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ṣlb (a/u) vb. to impale, to crucify
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Gpəˁalto impale2 senses▶
1
to impale
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, LJLA
TgJ Jos10:26↗ וֻצלַבִנוּן עַל חַמשָה צְלִיבִין‏ ; PTHag 78.a:10[2]↗ וצלבונון‏ ; GT E Gen41:13↗ יתי חזר לאתרי ויתה צלב‏ ; PJ Gen40:19↗ יעדי פרעה בסיפא ית רישך מעילוי גופך ויצלוב יתך על קיסא‏ : Pharaoh will remove your head from your body with a sword and impale you on a pole ; PJ Lev24:23↗ ולמדחף ולמצלב ולמקבור‏
2
to crucify
Gal, CPA, Syr, JBA, JBAg, Man
P Lk23:39↗ ܕ݁ܲܨܠܼܝܒ݂ܼܝܢ ܗܼܘܲܘ ܥܲܡܸܗ‏ : who were crucified with him ; JesusJerusalem 26↗ ܘܸܐܢ ܥܵܐܠܲܬ ܠܼܝ ܨܵܠܒܵܢܝ ܠܵܟ‏ : if you enter me I will crucify you ; BT San 109b(35)↗ הוה להו איסרא דהוה צלבין ליה‏ : they had a punishment that they would crucify him
Dpaˁˁelto impale, hang (pl.)1 sense▶
to impale, hang (pl.)
LJLA
TgEsth309:14↗ וית עשרתי בנוי דהמן צליבו‏
Cˀafˁelto make the sign of the cross1 sense▶
to make the sign of the cross
Syr
CatVat2 287:42 text not cited
(1)
to sign oneself with the cross
Syr
JECanSy 4:18 text not cited
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be impaled2 senses▶
1
to be impaled
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Deut21:23↗ עַל דְחָב קדם יוי אִצטְלִיב‏ : because one who has been impaled is a violation to the Lord ; TgEsth302:23↗ ואצטליבו תרויהון על קיסא‏
2
to be crucified
Gal, CPA, Syr, LJLA
AphDem12.222:5↗ ܘܥܕ ܠܐ ܢܨܛܠܒ ܝܗܒ ܕܡܗ ܠܡܫܬܐ‏ ; P Lk24:7↗ ܕ݁ܲܥܬ݂ܼܝܕ݂ ܗܼܘ݂ ܒ݁ܪܸܗ ܕ݁ܐܼܢܵܫܵܐ ܂܂܂ ܘܢܸܨܛܠܸܒ݂‏ ; TgLam5:12↗ רברבנין בידיהון אצטליבו‏ : nobles were impaled by their hands (i.e., crucified)
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It is usually impossible to distinguish between the earlier meanings of "impaling" and "hanging".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1286[629]DJPA: 464bDJBA: 963bJastrow: 1282Drower/Macuch: 395aJ. Payne-Smith: 478Levy Ch-W: 2:325Tal Sam: 731bDCPA[Schulthess]: 354[170]

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