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עֵדוּתf. (b. h.; v. עֵד) testimony, evidence. Ber.14b כאילו מעיד ע׳וכ׳ as if offering evidence of falsehood against himself. Succ.29a מעידי ע׳ שקר those who give false witness. Sabb.22b (ref. to Lev. 24:3) ע׳ היא לבאי עולםוכ׳ it (the light in the Temple) is an evidence to mankind that the Divine Presence dwells in Israel; Men.86b. Ib. מאי עֵדוּתָהּ how did it give evidence (of the Divine Presence)?; Sabb. l. c. מאי עדות (corr. acc., as Ms. M.). Macc.5a גופה של ע׳ (not עדיות) the testimony to the fact itself, v. סָרָה. Ib. I, 7 אם מתקיימת הע׳ בשניםוכ׳ if an evidence is legally established by two witnesses, why does the Scripture mention three? Ib. 8. מה שנים … עֵדוּתָן בטלהוכ׳ as in the case of two witnesses, if one of them is found out to be a relative or a disqualified witness, their testimony is void, so in the case of three Ex. R. s. 41 מה כלה … כל מי שיודע לי ע׳וכ׳ as the bride … on entering her chamber (in procession) uncovers her face, as if saying, whoever knows any evidence against me, let him come …, so must the scholar ; Yalk. ib. 391; Cant. R. to IV, 11 וזו עֵדוּתִי מעידה עלי and this (procession) is my testimonial testifying for me; a. v. fr.Trnsf. (v. סַהֲדוּ) tokens of virginity. Gen. R. s. 60 ממקים עֵדוּתָן Ar. (ed. ערותן) at the seat of virginity. Ib. s. 45; s. 51 הוציאו עדותן Ar. (ed.; Yalk. ib. 79 ערותן).Pl., עֵדָיוֹת. Macc.I, 9 הרי אלו שתי ע׳ these are two testimonies (two independent sets of witnesses); a. fr.‘Eduyoth, name of a treatise, of the Order of Nziḳin, of the Mishnah and Tosefta, containing statements of traditional deliveries and rules. Ber.28a ע׳ בו ביום נשנית on that day ‘Eduyoth was taught.

עֵדוּתf. (b. h.; v. עֵד) testimony, evidence. Ber.14b כאילו מעיד ע׳וכ׳ as if offering evidence of falsehood against himself. Succ.29a מעידי ע׳ שקר those who give false witness. Sabb.22b (ref. to Lev. 24:3) ע׳ היא לבאי עולםוכ׳ it (the light in the Temple) is an evidence to mankind that the Divine Presence dwells in Israel; Men.86b. Ib. מאי עֵדוּתָהּ how did it give evidence (of the Divine Presence)?; Sabb. l. c. מאי עדות (corr. acc., as Ms. M.). Macc.5a גופה של ע׳ (not עדיות) the testimony to the fact itself, v. סָרָה. Ib. I, 7 אם מתקיימת הע׳ בשניםוכ׳ if an evidence is legally established by two witnesses, why does the Scripture mention three? Ib. 8. מה שנים … עֵדוּתָן בטלהוכ׳ as in the case of two witnesses, if one of them is found out to be a relative or a disqualified witness, their testimony is void, so in the case of three Ex. R. s. 41 מה כלה … כל מי שיודע לי ע׳וכ׳ as the bride … on entering her chamber (in procession) uncovers her face, as if saying, whoever knows any evidence against me, let him come …, so must the scholar ; Yalk. ib. 391; Cant. R. to IV, 11 וזו עֵדוּתִי מעידה עלי and this (procession) is my testimonial testifying for me; a. v. fr.Trnsf. (v. סַהֲדוּ) tokens of virginity. Gen. R. s. 60 ממקים עֵדוּתָן Ar. (ed. ערותן) at the seat of virginity. Ib. s. 45; s. 51 הוציאו עדותן Ar. (ed.; Yalk. ib. 79 ערותן).Pl., עֵדָיוֹת. Macc.I, 9 הרי אלו שתי ע׳ these are two testimonies (two independent sets of witnesses); a. fr.‘Eduyoth, name of a treatise, of the Order of Nziḳin, of the Mishnah and Tosefta, containing statements of traditional deliveries and rules. Ber.28a ע׳ בו ביום נשנית on that day ‘Eduyoth was taught.

