judgment

צָדַק(b. h.; reduplic. of זק; cmp. זָכָה) (to be clear, pure, sincere, to be right, true, just; to be cleared. Y.Snh.IV, 22b top יכול אם צ׳ בדינך יִצְדַּק בדיני you may think, if he (the guilty) is cleared in thy court, he will also be cleared in my (Gods) court. Pi. צִדֵּק 1) (cmp. זכה) to act in favor of a person; to be liberal. B. Bath.88b (ref. to Deut. 25:15) צַדֶּק משלך ותן לו be liberal with what is thine own and give it to him, i. e. add overweight and overmeasure (גֵּירוּמִים); Ḥull.134a (ref. to the poor mans share). Num. R. s. 2 (ref. to ואתן צדק Job 26:3) צי׳ עמהם שלאוכ׳ the Lord dealt kindly with them in not changing their arrangements. 2) to justify, declare or consider a person right; to defend. Gen. R. s. 49 (ref. to Ps. 45:8) אהבת לצַדֵּק את בריותיוכ׳ thou (Abraham) lovest to defend my creatures, and hatest to condemn them. Y.Snh.IV, beg.22a צַדְּקֵיהוּ consider him to be right (a true witness), opp. חקריהו cross-examine him; Deut. R. s. 5.Esp. צ׳ את הדין to justify Gods judgment, to submit to divine dispensation as just, to punishment as deserved. Sifra Shmini, introd. כיון ששמע אהרן כן צ׳ … ושתק when Aaron heard this, he submitted to divine judgment and kept his peace (Lev. 10:3). Ib. אברהם צי׳ עליווכ׳ Abraham resigned himself to Gods will, for we read (Gen. 18:27), ‘I am dust and ashes. Ib. צִידְּקוּ עליהםוכ׳ they resigned themselves Y.Sot.VIII, 22c bot. צ̇ד̇ק̇יהו שצ̇יד̇ק̇ עליווכ׳. Shallum was surnamed Zedekiah (justifier of God), because he justified Gods judgment upon him. Ab. Zar.18a בשעה שיצאו … צידקו עליהםוכ׳ all three of them, when they were taken out for execution, resigned themselves (reciting an appropriate Bible verse); a. fr.Part. pass. מְצוּדָּק; pl. מְצוּדָּקִים. Mekh. Mishp., s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 23:8) שונא דברים המצ׳וכ׳ he will hate the justified words (the exhortations to justice) spoken at Sinai; Yalk. Ex. 353 (not דברי). Hif. הִצְדִּיק 1) to justify, clear, declare to be right; to make virtuous. Snh.10a (ref. to Deut. 25:1) עדים שהרשיעו את הצדיק ואתו … והִצְדִּיקוּוכ׳ when witnesses denounced an innocent man, and other witnesses came and justified him that was right, and thus exposed those (first witnesses) as wicked men; Macc.2b. Gen. R. s. 21 (ref. to Ps. 16:5) לכשיקיץ … אני מַצְדִּיקוֹ מאותה גזרה when he that is created in thine (Adams) image shall awake (when the Messiah comes) …, then I shall clear him from this decree (of expulsion from Eden). Lev. R. s. 4, beg. (ref. to Koh. 3:16) מקום שהִצְדַּקְתִּיםוכ׳ there where I made them virtuous and called them divine beings …, there they acted wickedly Gen. R. s. 43 (ref. to Gen. 14:18) מַצְדִּיקוכ׳ המקום הזה this place (Salem-Jerusalem) makes its inhabitants righteous.ה׳ עליו את הדין to deal strictly with. Taan.8a כל המצדיק … מַצְדִּיקִין עליו את הדיןוכ׳ he who makes himself righteous here below (who strives for righteousness) is judged righteously (strictly dealt with) in the judgment above (cmp. Yeb.121b quot. s. v. דִּקְדֵּק). Hor.11b (play on צדקיהו) אמר לו יה יַצְדִּיק עליךוכ׳ he (Nebuchadnezzar) said to him, Yah shall deal strictly with thee, if thou wilt rebel against me; a. fr. 2) to treat with צְדָקָה, to be liberal towards. Y.Peah IV, end 18c (alluding to Ps. 82:3) עני ורש הַצְדִּיקוּהוּ במתנותיו (not ועשיר) treat the poor and needy liberally as regards the gifts belonging to him (v. Ḥull.134a quot. supra). 3) ה׳ את הדין to submit to divine judgment, be resigned (v. supra). Sifra l. c. למודים צדיקים שמַצְדִּיקִיםוכ׳ the righteous are wont to resign themselves to the will of God. Taan.11a מצדיק עליווכ׳ he acknowledges the justice of the verdict and says, you have judged me rightly Ber.19a והוא עומד ומצדיקוכ׳ he (the mourner) stands up and declares the judgment to be just ; a. fr.Part. pass. מוּצְדָּק justified, lawfully qualified. Gitt.86a (in a Chaldaic formula of sale of a slave) מ׳ לעבדו, v. עַבְדּוּתָא. Hithpa. הִצְטַדֵּק to justify ones self, excuse ones self. Gen. R. s. 92 (ref. to Gen. 44:16) מה נִצְטַּדָּק בדינה how can we justify ourselves for what we have done in the case of Dinah (that we killed the Shechemites)? ; Yalk. ib. 150.

