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ṣlhb vb. to redden, to burnish
QQt
Qquadriliteralto redden, turn red hot1 sense▶
to redden, turn red hot
JLAtg, PTA, CPA, LJLA
TgJ Jer51:27↗ הָא כְזַחלָא דִמצַלהַב‏ : like burnished locusts [! = MT כְּיֶלֶק סָמָר] ; TN Num3:10↗ באשתה מצלהבה‏ : in a reddish fire ; CPA Psalms7:13↗ ܚܪܒܗ ܗܘ ܡܨܠܗܒ‏ : he will polish his sword ; PJ Ex19:18↗ ואיתגלי עלוי באישא מצלהבא‏ : He appeared over it like red-hot fire ; TgPs119:120↗ מצלהב מדחלך בסרי‏ : my flesh has turned red because of the fear of You ; TgJob41:13↗ נפשיה גומרין תצלהיב‏ : his soul can turn coals red-hot
QtquadTto be reddened 1 sense▶
to be reddened
Sam
Marqe 1.693↗ ומיתו פגריון ואצטלבי רוחיון‏ : their bodies died and their spirits were reddened (i.e., angered?, shamed?)
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The Jeremiah passage obviously refers to horses swarming like locusts, but why said locusts must be reddened or burnished to do so escapes us. Perhaps render simply "excited".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 464bJastrow: 1282Levy Ch-W: 2:326Tal Sam: 731bDCPA[Schulthess]: 355[]
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