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zrq (a/u) vb. to throw; scatter
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Gpəˁalto throw3 senses▶
1
to throw
Common Aramaic
JSmem 7:87↗ ܙܪܩܗ ܡܘܬܐ ܘܒܙܘ̈ܝܬܗ ܕܩܒܪܐ ܣܚ݂ܦܗ‏ : death throws it down into the corners of the tomb ; BT Er 98a(30)↗ ודילמ׳ דזריק להו מיזרק‏ : perhaps he may indeed throw them [i.e. the books of Scripture from one domain to another] ; TgJob2:12↗ וזרקון עפרא על רישיהון לצית שמיא‏
(1)
to sprinkle
Qumran, PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
GT AA Num19:13↗ ארום מי הדיא לא זרק עלוי‏ : because he did not sprinkle the waters of sprinkling on him ; TN Num19:13↗ אזרק"זרק‏ ; SamTgJ Lev3:2↗ ויזרקון בני אהרן כהניה ית אדמה על מדבחה סאר‏ : the priest sons of Aaron should sprinkle the blood all around the altar ; AGnEx 22.22↗ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܙܪ̈ܝܩܝ ܒܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ‏ : the water sprinkled on the creations ; CTLevi ar b D.1↗ והא באדין תשרא למזרק דמא על כותלי מדבחה‏
(2)
to throw away
JBA
BT Ber 36a(51)↗ אשכחיה למר בר רב אשי דקא זריק את האביונות ואכיל את הקפריסין‏ : he encountered PN throwing away the capers and eating the caper buds
(1)
to spit out
JBA
BT Šab 143a(35)↗ רב פפא זריק להו בלישניה‏ : PN spits (dates stones) out with his tongue
2
to disperse
Syr
JulSok 225(109):8↗ ܘܕܥܡܢ ܕܙܪܝܩ ܘܡܒܕܪ‏ : of our people that is dispersed and scattered
(1)
to (make?) spurt out
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 65:16 ܙܪܩ ܕܡܐ ܡܢ ܢܚܝܪ̈ܝ‏
3
(gram.) to use a disjunctive accent
Gal
MMDam Num26:44 ז׳ בטע׳ דזרקין דבעינינ׳‏ : seven times our context is with a disjunctive zarqa accent
Dpaˁˁelto scatter all over (?)1 sense▶
to scatter all over (?)
Syr
ES1 477:14 ܐܨܛܪܝ ܡܕܒܐ ܂܂܂ ܘܠܩܛܡܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܙ݁ܲܪܸܩ‏ : the altar was torn apart and scattered the ashes on it all over †
Cˀafˁelto throw2 senses▶
1
to throw
Gal, PTA
TN Gen49:22↗ והוון מזרקן קדמיך שירין‏ : they threw bracelets before you ...
(1)
to sprinkle
JLAtg, PTA
TgO Num19:20var.↗ אִזדְרִיקוּ/אזריקו/‏ ; TN Lev7:14mg.↗ לכהנא דמזרק דם נכיסת קדשיה‏
2
to scatter, spread
Syr
IshGen 41:18↗ ܡܙܪ̈ܩܬܢ ܠܘܬ ܙܘܘܓܐ ܕܒܪܬ ܓܢܣ̈ܗܝܢ‏ : (animals) are spread about toward mating with their own species
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be thrown2 senses▶
1
to be thrown
PTA
FTP Ex19:13↗ גומרין דאישא יזדרקון‏ : fire arrows will be thrown
(1)
to be sprinkled
JLAtg, Sam, JBA, LJLA
TgO Lev7:2var.↗ וְיָת דְמֵיה יִזרוֹק"יזדריק" עַל מַדבְחָא‏ ; TgO Num19:13↗ מֵי אַדָיוּתָא לָא אִזדְרִיקוּ עֲלוֹהִי‏ : the ritual water had not been sprinkled on him ; Marqe 1.848↗ ודבח חטאתה דאדמה מזריק בין רמשיה‏ : the sin offering whose blood is sprinkled at twilight ; BT Pes 78b(57)↗ ולא ידעי דאשתקד כי אזדריק דם בטומאת בעלים אזדריק‏ : they did not know that the blood was only sprinkled last year when the owners (of the Passover sacrifice) were unclean ; PJ Num19:13↗ ארום מוי אדיותא לא אזדריקו עלוי מסאב הוא‏ : since the sprinkling waters have not been sprinkled on him, he is unclean
2
to be dissipated
Syr
TB 1:26.16↗ ܐܬܦܣܩ ܘܐܙܕܪܩ‏ : stopped and dissipated
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be scattered1 sense▶
to be scattered
Syr
AGnEx 19.18↗ ܘܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܐܙܕܪܩܘ ܘܣܕܪܘ ܒܗ݀ ܒܫܥܐ ܒܟܠܗ ܐܪܩܝܥܐ‏ : the stars were scattered and arranged themselves at that moment throughout the firmament
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Gt (ˀeṯpəˁel)
Dt (ˀeṯpaˁˁal)
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 400[207]DJPA: 182bDJBA: 422bJastrow: 415J. Payne-Smith: 121Levy Ch-W: 1:231Tal Sam: 240Audo: 1:296
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