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יָשַׁר(b. h.; cmp. אָשַׁר) to be firm, strong, healthy; to be straight, right. יִישַׁר כֹּחֲךָ or חֵילְךָ ‘may thy strength (health) be firm, a phrase of approval and thanks. Sabb.87a, a. fr. (play on אֲשֶׁר, Ex. 34:1) י׳ כ׳ ששברת, be thanked for having broken (the tablets). Gen. R. s. 54 (play on וישרנה, 1 Sam. 6:12) י׳ חילכם; a. e.(יֵשַׁר) יִישַׁר (sub. כחך) thanks! right! Ber.42b; Sabb.53a; Erub.32b; a. fr.Cmp. אַיְשַׁר. Pi. יִישֵּׁר, יִשֵּׁ׳ to straighten, direct, to make firm. Ex. R. s. 1 (ref. to יֵשֶׁר, 1 Chr. 2:18) זה כלב שיי׳ את עצמו that is Caleb who kept himself straight (did not yield to the rest of the spies). Num. R. s. 8 (ref. to Ps. 50:23 ושם דרך) המְיַישֵּׁר אורחותיווכ׳ he who directs his ways straight (pays regard to his doings).Part. pass. מְיוּשָּׁר, f. מְיוּשֶּׁרֶת. Pirké dR. El. ch. 10 דרכי מי׳ לפני my way is levelled before me.Meg.18b (ref. to יישרו, Prov. 4:25) מְיוּשָּׁיִין הן אצלוכ׳ they remain firm with (in the memory of)

יָשַׁר(b. h.; cmp. אָשַׁר) to be firm, strong, healthy; to be straight, right. יִישַׁר כֹּחֲךָ or חֵילְךָ ‘may thy strength (health) be firm, a phrase of approval and thanks. Sabb.87a, a. fr. (play on אֲשֶׁר, Ex. 34:1) י׳ כ׳ ששברת, be thanked for having broken (the tablets). Gen. R. s. 54 (play on וישרנה, 1 Sam. 6:12) י׳ חילכם; a. e.(יֵשַׁר) יִישַׁר (sub. כחך) thanks! right! Ber.42b; Sabb.53a; Erub.32b; a. fr.Cmp. אַיְשַׁר. Pi. יִישֵּׁר, יִשֵּׁ׳ to straighten, direct, to make firm. Ex. R. s. 1 (ref. to יֵשֶׁר, 1 Chr. 2:18) זה כלב שיי׳ את עצמו that is Caleb who kept himself straight (did not yield to the rest of the spies). Num. R. s. 8 (ref. to Ps. 50:23 ושם דרך) המְיַישֵּׁר אורחותיווכ׳ he who directs his ways straight (pays regard to his doings).Part. pass. מְיוּשָּׁר, f. מְיוּשֶּׁרֶת. Pirké dR. El. ch. 10 דרכי מי׳ לפני my way is levelled before me.Meg.18b (ref. to יישרו, Prov. 4:25) מְיוּשָּׁיִין הן אצלוכ׳ they remain firm with (in the memory of)

סָבַל(b. h.) to carry a load; to sustain; to endure. Lev. R. s. 4, end הנפש הזו סוֹבֶלֶת … והקב״ה סוֹבֵל את עולמו the soul supports the body, and the Lord sustains his world; (Tanḥ. Ḥayé 3 משמרת … משמר). Pes.113b ארבעה אין … סוֹבַלְתָּן there are four things which the mind (of man) cannot endure. Gen. R. s. 22 (ref. to Gen. 4:13) לעליונים … אתה סובל ולפשעי אין אתה סובל thou bearest those on high and those below, and my trespass thou wilt not bear? Y.R. Hash. II, end, 58b (ref. to Ps. 144:14 אלופינו מסבלים) בשעה שהגדולים סוֹבְלִין אתוכ׳ when the great bear the small (take care of them), there is no breach ; ib. בשעה שהקטנים סובליןוכ׳ when the small bear the great (respect their superiority), there is ; Yalk. Ps. 888; Ruth R. introd. ( ושם). Ex. R. s. 5 סָבְלוּ מכות they endured maltreatment; a. fr.Y.Peah I, 16b הפורק … ואיני סוֹבְלָהּ he who throws off the yoke, that is, he who says, there is a law, but I will not bear it. Pi. סִיבֵּל to load. Part. pass. מְסוּבָּל. Ber.17a (ref. to Ps. l. c.) מְסוּבָּלִים במצות laden with good deeds; מס׳ בייסורים laden with pains. Yalk. Deut. 963 מסובלים כספםוכ׳ (Deut. R. s. 11 היו סובלים) carrying their silver and their gold; a. e.

