Aramaic ח

† [חֲבַל] vb.

Pa. destroy, hurt (v. BH II. חבל);—Pf. 3 mpl. sf. חַבְּלוּנִי Dn 6:23 (of lions); Imv. mpl. sf. חַבְּלוּהִי 4:20 (sf. of tree); Inf. לְחַבָּלָה Ezr 6:12 (acc. of temple).

Hithpa. be destroyed: Impf. 3 fs. לָא תִּתְחַבַּל Dn 2:44; 6:27; 7:14 (-בַּ֑ל; all of kingdom of God).

† חֲבָל n.m. ^{Dn 6:24} hurt, injury;—abs. ח׳ Dn 3:25; 6:24, cf. RÉS ^{362 A 2}; emph. חֲבָלָא Ezr 4:22.

† חֲבוּלָא n.f. hurtful act, crime;—abs. ח׳ Dn 6:23.

† [חֲבַר] n.m. fellow, comrade (𝔗 Syriac; v. BH);—pl. sf. חַבְרוֹ֫הִי Dn 2:13, 17, 18.

† [חַבְרָה] n.f. fellow;—pl. sf. חַבְרָתַ֑הּ Dn 7:20 its fellows (in vision of horns).

† חַגַּי n.pr.m. prophet (BH id.);—Ezr 5:1; 6:14.

חַד, חֲדָה v. אחד.

† חֶדְוָה n.f. joy (𝔗 Syriac; v. BH II. חדה);—abs. בְּח׳ Ezr 6:16 with joy.

† [חֲדִי, or (K^{§ 55, 6 a)}) חַד] n.m. breast (𝔗 Syriac; v. BH II. חזה);—du. (Schulth^{ZAW xxii (1902), 164}) sf. חֲדוֹ֫חִי Dn 2:32.

† חֲדַ֑ת adj. new (𝔗 Syriac; BH חדשׁ);—ח׳ Ezr 6:4.

חוד (√ of following; 𝔗 חוּד, חוּדִיתָא, riddle, v. BH and K^{§ 57 b) a)}).

† [אֲחִידָה] n. f. riddle;—fpl. abs. אֲחִידָן Dn 5:12.

† [חֲוָה] vb. Pa. Haph. (M^{§ 65 c}) declare (𝔗 Syriac; BH III. [חָוָה] (late));—

Pa. c. acc. פִּשְׁרָא (or equiv.): Impf. 3 ms. sf. יְחַוִּנַּ֫נִי (sf. pers. indir. obj.) Dn 5:7; יְחַוִּנַּהּ 2:11 (קֳדָם pers.); 1 s. אֲחַוֶּה 2:24 (ל pers.), 1 pl. נְחַוֶּה v 4.

Haph. usually c. acc. פִּשְׁרָא (or equiv.): Impf. 3 ms. יְהַחֲוֶה Dn 5:12; 2 mpl. תְּהַחֲוֹן 2:6, sf. (of indir. obj.) תְּהַחֲוֻנַּ֫נִי v 9; 1 pl. נְהַחֲוֶה v 7; Imv. mpl. sf. (of indir. obj.) הַחֲוֹ֑נִי v 6; Inf. לְהַחֲוָיָה v 10 5:15; + ל pers. 2:16, 27; c. acc. of signs and wonders 3:32.

† [אַחֲוָיָה] n.f. a declaring (proposes Inf. Aph., K^{§ 60, 1)});—cstr. אַחֲוָיַת אֲחִידָן Dn 5:12 the declaring of riddles (cf. לְהַגִּיד הַחִידָה Ju 14:14f., Bev).

† [חוּט or חִיט] vb. repair (foundations);—

Haph. Impf. 3 mpl. יַחִ֫יטוּ Ezr 4:12 (si vera l. [Nö^{GGA, 1884, 1018} Str^{§ 13 b}

† חִוָּר adj. white (𝔗 Syriac; BH I. [חָוַר]);—Dn 7:9 (robe).

