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zwr, zwrˀ (zwār, zwārā) n.m. handful; a blow
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handful
Syr, JBA
P Lv2:2↗ ܢܙܘܪ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܡܠܐ ܙܘܪܗ‏ : he should grab a full fistful of it ; BT Qid 12a(34)↗ בזוו{ז}<ר>א דא{ידר}<ודד>י‏ : a handful of flocks of wool
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fist, encompassing hand
Syr
ThbK1 12:7↗ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܒܗ݀܃ ܚܒܝܫܐ ܒܙܘܪܗ܂ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܕܬܐ ܕܚܠܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢܢ‏ : creation and all that is in it is surrounded by his fist like a grain of sand in one of ours ; AphDem8.154:6↗ ܡܠܐ ܙܘܪܐ ܥܦܪܐ‏ : handful of dust ; LSt.142:7↗ ܐܚܕ ܒܙܘܪܗ ܕܩܢܗ‏ : he grabbed his beard in his fist ; P Is40:12↗ ܘܐܟܝܠ ܒܙܘܪܗ ܥܦܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ‏
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metaph. force, a blow
Syr
LG 22:19(3)↗ ܐܸܢ ܡܸܬܥܒܲܪ ܓܲܒܪܵܐ ܘܡܵܚܸܐ ܠܡܲܢ ܕܲܩܫܸܐ ܡܸܢܸܗ ܙܘܵܪܵܐ ܚܲܕ ܡܵܚܸܐ ܠܸܗ ܡܵܐܐ ܙܘܵܪܼ̈ܝܢ‏ : should a man transgress and strike a man tougher than he is a single blow with the fist, he (i.e. the other) will strike him a hundred blows
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There appears to be no real evidence for the interpretation "cudgel, club" provided in LS2; the cited passage referring rather to open and closed fists.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 375[194]DJBA: 402aJ. Payne-Smith: 114b

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