סָבַל(b. h.) to carry a load; to sustain; to endure. Lev. R. s. 4, end הנפש הזו סוֹבֶלֶת … והקב״ה סוֹבֵל את עולמו the soul supports the body, and the Lord sustains his world; (Tanḥ. Ḥayé 3 משמרת … משמר). Pes.113b ארבעה אין … סוֹבַלְתָּן there are four things which the mind (of man) cannot endure. Gen. R. s. 22 (ref. to Gen. 4:13) לעליונים … אתה סובל ולפשעי אין אתה סובל thou bearest those on high and those below, and my trespass thou wilt not bear? Y.R. Hash. II, end, 58b (ref. to Ps. 144:14 אלופינו מסבלים) בשעה שהגדולים סוֹבְלִין אתוכ׳ when the great bear the small (take care of them), there is no breach ; ib. בשעה שהקטנים סובליןוכ׳ when the small bear the great (respect their superiority), there is ; Yalk. Ps. 888; Ruth R. introd. ( ושם). Ex. R. s. 5 סָבְלוּ מכות they endured maltreatment; a. fr.Y.Peah I, 16b הפורק … ואיני סוֹבְלָהּ he who throws off the yoke, that is, he who says, there is a law, but I will not bear it. Pi. סִיבֵּל to load. Part. pass. מְסוּבָּל. Ber.17a (ref. to Ps. l. c.) מְסוּבָּלִים במצות laden with good deeds; מס׳ בייסורים laden with pains. Yalk. Deut. 963 מסובלים כספםוכ׳ (Deut. R. s. 11 היו סובלים) carrying their silver and their gold; a. e.

קָטַף(b. h.; cmp. קטע, קטל, a. גדף) to cut, break off, pluck. Lam. R. to I, 12, v. עוֹלֵלָה.Part. pass. קָטוּף; f. קְטוּפָה. Ber.47a; Tosef.Meg.IV (III), 27, a. e. אמן ק׳, v. infra.Pirké dR. El. ch. XXIX עוללות קְטוּפִין premature (undeveloped) grapes. Nif. נִקְטָף, Hithpa. הִתְקטֵּף to be plucked, broken off. Tosef. l. c. העונה אמן … קטופה יִקָּטְפוּ שנותיו he who pronounces a broken Amen (v. אָמֵן II), his years shall be broken off; Ber. l. c. יִתְקַטְּפוּ; Y. ib. VIII, end, 12c תִּקָּטֵף נשמתו his soul shall be plucked off (he shall die before his time). Pl. קִיטֵּף 1) same. Esth. R. to I, 9, v. עוֹלֵלָה.Esp. ק׳ בעוללות ( to do plucking among the small single bunches, to initiate persecution with attempts to destroy the young generation. Gen. R. s. 42 הראשון התחיל מְקַטֵּף בע׳וכ׳ the first enemy began with breaking off the young bunches, the second with thinning the clusters (v. זִּנֵּב) ; Lev. R. s. 11; Ruth R. introd. ( ושם האיש).Nidd.66b בנתר משום דמקטף she must not wash her head with natron, because it plucks (uproots) the weakly rooted hairs (which left on the head prevent the water from immediate contact with the body; v. חוּץ); a. fr.Trnsf. (of fire) to creep along the ground of a field, opp. קָדַח. Y.B. Kam.VI, 5c top במְקַטֶּפֶת (Bab. ib. 61a בנכפפת), v. קָדַח. 2) to tear in pieces a lump of dough to form cakes, for which purpose the kneader moistens his hands with water, oil ; hence: to form dough and smoothen its surface. Y.Pes.II, end, 29c אין לשין … אבל מְקַטְּפִיןוכ׳ you must not knead unleavened bread (for the Passover night) with liquors (juice of fruit, oil) but you may form it with liquors; Bab. ib. 36a. Ib. את שלשין בו מקטפין בו only such liquid as may be used for kneading, should be used for forming. Ib. 42a אחד שמְקַטֶּפֶתוכ׳ one vessel in which she dips her hand when forming the cakes, and another ; a. e.Part. pass. מְקוּטָּף; f. מְקוּטֶּפֶת broken off, nipped Midr. Till. to Ps. 73:4 האשה … אחת מק׳ ואחת מעוכה ed. Bub. (ed. מעוסה, corr. acc.) when a woman spins a yarn, once a thread is broken (and must be knotted), and once it is rubbed off (crumbled, too thin). Gen. R. s. 99 יצא … ואזניו מק׳ Reuben came forth with his ears clipped (his pride humbled); (comment.: his ears hanging down like a nipped plant, i. e. saddened).

