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dḥl (a[e]/a[u]) vb. to fear
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Gpəˁalto fear, be afraid mn of3 senses▶
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to fear, be afraid mn of
Common Aramaic
GenApoc 11.15↗ א̇ל ת̇ד̇ח̇ל יא נוח עמך אנה‏ : do not fear, Noah; I am with you ; TgO Gen3:10↗ יָת קָל מֵימְרָך שְמַעִית בְגִינְתָא וֻדחֵילִית‏ : I heard your memra's voice in the Garden and was afraid ; SYAP 14:41↗ לא תדחל טליא‏ ; GT H Gen15:1↗ לא תדחול אברם‏ ; GT T Deut34:↗ בגין מה את דחיל מן מותה‏ : why do you fear death? ; CPA Job7:2↗ ܐܐ݁ ܗܝܟ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܗ‏ ; SamTgJ Gen15:1↗ אל תדעל אברם אנכי מגן לך‏ ; P Dt10:12↗ ܬܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ‏ ; P Mt21:26↗ ܕ̇ܵܚܠܼܝܢ ܐܸܢܲܚܢܲܢ ܡܸܢ ܟܸ݁ܢܫܵܐ܂ ܟ݁ܽܠܗܘ݂ܢ‏ ; JBABowl 72.1:8↗ דחלי ומררי‏ : frighten and make bitter ; MandMB 71:107 ↗ tlata razia ḏminaikun npaq uantun dhiltun minaiun : the three spells that emanated from you and which you feared
(1)
mn : to worship, believe in a god
Common Aramaic
TgJ Mal2:5↗ וֻדחֵיל מִן קֳדָמַי וֻמִן קֳדָם שְמִי דְחֵיל הוּא‏ ; P Dt10:12↗ ܐܠܐ ܕܬܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܘܬܗܠܟ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ‏ ; BT Ber 56a(31)↗ ריש מתיבתא הוית ודחלי כולי עלמ׳ מינך‏ : you will head the academic session and everyone will revere you
(1)
(alone)
Palmyrene, Qumran
PAT1386:1.2↗ dḥl ˀlhyˀ wrḥym mdynt[h : believer in the gods and lover of his city ; 4Q550 7:1↗ ٠٠٠ ]עליא די אנתון דחלין ופ̊לחין‏
(2)
to be very careful
Man
ATS 2.6:2415↗ udhul uˁzdahar
2
w. ܥܠ : to be worried about
Syr
(1)
fig. of inanimates : to avoid, to be able to be damaged by
Syr
AS4 85:17 ܗ݂ܝ ܕܝܢ ܗܕܐ ܟܐܦܐ܂ ܠܐ ܕܚ݁ܠܐ ܡܢ ܦܪܙܠܐ܂ ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܥܛܪܐ ܕܬܢܢܐ ܡܨܛܝܐܐ‏ : this stone (diamond!) is not affected by iron, nor dirtied by smoke vapor ; Geop 6:12↗ ܗܟܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܥܩܪܐ ܕܐܪܝܐ ܕܚ݁ܠ ܡܢ ܬܪܢܓܠܬܐ‏ : thus, then, does the "lion root" fear the hen
3
to be afraid of
Sam
SamTgJ Num14:9↗ אל תדחלונון‏ : do not fear them
Dpaˁˁelto terrify, to threaten1 sense▶
to terrify, to threaten
Syr, JBAmb
P Neh6:9↗ ܕܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܚܠܝܢ ܠܢ‏ ; JBAmb2 21:7↗ ומדחלין יתהון ומעיקין להון‏
Cˀafˁelto terrify1 sense▶
to terrify
Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr, Man
SR[1].4:4(18)↗ מתלא אמ׳ דנכית ליה חויא חבלא מדחיל ליה‏ : the proverb says: one whom a snake bites, the rope terrifies ; AGnEx 30.16↗ ܘܐܦܢ ܕܚܠܬ ܡܘܬܐ ܕܟܪܝܟܐ ܠܐܝܠܢܐ ܬܕܚܠܗ ܡ݂ܢ ܕܠܡܦܣܥ ܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ‏ : even the fear of death surrounding the tree would make him fear to violate the law ; ḏ-Manda ḏ-Hiia 80 ↗ madhililun lnišmata : they terrify the souls
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be afraid1 sense▶
to be afraid
Gal
VR 601:2(1)↗ כיון דחמיתיה אידחילת‏ : when she saw it she became afraid ; PTTer 45.d:53[2]↗ ר׳ ינאי הוה מידחל מיניה‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be terrified1 sense▶
to be terrified
Syr
JerHex 51(28):46(+) ܕܠܡܐ ܢܬܕܚ݁ܠ ܠܒܐ ܕܝܠܟܘ݁ܢ‏ : [MT: וּפֶן־יֵרַךְ לְבַבְכֶם ]
§Form & Usage▶
Gt in JPA also אזדחל ; generally i/a in JLA and LJLA and active ptcp. almost always spelled with דָחֵיל ; but compare dḥyl adj. PTA also a/u
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Complete KWIC concordance
G (pəˁal)
D (paˁˁel)
C (ˀafˁel)
Gt (ˀeṯpəˁel)
Dt (ˀeṯpaˁˁal)
✎Notes & Bibliography▶
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 290[148]DJPA: 143aDJBA: 324bJastrow: 292Drower/Macuch: 103a, 98bJ. Payne-Smith: 88fLevy Ch-W: 1:167Tal Sam: 177DNWSI: 309DCPA[Schulthess]: 84[44]Qumran: 52
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