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title: צַוַּאר — neck · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: צַוַּאר (lemma:צַוַּאר), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 3 times: neck. BDB 1906: n.m. neck. With 2 verses in Aramaic, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# צַוַּאר

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«צַוַּאר» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: **neck** — 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:** 3 times · **Key:** lemma:צַוַּאר · **BDB:** צַוַּאר

### Glosses

neck (3)

### Meaning (OSHB)

neck [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1510/lemma_3a_5e6_5b7_5d5_5b7_5bc_5d0_5e8/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. neck [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1510/lemma_3a_5e6_5b7_5d5_5b7_5bc_5d0_5e8/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.m. neck (𝔗 Syriac; v. BH sub I. צור);—sf. צַוְּארָךְ Dn 5:16, צַוְּארֵהּ v 7, 29.)

### Jastrow 1903

צַיַּאר: the Neck of Maḥoza [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1510/lemma_3a_5e6_5b7_5d5_5b7_5bc_5d0_5e8/#m3)

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**The whole Jastrow entry:** ; mostly in pl. constr. צַוְּורֵי, צַוְּרֵי. Targ. Is. III, 16. Targ. Y. Gen. XLV, 14. Ib. O. צַוָּארֵיה (ed. Berl. צַוְּרֵיה; ed. Vien. צַוְּארֵיה; v. Berl. Targ. O. II, p. 16); a. fr.—Sabb. 33ᵇ והוו יתבי עד צַוָּארַיְיהוּ וכ׳ (Ms. M. צוארא) they sat in the sand up to their necks; a. fr.—B. Bath. 36ᵃ צואר מחוזא (Ms. O. צוור) the Neck of Maḥoza, name of a valley.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 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: same consonants, part of speech not compared, 0 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (5 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «צַוַּאר» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1510/lemma_3a_5e6_5b7_5d5_5b7_5bc_5d0_5e8/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 5:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.5.29/)

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בֵּאדַ֣יִן ׀ אֲמַ֣ר בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗ר וְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּ לְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙ אַרְגְּוָנָ֔א וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥א דִֽי־דַהֲבָ֖א עַֽל־צַוְּארֵ֑הּ וְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּ עֲל֔וֹהִי דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֵ֥א שַׁלִּ֛יט תַּלְתָּ֖א בְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃

*Word for word:* then he.said Belshazzar and they.clothed (et) Daniel (the) purple and (the) necklace (diy).of (the) gold \[was\].on neck his and they.made.proclamation concerning him (diy).that he.will.be a.ruler third in the kingdom

*JPS 1917:* Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should rule as one of three in the kingdom.

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[Daniel 5:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.5.16/)

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וַאֲנָה֙ שִׁמְעֵ֣ת עֲלָ֔ךְ דִּֽי־תִיכּ֥וּלפִּשְׁרִ֛ין לְמִפְשַׁ֖ר וְקִטְרִ֣ין לְמִשְׁרֵ֑א כְּעַ֡ן הֵן֩ תִּכ֨וּל כְּתָבָ֜א לְמִקְרֵ֗א וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִי אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א תִלְבַּ֗שׁ וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אדִֽי־דַהֲבָא֙ עַֽל־צַוְּארָ֔ךְ וְתַלְתָּ֥א בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א תִּשְׁלַֽט׃פ

*Word for word:* and I I.have.heard concerning you (diy).that you.are.able interpretations to interpret and knots to loosen now if you.will.be.able the writing to read.aloud and interpretation its to make known.to.me (the) purple you.will.be.clothed and (the) necklace (diy).of (the) gold \[will.be\].on neck your and third in the kingdom you.will.rule

*JPS 1917:* But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and loose knots; now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt rule as one of three in the kingdom.'

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