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qbl (a/o) vb. to be opposed; D to receive
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Gpəˁalto confront in complaint (w. mn, ˁl against)2 senses▶
1
to confront in complaint (w. mn, ˁl against)
Common Aramaic
TAD B2.2 R.5↗ ארקא זילי זי אנה קבלת עליך עלדברה‏ : my land about which I lodged a complaint against you ; TAD A6.14 .1↗ וכעת תנה אנה קבלת לארשם על אחתבסתי פקידא זילי‏ : now I have complained here to Arsames about my appointee Ahatbasti ; GenApoc 20.14↗ וכען קבלתך מרי על פרעו צען מלך מצרין די דברת אנתתי מני‏ : now I hereby complain to you, my Lord, against Pharaoh king of Egypt that my wife has been taken away from me ; TgO Gen4:10↗ קָבְלָן קְדָמַי מִן אַרעָא‏ : they are appealing to me from the ground ; KohR[1]9:4(7)↗ אזל וקבל עליהון גבי אנטיפוטא דקסרין‏ : he went and lodged a complaint against them with the proconsul of Caesarea ; PTPea 15.d:24[2]↗ חד זמן אתא קבל לי על בריה דיזוניניה‏ : he once brought a complaint before me against his son that he should support him ; AphDem6.126:12↗ ܘܩܒܠܐ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܗ݀ܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܐܥܝܩ ܠܗ݀‏ : complaining to him about that man who had troubled her ; TgJob19:7↗ הא אקבול מן קדם חטוף ולא אתותב‏ : I shall complain against violence and not be answered
(1)
to cry out in complaint
Common Aramaic
TgO Gen4:10↗ דַם זַרעֲיָן דַעֲתִידָן לְמִפַק מִן אֲחוּך קָבְלָן קְדָמַי מִן אַרעָא‏ : the blood of the families who would descend from your brother are (sic!) crying out to me from the ground ; TN Deut15:9↗ ולא יצוח"יקבול" עלך קדם ייי‏
(2)
p.p. : to have a complaint against
Syr
EphNis 3:8.5↗ ܗܘܝܘ ܩܒܝܠ ܡܢܢ ܕܚܛܝܢ‏ : He is the one who has a valid complaint against us who have sinned
2
to encounter, confront
Syr, JBAg
JulSok 271(132):1↗ ܟܕ ܦܪܣ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܠܐ ܩܒܠܬ ܒܥܘܫܢܗ݀‏ : when Persia had not yet confronted us with its strength
Dpaˁˁelto receive, to accept2 senses▶
1
to receive, to accept
Common Aramaic
SamPap.2..7↗ כספא זנה לא מקבל אנה מנכי‏ : I have not received this money from you ; Dan 6:1↗ וְדָרְיָוֶשׁ מָדָאָה קַבֵּל מַלְכוּתָא כְּבַר שְׁנִין שִׁתִּין וְתַרְתֵּין‏ : King Darius took over the kingdom as a 62-year old ; PTBer 6.a:19[2]↗ קביל ר׳ חייא בר ווה אבילוי ואייכלון ^בש^ר ואשקיתון חמר‏ : PN received his mourners and fed them meat and gave them wine to drink ; TN Lev5:17↗ ויקבל חובוי‏ ; P Esth4:4↗ ܘܫܕܪܬ ܡ̈ܐܢܐ ܂܂܂ ܘܠܐ ܩܒܠ‏ ; BT Ket 105b(49)↗ קבולי לא בעאי דאקבל השתא הואיל ואמרת לי טעמ׳ מקבילנא‏ : I did not want to accept (anything) at all. Now since you said the reason to me I shall accept (it) ; BT BB 98a(26)↗ האי מאן דקביל חמרא מחבריה‏ : one who received wine from another ; PJ Gen8:21↗ וקבל ייי ברעוא קורבניה‏
(1)
to consent, acquiesce (to)
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, LJLA
TgJ Is36:16↗ לָא תְקַבְלוּן מִן חִזקִיָה‏ : do not acquiesce to it from Hezekiah ; GT D Gen38:26↗ קְבֵּילוּ מֶנִי אַחַי‏ : listen to me my brothers ; AphDiatess1996 153.1:26↗ ܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܩܒܠ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܨܒܘܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ‏ : he did not accept [i.e. believe her statement] because the matter was unusual ; BT BB 62b(34)↗ אנא סברי מדאשתיק קבולי קבלה‏ : I thought that since he remained silent he had indeed agreed to it ; PJ Gen3:17↗ ארום קבילת למימר אינתתך‏ : since you accepted your wife's speech
(2)
w. ˁl : to undertake, accept a task for oneself
Syr, JBA, LJLA
LSt.28:13↗ ܩܲܒ݂ܠܬ ܥܠܝܟ ܕܬܣܬܓܦ‏ : you undertook to be persecuted ; BT Beṣ 40a(13)↗ לא קביל עליה נטירותא‏ : he did not undertake guardianship ; BT BM 84b(2) ↗ קביל עליה ייסורי‏ : he took upon himself suffering ; TgTosPr 2Sam.21:17↗ וקבל עלוהי‏
(1)
to accept on someone else's behalf (?)