רָתַק(b. h.; cmp. רָתַךְ) to join; (denom. מרתק, v. מַרְתּוֹקָא; knuckles, fist, whence:) רָתַק (cmp. סָטַר) to strike with the knuckles. Tosef.Zab.IV, 1 רוֹתְקוֹ ed. Zuck. (ed. התקו, corr. acc.) if he knuckles him, contrad. to תָּקַע. Hif. הִרְתִּיק 1) to knock. Y.Ber.I, 2d bot. בא וה׳ על פתחווכ׳ (not והרחיק) came and knocked at the kings door. Ex. R. s. 33 (ref. to Cant. 5:2) אני ישנה … והקב״ה מַרְתִּיק עליו (not עלי) ‘I (Israel) was asleep after making the golden calf, but ‘my heart awoke, when the Lord knocked at it, … ‘open unto me Ib. s. 27 כשנגלה … שלאה׳ עליה when the Lord revealed himself at Mount Sinai, there was not a nation at whose doors he did not knock, but they declined Pesik. Ạhăré, p. 176a> שאם יַרְתִּיקוכ׳ Ar. (ed. יְרַתֵּק Pl.) if he knocks, they will open for him (if he studies, he will enter into the interior of learning), if for Talmud ; Lev. R. s. 21 ירתק; a. e. 2) (with אחר) to shake the fist at, to rebel. Gen. R. s. 45 כל מי שה׳ אחר מדת הדיןוכ׳ whosoever rebelled against divine justice, did not come out unscathed from under its hands. Pi. רִתֵּק to knock, v. supra. Nif. נִרְתָּק to be joined, welded. Cant. R. to IV, 4 (expl. מתאימות, ib.) אלו שתי … כמין שתים נִרְתָּקוֹת (not נרתיקות) this refers to the two cord-like chains of gold which came forth from the breast-plate, and which appeared like two welded together.

רָתַק(b. h.; cmp. רָתַךְ) to join; (denom. מרתק, v. מַרְתּוֹקָא; knuckles, fist, whence:) רָתַק (cmp. סָטַר) to strike with the knuckles. Tosef.Zab.IV, 1 רוֹתְקוֹ ed. Zuck. (ed. התקו, corr. acc.) if he knuckles him, contrad. to תָּקַע. Hif. הִרְתִּיק 1) to knock. Y.Ber.I, 2d bot. בא וה׳ על פתחווכ׳ (not והרחיק) came and knocked at the kings door. Ex. R. s. 33 (ref. to Cant. 5:2) אני ישנה … והקב״ה מַרְתִּיק עליו (not עלי) ‘I (Israel) was asleep after making the golden calf, but ‘my heart awoke, when the Lord knocked at it, … ‘open unto me Ib. s. 27 כשנגלה … שלאה׳ עליה when the Lord revealed himself at Mount Sinai, there was not a nation at whose doors he did not knock, but they declined Pesik. Ạhăré, p. 176a> שאם יַרְתִּיקוכ׳ Ar. (ed. יְרַתֵּק Pl.) if he knocks, they will open for him (if he studies, he will enter into the interior of learning), if for Talmud ; Lev. R. s. 21 ירתק; a. e. 2) (with אחר) to shake the fist at, to rebel. Gen. R. s. 45 כל מי שה׳ אחר מדת הדיןוכ׳ whosoever rebelled against divine justice, did not come out unscathed from under its hands. Pi. רִתֵּק to knock, v. supra. Nif. נִרְתָּק to be joined, welded. Cant. R. to IV, 4 (expl. מתאימות, ib.) אלו שתי … כמין שתים נִרְתָּקוֹת (not נרתיקות) this refers to the two cord-like chains of gold which came forth from the breast-plate, and which appeared like two welded together.

