hull space

חָלָלIII m. (חָלַל) 1) cavity, empty space, hollow; throat; inside. Ukts. II, 8 ממעך את חֲלָלָהּ you squeeze its cavity (compress it); Y.Yoma VIII, 44d bot. (v. Löw, Pfl. p. 12 3). Ab. Zar.28a מכה של ח׳ an internal sore (as in the mouth, throat). Y. ib. II, 40d top; Y.Sabb.XIV, 14d top כל שהוא מן הח׳ ולפניםוכ׳ whatever is in the throat and farther inside may be cured on the Sabbath, opp. to מן השפה; cmp. Sot.45b quot. s. v. חָלָל I. Ḥull.III, 1 if the heart is perforated לבית חֲלָלוֹ up to its chamber. Ber.19b ח׳ טפח a hollow space of one hand-breadth. Ḥull.44b. Pes.54a חֲלָלָהּ the formation of its interior; a. fr.Pl. חֲלָלִים. Ber.60b, v. חָלוּל. 2) (cmp. חַלְחוֹלִית) intricacy, devices. Sabb.11a חֲלָלָהּ של רשות the devices of political government.

חָלָלIII m. (חָלַל) 1) cavity, empty space, hollow; throat; inside. Ukts. II, 8 ממעך את חֲלָלָהּ you squeeze its cavity (compress it); Y.Yoma VIII, 44d bot. (v. Löw, Pfl. p. 12 3). Ab. Zar.28a מכה של ח׳ an internal sore (as in the mouth, throat). Y. ib. II, 40d top; Y.Sabb.XIV, 14d top כל שהוא מן הח׳ ולפניםוכ׳ whatever is in the throat and farther inside may be cured on the Sabbath, opp. to מן השפה; cmp. Sot.45b quot. s. v. חָלָל I. Ḥull.III, 1 if the heart is perforated לבית חֲלָלוֹ up to its chamber. Ber.19b ח׳ טפח a hollow space of one hand-breadth. Ḥull.44b. Pes.54a חֲלָלָהּ the formation of its interior; a. fr.Pl. חֲלָלִים. Ber.60b, v. חָלוּל. 2) (cmp. חַלְחוֹלִית) intricacy, devices. Sabb.11a חֲלָלָהּ של רשות the devices of political government.

עֲבוֹדָהf. (b. h. עֲבֹדָה; עָבַד) work, labor, service, attendance, esp. 1) (in agric.) space required for attending to a plant. Kil. VI, 1, a. e. (כדי ע׳) נותנין לו את עֲבוֹדָתוֹ we must allow it (the vine) its space (within which no other seed should be planted). Ib. וכמה היא עֲבוֹדַת הגפן and how large is the space for the vine? B. Bath.83a כדי עבודת הכרם as much space as is required for attending to the vineyard. Tosef.Kil.II, 7 עבודת ירק בירק אחר the space to be left between one vegetable and another; a. fr. 2) service, agricultural implements, working cattle Gen. R. s. 42 (ref. to אָכְלָם, Gen. 14:11) זו ע׳ this means their agricultural service. 3) manual labor; servitude, service. Men.109b, v. שֵׁירוּת. R. Hash. 11a בר״ה בטלה ע׳ מאבותינווכ׳ on the New Years Day (prior to going out of Egypt) our ancestors in Egypt were freed from servitude; a. e. 4) divine service, priests service; worship. Y.Kidd.I, 59d top וייפסל מן הע׳ and he (the priest) will be made unfit for service. Tosef.Shek. III, 26; Ḥull.24a כ״ה ללמוד ושלשים לע׳ twenty-five years is the age for apprenticeship, and thirty years for practical service. Ib. הע׳ בכתף the service of carrying the Tabernacle on the shoulder. Men. l. c. אלמדך סדר ע׳ I will teach thee the order of the priestly service. Yoma 32a המשנה מע׳ לע׳ he who goes from one function of the Temple service to another. Ib. עבודת היום בבגדיוכ׳ the special service of the Day of Atonement is performed in white garments. Ib. 39b הגרלה לאו ע׳ היא casting