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zkw, zkwtˀ (zāḵū, zāḵūṯā) n.f. merit; victory
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merit
BADan, Palmyrene, Qumran, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, JBA, LJLA
Dan 6:23↗ כָּל־קְֹבֵל דִּי קָדָמוֹהִי זָכוּ הִשְׁתְּכַחַת לִי‏ : inasmuch as merit was found for me before Him † ; PAT317:1.1↗ ˁl ḥ[ywh] wz[kwth dy] spṭymyws : † ; 4QTQah 1,2:13↗ ٠٠٠] לכון בהון זכו רבה באתהילכותהון עמכון‏ : great merit [will accrue] to you through them when they are practiced by you † ; TgO Gen15:6↗ וְהֵימֵין בְמֵימְרָא דַיוי וְחַשבַה לֵיה לְזָכוּ‏ : he was loyal to the Lord's word and He reckoned it to his merit ; TN Gen12:3↗ ויתברכון בזכותך כל {זעזר} זרעיותא דארעא‏ : all the families of the earth shall be blessed through your merit ; BT MQ 28a(27)↗ חיי בני ומזוני לא בזכותא תליא מילתא‏ : life, children, and livelihood are not dependent on merit ; PJ Gen31:22↗ דבזכותיה הווה טייפא עשרין שנין‏ : through whose merit it had overflowed for twenty years
(1)
meritorious deed, covenantal obligation
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, LJLA
TgO Gen32:11↗ זְעֵירָן זָכְוָתִי מִכֹל חִסדִין וֻמִכֹל טָבוָן דַעַבַדת עִם עַבדָך‏ : my good deeds are inferior to all the covenantal obligations you have performed for your servant ; TgJ Jer23:6↗ יִתעַבדָן לַנָא זָכְוָן מִן קְֹדָם יוי בְיוֹמוֹהִי‏ : in his days the Lord will do His covenantal obligations for us ; PTSan 23.c:32[2]↗ חס ליה דלא עבד זכו מן יומוי‏ : Heaven forbid! He never did a meritorious deed ; GT E Gen30:33↗ ויסהדן בי זכוותי יומה הדין‏ : let my accomplished obligations testify on my behalf today ; PJ Gen47:22↗ מן בגלל דחמון ליה זכותא‏ : because they saw it as a meritorious action by him ; PJ Ex40:4↗ צדיקיא דמנהרין לעלמא בזכותהון‏ : the righteous who enlighten the world with their meritorious deeds
(2)
righteousness
JLAtg, Sam, Syr
TgJ Jer4:2↗ בְקֻשטָא בְדִינָא וֻבזָכוּתָא‏ : with truth, justice, and righteousness ; Marqe 1.312↗ אתון אנון מל<א>כי זכותה‏ : you are the messengers of righteousness ; P Je51:10↗ ܐܦܩ ܡܪܝܐ ܙܟܘܬܢ‏ : the Lord has announced our righteous decision [MT הוֹצִיא יְהוָה אֶת־צִדְקֹתֵינוּ]
2
victory
JLAtg, Syr, Man
TgJ Mi6:5↗ בְדִיל לְמִדַע זָכְוָתָא דַיוי‏ : in order to know the Lord’s victories ; JS_Elijah 3:405↗ ܙܵܟܽܘܬܵܐ ܕܪܽܘܫܥܵܐ ܕܲܢܨܲܚ‏ : evil’s victory that proved glorious ; GY 292:7 ↗ klil zakauata triṣlẖ brišẖ : a crown of victories was set upon his head
(1)
in law, i.e., innocence, acquittal
Gal, Syr, LJLA
VR 702:5(1)↗ ואנא מליף עלך זכו קדם מלכא‏ : I will plead in your favor before the king ; KohR[1]28:4(4)↗ פלן חכים עלי זכו‏ : so and so knows about my innocence ; AphDiatess1990 24:13↗ ܙܟܘܬܗ ܕܒܥܠ ܕܪܐ‏ ; PJ Deut25:1↗ וידונון יתהון ויכרעון לזכותא ית זכאה ולחובא ית חייבא‏ : they must judge them and decide the innocence of the just one and the wrong of the wrong one
(1)
(writ of a) favorable verdict
JBA
BT BB 168a(28)↗ לא ניחא לי זכותך גבי זכותא דידי‏ : I do not want your favorable verdict to be next to mine (in the writ)
(2)
symbol of victory, i.e. palm leaf or the like
Syr
IMac7a1 13:37↗ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܘܙܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܕܪܬܘܢ‏
(1)
martyr's tomb
Syr
EChe 208:9 ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܚܘܐ ܙܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܂܂܂ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܙܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܩܢܘ ܗܕܐ ܥܕܬܐ‏ : I have to tell you about the tomb of the apostles ... you will find the tombs of those that this church set up
(3)
song or celebration of triumph
Syr
IMac7a1 13:51↗ ܒܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܘܒܙܟܘܬܐ ܘܒܟܢܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܨܨ̈ܠܐ ܘܒܪ̈ܒܝܥܐ ܘܒܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܘܒܙܡܝܪ̈ܬܐ‏
(4)
rule
Syr
StatNis.51.2↗ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠ ܕܫܢܬ ܬܠܬܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܙܟܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܚܡܢܐ‏ ; JulSok 131(62):22↗ ܕܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܣܝܡܐ ܙܟܘܬܗ݀ ܕܬܒܝܠ܃‏ : in whose hands the rule over the world is placed
3
benefit
Gal, PTA, JBA
GT I Gen4:8↗ וְלֵית פוּרְעָנוּתָא לְרַשִיעַיָא וְלֵית זַכְוָתָא לְצַדִיקַ̊יָא‏ : there is no punishment for the wicked ones nor are there benefits for the righteous ; BT Ket 10b(29)↗ מאי זכותא‏ : what benefit is there (concerning such a woman)?
(1)
title of rights
JBAg
SSSad 185:28↗ וקנו מני מעכשיו בכל לישאנא דזכואתא‏ : purchase it from me henceforth according to all the terms of rights acquisition
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JLAtg also incorrectly vocalized according to the Hebrew construct form: זְכֻו , especially in the form בִזכֻו
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Note the doublet text explaining the meaning "song of triumph": ܒܬܫܒ̄ܚܬܐ ܘܒܙܡܝܪ̄ܬܐ.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 380[196]DJPA: 176bDJBA: 412bJastrow: 398Drower/Macuch: 158bPayne-Smith ~: 1119J. Payne-Smith: 115Levy Ch-W: 1:221Tal Sam: 230Qumran: 71

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