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zwˁ (a/u) vb. to move; to tremor
GDCCtPLPLPLPLt
Gpəˁalto move (intransitive)2 senses▶
1
to move (intransitive)
Common Aramaic
P Gn4:12↗ ܙܐܥ ܘܢܐܕ‏ ; P Is40:20↗ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܙܐ݁ܥ‏ ; P Job37:1↗ ܘܢܙܘܥ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ‏ ; PJ Num12:16↗ לא זייעין ולא נטלין‏
(1)
to shake, tremble
Common Aramaic
11QtgJob 33.4=39:22↗ לא יזוע ולא יתוב מן אנפי חרב‏ : he will not tremble and will not turn back before a sword ; P Ps18:8↗ ܘܙܥܬ ܐܪܥܐ‏ ; JBABowl 7.1:12↗ דמן קדמוהי זע ימא ומן בתרוהי זיעין טורין‏ : before whom the sea shook and behind whom mountains shake ; PJ Deut2:25↗ ויזעון וירתתון מן קדמך‏
(2)
to be struck
Syr
(3)
to be set in motion
Syr
JSBhom 125:255↗ ܐܲܝܟ ܕܲܒܢܲܦܫܵܐ ܙܵܝܥ̈ܵܢ ܥܸܩܒܸ̈ܐ ܠܲܡܗܲܠܵܟܽܘ‏ : just as the heels are moved to walk by means of the soul
2
to be troubled
Syr
JSmem 5:25↗ ܥܠ ܗܢ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܥܦܪܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܙ݁ܥܬ݁ ܡܠ݂ܬܝ‏ : my reason was troubled concerned this dusty image of ours
(1)
to be frightened
CPA, Syr, LJLA
Marqe 1.494↗ לא תסע/תדחל/ מנה‏ : do not be afraid of him ; P Dt1:29↗ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܙܘܥܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ‏ ; PJ Ex19:16↗ וזע כל עמא די במשריתא‏
(2)
to be insane
Syr
P Acts12:15↗ ܡܙܵܥ ܙܵܥܬ݁ܝ ܠܸܟ݂ܝ‏ : you must be insane
Dpaˁˁelfig. : to move, to perturb1 sense▶
fig. : to move, to perturb
Syr
Hab 41:17 ܡܙܝܥܝܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܒܝܢ‏ : the places of all sides were perturbed
Cˀafˁelto move something, to disturb5 senses▶
1
to move something, to disturb
Qumran, JLAtg, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
11QtgJob 33.1=39:20↗ התזיענה בת̇ק̇ף̇‏ : can you forcefully disturb him? ; TgJ 1Sam28:15↗ לְמָא אְזַעתַנִי לְאַסָקָא יָתִי‏ : why did you disturb me in order to raise me up? ; P 2S15:20↗ ܢܙܝܥܟ ܕܬܐܙܠ ܥܡܢ‏ ; P Jn11:33↗ ܘܲܐܙܼܝܥ ܢܲܦ݂ܫܸܗ‏ ; TgIIChron 33:13↗ ואזייע עלמא במימריה‏
(1)
to remove, bring out
Syr, JBAmb
Drijvers.35=OS.As20,04↗ ܓܪܡܝ ܡܢ ܐܘܙܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܙܝܥ‏ : you should not remove my bones from the sarcophagus ; JBABowl 51.1:1↗ דיזיעון מינה חרשי ומעבדי סניי{‏ : that they remove from him enchantments and despicable spells
(1)
to cause movement of the bowels or other bodily fluids
Syr
HippAp 5(13)↗ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܒܚܪܝܢ ܘܒܚܝܪܝܢ ܡܫܡܠܝܐܝܬ܃ ܠܐ ܙ݁ܕܩ ܕܢܙܝܥ‏ : it is not proper to cause bowel movement in those that are being tested (i.e. at the pinnacle of medical crisis) or are completely tested (i.e. passed such a pinnacle) ; HippAp 5(18)↗ ܠܕܒܫܝ̈ܠܢ ܙܕܩ ܠܡܩܪܒܘ ܣܡܐ ܐܘ ܠܡܙܥܘ‏ : for things well-digested it is proper to apply a potion or to evacuate
2
to affect
Syr
LawsCoun.38.20↗ ܐܢ ܐܫܟܚܢ ܠܡܚܘܝܘܬܟ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܝܐܝܬ ܡܙܝܥ ܓܙܪ ܕܝܢ݂ܐ܃ ܕܚ̈ܠܩܐ ܘܕܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ‏ : if we have been able to demonstrate to you that the decree of the fates and the archons does not affect all of them equally
