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drk (e[a]/a[u]) vb. to tread; C to achieve control of
GDCGtCt
Gpəˁalto tread2 senses▶
1
to tread
Common Aramaic
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .92↗ דרכי ארקא‏ ; 4QEnc1.1.27↗ ולמדרך‏ ; TgJ 1Sam5:5↗ לָא דָרְכִין כֻמרֵי דָגוֹן ٠٠٠ עַל סְקוּפַת דָגוֹן‏ ; SamTgJ Deut1:36↗ ית ארעה דדרך בה‏ : the land on which he trod ; AphDem21.414:10↗ ܕܪܟ ܡܘܪܕܟܝ ܥܠ ܩܕܠܗ ܕܗܡܢ‏ ; P Dt11:24↗ ܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܬܕܪܘܟ ܒܗ‏ ; P Ps91:13↗ ܥܠ ܓܪܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܚܪܡܢܐ ܬܕܪܘܟ‏ ; BT Šab 109a(28)↗ חזייה דדריכא ליה חמרא אגבא דכרעיה‏ : he saw that a donkey had trodden on the top of his shin ; PJ Deut11:24↗ כל אתרא די תדרוך פרסת ריגליכון‏
(1)
to step
Syr
P Is32:20↗ ܕܕ݁ܪܟ ܬܘܪܐ‏ ; P Job9:8↗ ܘܕܪܟ ܥܠ ܬܘܩܦܗ ܕܝܡܐ‏
2
to string a bow
OfAEg
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .190↗ חד דרך קשתה והרכב [חט]ה‏ : someone strung his bow and mounted his arrow
Dpaˁˁelto thresh (only as var. to af'el)1 sense▶
to thresh (only as var. to af'el)
JLAtg
TgJ Is28:27↗ text not cited ; TgJ Is28:28↗ text not cited : †
Cˀafˁelto overtake, apprehend3 senses▶
1
to overtake, apprehend
Syr, JBA
P Gn44:4↗ ܩܘܡ ܪܕܘܦ ܒܬܪ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܕܪܟ ܐܢܘܢ‏ : go chase after the men and overtake them ; JBABowl 76.1:6↗ ורדפו בתריה ואדריכו יותיה לגו פלגוס ימא רבה‏ : they chased after him and overtook him at! the great sea Pelagos
(1)
physically
Syr
(1)
to follow
Common Aramaic
Ps-Clem Recogs 1.16:18↗ ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܥܓܠ ܡܕܪܟ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ‏ : but I shall follow you soon
(2)
to approach, arrive at
Syr
SugMgab 2:18↗ ܠܵܐ ܥܕܲܟܝ݂ܠ ܐܲܕܪܸܟܢܲܢ ܕܘ݂ܟܬܵܐ‏ : we have yet arrived at the place ; P 2S17:2↗ ܐܕܪܟܝܘܗܝ ܥܕ ܠܐܐ ܘܡܪ̈ܦܝܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ‏ : I shall overtake him while he is weary and his strength weak
(3)
ܒܚ̈ܲܝܸܐ : to encounter someone still living
Syr
ThMarg 1:319:6 ܕܠܹܗ ܒܚܝ̈ܐ ܐܲܕܪܟܹܬ݂‏ : whom I met in the flesh
(4)
to attach o.s. to
Syr
SE2 18:17 ܙܝܠ ܐܕܪܟ ܠܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ ܚܒܪܟ‏ : go join up with your friend Nestorius
(2)
intellectually
Syr
(1)
to understand
Syr
AphDem.4:7↗ ܘܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܐܕܪܟܬ݂ ܬܚܘܝܢܝ‏ : you should show me some of the things you comprehended from holy scripture ; SevSerg 19↗ ܟܡܐ ܕܡܕܪܟ ܗ݀ܘܝܬ‏ : as much as I understood ; P Acts10:34↗ ܒ݁ܲܫܪܵܪܵܐ ܐܲܕ݂ܪܟ݂ܸܬ݂‏
(1)
to discover flaws
Syr
PlutAng 186:29 18629 ܘܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܠܡܕܪܟܘ ܒܘܨܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ‏ : so they might be able to discover their flaws
(2)
to apply oneself
Syr
(3)
w. ܢܦܫܐ : to come to ones senses
Syr
JulSok 43(18):18↗ ܬܕܪܟ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܬܥܕܪ ܩܢܘܡܟ‏
(4)
to be able
Syr
(3)
fig.:
Syr
Geop 112:23↗ ܒܬܫܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܥܕܗ݀܂ ܘܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܡܕܪܟ ܠܗܘܢ‏ : it is proper for us to do it in the fall, for if not, illness overtakes them ; ZM2 23:5 ܐܕܪܟܗ ܣܬܘܐ ܒܥܙܝܙܘܬܗ‏ : winter overtook him in its severity
