A Syriac Chrestomathy

sources for syriacists

R4 · nestle-1889-en/r4/g179-pkah-insipid

lemma

unvoc ܦܟܗ
voc ܦܟܰܗ
translit pkah
pos verb, impf. a
gloss_en become insipid, lose the savour
gloss_de kraftlos, dumm werden
root
payne_smith
frequency_rank
layer vocalized Serto

primer_note

'kraftlos, dumm werden' — the German makes it 'become weak, become stupid', the English 'lose the savour'. Matthew 5:13 is behind the English and not behind the German.

source

primer nestle-1889-en
page 179
leaf n268