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פָּתַר(b. h.; cmp. פָּשר) (to divide, spread, to solve; to interpret. Ber.55b כ״ד פּוֹתְרֵי חלומותוכ׳ twenty-four interpreters of dreams existed in Jerusalem, ומה שפ׳ לי זה לא פ׳וכ׳ and not two of them interpreted my dream alike. Pesik. Par., p. 33a> פ׳ קרא בפרשת פרה explained the verse (Ps. 12:7) as referring to the lesson concerning the red cow; Num. R. s. 19; a. fr. Nif. נִפְתַּר to be interpreted, solved. Ber. l. c. חלוםשנ׳וכ׳ a dream which was interpreted in a dream. Y.Shek.IV, 48b תִּיפָּתֵר שפודיןוכ׳ it may be explained that they redeem unblemished sacrifices, and when afterwards they are blemished, (the money paid for them is secularized). Y.Ber.VII, 11a bot. תיפתרּ כרּ׳וכ׳ the difficulty may be solved in agreement with R. Ishmaels opinion; a. fr.

פָּתַר(b. h.; cmp. פָּשר) (to divide, spread, to solve; to interpret. Ber.55b כ״ד פּוֹתְרֵי חלומותוכ׳ twenty-four interpreters of dreams existed in Jerusalem, ומה שפ׳ לי זה לא פ׳וכ׳ and not two of them interpreted my dream alike. Pesik. Par., p. 33a> פ׳ קרא בפרשת פרה explained the verse (Ps. 12:7) as referring to the lesson concerning the red cow; Num. R. s. 19; a. fr. Nif. נִפְתַּר to be interpreted, solved. Ber. l. c. חלוםשנ׳וכ׳ a dream which was interpreted in a dream. Y.Shek.IV, 48b תִּיפָּתֵר שפודיןוכ׳ it may be explained that they redeem unblemished sacrifices, and when afterwards they are blemished, (the money paid for them is secularized). Y.Ber.VII, 11a bot. תיפתרּ כרּ׳וכ׳ the difficulty may be solved in agreement with R. Ishmaels opinion; a. fr.

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פְּרַשch. sam( Hif. הִפְרִיש to separate; to set aside, dedicate), 1) (neut. verb) to keep off, abstain Targ. Y. I Num. 6:3. Ib. 2 יַפְרִיש. Ib. 25:8 (read:) דהיה ליה למִיפְרַש ולא פירש (v. Snh.82b, quot. in preced.); a. fr.Part. פָּרֵש, פָּרֵיש. Ib. 19:16; 18; a. fr.Ḥull.45b חד פריש לליבאוכ׳ one artery branches off to the heart, the other to the lungs Zeb.73a, sq. כל דפריש מרובא פריש whatever comes out of a mixed multitude, is presumed to have come from the majority, i. e. has the legal status of the majority; Keth.15a; a. fr. 2) to cross the ocean, Gen. R. s. 6 בעא דיִפְרוֹש, v. infra. Koh. R. to III, 6 הוה אזיל פריש בימא was about to go to sea; a. e. 3) to set aside, distinguish. Targ. Y. Deut. 4:34; a. e. 4) to explain. Part. pass. פָּרִיש. Ḥull.52a ליבעי מיניה הדא דפ׳ לן תרתי let him be asked one question by which both cases will he made clear to us; a. e. Pa. פָּרֵיש 1) (neut. verb) to depart, keep off. Targ. Prov. 19:27 (ed. Lag. a. oth. Pe.).Targ. Y. Num. 25:8 פֵּירַש Hebraism, v. supra. 