lots is no special function. Ib. III, 3 אין אדם נכנס לעזרה לע׳וכ׳ no one must enter the Temple court for worship, unless Snh.VII, 6 (60b) זו היא עֲבוֹדָתוֹ (not עבודתה) this is the form of worshipping that deity; a. fr.Trnsf. the emoluments of the officiating priest. B. Kam. 109b, sq. עֲבוֹדָתָהּ ועורהוכ׳ (not עבודתו) the gifts for officiating at its offering and its hide belong to In gen. divine worship, prayer. Ab. I, 2. Taan.2a (ref. to Deut. 11:13) איזו היא ע׳ שבלב … זו תפלה what is meant by the service of the heart? Prayer. Arakh.11a (ref. to Deut. 28:47) איזו היא ע׳ … זה שירה what is the service in joy and cheerfulness of the heart? It is song. Ib. (ref. to Num. 4:47) איזו היא ע׳ שצריכה ע׳וכ׳ what service is that which requires (accompanies) sacrificial service? It is song; a. fr.הָעֲ׳ by the worship!, for ‘by God! Yeb.32b. Sifra Kdosh., Par. 2, ch. 4; a. fr.Esp. ‘Ăbodah, the first of the last three sections of the Prayer of Benedictions (תְּפִלָּה), containing the prayer for the restoration of the Temple service. Ber.29b טעה … בע׳ חוזר לע׳ if he failed to insert the prayer for the New Moon Day in the ‘Ăbodah, he must begin the ‘Ă. anew; נזכר בהודאה חוזר לע׳ if he recalls the omission while reading the Hodaah (the second of the last three sections), he must begin Y. ib. IV, 8a bot. כל דבר שהוא לַבָּא אומרה בע׳ whatever prayer refers to the future is inserted in the ‘A.Meg.18a כיון שבאת תפלה באת ע׳ when you speak of prayer (praying that your prayer be acceptable), comes the prayer for the restoration of the Temple service. Ib. ע׳ והודאה חדאוכ׳ ‘Ăb. and Hodaah are one thing (belong together); a. fr. 5) ע׳ זָרָה (abbrev. ע״ז) idolatry, mostly used for idol, heathen deity, interch. in editions with עֲבוֹדַת אֱלִילִים (abbrev. ע״א) and עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת (abbrev. עכ״ום, עכומ״ז). B. Bath. 110a תעשה כהן לע״א thou (Jonathan, grandson of Moses) to be a priest of idolatry?; כך מקובלני … ישכיר אדם עצמו לע״ז וכ׳ I have a tradition from my grandfather, a man should rather hire himself out for ‘strange service, than be dependent on man; הוא סבר לע״ז ממש … אלא ע׳ שזרה לו he thought it meant real strange service (idolatry), but it means ‘for labor strange to him (beneath his station). Snh.V, 1 (40a) העובד עכ״ום את מי עבדוכ׳ (Mish. ed. העובד כוכביםוכ׳) in the case of one accused of idolatry, (the witnesses are asked,) whom (what special deity) did he worship? and in what manner did he worship? Ab. Zar.11b בתיע״א idolatrous temples (and fairs connected therewith); a. v. fr.‘Ăbodah Zarah, name of a treatise of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud Babli a. Yrushalmi, of the Order of Nziḳin.Pl. עֲבוֹדוֹת. sifra Shmini, Miliuim בשעה קלה למדו שבעה ע׳וכ׳ in a short moment they iearned seven sacrificial functions: the slaughtering Yoma 47b זו היא מע׳ קשותוכ׳ this is one of the difficult services (manipulations) in sacrificial rites. Ib. 32a וחמש ע׳ הןוכ׳ and there were five rites (on the Day of Atonement): the daily morning sacrifice ; a. fr.

