Aramaic ב

בְּ prep. in, with, through, etc. (BH בְּ);—sf. בִּי, בָּךְ Dn 4:6 +, 3 ms. בֵּהּ 3:7 +, f. בַּהּ 2:41; 3:6 +, 3 pl. בְּהוֹן 3:25 +;—

1. in, of place, 2:38; 3:1; 4:12 בֶּאֱסוּר +; at Ezr 5:10, of time Dn 2:28; 3:5 (at), 5:2 +; 4:12 Ezr 4:16 חֲלָק בְּ׳ a share in (BH I. 2).

2. into, Dn 2:38 יְהַב בִּידָךְ, Ezr 5:12; עֲדָה ב׳ pass over or upon Dn 3:27.

3. of the instrument, by, with Dn 2:30, 34; 3:4; 4:12b, 24, 27 +; 5:2, 3 (Am 6:6: BH III. 2).

4. of the price (ib. III. 3), with, Ezr 7:17, 18.

5. יוֹם בְּיוֹם Ezr 6:9 = day by day (ib. III. 3, end; so Syriac PS ¹⁵⁷⁷; cf.ירח בירח S-C ^{L 5}, ܫܢܳܐ ܒܰܫܢܳܐ PS ⁴²⁴⁰).

6. through, on account of (ib. III. 5), Ezr 6:14.

7. in the matter of, Dn 6:6, 18.

8. after vbs. of ruling, Dn 2:38 +, trusting 6:24, looking at 7:8; עֲבַד בְּ to do with 4:32 Ezr 7:18. cf.Lzb ²³² K ^{§ 68}.

† בְּאֵשׁ vb. be evil, bad (so 𝔗; Syriac ܒܶܐܫ; Old Aramaic באש Lzb ²³³ SAC ²⁷ Cooke ¹⁹¹; cf.BH);—

Pe. Pf. 3 ms. impers. ב׳ עֲלוֹהִי Dn 6:15 i.e. it was evil (displeasing) to him (cf.BH [רעע] 1).

† [בִּאישׁ K ^{§ 11, 3 b)}] adj. bad (so Egyptian Aramaic Cooke ^{75. 2}; 𝔗 בִּישׁ, Syriac ܒܺܝܫ );—fs. emph. וּבִאישְׁתָּא Ezr 4:12 rebellious and bad city (not בִּאוּשְׁתָּא, v. Baer^n.).

בָּאתַר, בָּתַר v. אֲתַר.

בָּבֶל n.pr.loc. Babylon (BH id.);—Dn 2:12 + 15 times Dn, 9 times Ezr.

† [בָּֽבְלַי] adj.gent. pl. emph. as subst. בָּֽבְלָיֵא Ezr 4:9 the Babylonians.

† [בְּדַר] vb.

Pa. scatter (so 𝔗 Syriac; BH [בָּזַר]);—Imv. mpl. וּבַדַּ֫רוּ Dn 4:11 (acc. rei).

† [בְּהַל] vb.

Pa. alarm, dismay (so usually 𝔗 (not Syriac); BH [בָּהַל]);—Impf. 3 ms. sf. יְבַהֲלָךְ Dn 4:16 and 3 mpl. sf. -לֻנַּנִי 4:2; 7:15, 28 (both juss. Str^{§ 13 c} M ^{§ 52 a}); -לוּךְ 5:10, -לֻנֵּ֑הּ 4:16, -לוּנֵּהּ 5:6.

Hithpe. hasten (so Pi. in late BH; 𝔗 Ithpe. (rare)); Inf. בְּהִתְבְּהָלָה = in haste (orig. ‘in alarm’) Dn 2:25; 3:24; 6:20.

Hithpa. Pt. pass. מִתְבָּהַל Dn 5:9 was greatly alarmed.

† בְּהִילוּ n.f. haste (𝔗);—בְּב׳ Ezr 4:23 (K^{§ 61, 4)}).

בול (assumed as prob. √ of foll., Brock Schulth; Lane ²⁷⁷).

† בָּל n.[m.] mind (Syriac ܒܳܠܴܐ id. PS⁵²⁹; Arabic بَالٌ heart);—abs. שָׂם ב׳ Dn 6:15 (sq. Inf.; cf.Syriac ܝܗܒ ܟܠܐ PS ^l.c. Schulth^{Lex. 80}).

