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rtḥ (a/a) vb. to be hot; boil over
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Gpəˁalto be hot3 senses▶
1
to be hot
Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr
PTPes 30.a:1[2]↗ ירתחן ויחמען ר׳ חיננא‏ : so that they should not become hot and ferment ; SamTgJ Ex16:21↗ וארתע שמשה ושרה‏ : the sun got hot and it melted
(1)
(bread) freshly baked
Syr
Am7 328:4↗ ܬܠܬܐ ܟܒܘ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܪܬܚܝܢ ܐܫܟܚ ܒܬܟܣܝܬܗ‏ : he found three hot rolls in his garment ; IshExod 47:15↗ ܡܣܬܕܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܪܬ݁ܚ‏ : the bread was arranged before the Lord when it was hot
2
to boil over, seethe
Common Aramaic
AphDem8.164:18↗ ܘܪܬܚ ܕܡܐ ܒܫܪ̈ܝܢܐ‏ ; BT San 96b(25)↗ חזייה לדמא דזכריה דהוה קא רתח וסליק‏ : he saw PN’s blood seething and rising
(1)
to overflow
Syr
AGnEx 117.12↗ ܡܐ ܕܪܬܚ ܚܠܒܐ ܕܬ̈ܕܝܗ݀‏ : when the milk of her breasts overflows
(1)
to spring forth
CPA
(2)
fig. of love
Syr
Am6 12:13↗ ܪܬܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܗ݀ ܠܘܬ ܛܠܝܐ‏ : her heart overflowed for the lad ; ESNat 78:17↗ ܕܠܡܐ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܒܘܟ ܗܐ ܪܬ̈ܚ ܒܟ‏ : perhaps your father David's love burns now in you
3
fig.: to be excited
Syr, JBA
MB 13:159 ܪܬܚܘ ܗܘܘ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܒܗ ܐܬܢܒܪܫܘ‏ : they were excited (boiling!) with the love of the Lord and burning up with him ; BT Er 65a(25)↗ ביומא דרתח‏ : on a day that he was excited
(1)
to be angry, indignant
PTA, JBA, LJLA
FTP Deut19:6↗ יחםְ ירתע‏ ; BT Šab 94a(28)↗ דההוא פרדשכא דרתח מלכא עליה‏ : a certain p.-official with whom the king was angry ; BT Ḥul 52a(36)↗ אם כן מירתח רתח‏ : if that be the case, he would be quite indignant (in his reply) ; TgQoh7:9↗ לא תבהל בנפשך למרתח ולמימר פתגמי סרבנותא כלפי שמיא‏ : do not be quick to anger and proclaim words of rebellion against heaven
Dpaˁˁelto heat up1 sense▶
to heat up
CPA
Cˀafˁelto bring to a boil3 senses▶
1
to bring to a boil
Common Aramaic
6Macc 29 ܩܲܕܣܹ̈ܐ ܡܲܠ̈ܝܲܝ ܟܸܒܪܝ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܪ̈ܬܚܲܝ ܒܝܲܚܒ݁ܘ݂ܪܐ‏ : cauldrons full of sulphur, boiled up to the point of steaming ; P Ez24:10↗ ܘܐܪܬܚ ܪܬܚܐ‏ ; BT Ber 37b(45)↗ מרתח גביל‏ : (flour and water) boiled (and) kneaded ; TgJob41:23↗ מרתח היך דודא מצולתא ימא‏ : he boils the depths of the sea like a pot
(1)
to melt something
JBA
BT Naz 50b(11)↗ דבהדי דמרתח ליה‏ : while he was melting it [i.e. the fat of a corpse]
2
fig.: to excite
CPA, JBA
3
p.p. : abundant
Syr
BhBS Rhet 1.1.3 ܝܘܬܪܢ ܪܝܛܘܪܝܩܐ ܐܪܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܐܦܘܕܝܩܛܝܩܐ ܘܕܝܠܝܩܛܝܩܐ ܓܘܢܝ ܘܡܪܬܚ‏ : the advantage of rhetoric then is more general and abundant than that of apodeictic or dialectic
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be seething2 senses▶
1
to be seething
JBA, LJLA
BT Git 57b(8)↗ אשכחיה לדמיה דזכריה דהוה מירתח וסלי׳‏ : he found Zechariah’s blood seething upward ; TgJob30:27var.↗ מעייני חמרו"איתרתחו"‏ : [MT מֵעַי רֻתְּחוּ]
2
to be frightened
LJLAmag
T.-S. K1.19 4:3↗ למאן דמידחל ומרתח‏ : for someone who is afraid and frightened
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be inflamed1 sense▶
to be inflamed
Syr
Ctˀettafˁalto be melted (?)1 sense▶
to be melted (?)
