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mskn vb. to make poor
QQt
Qquadriliteralto make someone poor2 senses▶
1
to make someone poor
JLAtg, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
TgJ Jud14:15↗ הַלְמַסכָנוּתַנָא קְרֵיתוֹן לַנָא הָלְכָא‏ : have you called us here to impoverish us? ; P 1S2:7↗ ܡܡܣܟܢ ܘܡܥܬܪ‏ ; TgPs59:12↗ טלטל יתהון מן בתיהון בתוקפך ותמסכן יתהון מן ממוניהון‏ : drive them from their homes with Your might and impoverish them of their monies
2
to ruin
Syr
P Je5:17↗ ܢܡ݁ܣܟܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܬܘܩܦܟ ܕܐܢܬ ܬܟܝܠ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ‏ : he shall ruin the fortified cities you rely upon with the sword
(1)
fig.:
Syr
EphFid 1:8.3↗ ܐܝܬ ܕܐܘܪܒ ܘܐܣܓܝ ܟܝܢܗ݀ ܘܐܝܬ ܕܡܣܟܢ ܘܐܙܥܪ ܫܪܒܗ݀‏ : there is one who expanded and increased its nature and one who made its narrative poor and small ; Judith 8:16↗ ܠܐ ܬܡܣܟܢܘܢ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ‏ : do not treat the intent of the Lord God as a poor thing
(1)
to make a season yield poorly
Syr
ZDMG 27:5897(337)(Cyril) ܣܬܘܐ ܡܣܟܢ݂ܬ‏ : you made the winter poor
QtquadTto become impoverished2 senses▶
1
to become impoverished
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBAg, Man, LJLA
TgO Lev25:25↗ אְרֵי יִתמַסכַן אְחוּך וִיזַבֵין מֵאַחסָנְתֵיה‏ : should your brother become impoverished and sell some of his holdings ; SYAP 10:3↗ בגין דלא יתמסכן גלה ועבד כן‏ : he did this so that he would not become impoverished ; TN Lev25:47↗ ויתמסכן אחוך עמך ויזדבן לגיור‏ : should your brother become impoverished and sell himself to a resident alien ; Geron 17.2:3↗ ܘܟܘܠ ܡܐ ܕܝ ܕܗܘܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܟܘܠ ܕܟܕܢ ܗܘܐ ܡܬܡܣܟܢ܃‏ : the more he would give him the poorer he would become ; AphDem2.41:4↗ ܘܥܬܝܪܐ ܚܠܦܝܢ ܐܬܡܣܟܢ‏ ; TGHark(1) 151.1.22↗ בין מימסכן ובין מיעתר‏ : whether he becomes poor or becomes rich ; Pishra D-ainia 927 ↗ kḏ azla mhasra umimaskna umiabša : when she goes they are diminished, impoverished and dried up ; TgPs34:11↗ בני אריוא אתמסכנו וכפנו‏
(1)
to make oneself poor
Syr
P Lv25:25↗ ܐܢ ܢܬܡܣܟܢ ܐܚܘܟ ܘܢܙ݁ܒܢ ܡܢ ܝܪܬܘܬܗ‏
(2)
fig.:
Syr
Am4 651:6↗ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܣܟܢ ܡܢ ܫܵܩ̈ܘ݁ܠܹܐ‏ : from the storehouse that is not impoverished by the ones who take things away
2
to be weakened
Syr
PhiloxDisc 12:28↗ ܡܸܬܓܢܸܒ ܘܡܸܬܒܲܕܲܪ ܚܲܝܠܸܗ ܥܲܠ ܗܲܕ̈ܵܡܲܝ ܦܲܓܪܐ܂ ܘܡܸܬܡܲܣܟܲܢ ܘܡܸܫܬܲܘܚܲܕ ܡܸܢ ܚܲܝܠܬܵܢܽܘܬܐ‏ : its strength is suppressed and spread among the bodies organs and is it weakened and deprived of power
(1)
fig.:
Syr, LJLA
AphDiatess1990 132:6↗ ܠܐ ܡܬܡܣܟܢ ܐܝܩܪܗ ܡܢ ܕܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ‏ : its glory is not poorer than that of the angels ; TgQoh10:18↗ בחלשות עיסק אוריתא ופיקודיא מתמסכן גבר מבנין‏ : a man becomes deprived of children due to weakness in dealing with the law and commandments †
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 792[474]DJPA: 320bDJBA: 691aJastrow: 808Drower/Macuch: 276aJ. Payne-Smith: 285Levy Ch-W: 2:52Tal Sam: 479DCPA[Schulthess]: 239[]

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