† [בְּטֵל] vb. cease (late BH);—

Pe. Pf. 3 fs. בְּטִלַת Ezr 4:24, Pt. fs. בָּֽטְלָא v 24 (both of work).

Pa. make to cease, acc. pers.: Pf. 3 mpl. בַּטִּ֫לוּ 4:23; 5:5; Inf. לְבַטָּלָא 4:21, acc. pers. om. 6:8.

† בֵּין prep. between (BH [בַּ֫יִן,] בֵּין; 𝔗 בֵּין, בֵּינֵי; Syriac ܒܰܝܢܰܝ, ܒܰܝܢܳܬ ); Dn 7:5; c. sf. 3 pl. m. בֵּינֵיהוֹן v 8 Kt (Qr 3 pl. f. בֵּינֵיהֵן).

‡ † בִּינָה n.f. understanding (BH; √ בין; 𝔗 בִּיּוּנָא, Syriac ܒܽܘܝܳܢܳܐ );—abs. ב׳ Dn 2:21.

† בִּירְתָא (Baer -תָּא) n.f. emph. castle (so Egyptian Aramaic RÉS ^{361, A 5; B 1, 2} S-C ^{Pap. B 3, C 16 +}; Nab. = temple CIS ^{ii. 164. 3}; BH בִּירָה);—Ezr 6:2.

[בַּ֫יִת₄₄] n.m. Ezr 6:7 house (BH בַּ֫יִת);—emph. בַּיְתָ֫א Ezr 5:3 +, -תָ֫ה 5:12; 6:15; cstr. בֵּית(־) 4:24; 5:2 +; sf. בַּיְתִי Dn 4:1 (Baer^n., cf.M^{§ 76 c}; van d. H. Gi בֵּיתִי), בַּיְתֵהּ 2:17 +; pl. sf. בָּֽתֵּיכוֹן Dn 2:5;—

†1. house, of men: Ezr 6:11^(×2); Dn 2:5, 17; 3:29; 6:11; of king Ezr 6:4; Dn 4:4, ב׳ מִשְׁתְּיָא 5:10, ב׳ גִּנְזַיָּא דִּי מַלְכָּא Ezr 5:17, cf.7:20 = ב׳ סִפְרַיָּא וגו׳ 6:1; ב׳ מַלְבוּ Dn 4:27 royal residence (of Bab.).

2. house of God, temple at Jerusalem Dn 5:3, 23; Ezr 4:24 + 28 times Ezr.

† [בִּית D^{WB 52}] vb.denom. (lodge,) pass the night (𝔗 id.);—

Pe. Pf. 3 ms. בָּת Dn 6:19.

בָּל v. בול.

† [בְּלָא] vb.

Pa. wear away, out (BH בלה);—Impf. 3 ms. יְבַלֵּא Dn 7:25, fig. for harass continually (acc. pers.).

† בְּלוֹ n.[m.] tribute (loan-word from Assyrian biltu, √ ובל, according to most mod.; but Scheft ⁸⁰ cp. OIran. bali, tribute, OPers. bari, payment in kind, so (in Bab. bara) Mey ^{G. d. Altert. iii. 88} Scheft ^{MGWJ 47 (1903), 316} Buhl ¹⁴ ‘vielleicht’);—abs. מִנְדָּה ב׳ וַהֲלָךְ Ezr 4:13, 20; 7:24.

בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר₈ n.pr.m. Bab. name of Daniel (BH id., p. 117);—Dn 2:26; 4:5 + 6 times Dn; Βαλτασαρ.

† בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר n.pr.m. king of Bab., according to Dn 5:1, 2, 9, 22, 29 (BH id., p. 128) = בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר v 30; 7:1; Βαλτασαρ; vid. Bev^{Ency. Bib. belshazzar} Dr^{Dn xxviii f.}.

