*ʾVlVṣ-: 'press, urge'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	ʔlṣ pi. (HALOT 60)	HALOT 60	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ʔelaṣ 'press, urge, compel; straiten, afflict' (Payne Smith 18)	Payne Smith 18

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HALOT 60 also cites Mandaic 'to press' and Jewish Aramaic, Syriac nouns 'distress'.

Updated 22 October 2026