Syr
LSt.71:11↗ ܢܣ݁ܒ ܐܢܬ ܡܐܐ ܕܝܢܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܩܒܠ ܐܢܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܨܝܕ ܟܠܒܐ‏ : you will get 100 dinars if you take a letter over to the dog
(3)
to acquire a feature
Syr
TB 1:26.3↗ ܐܢ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܦܠܐ ܚܕ ܦܣܩܐ ܘܦܘܠܓܐ ܡܩܒܠ ܗܘܐ‏ : if it is bodiless it would not acquire even a single part or division
(4)
to bear, manage
CPA, Syr
AphDem14.302:3↗ ܙܩ̈ܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܠܝ̈ܬܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܠܐ ܡܩ̈ܒܠܢ‏ : for worn out skin-bottles do not handle the force of wine
(1)
to bear (obligation, guilt)
Sam, JBA
BT Git 73a(36)↗ קבילו עליהו כל אונסא דמיתיליד אגור ארבי‏ : they hired a boatman, having accepted responsibility for any accident that might happen
(1)
to bear a sin's punishment
PTA
TN Lev5:17↗ ויקבל חובוי‏ ; TN Lev7:18↗ ונפשה די {י}תאכל מנה חובוי תקבל‏
(5)
to welcome (person)
CPA, Man
CPA Psalms3:6↗ ܕܡܪܐ ܡܩܒܝܠ ܠܝ‏ : for the Lord helps me [LXX: ὅτι κύριος ἀντιλήμψεταί μου] ; GS 16:20↗ nha ušduq adam unihuta ḏṭabia tiqablak : be calm and silent, Adam, so the calm of the good may welcome you
(6)
to take a field under lease
JBA
BT BM 103b(27)↗ דכולי עלמ׳ מקבלי בריבע׳, ואזל איהו וקבלה בתולתא‏ : everyone leases for a quarter (of the crop), but he went and leased it for a third
(7)
to catch something approaching in the air
Man
JohnBook 15:5↗ gubran biaminẖ qablẖ : PN caught it (the arrow) in his right hand ; DSumqa 651↗ uqabiltẖ briša ḏsipai : I caught (the falling demon) with the point of my sword
2
idioms:
Syr
(1)
ܒܲܛܢܵܐ : to be made pregnant
Syr
AphDiatess1996 150.2:8↗ ܘܫܩܠܬ ܫܡ ܓܒܪܐ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܩܒܠܬ ܒܛܢܐ‏ : she took a husband's name and afterwards became pregnant
(2)
ܒܵܬܲܪ : to succeed as ruler
Syr
EChe 433:10 ܩܠܘܕܝܘܣ ܐܘܛܩܪܛܘܪ ܩܒ݁ܠ ܒܬܪܗ݀‏ : Emperor Claudius succeeded him
(3)
ܛܲܝܒܘܼ to thank
Syr
P Acts24:3↗ ܡܩܲܒ݁ܠܼܝܢܲܢ ܛܲܝܒ݁ܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܟ݂‏ : we thank you
(4)
אפי : to greet
JBA
BT Nid 33b(13)↗ איכא צורבא מרבנן הכא, איזיל איקבל אפיה‏ : there is a scholar here; let me go and greet him
(5)
ܩܲܕܸܡ ܩܲܒܸܿܠ : to expect
Syr
Kays 189:12↗ ܘܗ݀ܝ ܕܚܢܢ ܡ݂ܢ ܪܡܫܐ ܩ݁ܕܡܝܢܢ ܡܩܲܒܠܝ݂ܢܢ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܢ݁ܓܗ܂ ܫܲܦܝܪ ܥ݁ܒܕܝ݂ܢܢ‏ : inasmuch as we wait expectantly from evening on for the day to dawn, we do well
(6)
ܡܢ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܢ : to take away and upward from sight [Gk.]
CPA
CPA(le97) Acts 1:9↗ ܘܥܢܢܐ ܩܒܠ ܝܬ݁ܗ ܡܢ ܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ‏ : but the cloud had hidden him from their eyes [Greek calque]
(7)
ܫܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ : to begin
Syr
JSA 21 text not cited
Cˀafˁelto be opposite, oppose, face : see also s.v. mqbl adj.4 senses▶
1
to be opposite, oppose, face : see also s.v. mqbl adj.