עֲבוֹדָהf. (b. h. עֲבֹדָה; עָבַד) work, labor, service, attendance, esp. 1) (in agric.) space required for attending to a plant. Kil. VI, 1, a. e. (כדי ע׳) נותנין לו את עֲבוֹדָתוֹ we must allow it (the vine) its space (within which no other seed should be planted). Ib. וכמה היא עֲבוֹדַת הגפן and how large is the space for the vine? B. Bath.83a כדי עבודת הכרם as much space as is required for attending to the vineyard. Tosef.Kil.II, 7 עבודת ירק בירק אחר the space to be left between one vegetable and another; a. fr. 2) service, agricultural implements, working cattle Gen. R. s. 42 (ref. to אָכְלָם, Gen. 14:11) זו ע׳ this means their agricultural service. 3) manual labor; servitude, service. Men.109b, v. שֵׁירוּת. R. Hash. 11a בר״ה בטלה ע׳ מאבותינווכ׳ on the New Years Day (prior to going out of Egypt) our ancestors in Egypt were freed from servitude; a. e. 4) divine service, priests service; worship. Y.Kidd.I, 59d top וייפסל מן הע׳ and he (the priest) will be made unfit for service. Tosef.Shek. III, 26; Ḥull.24a כ״ה ללמוד ושלשים לע׳ twenty-five years is the age for apprenticeship, and thirty years for practical service. Ib. הע׳ בכתף the service of carrying the Tabernacle on the shoulder. Men. l. c. אלמדך סדר ע׳ I will teach thee the order of the priestly service. Yoma 32a המשנה מע׳ לע׳ he who goes from one function of the Temple service to another. Ib. עבודת היום בבגדיוכ׳ the special service of the Day of Atonement is performed in white garments. Ib. 39b הגרלה לאו ע׳ היא casting lots is no special function. Ib. III, 3 אין אדם נכנס לעזרה לע׳וכ׳ no one must enter the Temple court for worship, unless Snh.VII, 6 (60b) זו היא עֲבוֹדָתוֹ (not עבודתה) this is the form of worshipping that deity; a. fr.Trnsf. the emoluments of the officiating priest. B. Kam. 109b, sq. עֲבוֹדָתָהּ ועורהוכ׳ (not עבודתו) the gifts for officiating at its offering and its hide belong to In gen. divine worship, prayer. Ab. I, 2. Taan.2a (ref. to Deut. 11:13) איזו היא ע׳ שבלב … זו תפלה what is meant by the service of the heart? Prayer. Arakh.11a (ref. to Deut. 28:47) איזו היא ע׳ … זה שירה what is the service in joy and cheerfulness of the heart? It is song. Ib. (ref. to Num. 4:47) איזו היא ע׳ שצריכה ע׳וכ׳ what service is that which requires (accompanies) sacrificial service? It is song; a. fr.הָעֲ׳ by the worship!, for ‘by God! Yeb.32b. Sifra Kdosh., Par. 2, ch. 4; a. fr.Esp. ‘Ăbodah, the first of the last three sections of the Prayer of Benedictions (תְּפִלָּה), containing the prayer for the restoration of the Temple service. Ber.29b טעה … בע׳ חוזר לע׳ if he failed to insert the prayer for the New Moon Day in the ‘Ăbodah, he must begin the ‘Ă. anew; נזכר בהודאה חוזר לע׳ if he recalls the omission while reading the Hodaah (the second of the last three sections), he must begin Y. ib. IV, 8a bot. כל דבר שהוא לַבָּא אומרה בע׳ whatever prayer refers to the future is inserted in the ‘A.Meg.18a כיון שבאת תפלה באת ע׳ when you speak of prayer (praying that your prayer be acceptable), comes the prayer for the restoration of the Temple service. Ib. ע׳ והודאה חדאוכ׳ ‘Ăb. and Hodaah are one thing (belong together); a. fr. 5) ע׳ זָרָה (abbrev. ע״ז) idolatry, mostly used for idol, heathen deity, interch. in editions with עֲבוֹדַת אֱלִילִים (abbrev. ע״א) and עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת (abbrev. עכ״ום, עכומ״ז). B. Bath. 110a תעשה כהן לע״א thou (Jonathan, grandson of Moses) to be a priest of idolatry?; כך מקובלני … ישכיר אדם עצמו לע״ז וכ׳ I have a tradition from my grandfather, a man should rather hire himself out for ‘strange service, than be dependent on man; הוא סבר לע״ז ממש … אלא ע׳ שזרה לו he thought it meant real strange service (idolatry), but it means ‘for labor strange to him (beneath his station). Snh.V, 1 (40a) העובד עכ״ום את מי עבדוכ׳ (Mish. ed. העובד כוכביםוכ׳) in the case of one accused of idolatry, (the witnesses are asked,) whom (what special deity) did he worship? and in what manner did he worship? Ab. Zar.11b בתיע״א idolatrous temples (and fairs connected therewith); a. v. fr.‘Ăbodah Zarah, name of a treatise of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud Babli a. Yrushalmi, of the Order of Nziḳin.Pl. עֲבוֹדוֹת. sifra Shmini, Miliuim בשעה קלה למדו שבעה ע׳וכ׳ in a short moment they iearned seven sacrificial functions: the slaughtering Yoma 47b זו היא מע׳ קשותוכ׳ this is one of the difficult services (manipulations) in sacrificial rites. Ib. 32a וחמש ע׳ הןוכ׳ and there were five rites (on the Day of Atonement): the daily morning sacrifice ; a. fr.

