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ṭrḥ vb. to toil
GCGt
Gpəˁalto take pains in doing something, toil3 senses▶
1
to take pains in doing something, toil
Gal, JBA, LJLA
BT Šab 142b(15)↗ בהתירא טרחינן, באיסורא לא טרחינן‏ : we take pains for something permitted but for something forbidden we do not take pains ; BT BB 94a(18)↗ וכיון דטרח טרח בכוליה‏ : since he takes the trouble (to sift the first portion of fruit), he does so with all of it ; PJ Ex18:14↗ וחמא חמוי דמשה ית כל דהוא טרח ועביד לעמיה‏ : Moses’ father-in-law saw all the pains he was taking doing for his people
2
to be a burden
Sam
3
p.p. : see s.v. ṭryḥ adj.
JBA
Cˀafˁelto beg persistently3 senses▶
1
to beg persistently
Gal
PTBer 9.c:51[2]↗ ואטרח על חד דייעול‏ : he begged a person persistently to go (before the ark to pray)
2
to strain
Gal
PTQid 61.d:57[2]↗ אין אטרחת עלוי מיפסק הוא‏ : if you strain it (i.e. the cord), it breaks
3
to burden with
LJLA
TgJob37:11↗ בברירותא מטרח עיבא ורוח מבדר ענן מטריה‏ : he loads up cloud cover with brightness while a wind scatters the cloud's rain
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to trouble
JBA
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be difficult2 senses▶
1
to be difficult
JBA
2
to be made to toil
LJLA
PJ Num19:2↗ ולא אטרח{א}<ת> בא{ב}<כ>צן עיבידתא ואפסרא וקטרבא‏ : and had not been made to toil with labor fatigue, halter, and yoke crosspiece †
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 230bDJBA: 516aJastrow: 551Levy Ch-W: 1:319Tal Sam: 324

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