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tql (a/u) vb. to hang, to weigh s.t.
GDGt
Gpəˁalto hang, to weigh something6 senses▶
1
to hang, to weigh something
Common Aramaic
Dan 5:27↗ תְּקִילְתָּה בְמֹאזַנְיָא וְהִשְׁתְּכַחַתְּ חַסִּיר‏ : you were weighed in the scale and found wanting ; TgJ Is40:12↗ וְטוּרַיָא כְאִילוּ מִתקָל תְקִילִין‏ : as if the mountains were actually weighed ; AphDem23.495:3↗ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܡܐ ܬܩܠܬ ܒܡܬܩܠܐ‏ ; BT Šab 66b(38)↗ וליתקל מתקליה מילחא‏ : let him weigh its weight in salt ; SidraDNishmata 9.15:7↗ taqil ˁubadia uagria : he weighs up deeds and wages ; TgJob31:6↗ יתקלנני במסחתא בצדקא וידע אלהא שלימותי‏
(1)
to pay by weight (an amount)
OfAEg, Jud, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TAD B2.6 R.24↗ כסף שנאה בראשה תתב על מוזנא ותתקל לאסחור כסף שקלן 7 ר 2‏ : she is liable for the hate money, will place (?) on the scale and weigh out 7 1/2 shekels to PN ; 5/6Hev 42..:6↗ כספא דן תהוא תקל לנה בכל שנה‏ ; SamTgJ Gen23:16↗ ואתקל אברהם לעפרון ית כספה‏ ; P Ex22:16↗ ܟܣܦܐ ܢܬܩܘܠ ܐܝܟ ܡܗܪܐ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ‏ ; PJ Gen23:16↗ ותקל אברהם לעפרון ית כספא‏
2
to estimate
Syr
ESRef2 37:18 ܢܬܩܘܠ ܚܨܗ ܕܥܘܡܩܐ‏ : to estimate the bottom of the depth
(1)
fig.: to evaluate
OfAEg, Syr
TAD C1.2 V223↗ ٠٠٠] ויתקלנהי בל̇ב̇ה ויקטל איש למ[רא]ה על דבר כספה‏ : if] he weighs it in his heart and a man kills his master because of his money ; IA2 16:v91 ܬܩܠܟ ܘܚܣܝܪ ܐܢܬ܂ ܡܢ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܬܦܪܘܥ ܠܗ‏ : He evaluated you and you lack enough to pay Him back ; EphNis 1:11.1↗ ܫܡܥ ܘܬܩܘܠ ܦܘܚܡܝ ܥܡ ܢܘܚ‏ : listen and evaluate my comparison with Noah
3
to balance
Syr
JSBhom 71day7 2728↗ ܘܥܲܠ ܕܲܬܩܼܝܠܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܡܸܨܛܲܠܝܵܐ‏ : since it is balanced it does not tilt
(1)
to play a well-balanced melody
Syr
EphFid 23:9.2↗ ܬܩܘܠ ܬܘܒ ܘܙܡܪ ܩ̈ܝܢܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܫܢ‏ : play well again and sing undisputed liturgical songs [of singer as figurative lyre]
(2)
to be even, equal to
Syr, JBA
Ḥnanisho 135:18 ܥܡܠܐ ܕܡܐܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܘܥܢܝܢܐ ܟܕ ܨ݁ܐܡ ܘܡܫܡܫ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ܂ ܥܡ ܫܢܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܠܠܝܐ ܕܒܠܚܕܘܗܝ ܕ݁ܡܟ ܠܐ ܬ݁ܩܠ‏ : the toil of a hundred days of commotion and social contact while a solitary fasts and serves, does not equal the sleep of a single night sleeping alone ; BT Yom 76a(28)↗ עד דתקלו מיא וקמו בהדי טורי‏ : until the water stood even with the mountains
(3)
p.p. : equal to, appropriate for ܥܡ
Syr
EphNis 16:15.1↗ ܕܬܩܝܠܝܢ ܥܡ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܣܟܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ‏ : for the helps for their characters were appropriate for their times
(1)
תקיל ל : equal for : see s.v. tqyl adj.
JBA
4
to weigh (intransitive)
Gal, Syr, JBA
P Jos7:21↗ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܚܕ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܬ݁ܩܠ ܚܡܫܝܢ ܡܬܩ̈ܠܝܢ‏ ; P Je32:10↗ ܬ݁ܩܠܬ ܟܣܦܐ ܒܡܣܐܬܐ‏ ; BT BM 79b(31)↗ ביניתא אכרסה תקלא‏ : the b-fish weighs according to (the size of) its stomach
5
to clear a road
Man
ATS 2.6:2364↗ uˁuhrata taqil
6
to "pan" for precious metal
Syr
MiS 477b:8 ܘܬܩܠܝܢ ܗ݂ܘܘ ܠܥܦܪܐ ܒܡܝ̈ܐ ܘܡܫ‍{‍ܟ‍}‍‍<‍ܒ‍>‍ܚܝܢ ܗ݂ܘܘ ܒܗ ܕܗܒܐ ܐܘ݁ ܣܐܡܐ‏ : they would treat the dirt with water and find gold or silver in it
Dpaˁˁelto weigh something1 sense▶
to weigh something
Gal
PTShvi 35.c:17[2]↗ דטיבריא ר׳ חייה רבה מתקל כיפי<יא> ר׳ חנניה מתקל גושייא‏ : PN used to weigh the rocks (of the holy land). PN2 used to weigh the clods of earth
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be weighed2 senses▶
1
to be weighed
Sam, Syr, LJLA
Marqe 1.990↗ אתקלי שניה במוזני קשט‏ : the years were weighed in the scales of truth ; 1Esdras(3 Ezra) 8:61↗ ܟܕ ܐܬܬܩܠ ܣܐܡܐ ܘܕܗܒܐ݂‏ : the silver and gold having been weighed ; TgJob6:2↗ מאי{ס}<ם> מתקל יתקל רוגזי‏ : [=MT: לוּ שָׁקוֹל יִשָּׁקֵל כַּעְשִׂי; note G infinitive as in BH]
(1)
fig. : to be tested
Syr
ApocBar 41:6↗ ܐܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܡܬܬܩܠܘ ܡܬܬܩܠ ܙܒܢܗܘܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ܂ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܢܬ݁ܥ ܡܬܩܠܐ ܗܟܢ ܡܬܕܝܢܝܢ‏ : or perhaps the time of these will in fact be weighed and as the balance tilts so will they be judged
2
to be set up
Syr
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In Syriac "to weigh" is also a meaning for šql which must be viewed as corruption from the literary tradition.
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For CPA see note s.v. tql, tqlˀ v.n.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1660[831]DJPA: 589aDJBA: 1227bJastrow: 1691Drower/Macuch: 489aJ. Payne-Smith: 618Levy Ch-W: 2:551Tal Sam: 960DCPA[Schulthess]: 460[222]BarBahlul: 1106:27DJA: 87bQumran: 257

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