The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

qym, qymˀ (qyām, qyāmā) v.n. covenant; standing

1 covenant OfA^Eg, Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA. 11QtgJob 35.7=40:28 : היקים קים עמך [=MT הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ]. TgJ Ez11:12 : אֲנָא יוי דְבִקיָמַי לָא הַלֵיכתוּן I am the Lord whose covenant you did not follow. P Gn6:18 : ܘܐܩܝܡ ܩܝܡܝ ܥܡܟ . (a) ordinance BA^Dan, Syr. Dan6:8 : לְקַיָּמָה קְיָם מַלְכָּא to uphold the royal ordinance. P Gn26:5 : ܘܢܛܪ ܂܂܂ ܘܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܘܩܝ̈ܡܝ ܘܢܡܘ̈ܣܝ . (b) sign of the covenant Syr. AphDem11.210:7 : ܟܕ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܘܫܐ܂ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܒܒܣܪܗ ܐܫܬܘܕܥܬ ܕܡܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܘ when she found Moses, she recognized from the sign of the covenant that was on his flesh that he was an Israelite. P 1K(1)8:9 ; .

2 oath OfA^Eg, PTA, Syr. AphDem14.251:2 : ܘܩܝܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ . (a) ܐܲܢ̄ܬܿܲܬ ܩܝܵܡܵܟ : your legal wife Syr. P Dt13:7 : ܐܢܬܬ ܩܝܡܟ your lawful wife.

3 dogma Syr. (a) clerical community Syr. AphDem22.439:18 ; . (a.1) see especially s.v. br qymˀ Syr.

4 standing CPA, Syr. (a) standing position Syr. AphDem22.422:17 : ܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܓܪܗ structure of his body. P Neh13:11 : ܘܐܩܿܝܡܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܗܘܢ . P 2Ch9:4 : ܘܩܝܡ ܡܫܡܫ̈ܢܘܗܝ . (b) stabilty, firm foundation CPA, Syr. TB 1:40.26 : ܠܟܠܗ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܕܝܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܒܪܒܪܝܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܝܡܐ ܘܫܬܐܣܬܐ so that barbarian's entire invention has neither stability nor foundation.

5 dimension Syr. ThbK1 55:16 : ܡܢܘ ܓܘܫܡܐ܀ ܡܕܡ ܕܩܢܼܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܩܝ̈ܡܐ܃ ܐܘܪܟܐ܂ ܥܘܡܩܐ܂ ܦܬܝܐ what is a physical object? something that has the three dimensions: length, depth, and width.

6 station Syr. (a) garrison Syr. P 1S13:23 : ܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ .

7 resurrection Syr. P Lk2:34 : ܘܠܲܩܝܵܡܵܐ ܕܿܣܲܓܼܿܝܸܐܐ̈ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1361[653]; DJPA: 490b; Jastrow: 1359; Payne-Smith: ~3509; J. Payne-Smith: 504; Levy Ch-W: 2:358; Tal Sam: 767a; DCPA[Schulthess]: 371[176];

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Derivatives:

bˁly qymˀ (bˁel qyām, bˁel qyāmā) n.m. confederate

br qymˀ n.m. member of a religious community