כָּפַת(cmp. preced.) to twist, tie. Tam.IV, 1 לא היו כופְתִיןוכ׳ they did not twist (tie together the four feet of) the lamb, opp. העקיד, v. עָקַר. Snh.70b (ref. to Prov. 31:1) שכְּפָתתּוֹ אמווכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שכפאתו) his mother tied him to a post; Num. R. s. 10 כפפתו (corr. acc.). Par. III, 9 כְּפָתוּהָוכ׳ they tied her (the red heifer) with a rope Gen. R. s. 56 כל מה … עוקד … כופתוכ׳ (some ed. כובש) as much as Abraham hound Isaac …, the Lord tied (held in check) the genii of the gentiles; Yalk. Gen. 101; Yalk. Nah. 561. Gen. R. l. c. כְּפָתֵנִיוכ׳ tie me well. Macc.III, 12 כופת שתי ידיווכ׳ (some ed. כופה) one puts both his hands in stocks on the pole. Gitt.14b אומרין כְּפוֹתוּ כּוֹפְתִין when they (the officers) say, put him in stocks, they put him Succ.32a (ref. to כפת, Lev. 23:40) כָּפוּת אם היה פרוד יִכְפְּתֶנּוּ (Ms. M. omits כפות) it must be tied; if the branch is spread, one must tie it closely. Ib. כָּפוּת מכללוכ׳ ‘tied implies that it is sometimes spread, while this (the stalk) is always tied (closely pressed together). Toh. VII, 5 אפי׳ כפות, v. יָבַל. Y.Gitt.I, end, 43d; Y.Kidd.III, 64a bot. ויוסי אחי כ׳וכ׳ and (I saw) my brother J. in stocks and the lash passing over him. Midr. Till. to Ps. 2:3 (ref. to ‘their bands, Ib.) אלו שבע מצות שהן כְּפוּתִין בהן (not כתופין כתיפ׳, v. ed. Bub. note) those are the seven (Noachidic) laws by which they (the gentiles) are tied (restrained); a. e. Pi. כִּיפֵּת same. Tosef.Kel.B. Bath. II, 1. Y.Hor.III, 48b bot. מְכַפֵּת, v. כָּפַף.Part. pass. מְכוּפָּת, pl. מְכוּפָּתִין. Esth. R. to I, 6, v. כְּפָתָא. Nif. נִכְפָּת to be tied. Cant. R. to. I, 14.

כָּפַת(cmp. preced.) to twist, tie. Tam.IV, 1 לא היו כופְתִיןוכ׳ they did not twist (tie together the four feet of) the lamb, opp. העקיד, v. עָקַר. Snh.70b (ref. to Prov. 31:1) שכְּפָתתּוֹ אמווכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שכפאתו) his mother tied him to a post; Num. R. s. 10 כפפתו (corr. acc.). Par. III, 9 כְּפָתוּהָוכ׳ they tied her (the red heifer) with a rope Gen. R. s. 56 כל מה … עוקד … כופתוכ׳ (some ed. כובש) as much as Abraham hound Isaac …, the Lord tied (held in check) the genii of the gentiles; Yalk. Gen. 101; Yalk. Nah. 561. Gen. R. l. c. כְּפָתֵנִיוכ׳ tie me well. Macc.III, 12 כופת שתי ידיווכ׳ (some ed. כופה) one puts both his hands in stocks on the pole. Gitt.14b אומרין כְּפוֹתוּ כּוֹפְתִין when they (the officers) say, put him in stocks, they put him Succ.32a (ref. to כפת, Lev. 23:40) כָּפוּת אם היה פרוד יִכְפְּתֶנּוּ (Ms. M. omits כפות) it must be tied; if the branch is spread, one must tie it closely. Ib. כָּפוּת מכללוכ׳ ‘tied implies that it is sometimes spread, while this (the stalk) is always tied (closely pressed together). Toh. VII, 5 אפי׳ כפות, v. יָבַל. Y.Gitt.I, end, 43d; Y.Kidd.III, 64a bot. ויוסי אחי כ׳וכ׳ and (I saw) my brother J. in stocks and the lash passing over him. Midr. Till. to Ps. 2:3 (ref. to ‘their bands, Ib.) אלו שבע מצות שהן כְּפוּתִין בהן (not כתופין כתיפ׳, v. ed. Bub. note) those are the seven (Noachidic) laws by which they (the gentiles) are tied (restrained); a. e. Pi. כִּיפֵּת same. Tosef.Kel.B. Bath. II, 1. Y.Hor.III, 48b bot. מְכַפֵּת, v. כָּפַף.Part. pass. מְכוּפָּת, pl. מְכוּפָּתִין. Esth. R. to I, 6, v. כְּפָתָא. Nif. נִכְפָּת to be tied. Cant. R. to. I, 14.

