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zky vb. to be innocent; to defeat
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁalto be innocent4 senses▶
1
to be innocent
Common Aramaic
11QtgJob 34.4=40:8↗ האף תעדא דינה ותחיבנני על דברת די תז̇כא‏ : would you remove justice and condemn me so that you might be deemed innocent? † ; P Ex21:19↗ ܢܙܟ݂ܐ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܡܚܝܗܝ‏ : the one who struck him is innocent ; PJ Gen4:7↗ ואנת תהי שליט ביה בין למיזכי בין למיחטי‏ : you will have the power over him whether to deal justly or to sin
(1)
to be worthy, worthy of
Gal, CPA, Sam, JBA
BT Beṣ 27a(15)↗ אזכי וא̇ס̇ק להתם וא^ג^מרה לשמעתא מפומיה דמרה‏ : may I be worthy to travel there [i.e. to Eretz Israel] and to learn the legal tradition from the mouth of its master
2
to overcome, defeat, best
Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
AphDem7.134:4 (=John 16:33)↗ ܐܡ݂ܪ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܢܐ ܙܟܝܬܗ ܠܥܠܡܐ‏ : for He said: I have overcome the World ; AphDem21.406:8↗ ܘܝܫܘܥ ܙܟܐ ܠܣܛܢܐ ܒܢܝܫܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܗ‏ : Jesus defeated Satan through the sign of the Cross ; IsNin80 548:7↗ ܐܢ ܢܸܙܟܹܝܟ ܩܵܘܡܵܐ‏ : should standing up be too much for you ; INW 35↗ ܠܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܠܡܙܟܐ ܠܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܒܠܥܕ ܙܟܘܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܨܝܪ̈ܬܐ‏ : for one can not overcome great evils apart from a little victory over small ones ; BT Bek 8b(25)↗ אי זכיתו לי כל דבעיתו עיבידו בי ואי זכינא לכו תא אכולו גבאי בספינתא‏ : if you defeat me, do to me what you will, but if I defeat you, come eat with me on the ship ; GS 87:17 and passim in virtually all Mandaic texts↗ uhiia zakin : and "the Life" shall prevail ; TgEsth2sup16.2-06:11↗ צלותך קטלת יתי וזכה סקך לעשרה אלפין ככרי כספא‏ : your prayer has killed me and your sackcloth has overcome ten thousand talents of silver
(1)
(ב) : to gain possession (of)
Gal, JBA, JBAg
PTShvi 39.a:15[2]↗ וחזרין וזכיין בה‏ : they take possession of it again ; BT BM 30b(18)↗ ואפקריה, הדר זכא ביה‏ : he declared it ownerless then took possession of it again ; HP Sassoon(1) 56.25↗ כי ממנינן אפוטרפוס ליתומים למיזכא להו‏ : when we appoint an administrator for orphans to deal with property for them
(2)
to succeed, accomplish
JLAtg, Man
TgJ Hos10:9↗ וְאַף לָא זְכִיאוּ דְתִתקַיַים לְהוֹן מַלכוּתָא‏ : they did not succeed in having a lasting kingdom ; AM 11:4↗ ubkul ˁbidata zakia : he will succeed in all actions
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w. בהדי : to bring a winning case against
JBAg
SSSad 187:13↗ דיקום ויערע^ר^ וידין ויזכה בהדי פל׳ דנן‏
3
to be pure, to be whole,
Sam
(1)
to be pure, to be clear (of oil and incense)
Sam
4
to give charity
Gal
PTPea 21.a:43[2]↗ וזכה עימיה היך מה דהוה יליף‏ : he gave him charity as he was wont to do ; PTTan 64.b:40[2]↗ זכה עימי‏ : give me some charity
Dpaˁˁelto judge innocent, to justify, clear of blame5 senses▶
1
to judge innocent, to justify, clear of blame
Common Aramaic
SamTgJ Ex20:6↗ הלא לא יזכי יהוה ית דיסבל ית שמה למגן‏ : for the Lord will not clear whoever uses his name for no reason ; P Job10:14↗ ܕܐܢ ܚܛܝܬ ܢܛ݁ܪ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ܂ ܘܡܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܠܐ ܡܙܟܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ‏ : You constantly remember that I sinned, and You do not clear me of my sins ; TamarJudah 297↗ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܢܛܝܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ݀ ܕܢܙܟܘܢܗ݀‏ : she had kept three witnesses to clear her of blame ; PJ Ex20:7↗ ארום לא מזכי ייי ביום דינא רבא ית כל מאן דמשתבע בשמיה על מגן‏ : for on the Great Day of Judgement the Lord will not judge innocent anyone who swears in His name for no reason
(1)
to entitle
Gal, JBA
PTDem 26.a:55[2]↗ מיזכיא לר׳ הושעיא בירקא‏ : to give PN the possession of the vegetable ; BT Pes 78a(29)↗ ר׳ יוסי שטרא מזכי בתרי הוא‏ : can PN grant the document to two people?