תְּפִיסָה, תְּפִישָׂהf. (תָּפַּס) 1) seizing, taking hold, possession; grasp, manipulation. Keth.84b top זד״ע ת׳ … כלל and according to R. Akiba does possession have no legal effect at all? Ḥull.44a עד כדי תְפִיסַת יד as much space as is covered by a grasp of the hand. Ned.V, 3 (46a) אם יש לו בהן תפיסת יד (Y. ed. תפוסת) if he has an interest in them (the bath, or the wine or oil press which he has rented out); ib. 46b וכמה ת׳ ידוכ׳ and how large must that interest be?… One-half, or one-third, or one-fourth. Ab. Zar. III, 5 מפני מה … שיש בה תפיסת ידי אדם (Y. ed. תְּפִישַׂת) why is it forbidden to make use of the wood of an Asherah (it being a natural object)? Because the hands of men had something to do with it (they planted it). Ib. 50a שתים בת׳ לו two stones (of a merculis) within a grasps distance (four cubits). Tosef.Ḥull.VIII, 5 לא … שכולן ת׳ אחת) (not שכולי) they forbid (two guests in an inn at the same table to eat, the one meat, and the other cheese) only when all of it is handled together; Ḥull.107b ת׳ אחת סלקא דעתך you cannot mean really handled together (wrapped together); אלא כעין ת׳ אחת but it means, with the appearance of belonging together. Tosef.Ter.III, 7 כל בית הגיתות תפו׳ אחת ed. Zuck. (Var. תפי׳) the whole wine-press room may be considered one concern; כיצד גת אחת … בזמן שכולן ת׳ אחתוכ׳ in what way? if there is one vat for two pits, or …, as long as they are all worked at the same time, you may take Trumah or tithes from one for the other; אין כולמ ת׳ אחתוכ׳ if they are not all worked at the same time, you cannot Ib. כל בית הבד ת׳ אחת the whole oil press room may be considered one concern; a. fr.Deut. R. s. 2 תפיסת קורצין, v. קְווּצּוֹת.Pl. תְּפִיסוֹת, תְּפִישׂ׳, תְּפוּ׳. Ab. Zar.8b שתי ת׳ תפסה רומיוכ׳ twice Rome seized the empire (in the east), once in the days of queen Cleopatra, and once in the days of the Greeks. Ib. 50a בשתי ת׳ at a distance of two grasps (eight cubits), v. supra. Y.Ter.II, 41b bot. שהיה בלבו תפושה אחת … שתי תפוש׳ when he had intended to treat the wine in the press room as one concern, but reconsidered it in favor of two concerns; a. e. 2) being taken, detention. Num. R. s. 1318> שהיו מפשפשים … תפיסת מצרים they examined their own deeds to find out why the detention in Egypt had happened to them; a. e. 3) v. תְּפוּסָה.

תְּפִיסָה, תְּפִישָׂהf. (תָּפַּס) 1) seizing, taking hold, possession; grasp, manipulation. Keth.84b top זד״ע ת׳ … כלל and according to R. Akiba does possession have no legal effect at all? Ḥull.44a עד כדי תְפִיסַת יד as much space as is covered by a grasp of the hand. Ned.V, 3 (46a) אם יש לו בהן תפיסת יד (Y. ed. תפוסת) if he has an interest in them (the bath, or the wine or oil press which he has rented out); ib. 46b וכמה ת׳ ידוכ׳ and how large must that interest be?… One-half, or one-third, or one-fourth. Ab. Zar. III, 5 מפני מה … שיש בה תפיסת ידי אדם (Y. ed. תְּפִישַׂת) why is it forbidden to make use of the wood of an Asherah (it being a natural object)? Because the hands of men had something to do with it (they planted it). Ib. 50a שתים בת׳ לו two stones (of a merculis) within a grasps distance (four cubits). Tosef.Ḥull.VIII, 5 לא … שכולן ת׳ אחת) (not שכולי) they forbid (two guests in an inn at the same table to eat, the one meat, and the other cheese) only when all of it is handled together; Ḥull.107b ת׳ אחת סלקא דעתך you cannot mean really handled together (wrapped together); אלא כעין ת׳ אחת but it means, with the appearance of belonging together. Tosef.Ter.III, 7 כל בית הגיתות תפו׳ אחת ed. Zuck. (Var. תפי׳) the whole wine-press room may be considered one concern; כיצד גת אחת … בזמן שכולן ת׳ אחתוכ׳ in what way? if there is one vat for two pits, or …, as long as they are all worked at the same time, you may take Trumah or tithes from one for the other; אין כולמ ת׳ אחתוכ׳ if they are not all worked at the same time, you cannot Ib. כל בית הבד ת׳ אחת the whole oil press room may be considered one concern; a. fr.Deut. R. s. 2 תפיסת קורצין, v. קְווּצּוֹת.Pl. תְּפִיסוֹת, תְּפִישׂ׳, תְּפוּ׳. Ab. Zar.8b שתי ת׳ תפסה רומיוכ׳ twice Rome seized the empire (in the east), once in the days of queen Cleopatra, and once in the days of the Greeks. Ib. 50a בשתי ת׳ at a distance of two grasps (eight cubits), v. supra. Y.Ter.II, 41b bot. שהיה בלבו תפושה אחת … שתי תפוש׳ when he had intended to treat the wine in the press room as one concern, but reconsidered it in favor of two concerns; a. e. 2) being taken, detention. Num. R. s. 1318> שהיו מפשפשים … תפיסת מצרים they examined their own deeds to find out why the detention in Egypt had happened to them; a. e. 3) v. תְּפוּסָה.

