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šˁbd vb. to enslave
QQt
Qquadriliteralto enslave3 senses▶
1
to enslave
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgJ Jud10:8↗ וֻדחַקוּ וְשַעְבִידוּ יָת בְנֵי יִשׂרָאֵל בְשַתָא הַהִיא תַמנַא עַסרֵי שְנִין‏ : that year they oppressed and enslaved the Israelites for 18 years ; TN Ex1:13↗ ושעבידו מצרייא ית בני ישראל בפולחן קשה‏ ; P Gn15:13↗ ܘܢܫܥܒܕܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ‏ ; ChronEdess 3:23↗ ܫܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܦܪ̈ܬܘܝܐ‏ ; BT San 106a(30)↗ עד אשור קטלי מיקטל מכאן ואילך משעבדי שעבודי‏ : up to Asshur they shall constantly slay; after that that they shall constantly enslave
(1)
to make subservient, subordinate
JLAtg, Gal, PTA
TgO Gen12:5↗ נַפשָתָא דְשַעֲבִידוּ לְאוֹרָיתָא בְחָרָן‏ : the people that they had made subservient to the Torah in Haran ; TN Gen25:23↗ ורבה יהווי משעבד קדם זעירא‏ : the older one shall be made to serve the younger one
(2)
to control sexually
Syr
SinnerSatan1 35↗ ܠܫܽܘܩܵܐ ܟܽܠܝܽܘܡ ܗܘܲܝܬܝ ܢܵܦܩܵܐ ܘܓܲܒܪܸ̈ܐ ܒܲܩܛܼܝܪܵܐ ܡܫܲܥܒܕܲܬܝ‏ : you used to go out to the street every day while enslaving men by force
2
fig. : to subjugate, make subservient
Syr, JBA
TB 2:26.6↗ ܘܠܟܪܣܗܘܢ ܘܠܗ݀ܢܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ ܟܪܣܗܘܢ݁ ܒܥܒܕܘܬܐ ܡܫܥܒܕܝܢ‏ : they are enslaved to their bellies and those things after their bellies (i.e. their genitals) ; BT Qid 7a(3)↗ אע׳ג דלא מטי הנאה לידיה משעבד נפשיה‏ : even though he gets no benefit, he subjects himself ; BT BM 116b(45)↗ דשעבדיה לבית לעלייה‏ : he made the (lower) room serve the upper one
(1)
to require, compel, obligate
Syr, JBA, JBAg
VRabb 199:22 ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܫܥܒܕܘܢܝ ܕܐܣܩ ܠܗܪܟܐ‏ : the events that have compelled me to come up here ; BT Qid 7a(21)↗ וקא משעבד נפשיה‏ : he is obligating himself
3
p.p.
(1)
pledged as collateral
JBA
BT Qid 65b(27)↗ מטל̇ט̇לי משעבדי לכתובה‏ : moveables are pledged to a Ketubbah
(2)
subject to, dependent on
Syr
Ps-Clem Hom 14.330:1↗ ܐܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܠܚܠܩܐ ܡܫܥܒܕ‏ : so if everything is subject to fate
QtquadTto be enslaved3 senses▶
1
to be enslaved
Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, CPA, JBAmb, Man, LJLA
4Q246 .1.8↗ ٠٠٠ ישתע]ב̇דון וכלא יש[מש]ו̇ן‏ ; TgO Gen27:29↗ יִפלְחוּנָך עַמְמִין וְיִשתַעַבדָן לָך מַלכְוָן‏ : nations shall serve you and kingdoms be enslaved to you ; TN Num12:12↗ כד הוינא משתעבדין במצרים‏ ; P Gn25:23↗ ܘܪܒܐ ܢܫܬܥܒܕ ܠܙܥܘܪܐ‏ ; JBABowl 78.1:17↗ מישתעבדיתון ליה לאורוס דיוא תקיפא‏ : you are enslaved to PN the mighty devil ; PJ Gen25:23↗ ורבא יהוי משתעבד לזעירא‏ : the elder will serve the younger
(1)
w. b_ to treat as your own slave, subjugate
PTA, JBA
TN Deut33:17↗ ולא למשתעבדה בקרני רימנה‏ : it is impossible to subjugate the horns of the ram ; BT AZ 2b(42)↗ אינהו אשתעבדו בהו בישראל אנן לא אשתעבדינן בהו‏ : they [i.e. the Romans] enslaved the Jews. We [i.e. the Persians] did not enslave them
2
fig.: to be subservient, to be mastered
Gal, Sam, Syr
SamLit 2:033↗ נשתעבד לך דת רתאה‏ : we shall serve you for you are the compassionate one ; Rechts3 166:19 ܕܝܡܐ ܟܡܐ ܙܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܥܒܕ ܠܨܒܝܢܐ ܘܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ‏ : for the sea is often not subservient to the desire and law of human beings ; P Gn16:9↗ ܘܐܫܬܥܒܕܝ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܝܕܗ‏ ; Js 4:7↗ ܐܸܫܬ݁ܲܥܒ݁ܲܕ݂ܘ ܗܵܟ݂ܼܝܠ ܠܲܐܠܵܗܵܐ‏
(1)
to worship
JLAtg
TgJ Jer1:16↗ וְאִשתַעֲבַדוּ לְעוּבָדֵי יְדֵיהוֹן‏ : they worshipped the works of their hands
(2)
to be be subject to treatment
Syr
MiS 160c:42 ܟܐܦܐ ܐܝܬ܊ ܗܘܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܬܥܒܕ ܗܘܐ ܠܦܪܙܠܐ‏ : the stone was hard and not subject to iron
3
to be indebted
JBA
BT Pes 31a(22)↗ כי היכי דמשתעבדנא לכו לדידכו, הכי משתעבדנא ליה לבעל חוב דאבוכו‏ : just as I am indebted to you for things that are yours (var.: your father), so I am indebted to your father's creditor
(1)
to be pledged as collateral
JBA
BT Pes 31a(15)↗ ומטלטלי לבעל חוב לא מישתעבדי‏ : movable property (of orphans) may not be pledged as collateral to a creditor ; BT Bek 48a(9)↗ הא אישתעבדו ליה ניכסי‏ : was not the property, in fact, pledged to him [i.e. the priest]?
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