2) to go to sea. Gen. R. l. c. הוה מְפָרֵש בימא was about to undertake a sea voyage. Ib. בעא … פָּרְשֵׁי he wanted to go to sea; said the matron, do people go to sea at this season?; a. e. 3) to separate, divide, distinguish. Targ. O. a. Y. II Deut. 32:8, בפָרָשוּתֵיה (Y. I באַפְרָ׳, Af.); a. e.Y.Ab. Zar. II, end, 42a ידע אנא מְפָרְשָׁה ביןוכ׳ I can tell the roe of clean fish from that of unclean fish. 4) to express clearly, define. Targ. O. Gen. 30:28. Targ. O. Lev. 22:21 (Y. Af.). Ib. 24:11; 16; a. e.Part. pass. מְפָרַש. Targ. Y. II ib. 24:11 שמא מְפָרָשָׁא (= h. שם המפורש, v. preced.; Y. I Ithpe.). Targ. Y. II Gen. 30:22; a. e.Yoma 3b פָּרוּשֵׁי קא מְפָרַשוכ׳ it is clearly indicated in the text that it is ‘from thine own (the high priests private property); a. e. 5) to distinguish, make wonderful.Part. pass. as ab. Targ. Jud. 13:18 (h. text פלאי). 6) to explain, interpret. Targ. O. Deut. 1:5 (h. text באר).B. Bath. 121a גמיר … ולא ירע ליה לפָרוּשָׁהּ he learned the Boraitha by heart, but knew not how to explain it. Y.Kil.I, 27a bot. ופָרְשַׁנְתָּהּ תמן and we explained it there (to B. Kam. V, 10); ib. ופרשתנה (corr. acc.). Erub.54a … לא עד דמְפָרְשַׁתוכ׳ thou shalt not rest on thy legs (sit down) until thou hast explained these verses to me. R. Hash. 26a לפָרוּשֵׁי מאהוכ׳ it is important for the explanation of meah ḳsiṭah (Gen. 33:19) ; a. fr. Af. אַפְרֵיש 1) to separate, divide, make a distinction; to set aside, dedicate. Targ. Gen. 1:4; 6. Ib. 30:40. Targ. Is. 56:3. Targ. O. Num. 18:24 (Y. ed. Vien. Pe.); a. fr. 2) (neut. verb) to keep aloof, abstain. Targ. Y. Num. 6:2 (v. supra) 3) to warn off, keep away. Sabb.40b (ל)אַפְרוּשֵׁי מאיסורא to warn a person off from doing wrong. 4) to speak out, declare. Targ. O. Num. 6:2 (ed. Berl. Pa.). Targ. Lev. 27:2 (O. ed. Berl. Pa.); a. e. 5) to distinguish, make wonderful. Targ. O. Deut. 28:59; a. e.Part. pass. מַפְרַש; f. מַפְרְשָׁא; pl. מַפְרְשִׁין; מַפְרְשָׁן. Targ. 2 Sam. 1:26. Targ. Is. 29:14; a. e. Ithpa. אִתְפָּרַש, אִיפָּ׳; Ithpe. אִהְפְּרַש, אִיפְּ׳ 1) to be separated, to part, depart; to be set aside, dedicated. Targ. Gen. 10:32. Targ. Is. 52:11. Targ. Lev. 4:10 (O. ed. Berl. Ittaf.). Targ. Ex. 29:27 (O. ed. Berl. Ittaf.); a. fr. 2) to be distinctly expressed, declared; to be explained, interpreted. Targ. Num. 1:17. Targ. Y. Lev. 24:11 (v. supra); a. fr.Meg.3a דמִיפָּרְשָׁן, v. סְתַם. B. Kam. 112b, a. fr. לדידי מִיפָּרְשָׁא לי מיניהוכ׳ to me it was explained by Y.Keth.IV, 28d bot. אתתבת ולא אִפָּרְשַׁת a question was raised, but it was not made clear (solved); אתתבת ואפ׳ it was raised and met. Ittaf. אִתַּפְרַש to be set aside, dedicated; to be distinguished. Targ. O., ed. Berl., Lev. 4:10; a. e., v. supra.Targ. Y. I Gen. 3:18 יִתְאַפְרַש let there be a distinction.

