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zyr, zyrˀ (zī/ēr, zīrā) n.m. large ring
1
large ornamental ring
JLAtg, Syr, JBAmb, LJLA
TgO Ex37:2↗ וַחפָהִי דְהַב דְכֵי מִגָיו וֻמִבַרָא וַעְבַד לֵיה זִיר דִדהַב סחור סחור‏ : he plated it with pure gold inside and out and made a golden ring for it all around ; JBAB2 113:6 בזיר שירא‏ : by the signet ring: "ornamental ring" ; PJ Ex25:24↗ ותחפי יתי<ה> דהב דכי ותעביד ליה דיר דדהב חזור חזור‏
(1)
necklace, collar
Syr
1Esdras(3 Ezra) 3:6↗ ܘܙܝܪܐ ܥܠ ܩܕܠܐ‏ ; IshGen 203:17↗ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܠܦ ܫܘܫܦܐ ܗܡܢܝܟܐ ܐܡ݁ܪ܂ ܗܢܘ܂ ܙܝܪܐ‏ : the Greek says neck-chain instead of cloak, i.e., necklace
(2)
wreath as a crown
Syr
MiS 141b:43 ܢܣ݂ܒ ܠܗ ܙܝܪܐ ܘܣܡ ܥܠ ܪܝܫܗ܂ ܘܒܗܢܐ ܙܢܐ ܐܡܠܟ‏ : he took a wreath and put it on his head, and became king this way
2
small bundle?
Gal
PTMaSh 54.d:42[2]↗ מסיק לז{ו}<י>רייה‏ : he carries up the small bundles
3
ܩܫܬ ܙܝܪ̈ܐ : see s.v. qšt
Syr
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JLA voc both זִיר and זֶיר ; JLA and LJLA vars. (by hypercorrection?): דיר
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The Gal. example "small bundle" may better be understood as or emended to zˁyr adj.

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