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ḥzy vb. to see
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Gpəˁalto see8 senses▶
1
to see
Common Aramaic
Decree.R.7↗ וחז̇ן קריתא ובעל פקתא זי חזוהי ולא אחדוהי לא יחיון‏ : the city's mayor and the governor who saw him but did not seize him shall not live ; UrukInc 7↗ di—ˀ ha—za—ú—ni—ˀ : who saw me ; SamTgJ Gen12:12↗ ויהי כד יחזון יתיך מצראי‏ : then when the Egyptians see you ; OS MtCur2:2↗ ܐܢܚܢܢ ܓܝܪ ܚܙܝܢ ܟܘܟܒܗ ܒܡܕܢܚܐ‏ : for we saw his star in the east ; OS MtCur4:16↗ ܚܙܘ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܪܒܐ‏ : they saw a great light ; PJ Gen1:31↗ וחזא אלקים ית כל דעבד‏ : God saw all He had made
(1)
with the ethical dative
Qumran, LJLA
4QEnc1.1.20↗ חזוא לכון ל[א]ר̇עא ואתבוננא בעובד[ה‏ ; CTLevi ar a E.2↗ וחזיתי לי בנין ת[ליתין‏ : I saw my own third generation offspring
(2)
to see a vision
PTA, CPA, Syr, LJLA
TN Num24:16↗ וחיזו" שדי הוה חזי‏ : he saw a vision of God ; OS MtCur13:14↗ ܘܚܙܘܐ ܬܚܙܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܚܙܘܢ‏ ; BT Ber 56a(45)↗ חזאי כותלא חדת׳ דאיתבר‏ : I saw (in a dream) a new wall which collapsed ; TgLam2:14↗ נביאי שקרא דביניך חזו ליך שקרא‏ : the false prophets among you have seen a lie for you
2
(metaph. as in European languages) to understand, to realize
BADan, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
Dan 2:8↗ חֲזֵיתוֹן דִּי אַזְדָּא מִנִּי מִלְּתָא‏ : you have seen that my decision is firm ; TgO Gen16:4↗ וַחזָת אֲרֵי עַדִיאַת‏ : when she realized that she had conceived ; SamTgJ Deut11:26↗ חזי אנה יהב לקדמיכון יומן ברכתה וקללתה‏ ; OS JnCur4:19↗ ܡܪܝ ܚܙܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܐܢܬ‏ : sir, I realize that you are a prophet ; ATS 1.1:531↗ hzia upruš ḏhšuka unhura kušṭa ulaupa binataihun laiit : see and understand that darkness and light are something true and there is no connection between them ; TgRuth1:18↗ וחזת ארום מתאלמה היא למיהך עמה‏ : she realized that she was determined to go with her
(1)
to regard, consider
Syr
P Hag2:3↗ ܘܗܫܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܚܙܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܗ܂ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܚܫܝܒ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ‏ : now how do you regard it? It is not even considered as nothing in your eyes
3
to visit
Gal, Syr
P 2K8:29↗ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܠܝܘܪܡ‏
(1)
to be in the presence of someone
Syr
AGnEx 21.18↗ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܟܝܬ ܕܐܬܚܙܝ ܫܡܫܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ݂܂ ܚܙܘ ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܚܕܕܐ ܘܟܢ ܥܡ݂ܕ ܗܘܐ ܣܗܪܐ‏ : thus when the Sun appeared on the Earth, the lights 'saw' each other and then the Moon set
(1)
to have intercourse with
Man
4
to see to something; to provide, locate
Syr
AphDem1.8:13↗ ܢ݁ܚܙܐ ܡܢܐ ܐ݁ܙܠ ܠܗ݀ ܠܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ‏ : he should see to a vessel appropriate for the service of the Messiah
5
to watch, look carefully, take care of
OAEast, OfAEg-inf, BADan, Qumran, JLAtg
AssOstr.17↗ qrqy ˀl tḥzw : do not watch the escapees ; PassOst.R.3↗ שלמך כען חז[י] על ינקיא‏ : greetings, now see to the children ; Dan 2:31↗ אנתה מַלְכָּא חָזֵה הֲוַיְתָ‏ : you, oh king, were watching ; 4QEne4.1.18↗ ו]א̇נה הוית חזה עד ארעא חפית מין‏ : I watched until the earth was covered with water ; TgO Lev14:36↗ יֵיעוֹל כָהְנָא לְמִחזֵי יָת בֵיתָא‏ : the priest must enter to examine the structure
(1)
ܐܲܝܟܿܢܵܐ ܚܵܙܸܐ ܐܲܢ̄ܬ ܢܲܦܫܵܟ : how are you?
Syr
LSt.67:5↗ ܘܫܐܠܗ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܚ݁ܙܐ ܐܢܬ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܡܢܐ ܬܪܓ‏ : he asked him "how are you and what do you want?"
