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zqyp (zqīp̄) adj. erect; the Cross
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erect, high, straight up
Common (except: OA, OfA, BA, MidAr)
Ezra 6:11↗ יִתְנְסַח אָע מִן־בַּיְתֵהּ וּזְקִיף יִתְמְחֵא עֲלֹהִי‏ : a wooden beam should be removed from his house and he should be fastened erect on it ; SYAP 36:13↗ זהרה אין הווה זק̊יף לצפונה וקרנה חוריתה רכינה לדרומה‏ : if the moon is pointing straight up to the north and its other horn leans to the south ; TN Ex17:12↗ וידוי דמשה הויין זקיפן בצלו‏ : Moses’ hands were raised up in prayer ; EphFid 18:9.2↗ ܩܝܣܐ ܙܩܝܦܐ‏ ; PJ Lev13:2↗ ברנש ארום יהי במשך בישריה שומא זקיפא‏ : if a man has a vertical lesion on his flesh's skin
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bristling
Syr
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crucified, hanged
Syr
Narsai33 29↗ ܘܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܝܗ݀ ܕܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܚܲܬ݂ܢܵܐ ܙܩܝ݂ܦܵܐ ܪܲܕ݂ܦܘ݂ܗ݀‏ : the bride's friends persecuted the crucified groom
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the crucified one, Jesus
Syr
asd 100:15 ܘܗܘܐ ܙܩܝܦܐ ܩܘܒܪܢܝܛܐ ܘܕܒܪ ܐܢܘܢ‏ : the Crucified One became their helmsman and guided them ; JSBhom 74:225↗ ܙܩܼܝܦܵܐ ܢܚܸܬ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܢܸܥܒܸܕ ܬܲܢܘܲܝ ܕܲܡܟܼܝܪܽܘܬܵܐ‏ : the crucified one descended to establish the betrothal agreement
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difficult, cruel
Syr
AphDem7.144:5↗ ܠܐ ܬܩܘܡܘܢ ܒܪܥܝܢܐ ܙܩܝܦܐ‏
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(of waves) treacherous
Syr
AphDem13.233:18↗ ܘܓ̈ܠܠܐ ܙܩ̈ܝܦܝܢ‏ : the waves are treacherous
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as a substantive: erect structure, stake
OfAPer, Syr, LJLA
TAD C2.1 8..49↗ בזקיפא שמת נפח̇ר̇ קטיליא‏ : I put them on the stake, the total of the killed being ... ; TgIChron 10:10↗ וית גולגלתי׳ זקפו על זיקפא קביל טעות דגון‏ : they stuck his skull on top of the stake facing the idol Dagon
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cross, The Cross
Syr, JBAmb
OS MkSin10:21↗ ܫܩܘܠ ܙܩܝܦܟ ܘܐܬܐ ܒܬܪܝ‏ ; P Mt10:38↗ ܘܟ݂ܽܠ ܕ݁ܠܵܐ ܫܵܩܸܠ ܙܩܼܝܦ݂ܸܗ‏ : whoever does not take up his cross ; JBAmb 127:29 בשמיה דאישו דכבש רומא̊ ועומק̊א בזקיפיה‏ : in the name of Jesus who conquered the high and the deep with his cross
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gallows
Syr, JBA
AphDem3.52:8↗ ܗܡܢ܂ ܕܟܕ ܬܩܢ ܙܩܝܦܐ ܠܡܘܪܕܟܝ‏ : Haman, having prepared a gallows for Mordecai ; BT Meg 16b(34)↗ וו דוי̇ז̇תא צריך לממתחיה כי זקיפא‏ : one must erect the waw of the name ויזתא like a gallows
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(gram.) pronounced with zqāpā
Syr
BHGr 4(24) ܝܕܥ̈ܐ ܢܘܩ̈ܙܢܝܐ܂ ܕܙܩܦܐ ܡ݁ܢ ܬܪܝܢ ܢܘܩ̈ܙܐ ܙܠܝ̈ܡܐ܂ ܩܕܡܝܗ݀ ܕܐܬܘܬܐ ܙܩܝܦܬܐ ܠܐܦ̈ܝ ܠܥܠ‏ : the (vowel) signs using diacritical points: that of zqapa (=long 'a', is marked) by two slanting diacritical points before and above the letter pronounced with zqapa
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G p.p. but in poetry also ܙܲܩܝ݂ܦ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 394[204]DJBA: 418bJastrow: 408J. Payne-Smith: 119Levy Ch-W: 1:229

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