פְּרַשch. sam( Hif. הִפְרִיש to separate; to set aside, dedicate), 1) (neut. verb) to keep off, abstain Targ. Y. I Num. 6:3. Ib. 2 יַפְרִיש. Ib. 25:8 (read:) דהיה ליה למִיפְרַש ולא פירש (v. Snh.82b, quot. in preced.); a. fr.Part. פָּרֵש, פָּרֵיש. Ib. 19:16; 18; a. fr.Ḥull.45b חד פריש לליבאוכ׳ one artery branches off to the heart, the other to the lungs Zeb.73a, sq. כל דפריש מרובא פריש whatever comes out of a mixed multitude, is presumed to have come from the majority, i. e. has the legal status of the majority; Keth.15a; a. fr. 2) to cross the ocean, Gen. R. s. 6 בעא דיִפְרוֹש, v. infra. Koh. R. to III, 6 הוה אזיל פריש בימא was about to go to sea; a. e. 3) to set aside, distinguish. Targ. Y. Deut. 4:34; a. e. 4) to explain. Part. pass. פָּרִיש. Ḥull.52a ליבעי מיניה הדא דפ׳ לן תרתי let him be asked one question by which both cases will he made clear to us; a. e. Pa. פָּרֵיש 1) (neut. verb) to depart, keep off. Targ. Prov. 19:27 (ed. Lag. a. oth. Pe.).Targ. Y. Num. 25:8 פֵּירַש Hebraism, v. supra. 2) to go to sea. Gen. R. l. c. הוה מְפָרֵש בימא was about to undertake a sea voyage. Ib. בעא … פָּרְשֵׁי he wanted to go to sea; said the matron, do people go to sea at this season?; a. e. 3) to separate, divide, distinguish. Targ. O. a. Y. II Deut. 32:8, בפָרָשוּתֵיה (Y. I באַפְרָ׳, Af.); a. e.Y.Ab. Zar. II, end, 42a ידע אנא מְפָרְשָׁה ביןוכ׳ I can tell the roe of clean fish from that of unclean fish. 4) to express clearly, define. Targ. O. Gen. 30:28. Targ. O. Lev. 22:21 (Y. Af.). Ib. 24:11; 16; a. e.Part. pass. מְפָרַש. Targ. Y. II ib. 24:11 שמא מְפָרָשָׁא (= h. שם המפורש, v. preced.; Y. I Ithpe.). Targ. Y. II Gen. 30:22; a. e.Yoma 3b פָּרוּשֵׁי קא מְפָרַשוכ׳ it is clearly indicated in the text that it is ‘from thine own (the high priests private property); a. e. 5) to distinguish, make wonderful.Part. pass. as ab. Targ. Jud. 13:18 (h. text פלאי). 6) to explain, interpret. Targ. O. Deut. 1:5 (h. text באר).B. Bath. 121a גמיר … ולא ירע ליה לפָרוּשָׁהּ he learned the Boraitha by heart, but knew not how to explain it. Y.Kil.I, 27a bot. ופָרְשַׁנְתָּהּ תמן and we explained it there (to B. Kam. V, 10); ib. ופרשתנה (corr. acc.). Erub.54a … לא עד דמְפָרְשַׁתוכ׳ thou shalt not rest on thy legs (sit down) until thou hast explained these verses to me. R. Hash. 26a לפָרוּשֵׁי מאהוכ׳ it is important for the explanation of meah ḳsiṭah (Gen. 33:19) ; a. fr. Af. אַפְרֵיש 1) to separate, divide, make a distinction; to set aside, dedicate. Targ. Gen. 1:4; 6. Ib. 30:40. Targ. Is. 56:3. Targ. O. Num. 18:24 (Y. ed. Vien. Pe.); a. fr. 2) (neut. verb) to keep aloof, abstain. Targ. Y. Num. 6:2 (v. supra) 3) to warn off, keep away. Sabb.40b (ל)אַפְרוּשֵׁי מאיסורא to warn a person off from doing wrong. 