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זקף (a/o) vb. to lift, raise up (→ זקף ; CPA ܙܩܧ LSp 57, SA סקף Ham 572:90) Pe. to lift, raise up: a. general: שרעון וזקפון they fell, and he lifted them up Bes 60c(53) // BR 1241:10; Ber 6b(13) // Naz 56a(57) // BR 1238:9 // KohR 18d(22); דזקפית ידי בשבועה for which I raised my hand in an oath TN Ex 6:8; ib. 17:11; Lev 9:22; זק{י}<ו>ף אצבע<ת>ך raise up your fingers MS 55c(6); part.pass. sg. זהרה זקיף לדרומה the moon('s crescent) is poised to the south SYAP 36:9 [\≠ רכין ]; <בקומה> זקיפה of upright stature TN Lev 26:13; pl. ועיני לאה הוויין זקיפן בצלו Leah's eyes were raised in prayer TN Gen 29:17; ib. Ex 17:12; b. of cantillation (cf. Sy, LS 204, mng. 1.f): קדמיה זקף לרומה ותינ׳ תביר לתהומא the first one lifts up high; the other is broken to the abyss MMDam Lev 23:12; ib. Gen 41:9; part.pass. ib. Ex 14:27 [\≠ רכין ]Itpe. to stand erect: אזדקפת TN Gen 37:7 [H נצבה ]; דאיקונין דיעקב הוה מזדקף לקיבליה Jacob's image stood before him SYAP 11:30