Syr
Qquadriliteralܫܪܬܚ : to supply or use good things in abundance1 sense▶
ܫܪܬܚ : to supply or use good things in abundance
Syr
TB 2:26.5↗ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܬܟܝܒܐܝܬ ܡܫܪܬܚܝܢ‏ : when they frequently overindulge ; SyrAhiq 4 365:7↗ ܘܫܪܬܚ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܘܚܝܠ̈ܘܬܝ ܡܘܗܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܢܝܢ‏ : he supplied all my servants and troops with gifts beyond number
(1)
p.p.+ܒ : abundantly supplied with
Syr
PO5 769:3 ܒܥܘܬܪܐ ܘܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܫܪܬܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ‏ : they had abundant wealth and faith ; ThbK1 6:6↗ ܕܟܕ ܗ݂ܘ ܡܫܪܬܚ ܒܟܠ ܛܒ̈ܢ‏ : he being well-supplied with all good things
QtquadTto be abundant2 senses▶
1
to be abundant
Syr
ApocDan.56.7↗ ܘܢܫܘܚ ܫܠܡܐ ܒܥܠܡܐ܂ ܘܬܫܬܪܬܚܝ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ‏ : may peace sprout up in the world and righteousness be abundant in the earth
(1)
to be expansive, overflowing
Syr
ISSW 6:16↗ ܘܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܡܸܫܬܲܪܬܚܵܐ ܚܲܕܽܘܬܸܗ ܝܲܬܼܝܪ ܡܸܢ ܝܲܡܵܐ‏ : his joy becomes more expansive than the sea
2
w. b_ : to use or have abundantly
Syr
BHBS.E Pol 2.2.1:11 ܢܐܟܘܠ ܘܢܫܬܐ ܘܢܫܬܪܚ܂ ܘܒܓܐܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܦܘ̈ܢܩܐ ܢܫܬܪܬܚ‏ ; IAB 436:15 ܕܐܦ ܟܦܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܐ ܨܲܠܝܘ܃ ܒܡܙܘܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܸܫܬܲܪܬܲܚܘ‏ : even deniers who did not pray have plenty of temporal food ; PhiloxDisc 5:03↗ ܕܢܸܫܬܲܪܬܲܚ ܒܩܸܢܝܵܢܐ ܕܥܵܠܡܐ ܛܵܒ ܡܸܢ ܒܲܪ ܙܲܘܓܸܗ‏ : to have a lot more wordly acquisitions than his partner
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In Mand. and possibly in JBAmag. and CPA with metathesis as rḥt, but the latter is also a by-form of rˁt, q.v.
Unlike ḥmm which normally refers to natural heat, and šḥn "to be warm(ed)", this verb in its non-figurative senses would seem to refer to things heated by fire, and especially to boiling; for which see for example s.vv. rtḥ, rtḥˀ n.m., rtḥyn n.m.pl.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1493[747]DJPA: 531aDJBA: 1096aJastrow: 1502Drower/Macuch: 427b, 437bJ. Payne-Smith: 552Levy Ch-W: 2:440Tal Sam: 855bDCPA[Schulthess]: 408[197]

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