כַּתְּc. (כָּתַת) band, party, class. Pes.V, 7 כת ראשונה the first division. Ib. של כ׳ שלישית those of the third division; a. v. fr.Kel. XXV, 4 של כת קודמין הואוכ׳ this belongs to the class of things of which you cannot tell which was first; may be the one-quart measure is the lower side of the half-quart measure (Maim.; for oth. explan., v. comment.); (ed. Dehr. של בת, Ar. שלחת, Var. שלבת, Mus. שלכב, Bart. שלות).Pl. כִּתִּים, כִּתִּין, כִּתּוֹת, כִּי׳. Y.Taan.II, 65d top ארבע כ׳ נעשווכ׳ our ancestors at the Red Sea were divided into four parties (opinions); Mekh. Bshall.s.2. Gen. R. s. 8 נעשומה״ש כ׳ כ׳ the ministering angels formed parties (of divided opinions concerning the creation of man). Shebu.47b; B. Bath.31b שתי כִּיּתֵּי עדים two sets of witnesses. Lev. R. s. 9 כ׳ כ׳ של ליסטים bands of (captured) robbers (rebels). Midr. Till. to Ps. 40:7; Yalk. ib. 656 שבע כ׳ הןוכ׳ there are seven classes of people who will (after death) be admitted into the presence of the Ever-living. Ib. אלו שבע כ׳ של צדיקים these are the seven classes of righteous men. Sabb.104a (v. א״ל) ט״ר י״ש כ״ת טר יש לי כ׳ כ׳וכ׳ wait, I have many classes of gentiles ; a. fr.

כַּתְּc. (כָּתַת) band, party, class. Pes.V, 7 כת ראשונה the first division. Ib. של כ׳ שלישית those of the third division; a. v. fr.Kel. XXV, 4 של כת קודמין הואוכ׳ this belongs to the class of things of which you cannot tell which was first; may be the one-quart measure is the lower side of the half-quart measure (Maim.; for oth. explan., v. comment.); (ed. Dehr. של בת, Ar. שלחת, Var. שלבת, Mus. שלכב, Bart. שלות).Pl. כִּתִּים, כִּתִּין, כִּתּוֹת, כִּי׳. Y.Taan.II, 65d top ארבע כ׳ נעשווכ׳ our ancestors at the Red Sea were divided into four parties (opinions); Mekh. Bshall.s.2. Gen. R. s. 8 נעשומה״ש כ׳ כ׳ the ministering angels formed parties (of divided opinions concerning the creation of man). Shebu.47b; B. Bath.31b שתי כִּיּתֵּי עדים two sets of witnesses. Lev. R. s. 9 כ׳ כ׳ של ליסטים bands of (captured) robbers (rebels). Midr. Till. to Ps. 40:7; Yalk. ib. 656 שבע כ׳ הןוכ׳ there are seven classes of people who will (after death) be admitted into the presence of the Ever-living. Ib. אלו שבע כ׳ של צדיקים these are the seven classes of righteous men. Sabb.104a (v. א״ל) ט״ר י״ש כ״ת טר יש לי כ׳ כ׳וכ׳ wait, I have many classes of gentiles ; a. fr.

מַטְרוֹנִיתf. (preced.) lady-like. Ex. R. s. 3 שפחה אחת מ׳ a maid, opp. כושית a negress (slave). In gen. lady. Num. R. s. 16 (not מטרוניתא); a. e.Pl. מַטְרוֹנִיּוֹת. Y.Ned.III, end, 38b משל לשתי מטרניותוכ׳ (not לשני) this is to be compared to two ladies meeting one another (in carriages Ex. R. s. 19 שתי מַטְרוֹנוֹת דומות ed. Wil. (oth. ed. … ניות) two ladies apparently of equal rank. Sifré Deut. 317 (ref. to Deut. 32:14 ‘with the fat of) אלו מ׳ שלהם this alludes to their (the Roman) ladies (living in luxury); a. fr.