Palmyrene, Syr
Am7 182:1↗ ܠܡܥܪܒܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܘܡ ܐܩܒܠ‏ : he never faced the west ; HS.76↗ ܟܕ ܐܩܒܠܬܗ݀ ܠܡܚܙܝܬܝ‏ : when I looked at my mirror ; P Ex36:12↗ ܡܩ̈ܒܠܢ ܬܐ̈ܢܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܕܐ‏ ; P 1K(1)7:4↗ ܬܠܬܐ ܣܕܪ̈ܝܢ܂ ܘܡܩܒܠܝܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܬܠܬ ܙܒܢܝ̈ܢ‏ : three rows, facing each other three times
(1)
אפי to oppose
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ 2K14:11↗ וְאַקבִילוּ אַפֵיהוֹן בִקרָבָא‏ : they opposed one other in battle ; P 2K14:11↗ ܘܐܩܒܠܘ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܚ̈ܕܕܐ ܒܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ‏ ; IMac10:71↗ ܘܢܩܒܠ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܚܕ ܕܚܕ‏ : let us oppose each other one on one
(2)
to parallel
Sam
(3)
to confront, be confronted by
Syr
BalJos 22:2↗ ܫܥܬ ܫܝܢܐ ܐܩܒܠ ܗܘܐ‏ : he was faced with a time of peace ; JulSok 213(103):26↗ ܛܟܣܗ ܟܠܗ ܘܐܣܟܝܡܗ ܕܩܪܒܟܘܢ݂܂ ܒܪܗܛܐ ܕܢܗܝܪ̈ܝܗ݀ ܕܡܘܙܠܬܐ ܐܩܒܠܢ݂ܢ‏ : we confronted the entire structure and shape of your battle in the course of the luminaries of the cosmos
(4)
p.p. : opposite, facing (see also s.v. mqbl adj./adv.
Palmyrene
PAT555:1.9↗ ˀksdrˀ dnh mqblˀ dy mˁrtˀ dy mqbl bbˀ : this exedra opposite the cavern which is opposite the entrance [note grammatical concord with following element!)
2
to accept, greet, welcome (person or personified object)
Syr
BalJos 147:1↗ ܗܒܠܝ ܕܐܲܩܒܸ݁ܠ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ‏ : allow me to welcome Benjamin ; P Lk15:27↗ ܟ݂ܲܕ݂ ܚܠܼܝܡ ܐܲܩܒ݁ܠܸܗ‏ : he welcomed him in a healthy condition
3
to lodge a proper complaint
OfAGen
IduOstr 1:199.5↗ כזי חזין ד̇לא הקבלת לגביא‏ : as we have seen that you did not lodge a collection complaint
4
to contract with a tenant farmer
JBAg
SShHai 6b(15) text not cited
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be accused1 sense▶
to be accused
SyrLex
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be accepted2 senses▶
1
to be accepted
Common Aramaic
Syr-RomLaw.63.2↗ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܝܬܝܪ ܡ݂ܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܚܡ̈ܫ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܬܬܩܒܠ ܣܗܕܘܬܗܘܢ‏ : those who were older than 25 years, their testimony must be accepted ; P Lv7:18↗ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܒܠ‏ ; P Lk4:24↗ ܕ݁ܠܲܝܬ݁ ܢܒ݂ܼܝܵܐ ܕ݁ܡܸܬ݂ܩܲܒ݁ܲܠ ܒ݁ܲܡܕ݂ܼܝܢܼܬܸ݁ܗ‏
(1)
ܥܲܠ : to be dear to
Syr
BalJos 38:1↗ ܕܐܬܩܒܲܠ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܗ܃ ܗܦܟ ܒܲܙܲܚ ܒܒܢܝ̈ ܡܪܗ‏ : he who was dear to his lord, turned and belittled his lord's children
(2)
(sacrifice) בְרַעְוָא : to be willingly received (by God)
JLAtg, PTA, LJLA
TgO Ex29:18↗ וְתַסֵיק יָת כֹל דִכרָא לְמַדבְחָא עְלָתָא הוּא קדם יוי לְאִתקַבָלָא בְרַעְוָא‏ ; GT B Gen4:8↗ אֶתְקַבַּל קוֹרְבָּנַךְ מֶינַּךְ בְּרַעְוָה‏ ; PJ Gen4:8↗ בגלל מה אתקבל קרבנך ברעוא וקרבני מני לא איתקבל ברעוא‏ : why was your sacrifice willingly accepted while my sacrifice was not willingly accepted from me?
2
to receive back
PTA
TN Gen43:23↗ כספכון אתקבלת ואפק לוותהון ית שמעון‏ : I have gotten back your money so I shall bring Simeon out to you
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LJLA G perf. regularly קביל, by scribal error.
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1311[640]DJPA: 473aDJBA: 979aJastrow: 1309Drower/Macuch: 404aJ. Payne-Smith: 487fLevy Ch-W: 2:339Tal Sam: 747bDNWSI: 979DCPA[Schulthess]: 361[173]DJA: 76aQumran: 203

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