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w_ c
w_ (wə_) conj. and, also


hymnw noun sg. abs. or construct
hymnw, hymnwtˀ (haymānū, haymānūṯā) n.f. faithfulness; religion
1 faithfulness, reliability OfA-Egypt, Qum, JLAtg, Syr, JBA. ▶ more

--(a) bhymnwtˀ : adv. : faithfully, reliably JLAtg, CPA, Syr.

(a.1) w. pron. suffix JBA.

--(b) reliable promise Syr, JBAg.

(b.1) _ : to maintain a reliable relationship JBA.

--(c) truth JLAtg, Syr, Man.

--(d) as an oath or greeting JBA, JBAg.

--(e) constancy Syr.

(e.1) security Syr.
2 faith, religion CPA, Syr, Man, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) community of the faithful Syr.
3 (rhetoric) means of persuasion, argument, proof (=Gk. pistis) Syr. ▶ more

--(a) credulity Syr.