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mk
(maḵ, makkā)
adj.
low, humble
√
mkk
vb.
low, humble, modest
Qumran
,
Syr
,
Man
,
LJLA
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5 citations
GenApoc .7
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ומכיא ושפליא
wmkyˀ wšplyˀ
ܘܡܟܝܐ ܘܫܦܠܝܐ
ܘܡܟܝܐ ܘܫܦܠܝܐ
wmkyˀ wšplyˀ
ומכיא ושפליא
ܘܡܟܝܐ ܘܫܦܠܝܐ
ܘܡܟܝܐ ܘܫܦܠܝܐ
: the humble ones and the low
;
EphPar 5:6.5
↗
ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܕܡܟܐ ܒܬܨܒ̈ܝܬܗ | ܘܐܝܬ ܕܡܦܪܓܐ ܒܫܘܦܪܗ݀
ˀyt hw dmkˀ btṣb̈yth | wˀyt dmprgˀ bšwprhh
אית הו דמכא בתצביתה | ואית דמפרגא בשופרהּ
ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܕܡܟܐ ܒܬܨܒ̈ܝܬܗ | ܘܐܝܬ ܕܡܦܪܓܐ ܒܫܘܦܪܗ݀
ˀyt hw dmkˀ btṣb̈yth | wˀyt dmprgˀ bšwprhh
אית הו דמכא בתצביתה | ואית דמפרגא בשופרהּ
ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܕܡܟܐ ܒܬܨܒ̈ܝܬܗ | ܘܐܝܬ ܕܡܦܪܓܐ ܒܫܘܦܪܗ݀
ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܕܡܟܐ ܒܬܨܒ̈ܝܬܗ | ܘܐܝܬ ܕܡܦܪܓܐ ܒܫܘܦܪܗ݀
: there is one modest in its adornments and there is one that sparkles in its beauty
;
LSt.50:9
↗
ܡܟ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ
mk̈ˀ dbn̈y ˀnšˀ
מכא דבני אנשא
ܡܟ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ
mk̈ˀ dbn̈y ˀnšˀ
מכא דבני אנשא
ܡܟ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ
ܡܟ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ
: the humble people
;
GY 20:6
↗
hun mikia umkikia
: be modest and humble
;
TgSong7:6var.
↗
ודלת עמא דאזלין ברישא נמיכא"מכא"
wdlt ˁmˀ dˀzlyn bryšˀ nmykˀ"mkˀ"
ܘܕܠܬ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܙܠܝܢ ܒܪܝܫܐ ܢܡܝܟܐ"ܡܟܐ"
ܘܕܠܬ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܙܠܝܢ ܒܪܝܫܐ ܢܡܝܟܐ"ܡܟܐ"
wdlt ˁmˀ dˀzlyn bryšˀ nmykˀ"mkˀ"
ודלת עמא דאזלין ברישא נמיכא"מכא"
ܘܕܠܬ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܙܠܝܢ ܒܪܝܫܐ ܢܡܝܟܐ"ܡܟܐ"
ܘܕܠܬ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܙܠܝܢ ܒܪܝܫܐ ܢܡܝܟܐ"ܡܟܐ"
: the poorest of the folk, who go about with head hung low
(1)
of a road: smooth, easy
Man
(2)
of a coin: underweight
JBA
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1 citation
BT Bek 51a(1)
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הוה איכא זוזא מאכא ̇ב̇הדיה דלא נפיק
hwh ˀykˀ zwzˀ mˀkˀ
̇
ḃ
hdyh dlˀ npyq
ܗܘܗ ܐܝܟܐ ܙܘܙܐ ܡܐܟܐ ̇ܒ̇ܗܕܝܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܝܩ
ܗܘܗ ܐܝܟܐ ܙܘܙܐ ܡܐܟܐ ̇ܒ̇ܗܕܝܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܝܩ
hwh ˀykˀ zwzˀ mˀkˀ
̇
ḃ
hdyh dlˀ npyq
הוה איכא זוזא מאכא ̇ב̇הדיה דלא נפיק
ܗܘܗ ܐܝܟܐ ܙܘܙܐ ܡܐܟܐ ̇ܒ̇ܗܕܝܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܝܩ
ܗܘܗ ܐܝܟܐ ܙܘܙܐ ܡܐܟܐ ̇ܒ̇ܗܕܝܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܝܩ
: an underweight
zuz
which was not acceptable for payment
(3)
weak
Man
▶
1 citation
GY 14:18
↗
umaka ltaqipa latatnun
: do not hand the weak to the strong
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Form & Usage
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Mand:
maka, mika
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Derivatives
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mkˀyt
adv.
— in a humble manner
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
756[384]
DJBA:
675a
Drower/Macuch:
242b
Payne-Smith ~:
2099
Qumran:
138
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