מַטְרוֹנִיתf. (preced.) lady-like. Ex. R. s. 3 שפחה אחת מ׳ a maid, opp. כושית a negress (slave). In gen. lady. Num. R. s. 16 (not מטרוניתא); a. e.Pl. מַטְרוֹנִיּוֹת. Y.Ned.III, end, 38b משל לשתי מטרניותוכ׳ (not לשני) this is to be compared to two ladies meeting one another (in carriages Ex. R. s. 19 שתי מַטְרוֹנוֹת דומות ed. Wil. (oth. ed. … ניות) two ladies apparently of equal rank. Sifré Deut. 317 (ref. to Deut. 32:14 ‘with the fat of) אלו מ׳ שלהם this alludes to their (the Roman) ladies (living in luxury); a. fr.

מַסֶּכֶתf. (b. h.; סָכַךְ I) 1) web on the loom. Ohol. VIII, 4 מ׳ הפרוסה the spread web, i. e. the web hanging from the transverse beam (vestis pendens, v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Tela). Kel. XXI, 1 נפש המ׳ the woof, opp. to שתי עומד the warp of the standing loom. Midr. Till. to Ps. 38; Yalk. Ps. 733 אנו המ׳וכ׳ we are the web, and Thou the weaver; a. e. 2) (cmp. Lat. textus) construction, Talmudic treatise. Ruth R. to II, 9 (play on וַיַּסֵּךְ, 2 Sam. 23:16) עשאה מ׳ וקבעהוכ׳ (not מסכתא) he (David) constructed it and fixed it as a rule for future generations that the king forces the road (v. Snh.II, 4); Midr. Sam. ch. 20; Y.Snh.II, 20c top. Sabb.114a, v. כַּלָּה; a. fr.Pl. מַסֶּכְתּוֹת. Midr. Till. to Ps. 104:25 אלו המ׳ דברוכ׳ those are the systematic collections of Bar Ḳ. Num. R. s. 18 ששים מ׳ sixty Talmudic treatises (editions, however, count sixty-three); Tanḥ. Korah 12; Cant. R. to VI, 9 (not … תיות); a. fr.

מַסֶּכֶתf. (b. h.; סָכַךְ I) 1) web on the loom. Ohol. VIII, 4 מ׳ הפרוסה the spread web, i. e. the web hanging from the transverse beam (vestis pendens, v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Tela). Kel. XXI, 1 נפש המ׳ the woof, opp. to שתי עומד the warp of the standing loom. Midr. Till. to Ps. 38; Yalk. Ps. 733 אנו המ׳וכ׳ we are the web, and Thou the weaver; a. e. 2) (cmp. Lat. textus) construction, Talmudic treatise. Ruth R. to II, 9 (play on וַיַּסֵּךְ, 2 Sam. 23:16) עשאה מ׳ וקבעהוכ׳ (not מסכתא) he (David) constructed it and fixed it as a rule for future generations that the king forces the road (v. Snh.II, 4); Midr. Sam. ch. 20; Y.Snh.II, 20c top. Sabb.114a, v. כַּלָּה; a. fr.Pl. מַסֶּכְתּוֹת. Midr. Till. to Ps. 104:25 אלו המ׳ דברוכ׳ those are the systematic collections of Bar Ḳ. Num. R. s. 18 ששים מ׳ sixty Talmudic treatises (editions, however, count sixty-three); Tanḥ. Korah 12; Cant. R. to VI, 9 (not … תיות); a. fr.

