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rss (a/u) vb. to sprinkle
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Gpəˁalto sprinkle2 senses▶
1
to sprinkle
Syr
P Ex12:7↗ ܢܪܣܘܢ ܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܣܬܕܐ‏ : [=~MT וְנָתְנוּ עַל־שְׁתֵּי הַמְּזוּזֹת] ; P Lv14:7↗ ܢܪܘܣ ܥܠ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܡܬܕܟܐ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܐ‏ ; P Job36:28↗ ܘܪ̈ܣܢ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ‏ : the clouds sprinkle on people ; P Prov7:17↗ ܘܪܣܬ ܥܠ ܥܪܣܝ‏
2
to drip
Sam, Syr, LJLA
P Prov3:20↗ ܘܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܪܣ ܛܠܐ‏ ; PJ Deut33:28↗ שמיא דעילויהון רסיין להון טלין דבירכתא ומטרין דרעוא‏ : the heavens that upon them drip for them blessed dews and pleasant rains
Dpaˁˁelto scatter3 senses▶
1
to scatter
Syr
2
to make to flow
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Is1:6↗ כְמַחָא מְרָסְסָא‏ : like an oozing wound
3
to drip
Sam, Syr
Cˀafˁelto make to flow2 senses▶
1
to make to flow
Syr
ESL3 733:18 ܐܪܣܘ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܒܥܘܬܐ‏ : make fluent petition before Him
(1)
to make sprinkle
JBAg, LJLA
HP Sassoon(1) 205.7↗ מתיינן מיא פשורי ומרסינן לה‏ : we bring lukewarm water and sprinkle it ; TgEsth101:14var.↗ ורובי כהניא הוו מרסן ובחשן ית דמא‏ : a lot of priests were sprinkling and stirring up the blood
2
to drip
Syr
(1)
to drip on
Syr
DeMundo 155:7↗ ܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܛܪ̈ܐ ܡܨܒܥܝܢ ܠܗ܂ ܘܠܐ ܬܠܓܐ ܡܪܣ‍<‍ܐ‍>‍ ܠܗ‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be sprinkled2 senses▶
1
to be sprinkled
Syr
P Num19:20↗ ܢܬܪܣܣ ܥܠܘܗܝ‏ : it should be sprinkled on it ; Heb 9:13↗ ܕ݁ܡܵܐ ܂܂܂ ܡܸܬ݂ܪܣܸܣ‏
2
to be dispersed
Syr, Man
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Dt may also be used in poetry for metrical reasons.
In Jewish texts there is potential confusion between derived stem participles of rss "to sprinkle" and peal of mrs "to stir". Thus, apparently the devlopment of rss #2. See Jastrow s.v. מרס and the passage from TargEst1 cited s.vv. mrs and bḥš.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1477[736]DJBA: 1089aJastrow: 1484J. Payne-Smith: 544Levy Ch-W: 2:429Tal Sam: 841

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