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AphDem18.351:7 :ܙܡܪܝ ܡܛܠ ܙܢܝܘܬܗ ܕܒܚܕܐ ܫܥܐ ܢܦܠܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ܃ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ‏ : Zimri, because of his whoring, twenty-four thousand of Israel fell at the same time
See the entire entry for zānyū, zānyūṯā n.f. prostitution

AphDem18.351:7 :ܠܘܝ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܙܡܪܝ ‍<‍ܕ‍>‍ܡܛܠ ܙܢܝܘܬܗ܂ ‍{‍ܕ‍}‍ܒܚܕܐ ܫܥܐ ܢܦܠܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ܃ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ‏ : if only Zimri had not been born on account of whose whoring 24,000 Israelites fell at one time [see Num 25]
See the entire entry for lway/lwē interj. O that