† חֲזָה vb. see, behold (v. BH);—

Pe. Pf. 3 ms. ח׳ Dn 4:20; 7:1; 2 ms. חֲזַ֫יְתָ 2:43 +, -תָה 2:41^(×2); 1 s. חֲזֵית v 26 +; 2 mpl. חֲזֵיתוּן 2:8; Pe. Inf. לְמֶחֱזֵא֑ Ezr 4:14; Pt. act. חָזֵה Dn 2:31 + 14 times; pl. חָזַ֫יִן 3:27; 5:23; pass. חֲזֵה 3:19;— 1. see, have sense of sight Dn 5:23. 2. see, behold: a. acc. pers. 3:25, c. ל v 27, acc. rei 5:5. b. see, witness dishonour of king (acc.) Ezr 4:14. 3. usually behold in dream or vision (often pt. in periphrast. conj.), acc. pers., Dn 4:20, acc. rei 2:41^(×2), 43; 4:17, abs. 2:34; 7:4, 7, 9, 11^(×2), 21, + אֲלוּ 2:31; 4:7, 10, אֲרוּ 7:2, 6, 13; c. obj. cl. 2:8, 45; behold a dream, acc. חֵלֶם, 2:26; 4:2, 6, 15; 7:1. 4. pass. = customary (seemly) Dn 3:19 (so 𝔗 Lv 5:10 al., v. Dr).

† [חֱזוּ] n.m. vision, appearance;—emph. חֶזְוָא (K^{§ 55, 6 b)}) Dn 2:19; sf. -וִי 7:2, -וִהּ v 20; pl. cstr. חֶזְוֵי 2:28 +;—

1. vision (as mode of revelation) 2:19 (ח׳ דִּי לֵילְיָא), 7:2, so 7:7, 13, ח׳ רֵישָׁא 2:28; 4:2, 7, 10; 7:1, 15, ח׳ חֶלְמָא 4:6 (Gie^{GGA, 1895, 598} reads אֲחַוֵּא I will relate).

2. appearance 7:20.

† [חֲזוֹת] K^{§ 55, 6 b) 2}; read perhaps -וּת K^{§ 61, 4 b). Anm.}] n.f. sight, visibility (v. Schulth^{ZAW xxii (1902), 165 f.});—sf. חֲזוֹתֵהּ Dn 4:8, 17.

† [חֲטָי] n. [m.] sin (v. BH חטא);—sf. חֲטָיָךָ Dn 4:24 (Qr חֲטָאָךְ K^{§ 57 a) β)}), < pl. (for חַטְיָיךְ) Hi Bev Kmp Behrm, cf. ‖ עֲוַיָּתָךְ.

† חַטָּיָא n.f. sin-offering (BH חַטָּאת 4; Nab. חטיאת penalty, according to SAC ⁵¹);—abs. ח׳ Ezr 6:17 Kt, Qr חַטָּאָה.

† [חֲיָא] vb. live (v. BH חָיָה);—

Pe. Imv. לְעָֽלְמִין חֱיִי live for ever! Dn 2:4; 3:9; 5:10; 6:7, 22.

Haph. Pt. מַחֵא (K^{§ 11, 3 b) γ}) Hpt^{Kmp. Dn. 28}) Dn 5:19 let live.

† חַי adj. living (BH id.);—

1. of God: cstr. חַי Dn 4:31, emph. חַיָּא 6:21, 27; men, pl. emph. חַיַּיָּא the living 2:30; 4:14 (חַי עָֽלְמָא).

2. pl. as n. abstr. life (BH חַיִּים): חַיִּין 7:12; cstr. חַיֵּי Ezr 6:10.

† חֵיוָא, חֵיוָה n.f. beast (BH ii. חַיָּה);—abs. א—ָ Dn 4:13, ה—ָ 7:5, 7; emph. חֵיוְתָא 7:6, 11, 19, 23, and (coll.) 4:11, 12; 5:21; cstr. (coll.) חֵיוַת בָּרָא 2:38; 4:9, 18, 20, 22, 29; pl. abs. חֵיוָן 7:3, emph. חֵיוָתָא 7:7, 12, 17.

† חַ֫יִל n.m. power, strength, army (v. BH II. חול, חיל);—

1. power: abs. בְּאֶדְרָע וְחָ֑יִל Ezr 4:23 by force and power; קרא בְח׳ i.e. call loudly Dn 3:4, בְּחַיִל 4:11; 5:7; גִּבָּרֵי־ח׳ 3:20 mighty men of power.