צָדַק(b. h.; reduplic. of זק; cmp. זָכָה) (to be clear, pure, sincere, to be right, true, just; to be cleared. Y.Snh.IV, 22b top יכול אם צ׳ בדינך יִצְדַּק בדיני you may think, if he (the guilty) is cleared in thy court, he will also be cleared in my (Gods) court. Pi. צִדֵּק 1) (cmp. זכה) to act in favor of a person; to be liberal. B. Bath.88b (ref. to Deut. 25:15) צַדֶּק משלך ותן לו be liberal with what is thine own and give it to him, i. e. add overweight and overmeasure (גֵּירוּמִים); Ḥull.134a (ref. to the poor mans share). Num. R. s. 2 (ref. to ואתן צדק Job 26:3) צי׳ עמהם שלאוכ׳ the Lord dealt kindly with them in not changing their arrangements. 2) to justify, declare or consider a person right; to defend. Gen. R. s. 49 (ref. to Ps. 45:8) אהבת לצַדֵּק את בריותיוכ׳ thou (Abraham) lovest to defend my creatures, and hatest to condemn them. Y.Snh.IV, beg.22a צַדְּקֵיהוּ consider him to be right (a true witness), opp. חקריהו cross-examine him; Deut. R. s. 5.Esp. צ׳ את הדין to justify Gods judgment, to submit to divine dispensation as just, to punishment as deserved. Sifra Shmini, introd. כיון ששמע אהרן כן צ׳ … ושתק when Aaron heard this, he submitted to divine judgment and kept his peace (Lev. 10:3). Ib. אברהם צי׳ עליווכ׳ Abraham resigned himself to Gods will, for we read (Gen. 18:27), ‘I am dust and ashes. Ib. צִידְּקוּ עליהםוכ׳ they resigned themselves Y.Sot.VIII, 22c bot. צ̇ד̇ק̇יהו שצ̇יד̇ק̇ עליווכ׳. Shallum was surnamed Zedekiah (justifier of God), because he justified Gods judgment upon him. Ab. Zar.18a בשעה שיצאו … צידקו עליהםוכ׳ all three of them, when they were taken out for execution, resigned themselves (reciting an appropriate Bible verse); a. fr.Part. pass. מְצוּדָּק; pl. מְצוּדָּקִים. Mekh. Mishp., s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 23:8) שונא דברים המצ׳וכ׳ he will hate the justified words (the exhortations to justice) spoken at Sinai; Yalk. Ex. 353 (not דברי). Hif. הִצְדִּיק 1) to justify, clear, declare to be right; to make virtuous. Snh.10a (ref. to Deut. 25:1) עדים שהרשיעו את הצדיק ואתו … והִצְדִּיקוּוכ׳ when witnesses denounced an innocent man, and other witnesses came and justified him that was right, and thus exposed those (first witnesses) as wicked men; Macc.2b. Gen. R. s. 21 (ref. to Ps. 16:5) לכשיקיץ … אני מַצְדִּיקוֹ מאותה גזרה when he that is created in thine (Adams) image shall awake (when the Messiah comes) …, then I shall clear him from this decree (of expulsion from Eden). Lev. R. s. 4, beg. (ref. to Koh. 3:16) מקום שהִצְדַּקְתִּיםוכ׳ there where I made them virtuous and called them divine beings …, there they acted wickedly Gen. R. s. 43 (ref. to Gen. 14:18) מַצְדִּיקוכ׳ המקום הזה this place (Salem-Jerusalem) makes its inhabitants righteous.ה׳ עליו את הדין to deal strictly with. Taan.8a כל המצדיק … מַצְדִּיקִין עליו את הדיןוכ׳ he who makes himself righteous here below (who strives for righteousness) is judged righteously (strictly dealt with) in the judgment above (cmp. Yeb.121b quot. s. v. דִּקְדֵּק). Hor.11b (play on צדקיהו) אמר לו יה יַצְדִּיק עליךוכ׳ he (Nebuchadnezzar) said to him, Yah shall deal strictly with thee, if thou wilt rebel against me; a. fr. 2) to treat with צְדָקָה, to be liberal towards. Y.Peah IV, end 18c (alluding to Ps. 82:3) עני ורש הַצְדִּיקוּהוּ במתנותיו (not ועשיר) treat the poor and needy liberally as regards the gifts belonging to him (v. Ḥull.134a quot. supra). 3) ה׳ את הדין to submit to divine judgment, be resigned (v. supra). Sifra l. c. למודים צדיקים שמַצְדִּיקִיםוכ׳ the righteous are wont to resign themselves to the will of God. Taan.11a מצדיק עליווכ׳ he acknowledges the justice of the verdict and says, you have judged me rightly Ber.19a והוא עומד ומצדיקוכ׳ he (the mourner) stands up and declares the judgment to be just ; a. fr.Part. pass. מוּצְדָּק justified, lawfully qualified. Gitt.86a (in a Chaldaic formula of sale of a slave) מ׳ לעבדו, v. עַבְדּוּתָא. Hithpa. הִצְטַדֵּק to justify ones self, excuse ones self. Gen. R. s. 92 (ref. to Gen. 44:16) מה נִצְטַּדָּק בדינה how can we justify ourselves for what we have done in the case of Dinah (that we killed the Shechemites)? ; Yalk. ib. 150.

סְפִיקוּלָאI, סְפִיקוּלָה, (סְפִקוּלָ׳), m. (spiculum) dart, javelin; נתן ס׳ ( to put up the javelin, to call for judgment; to sentence (v. Sm. Ant. a. Luebker Reallex. s. v. Hasta), opp. דִּימוֹס II. Y.Ber.IX, 14b וכשהוא נותן ס׳ הכלוכ׳ but when he orders judgment, all murmur against him; Lev. R. s. 24, beg. ספיקלא.Gen. R. s. 79 וכד … ס׳וכ׳ and when he heard the divine voice say ‘judgment, the bird was caught; Koh. R. to X, 8 ספיקלא (correct the passage as in Gen. R. l. c.); a. e.Ex. R. s. 15 prepare the swords (v. אִסְפָּתִי), שאם ימרדו ישמעו אִסְפִּיקוּלָא that, in case they rebel, they may hear the call for judgment (‘spicula). Midr. Till. to Ps. 92 ישב עליו בדין לספק לו, read: ישב עליו לס׳ ( בדין, a gloss) he sat down to pronounce judgment upon him.

סְפִיקוּלָאI, סְפִיקוּלָה, (סְפִקוּלָ׳), m. (spiculum) dart, javelin; נתן ס׳ ( to put up the javelin, to call for judgment; to sentence (v. Sm. Ant. a. Luebker Reallex. s. v. Hasta), opp. דִּימוֹס II. Y.Ber.IX, 14b וכשהוא נותן ס׳ הכלוכ׳ but when he orders judgment, all murmur against him; Lev. R. s. 24, beg. ספיקלא.Gen. R. s. 79 וכד … ס׳וכ׳ and when he heard the divine voice say ‘judgment, the bird was caught; Koh. R. to X, 8 ספיקלא (correct the passage as in Gen. R. l. c.); a. e.Ex. R. s. 15 prepare the swords (v. אִסְפָּתִי), שאם ימרדו ישמעו אִסְפִּיקוּלָא that, in case they rebel, they may hear the call for judgment (‘spicula). Midr. Till. to Ps. 92 ישב עליו בדין לספק לו, read: ישב עליו לס׳ ( בדין, a gloss) he sat down to pronounce judgment upon him.