(2)
to take care, beware lest
Man
JohnBook 174:9↗ abnai hzun ˁdilma ḏtigirun gaura hzun ˁdilma ḏgunba tiginbun : my sons: beware lest you practice adultery, beware lest your steal
6
+l_ : to be proper for, to be good for
Nabatean, Syr
NabCvLet 1:.31↗ wkl mndˁm zˁyr wšgyˀ dy ḥzh wyḥzˀ lh : everything small and large that is proper for him or may become proper for him ; ActsThom 235:2↗ ܡܕܡ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܠܐ ܚ݂ܙܐ ܠܗ݀‏ : nothing beautiful was good for her
(1)
p.p. : see s.v. ḥzh adj.
Common Aramaic
7
w. b_ : to be victorious over
OfAEg, Man
AM 11:2↗ hu bsanẖ hazia uatutia ligrẖ naplia : he will defeat his enemies and they will fall beneath his feet
(1)
(astron.) to be in the ascendant (?)
Man
(2)
to bewitch (?)
Man
8
to notice menstrual blood
JBA, JBAg
BT Nid 11a(15)↗ כגון דקפצה בחד בשבא וחזאי, וקפצה בחד בשבא וחזאי, ולשבתא קפצה ולא חזאי, ולחד בשבא חזאי‏
Dpaˁˁelto see1 sense▶
to see
OA
Sf.1.a13↗ pqḥw ˁynykm lḥzyh ˁdy brgˀyh : open your eyes to see the treaty of RN (apparently addressed to the gods!) ; Nerab.2.5↗ wbˁyny mḥzh ˀnh bny rbˁ : with my eyes I see my great grandchildren †
Cˀafˁelto show2 senses▶
1
to show
OfAEg-inf, Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, Sam, JBA, LJLA
4QEnc5.2.26↗ בד]י̇ ידע אנה ברז̇י̇ [٠٠٠ּ ]קדישין אחויוני ואחזיוני‏ : because I know the secrets of holy [...] they told me and showed me ; TgO Gen12:1↗ לארעא דְאַחזִיֵנָך‏ : to the land I will show you ; TN Ex25:9↗ כל/ מה די אנא מחזי יתך ית דמותא דמשכנא‏ : everything I show you about the shape of the tabernacle ; SamTgJ Ex20:15↗ הן אחזינן יהוה אלהנן ית כבודה וית גדלה‏ : now the Lord our God has shown us his glory and his greatness ; BT BM 85b(34)↗ אחזי לי רבנן צדיקי כי סלקי ונחתי למתיבתא דרקיעא‏ : show me the righteous scholars as they are ascending and descending to the heavenly academic session ; PJ Ex9:16↗ מן בגלל למחזייך ית חילי‏ : to show you My power
(1)
internal passive perfect (?): to be shown, to comprehend (?)
Qumran
4QEnc1.12.5↗ ול]ה̇לא מן טוריא אלן אחזיאת טור‏ : beyond these mountains I was shown a mountain ; 4QLevibar2..15↗ text not cited
(2)
p.p. : assigned
LJLA
Tobit(Med) 11.7 chap 6↗ לך הות מחזיא מיומא דעלמא‏ : she was assigned to you since day one
2
אפין : to console
Gal
BR 1292:1(4)↗ ר׳ יונה אזל למחזייה אפין לאחוי דר׳ גוריון‏ : PN1 went to console PN2's brother
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be seen3 senses▶
1
to be seen
Common Aramaic
Sf.1.a28↗ ˀl ypq ḥṣr wlytḥzh yrq : may grass not emerge nor greenery be seen ; TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .90↗ ועלעי תנין יתבר כמותא זי [ל]א מתחזה‏ ; P Gn8:5↗ ܐܬܚܙܝܘ ܪ̈ܫܝ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ‏ ; BT Ket 75a(33)↗ זימנין דמתחזייא וזימנין דלא מתחזייא‏ : sometimes (the mole) is visible and sometimes not
(1)
ܠܸܗ : to be able to see
Syr
OS LkSin6:42↗ ܐܦܩ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܥܝܢܟ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܢܬܚܙܐ ܠܟ ܠܡܦܩܘ ܓܠܐ ܡܢ ܥܝܢܗ ܕܐܚܘܟ‏ : first take the beam from your eye and then you will be able to see how to take out the mote from your brother's eye ; P Lk6:42↗ ܠܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܙܝܵܐ ܠܵܟ݂‏ : you are unable to see it
(2)
to visit, meet with
JBA
BT MQ 16a(49)↗ אתא בר קפרא לאתחזויי ליה‏ : PN came to visit him
2
to appear
Common Aramaic