מְצִיאָהf. (מָצָא I) 1) finding, discovery. Y.Sot.I, beg.16b (ref. to מצא, Deut. 24:1) אין מ׳ בכל מקוםוכ׳ ‘finding means everywhere ascertaining through witnesses. 2) something found. Gitt.V, 3 המוצא מ׳ לא ישבע the finder of a lost object cannot be made subject to an oath (if the owner claims more). B. Mets.8a, v. גָּבַהּ; a. fr.Pl. מְצִיאוֹת. Ib. II, 1 אלו מ׳ שלווכ׳ the following things if found belong to the finder, and the following must be published; a. fr.Trnsf. precious things.Pl. as ab. Gen. R. s. 50 (ref. to הנמצאות, Gen. 19:15) שתי מ׳וכ׳ two precious acquisitions, Ruth ; ib. s. 41; Yalk. ib. 70; 84.

מְצִיאָהf. (מָצָא I) 1) finding, discovery. Y.Sot.I, beg.16b (ref. to מצא, Deut. 24:1) אין מ׳ בכל מקוםוכ׳ ‘finding means everywhere ascertaining through witnesses. 2) something found. Gitt.V, 3 המוצא מ׳ לא ישבע the finder of a lost object cannot be made subject to an oath (if the owner claims more). B. Mets.8a, v. גָּבַהּ; a. fr.Pl. מְצִיאוֹת. Ib. II, 1 אלו מ׳ שלווכ׳ the following things if found belong to the finder, and the following must be published; a. fr.Trnsf. precious things.Pl. as ab. Gen. R. s. 50 (ref. to הנמצאות, Gen. 19:15) שתי מ׳וכ׳ two precious acquisitions, Ruth ; ib. s. 41; Yalk. ib. 70; 84.

סֵפֶרm. (b. h.; preced. wds.) letter, document, book. Erub.15b; Gitt.21b; Succ.24b, v. סְפִירָה. Eduy. I, 12, a. fr. ס׳ כתובה the formula of a Kethubah. Y.Sot.IX, end, 24c משמתר״א נגנז ס׳ החכמה with the death of R. El. a book of wisdom disappeared; Bab. ib. 49b נגנז ס׳ תורה; Tosef. ib. XV, 3 בטל ס׳ תורה. Gen. R. s. 24 סִפְרוֹ של אה״ר the book of Adam (the destinies of humanity); Ex. R. s. 40; Lev. R. s. 15 beg.; a. fr.Esp. a Biblical book. B. Bath.15a ירמיה כתב ספרו וס׳ מלכיםוכ׳ Jeremiah wrote his book (the prophecies of Jerem.) and the Book of Kings and the Lamentations. Ib. 14b משה כתב ספרווכ׳ Moses wrote his own book, and the Section of Balaam (the chapters on B., Num. 22:2–24:25) and Job; Y.Sot.V, end, 20d; a. v. fr.ס׳ תורה (abbrev. ס״ת) (or ס׳ only) the Pentateuch in a scroll. Ab. Zar.18a כרכוהו בס״תוכ׳ they wrapped him up in the scroll Sabb.116a ס״ת שנמחק a scroll of the Pentateuch the writing of which is effaced; Yad. III, 5 ס׳ שנמחק; a. v. fr.Kel. XV, 6, a. e. ס׳ העזרה the Pentateuch kept in the Temple court, v. עֲזָרָה.ס׳ היא, ס׳ זעטוטים, v. respective determinants.בֵּית סֵ׳, בַּיתהַסֵּ׳ the school in which the Bible is taught, secondary school, contrad. to בית תלמוד Talmud school. Y.Maasr.III, 50d, v. סַפָּר 1. Midr. Till. to XCII, 16 שתולים … אלו התינוקות שבבית הס׳ ‘planted in the house of the Lord (ib. 1 4), that means the children at school; a. fr.Pl. סְפָרִים, constr. סִפְרֵי, סִיפְ׳. Ex. R. s. 41 זריז בכ״ד ס׳ well-versed in the twenty-four books of the Scripture. Sabb.116a (ס׳ צדוקים) ס׳ מינים heretical books, v. מִין III. Snh.68a שתי … כשני ס׳ תורהוכ׳ my two arms which are like two rolled up scrolls of the Torah, a. v. fr.Pl. סִפְרָא, constr. סֵפֶר.