(2)
to give merit
Gal
VR 783:6(1)↗ זכי גרמך בי‏ : give yourself merit through me!
2
to make victor
Syr, Man
WisSol10:12↗ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܙܟܝܬܗ‏ : she gave him victory in the mighty struggle ; JSBhom 159:109↗ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܢܸܕܪܵܐ ܐܼܝܬ ܠܵܟ ܨܸܐܕܲܝ ܡܵܐ ܕܙܲܟܼܝܬܵܢܝ‏ : You have this vow when you have made me victorious
(1)
to win, to defeat
JBA
BT Bek 8b(11)↗ זיל זכינהו ואייתינהו‏ : go defeat them and bring them
3
to give charity
Gal
KohR[1]29:3(28)↗ זכי עם הדין מיתא‏ : be charitable with this dead person
4
to correct
Syr
5
to clear away rubbish
JBA
BT MQ 10b(17)↗ text not cited ; BT BB 54a(8)↗ האי מאן דזכי זכיא‏ : that one who clears away rubbish
Cˀafˁelto justify1 sense▶
to justify
Syr
P Ps19:13↗ ܡܢ ܛܫܝ̈ܬܐ ܙܟܢܝ‏ : clear me of hidden transgressions
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be clear2 senses▶
1
to be clear
Sam, LJLA
PJ Gen24:8↗ ותזדכי ממומתי דא‏ : you would be clear of this oath of mine
2
to be conquered
Syr
INW 61↗ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܙܕܟܝܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܥܒܘܕܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ̈ܐ‏ : so that the Maker's mercies are not conquered by the made ones' evil
(1)
fig. : to be overcome by an emotion
Syr
KwDW 167:18↗ ܐܙܕܟܝܬ ܡܢ ܝܥܢܘܬܐ‏ : she was overcome by greed
(2)
(med.) to be used up by something, i.e., have one's power overcome
Syr
HunQuest 162:16 ܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܓܡܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܙܕܟܝܢ܃ ܣܝܒܪ̈ܬܐ ܡܬܩܝܢ‏ : those things that are totally used up (by the body) are termed nourishments
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be justified1 sense▶
1
to be justified
Syr, LJLA
TgJob4:17var.↗ האיפשר דבר נש מאלהא יזדכי‏ : can a person be more just than God?
(1)
to give oneself merit
Gal
VR 783:6(1)↗ <איזדכי בי>‏
(2)
to be shown to have merit
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 2.118:16↗ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܕܐ ܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܙܕ‍{‍ܥ‍}‍‍<‍ܟ‍>‍ܝܢ‏ : compared to a demonstration of this many myriads of words are merited
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Sam. also זגי
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All examples of verbal and derived forms in Jewish and Samaritan texts in the sense "to cleanse" are Hebraisms. Normally zky and dky are otherwise semantically distinct in Aramaic. See AIOA 112.
As usual in Syriac, Dt and Gt may be confused met.caus.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 380[195]DJPA: 177aDJBA: 413aJastrow: 399Drower/Macuch: 168aPayne-Smith: 1119J. Payne-Smith: 115Levy Ch-W: 1:220Tal Sam: 229DCPA[Schulthess]: 110[56]Qumran: 71

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