דִּיןII m. (b. h.; preced.) 1) law-suit, claim; judgment, justice, law. Yeb.92a; Snh.6b יקוב הד׳ את ההר let the law cut through the mountain (justice under all circumstances). Ib. 2b אין דִּינֵיהֶם ד׳ their decision is not binding. Keth.IX, 2 אינ מרחמין בד׳ compassion must have no influence on the decision of the law. Ib. IX, 1 ד׳ ודברים אין ליוכ׳ I have no claim whatever Snh. l. c. שנים שבאו לד׳ two persons who come before court. Ib. VI, 1, v. גָּמַר.B. Mets.30b, a. fr. ד׳ תורה strict law, opp. לפנים משורת הד׳ inside the line of the law, equity.Sabb.33a עינוי הד׳ vexations of the law, unnecessary delay of sentence, עיוות הד׳ perversion of the law, partiality and sophistry; קילקול הד׳ disregard of the law, wrong sentence through carelessness.Ab. Zar.18a, a. fr. יום הד׳ the day of judgment (in the world to come). Ib., a. fr. הצדיק את הד׳ to declare Gods judgment right, to submit to Gods decree with resignation, צידוק הד׳ resignation.Ab. IV, 22, a. fr. נתן ד׳ to give an account, to be made responsible.Gen. R. s. 28 נטלו דִינָם suffered punishment Ib. s. 22 לתבוע דִּינוֹ שלוכ׳ (Ar. דקיון) to make responsible for, cmp. דִּיקְיֹון; a. fr.Ib. s. 12 end, a. fr. מידת הד׳ the attribute of justice, Divine Justice, opp. מידת הרחמים Divine Mercy; v. מִדָּה.בֵּית דִּין (abbr. ב״ד) court, v. בַּיִת.גְּזַר ד׳ decree, v. גָּזָר.Kidd.65b, a. fr. בעל ד׳ litigant, opponent in court.Snh.32b ד׳ מרומה proceedings in court which bear evidences of fraudulent claims or statements.Ber.55a מוסר ד׳ על חבירווכ׳ one who appeals to the Lord for judgment on his neighbor. 2) argument, analogy. Snh.4b; Zeb.38a מפני הד׳ by analogy from equal expressions, v. גְּזֵרָה. Ib. והלא ד׳ הוא is not this an analogy?Esp. conclusion from minor to major (קל וְחֹומֶר). Y.Kidd.I, beg.58b; Bab. ib. 4b, a. fr. ד׳ הוא it is a proper conclusion; מה … אינו ד׳ if a Hebrew hand-maid … is acquired by means of money, אינו ד׳וכ׳ is it not so much the more proper that a wife &cSnh.54a, a. fr. אין עונשין מן הד׳ the tresspass of a law derived by conclusion ad majus is not punishable.לבא מן הד׳וכ׳, v. דַּי.Snh.2b, a. fr. ובד׳ הוא ד־ and by right Ib. הוא הד׳ דאפי׳ the same applies also to Pl. דִּינִים, דִּינִין, constr. דִּינֵי. Ḥag.I, 8 הד׳ the interpretations of laws, v. ib. 11a.Snh.IV, 1, a. fr. דיני ממונות civil cases, ד׳ נפשות capital cases. R. Hash. 21b ד׳ שבלב שלאוכ׳ sentences from a mere inner conviction, without witnesses ; a. fr.

דִּיןII m. (b. h.; preced.) 1) law-suit, claim; judgment, justice, law. Yeb.92a; Snh.6b יקוב הד׳ את ההר let the law cut through the mountain (justice under all circumstances). Ib. 2b אין דִּינֵיהֶם ד׳ their decision is not binding. Keth.IX, 2 אינ מרחמין בד׳ compassion must have no influence on the decision of the law. Ib. IX, 1 ד׳ ודברים אין ליוכ׳ I have no claim whatever Snh. l. c. שנים שבאו לד׳ two persons who come before court. Ib. VI, 1, v. גָּמַר.B. Mets.30b, a. fr. ד׳ תורה strict law, opp. לפנים משורת הד׳ inside the line of the law, equity.Sabb.33a עינוי הד׳ vexations of the law, unnecessary delay of sentence, עיוות הד׳ perversion of the law, partiality and sophistry; קילקול הד׳ disregard of the law, wrong sentence through carelessness.Ab. Zar.18a, a. fr. יום הד׳ the day of judgment (in the world to come). Ib., a. fr. הצדיק את הד׳ to declare Gods judgment right, to submit to Gods decree with resignation, צידוק הד׳ resignation.Ab. IV, 22, a. fr. נתן ד׳ to give an account, to be made responsible.Gen. R. s. 28 נטלו דִינָם suffered punishment Ib. s. 22 לתבוע דִּינוֹ שלוכ׳ (Ar. דקיון) to make responsible for, cmp. דִּיקְיֹון; a. fr.Ib. s. 12 end, a. fr. מידת הד׳ the attribute of justice, Divine Justice, opp. מידת הרחמים Divine Mercy; v. מִדָּה.בֵּית דִּין (abbr. ב״ד) court, v. בַּיִת.גְּזַר ד׳ decree, v. גָּזָר.Kidd.65b, a. fr. בעל ד׳ litigant, opponent in court.Snh.32b ד׳ מרומה proceedings in court which bear evidences of fraudulent claims or statements.Ber.55a מוסר ד׳ על חבירווכ׳ one who appeals to the Lord for judgment on his neighbor. 2) argument, analogy. Snh.4b; Zeb.38a מפני הד׳ by analogy from equal expressions, v. גְּזֵרָה. Ib. והלא ד׳ הוא is not this an analogy?Esp. conclusion from minor to major (קל וְחֹומֶר). Y.Kidd.I, beg.58b; Bab. ib. 4b, a. fr. ד׳ הוא it is a proper conclusion; מה … אינו ד׳ if a Hebrew hand-maid … is acquired by means of money, אינו ד׳וכ׳ is it not so much the more proper that a wife &cSnh.54a, a. fr. אין עונשין מן הד׳ the tresspass of a law derived by conclusion ad majus is not punishable.לבא מן הד׳וכ׳, v. דַּי.Snh.2b, a. fr. ובד׳ הוא ד־ and by right Ib. הוא הד׳ דאפי׳ the same applies also to Pl. דִּינִים, דִּינִין, constr. דִּינֵי. Ḥag.I, 8 הד׳ the interpretations of laws, v. ib. 11a.Snh.IV, 1, a. fr. דיני ממונות civil cases, ד׳ נפשות capital cases. R. Hash. 21b ד׳ שבלב שלאוכ׳ sentences from a mere inner conviction, without witnesses ; a. fr.

