ערק

עֲרַקch. (preced.; cmp. ברח) to flee, run. Targ. Gen. 14:10; a. fr.B. Mets.84a אבוך ע׳ … ואת עֲרִיק ללודקיא (Ms. M. ברח) thy father fled (from persecution) to A., flee thou to Laodicea; Y.Maasr.III, 50d bot. עד דעַרְקַתוכ׳ (I shall call thee so,) until thou runnest away and goest Gen. R. s. 31 (עָרְקִין) עֲרִיקִין הוינן מן קומיוכ׳ we were fugitives from a (Roman) troop, and living in , v. בְּטִיטָא; Y.Pes.I, beg.27a כד הוינן ערקיןוכ׳. Ab. Zar.16a דכי שלים … מֵעֲרַק עַרְקֵי for when their weapons (missiles) are spent, they run away (and do not attack with their shields). Y.Sabb.XVI, end, 15d פריס … ונורא עַרְקָא מינה he spread his cloak …, and the fire fled from it (v. גָּדִישָׁא); a. fr.Gitt.78a, v. עֲדַק. Pa. עָרֵק, עַרֵק, 1) to put to flight, chase. Targ. Deut. 32:30 יְעָרְקוּן (not יֶעֶרְ׳, יְעִירְ׳). Targ. Prov. 19:26 מְעָרֵיק (ed. Wil. מְעַרֵ׳; some ed. מַעֲרִיק Af.); a. e. 2) to save. Targ. Jud. 6:11 לעָרָקָא (ed. Wil. לַעֲרָ׳ Af.). Af. אַעֲרִיק same. Targ. Job 41:20 יַעֲרִיק׳ (ed. יְעַרְק׳ Pa.). Targ. Prov. 16:28 מַעֲרִיקוכ׳ causes his friend to flee (him) (Var. מעדיק, v. עֲדַק); a. e., v. supra.