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kdb vb. D to lie
DDt
Dpaˁˁelto lie4 senses▶
1
to lie
OfAEg, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
P 1K(1)13:18↗ ܘܟܕܒ ܒܗ‏ ; P Ps89:36↗ ܠܐ ܐܟܕܒ‏ ; TgPs78:36↗ ושרגיגון ליה בפומהון ובלישנהון מכדבין ליה‏ : they seduced him with their mouth and lie to him with their tongue
(1)
to deny
JLAtg, PTA, Man, LJLA
TgJ Jer5:12↗ כַדִיבוּ בְמֵימְרָא דַיוי‏ : they denied the word of the Lord ; TN Gen18:13var.↗ כען גחכת/כדבת/ שרה‏ : Sarah has laughed/denied/ now ; TgPs81:16↗ סנאי יהוה יכדבון ליה‏ : the Lord's enemies deny him
(1)
to break an oath
Man
GY 182:14 ↗ kul man ḏgar ugnab uaumia ukadib : anyone who committed adultery or stole or took an oath and broke (it) ; MandAmulet 18:424↗ kul man ḏhazin raza nˁpuk uhlin mumata lkdib : anyone who overturns this spell or breaks these oaths
(2)
to fail to act properly
Syr
P Hab3:17↗ ܟܕܒ ܐܒܗ ܕܙܝܬܐ‏ : the olive fruit failed
2
to declare to be a lie
Syr, Man
GY 118:7 ↗ galiltinun lrazai^h^un ukadabtẖ lmimrun : I revealed their mysteries and proved false their speech
(1)
to declare to be a liar
Syr
AphDem14.255:17↗ ܠܕ̈ܓܠܐ ܡܫܒܚܝܢ ܘܡܫܪܝܢ܂ ܘܡܒܣܪܝܢ ܘܡܟܕܒܝܢ ܠܫܪ̈ܝܪܐ‏
(1)
to make into a liar
Syr
IA2 184:v446 ܘܚܒܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܫ݁ܩܪ̈ܐ܂ ܒܫܪ̈ܝܪܐ ܘܟ݁ܕܒ ܐܢܘܢ‏ : he mixes the liars with the honest and makes them into liars
3
ܒ : to desert, deny divinity
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Jer5:12↗ כַדִיבוּ בְמֵימְרָא דַיוי‏ : [=MT: כִּחֲשׁוּ בַּיהוָה] ; P Jos24:27↗ ܘܬܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܣܗܕܘܬܐ܂ ܕܠܐ ܬܟܕܒܘܢ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ‏ : it shall be a witness for you so that you do not deny the Lord your God
4
+ ב_ : to cheat
JLAtg
TgO Lev5:21↗ וִיכַדֵיב בְחַברֵיה בְפוּקדָנָא אוֹ בְשוּתָפוּת יְדָא אוֹ בְגָזֵילָא‏ : should he cheat his fellow with a deposit, a partnership, or with theft
(1)
+d.o.
Man
ShPDm 103↗ daura ḏbišia mkadbia hdadia : the generation of evil ones who cheat one another
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be shown to be false2 senses▶
1
to be shown to be false
JLAtg, Syr, Man
TgJ 2K4:16↗ לָא יִתכַדַב פִתגָמָא‏ ; ZRK 495↗ sahdia ḏsahdin lnišimta hadria unapšaihun mitkadbia
(1)
to show oneself a liar
Syr, LJLA
P Prov14:5↗ ܣܗܕܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܟܕܒ/ܡܟܕܒ‏ ; TgProv30:6↗ לא תוסיף על מילוי דלא יכסיף בך ותידכדב/ותתכדיב/‏
2
to be defeated, subjugated
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgO Deut33:29↗ וְיִתכַדְבוּן סָנְאָך לָך‏ ; P Ps66:3var.↗ ܢܬܟܕܒܘܢ ܠܟ ܒܥ̈ܠܕܒܒܝܟ‏ ; PJ Deut33:29↗ text not cited
(1)
to be deceived
Syr
AphDem14.248:15↗ ܥܠ ܕܟܕܒܢ ܐܬܟܕܒܢ‏ : because we lied we were deceived
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 599[318]DJPA: 250bJastrow: 612Drower/Macuch: 203bJ. Payne-Smith: 204fLevy Ch-W: 1:354Tal Sam: 378DNWSI: 496Qumran: 110

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