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zky (zakkāy) adj. innocent; righteous
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innocent
Common Aramaic
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .46↗ זי קדמן שזבך מן קטל זכי‏ : who previously saved you from murdering an innocent ; TgO Ex9:27↗ יוי זַכָאָה וַאְנָא וְעַמִי חַיָיבִין‏ : the Lord is the innocent one and I and my people are guilty ; SYAP 67:13↗ ידע בין זכאה ובין חייבא‏ : he knows the difference between the innocent and the guilty ; GT A Exod21:28↗ ומרה̊ ד̊ת̊ו̊ר̊ה יהווי זַכַיי‏ : while the ox's owner will be innocent ; OS MtSin27:24↗ ܙܟܝ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܡܐ ܗܢܐ‏ : I am innocent of this bloodguilt ; AphDem3.48:13↗ ܘܐܝܙܒܠ ܡܪܓܙܢܝܬܐ݂ ܐܫܕܬ ܕܡܐ ܙܟܝܐ ܕܢܒܘܬ‏ : wrathful Jezebel shed Naboth's innocent blood ; P Gn18:25↗ ܕܬܩܛܘܠ ܙܟܝܐ ܥܡ ܚܝ݁ܒܐ‏ : that you kill the innocent one along with the guilty one ; PJ Gen4:14↗ כל זכיי דישכחינני יקטלינני‏ : any innocent person who finds me will kill me
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released from an obligation
JLAtg, Syr
TgO Gen24:8↗ וֻתהֵי זָכָא מִמוֹמָתִי דָא‏ : you will be freed from this oath(s?!) of mine ; P Gn24:8↗ ܗܘ݂ܝܬ ܙܟܝ ܡܢ ܡܘܡ̈ܬܝ ܗܕܐ‏
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righteous
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TgO Gen6:9↗ נֹחַ גְבַר זַכַי שְלִים הֲוָה בְדָרוֹהִי‏ : Noah, righteous man, was perfect among his generations ; PRK278.2↗ וכד אינון זכיי אינון דידך‏ : when they are righteous, they are yours ; GT G Exod15:↗ זָכָאִי מַרֵי עַלמָא דְחִילָא‏ : the awesome Lord of the World is righteous ; Marqe 1.66↗ אתהו עקב זכאי עלמה‏ : you are the last of the world's righteous ones ; P Job8:6↗ ܐܢ ܙܟܝ ܐܢܬ ܘܬܪܝܨ‏ ; PJ Gen22:1↗ אנא זכאי יתיר מינך‏ : I am more righteous than you
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victorious
Hatran, Syr, Man
AphDiatess1990 40:10↗ ܥܠ ܐܝܟ ܙܟܝܐ‏ : he came in like a victor ; ActsThom 316:11↗ ܚܝܠܟ ܙܟܝܐ‏ : your victorious might ; ChronEdess 6:28↗ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܙܟ̈ܝܐ‏ ; AM 43:10↗ uzibna hda ganabia naplia ˁlẖ uzakaia hauia : one time thieves are going to fall upon him but he will be the victor
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unsullied, fault free
Man
ATS 2.3:1242↗ zakaiia ḏmuma litbun
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 381[196]DJPA: 177bDJBA: 412bJastrow: 397Drower/Macuch: 158b, 159aPayne-Smith ~: 1119J. Payne-Smith: 115fLevy Ch-W: 1:221Tal Sam: 230DCPA[Schulthess]: 110[56]Qumran: 71

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