מָתַח(b. h.) to extend, stretch (cmp. משך, משח). Kil. VI, 9 המוֹתֵחַ זמורהוכ׳ if one trains a vine from one tree to another. Sabb.75a המותח חוטוכ׳ he who pulls the thread of a seam (bringing the ends closer together), v. infra. Gen. R. s. 3, a. e. שלא תאמר מיכאל היה מותחוכ׳ lest you say, Michael stretched (the world) in the south, v. מָדַד; Midr. Till. to Ps. 24 מְמַתֵּחַ. Y.Ber.I, 2d top אדם מותח אהלוכ׳ when one stretches a tent-cover, in course of time it becomes loose; Gen. R. s. 12, end; Yalk. Is. 314.Gen. R. s. 10, end, v. Nif.(Yalk. Prov. 961 סופו להיות מותח v. מָתַק.Part. pass. מָתוּחַ; f. מְתוּחָה; pl. מְתוּחִים, מְתוּחִין; מְתוּחוֹת stretched, extended; (of a bow) bent; trnsf. (of judgment) ready to be discharged, aimed. Kel. XXI, 3. Gen. R. s. 35 אותה מדת הדין שהיתה מ׳ כנגד … ומְתָחָהּוכ׳ that very judgment which was aimed against Israel, did the Lord turn and aim against the Egyptians. Y.M. Kat. III, 83c top הדין מ׳ כנגדוכ׳ judgment is ready against the whole family. Pesik. R. s. 38; a. fr. Pi. מִיתֵּחַ same, esp. to straiten straps; to bring objects closer together. M. Kat. I, 8 אף מְמַתְּחִין you may also straigten (bed-straps). Ib. 10a וממתחין שאם … מְמַתְּחוֹ ‘you may stretch, means when it (a strap) is lax, you may straiten it; Y. ib. I, 80d bot. Tosef.Kel.B. Bath.IV, 10 מחוסרין … למַתֵּחַ need … stretching. Midr. Till. l. c., v. supra.Y.Sabb.XIII, beg.14a המְמַתֵּחַ צדדין (ed. Krot. הממחה צדדיו, corr. acc.) he who brings the ends of two pieces close together (by pulling the thread up and knotting it), v. supra; Y.Kil.IX, end, 32d המְמַתֵּיחַ צדדין (or המַמְתִּיחַ Hif.; not צדדיו); a. e. Nif. נִמְתַּח to be stretched, spread, drawn. Snh.38b נִמְתְּחוּ אבריו his limbs were stretched (shaped); (Ab. d R. N. ch. I נתקשרו); Yalk. Gen. 15. Ib. 16 היו נִמְתָּחִין והולכין (ib. also מוֹתְחִין; Gen. R. s. 10, end מותחין) they (the works of creation) continued to extend (develop). Y.Ber.I, 2c bot. יִמָּתֵחַ הרקיע (or יִמְתַּח) let the firmament be stretched out. R. Hash. 22b יִמָּתֵחַ על העמוד shall be stretched on the pillory. Y.Hor.II, 46d נִמְתְּחָה הקשת the bow was bent (euphem. for erection). Yalk. Ps. 796 נמתחה החרב the sword (of judgment) was drawn; (Tanḥ. Bmidb. 7 נמשכה; ib. ed. Bub. 7 נשמטה). Hithpa. הִתְמַתֵּחַ same. Tanḥ. Ḥayé 3 והיו הולכין ומִתְמַתְּחִיןוכ׳ they would have gone on spreading

מָתַח(b. h.) to extend, stretch (cmp. משך, משח). Kil. VI, 9 המוֹתֵחַ זמורהוכ׳ if one trains a vine from one tree to another. Sabb.75a המותח חוטוכ׳ he who pulls the thread of a seam (bringing the ends closer together), v. infra. Gen. R. s. 3, a. e. שלא תאמר מיכאל היה מותחוכ׳ lest you say, Michael stretched (the world) in the south, v. מָדַד; Midr. Till. to Ps. 24 מְמַתֵּחַ. Y.Ber.I, 2d top אדם מותח אהלוכ׳ when one stretches a tent-cover, in course of time it becomes loose; Gen. R. s. 12, end; Yalk. Is. 314.Gen. R. s. 10, end, v. Nif.(Yalk. Prov. 961 סופו להיות מותח v. מָתַק.Part. pass. מָתוּחַ; f. מְתוּחָה; pl. מְתוּחִים, מְתוּחִין; מְתוּחוֹת stretched, extended; (of a bow) bent; trnsf. (of judgment) ready to be discharged, aimed. Kel. XXI, 3. Gen. R. s. 35 אותה מדת הדין שהיתה מ׳ כנגד … ומְתָחָהּוכ׳ that very judgment which was aimed against Israel, did the Lord turn and aim against the Egyptians. Y.M. Kat. III, 83c top הדין מ׳ כנגדוכ׳ judgment is ready against the whole family. Pesik. R. s. 38; a. fr. Pi. מִיתֵּחַ same, esp. to straiten straps; to bring objects closer together. M. Kat. I, 8 אף מְמַתְּחִין you may also straigten (bed-straps). Ib. 10a וממתחין שאם … מְמַתְּחוֹ ‘you may stretch, means when it (a strap) is lax, you may straiten it; Y. ib. I, 80d bot. Tosef.Kel.B. Bath.IV, 10 מחוסרין … למַתֵּחַ need … stretching. Midr. Till. l. c., v. supra.Y.Sabb.XIII, beg.14a המְמַתֵּחַ צדדין (ed. Krot. הממחה צדדיו, corr. acc.) he who brings the ends of two pieces close together (by pulling the thread up and knotting it), v. supra; Y.Kil.IX, end, 32d המְמַתֵּיחַ צדדין (or המַמְתִּיחַ Hif.; not צדדיו); a. e. Nif. נִמְתַּח to be stretched, spread, drawn. Snh.38b נִמְתְּחוּ אבריו his limbs were stretched (shaped); (Ab. d R. N. ch. I נתקשרו); Yalk. Gen. 15. Ib. 16 היו נִמְתָּחִין והולכין (ib. also מוֹתְחִין; Gen. R. s. 10, end מותחין) they (the works of creation) continued to extend (develop). Y.Ber.I, 2c bot. יִמָּתֵחַ הרקיע (or יִמְתַּח) let the firmament be stretched out. R. Hash. 22b יִמָּתֵחַ על העמוד shall be stretched on the pillory. Y.Hor.II, 46d נִמְתְּחָה הקשת the bow was bent (euphem. for erection). Yalk. Ps. 796 נמתחה החרב the sword (of judgment) was drawn; (Tanḥ. Bmidb. 7 נמשכה; ib. ed. Bub. 7 נשמטה). Hithpa. הִתְמַתֵּחַ same. Tanḥ. Ḥayé 3 והיו הולכין ומִתְמַתְּחִיןוכ׳ they would have gone on spreading

