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ḥws (a/u) vb. to have pity on
GDC
Gpəˁalto have pity on (ˁl), care about2 senses▶
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to have pity on (ˁl), care about
JLAtg, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgO Ex12:13↗ וְאִחזֵי יָת דְמָא וְאֵיחוּס עְלֵיכוֹן‏ : I will see the blood and take pity on you ; AphDem14.249:20↗ ܘܐܦܝܣ ܠܝܘܢܢ ܒܡܘܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܪܐܐ ܟܕ ܚܣ ܥܠ ܕܝܒܫ‏ : he convinced Jonah with the the gourd plant when he cared that it had dried up ; P Gn19:16↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܣ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ܂ ܘܐܦܩܘܗܝ ܘܐܫܪܝܘܗܝ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ‏ : because the Lord took pity on him and took him out and installed him outside the city ; BT Tan 24a(9)↗ וגברא דעל בריה ועל ברתיה לא חייס עלאי דידאי ה<י>כי חייס‏ : will a man who does not care about his son and daughter care about me? ; GY 84:19↗ haiasa hus ˁlai : merciful one have pity on me ; PJ Ex2:6↗ וחמת ית ריבא והא טלייא בכי וחסת עלוי‏
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w. ˁl : to spare
JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr
TgO Ex12:23↗ וְיֵיחוּס יוי עַל תַרעָא וְלָא יִשבוֹק מְחַבְלָא לְמֵיעַל לְבָתֵיכוֹן לְמִמחֵי‏ : the Lord will spare the gate and not allow the destroyer to enter your homes to do damage ; TgJ Jer50:14↗ לָא תְחוּסוּן עַל גִררַיָא‏ : do not spare the arrows ; CPA Job7:11↗ ܗܘܐ ܐܘܢ ܐܘܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܝܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܦܡܝ‏ : that being the case, I, too, shall not be sparing with my mouth ; WisSol1:11↗ ܘܡܢ ܡܐܟܠ ܩܪܨܐ ܚܘܣܘ ܥܠ ܠܫܢܝܟ̈ܘܢ‏ : spare your tongues from slander
2
w. neg. : not to keep from doing
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 1.56:32↗ ܠܗ ܠܗܢܐ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܕܢܥܒܕܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܐ ܚܣܘ‏ : they did not refrain from making this into a criminal opportunity ; TobitA 12:2↗ ܠ‍]‍ܐ ܓ‍[‍ܝ‍]‍ܪ ܚ݁ܐܣ ܐܢ݂ܐ ܕܐ݁ܬܠ ܠܗ ܦܠܓܐ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬܝܬ ܥܡܝ‏ : for I do not care if I give him half of whatever I brought with me
Dpaˁˁelto beg for mercy2 senses▶
1
to beg for mercy
Syr
StudSin11 38a:22 ܘܐܢ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܠܟܝ ܡܚܝܣܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܠܝܟܝ‏ : if you have committed any sins, we will seek mercy for you
2
to show mercy
LJLA
TgPs37:21↗ מוזיף רשיעא ולא פרע וצדיק מחייס ויהב‏ : the wicked man lends(!?) and does not pay back while the righteous man is merciful and gives ; TgPs77:10↗ האיפשר דאיתנשי לחייסא אלהא‏ : could God possibly have forgotten to show mercy?
Cˀafˁelto have pity1 sense▶
to have pity
JLAtg, Sam
TgJ Mal3:17var.↗ כְמָא דְחָאֵיס"דאחיס" גֻברָא עַל בְרֵיה‏ : † ; SamTgJ Gen19:17↗ אעס על נפשך‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 428[221]DJPA: 191bDJBA: 441aJastrow: 437Drower/Macuch: 136aJ. Payne-Smith: 132Levy Ch-W: 1:244Tal Sam: 255bDCPA[Schulthess]: 123[61]

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