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srb (a/u) vb. to be against; D to refuse
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Gpəˁalto speak falsely against3 senses▶
1
to speak falsely against
Syr
EphFid 52:3.1↗ ܡ݂ܢܘ ܡܨܐ ܕܢܣܪܘܒ ܥܠ ܗ݀ܘ ܐܒܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ‏ : who is able to speak against that true father? ; P Ez2:6↗ ܕܣ݁ܪ̈ܒܝܢ ܘܡܣܠܝܢ ܠܟ‏
2
to deny
Syr
JSmem 2:375↗ ܘܐܢܗܘ ܕܣܪܒܐ ܕܠܘ ܙܢܝܬܐ ܗܝ‏ : if she denies it, that she is not a whore
3
to refuse
Qumran, JLAtg, Syr
4Q551 :1↗ [٠٠٠ א]תתא [٠٠٠ ٠٠٠] ס̇רב‏ ; TgO Gen48:19↗ וְסָרֵיב אָבוּהִי‏ ; EphFid 44:1.5↗ ܘܣܟܠܐ ܠܡܐ ܣܪܒ‏ : why does the fool refuse?
(1)
מן + infinitive : to refuse to do
Gal, LJLA
SYAP 4:5↗ אין סרב פרעה מן למשלחה בנייה‏ : if Pharaoh refuses to release the children ; TgProv16:5↗ text not cited : †
(2)
as co-verb
Syr
JesusJerusalem 10↗ ܣܸܪܒܲܬ ܢܸܦܩܲܬ ܓܲܝܵܪܬܵܐ‏ : the adulteress refused to come out
Dpaˁˁelto refuse2 senses▶
1
to refuse
JLAtg, PTA, JBAg, LJLA
TgJ Jer3:3↗ מְסָרַבְת לְאִתכְנָעָא‏ : you refuse to be humbled ; TN Gen37:35↗ text not cited ; PJ Gen37:35↗ וסריב לקבלא תנחומין‏ : but he refused to accept comforting ; PJ Ex4:23↗ ומסרב אנת למיפטריה‏ : but you refuse to release him
(1)
of inanimate
JLAtg
TgJ Jer15:18↗ וֻמַחִתִי תַקִיפָא מְסָרְבָא לְאִיתַסָאָה‏ : my wound is severe and refuses to be healed
2
usually w. ˁl : to rebel against
JLAtg, PTA, LJLA
TgO Gen26:35↗ וַהוַאָה מְסָרְבָן וֻמַרגְזָן עַל מֵימַר יִצחָק וְרִבקָה‏ : they were rebellious and angered over Isaac and Rebecca's word ; TN Deut1:26↗ וסרבתון על פם גזירת ממרה דייי‏ : you rebelled against the decree of the Lord's memra ; TgQoh4:15↗ דאזלין בטיפשיהון לסרבא על רחבעם ברי‏ : who in their stupidity go to rebel against my son Rehoboam
(1)
w. qdm : to rebel against God
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Deut31:27↗ מְסָרְבִין הֲוֵיתוֹן קדם יוי‏ ; PJ Deut9:7↗ מסרבין הוויתון קדם ייי‏
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The LJLA examples in the supposed meaning of "to confound" (see Jastrow) are dubious; all are in texts where the variant סרך would appear to represent the best text; q.v.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1041[496]DJPA: 388aDJBA: 829bJastrow: 1021J. Payne-Smith: 389Levy Ch-W: 2:186
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