קָטַף(b. h.; cmp. קטע, קטל, a. גדף) to cut, break off, pluck. Lam. R. to I, 12, v. עוֹלֵלָה.Part. pass. קָטוּף; f. קְטוּפָה. Ber.47a; Tosef.Meg.IV (III), 27, a. e. אמן ק׳, v. infra.Pirké dR. El. ch. XXIX עוללות קְטוּפִין premature (undeveloped) grapes. Nif. נִקְטָף, Hithpa. הִתְקטֵּף to be plucked, broken off. Tosef. l. c. העונה אמן … קטופה יִקָּטְפוּ שנותיו he who pronounces a broken Amen (v. אָמֵן II), his years shall be broken off; Ber. l. c. יִתְקַטְּפוּ; Y. ib. VIII, end, 12c תִּקָּטֵף נשמתו his soul shall be plucked off (he shall die before his time). Pl. קִיטֵּף 1) same. Esth. R. to I, 9, v. עוֹלֵלָה.Esp. ק׳ בעוללות ( to do plucking among the small single bunches, to initiate persecution with attempts to destroy the young generation. Gen. R. s. 42 הראשון התחיל מְקַטֵּף בע׳וכ׳ the first enemy began with breaking off the young bunches, the second with thinning the clusters (v. זִּנֵּב) ; Lev. R. s. 11; Ruth R. introd. ( ושם האיש).Nidd.66b בנתר משום דמקטף she must not wash her head with natron, because it plucks (uproots) the weakly rooted hairs (which left on the head prevent the water from immediate contact with the body; v. חוּץ); a. fr.Trnsf. (of fire) to creep along the ground of a field, opp. קָדַח. Y.B. Kam.VI, 5c top במְקַטֶּפֶת (Bab. ib. 61a בנכפפת), v. קָדַח. 2) to tear in pieces a lump of dough to form cakes, for which purpose the kneader moistens his hands with water, oil ; hence: to form dough and smoothen its surface. Y.Pes.II, end, 29c אין לשין … אבל מְקַטְּפִיןוכ׳ you must not knead unleavened bread (for the Passover night) with liquors (juice of fruit, oil) but you may form it with liquors; Bab. ib. 36a. Ib. את שלשין בו מקטפין בו only such liquid as may be used for kneading, should be used for forming. Ib. 42a אחד שמְקַטֶּפֶתוכ׳ one vessel in which she dips her hand when forming the cakes, and another ; a. e.Part. pass. מְקוּטָּף; f. מְקוּטֶּפֶת broken off, nipped Midr. Till. to Ps. 73:4 האשה … אחת מק׳ ואחת מעוכה ed. Bub. (ed. מעוסה, corr. acc.) when a woman spins a yarn, once a thread is broken (and must be knotted), and once it is rubbed off (crumbled, too thin). Gen. R. s. 99 יצא … ואזניו מק׳ Reuben came forth with his ears clipped (his pride humbled); (comment.: his ears hanging down like a nipped plant, i. e. saddened).