4) to speak out, declare. Targ. O. Num. 6:2 (ed. Berl. Pa.). Targ. Lev. 27:2 (O. ed. Berl. Pa.); a. e. 5) to distinguish, make wonderful. Targ. O. Deut. 28:59; a. e.Part. pass. מַפְרַש; f. מַפְרְשָׁא; pl. מַפְרְשִׁין; מַפְרְשָׁן. Targ. 2 Sam. 1:26. Targ. Is. 29:14; a. e. Ithpa. אִתְפָּרַש, אִיפָּ׳; Ithpe. אִהְפְּרַש, אִיפְּ׳ 1) to be separated, to part, depart; to be set aside, dedicated. Targ. Gen. 10:32. Targ. Is. 52:11. Targ. Lev. 4:10 (O. ed. Berl. Ittaf.). Targ. Ex. 29:27 (O. ed. Berl. Ittaf.); a. fr. 2) to be distinctly expressed, declared; to be explained, interpreted. Targ. Num. 1:17. Targ. Y. Lev. 24:11 (v. supra); a. fr.Meg.3a דמִיפָּרְשָׁן, v. סְתַם. B. Kam. 112b, a. fr. לדידי מִיפָּרְשָׁא לי מיניהוכ׳ to me it was explained by Y.Keth.IV, 28d bot. אתתבת ולא אִפָּרְשַׁת a question was raised, but it was not made clear (solved); אתתבת ואפ׳ it was raised and met. Ittaf. אִתַּפְרַש to be set aside, dedicated; to be distinguished. Targ. O., ed. Berl., Lev. 4:10; a. e., v. supra.Targ. Y. I Gen. 3:18 יִתְאַפְרַש let there be a distinction.

פְּשַׁט, פְּשֵׁיטch. same, 1) to stretch, stretch forth; to straighten. Targ. Y. Gen. 22:10. Ib. 38:28. Targ. Prov. 31:19; a. fr.Ib. 26:18, v. בְּשַׁט.R. Hash. 26b כמה דפָשֵׁיט אינישוכ׳ the more man straightens his mind (removes all duplicity, v. preced.), the better it is, opp. כייף bends, humbles.Part. pass. פָּשִׁיט; f. פְּשִׁיטָא. Targ. Y. Ex. 26:28 (ed. Amst. פַּשִּׁיט). Targ. II Esth. 5:1. 2) to strip, tear, flay. Targ. Y. II Num. 23:24.Pes.113a פְּשוֹט; B. Bath. 110a, v. נְטַש I. 3) (neut. verb) to be stretched forth, reach out. Y.Peah VIII, end, 21b ידיה דלא פַשְׁטַן מיתןוכ׳ may these hands which did not reach out to give thee, be cut off. 4) to explain, teach; to deduce. Gen. R. s. 17 הוון יתבין פַּשְטִיןוכ׳ he and R. … sat teaching; Lev. R. s. 34. B. Mets.18b וקא פשיט רבא דיהזיר and Raba decided that restitution must be made. Kidd.9b בתר דבעיא הדר פַּשְׁטָהּ after having raised the question, he met it again himself. Ber.2b והדר פשטו לה מברייתא and then they solved the question by deduction from a Boraitha. Hor.13b פ׳ גרס ותנאוכ׳ he explained (the subject to himself), and committed it to memory again and again. B. Mets.90b פְּשוֹט מהא חדא derive from this (Boraitha) one answer to the questions before us. Kidd.25a מי בעיתו … ולא פְשִׁיטְנָא לכו did you ever ask me anything that I did not explain to you?; a. fr.V. פְּשִׁיטָא.

