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pḥt (a/a) vb. to perforate; to diminish
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Gpəˁalto perforate, penetrate3 senses▶
1
to perforate, penetrate
Syr
JSBhom 125:120↗ ܩܒܸܐ ܝܲܡܵܐ ܒܥܽܘܡ̈ܩܸܝܗ݀ ܕܲܐܪܥܵܐ ܘܠܵܐ ܦܵܚܸܬ ܠܵܗ݀‏ : the sea is gathered in the depths of the earth but does not penetrate it
(1)
to dig a pit
Syr
ES2 388:9 ܦ݁ܚܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܕܢܬܚܦܐ‏ : he dug it up to hide
2
to diminish, become less
Gal, Sam, JBA, LJLA
Marqe 1.446 ↗ דמית לבניה דהוו עבדין לא יפעת מנון כלום‏ : the amount of bricks they used to make should not be diminished at all from them ; BT Suk 45b(30)↗ לא פחית עלמא מן תלתין ושתה צדיקי‏ : the world does not have less than [lit. is not diminished from] thirty-six righteous people
(1)
p.p. : to break down
Gal
EchR[1]129(2)↗ חד פת פחית‏ : a broken piece of bread
(2)
to depreciate
JBA
BT Ara 19a(2)↗ דכי מזקנה ופ{תח}<חת>א קיימא אתילתא‏ : when (a woman) grows old and depreciates she is valued at a third (of her original value)
3
to diminish something
JBAg
HP Sassoon(1) 31.7↗ לבתר דגמר סעודתי̇ה פ̇חית בה ארבעה‏ : after he finishes his meal he should remove four (handbreadths of the covering of the sukkah)
Dpaˁˁelto perforate2 senses▶
1
to perforate
Syr
Kays 229:20↗ ܡܙܝ݂ܥܝܢ ܠܗ݀ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܗ݀ܝ ܘܡܢܝ݂ܕܝܢ ܘܡܲܦܩܝܢ ܠܗ݀ ܘܡܦܚܬܝ݂ܢ ܘܣ݁ܠܩܝܢ ܠܥ݂ܠ‏ : they move that earth, shake it and expel it and make holes and rise upwards ; P Hab3:14↗ ܦܚܬܬ ܒܚܘܛܪ̈ܘܗܝ‏
(1)
to dig through, penetrate
Syr
JSmem 12:85↗ ܦ݂ܚܬ ܥܩܪܗ݀ ܥܘ̈ܡܩܐ‏ : its root penetrated the depths
2
to reduce
Sam
Cˀafˁelto diminish something1 sense▶
to diminish something
JBA
BT BQ 85b(46)↗ השתא מיהת הא אפחתי׳‏ : for the time being [lit. now, at any rate], he has, in fact, diminished his value
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto collapse, break apart2 senses▶
1
to collapse, break apart
Gal, JBA, JBAg
PTMQ 80.b:50[2]↗ איירא דציפורין איתפחתת במועדא‏ : the cauldron of Sepphoris was damaged during the intermediate days of the holiday ; BT Ber 60a(52)↗ רבבהו עאל לבי בני איפחית בי בני מתותיה‏ : PN went into the bathhouse and the bathhouse collapsed beneath him ; HP Sassoon(1) 75.13↗ ההוא דשאיל דולא מיחבריה, איפחית‏ : the one who borrowed a bucket from his friend and it broke
2
to be reduced, diminished
Gal, Sam, JBA
Eul 22:12 מן עדן לעדן אזלין ומתנחתין | מן שנה לשנה בצרין ופחתין‏ ; BT Er 79a(41)↗ כי מיפחית מינכרא לה מילתא‏ : when (the straw) is diminished, the matter is noticeable
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto collapse1 sense▶
1
to collapse
Syr
BT Ket 62a(39)↗ איפחית בי באני מתותיה‏ : the bathhouse collapsed from under him
(1)
to open
Syr
P Num16:31↗ ܐܬܦܚܬܬ ܐܪܥܐ‏
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See also the note to bht vb.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1180[563]DJPA: 428aDJBA: 896Jastrow: 1154J. Payne-Smith: 441Levy Ch-W: 2:259Tal Sam: 678

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