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tbˁ (a/a) vb. to seek, demand
GGt
Gpəˁalto seek, to inquire4 senses▶
1
to seek, to inquire
JLAtg, PTA, LJLA
TgO Gen25:22↗ וַאֲזַלַת לְמִתבַע אוּלפָן מִן קדם יוי‏ : she went to seek instruction from the Lord ; TN Deut13:15↗ ותתבעון ותחקרון ותשאלון יאות‏ : [=MT וְדָרַשְׁתָּ וְחָקַרְתָּ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ הֵיטֵב]
(1)
to look for, to seek
Gal, PTA, LJLA
PTTer 46.b:43[2]↗ עולא בר קוש{ב}<ר> תבעתיה מלכותא‏ : the government was searching for PN ; Tobit(Med) 4.16 chap 1↗ תבע סנחריב פגרי קטיליא‏ : Sennacherib sought the bodies of the slain
(1)
to examine closely
JBAg
DGbooklet 1a:3↗ טורי סליקית וטורי נחיתית ורמתה תבעית‏ : I went up and down the mountains and examined the hills
(2)
to seek an oracle from -> to worship a divinity
JLAtg, PTA, LJLA
TgJ Is19:3↗ וְיִתבְעוּן מִן טָעְוָן וֻמִן חָרָשִין וֻמִן בִדִין וֻמִן זְכוּרוּ‏ : they will seek oracles from false gods, from sorcerers, from conjurers and from necromancy ; TN Deut12:30↗ דלא תתבעון לטעוותהון‏ ; TgIIChron 15:12↗ ועלו בקיימא למתבע ית דחלתא דייי אלהא דאבהתהון‏ : they entered into the covenant to believe in the religion of the Lord God of their fathers
2
to seek justice
(1)
to make a legal demand, claim
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, JBAg, LJLA
TgO Deut15:2↗ יַשמֵיט כֹל גְבַר מָרֵי רְשוּ דְיִרשֵי בְחַברֵיה לָא יִתבַע מִן חַברֵיה‏ : every creditor must drop the loan he lends his comrade and not demand it from his comrade ; GT C Gen31:39↗ מֶן יְדַיי הְוִיתְּ תָּבַע יָתַהּ‏ ; OS LkSin19:23↗ ܘܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܝܬ ܬܒܥܬ ܕܝܠܝ ܒܪܒܝܬܗ‏ : then I came and demanded mine with its interest ; BT Yev 52a(22)↗ ולא אתי ותבע לשמתיה‏ : he does not come (to the court) to demand (the removal of ) his excommunication ; TgJob22:16↗ הנון תשע מאה ושבעין וארבעא דריא ד<א>תבעו לאתבראה בלא עדנהון‏ : those are the 974 generations who demanded to be created before their time
(1)
to succeed with such a claim
Gal
PTSot 19.a:30[2]↗ והיא תבעה פורנה ומובדה מזונה‏ : she claims her ketubbah but loses her support
(2)
(of a levir) to claim a widow
JBA
BT Yev 65a(9)↗ מהו דליתבעוה הנך קמאיי‏ : are those previous ones allowed to claim her?
(3)
to follow the law
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Is1:17↗ אֵילַפוּ לְאֵיטָבָא תְבַעוּ דִינָא‏ ; P 2Ch32:31↗ ܘܬܒܥ ܗܘܐ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ‏
(2)
to avenge
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgO Gen9:5↗ יָת דַמכוֹן לְנַפשָתְכוֹן אִיתבַע מִיַד כֹל חַיתָא אִתבְעִינֵיה‏ : I shall avenge your life's blood, avenge it from every living thing ; P 1S24:13↗ ܢܬܒܥܢܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ‏ : the Lord will avenge me by(!) your hands ; ChronEdess 2:26↗ ܗܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܬܒܥܝܢ ܡܢܗ ܒܣܝܢܐ ܕܫܛ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܡ݁ܠܟܐ‏ : the water takes vengeance from him now for the disdain with which he held the king's order in contempt ; PJ Num35:12↗ למיקלט קטולא מן תבע אדמא‏ : to provide refuge for the kill from the blood avenger
(1)
to demand punishment for
Syr
AQoh.137↗ ܚܣܡܐ ܘܢܟܠܐ ܬ݁ܒܥ ܠܗ‏ : (the Evil One) punishes it for envy and deceit ; P Sirach 16:11↗ ܡܣܓܐ ܠܡܫܒܩ ܘܐܦ ܬܒܥ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ‏ : He forgives abundantly but demands punishment for sins
(2)
ܬܵܒܲܥ ܥܝܵܪܬܵܐ : avenger
Syr
AGnEx 49.19↗ ܘܬܒ݁ܥ ܥܝܪܬܐ ܠܗܒܝܠ ܠܐ ܐܝܬ‏ : there is no avenger for Abel
3
fig. : to demand of, urge, press
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 3.170:25↗ ܠܐ ܬܒܛܠܝܢܝ ܡܢ ܕܐܬܒܥܟ ܗ݀ܘ ܫܘܕܝܟ‏ : do not stop me from pressing you on that statement of yours ; IshDeut 124:27↗ ܒܕܠܐ ܬܒܥܐ ܗܘܬ ܚܫܚܬܐ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ‏ : inasmuch as the need of the times did not demand it ; JSBhom 71day6 1943↗ ܘܠܸܗ ܠܠܐ ܡܸܕܸܡ ܬܲܒܥܸܗ ܚܲܝܠܐ ܕܲܐܠܵܗܽܘܬܐ܃ ܘܲܗܘܐ ܡܸܕܸܡ ܪܲܒܐ ܕܡܲܟܪܸܙ ܥܲܠ ܒܵܪܽܘܝܸܗ‏ : the divine power pressed upon the nothing and it became the great something that declares its creator