נטי, נָטָה(b. h.) 1) (cmp. נָטַע) to stretch; to pitch a tent. Yalk. Gen. 67 בתחלה נ׳ אהלהוכ׳ (Gen. R. s. 39 נטע) first he pitched Sarahs tent 2) to hang over, incline; to decline. Macc.II, 7 ונופו נוֹטֶה, v. נוֹף II; Kidd.40b. Ned.IV, 5, a. e. הנוֹטוֹת overhanging fruit. Y.M. Kat. III, 82a בנוֹטוֹת when ones mustache hangs over the mouth.Snh.6b להיכן הדין נוטה which way the judgment will incline (in whose favor the verdict will be). Ib. 3b (ref. to Ex. 23:2) עשה לך בית דין נוטה arrange for thyself a court which can lean towards one side, i. e. of uneven numbers. Gen. R. s. 96, a. fr. נ׳ למות one inclines towards dying, feels death approaching; a. v. fr. 3) to bend, pervert judgment. Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 שמא תאמר … ואיני נוטה את הדין lest you say, I will take a bribe but will not pervert the law.Part. pass. נָטוּי; f. נְטוּיָה; pl. נְטוּיִים; נְטוּיִין, נְטוּיוֹת a) hanging over, threatening, inclining. Snh.109a קיר נ׳ a threatening wall; R. Hash. 16b; a. e.Gen. R. s. 49 נ׳ למות, v. supra.b) spread; pitched. Ohol. VII, 2. Tosef. ib. VIII, 2; a. e. Hif. הִיטָּה 1) (neut. verb) to incline. B. Mets.59b הִיטּוּ כותליוכ׳ the walls of the school-house bowed (threatening to fall). Ib. ועדיין מַטִּין ועומדין and so they still stand bending over. Ber.11a הִטֵּתִי, v. זָקַף. Keth.84b; Erub.46b מַטִּין one is inclined (in favor of R. Akibas opinion), i. e. the presumption is in his favor, opp. הלכה definite decision for general practice. Y.Snh.I, 18a bot. (ref. to 1 Kings 22:19) אלו מטין לכף זכותוכ׳ these argued in favor, and those against. R. Hash. 17a ורב חסד מַטֶּהוכ׳ and He who is abundant in kindness inclines (the scales) towards the side of kindness; a. fr. 2) to decline, move sideways. Keth.10a a man walking in the dark, ה׳ מצאו פתוח if he moves sideways (towards the door), he finds it open, if he does not (but strikes against the door) Trnsf. to perform coition without violently tearing the hymen. Ib. 3) (act. verb) to bend; ה׳ דין to wrest judgment. Mekh. l. c. שלא תאמר … אַטֶּה עליו את הדין say not, because he is a wicked man, I will turn the verdict against him. Peah VIII, 9 כל דיין … ומַטֶּה את הדין a judge that takes a bribe and perverts judgment; a. fr. 4) (after Ex. 23:2) to decide by majority (cmp. כָּרַע). Snh.IV, 1 דיני ממונות מטיןוכ׳ in civil law a majority of one decides in favor or against (the claimant), ודיני נפשות מטיןוכ׳ in criminal law a majority of one decides in favor of the defendant, but for a verdict against the defendant a majority of two is required, v. הַטָּיָה Mekh. l. c. הרוג על פי מטין put to death on a majority vote; מה עדים … אף מטין בשנים as incriminating witnessess must be two, so must the majority be two.Part. pass. מוּטֶּה; f. מוּטָּה reclining, bending over. M. Kat. 21a; Yeb.103a בין עומד … בין מ׳ standing, sitting or reclining. Kel. IV, 3; Tosef. ib. B. Kam. III, 10 היתה מ׳ על צדהוכ׳ if the vessel was misshaped so as to bend sideways like a sedan chair. Ib.; ib. 5 מַטָּה על צדה.V. מוּטָּה.