תְּפִיסָה, תְּפִישָׂהf. (תָּפַּס) 1) seizing, taking hold, possession; grasp, manipulation. Keth.84b top זד״ע ת׳ … כלל and according to R. Akiba does possession have no legal effect at all? Ḥull.44a עד כדי תְפִיסַת יד as much space as is covered by a grasp of the hand. Ned.V, 3 (46a) אם יש לו בהן תפיסת יד (Y. ed. תפוסת) if he has an interest in them (the bath, or the wine or oil press which he has rented out); ib. 46b וכמה ת׳ ידוכ׳ and how large must that interest be?… One-half, or one-third, or one-fourth. Ab. Zar. III, 5 מפני מה … שיש בה תפיסת ידי אדם (Y. ed. תְּפִישַׂת) why is it forbidden to make use of the wood of an Asherah (it being a natural object)? Because the hands of men had something to do with it (they planted it). Ib. 50a שתים בת׳ לו two stones (of a merculis) within a grasps distance (four cubits). Tosef.Ḥull.VIII, 5 לא … שכולן ת׳ אחת) (not שכולי) they forbid (two guests in an inn at the same table to eat, the one meat, and the other cheese) only when all of it is handled together; Ḥull.107b ת׳ אחת סלקא דעתך you cannot mean really handled together (wrapped together); אלא כעין ת׳ אחת but it means, with the appearance of belonging together. Tosef.Ter.III, 7 כל בית הגיתות תפו׳ אחת ed. Zuck. (Var. תפי׳) the whole wine-press room may be considered one concern; כיצד גת אחת … בזמן שכולן ת׳ אחתוכ׳ in what way? if there is one vat for two pits, or …, as long as they are all worked at the same time, you may take Trumah or tithes from one for the other; אין כולמ ת׳ אחתוכ׳ if they are not all worked at the same time, you cannot Ib. כל בית הבד ת׳ אחת the whole oil press room may be considered one concern; a. fr.Deut. R. s. 2 תפיסת קורצין, v. קְווּצּוֹת.Pl. תְּפִיסוֹת, תְּפִישׂ׳, תְּפוּ׳. Ab. Zar.8b שתי ת׳ תפסה רומיוכ׳ twice Rome seized the empire (in the east), once in the days of queen Cleopatra, and once in the days of the Greeks. Ib. 50a בשתי ת׳ at a distance of two grasps (eight cubits), v. supra. Y.Ter.II, 41b bot. שהיה בלבו תפושה אחת … שתי תפוש׳ when he had intended to treat the wine in the press room as one concern, but reconsidered it in favor of two concerns; a. e. 2) being taken, detention. Num. R. s. 1318> שהיו מפשפשים … תפיסת מצרים they examined their own deeds to find out why the detention in Egypt had happened to them; a. e. 3) v. תְּפוּסָה.