פְּשַׁט, פְּשֵׁיטch. same, 1) to stretch, stretch forth; to straighten. Targ. Y. Gen. 22:10. Ib. 38:28. Targ. Prov. 31:19; a. fr.Ib. 26:18, v. בְּשַׁט.R. Hash. 26b כמה דפָשֵׁיט אינישוכ׳ the more man straightens his mind (removes all duplicity, v. preced.), the better it is, opp. כייף bends, humbles.Part. pass. פָּשִׁיט; f. פְּשִׁיטָא. Targ. Y. Ex. 26:28 (ed. Amst. פַּשִּׁיט). Targ. II Esth. 5:1. 2) to strip, tear, flay. Targ. Y. II Num. 23:24.Pes.113a פְּשוֹט; B. Bath. 110a, v. נְטַש I. 3) (neut. verb) to be stretched forth, reach out. Y.Peah VIII, end, 21b ידיה דלא פַשְׁטַן מיתןוכ׳ may these hands which did not reach out to give thee, be cut off. 4) to explain, teach; to deduce. Gen. R. s. 17 הוון יתבין פַּשְטִיןוכ׳ he and R. … sat teaching; Lev. R. s. 34. B. Mets.18b וקא פשיט רבא דיהזיר and Raba decided that restitution must be made. Kidd.9b בתר דבעיא הדר פַּשְׁטָהּ after having raised the question, he met it again himself. Ber.2b והדר פשטו לה מברייתא and then they solved the question by deduction from a Boraitha. Hor.13b פ׳ גרס ותנאוכ׳ he explained (the subject to himself), and committed it to memory again and again. B. Mets.90b פְּשוֹט מהא חדא derive from this (Boraitha) one answer to the questions before us. Kidd.25a מי בעיתו … ולא פְשִׁיטְנָא לכו did you ever ask me anything that I did not explain to you?; a. fr.V. פְּשִׁיטָא.

פְּשַׁט, פְּשֵׁיטch. same, 1) to stretch, stretch forth; to straighten. Targ. Y. Gen. 22:10. Ib. 38:28. Targ. Prov. 31:19; a. fr.Ib. 26:18, v. בְּשַׁט.R. Hash. 26b כמה דפָשֵׁיט אינישוכ׳ the more man straightens his mind (removes all duplicity, v. preced.), the better it is, opp. כייף bends, humbles.Part. pass. פָּשִׁיט; f. פְּשִׁיטָא. Targ. Y. Ex. 26:28 (ed. Amst. פַּשִּׁיט). Targ. II Esth. 5:1. 2) to strip, tear, flay. Targ. Y. II Num. 23:24.Pes.113a פְּשוֹט; B. Bath. 110a, v. נְטַש I. 3) (neut. verb) to be stretched forth, reach out. Y.Peah VIII, end, 21b ידיה דלא פַשְׁטַן מיתןוכ׳ may these hands which did not reach out to give thee, be cut off. 4) to explain, teach; to deduce. Gen. R. s. 17 הוון יתבין פַּשְטִיןוכ׳ he and R. … sat teaching; Lev. R. s. 34. B. Mets.18b וקא פשיט רבא דיהזיר and Raba decided that restitution must be made. Kidd.9b בתר דבעיא הדר פַּשְׁטָהּ after having raised the question, he met it again himself. Ber.2b והדר פשטו לה מברייתא and then they solved the question by deduction from a Boraitha. Hor.13b פ׳ גרס ותנאוכ׳ he explained (the subject to himself), and committed it to memory again and again. B. Mets.90b פְּשוֹט מהא חדא derive from this (Boraitha) one answer to the questions before us. Kidd.25a מי בעיתו … ולא פְשִׁיטְנָא לכו did you ever ask me anything that I did not explain to you?; a. fr.V. פְּשִׁיטָא.