2
to thresh
Qumran, JLAtg, Syr
11QtgJob 12.4=28:8↗ הד]ר^כ^ה‏ : [MT הִדְרִיכֻהוּ] ; TgJ Is28:27↗ אְרֵי לָא בְמוּרגֵי בַרזְלָא מַדרְכִין‏ ; P Is28:28↗ ܥܒܘܪܐ ܡܬܕܪܟ ܡܛܠܬܢ܂ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܙܟܘ ܡܕܪܟܘ ܐܕܪܟܢܝܗܝ‏
(1)
to trample
JBA
BT AZ 31b(8)↗ השתא אתו ומדרכו לי‏ : now they will come and trample me
3
to guide, direct
JLAtg, Syr, Man, LJLA
TgJ Is42:16↗ בִשבִילִין דְלָא אֵילַפוּ אַדרֵיכִינוּן‏ : I shall guide them on paths they had not experienced ; JSmem 3:02↗ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܕܪܟ ܠܕܩܪܐ ܠܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܥܕ ܐܢܬ‏ : Jesus guide the one who calls you as you are accustomed ; MandAmulet 18:516↗ uhiniaiun adrik sipiaiun unsbiaiun hr̊baiun : and they directed their daggers and took up their swords ; TgPs25:5↗ אדריך יתי בקושטך‏ : guide me with Your truth
(1)
to provide moral instruction
LJLA
Tobit(Med) 3.17 chap 1↗ והיא אדרכתיה באורחא קשיטא‏ : she guided him on the true path
(2)
to give someone power to seize property in lieu of debt
JBAg
SSSad 254:13↗ כל מאי דמדרך ליה תחות כל שמיא תפיס לי‏ : whatever under heaven he grants him power to seize he may seize for me † 
(3)
to propagate plants (see s.v. drwkh n.f.)
Syr
Geop 67:12↗ ܡܪܡܝܢܢ ܒܗ݀ ܙܒܠܐ ܘܣܝܡܝܢܢ ܒܗ݀ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ݀ ܕܬܕܪܟ‏ : we apply manure to (a 2 cubit deep area) and put into it the one to be propagated
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be touched, to be caught3 senses▶
1
to be touched, to be caught
Syr
EphPar 13:1.2↗ ܐܒܥܐ ܕܡܬܕܪ̈ܟܢ‏ : I will seek things that can be reached
2
to be understood
CPA, Syr
AGnEx 12.1↗ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܗܝܢ ܗ݂ܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܬܕܪ̈ܟܢ ܠܢ‏ : they are understood by us by means of their function
3
to be trampled
JBAmb
JBAmb 127:12 ניתכביש וניתדריך‏ : may he be pressed down and trampled
(1)
to be crushed
Syr
P Is28:27↗ ܡܬܕܪܟ ܫܒܘܒܢܐ‏ : the black cumin is crushed [=~ MT יֵחָבֶט קֶצַח]
(1)
to be compressed, to be weakened
Syr
Ctˀettafˁalto be caught3 senses▶
1
to be caught
Syr
ExHex 22:3(2) ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܬܬܲܕܪܲܟ܂ ܘܬܫܬܟܚ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܓܢܘ݂ܒܬܐ‏ : if the thief is caught and the stolen thing is found in his possession
2
to be understood
Syr
IshExod 9:16↗ ܗܢܘ ܫܡܐ ܕܐܪܒܥ ܐܬܘ̈ܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟ‏ : that is the four-letter name that is not comprehended
3
to be crushed
Syr
ES2 69:20 ܒܓܪܓܪܐ ܡܬܬܕܪܟ‏ : crushed with a sledge
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Not "to open a way for o.s." in Syriac; the text in question, misread in LS2, reads ܕܪܫܘ; see s.v. drš vb.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 322[166]DJPA: 156aDJBA: 352bJastrow: 323Drower/Macuch: 114bJ. Payne-Smith: 97Levy Ch-W: 1:188Tal Sam: 194DNWSI: 261Audo: 1:213DCPA[Schulthess]: 93[]BarBahlul: 594:17

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