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zrz (a/u) vb. to be strong; D to arm
GDDt
Gpəˁalto act in a strong way3 senses▶
1
to act in a strong way
Syr
INB 270:20↗ ܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܙܪ̈ܙܘ܃ ܘܥܲܙܝܘ ܘܝܗܒܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܡܘܬܐ‏ : when they did not show strength in the beginning, withstand pain and give themselves over to Death
2
to hurry
Gal
SYAP 6:7↗ זרוזו בתריהון‏ : hurry after them
3
to make strong (?)
Syr
PO14 719:10 ܙܪܘܙܘ ܢܦܫܟܘܢ‏
Dpaˁˁelto be quick, to hasten, to hurry2 senses▶
1
to be quick, to hasten, to hurry
JLAtg, PTA, Sam, LJLA
TgO Ex12:33var.↗ לְאוֹחָאָה"למזרזא" לְשַלָחוּתְהוֹן מִן ארעא‏ : to hurry to expel them from the country † ; TN Num11:27↗ וזריז"ורהט" טל<>ה‏ : the young man hurried ; SamTgJ Gen18:6↗ וזרז אברהם למשכנה‏ ; TgPs119:60↗ זרזית ולא אתעכבית למיטר פקודיך‏ : [MT: חַשְׁתִּי וְלֹא הִתְמַהְמָהְתִּי לִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֹתֶיךָ]
2
to strengthen
JLAtg, Gal, JBAmb, JBA
TgO Gen41:34↗ וִיזָרְזוּן יָת ארעא דְמִצרָיִם בִשבַע שְנֵי סִבעָא‏ : they should fortify the land of Egypt during the seven years of plenty ; JBABowl 4.1:6↗ מיטול דחתומ^י מחת^ם ביתיה וזרוזי מזרז ושורא רבא דנחשא אהדרית ליה‏ : because his house is absolutely sealed and fully fortified and I surrounded it with a great wall ; BT Yev 102b(31)↗ לזרוזי גרמיה‏ : to strengthen his bones
(1)
to arm, dress in military garb and/or weaponry
JLAtg, PTA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgO Gen14:14↗ זָרֵיז יָת עוּלֵימוֹהִי‏ : he armed his young men ; TgJ 2Sam20:8↗ וְיוֹאָב אְסִיר מְזָרַז לְבוּשוֹהִי‏ : now Joab was girded up, his clothing armored ; TN Deut3:28↗ ותוקף/ותקף/ יתיה וזריז יתיה א‏ : [MT: וְחַזְּקֵהוּ וְאַמְּצֵהוּ] ; PO14 731:14 ܙܪܙ ܢܦܫܟ‏ ; PO8 240:3 ܠܘܬ ܐܓܘ̈ܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܙܪܙ ܐܢܘܢ‏ : he equipped them for the great battles of martyrdom ; BT Yev 102b(25)↗ זרוזי הוא‏ : (strapping on the sandal) is (a term of) 'arming' ; GS 20:16 ↗ qrun uzarzun upaqdun ušadrun : they summoned me and armed me and commanded me and dispatched me ; PJ Ex12:11↗ חרציכון יהון מזרזין מסניכון בריגליכון‏ : yours loins should be garbed, your shoes on your feet
(2)
fig. : to encourage
JBA
BT Pes 65a(5)↗ איבעי להו לזרוזי נפשיהו‏ : they should have aroused themselves
(3)
to equip, saddle (an equine)
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Gen22:3↗ וְאַקדֵים אברהם בְצַפרָא וְזָרֵיז יָת חֲמָרֵיה‏ ; PJ Gen22:3↗ וזריז ית חמריה‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto strengthen oneself as a preparation for action, arm oneself2 senses▶
1
to strengthen oneself as a preparation for action, arm oneself
JLAtg, PTA, Syr, Man, LJLA
TgO Num32:17↗ וַאֲנַחנָא נִזדָרַז מַבְעִין קְדָם בְנֵי ישׂראל‏ : let us quickly arm ourselves before the Children of Israel ; TN Gen43:31↗ ונפק ואזדרז"ואשתהי‏ : he went out and strengthened himself ; AL 70 II:v370 ܠܒܫܘ ܗܘܘ ܙܝܢܐ ܘܐܙܕܪܙܘ ܗܘܘ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܗ‏ : his armies put on armor and prepared for action ; PJ Gen49:21↗ והוא אזדרז ואזל למצרים‏
(1)
to get control of oneself after a breakdown
LJLA
PJ Gen43:31↗ ושזג אפוי מן דמעין ונפק ואזדרז‏ : he washed his face of tears and went out and took control
(2)
to be diligent
JBA
BT Yom 13a(15)↗ כיון דעבדי׳ ליה צרה, כל שכן דמיזדרז טפי‏ : since we make him his rival, he is even more diligent †
2
to hasten, to hurry
Sam, LJLA
PJ Ex12:28↗ היכדין אזדרזו ועבדו‏ : thus they hurriedly did
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For the reflex of D in Syriac, relatively rare as a finite verb, see also s.v. mzrz adj.
The single example of transitive G is dubious, inasmuch as the same text uses a D form in the same expression at 731:14.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 398[206]DJPA: 181bDJBA: 420bJastrow: 412Drower/Macuch: 170b, 264aJ. Payne-Smith: 120Levy Ch-W: 1:230Tal Sam: 239Audo: 1:293

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