דחל
Aramaic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də.ˈħal/
Verb
דְּחַל • (dəḥal)
- to fear
- Tanach, Genesis 15:1:
- בָּתַר פִּתְגָּמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין הֲוָה פִּתְגָּמָא דַיְיָ עִם אַבְרָם בִּנְבוּאָה לְמֵימָר לָא תִדְחַל אַבְרָם מֵימְרִי תְּקוֹף לָךְ אַגְרָךְ סַגִּי לַחֲדָא:
- bāṯar piṯgāmayyā ha'illēn hăwā piṯgāmā ḏa'YHWH ʿim aḇrām bi'nḇu'ā lə'mēmār lā ṯiḏḥal aḇrām mēmrī təqōp̄ lāḵ aḡrāḵ sagī la'ḥăḏā
- After these events, the word of Adonoy came to Avram in a vision, saying: Fear not Avram, I am your shield, your reward is very great.
- to revere, to be in awe of
Descendants
- Classical Syriac: ܕܚܠ (dəḥel)