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nksh, nkstˀ
(neḵsā, neḵsəṯā)
n.f.
slaughtering
√
nks
vb.
1
slaughtering
JLAtg
,
CPA
,
Sam
,
Syr
,
JBA
,
Man
,
LJLA
▶
6 citations
TgO Gen31:54
↗
וֻנכַס יַעֲקֹב נִכסְתָא בְטוּרָא
wunkas yaˁəaqob niksətāˀ bəṭûrāˀ
ܘܽܢܟܲܣ ܝܲܥܲܩܘܿܒ ܢܼܟܣܬܵܐ ܒܛܘܼܪܵܐ
ܘܽܢܟܲܣ ܝܲܥܲܩܘܿܒ ܢܼܟܣܬܵܐ ܒܛܘܼܪܵܐ
wunkas yaˁəaqob niksətāˀ bəṭûrāˀ
וֻנכַס יַעֲקֹב נִכסְתָא בְטוּרָא
ܘܽܢܟܲܣ ܝܲܥܲܩܘܿܒ ܢܼܟܣܬܵܐ ܒܛܘܼܪܵܐ
ܘܽܢܟܲܣ ܝܲܥܲܩܘܿܒ ܢܼܟܣܬܵܐ ܒܛܘܼܪܵܐ
;
SamTgJ Deut18:3
↗
נכסי אנכיסה
nksy ˀnkysh
ܢܟܣܝ ܐܢܟܝܣܗ
ܢܟܣܝ ܐܢܟܝܣܗ
nksy ˀnkysh
נכסי אנכיסה
ܢܟܣܝ ܐܢܟܝܣܗ
ܢܟܣܝ ܐܢܟܝܣܗ
: those who slaughter the slaughter
;
P Gn43:16
↗
ܘܟܘܣ ܢܟܣܬܐ ܘܬܩܢ
wkws nkstˀ wtqn
וכוס נכסתא ותקן
ܘܟܘܣ ܢܟܣܬܐ ܘܬܩܢ
wkws nkstˀ wtqn
וכוס נכסתא ותקן
ܘܟܘܣ ܢܟܣܬܐ ܘܬܩܢ
ܘܟܘܣ ܢܟܣܬܐ ܘܬܩܢ
: slaughter and slaughter and prepare it
;
BT BQ 46a(23)
↗
ואי גברא דזבין לנכסתא לנכסת׳
wˀy gbrˀ dzbyn lnkstˀ lnkst'
ܘܐܝ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܙܒܝܢ ܠܢܟܣܬܐ ܠܢܟܣܬ܊
ܘܐܝ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܙܒܝܢ ܠܢܟܣܬܐ ܠܢܟܣܬ܊
wˀy gbrˀ dzbyn lnkstˀ lnkst'
ואי גברא דזבין לנכסתא לנכסת׳
ܘܐܝ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܙܒܝܢ ܠܢܟܣܬܐ ܠܢܟܣܬ܊
ܘܐܝ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܙܒܝܢ ܠܢܟܣܬܐ ܠܢܟܣܬ܊
: if he is a man who buys (cattle) for slaughter, (this ox is) for slaughter
;
BT BQ 46a(25)
↗
ואי דמי נכסאתא לנכסתא
wˀy dmy nksˀtˀ lnkstˀ
ܘܐܝ ܕܡܝ ܢܟܣܐܬܐ ܠܢܟܣܬܐ
ܘܐܝ ܕܡܝ ܢܟܣܐܬܐ ܠܢܟܣܬܐ
wˀy dmy nksˀtˀ lnkstˀ
ואי דמי נכסאתא לנכסתא
ܘܐܝ ܕܡܝ ܢܟܣܐܬܐ ܠܢܟܣܬܐ
ܘܐܝ ܕܡܝ ܢܟܣܐܬܐ ܠܢܟܣܬܐ
;
PJ Gen31:54
↗
ונכס יעקב ניכסתא בטוורא
wnks yˁqb nykstˀ bṭwwrˀ
ܘܢܟܣ ܝܥܩܒ ܢܝܟܣܬܐ ܒܛܘܘܪܐ
ܘܢܟܣ ܝܥܩܒ ܢܝܟܣܬܐ ܒܛܘܘܪܐ
wnks yˁqb nykstˀ bṭwwrˀ
ונכס יעקב ניכסתא בטוורא
ܘܢܟܣ ܝܥܩܒ ܢܝܟܣܬܐ ܒܛܘܘܪܐ
