝܪ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܒܗܘ݂ܢ‏ : because of the youth of the students he was cautious with them ; BT Ned 15a(1)↗ לא זהיר בתנאיה אבל באיסוריה מיזדהר‏ : he was not cautious with its stipulation, but he takes care with its prohibition ; PJ Ex19:12↗ הוו זהירין מלמיסק בהר ולמיקרב בסייפיה‏ : be careful of ascending the mountain or approaching its edge
(1)
attentive, observant
Gal, PTA, Syr
PRK42.6↗ הוו זהירין למיגזי לטבא טיבותא‏ : be careful to repay goodness to the good one ; GT S Exod20:12↗ הוון זהירין גבר באקריה דאבוהי‏ : be attentive, each man with his father's honor ; TNM Deut5:12↗ הוון זהירין ית יומא דשובתא‏ : be observant of the Sabbath day ; Act14congr2 150:11 ܠܒ̈ܝܟܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܪ̈ܚܐ ܠܐܣܦܝܪܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ܃ ܘܙܗܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܗ݀܃ ܕܠܐ ܬܨܛ݂ܠܐ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܓܒ̈ܐ‏ : these four winds control the circuit of the Sun and take care that it not swerve to one side
(1)
fig.:
Syr
JEhCh 134a:4 ܝܗ݂ܒ ܥܒܘܕܐ܂ ܕܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܬܚ̈ܦܝܬܐ ܙܗܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܡ݁ܣܬܪܝܢ ܙܪܥ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ‏ : the Creator provided for them to protect their seeds within two vigilant coverings
(2)
chaste
Syr
ThbK1 96:19↗ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܙܗܝܪ̈ܐ‏ : rebuke for the sexually adventurous [a message of the story of Lot's daughters]
2
safe
Syr, JBAmb
JEhCh 118b:7 ܡܥܡܪ̈ܐ ܙܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ‏ : safe dwelling places for animals
(1)
ܠܐ ܙܗܝܪ : unsafe, dangerous
Syr
LSt.28:17↗ ܗ݀ܘ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܒܚܙܘܗ܂ ܘܠܐ ܙܗܝܪ ܒܣܘܥܪܢܗ‏ : that which is beautiful in its appearance but unsafe in its action ; HippAp 3(12)↗ ܠܡܬܕܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܡܦܛܡܘܬܐ ܪܝܫܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܙܗܝܪܐ‏ : for those in physical training, excessive fattening is dangerous
§▶
JBA צהיר
☛▶
🔍▶
✎▶

© The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ©
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:09:18 -0500