3
to rouse
Syr
(1)
to motivate, excite
Syr
INB 30:14↗ ܠܲܡܙܵܥܘ݂ ܣܘ݂ܘܵܚܵܐ ܕܛܒ̈ܬܐ‏ : to motivate a desire for the good things
(1)
to raise a point
Syr
TB 4:22.8↗ ܘܡܙܝܥ ܗܕܐ ܒܥܬܐ ܕܠܘܬܢ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܕܐܦ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܐܫܬܚܩܬ‏ : he raises this question that is an ancient matter for us that has also long since been threshed out
(2)
to raise a clamor
Syr
JS_Elijah 1:626↗ ܘܣܸܕܪ̈ܲܝ ܥܲܡܵܐ ܡܙܼܝܥܼܝܢ ܫܽܘܒܚܵܐ ܥܲܙܼܝܙܵܐܼܝܬ‏
(3)
to frighten
LJLA
TgTosPr 2Sam.21:17↗ מזיע לרשיעיא מסיע לענותניא‏ : who frightens the wicked and aids the humble
4
to persuade
Syr
OrChr 1 64:4 text not cited
5
to pronounce with a vowel
Syr
BhGr 192:9 text not cited
Ctˀettafˁalto be disturbed7 senses▶
1
to be disturbed
Syr
P Ps15:5↗ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥ ܠܥܠܡ‏
2
to move
Syr
P Job14:18↗ ܫܩܝܦܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ‏
3
to depart, be removed
Syr, JBAmb
JBABowl 105.1:6↗ תדיזעון ותס<ת>לקון ותמותון‏
4
to be terrified
CPA, Syr, LJLA
OS MtCur2:3↗ ܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܕܝܢ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܬܬܙܝܥ‏ ; TgEsth2 4:4(0)↗ ואתזיעת מלכתא לחדא‏ ; TgEsth2 7:6(0)↗ והמן איתזיע מן קדם מלכא ומלכתא‏
5
to be motivated
Syr
IVMac1:33↗ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܙܝܥܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܠܡܐܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܡܦܣ‏ : when we are motivated to eat something that is not allowed ; SoulBody 26↗ ܕܸܐܠܽܘ ܒܢܲܦܫܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܡܸܬܬܙܼܝܥ ܦܲܓܪܵܐ ܕܢܸܚܛܸܐ ܡܬܽܘܡ ܠܵܐ ܚܛܵܐ‏ : for if it were not motivated by its soul, the body would never have sinned
(1)
+ܥܠ : to be motivated by, concerned with
CPA, Syr
CyrilLet 4:16 ܠܘ ܥܠ ܚܕ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܢܬܙܝܥܘܢ‏ : that they not be concerned about one in particular ; TB 3:43.6↗ ܡܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܛܢܐ ܥܗܢܐܝܬ ܐܬܙܝܥ݂ܬ‏ : when the discussion has become suitably concerned with Satan
6
(a matter) to be raised
Syr
SE2 14:10 ܥܠ ܗܝܒܐ ܐܬܬܙܝܥ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܡܛܘܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ‏ : a matter of faith was brought to our attention concerning PN
7
to be pronounced with a vowel
Syr
PLPLpalpelzˁzˁ to move, shake (trans.)3 senses▶
1
zˁzˁ to move, shake (trans.)
LJLA
TgPs60:4↗ ארגישתא ארעא דישראל זעזעתא וסריקתא יתה‏ : You made the land of Israel quake, You shook it and ruined it
(1)
to make to totter, make weak, dislocate
Syr, LJLA
PJ Gen32:26↗ וזעזע פתי ירכא דיעקב באתכתשותיה עימיה‏ : he dislocated the wide part of Jacob's thigh by struggling with him
(2)
to cast down
Syr
(3)
p.p. : disconnected, inattentive
Syr
Am7 809:15↗ ܗܢܐ ܣܒܐ ܡܙܥܙܥܐ ܗ̄ܘ‏ : this elder is missing it!