תְּפִיסָה, תְּפִישָׂהf. (תָּפַּס) 1) seizing, taking hold, possession; grasp, manipulation. Keth.84b top זד״ע ת׳ … כלל and according to R. Akiba does possession have no legal effect at all? Ḥull.44a עד כדי תְפִיסַת יד as much space as is covered by a grasp of the hand. Ned.V, 3 (46a) אם יש לו בהן תפיסת יד (Y. ed. תפוסת) if he has an interest in them (the bath, or the wine or oil press which he has rented out); ib. 46b וכמה ת׳ ידוכ׳ and how large must that interest be?… One-half, or one-third, or one-fourth. Ab. Zar. III, 5 מפני מה … שיש בה תפיסת ידי אדם (Y. ed. תְּפִישַׂת) why is it forbidden to make use of the wood of an Asherah (it being a natural object)? Because the hands of men had something to do with it (they planted it). Ib. 50a שתים בת׳ לו two stones (of a merculis) within a grasps distance (four cubits). Tosef.Ḥull.VIII, 5 לא … שכולן ת׳ אחת) (not שכולי) they forbid (two guests in an inn at the same table to eat, the one meat, and the other cheese) only when all of it is handled together; Ḥull.107b ת׳ אחת סלקא דעתך you cannot mean really handled together (wrapped together); אלא כעין ת׳ אחת but it means, with the appearance of belonging together. Tosef.Ter.III, 7 כל בית הגיתות תפו׳ אחת ed. Zuck. (Var. תפי׳) the whole wine-press room may be considered one concern; כיצד גת אחת … בזמן שכולן ת׳ אחתוכ׳ in what way? if there is one vat for two pits, or …, as long as they are all worked at the same time, you may take Trumah or tithes from one for the other; אין כולמ ת׳ אחתוכ׳ if they are not all worked at the same time, you cannot Ib. כל בית הבד ת׳ אחת the whole oil press room may be considered one concern; a. fr.Deut. R. s. 2 תפיסת קורצין, v. קְווּצּוֹת.Pl. תְּפִיסוֹת, תְּפִישׂ׳, תְּפוּ׳. Ab. Zar.8b שתי ת׳ תפסה רומיוכ׳ twice Rome seized the empire (in the east), once in the days of queen Cleopatra, and once in the days of the Greeks. Ib. 50a בשתי ת׳ at a distance of two grasps (eight cubits), v. supra. Y.Ter.II, 41b bot. שהיה בלבו תפושה אחת … שתי תפוש׳ when he had intended to treat the wine in the press room as one concern, but reconsidered it in favor of two concerns; a. e. 2) being taken, detention. Num. R. s. 1318> שהיו מפשפשים … תפיסת מצרים they examined their own deeds to find out why the detention in Egypt had happened to them; a. e. 3) v. תְּפוּסָה.

סָתַם(b. h.; = סחתם, Saf. of חתם) 1) to stop up, close, shut. Ab. Zar. V, 3 כדי שישתום ויִסְתּוֹם ויגוב, v. נָגַב. B. Mets.VII, 5 שלא יהא … ויהא סוֹתֵם את הפתחוכ׳ that he (the laborer) must not be greedy so as to shut the door before himself (make himself objectionable to employers). Ḥull.43a, a. e. מרה שניקבה וכבד סוֹתַמְתָּהּ if the bladder of the gall is perforated, and the liver (adhering to the perforated spot) closes it up. Ib. 49b חלב טהור סותם clean fat (such as it is permitted to eat) forms a stopper (to an adjacent organ, and makes the animal so affected permitted). Pes.IV, 9 (56a) ס׳ מי גיחוןוכ׳ he stopped up the water of the upper Gihon (2 Chr. 32:3); a. fr.Part. pass. סָתוּם; f. סְתוּמָה; pl. סְתוּמִים, סְתוּמִין; סְתוּמוֹת. Yeb.71b; Nidd.30b; Lev. R. s. 14 נפתח הס׳ ונסתםוכ׳ the organ which (in the embryonic stage) was closed, opens, and that which was open, closes itself. Bets.IV, 3 בית … ס׳ a room filled with fruit which was closed up (with bricks). Y. ib. 62c bot. לפסים ס׳ pots with their lids on (not yet cut apart); Tosef. ib. III, 13; Tosef.Sabb. XVI (XVII), 13. Snh.94a (ref. to לסרבה, Is. 9:6) מפני מה כל מ״ם … וזה ס׳ why is every Mem in the middle of a word open, and this one is closed (final Mem). Meg.3a פתוחין … וס׳ בסוףוכ׳ open in the middle of words and closed at the end (v. מנצפ״ך); a. fr.Esp. פרשה סתומה a paragraph in the