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view the base lemma | mhymn
(mhay/ēman)
adj.
trustworthy, faithful |
| Q p.p (or active? see note) |
1
trustworthy, faithful, reliable
Com.
Dan2:45 : יַצִּיב חֶלְמָא וּמְהֵימַן פִּשְרֵהּ
the dream is certain and its interpretation is reliable.
P Is33:16 : ܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ
its waters are reliable.
BTŠvu 46b(22) : איניש דמהימן הוא
a person who is trustworthy.
(b)
+ ܐ̄ܢܵܐ : I am permitted
Syr.
ICor9:17 : ܡܗܲܝܡܲܢ ܐ̱ܢܵܐ
.
(b)
trustee
Syr.
Jul 37:5 : ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܘܩܝܘ̈ܡܐ ܥܠ ܐܘ̈ܣܝܣ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܠܓܘ ܘܕܠܒܪ
they set up trustees and overseers over their internal and external holdings.
P Gn37:36 : ܦܘܛܝܦܪ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ
.
(b.1)
a title: translating Hebrew סריס, as in Hebrew and Akkadian not always literally a eunuch
Hatran, Syr.
P 1K(1)22:9
[MT סָרִיס אֶחָד].
P Mt19:12 : ܡܗܲܝܡܢܸܐ̈܂ ܕܿܡܸܢ ܟܿܲܪܣܵܐ ܕܸܿܐܡܗܘܼܢ ܐܸܬܼܼܝܠܸܕܼܘ
.
IshDan 102(29) : ܪܒ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ܂ ܗܢܘ܂ ܪܫܢܐ ܕܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ܂ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܙܢܝ̈ܐ ܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ܃ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܡܣܪ̈ܣܐ
chief of the trustees [MT רַב סָרִיסָיו], that is to say chief of the š-officials, for the word mhymn is said of two kinds, š-officials and literal eunuchs.
2
believer
CPA, Syr, JBA.
P Acts16:1 : ܚܕܼܵܐ ܡܗܲܝܡܲܢܬܿܵܐ
.
BTŠab 97a(10) : וגליא קמי קודשא בריך הוא דהוו מהימני
it is clear to God that they were believers.
3
as an interjection: by faith! (for Hebrew נאם)
Sam.
SamTgJ Gen22:16 : בי אשתבעת מהימן יהוה
.
4
deposit
Sam.
Some unvocalized forms in the sense "believer" may also be interpreted as active participles instead, and they are so separated by some lexicographers.
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