(1)
to propose marriage
Gal
PTŠab 12.c:47[2]↗ שלח ר׳ תבע באיתתיה‏ : Rabbi sent to propose to his wife (i.e. widow)
(1)
to propose sexual relations
JBA
BT Qid 39b(53)↗ תבע<ת>יה הה{ו}<י>א מטרוניתא, ערק טשא ביבני‏ : a certain noble lady proposed relations with him so he fled and hid in a bathhouse ; BT Qid 81b(12)↗ אנא חריתא דהדרי מיומא, תבעה‏ : I am PN(?) who has just come today; he propositioned her
(2)
p.p. : sought after
JLAtg
TgJ Is62:12↗ וְלִיך יִתקְרֵי תְבִיעְתָא קַרתָא דְלָא אִתרַחַקַת‏ : you shall be called the sought one [MT דְרוּשָׁה], the city that was not abandoned
(3)
to advocate a position in a debate
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 1.20:22↗ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܗܘ ܕܬܒܥ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܟܕ ܗܢܘܢ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܐܘ ܕܓܠܐ̈ ܡܣܬܒܪܝܢ‏ : those very things are considered truth or lies according to the strength of the one advocating them
4
to pronounce distinctly
Syr
MerxSy 13:15 text not cited
(1)
(gram.) to pronounce a letter with quššāyā
Syr
MobergTerm 106* text not cited ; ON 20:19 ܠܡܸܪܟܲܒ݂܂ ܦܵܪܟ݁ܝܢ܂ ܩܪܝ ܟܕ ܬܵܒܲܥ ܐܢܬ ܠܟܧ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ‏ : read (these two words) while pronouncing the kaph of both of them hard
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be sought, asked for4 senses▶
1
to be sought, asked for
Syr, LJLA
P Lk12:48↗ ܟ݁ܽܠ ܓܸ݁ܝܪ ܕܸ݁ܐܬ݂ܼܝܗܸܒ݂ ܠܸܗ ܣܲܓܼ݁ܝ܃ ܣܲܓܼ݁ܝ ܢܸܬ݁ܬ݁ܒ݂ܲܥ ܡܸܢܸܗ‏ : for anyone who has been given much will have much sought from him ; TgRuth3:1↗ עד זמן דיתבע ליך נייחא דיוטיב לך‏ : until a comfort good for you has been sought
(1)
to be summoned
LJLA
PJ Deut32:50↗ איתבע ההוא בר נש לבי דינא קמי מלכא ואתקנס דין קטול‏ : that man was summoned before the king and found guilty to be subject to execution
2
to be avenged
PTA, Syr, LJLA
TN Gen42:22↗ ולחוד דמיה הא מתבע‏ : but now his blood is being avenged ; TgIIChron 24:22↗ ויתפרע ויתבע‏ : he will be paid back and avenged
(1)
to have vengeance sought for
Syr
AGnEx 106.20↗ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܠܝܐ ܠܢ ܡ݂ܢ ܕܠܡܚܛܐ ܒܡܢ ܕܠܐ ܚ݂ܛܐ ܒܢ݂܂ ܗ݂ܝ ܙܩ݁ܬܐ ܠܢ ܠܡܬܬܒܥܘ ܡ݂ܢ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܐܣܟܠ ܒܢ‏ : the justice that keeps us from sinning against one who has not sinned against us motivates us to demand justice from one who has done us wrong ; JulSok 65(29):20↗ ܘܒܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܡܬܬܒܥܝܢܢ ܚܘܫܒܢܗܘܢ‏ : we seek their account justly ; P Gn42:22↗ ܕܡܗ ܗܐ ܡܬܬܒܥ‏ : its blood is going to be avenged ; P Num31:2↗ ܐܬܬܒܥ ܥܝܪܬܐ‏
3
to have a demand for something made to one
Syr
Ps-Clem Hom 10.252:9↗ ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܫܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܡ̈ܟܣܐ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܚܠܦܝܗܘܢ ܡܬܬܒܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ‏ : for are you not demanded things in return for the tributes and taxes by the great ones?
4
(gram.) to be pronounced distinctly
Syr
MobergTerm 106* text not cited
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For the form חריתא/חרותא in the passage from BT Qid 81b(12) see now the discussion of Michal Bar-Asher Siegal in "Syriac Monastic Motifs in the Babylonian Talmud: The Ḥeruta Story Reconsidered (b. Qiddushin 81b)*" in Jews and Syriac Christians: Intersections across the First Millennium, ed. A.M.Butts and S. Gross (Tübingen, Mohr Siebeck, 2020), pp. 27ff.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1620[814]DJPA: 574bDJBA: 1191bJastrow: 1645J. Payne-Smith: 603fLevy Ch-W: 2:526
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