Torah separated from the preceding by a vacant space in the middle of the line, opp. to פתוחה a section beginning a new indented line. Gen. R. s. 96, beg., v. infra. Treat. Sofrim I, 14 איזוהי ס׳ כל שהניחוכ׳ what is a closed paragraph? When space is left ; וכמה יניח … ותהא נקראת ס׳ and how much space must be left …, in order that the paragraph may be called closed?; a. fr. 2) to conceal. Gen. R. l. c. (ref. to the section beginning with Gen. 47:28) that paragraph is closed, שס׳ ממנווכ׳ because the Lord concealed from his vision all (coming) troubles; (Yalk. ib. 154 שנסתמו ממנו, v. infra); a. e.Part. pass. as ab. concealed, not explicitly stated, opp. מפורש. Zeb.53a יִלָּמֵד ס׳ מן המפורש let that which is not explicitly stated in a law be derived (by analogy) from what is explicitly stated; Sifra Aḥăré, beg. יְלַמֵּד פתוח על הס׳ let the explicit statement throw light on the implicit. Meg.15a כל … אבותיו ס׳ a person (mentioned in the Bible) whose deeds and the deeds of whose ancestors are not stated; a. fr.Y. Bets. l. c. (in Chald. dict.) סתומה the anonymous opinion, v. סְתָמָא. Nif. נִסְתַּם, Hithpa. הִסְתַּתֵּם, Nithpa. נִסְתַּתֵּם to be closed; to be concealed; to be silenced. Gen. R. l. c. בקש … ונ׳ ממנו Jacob wanted to reveal the end of the captivity, and it was closed before him; Yalk. ib. l. c. נִסְתְּמוּ ממנו, v. supra. Cant. R. to I, 4 היה אומר … ומִסְתַּתְּמִין he said a word (of charm) over them, and they became silent (dumb). Snh.31b לעולם … עד שיִסְתַּתֵּם טענותיו (Alf. שיִסְתּוֹם; Asheri שיסתיר) he may continually bring evidence and refute, until he declares himself closed as to his pleas, i. e., until he declares that he has no more evidence to offer. Yeb.76a; Tosef. ib. X, 4, a. e. נ׳ כשר if the perforation in the membrum has closed itself again, he is considered unblemished. Kel. XIV, 8 נִסְתַּתְּמוּ נקבין if the holes have been stopped up. Snh.94a לכך נ׳ therefore the Mem was closed (the final מ was written). Sot.13b נסתתמו ממנו שעריוכ׳ the gates of wisdom were closed before him (he lost his judicial judgment); a. e. Pi. סִיתֵּם to close, Y.Snh.X, 28c bot. היו … מְסַתְּמִיןוכ׳ the ministering angels closed the windows (of heaven) that the prayer of Manasseh might not rise; Deut. R. s. 2; (Pesik. Shub., p. 162b> סוֹתְמִין).

סָתַם(b. h.; = סחתם, Saf. of חתם) 1) to stop up, close, shut. Ab. Zar. V, 3 כדי שישתום ויִסְתּוֹם ויגוב, v. נָגַב. B. Mets.VII, 5 שלא יהא … ויהא סוֹתֵם את הפתחוכ׳ that he (the laborer) must not be greedy so as to shut the door before himself (make himself objectionable to employers). Ḥull.43a, a. e. מרה שניקבה וכבד סוֹתַמְתָּהּ if the bladder of the gall is perforated, and the liver (adhering to the perforated spot) closes it up. Ib. 49b חלב טהור סותם clean fat (such as it is permitted to eat) forms a stopper (to an adjacent organ, and makes the animal so affected permitted). Pes.IV, 9 (56a) ס׳ מי גיחוןוכ׳ he stopped up the water of the upper Gihon (2 Chr. 32:3); a. fr.Part. pass. סָתוּם; f. סְתוּמָה; pl. סְתוּמִים, סְתוּמִין; סְתוּמוֹת. Yeb.71b; Nidd.30b; Lev. R. s. 14 נפתח הס׳ ונסתםוכ׳ the organ which (in the embryonic stage) was closed, opens, and that which was open, closes itself. Bets.IV, 3 בית … ס׳ a room filled with fruit which was closed up (with bricks). Y. ib. 62c bot. לפסים ס׳ pots with their lids on (not yet cut apart); Tosef. ib. III, 13; Tosef.Sabb. XVI (XVII), 13. Snh.94a (ref. to לסרבה, Is. 9:6) מפני מה כל מ״ם … וזה ס׳ why is every Mem in the middle of a word open, and this one is closed (final Mem). Meg.3a פתוחין … וס׳ בסוףוכ׳ open in the middle of words and closed at the end (v. מנצפ״ך); a. fr.Esp. פרשה סתומה a paragraph in the Torah separated from