ܘܢܟܣ ܝܥܩܒ ܢܝܟܣܬܐ ܒܛܘܘܪܐ
2
sacrificial animal, sacrifice
JLAtg
,
CPA
,
Syr
,
Man
,
LJLA
▶
4 citations
TgO Lev7:16
↗
בְיוֹמָא דִיקָרֵיב יָת נִכסְתֵיה/דבחיה/ יִתאְכִיל
bəyowmāˀ diyqāreyb yāt niksəteyh/dbḥyh/ yitˀəkiyl
ܒܝܘܿܘܡܵܐ ܕܼܝܩܵܪܹܝܒ ܝܵܬ ܢܼܟܣܬܹܝܗ/ܕܒܚܝܗ/ ܝ݂ܬܐܟܼܝܠ
ܒܝܘܿܘܡܵܐ ܕܼܝܩܵܪܹܝܒ ܝܵܬ ܢܼܟܣܬܹܝܗ/ܕܒܚܝܗ/ ܝ݂ܬܐܟܼܝܠ
bəyowmāˀ diyqāreyb yāt niksəteyh/dbḥyh/ yitˀəkiyl
בְיוֹמָא דִיקָרֵיב יָת נִכסְתֵיה/דבחיה/ יִתאְכִיל
ܒܝܘܿܘܡܵܐ ܕܼܝܩܵܪܹܝܒ ܝܵܬ ܢܼܟܣܬܹܝܗ/ܕܒܚܝܗ/ ܝ݂ܬܐܟܼܝܠ
ܒܝܘܿܘܡܵܐ ܕܼܝܩܵܪܹܝܒ ܝܵܬ ܢܼܟܣܬܹܝܗ/ܕܒܚܝܗ/ ܝ݂ܬܐܟܼܝܠ
: on the day he offers his slaughter/animal sacrifice/ it should be eaten
;
CPA(le97) Rom 12:1
↗
ܕܬ݁ܝܩܝܡܘܢ ܦܘܓܪܝܟܘܢ ܢܟ̈ܣܐ ܚܝܐ
dtyqymwn pwgrykwn nk̈sˀ ḥyˀ
דתּיקימון פוגריכון נכסא חיא
ܕܬ݁ܝܩܝܡܘܢ ܦܘܓܪܝܟܘܢ ܢܟ̈ܣܐ ܚܝܐ
dtyqymwn pwgrykwn nk̈sˀ ḥyˀ
דתּיקימון פוגריכון נכסא חיא
ܕܬ݁ܝܩܝܡܘܢ ܦܘܓܪܝܟܘܢ ܢܟ̈ܣܐ ܚܝܐ
ܕܬ݁ܝܩܝܡܘܢ ܦܘܓܪܝܟܘܢ ܢܟ̈ܣܐ ܚܝܐ
: that you keep your bodies as a living sacrifice
;
P Dt18:3
↗
ܢ݁ܟ̈ܣܝ ܢܟܣܬܐ
nnk̈sy nkstˀ
נּכסי נכסתא
ܢ݁ܟ̈ܣܝ ܢܟܣܬܐ
nnk̈sy nkstˀ
נּכסי נכסתא
ܢ݁ܟ̈ܣܝ ܢܟܣܬܐ
ܢ݁ܟ̈ܣܝ ܢܟܣܬܐ
;
PJ Ex5:3
↗
ונדבח ניכסת חגא קדם ייי
wndbḥ nykst ḥgˀ qdm yyy
ܘܢܕܒܚ ܢܝܟܣܬ ܚܓܐ ܩܕܡ ܝܝܝ
ܘܢܕܒܚ ܢܝܟܣܬ ܚܓܐ ܩܕܡ ܝܝܝ
wndbḥ nykst ḥgˀ qdm yyy
ונדבח ניכסת חגא קדם ייי
ܘܢܕܒܚ ܢܝܟܣܬ ܚܓܐ ܩܕܡ ܝܝܝ
ܘܢܕܒܚ ܢܝܟܣܬ ܚܓܐ ܩܕܡ ܝܝܝ
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nkysh
n.f.
DCPA
joins the two forms. By etymology and most frequent usage, one has the impression that, at least originally,
nksh
was "slaughter" while
nkysh
was "slaughtered animal".
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
919[429]
DJBA:
754b
Jastrow:
911
Drower/Macuch:
300b, 354a
J. Payne-Smith:
340
Levy Ch-W:
2:110
Tal Sam:
527a
DCPA[Schulthess]:
264[124]
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