קָרַע(b. h.) to tear, split; esp. to rend the garment in mourning. Kel. XVI, 5 עד שיִקְרְעֶנּוּ (Mish. ed. שיַקְרִיעֶנּוּ Hif.) until he tears the bale open. M. Kat. 22b על כל … אינו קוֹרֵעַ אלא עליון for all dead (except parents) … one must rend only the upper garment. Ib. האשה קוֹרַעַתוכ׳ a woman (mourning for her parents) rends the lower garment and puts it back in its place, and then rends the upper garment. Snh.60a אחד השומע … חייב לִקְרוֹעַ both he that hears a blasphemy directly, and he that hears it from one that heard it (and reports as witness before court) must rend his garment; a. v. fr.Part. pass. קָרוּעַ; pl. קְרוּעִים, קְרוּעִין. M. Kat. 26b היוצא בבגד ק׳וכ׳ he that marches before a corpse with a garment rent (for a previous case) robs (deceives) the dead and the living. Ib. a (ref. to 2 Kings 2:12) ק׳ ועומדים לשנים remaining always rent in two; ib. 22b (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 4); Snh. l. c.; a. fr. Pi. קֵרֵעַ 1) same. M. Kat. 26b ואין מְקָרְעִין בפניו you must not rend your garment in his (the sick mans) presence. Ib. מקרעין לקטןוכ׳ we rend a minors garment in order to make him feel sad; ib. 14b. R. Hash. 16b ארבעה … מקרעין גזרוכ׳ four things cause an evil decree passed on man to be torn (cancelled), they are: charity, prayer ; a. fr. 2) (cmp. גָּרַע) to scrape, to mark the outlines of letters by abrasion. Gitt.19b עדים … מקרעין להםוכ׳ for witnesses that know not how to sign their names, grooves are made on blank paper, and they fill the grooves out with ink; ib. 9b; Y. ib. II, 44b top ומְקָרֵעַ; (Tosaf. to Gitt.9b: you cut the names out on blank paper and put it on the document, and the witnesses fill the cuts out) Tosef.Sabb.XI (XII), 8, contrad. fr. ושם; a. e. Nif. נִקְרַע to be torn; to be cut open, be operated upon by a section. Yeb.VIII, 6, a. e. טומטוםשנ׳, v. טוּמְטוּם. Bekh.42b שמא יִקָּרֵעַוכ׳ he may have an operation performed, and be found a eunuch; Tosef.Yeb.XI, 1; Yeb.83b. B. Bath. 168b נ׳ פסול נִתְקָרֵעַ כשר if a document is found torn, it is invalid; if it appears torn by accident, it is valid as evidence; ib. נ׳ קֶרַע של בית דין נתק׳וכ׳ miḳrʿa refers to the rent as made in court for cancellation, nithḳareʿa refers to a rent different from the manner customary in court; Y.Gitt.II, 44b; a. e. Nithpa. נִתְקָרֵעַ to become torn, v. supra.