2. force, army, sf. חַיְלֵהּ 3:20; cstr. חֵיל שְׁמַיָּא 4:32 (= BH צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם).

[חַכִּים₁₄] n.m. wise man (v. BH חכם);—pl. abs. חַכִּימִין Dn 2:21; elsewhere of the class possessed of occult learning in Bab. v 27, emph. -מַיָּא v 13; 5:15; cstr. -מֵי 2:12, 14 + 7 times Dn.

† חָכְמָה n.f. wisdom;—ח׳ abs. Dn 2:30 +, emph. חָכְמְתָא Dn 2:20 +, cstr. חָכְמֶת 5:11; Ezr 7:25;—wisdom, attrib. of God Dn 2:20; of gods 5:11; of man 2:30; of God imparted to man Ezr 7:25 (practical wisdom), Dn 2:21; = occult knowledge (v. foregoing) imparted to men v 23; 5:11, 14.

חֵ֫לֶם₂₂ n.m. Dn 4:2 dream (𝔗 Syriac; v. BH חֲלוֹם, √ II. חלם);—abs. ח׳ Dn 4:2; 7:1; emph. חֶלְמָא 2:4 +; sf. הֶלְמִי 4:6, -מָךְ 2:28; pl. חֶלְמִין 5:12;—dream, as vehicle or revelation Dn 2:4 + 10 times, 4:3 + 6 times, 5:12; to prophet 7:1.

† [חֲלַף] vb. pass (over) (v. BH);—

Pe. c. עַל pers. pass over one (of time): Impf. 3 mpl. יַחְלְפוּן Dn 4:13, 20, 22, 29.

† חֲלָק n.[m.] portion, possession, lot (v. BH);—abs. ח׳ possession in land Ezr 4:16; sf. חֲלָקֵהּ Dn 4:12, 20, i.e. his appointed lot.

† [מַחְלְקָה] n.f. class, division, of priests and Levites (BH מַחֲלֹקֶת);—pl. sf. מַחְלְקָֽתְהוֹן Ezr 6:18.

חֱמָא v. יחם.

† חֲמַר n.m. wine (𝔗 Syriac; BH חֶמֶר (poet. and late), √ I. חמר);—abs. ח׳ Ezr 6:9; 7:22; emph. חַמְרָא Dn 5:1, 2, 4, 23.

† [חִנְטָה] n.f. wheat (v. BH חִטָּה, √ חָנַט; Nö^{LCB, 1896, 703} cp. Egyptian chnt; Old Aramaic has חטה, pl. חטי, Plam. חטא Lzb ²⁷⁹ SAC ⁵¹);—pl. חִנְטִין Ezr 6:9; 7:22.

† [חֲנֻכָּה] n.f. dedication (𝔗; BH id., √ חנך);—cstr. חֲנֻכַּת, of image Dn 3:2, 3; temple Ezr 6:16, 17.

† [חֲנַן] vb. shew favour (v. BH);—

Pe. Inf. c. acc. pers. מִחַן (K^{§ 46, 3 a}) Dn 4:24 (cf. BH Pōʿ. Pr 14:21).

Hithpa. implore favour (of God; so BH Hithp.), Pt. מִתְחַנֵּן Dn 6:12.

† חֲנַנְיָה n.pr.m. (= BH id. 5);—Dn 2:17.

† [חֲסַן] vb.

Haph. take possession of (Syriac be strong, overcome; 𝔗 be strong, take possession of; Egyptian Aramaic Haph. החסן hold property S-C ^{D 2 +}, cf. BH חסן);—Pf. 3 mpl. הֶחֱסִ֫נוּ (K^{§ 38, 3} Kmp ^{ad loc.}) Dn 7:22; Impf. 3 mpl. יַחְסְנוּן (K^{§ 38, 1 b}) v 18 (perhaphs point -סִנוּן).

† [חֵ֫סֶן] n.m. (royal) power;—emph. חִסְנָא Dn 2:37; sf. חִסְנִי 4:27.