† [בְּנָה, בְּנָא] vb. build (BH בָּנָה);—

Pe. Pf. 3 ms. sf. 3 ms. בְּנָ֫הִי Ezr 5:11; i s. sf. בֶּנַיְתַהּ Dn 4:27; Impf. 3 mpl. יִבְנוֹן Ezr 6:7; Inf. לְמִבְנֵא 5:2 +, לְמִבְנְיָה v 9 (read לְמִבְנֵא M ^{§ 64 u} or < לְמִבְנֵה, so S-C ^{A 3. 64}), לִבְּנֵא (read לְמִבְנֵא Str ^{§ 23 l} M ^l.c.) v 3, 13; Pt. act. pl. בָּנַ֫יִן 4:12 +; pass. בְּנֵה 5:11 (v. on forms K ^{§ 47, Beisp. pass.});—build: c. acc. of temple Ezr 5:2, 3, 9, 11, 13, 17; 6:7, 8, so 5:4 (acc. cogn.); pass. of temple v 11; c. acc. of city 4:12 Dn 4:27; abs. Ezr 6:14^(×2).

Hithpe. be built: Impf. 3 ms. יִתְבְּנֵא of temple Ezr 5:15; 6:3; 3 fs. תִּתְבְּנֵא of city 4:13, 16, 21; Pt. מִתְבְּנֵא of temple 5:8 (c. acc. mater.), v 16.

† [בִּנְיָן] n.[m.] a building (so 𝔗 Syriac);—emph. בִּנְיָנָא Ezr 5:4.

† בְּנַס vb. be angry (𝔗^J id.; Sam. ࠐࠍࠎ );—

Pe. Pf. 3 ms. ב׳ וּקְצַף שַׂגִּיא Dn 2:12.

† בְּעָא vb. ask, seek, only Dn (BH בעה (rare));—

Pe. Pf. 3 ms. ב׳ 2:16, 49; 3 mpl. בְּעוֹ v 13; 1 pl. בְּעֵ֫ינָא v 23; Impf. 3 ms. יִבְעֵא 6:8, 13; 1 s. אֶבְעֵא־ 7:16; Inf. לְמִבְעֵא 2:18; Pt. בָּעֵא 6:12, 14, pl. בָּעַ֫יִן v 5;— 1. ask, request, c. מִן pers. 2:16 (obj. cl. c. דִּי), v 49 7:16 (+ acc. rei); ask of God 2:23 (+ id.), of God or man 6:8 (+ acc. cogn.), v 13; c. מִן־קֳדָם of God 2:18 (acc. rei); = pray, ב׳ וּמִתְחַנֵּן קֳדָם א׳ 6:12, ב׳ בָּעוּתֵהּ v 14. 2. seek, acc. pers. 2:13, acc. rei 6:5.

Pa. Impf. 3 mpl. יְבַעוֹן (K^{§ 47, 3)}; M^{ad loc.} conj. יִבְעוֹן) 4:33 resort (for favours) to, ל pers.

† בָּעוּ (K^{§ 61, 4}) n.f. petition (𝔗 Syriac);—abs. ב׳ Dn 6:8; sf. בָּעוּתֵהּ v 14 (both acc. cogn. c. בְּעָא).

† בְּעֵל (K^{§ 54, 3 γ}) n. m. owner, lord (Syriac ܒܥܶܠ, used similarly; cf.BH בַּ֫עַל, √ בָּעַל; also 𝔗 בְּעֵיל);—cstr. בּ׳־טְעֵם Ezr 4:8, 9, 17 i.e. commander (Andr^{M 56*} as translation of Persian framātār, commander).

† [בִּקְעָא] n.f. plain (𝔗; BH בִּקְעָה, √ בקע; cf.Syriac ܦܩܰܥܬܳܐ, √ ܦܩܰܥ );—cstr. בְּבִקְעַת דּוּרָא Dn 3:1.

† [בְּקַר] vb.

Pa. inquire, seek (only Ezr) (𝔗 Syriac; v. BH);—Pf. 3 mpl. בַּקַּ֫רוּ 4:19; 6:1; Impf. 3 ms. יְבַקַּר 4:15; Inf. לְבַקָּרָה 7:14;—inquire, c. עַל (rei) concerning 7:14; c. subj. indef., = pass., 4:19 search was made, so 6:1, 4:15.

Hithpa. Impf. 3 ms. יִתְבַּקַּר 5:17, impers., let search be made.