קָרַע(b. h.) to tear, split; esp. to rend the garment in mourning. Kel. XVI, 5 עד שיִקְרְעֶנּוּ (Mish. ed. שיַקְרִיעֶנּוּ Hif.) until he tears the bale open. M. Kat. 22b על כל … אינו קוֹרֵעַ אלא עליון for all dead (except parents) … one must rend only the upper garment. Ib. האשה קוֹרַעַתוכ׳ a woman (mourning for her parents) rends the lower garment and puts it back in its place, and then rends the upper garment. Snh.60a אחד השומע … חייב לִקְרוֹעַ both he that hears a blasphemy directly, and he that hears it from one that heard it (and reports as witness before court) must rend his garment; a. v. fr.Part. pass. קָרוּעַ; pl. קְרוּעִים, קְרוּעִין. M. Kat. 26b היוצא בבגד ק׳וכ׳ he that marches before a corpse with a garment rent (for a previous case) robs (deceives) the dead and the living. Ib. a (ref. to 2 Kings 2:12) ק׳ ועומדים לשנים remaining always rent in two; ib. 22b (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 4); Snh. l. c.; a. fr. Pi. קֵרֵעַ 1) same. M. Kat. 26b ואין מְקָרְעִין בפניו you must not rend your garment in his (the sick mans) presence. Ib. מקרעין לקטןוכ׳ we rend a minors garment in order to make him feel sad; ib. 14b. R. Hash. 16b ארבעה … מקרעין גזרוכ׳ four things cause an evil decree passed on man to be torn (cancelled), they are: charity, prayer ; a. fr. 2) (cmp. גָּרַע) to scrape, to mark the outlines of letters by abrasion. Gitt.19b עדים … מקרעין להםוכ׳ for witnesses that know not how to sign their names, grooves are made on blank paper, and they fill the grooves out with ink; ib. 9b; Y. ib. II, 44b top ומְקָרֵעַ; (Tosaf. to Gitt.9b: you cut the names out on blank paper and put it on the document, and the witnesses fill the cuts out) Tosef.Sabb.XI (XII), 8, contrad. fr. ושם; a. e. Nif. נִקְרַע to be torn; to be cut open, be operated upon by a section. Yeb.VIII, 6, a. e. טומטוםשנ׳, v. טוּמְטוּם. Bekh.42b שמא יִקָּרֵעַוכ׳ he may have an operation performed, and be found a eunuch; Tosef.Yeb.XI, 1; Yeb.83b. B. Bath. 168b נ׳ פסול נִתְקָרֵעַ כשר if a document is found torn, it is invalid; if it appears torn by accident, it is valid as evidence; ib. נ׳ קֶרַע של בית דין נתק׳וכ׳ miḳrʿa refers to the rent as made in court for cancellation, nithḳareʿa refers to a rent different from the manner customary in court; Y.Gitt.II, 44b; a. e. Nithpa. נִתְקָרֵעַ to become torn, v. supra.

רַקַּת(b. h.) pr. n. pl. Rakkath, a fortified town of Naftali. Meg.6a ר׳ זר ציפורי … כרקתאוכ׳ R. is Sepphoris, and its name was Rakkath, because it lies high like the banks of a river. Ib. ר׳ זו טבריא R. is Tiberias. Ib. איכא …ר׳ לאו טבריא היאוכ׳ is there any one that can say, R. is not Tiberias? when one dies here (in Babylonia), do they not eulogize him there in (Tiberias): גרול הוא בששך ושם לו בר׳ he was great in Sheshakh (Babylonia), and had a name in Rakkath? Ib. יושביר׳ צאווכ׳ citizens of R., go forth and receive the dead of the valley (Babylonia); a. e.

רַקַּת(b. h.) pr. n. pl. Rakkath, a fortified town of Naftali. Meg.6a ר׳ זר ציפורי … כרקתאוכ׳ R. is Sepphoris, and its name was Rakkath, because it lies high like the banks of a river. Ib. ר׳ זו טבריא R. is Tiberias. Ib. איכא …ר׳ לאו טבריא היאוכ׳ is there any one that can say, R. is not Tiberias? when one dies here (in Babylonia), do they not eulogize him there in (Tiberias): גרול הוא בששך ושם לו בר׳ he was great in Sheshakh (Babylonia), and had a name in Rakkath? Ib. יושביר׳ צאווכ׳ citizens of R., go forth and receive the dead of the valley (Babylonia); a. e.