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rhb (e/a) vb. to be quick; agitated
CGtDtCtQ
Cˀafˁelto frighten, startle3 senses▶
1
to frighten, startle
Syr
ApocDan.51.15↗ ܘܪ̈ܥܡܐ ܬܩܝ̈ܦܐ ܢܪܗܒܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ‏ : powerful thunderstorms will frighten them ; AphDem22.426:10↗ ܡܪܗܒ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܐ܂ ܟܕ ܥܗܕܝܢ ܠܗ‏ : death frights the strong when they think about it ; WisSol18:19↗ ܚ̈ܠܡܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܪܗܒܘ ܐܢܘܢ‏ : for the dreams that had frightened them
(1)
to mock (?)
LJLA
TgPs22:8↗ כל דחמיין לי ירהבון עלי‏ : †
2
to make hasten, urge
Syr
JulSok 339(166):25↗ ܐܪܗܒ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܠܚܝܠܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ‏ : he provided his order quickly to the Roman army ; JS_Elijah 1:724↗ ܘܲܐܪܗܸܒ ܠܵܐܚܵܒ ܠܲܡܫܲܢܵܝܼܘ‏ : he urged Ahab to hasten to depart
3
to act quickly
Syr
EcclHex 5:1 ܠܐ ܢܪܗܒ ܠܡܦܩܘ ܡܠܬܐ‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be frightened2 senses▶
1
to be frightened
CPA, Syr
CPA Ex19:16↗ ܘܐܬܪܗܒ ܟܘܠܗ ܩܗܠܐ ܕܢ ܕܒܡܫܪܝܬܐ‏ ; P Lk1:29↗ ܐܸܬ݂ܪܲܗܒ݁ܲܬ݂ ܒ݁ܡܸܠܬ݂ܸܗ‏
(1)
to tremble from fear
CPA, Syr
2
to act quickly
Syr
Am7 224:20↗ ܐܬܪܗܒܬ ܕܬܦܘܩ‏ : she made haste to go out
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be frightened1 sense▶
to be frightened
Syr
P Dt1:21↗ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܪܗܒܘܢ‏
Ctˀettafˁalto be frightened1 sense▶
to be frightened
Syr
AM 1:88:30 ܠܐ ܗ݀ܟܝܠ ܢܬܬܪܗܒ ܘܢ݂ܬܬܙܝܥ ܡܢ ܩܛܠܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܢ‏ : we shall not be frightened, then, nor fear the murderous death that is coming upon us
Qquadriliteralsrhb: to rush; q.v.1 sense▶
srhb: to rush; q.v.
Gal, Syr, JBA, Man
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🔍Concordance▶
Complete KWIC concordance
C (ˀafˁel)
Gt (ˀeṯpəˁel)
Dt (ˀeṯpaˁˁal)
Ct (ˀettafˁal)
Q (quadriliteral)
✎Notes & Bibliography▶
The lone example of finite form G cited by LS2 (EcclHex 5:1) is almost certainly to be taken as C, the function of the diacritic being extremely unclear.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1439[715]DJBA: 830bJastrow: 1453Drower/Macuch: 475b, 426aJ. Payne-Smith: 530fLevy Ch-W: 2:410DCPA[Schulthess]: 391[190]
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