The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

mrḥmnw, mrḥmnwtˀ (mraḥḥəmānū, mraḥḥəmānmraḥmānūṯā) n.f. mercy; charity

1 mercy Syr, JBA, JBAg, Man. JulSok 325(159):25 : lmrḥmnwtḵ your Merciful One. BhBS.E Econ 1.2.4 : bmrḥmnwtˀ ˀyk zdq̈tˀ wqwr̈bnˀ wr̈šytˀ wmˁsr̈ˀ in beneficence such as alms, offerings, firstfruits, and tithes. GY 21:22 : riuanuta umrahmanuta clemency and mercy.

2 charitable act Syr. Tobit 1:16 : mr̈ḥmnwtˀ sgyˀ̈tˀ ˁbdt lˀ̈ḥˀ dyly [LXX ἐλεημοσύνας πολλὰς ἐποίουν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου].

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 831[724]; DJBA: 706a; Drower/Macuch: NA; Payne-Smith: ~2199; J. Payne-Smith: 301;

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