(1)
(gram.) elided
Syr
MobergTerm 34* text not cited
2
to move, excite, frighten
JLAtg, CPA, Syr, LJLA
TgO Gen49:9↗ יִשרֵי בִתקוֹף כְאַריָא וֻכלִיתָא וְלֵית מַלכוּ דִתזַעזְעִינֵיה‏ : he shall dwell in might like a the lion and the lioness and there is no kingdom that might move him ; Lag(379) John11:33↗ ܐܙܕܥܦ ܒܪܘܚܗ ܘܙܥܙܥ ܓܪܡܗ‏ : he became angry in his sprit and upset himself ; TgIIChron 32:18↗ למדחלון ולזעזעותהון‏
(1)
to put into motion, start
Sam
SamTgJ Ex11:7↗ לא יזזע כלב לשנה‏ : a dog will not even move his tongue ; Marqe 1.89↗ דאני מזזע ית קעימי עם רחומי‏ : that I am going to (re)start my covenant with my beloveds
3
to thunder(?)
CPA
CYR(Catech) 6:34↗ ܡܙܥܙܥ ܗܘ ܐ݁ܠܗܐ܃ ܂܂܂ ܡܒܪܩ ܗܘ ܐ݁ܠܗܐ‏
PLPLteṯpalpalto move oneself, tremble, shake2 senses▶
1
to move oneself, tremble, shake
Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA
Rot 96 דלא מהלכין ולא מזדעזעין‏ : who do not walk and do not move ; CPA Lev11:46↗ ܟܘܠ ܢܦܫ ܕܡܙܕܥܙܥܐ ܒܡܝܐ‏ : every living thing that moves in the water ; CPA(le97) Amos 8:12↗ ܘܝܙܕܥܙܥܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܡܐ ܠܝܡܐ‏ : [LXX: σαλευθήσονται] ; HippAp 31(25)↗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܙܕܥܙܥ ܡܘܚܐ ܕܪܝܫܗܘܢ ܐܠܨܐ ܕܢܫܬܬܩܘܢ ܒܪ ܫܥܬܗ‏ : those whose head marrow is shaking must be quieted down right away ; BT Meg 3a(28)↗ ואמאי שנא אד{{}}^א^וריתא דלא מזדעזעא ארעא, אדנביאי אזדעזעא‏ : what is the difference between the Torah for which (the earth) did not shake (because of the translation) and the prophets for which it did
2
to be disturbed, moved
JLAtg, CPA, Syr, JBAmb, LJLA
TgJ Jer8:21↗ עֲל תְבָר כְנִשתָא דְעַמִי אִזדַעזַעִית‏ : I have become disturbed because of the destruction of the assembly of my people ; CPA Psalms12:5↗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܚܨܝܢ ܠܝ ܝܚܕܘܢ ܐܢ ܐܙܥܙܥܬ݁‏ ; JBABowl 112.1:8↗ איזדעזעו ופוקו מינהון‏ : remove yourselves and go out from them ; TgPs17:5↗ דלא יזועון"יזדעזעון" רגלי‏ : lest my legs totter
(1)
to be frightened
Sam
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CPA ethp/ettaph also ܡܬܙܝܚ and ethpalpal with assimilated taw
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For Ct (so LS2), PSm and others interpret as Gt. We have not here attempted to disambiguate the actual examples on the basis of semantics, perhaps a fruitless task. Strictly speaking though, "to move of ones own accord" might be treated as Gt, "to be moved" as Ct.
The proper lexical parsing of the CPA form ܐܙܕܥܬ at Acts 21:30 (DCPA p. 108) is uncertain.
The development of the sense "to be frightened" and the concomitant replace of dḥl in that sense is explained as a colloquialism by J. Furman in "The Zuqnin Chronicle as Evidence of Vernacular Aramaic in Eighth-Century Northern Mesopotamia", AS 18:2(2020):240-67.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 374[193]DJPA: 174bDJBA: 405aJastrow: 388Drower/Macuch: 164b, 164a, 162bJ. Payne-Smith: 113fLevy Ch-W: 1:216Tal Sam: 227aDCPA[Schulthess]: 109[55]DJA: 46bQumran: 71

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