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ṣpḥ (a/a) vb. to occur suddenly
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Gpəˁalto occur, fall upon suddenly2 senses▶
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to occur, fall upon suddenly
Syr
LSt.159:4↗ ܨ݁ܦܚ ܠܠܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܘܢܕܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ‏ : for all peoples night falls suddenly, like death ; JSBhom 61:316↗ ܘܡܸܢ ܓܲܘ ܫܸܠܝܐ ܨܦܲܚܬܸܗ ܒܢܽܘܗܪܵܗ݀ ܕܢܸܚܙܸܐ ܫܽܘܦܪܵܗ݀‏ : with its light it suddenly fell upon him that he might see its beauty
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(trap) to spring up and trap
Syr
AphDem14.296:1↗ ܘܨܦܚ ܠܗ݀ ܦܚܐ‏ : the trap sprung on it ; P Lk21:35↗ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܨܵܦ݂ܲܚܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܸ݁ܝܪ ܢܸܨܦ݁ܲܚ܂ ܥܲܠ ܟ݁ܽܠܗܘ݂ܢ‏
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fig. : to refute, trip up
Syr
ESDom [XXI:6] 17:6 ܕܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܦܘܡܗ ܬܚܦܚܝܘܗܝ ܠܟܕܒܐ‏ : so that his mouth's testimony would trip the liar up
2
to oppress
Man
Dpaˁˁelto rush on suddenly2 senses▶
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to rush on suddenly
Syr
JulSok 311(152):5↗ ܕܢܫܘܙܒܘܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܟܪ ܕܡܫܟܚܝܢ܃ ܥܕ ܠܐ ܢܨ݁ܦܚ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܓܘܢܐ‏ : that the save themselves to wherever they can, before the fighting overwhelms them
2
to prepare something to spring upon
Syr
ES2 269:44 ܡܣܡ ܒܪܝܫܐ ܕܨܲܦ݂ܲܚ ܠܗܘܢ‏ : the punishment he prepared for them
Cˀafˁelto capture suddenly1 sense▶
to capture suddenly
Syr
IAB1 450:11 ܕܒܦܚܐ ܗܐ ܡܲܨܦܲܚ ܐܢܐ܃ ܐܝܟܢ ܐܗܘܐ ܕܝܩܐ‏ : since here I am trapped in a trap, how can I be the watchman?
Ctˀettafˁalto suffer sudden misfortune1 sense▶
to suffer sudden misfortune
Syr
AQoh.43↗ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܐ ܠܗ ܝܘܡܢ܃ ܠܡܚܪ ܒ݁ܟܐ ܘܡܬܬܨܦܚ‏ : one who rejoices today, tomorrow weeps and suffers misfortune
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See also s.v. ṣrpḥ.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1297[634]Drower/Macuch: 396bJ. Payne-Smith: 482

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