† I. [בַּר] n.m. son (𝔗 id.; Syriac ܒܰܪ, Mand. ברא Nö ^{M § 148}, Old Aramaic Nab. Palm. בר (and בן) Lzb ^{242 f.}; Sab. בר according to Mordtm ^{VOJ x. 154 f.}; = בֵּן, ן becoming ר, Philippi ^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 36 ff.} Brock ^{Syriac Gr. § 76} al.; √ diff. from בן according to JHMich Thes K^{§ 63} al.; BH בַּר Aramaism for בֵּן);—cstr. ב׳ Dn 3:25 +; sf. בְּרֵהּ 5:22; pl. cstr. בְּנֵי Ezr 6:9 +; sf. בְּנ֫וֹהִי 6:10; 7:23, בְּנֵיהוֹן Dn 6:25;—

1. son(s) Ezr 5:1, 2^(×2); 6:14; Dn 5:22; 6:25; Ezr 6:10; 7:23; בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל 6:16 = Israelites, בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא = captives v 16; Dn 2:25; 5:13; 6:14; בַּר־אֱנָשׁ 7:13 i.e. one of human kind, בְּנֵי אֲנָשָׁא men 2:38; 5:21; בַּר־אֱלָהִין 3:25 a divine (or angelic) being (v. Dr, and cf.BH Gn 6:2; Jb 1:6); בַּר שְׁנִין וגו׳ 6:1 a son of 62 years = 62 years old (BH בֵּן 9).

2. of bullocks, בְּנֵי תוֹרִין Ezr 6:9.

II. בַּר v. ברר.

† [בִּרַךְ] vb. kneel, bless (so BH);—

Pe. Pt. 1. act. בָּרֵךְ עַל־בִּרְכוֹ֫הי Dn 6:11 kneeling on his knees (in prayer). 2. pass. בְּרִיךְ Dn 3:28 blessed (be) the God, etc.

Pa. bless, praise: Pf. 3 ms. בָּרִךְ 2:19, 1 s. בָּֽרְכֵת (K ^{§ 39. 3}) 4:31, both c. ל of God; Pt. pass. מְבָרַךְ 2:20 the name of God (be) blessed.

† [בְּרַךְ] n.[f.] knee;—pl. sf. בִּרְכ֫וֹהִי Dn 6:11.

† [אַרְכֻבָּה] n.f. id. (by transp.; cf.𝔗 רְכוּבָא, 𝔗^J אַרְכּוּבְתָּא; Chr-Pal. ܐܪܟܘܒܬܐ Schwally^{Idiot. 89} (who > expl. from √ רכב, cf.Schulth^{Lex. 194}); Arabic رُكْبَةٌ id.);—pl. sf. אַרְכֻבָּתֵהּ Dn 5:6 his knees.

† בְּרַם adv. with advers. force, only, nevertheless (der. uncertain: Nö ^{M 202} = מָא + בָּר, lit. except what: 𝔗 בְּרַם often for אַךְ, אוּלָם; Syriac ܒܪܰܡ Ex 9:16; 21:21, and in NT for πλήν; Chr-Pal. ܒܪܢ, ܒܪܝܢ );—Dn 2:28; 4:12 hew down the tree, etc., בְּרַם … שְׁבֻקוּ only leave the stump, etc., v 20; 5:17; Ezr 5:13.

ברר (√ of foll.; BH ברר, בָּר †Jb 39:4).

† II. [בַּר] n.[m.] open field;—emph. בָּרָא, in חֵיוַת ב׳ (= BH חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה), Dn 2:38; 4:9, 18, 20, 22, 29; דִּתְאָא דִּי ב׳ v 12, 20.

† בְּשַׂר n.m. flesh (𝔗 בְּסַר, Syriac ܒܣܰܪ; BH בָּשָׂר √ בשׂר);—abs. ב׳ Dn 7:5 flesh (as devoured by beast); emph. בִּשְׂרָא 2:11 flesh = mankind, כָּל־ב׳ 4:9 = all creatures.

† [בַּת] n.[m.] bath, liquid measure (𝔗; perhaps loan-word from BH ii. בַּת, √ בתת);—pl. abs. בַּתִּין Ezr 7:22^(×2).

בָּת Dn 6:19 v. [בִּית].

בָּתַר v. sub אֲתַר.