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zrb (a/u) vb. to press, to compress
GDGt
Gpəˁalto press, to compress3 senses▶
1
to press, to compress
Gal, Syr
PTKil 32.d:7[2]↗ אית אתרין דזרבין {עימיה}<עמרא> מן ^לגו^‏ : there are places where they constrain (the shoes) with wool on the inside ; MetTheo 135:2.b32↗ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܣܩ̈ܘܒܠ‍[‍ܬܐ ܕܙܪ̈ܒܢ ܘܠܒ̈ܕܢ ܠܗ‏ : opposing winds that are compressing and condensing it
(1)
to force
Syr
JS_Elijah 1:677↗ ܙܲܪܒܵܗ݀ ܒܢܽܘܪܵܐ ܡܗܲܝܡܢܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܕܢܵܛܲܪ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܠܵܗ݀‏ : the great faithful one forced her by means of the fire for he was protecting her
(2)
to expel
Syr
JSmem 14:77↗ ܙܪܝܒ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ‏ : the Jew was forced out of Jerusalem
2
to shut up tight, to constrain
Gal, Syr
SYAP 58:8↗ זרב אוכלסין בפילקה דידה‏ : he holds on to populations in his prison ; JudHex 3:23 ܘܐܚܕ ܠܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܥܠܝܬܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܲܙܪܲܒ ܐܢܘ݁ܢ‏ : he shut the doors of the upper chambers on him and locked them
3
to hasten, act with eagerness
Syr
TDN.118:18↗ ܘܡܣܬܪܗܒ ܘܙ݁ܪܒ ܕܢܣ݂ܒ ܣܚܬܐ‏ : he is really hurrying to accept washing (i.e., baptism)
Dpaˁˁelto press1 sense▶
to press
Syr
ES2 146:35 ܡܙܪܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto press oneself4 senses▶
1
to press oneself
Syr
PO4 46:9 text not cited
2
to be pressed, compressed
Syr
Kays 226:15↗ ܗ݀ܟܢܐ ܐܙܕܪܒ ܡ݂ܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܓܲܒ̈ܐ‏ : thus it was pressed from their two sides ; DeMundo 144:1↗ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܥܢܢܐ ܥܒܝܛܬܐ ܘܬܠܝܠܬܐ܃ ܟܕ ܢܙܕܪܒ ܩܛܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܡܣܕܩ ܥܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܥܢܢܐ‏ : a wind in a thick and moist cloud, when it is forcefully compressed to split the cloud's thickness
(1)
to be forced
Syr
JS_Elijah 1:673↗ ܡܸܙܕܲܪܒܵܐ ܗܼܘܵܬ܃ ܟܲܠܬܵܐ ܕܬܸܦܢܸܐ ܨܸܝܕ ܩܲܕܼܝܫܵܐ‏ : the bride was forced to turn to the saint
(2)
to be limited
Syr
SynagogueChurch 8↗ ܒܲܝܬܲܐ ܗ̄ܘ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܘܠܵܐ ܡܸܙܕܪܸܒ‏ : the house is large and not limited
(3)
to be constrained, held fast
Syr
TamarJudah 232↗ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܥܒ݁ܪ ܗ݀ܘ ܬܐܓܪܐ ܢܬܚܠܨ ܒܗ݀‏ : for when that merchant might pass by to be caught by her
3
to be oppressed
Syr
JSBhom 159:81↗ ܘܟܲܕ ܐܸܙܕܲܪܒܲܬ ܥܵܢܸ̈ܗ ܕܝܲܥܩܽܘܒ ܡܸܢ ܒܵܙܽܘܙܸ̈ܐ‏ : when Jacob’s flock was oppressed by the despoilers
4
see s.v. zrby
JBA
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 396[205]DJPA: 181bJ. Payne-Smith: 120DNWSI: 340Audo: 1:292

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