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ܛܥܝ T-E-Y — err, go astray

Semantic field: deviation, wandering astray, transgression

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܛܥܝ (ṭʿy) is a deeply embodied and spatial word: it describes the traveler who loses the path, the animal that strays from the flock, the human wandering directionless through the wilderne… Explore this root →

תָּעָה ta'aתּוֹעֶה to'eטָעוּת ta'út طَغَى taghaطَائِع tā'i'طَغْوَى ṭaġwá

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be weak

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܚܠܫܐ	ḥlšʾ khlsh'	be weak	James 2:20

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
חָלַשׁ	khalash	to be weak
חַלָּשׁ	ḥallāsh	weak, thin
חֻלְשָׁה	ḥulshā	weakness
הִתְחַלֵּשׁ	hitḥallēsh	to become weak

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
خَلِيش	khalīsh	weak, sickly
خَلاَشَة	ḫalāšah	weakness
اِنْخَلَشَ	inḫalasha	to become weak