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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

TgJ Hos4:8 :כָהֲנַיָא פַסוּ לְמֵיכַל חֲטָוָת עַמִי‏ : the priests have become desecrated by eating the sin offerings of My people
See the entire entry for *ḥṭī/ḥeṭyā, ḥṭīṯā n.f. sin

TgJ Hos4:8 :כָהֲנַיָא פַסֻו לְמֵיכַל חֲטָוָת עַמִי‏ : †
See the entire entry for pss vb. to desecrate; to destroy


The action of the priests פַסוּ, a unique usage, is difficult here and subject to different interpretations by different authors. We agree with Levy over against Jastrow that it has something to do with violations of priestly expectations rather than "to distribute", but whether it means "to weaken" or "to become desecrated" is uncertain. See the af'el form in the next verse.