פְּשַׁט, פְּשֵׁיטch. same, 1) to stretch, stretch forth; to straighten. Targ. Y. Gen. 22:10. Ib. 38:28. Targ. Prov. 31:19; a. fr.Ib. 26:18, v. בְּשַׁט.R. Hash. 26b כמה דפָשֵׁיט אינישוכ׳ the more man straightens his mind (removes all duplicity, v. preced.), the better it is, opp. כייף bends, humbles.Part. pass. פָּשִׁיט; f. פְּשִׁיטָא. Targ. Y. Ex. 26:28 (ed. Amst. פַּשִּׁיט). Targ. II Esth. 5:1. 2) to strip, tear, flay. Targ. Y. II Num. 23:24.Pes.113a פְּשוֹט; B. Bath. 110a, v. נְטַש I. 3) (neut. verb) to be stretched forth, reach out. Y.Peah VIII, end, 21b ידיה דלא פַשְׁטַן מיתןוכ׳ may these hands which did not reach out to give thee, be cut off. 4) to explain, teach; to deduce. Gen. R. s. 17 הוון יתבין פַּשְטִיןוכ׳ he and R. … sat teaching; Lev. R. s. 34. B. Mets.18b וקא פשיט רבא דיהזיר and Raba decided that restitution must be made. Kidd.9b בתר דבעיא הדר פַּשְׁטָהּ after having raised the question, he met it again himself. Ber.2b והדר פשטו לה מברייתא and then they solved the question by deduction from a Boraitha. Hor.13b פ׳ גרס ותנאוכ׳ he explained (the subject to himself), and committed it to memory again and again. B. Mets.90b פְּשוֹט מהא חדא derive from this (Boraitha) one answer to the questions before us. Kidd.25a מי בעיתו … ולא פְשִׁיטְנָא לכו did you ever ask me anything that I did not explain to you?; a. fr.V. פְּשִׁיטָא.

קַדְמוּתָאf. (preced. wds.) 1) previous condition. Targ. Job 42:12.Bekh.31a זיל לקַדְמוּתֵיה (read אזל) he went back to his former condition (resigned his office). 2) early morning. Ib.b ושנייה בק׳וכ׳ and he solved that problem the next morning by reference to a Boraitha. 3) the first time. Deut. R. s. 1, beg. קַדְמוּתֵיךְ היא תניינותיך היא is this thy first or thy second offence?; ib. קַדְמוּתְכוֹןוכ׳ is it your first ?; Yalk. Ex. 392 קדמתכון (corr. acc.). 4) לְקַדָּמוּת, לִקְדָמוּת, לָקֳדָמוּת = h. לקראת to meet, towards. Targ. Ex. 19:17. Targ. Ps. 59:5; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 37 יפקון … לקדָּמוּתִי let all the people (of the place) come out to meet me. Ib. לקדָּמוּתֵיה, v. קֳדָם. 5) (adv.) first, in front. Targ. O. Gen. 33:2 ed. Berl., v. next w.

קַדְמוּתָאf. (preced. wds.) 1) previous condition. Targ. Job 42:12.Bekh.31a זיל לקַדְמוּתֵיה (read אזל) he went back to his former condition (resigned his office). 2) early morning. Ib.b ושנייה בק׳וכ׳ and he solved that problem the next morning by reference to a Boraitha. 3) the first time. Deut. R. s. 1, beg. קַדְמוּתֵיךְ היא תניינותיך היא is this thy first or thy second offence?; ib. קַדְמוּתְכוֹןוכ׳ is it your first ?; Yalk. Ex. 392 קדמתכון (corr. acc.). 4) לְקַדָּמוּת, לִקְדָמוּת, לָקֳדָמוּת = h. לקראת to meet, towards. Targ. Ex. 19:17. Targ. Ps. 59:5; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 37 יפקון … לקדָּמוּתִי let all the people (of the place) come out to meet me. Ib. לקדָּמוּתֵיה, v. קֳדָם. 5) (adv.) first, in front. Targ. O. Gen. 33:2 ed. Berl., v. next w.