נטי, נָטָה(b. h.) 1) (cmp. נָטַע) to stretch; to pitch a tent. Yalk. Gen. 67 בתחלה נ׳ אהלהוכ׳ (Gen. R. s. 39 נטע) first he pitched Sarahs tent 2) to hang over, incline; to decline. Macc.II, 7 ונופו נוֹטֶה, v. נוֹף II; Kidd.40b. Ned.IV, 5, a. e. הנוֹטוֹת overhanging fruit. Y.M. Kat. III, 82a בנוֹטוֹת when ones mustache hangs over the mouth.Snh.6b להיכן הדין נוטה which way the judgment will incline (in whose favor the verdict will be). Ib. 3b (ref. to Ex. 23:2) עשה לך בית דין נוטה arrange for thyself a court which can lean towards one side, i. e. of uneven numbers. Gen. R. s. 96, a. fr. נ׳ למות one inclines towards dying, feels death approaching; a. v. fr. 3) to bend, pervert judgment. Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 שמא תאמר … ואיני נוטה את הדין lest you say, I will take a bribe but will not pervert the law.Part. pass. נָטוּי; f. נְטוּיָה; pl. נְטוּיִים; נְטוּיִין, נְטוּיוֹת a) hanging over, threatening, inclining. Snh.109a קיר נ׳ a threatening wall; R. Hash. 16b; a. e.Gen. R. s. 49 נ׳ למות, v. supra.b) spread; pitched. Ohol. VII, 2. Tosef. ib. VIII, 2; a. e. Hif. הִיטָּה 1) (neut. verb) to incline. B. Mets.59b הִיטּוּ כותליוכ׳ the walls of the school-house bowed (threatening to fall). Ib. ועדיין מַטִּין ועומדין and so they still stand bending over. Ber.11a הִטֵּתִי, v. זָקַף. Keth.84b; Erub.46b מַטִּין one is inclined (in favor of R. Akibas opinion), i. e. the presumption is in his favor, opp. הלכה definite decision for general practice. Y.Snh.I, 18a bot. (ref. to 1 Kings 22:19) אלו מטין לכף זכותוכ׳ these argued in favor, and those against. R. Hash. 17a ורב חסד מַטֶּהוכ׳ and He who is abundant in kindness inclines (the scales) towards the side of kindness; a. fr. 2) to decline, move sideways. Keth.10a a man walking in the dark, ה׳ מצאו פתוח if he moves sideways (towards the door), he finds it open, if he does not (but strikes against the door) Trnsf. to perform coition without violently tearing the hymen. Ib. 3) (act. verb) to bend; ה׳ דין to wrest judgment. Mekh. l. c. שלא תאמר … אַטֶּה עליו את הדין say not, because he is a wicked man, I will turn the verdict against him. Peah VIII, 9 כל דיין … ומַטֶּה את הדין a judge that takes a bribe and perverts judgment; a. fr. 4) (after Ex. 23:2) to decide by majority (cmp. כָּרַע). Snh.IV, 1 דיני ממונות מטיןוכ׳ in civil law a majority of one decides in favor or against (the claimant), ודיני נפשות מטיןוכ׳ in criminal law a majority of one decides in favor of the defendant, but for a verdict against the defendant a majority of two is required, v. הַטָּיָה Mekh. l. c. הרוג על פי מטין put to death on a majority vote; מה עדים … אף מטין בשנים as incriminating witnessess must be two, so must the majority be two.Part. pass. מוּטֶּה; f. מוּטָּה reclining, bending over. M. Kat. 21a; Yeb.103a בין עומד … בין מ׳ standing, sitting or reclining. Kel. IV, 3; Tosef. ib. B. Kam. III, 10 היתה מ׳ על צדהוכ׳ if the vessel was misshaped so as to bend sideways like a sedan chair. Ib.; ib. 5 מַטָּה על צדה.V. מוּטָּה.

נטי, נָטָה(b. h.) 1) (cmp. נָטַע) to stretch; to pitch a tent. Yalk. Gen. 67 בתחלה נ׳ אהלהוכ׳ (Gen. R. s. 39 נטע) first he pitched Sarahs tent 2) to hang over, incline; to decline. Macc.II, 7 ונופו נוֹטֶה, v. נוֹף II; Kidd.40b. Ned.IV, 5, a. e. הנוֹטוֹת overhanging fruit. Y.M. Kat. III, 82a בנוֹטוֹת when ones mustache hangs over the mouth.Snh.6b להיכן הדין נוטה which way the judgment will incline (in whose favor the verdict will be). Ib. 3b (ref. to Ex. 23:2) עשה לך בית דין נוטה arrange for thyself a court which can lean towards one side, i. e. of uneven numbers. Gen. R. s. 96, a. fr. נ׳ למות one inclines towards dying, feels death approaching; a. v. fr. 3) to bend, pervert judgment. Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 שמא תאמר … ואיני נוטה את הדין lest you say, I will take a bribe but will not pervert the law.Part. pass. נָטוּי; f. נְטוּיָה; pl. נְטוּיִים; נְטוּיִין, נְטוּיוֹת a) hanging over, threatening, inclining. Snh.109a קיר נ׳ a threatening wall; R. Hash. 16b; a. e.Gen. R. s. 49 נ׳ למות, v. supra.b) spread; pitched. Ohol. VII, 2. Tosef. ib. VIII, 2; a. e. Hif. הִיטָּה 1) (neut. verb) to incline. B. Mets.59b הִיטּוּ כותליוכ׳ the walls of the school-house bowed (threatening to fall). Ib. ועדיין מַטִּין ועומדין and so they still stand bending over. Ber.11a הִטֵּתִי, v. זָקַף. Keth.84b; Erub.46b מַטִּין one is inclined (in favor of R. Akibas opinion), i. e. the presumption is in his favor, opp. הלכה definite decision for general practice. Y.Snh.I, 18a bot. (ref. to 1 Kings 22:19) אלו מטין לכף זכותוכ׳ these argued in favor, and those against. R. Hash. 17a ורב חסד מַטֶּהוכ׳ and He who is abundant in kindness inclines (the scales) towards the side of kindness; a. fr. 2) to decline, move sideways. Keth.10a a man walking in the dark, ה׳ מצאו פתוח if he moves sideways (towards the door), he finds it open, if he does not (but strikes against the door) Trnsf. to perform coition without violently tearing the hymen. Ib. 3) (act. verb) to bend; ה׳ דין to wrest judgment. Mekh. l. c. שלא תאמר … אַטֶּה עליו את הדין say not, because he is a wicked man, I will turn the verdict against him. Peah VIII, 9 כל דיין … ומַטֶּה את הדין a judge that takes a bribe and perverts judgment; a. fr. 4) (after Ex. 23:2) to decide by majority (cmp. כָּרַע). Snh.IV, 1 דיני ממונות מטיןוכ׳ in civil law a majority of one decides in favor or against (the claimant), ודיני נפשות מטיןוכ׳ in criminal law a majority of one decides in favor of the defendant, but for a verdict against the defendant a majority of two is required, v. הַטָּיָה Mekh. l. c. הרוג על פי מטין put to death on a majority vote; מה עדים … אף מטין בשנים as incriminating witnessess must be two, so must the majority be two.Part. pass. מוּטֶּה; f. מוּטָּה reclining, bending over. M. Kat. 21a; Yeb.103a בין עומד … בין מ׳ standing, sitting or reclining. Kel. IV, 3; Tosef. ib. B. Kam. III, 10 היתה מ׳ על צדהוכ׳ if the vessel was misshaped so as to bend sideways like a sedan chair. Ib.; ib. 5 מַטָּה על צדה.V. מוּטָּה.

