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nḥm vb. to comfort
DDt
Dpaˁˁelto comfort, to console2 senses▶
1
to comfort, to console
Common (except: OA, OfA, BA)
11QtgJob 38.6=42:11↗ ונחמוהי על כל באישתה די היתי אלהא עלוהי‏ : they consoled him over all the evil that God had brought upon him ; PTDem 22.a:29[2]↗ כל עמא עללין לגביה בעיין מנחמתיה‏ : everyone was coming in to him wanting to console him ; CPA Is40:1↗ ܢܚ̈‍]‍ܡܘ ܢܚ̈ܡܘ‏ ; P Sirach 48:24↗ ܘܢܚܡ ܠܐܒܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ‏ : he comforted the mourners of Zion ; BT Ket 8b(29)↗ אתא לנחומיה‏ : he came to comfort him ; TgIChron 7:22↗ ואתו כל אחוהי לנחמותיה‏ : all his brothers came to comfort him
2
to raise the dead, resurrect
Syr
AphDiatess1990 122:13↗ ܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܡܨܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢܚܡ ܠܦܓܪܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ‏ : for God is not able to raise a dead body by means of a soul that is not dead ; EphNis 36:18.8↗ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܪܒܐ ܢܬܠ ܠܗ ܠܕܡܝܬ ܘܚܝܐ ܕܠܟܠ ܢܚܐ ܘܢܢܚܡ‏ : let us give great praise to the one who died and lived so that he might give life and resurrect all
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be comforted, to consoled2 senses▶
1
to be comforted, to consoled
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, LJLA
TgO Gen24:67↗ וְאִתנַחַם יִצחָק בָתַר דמיתת אִמֵיה‏ : Isaac was consoled after his mother died ; PTDem 22.a:29[2]↗ ולא קביל עלוי מתנחמה‏ : but he did not allow himself to be consoled ; FTV Deut32:36↗ ועל עבדוי צדיקיא הוא מתנחם‏ : he is comforted by his servants, the righteous ; CPA Eph6:22↗ ܘܝܬܢܚܡܘܢ ܠܒܒܝ̈ܟܘܢ‏ : and your hearts will be comforted ; PJ Gen24:67↗ ואתנחם יצחק‏
2
to be resurrected
Syr
EphPar 5:8.3↗ ܦܓܪܐ ܕܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܡܐ ܕܩܡܘ ܘܐܬܢܚܡܘ‏ : the body of the righteous when they have risen and been resurrected ; Addai.27.16↗ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܬܢܚܡܘ ܗܘܘ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ݂‏ : it is not through a human being that the honest and righteous are resurrected
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fig.:
Syr
ISSW 2:2↗ ܡܸܢ ܫܵܪܝܽܘܬܵܐ ܬܽܘܒ ܕܥܲܝ̈ܢܸܐ ܘܪܸܓܫܬܵܐ܃ ܚܽܘ̈ܫܵܒܸܐ ܣܲܓܼܝ̈ܐܸܐ ܡܸܬܢܲܚܡܼܝܢ‏ : moreover from laxity of the eyes and senses many thoughts are resurrected
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 908[423]DJPA: 346aDJBA: 741aJastrow: 895J. Payne-Smith: 335Levy Ch-W: 2:101Tal Sam: 515bDCPA[Schulthess]: 260[122]Qumran: 155

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