קוּשְׁיָאf. (preced.) difficulty, question, objection, argument. Snh.75b, sq. מהאי ק׳ לא נידונה we cannot draw the analogy on account of this argument. B. Kam. 117a אמר להו האי ק׳ והאי ק׳וכ׳ he told them of one difficulty and of another, and how they were solved. Men.95b, a. fr. מאי ק׳ what argument is this?, i. e. this is no argument, Ib. מאי קַשְׁיָא (Ms. K. קוש׳). Ḥull.3b כי קוּשְׁיֵיה in accordance with his argument; a. v. fr.Y.Sabb.XIX, 17b; Y.Pes.VI, 33d top מן קוֹשַׁיי מקשי להוכ׳ what was the difficulty that R. J. found (to induce him to say), provided that ?Pl. קוּשְׁיָיתָא. Hor.13b, v. פִּיתְקָא. Yoma 3b לאפוקי כולי קוּשְׁיָיתִין excluding all the cases which we argued. Yeb.77a top, v. קְשֵׁי; a. fr.

קוּשְׁיָאf. (preced.) difficulty, question, objection, argument. Snh.75b, sq. מהאי ק׳ לא נידונה we cannot draw the analogy on account of this argument. B. Kam. 117a אמר להו האי ק׳ והאי ק׳וכ׳ he told them of one difficulty and of another, and how they were solved. Men.95b, a. fr. מאי ק׳ what argument is this?, i. e. this is no argument, Ib. מאי קַשְׁיָא (Ms. K. קוש׳). Ḥull.3b כי קוּשְׁיֵיה in accordance with his argument; a. v. fr.Y.Sabb.XIX, 17b; Y.Pes.VI, 33d top מן קוֹשַׁיי מקשי להוכ׳ what was the difficulty that R. J. found (to induce him to say), provided that ?Pl. קוּשְׁיָיתָא. Hor.13b, v. פִּיתְקָא. Yoma 3b לאפוקי כולי קוּשְׁיָיתִין excluding all the cases which we argued. Yeb.77a top, v. קְשֵׁי; a. fr.

קְשֵׁי, קְשֵׁה, קְשָׁאch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְקַשֶּׁה, Nithpa. נִתְקַשֶּׁה to suffer severely), 1) to be hard, difficult. Targ. Deut. 1:17. Ib. 15:18; a. e.Yoma 28b קָשוּ משמשא are harder (on the eye), v. שַׁבְרִירֵי; a. fr. 2) to find a thing difficult to understand, to object, argue against, dispute. Y.Ter.V, 43c bot. ר׳ סימון קַשְׁיְיתָהּ … קיימה R. Simon argued against it (refuted it), but R. Ba. … proved it to be correct. Y.Kidd.III, 64c top (read:) לא כבר קְשוּנְתָּהּ הרי עולם לא כבר קַשְׁיְתָהּוכ׳ have not mountains of the world (great scholars) disputed it? did not R. El. dispute it in the presence of ; Y.Ned.VIII, 40d sq. (corr. acc.). B. Kam.66b האי מילתא ק׳ בה רבה לרבוכ׳ Rabbah argued this difficulty before R. Joseph for twenty-two years, and it was not solved; Keth.42b האי … קְשָׁאֵי רבה ורבוכ׳ Rabbah and R. Joseph discussed this difficulty Part. קָשֵׁי; f. קַשְׁיָא, q. v. 3) to get old, v. קְשַׁש II. Pa. קַשֵּׁי 1) to be in pain of travailing. Targ. Gen. 35:17 בקַשָּׁיוּתָהּ (not בקַשְׁיוּ׳). Targ. O. ib. 16 (Y. II Ithpa.). 2) to perplex. Pes.78b מתניתן קַשִּׁיתֵיהוכ׳ the Mishnah perplexed him; why does it read Af. אַקְשֵׁי, אַקְשֵׁה 1) to harden, make difficult. Targ. Ex. 7:3. Targ. 2 Kings 2:10. Targ. 1 Kings 12:4. Targ. Ps. 95:8; a. fr. 2) to be hard on, press heavily. Cant. R. to II, 16 כד הוה צערא קשי עלוי … וכד הוה מַקְשֵׁיוכ׳ when his suffering was severe, he said, God the faithful, but when it was severer on him than necessary 3) to argue against, object, dispute. Targ. Job 6:6 Ms. Var. מדלית מַקְשה עליה when there is none to dispute it.Yeb.77a top א׳ להו דואג כל הני קושייתא Doeg brought up before them all those arguments. Y.Yoma I, 38d bot. מַקְשֵׁי … קְשַׁיְיתָהּ עלוכ׳ (not קשייתא) instead of offering objection against R. J., rather offer it against ; a. v. fr. Ithpa. אִתְקֵשֵּׁי, Ithpe. אִיקְּשֵׁי 1) to be in pain of travailing. Targ. Y. II Gen. 35:16, v. supra. 2) to be difficult, perplexing. Yeb.40a ומִיקְּשֵׁה היא דאיקשי לךוכ׳ (Rashi דקשיא) it was perplexing to thee, and thou didst reverse it.