רִפְיוֹןm. (b. h.; רָפָה) 1) laxity, feebleness. Tanḥ. Bshall. 25 (play on ר̇פ̇י̇ד̇י̇ם̇, Ex. 17:8) שאין השונא בא אלא על ר̇פ̇יון י̇ד̇י̇ם̇ מן התורה the enemy comes (against Israel) only for laxity of hands in upholding the Law. Cant. R. to I, 4 מר׳ התורהוכ׳ for neglect of the Law are your children seized. Arakh.5b (ref. to Ezra 4:3) משוםר׳ ידים הוא the exclusion of the gentiles from participation in the building of the Temple had its reason in the weakening of the hands (the intention to discourage the Jews, ib. 4). 2) ( swinging, suspense of judgment; תלה בר׳ to leave in suspense. Gen. R. s. 22 תלאו בר׳וכ׳ he kept his (Cains) judgment in suspense, until the flood came and carried him off; ib. s. 32 היה תלוי בר׳; Ex. R. s. 31; Koh. R. to VI, 3. Gen. R. s. 98 אני תולה אותך בר׳וכ׳ I leave thy judgment in suspense, until Moses shall come Ex. R. s. 12, end תלאן בר׳ ואימתיוכ׳ he held them (the thunders) in suspense, and when did they come down? In the days of Joshua ; a. e.Y.Kidd.IV, 65b bot. תליין יהושע בדופן; Y.Snh.VI, 23c bot. בריפן, prob. to be read: ברפיון.

רִפְיוֹןm. (b. h.; רָפָה) 1) laxity, feebleness. Tanḥ. Bshall. 25 (play on ר̇פ̇י̇ד̇י̇ם̇, Ex. 17:8) שאין השונא בא אלא על ר̇פ̇יון י̇ד̇י̇ם̇ מן התורה the enemy comes (against Israel) only for laxity of hands in upholding the Law. Cant. R. to I, 4 מר׳ התורהוכ׳ for neglect of the Law are your children seized. Arakh.5b (ref. to Ezra 4:3) משוםר׳ ידים הוא the exclusion of the gentiles from participation in the building of the Temple had its reason in the weakening of the hands (the intention to discourage the Jews, ib. 4). 2) ( swinging, suspense of judgment; תלה בר׳ to leave in suspense. Gen. R. s. 22 תלאו בר׳וכ׳ he kept his (Cains) judgment in suspense, until the flood came and carried him off; ib. s. 32 היה תלוי בר׳; Ex. R. s. 31; Koh. R. to VI, 3. Gen. R. s. 98 אני תולה אותך בר׳וכ׳ I leave thy judgment in suspense, until Moses shall come Ex. R. s. 12, end תלאן בר׳ ואימתיוכ׳ he held them (the thunders) in suspense, and when did they come down? In the days of Joshua ; a. e.Y.Kidd.IV, 65b bot. תליין יהושע בדופן; Y.Snh.VI, 23c bot. בריפן, prob. to be read: ברפיון.

אָמֵןI (√אם, v. אֵם; cmp. preced.) to be strong, enduring; (act. v. אָמַן to support, v. 2 Kings 18:16 אֹמְנֹות).Pi. אִימֵּן, אִמֵּן to support; trnsf. to confirm, verify, approve. Tosef.Ter.I, 4 it is not the minor that made it Trumah אלא אביו שאִימֵּן אחריו Var. (ed. Zuck. שאומן) but his father who confirmed his act (= ib. קיים על יד); Y. ib. 40b א׳ על ידו. Ibc> top מְאַמֵּין. Nif. נֶאֱמַן (b. h.) 1) part, נֶאֱמָן m., נֶאֱמָנֶת f. approved, trustworthy, reliable. Peah VIII, 2 נֶאֱמָנִים עלוכ׳ (the poor) may be relied upon concerning garnered fruit, i. e. if they declare the fruits to be the poor mans share; they are exempt from tithes. Keth.I, 6 נאמנת her statement is acted upon as true. Ab. Zar.16b נ׳ עלי הדיין my judge is a reliable witness concerning me, i. e. I appeal to thy own judgment that I could not have engaged in such follies.Dem. II, 2 if one resolves להיות נ׳ to be one of the reliable (conscientious in giving tithes); a. fr. 2) to be confirmed. Y.Sot.II, 18b top אמן יֵאָמְנוּ הדברים Amen means, May the words (of the oath) be fulfilled. Hif. הֶאֱמִין (b. h.) to declare trustworthy, to trust, believe in. Dem. VII, 1 והוא אינו מַאֲמִינֹו but he (the invited guest) trusts him not in tithe affairs. Ib. 3; a. fr.Ab. Zar.16b הואיל וְהֶאֱמַנְתַּנִי עליך ed. Pes., En Yak. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note; ed. הָאֳמַנְתִּי Hof.; since thou didst declare me a reliable witness unto thyself (appealing to my judgment), v. supra; (Ms. M. האמנת עלי thou reliedst on me). Ch., v. הֵימַן.

