Aramaic שׂ

† שַׂבְּכָא (> van d. H. ס׳, v. Baer) n. [f.] trigon, mus. instr. (whence prob. Gk. σαμβύκη, triang. instr. with four strings, v. Thes LewyFremdw. 161 f. PrinceEB 3238 Dr Dn 3:5; also BH שְׂבָכָה lattice-work, √ שׂבך, cf. Syriac ܣܒܰܟ );—Dn 3:5, 7, 10, 15.

† [שְׂגָא] vb. grow great (𝔗 ס׳, Syriac ܣܐ; v. BH שׂנא (Aramaism in Job));—

Pe. Impf. 3 ms. יִשְׂגֵּא, of injury Ezr 4:22; שְׁלָֽמְכוֹן יִשְׂ׳ Dn 3:31; 6:26.

שַׂגִּיא adj. great, much;—abs. שׂ׳ Dn 2:6 +, fpl. שַׂגִּיאָן 2:48 Ezr 5:11;—

1. great, of image Dn 2:31 (in vision), height of tree 4:7 (id.); of honour 2:6.

2. much, fruit 4:9, 18, flesh 7:5; pl. many, years Ezr 5:11, gifts Dn 2:48.

3. as adv. exceedingly, 2:12; 5:9; 6:15, 24; 7:28.

† [שָֽׂהֲדוּ] n.f. testimony (√ שְׂהַד = 𝔗 סְהַד testify, Syriac ܣܗܶܕ, Arabic شَهِدَ testify, cf. BH [שָׂהֵד] (once, as loan-wd.) KAram. 86; Egyptian Aramaic pl. שהדיא witnesses, Cooke404 S-CA 15 + often);—emph. שָֽׂהֲדוּתָא Gn 31:47 (‖ BH עֵד).

[שׂוּם], שִׂים vb. set, make (v. BH; for Pers. infl. on usage cf. Scheft65);—

Pe. Pf. 3 ms. שָׂם Ezr 5:3 +, sf. שָׂמֵהּ 5:14; 2 ms. שַׂ֫מְתָּ Dn 3:10; 1 s. שָׂ֫מֶת טְעֵם Ezr 6:12; 3 mpl. שָׂמוּ Dn 3:12; Imv. mpl. שִׂ֫ימוּ Ezr 4:21;— 1. make, acc. טְעֵם = make decree Dn 3:10; Ezr 6:1, 12, + vb. fin. v 3, + inf. 4:21; 5:13 and (c. ל pers.) v 3, 9. 2. make, appoint, one’s name Dn 5:12 (2 acc.), one to office Ezr 5:14 (2 acc.). 3. set, fix, acc. בָּל mind, Dn 6:15 (c. inf.); acc. טְעֵם 3:12; 6:14 pay due regard (טְעֵם) to (עַל pers.). Peʿîl. 3 ms. מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם Ezr 4:19 from me a decree is made, so 5:17; 6:8, 11; 7:13, 21; Dn 3:29; 4:3; 6:27; lit. 3 fs. שֻׂמַת (read prob. שִׂימַת K§ 45, Beisp. 1. d)) 6:18 (of stone, עַל loc.).

Hithpe. be made: Impf. 3 ms. יִתְּשָׂם Ezr 4:21 (of decree, טְעֵם c. מִן agent); 3 mpl. יִתְּשָׂמוּן Dn 2:5 subj. rei + n. pred. be made into; Pt. מִתְּשָׂם Ezr 5:8 lit. be set, laid, of wood, ב of wall.

† שְׂטַר n.m. side (Egyptian Aramaic S-CA 5; 𝔗 סְטַר, סִטְרָא, Syriac ܣܶܛܪܳܐ, Chr-Pal. ܣܛܪ SchulthLex. 134, cf. SchwallyIdiot. 62, 122; Arabic شَطْرٌ half);—abs. שׂ׳ Dn 7:5 (of beast in vision).

† [שִׂיב] vb. be hoary (v. BH);—

Pe. Pt. pl. as subst. = elders, term. techn., abs. שָׂבֵי יְהוּדָיֵא Ezr 5:5; 6:7, 8, 14; so emph. שָׂבַיָּא 5:9.

† [שְׂכל] vb.

Hithpa. consider, contemplate (v. BH I. שׂכל);—Pt. מִשְׂתַּכַּל Dn 7:8 (ב rei).

† שָׂכְלְתָנוּ (K§ 61, 4)) n.f. insight;—Dn 5:11, 12, 14.

† [שְׂנָא] vb. hate (𝔗 סְנָא, Syriac ܣܢܳܐ; v. BH שָׂנֵא);—

Pe. Pt. pl. sf. שׂנאיך Kt, שָֽׂנְאָךְ Qr (K§ 53, 2, Anm. b)) Dn 4:16 = thy foes (BH 3, MI4 Sab).

† שְׂעַר n.m. Dn 3:27 hair, of head (𝔗 ס׳, Syriac ܣܐ; v. BH I. שׂער);—cstr. Dn 3:27; 7:9; sf. שַׁעְרֵהּ 4:30.