קְשֵׁי, קְשֵׁה, קְשָׁאch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְקַשֶּׁה, Nithpa. נִתְקַשֶּׁה to suffer severely), 1) to be hard, difficult. Targ. Deut. 1:17. Ib. 15:18; a. e.Yoma 28b קָשוּ משמשא are harder (on the eye), v. שַׁבְרִירֵי; a. fr. 2) to find a thing difficult to understand, to object, argue against, dispute. Y.Ter.V, 43c bot. ר׳ סימון קַשְׁיְיתָהּ … קיימה R. Simon argued against it (refuted it), but R. Ba. … proved it to be correct. Y.Kidd.III, 64c top (read:) לא כבר קְשוּנְתָּהּ הרי עולם לא כבר קַשְׁיְתָהּוכ׳ have not mountains of the world (great scholars) disputed it? did not R. El. dispute it in the presence of ; Y.Ned.VIII, 40d sq. (corr. acc.). B. Kam.66b האי מילתא ק׳ בה רבה לרבוכ׳ Rabbah argued this difficulty before R. Joseph for twenty-two years, and it was not solved; Keth.42b האי … קְשָׁאֵי רבה ורבוכ׳ Rabbah and R. Joseph discussed this difficulty Part. קָשֵׁי; f. קַשְׁיָא, q. v. 3) to get old, v. קְשַׁש II. Pa. קַשֵּׁי 1) to be in pain of travailing. Targ. Gen. 35:17 בקַשָּׁיוּתָהּ (not בקַשְׁיוּ׳). Targ. O. ib. 16 (Y. II Ithpa.). 2) to perplex. Pes.78b מתניתן קַשִּׁיתֵיהוכ׳ the Mishnah perplexed him; why does it read Af. אַקְשֵׁי, אַקְשֵׁה 1) to harden, make difficult. Targ. Ex. 7:3. Targ. 2 Kings 2:10. Targ. 1 Kings 12:4. Targ. Ps. 95:8; a. fr. 2) to be hard on, press heavily. Cant. R. to II, 16 כד הוה צערא קשי עלוי … וכד הוה מַקְשֵׁיוכ׳ when his suffering was severe, he said, God the faithful, but when it was severer on him than necessary 3) to argue against, object, dispute. Targ. Job 6:6 Ms. Var. מדלית מַקְשה עליה when there is none to dispute it.Yeb.77a top א׳ להו דואג כל הני קושייתא Doeg brought up before them all those arguments. Y.Yoma I, 38d bot. מַקְשֵׁי … קְשַׁיְיתָהּ עלוכ׳ (not קשייתא) instead of offering objection against R. J., rather offer it against ; a. v. fr. Ithpa. אִתְקֵשֵּׁי, Ithpe. אִיקְּשֵׁי 1) to be in pain of travailing. Targ. Y. II Gen. 35:16, v. supra. 2) to be difficult, perplexing. Yeb.40a ומִיקְּשֵׁה היא דאיקשי לךוכ׳ (Rashi דקשיא) it was perplexing to thee, and thou didst reverse it.