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title: צַד — side · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: צַד (lemma:צַד), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 2 times: side. BDB 1906: side. With 2 verses in Aramaic, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# צַד

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«צַד» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: **side** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 2 times · **Key:** lemma:צַד · **BDB:** צַד

### Glosses

the.side (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

side [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1510/lemma_3a_5e6_5b7_5d3/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

side [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1510/lemma_3a_5e6_5b7_5d3/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.\[m.\] side (very rare in Aramaic; perhaps Hebr., v. BH id., √ צדד);—cstr., c. prep.: לְצ׳ עליא Dn 7:25, i.e. against; מִצּ׳ מַלְכוּתָא 6:5, i.e. arising from, touching.

### Jastrow 1903

צַד: to join side, border in an unusual manner, indirectly [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1510/lemma_3a_5e6_5b7_5d3/#m3)

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**The whole Jastrow entry:** צדד to join; cmp. סַד) side, border. B. Mets. 11ᵃ עומד בצד שדהו he was standing at the border of his field. Snh. IV, 2 in capital cases מתחילין מן הצד they begin to take the votes from the side bench (the junior judges), opp. הגדול. Ib. 36ᵃ (in Chald. dict.) כולהו … מן הצד הוו מתחלי they began all their voting with the youngest; Gitt. 59ᵃ. Snh. 38ᵇ תשובתן בצִידָּן, v. פָּקַר. Gen. R. s. 8 בצִדָּהּ, v. פִּתְחוֹן. Nidd. 22ᵇ מצד אחד, v. פָּנָה. Kidd. 74ᵇ מצידה (Var. in Ar. s. v. צד: מצמדה), v. תַּבְרָא.—B. Mets. 63ᵃ, a. fr. צד אחד בריבית, v. רִבִּית. B. Kam. I, 1, a. fr. הצד השוה שבהן the points common to both, v. הֲרֵי I. Kidd. 78ᵃ, a. e. מה להצד השוה וכ׳ what is the common point? Ib. ומייתי לה במה הצד and proves it by analogy from the common point. Ber. 35ᵃ מה להצד … שכן יש בו צד מזבח what is the common point? that it may eventually be used for the altar?; ואתי נמי זית … צד מזבח and so is ‘olive’ included, which is eventually used on the altar (as oil). B. Mets. 115ᵃ לצד שני another interpretation.—מן הצד sideways, in an unusual manner, indirectly. Sabb. 43ᵇ, v. טִלְטוּל h. Ib. 47ᵇ בנין מן הצד an indirect way of building (putting up a folding bed); a. fr.—כאיזה צד, כאי זה צד, כיזה צד, v. כֵּיצַד.—Pl. v. צְדָד

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates); Jastrow: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (18 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «צַד» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1510/lemma_3a_5e6_5b7_5d3/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 7:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.7.25/)

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וּמִלִּ֗ין לְצַ֤ד עִלָּאָה֙ יְמַלִּ֔ל וּלְקַדִּישֵׁ֥י עֶלְיוֹנִ֖ין יְבַלֵּ֑א וְיִסְבַּ֗ר לְהַשְׁנָיָה֙ זִמְנִ֣ין וְדָ֔ת וְיִתְיַהֲב֣וּן בִּידֵ֔הּ עַד־עִדָּ֥ן וְעִדָּנִ֖ין וּפְלַ֥ג עִדָּֽן׃

*Word for word:* and words to the.side of the.Most.High he.will.speak and.(et) the.holy \[ones\] of.the.Most.High he.will.wear.out and he.will.think to change appointed.times and law and they.will.be.given in hand his until a.time and times and half of.a.time

*JPS 1917:* And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the seasons and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.

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[Daniel 6:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.6.5/)

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אֱדַ֨יִן סָֽרְכַיָּ֜א וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֗א הֲו֨וֹ בָעַ֧יִן עִלָּ֛ה לְהַשְׁכָּחָ֥ה לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל מִצַּ֣ד מַלְכוּתָ֑א וְכָל־עִלָּ֨ה וּשְׁחִיתָ֜ה לָא־יָכְלִ֣ין לְהַשְׁכָּחָ֗ה כָּל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּֽי־מְהֵימַ֣ן ה֔וּא וְכָל־שָׁלוּ֙ וּשְׁחִיתָ֔ה לָ֥א הִשְׁתְּכַ֖חַת עֲלֽוֹהִי׃

*Word for word:* then the overseers and the satraps they.were seeking an.occasion to find to Daniel from the.side of the.kingdom and any occasion and corruption not \[they.were\].able to find as to because that \[was\].trustworthy he and any negligence and corruption not it.was.found concerning him

*JPS 1917:* Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

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