the preceding by a vacant space in the middle of the line, opp. to פתוחה a section beginning a new indented line. Gen. R. s. 96, beg., v. infra. Treat. Sofrim I, 14 איזוהי ס׳ כל שהניחוכ׳ what is a closed paragraph? When space is left ; וכמה יניח … ותהא נקראת ס׳ and how much space must be left …, in order that the paragraph may be called closed?; a. fr. 2) to conceal. Gen. R. l. c. (ref. to the section beginning with Gen. 47:28) that paragraph is closed, שס׳ ממנווכ׳ because the Lord concealed from his vision all (coming) troubles; (Yalk. ib. 154 שנסתמו ממנו, v. infra); a. e.Part. pass. as ab. concealed, not explicitly stated, opp. מפורש. Zeb.53a יִלָּמֵד ס׳ מן המפורש let that which is not explicitly stated in a law be derived (by analogy) from what is explicitly stated; Sifra Aḥăré, beg. יְלַמֵּד פתוח על הס׳ let the explicit statement throw light on the implicit. Meg.15a כל … אבותיו ס׳ a person (mentioned in the Bible) whose deeds and the deeds of whose ancestors are not stated; a. fr.Y. Bets. l. c. (in Chald. dict.) סתומה the anonymous opinion, v. סְתָמָא. Nif. נִסְתַּם, Hithpa. הִסְתַּתֵּם, Nithpa. נִסְתַּתֵּם to be closed; to be concealed; to be silenced. Gen. R. l. c. בקש … ונ׳ ממנו Jacob wanted to reveal the end of the captivity, and it was closed before him; Yalk. ib. l. c. נִסְתְּמוּ ממנו, v. supra. Cant. R. to I, 4 היה אומר … ומִסְתַּתְּמִין he said a word (of charm) over them, and they became silent (dumb). Snh.31b לעולם … עד שיִסְתַּתֵּם טענותיו (Alf. שיִסְתּוֹם; Asheri שיסתיר) he may continually bring evidence and refute, until he declares himself closed as to his pleas, i. e., until he declares that he has no more evidence to offer. Yeb.76a; Tosef. ib. X, 4, a. e. נ׳ כשר if the perforation in the membrum has closed itself again, he is considered unblemished. Kel. XIV, 8 נִסְתַּתְּמוּ נקבין if the holes have been stopped up. Snh.94a לכך נ׳ therefore the Mem was closed (the final מ was written). Sot.13b נסתתמו ממנו שעריוכ׳ the gates of wisdom were closed before him (he lost his judicial judgment); a. e. Pi. סִיתֵּם to close, Y.Snh.X, 28c bot. היו … מְסַתְּמִיןוכ׳ the ministering angels closed the windows (of heaven) that the prayer of Manasseh might not rise; Deut. R. s. 2; (Pesik. Shub., p. 162b> סוֹתְמִין).

הַבְדָּלָהf. (בָּדַל) 1) cutting apart. Ḥull.20b מצותה׳ the law ordering the separation of the head from the body (Lev. 1:15). Ib. ישנו בה׳ must be cut apart; a. fr. 2) separation. Gen. R. s. 3 ויבדלה׳ ממש vayyabdel (Gen. 1:4) means real separation (in space, not logical differentiation). Ḥag. 15a ה׳ … דהואי the separation (of the waters) took place on the second day. 3) Habdalah, a formula of prayer for the exit of the Sabbath or Festivals, v. אַבְדָּלָה. Ber.VIII, 5; a. fr.Pl. הַבְדָּלוֹת the distinctions referred to in the Habdalah. Ḥull.26b bot.; Pes.104a סדרה׳ the order of the subjects of distinction. Ib. מעיןה׳ האמורותוכ׳ corresponding to the distinctions mentioned in the Bible (Lev. 10:10).

הַבְדָּלָהf. (בָּדַל) 1) cutting apart. Ḥull.20b מצותה׳ the law ordering the separation of the head from the body (Lev. 1:15). Ib. ישנו בה׳ must be cut apart; a. fr. 2) separation. Gen. R. s. 3 ויבדלה׳ ממש vayyabdel (Gen. 1:4) means real separation (in space, not logical differentiation). Ḥag. 15a ה׳ … דהואי the separation (of the waters) took place on the second day. 3) Habdalah, a formula of prayer for the exit of the Sabbath or Festivals, v. אַבְדָּלָה. Ber.VIII, 5; a. fr.Pl. הַבְדָּלוֹת the distinctions referred to in the Habdalah. Ḥull.26b bot.; Pes.104a סדרה׳ the order of the subjects of distinction. Ib. מעיןה׳ האמורותוכ׳ corresponding to the distinctions mentioned in the Bible (Lev. 10:10).