TgO Deut16:16↗ תְלָת זִמנִין בְשַתָא יִתחֲזוֹן כָל דְכוּרָך קדם יוי אֲלָהָך‏ ; TN Lev13:57↗ ואין תתחזי תוב בלבושה או בשתיא או בערבה‏ : should it appear again in the clothing or the warp and woof ; SamTgJ Ex23:15↗ ולא יתעזון קדמי ריקנין‏ : they should not appear before me empty-handed ; LG :(2)↗ ܕܡܸܢ ܡܲܠ̈ܦܵܢܸܐ ܩܲܕ̈ܡܵܝܸܐ ܕܲܒܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܣܘ݂ܪܝܵܝܵܐ ܐܸܬܚܙܼܝܘ ܐܼܝܬܲܘܗܼܝ‏ : that he was one of the first teachers who appeared in the Syriac language ; JulSok 91(42):13↗ ܐܬܚܙܝܬܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܐ̈ܦܝܗ݀ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܢ‏ ; JBABowl 10.1:3↗ לכל ליליתא דמתחזין להון‏ : all the liliths that appear to him ; TgSong7:2↗ כד סלקין לאתחזאה קדם ה׳ תלת זמנין בשתא‏ : when they go up to appear before the Lord three times a year
(1)
to appear in a vision
Qumran, JLAtg, Gal, Sam, Syr, LJLA
GenApoc 21.8↗ ואתחזי לי אלהא בחזוא די ליליא‏ ; TgJ Jer23:25var.↗ פְתגָם נְבוּאָה בְחַלמָא אִתחַוַא""אִתחְזַא" לִי‏ : a prophetic statement appeared to me in the dream ; BR 45:3(1)↗ אתחזי ליה אבוי בחילמא‏ : his father appeared to him in a dream ; SamTgJ Gen35:9↗ ואתחזי אלהים ליעקב‏ ; P Ex3:2↗ ܘܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܗ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ‏ ; TgEsth2 2:22↗ בכן אתחזי פתגמא ברוח קדשא‏ : then the matter appeared in a vision through the holy spirit
(2)
w. "like" : to seem
JBA
BT Šab 54b(14)↗ דמיחזי כמאן דאזיל לחינגא‏ : which seems as if it is going to a market
3
to be fit, to be proper
Palmyrene, JBA
Trf 1.1.7↗ ˀtḥzy lbwlˀ dy ˀrkwnyˀ ˀln wlˁšrtˀ : it seemed appropriate to the council of these archon and to the Ten ; BT Yom 64a(15)↗ לא איחזי כלל‏ : (the animal) was not fit at all
(1)
to be usually found
Syr
P Acts16:13↗ ܥܲܠ ܝܲܕ݂ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ܃ ܡܸܛܽܠ ܕ݁ܬ݂ܲܡܵܢ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܙܸܐ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܒܸ݁ܝܬ݂ ܨܠܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : alongside the river, because a place of prayer was usually found there
(2)
impersonal w. ܠ_ : to see fit to, find appropriate to
Syr
Mari 27:1 ܠܐ ܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܠܟ ܬܗܦܘܟ‏ : you did not see fit to turn back
Ctˀettafˁalto show oneself, appear3 senses▶
1
to show oneself, appear
JLAtg, Man
TgO Gen1:9↗ וְתִתַחזֵי יַבַשתָא‏ : let the dry land appear ; ATS 1.1:148 ↗ uṭulaihun biardna mitahzia : their shadows appear in the baptismal water
(1)
to still appear, wait around
JLAtg
TgO Gen42:1↗ לְמָא תִתַחזוֹן‏ : why are you waiting ?
2
to be made visible
JLAtg, Syr, JBA
TgJ Ez23:18↗ וְאִתגַלִיאַת בַהתְתַה וְאִתַחזִי קְלַנַה‏ ; BT Beṣ 26b(23)↗ דלא איתחזי לחכם מערב יום טוב‏ : (the blemish) was not shown to the scholar on the eve of the holiday
3
to be shown something
JLAtg, Sam
TgO Ex26:30↗ וֻתקִים יָת מַשכְנָא כְהִלכְתֵיה דְאִיתַחזִיתָא בְטוּרָא‏ : erect the tent according to the procedure you were shown on the mountain ; SamTgJ Ex25:40↗ דאתה מתחזי בטורה‏
Ltethpolal, ethpay/wcel, ethpālalto distinguish oneself, show off (see also s.v. mtḥzwzynw)1 sense▶
to distinguish oneself, show off (see also s.v. mtḥzwzynw)
Syr
GeZA8 29:21 ܨ݁ܒܝܢ ܘܣ݁ܥܝܢ ܠܡܬܚܙܘܙܝܘ ܘܠܡܩ݁ܨܡܘ ܫܛܘܪܐܝܬ ܘܕܓܠܐܝܬ‏ : they desire and dare to show off and predict foolishly and falsely ; GeZA8 9:23 ܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܚ̈ܟܡܝ ܝܬܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܟܕ ܒܥܝܢ ܠܡܬܚܙܘܙܝܘ‏ : people who understand superfluous things, when they want to show off ; IshLevit 67:2↗ ܕܠܡܬܚܙܘܙܝܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܩܕܡ ܥܡܐ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 438[224]DJPA: 194aDJBA: 444bJastrow: 443Drower/Macuch: 138b, 118aPayne-Smith: 1233J. Payne-Smith: 136Levy Ch-W: 1:244Tal Sam: 259aDNWSI: 357DCPA[Schulthess]: 124[61]Qumran: 79

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