אָמֵןI (√אם, v. אֵם; cmp. preced.) to be strong, enduring; (act. v. אָמַן to support, v. 2 Kings 18:16 אֹמְנֹות).Pi. אִימֵּן, אִמֵּן to support; trnsf. to confirm, verify, approve. Tosef.Ter.I, 4 it is not the minor that made it Trumah אלא אביו שאִימֵּן אחריו Var. (ed. Zuck. שאומן) but his father who confirmed his act (= ib. קיים על יד); Y. ib. 40b א׳ על ידו. Ibc> top מְאַמֵּין. Nif. נֶאֱמַן (b. h.) 1) part, נֶאֱמָן m., נֶאֱמָנֶת f. approved, trustworthy, reliable. Peah VIII, 2 נֶאֱמָנִים עלוכ׳ (the poor) may be relied upon concerning garnered fruit, i. e. if they declare the fruits to be the poor mans share; they are exempt from tithes. Keth.I, 6 נאמנת her statement is acted upon as true. Ab. Zar.16b נ׳ עלי הדיין my judge is a reliable witness concerning me, i. e. I appeal to thy own judgment that I could not have engaged in such follies.Dem. II, 2 if one resolves להיות נ׳ to be one of the reliable (conscientious in giving tithes); a. fr. 2) to be confirmed. Y.Sot.II, 18b top אמן יֵאָמְנוּ הדברים Amen means, May the words (of the oath) be fulfilled. Hif. הֶאֱמִין (b. h.) to declare trustworthy, to trust, believe in. Dem. VII, 1 והוא אינו מַאֲמִינֹו but he (the invited guest) trusts him not in tithe affairs. Ib. 3; a. fr.Ab. Zar.16b הואיל וְהֶאֱמַנְתַּנִי עליך ed. Pes., En Yak. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note; ed. הָאֳמַנְתִּי Hof.; since thou didst declare me a reliable witness unto thyself (appealing to my judgment), v. supra; (Ms. M. האמנת עלי thou reliedst on me). Ch., v. הֵימַן.

חוּב(b. h.), perf. חָב, part. חַיָיב. חָב (to be bound over, seized, 1) to be declared guilty, be sentenced; to be punishable; to be (legally, morally or religiously) bound, to be responsible. B. Kam.I, 1 חב המזיק he who caused the damage must pay. Ib. 6b חב … חייב … מיבעי לה the Mishnah says ḥab, ought it not rather to read ḥayab (part.)?(Answ.: they are the words of a Jerusalem Tannai.Ib. I, 2 כל שחַבְתִּי בשמירתווכ׳ for whatever I am legally bound to guard, I am legally answerable in case of injury. Sabb.I, 1 העני חייב the recipient (the person standing outside) is guilty (of transgressing the Sabbath law).Y.Ned.I, 36d top חב על כלוכ׳ he is punishable for each separately.Ber.IX, 5 חייב אדםוכ׳ man must praise the Lord Ḥag.4a, a. e. כל מצוה שהאשה חַיֶיבֶת בהוכ׳ whatever religious act is obligatory on woman, is also obligatory Ib. מה להלן נשים חַיָיביֹת as there (Deut. 31:12) women are included in the obligation; a. v. fr. 2) to act in behalf of a person to the latters disadvantage. Erub.VII, 11 ואין חָבִיןוכ׳, v. זָכָה. Y.B. Kam.IV, 4b bot. בתחלה …ע״מ לָחוֹב להןוכ׳ originally guardians are not assigned to minors that they may eventually act to their disadvantage ; ואם חָבוּ חָבוּ but if they have done so, their action is legal (and they cannot be held responsible); Y.Gitt.V, 47a top.Y.Keth.XI, 34b bot. נמצאתה חבוכ׳ then you would cause a disadvantage to the relics; a. fr.ח׳ בעצמו to be alone answerable for ones loss. Ber.I, 3 כדאי היית לָחוֹב בעצמך thou wouldst have deserved to be made answerable, i. e. if you had met with an accident you would have had none but yourself to blame. 3) to owe, be indebted. Shebu.VII, 5; a. fr.ח׳ חטאת to be bound to bring a sin-offering; ח׳ מיתה to be subject to death penalty. Sabb.VII, 1. Ib. XI, 6 כל חַיְיבֵי חטאתוכ׳ all those eventually bound to bring, are not bound, unless Snh.58b; a. fr. Pi. חִיֵּיב to declare guilty, to convict, sentence (opp. זִיכָּה, פָּטַר). Snh.6a ח׳ את הזכאי if a judge (by an illegal decision) convicted one who ought to have been acquitted. Ib. III, 6 ואחד מְחַיֵּיב and one votes for acquittal. Shebu.IV, 13 ר׳ מאיר מח׳וכ׳ R. M. says, he is guilty (of blasphemy); a. v. fr.Ex. R. s. 32, beg. חִיַּיבְתֶּם עצמיכם you have given judgment against yourselves. B. Mets.3b פיו אין מְחַיְּיבֹו ממוןוכ׳ the defendants own statement cannot cause a judgment against him to pay a penalty, but causes the imposition of an oath. Yoma 35b הלל מח׳וכ׳, v. הִלֵּל.Part. pass. מְחוּיָּיב, מְחוּיָּב = חַיָיב, sentenced, bound. Y.Keth.III, 27b מְחוּיְּיבֵי מיתות those sentenced to death, מ׳ מכות sentenced to lashes.Ber.20b, a. fr. כל שאינו מ׳ בדברוכ׳ whatever is not obligatory upon a person himself, cannot be done by him as a representative of the community, v. חֹובָה; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְחַיֵּיב, Nithpa. נִתְחַיֵּיב 1) to be convicted, amenable to law. Keth.30b מישנ׳ סקילה he who (under Jewish jurisdiction) would have been sentenced to death through stoning. Ib. כבר נ׳ בגניבהוכ׳ he was amenable to punishment for theft, before he transgressed Ib. מִתְחַיֵּיב בנפשו לא הוהוכ׳ but guilty of a deadly sin he was not until he ate it; a. fr. 2) to be responsible. Ab. III, 4, a. fr. הרי זה מתח׳ בנפשו he is responsible for his life, would have himself to blame, if any accident should befall him (v. Ber.3 quoted above). 3) to be doomed, to have the misfortune to. Tosef.Shebu.III, 4 אין אדם מתח׳ לשמועוכ׳ one has not the misfortune to hear (a curse), unless he sinned himself (ref. to Lev. 5:1). Ib. הרואה … עבירה נ׳ לראות if one sees people sin, (we say) he had the misfortune to see, opp. זכה.