† חֲסַף n.[m.] clay, potsherd (𝔗 id.; Chr-Pal. ܚܣܦܐ clay vessel, ܚܨܒܢܐ pl. potsherds Schulth ⁶⁸, Syriac ܚܶܨܦܳܐ potsherd; 𝔗 חַצְבָא, NH חָצָב clay vessel; Assyrian ḫaṣbu, id.; ܚܨܰܦ jar (PS ¹²³⁸), whence Arabic خَزَفٌ pottery Frä ¹⁶⁹, but Sab. חסף jar, according to Hom^{ZMG xlvi (1892), 532}; cf. Ethiopic ܚܶܙܒܳܐ: jar (transp.; Di ¹²⁶⁵); v. BH [חַסְפַּם]);—ח׳ abs. Dn 2:41 (ח׳ דִּי פֶּחָר), חֲסַ֑ף v 33, 42; cstr. ח׳ טִינָא v 41, 43; emph. חַסְפָּא v 34, 35, 43, 45.

† חַסִּר adj. lacking, wanting, deficient (cf. BH חָסֵר);—ח׳ Dn 5:27.

† [חֲצַף] vb.

Haph. shew insolence, harshness (NH חצף Hiph. act insolently, so 𝔗 Aph.; Syriac ܚܳܫܰܚ be audacious);—Pt. f. מַחְצְפָה (K^{§ 33, 2 e)}) Dn 3:22 overbearing (of command), מְהַחְצְפָה 2:15 harsh (id.).

† [חֲרַב] vb. be waste (v. BH II. חרב);—

Hoph. Pf. הָחָרְבַ֑ת Ezr 4:15 city was laid waste.

‡ † חַרְטֹם n.m. magician (BH id., √ I. חרט);—abs. Dn 2:10; pl. abs. חַרְטֻמִּין 2:27; 5:11; emph. -מַּיָּא 4:4, 6.

† [חֲרַךְ] vb. singe (𝔗 Syriac; NH חָרַךְ);—

Hithpa. Pf. 3 ms. הִתְחָרַךְ be singed Dn 3:27 (hair).

† [חֲרַץ] n.[m.] loin (v. BH חָלָץ, √ II. [חָלַץ]);—sf. חַרְצֵהּ Dn 5:6 the joints of his loin (v. קְטַר).

† [חֲשַׁב] vb. think, account (v. BH);—

Pe. Pt. pass. pl. כְּלָה חֲשִׁיבִין Dn 4:32 like those not accounted of, of no account, Bev Dr.

† [חֲשַׁח] vb. need (Assyrian h̬ašâh̬u, crave; Syriac ܚܫܰܚܬܳܐ in need of; not 𝔗);—

Pe. Pt. pl. חָֽשְׁחִין Dn 3:16, sq. Inf. (van d. H., wrongly, חַשׁ׳).

† [חַשְׁחָה] n.f. thing needed (Syriac ܚܫܰܚܬܳܐ; Nö in K ^{p. 175});—pl. חַשְׁחָן Ezr 6:9.

† [חַשְׁחוּ] n.f.coll. things needed, requirement (Syriac id.);—cstr. חַשְׁחוּת בֵּית אֱלָהָךְ Ezr 7:20.

חשׁך (v. BH חֹשֶׁךְ darkness, √ חשׁך).

† [חֲשׁוֹךְ] n.[m.] darkness;—emph. חֲשׁוֹכָא Dn 2:22.

† [חֲשַׁל] vb. shatter by a blow (Assyrian h̬ašâlu, shatter, perhaps thresh; NH חָשַׁל Pi. shatter: JAram. חֲשַׁל forge, hammer, Syriac ܚܫܰܠ forge, furbish; Buhl¹⁴ cp. 𝔗 חוּשְׁלָא barley-groats (as pounded, beaten), and perhaps Assyrian h̬ušlu, barley; Nö^{M 135} cp. Arabic حَسَلَ thrust, drive away (Frey), 𝔗 נַחְשׁוֹל storm(y sea; cf. in Eng. beaten, buffetted by waves; Assyrian loan-word Ba ^{ZA ii. 117}), Syriac ܡܰܚܫܽܘܠ id.);—

Pe. Pt. act. חָשֵׁל Dn 2:40 (acc. rei).

† [חֲתַם] vb. seal (v. BH);—

Pe. Pf. 3 ms. sf. (of stone) חַתְמַהּ Dn 6:18 (ב instr.).