סֵפֶרm. (b. h.; preced. wds.) letter, document, book. Erub.15b; Gitt.21b; Succ.24b, v. סְפִירָה. Eduy. I, 12, a. fr. ס׳ כתובה the formula of a Kethubah. Y.Sot.IX, end, 24c משמתר״א נגנז ס׳ החכמה with the death of R. El. a book of wisdom disappeared; Bab. ib. 49b נגנז ס׳ תורה; Tosef. ib. XV, 3 בטל ס׳ תורה. Gen. R. s. 24 סִפְרוֹ של אה״ר the book of Adam (the destinies of humanity); Ex. R. s. 40; Lev. R. s. 15 beg.; a. fr.Esp. a Biblical book. B. Bath.15a ירמיה כתב ספרו וס׳ מלכיםוכ׳ Jeremiah wrote his book (the prophecies of Jerem.) and the Book of Kings and the Lamentations. Ib. 14b משה כתב ספרווכ׳ Moses wrote his own book, and the Section of Balaam (the chapters on B., Num. 22:2–24:25) and Job; Y.Sot.V, end, 20d; a. v. fr.ס׳ תורה (abbrev. ס״ת) (or ס׳ only) the Pentateuch in a scroll. Ab. Zar.18a כרכוהו בס״תוכ׳ they wrapped him up in the scroll Sabb.116a ס״ת שנמחק a scroll of the Pentateuch the writing of which is effaced; Yad. III, 5 ס׳ שנמחק; a. v. fr.Kel. XV, 6, a. e. ס׳ העזרה the Pentateuch kept in the Temple court, v. עֲזָרָה.ס׳ היא, ס׳ זעטוטים, v. respective determinants.בֵּית סֵ׳, בַּיתהַסֵּ׳ the school in which the Bible is taught, secondary school, contrad. to בית תלמוד Talmud school. Y.Maasr.III, 50d, v. סַפָּר 1. Midr. Till. to XCII, 16 שתולים … אלו התינוקות שבבית הס׳ ‘planted in the house of the Lord (ib. 1 4), that means the children at school; a. fr.Pl. סְפָרִים, constr. סִפְרֵי, סִיפְ׳. Ex. R. s. 41 זריז בכ״ד ס׳ well-versed in the twenty-four books of the Scripture. Sabb.116a (ס׳ צדוקים) ס׳ מינים heretical books, v. מִין III. Snh.68a שתי … כשני ס׳ תורהוכ׳ my two arms which are like two rolled up scrolls of the Torah, a. v. fr.Pl. סִפְרָא, constr. סֵפֶר.

קָמַץ(b. h.) 1) to compress, close the hand, grasp. Pes.VII, 2 יִקְמוֹץ את מקומו he must grab (take a handful of the flour from) its place (where the juice has dripped on it).Esp. to take a fistful (קוֹמֶץ) of the meal-offering (by bending three fingers over to the wrist and striking the flour off with the thumb on top and with the little finger below). Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. X, Par. 9 יכול יקמוץוכ׳ you may think he may grab with the tips of his fingers, Ib. יכול מצוה שיִקְמְצֶנָּה … קְמָצָהּוכ׳ you may think the proper thing is for the priest to take off the fistful, but if a layman did it, it is legal. Men.II, 1 הקוֹמֵץ אתוכ׳ if the priest takes a grab of the meal-offering with the intention of eating ; a. fr.Part. pass. קָמוּץ closed. Cant. R. to VIII, 14 צבי … ועינו אחת קְמוּצָה the deer when sleeping has one eye open and one closed. 2) to leap. Yalk. Ps. 685 קומץ כאיל, v. קָפַץ. Hif. הִקְמִיץ to perform the קְמִיצָה. Lev. R. s. 3 ה׳ ואכלוכ׳ he took the handful for the altar, and ate the rest. Nif. נִקְמָץ to be grabbed from. Men.III, 3 שתי … שלא נִקְמְצוּוכ׳ two meal-offerings which were mixed up before the altars share had been taken off. Ib. 18b בנִקְמָצוֹת concerning such offerings as are subject to קְמִיצָה; a. fr. Pi. קִימֵּץ. 1) to scrape off (with bent fingers). Ḥull.50a מְקַמְּצִין you must take off a little from the surface.Trnsf. to take off a share. B. Bath. 106b שני אחין שחלקו … מקמצין if two brothers divide an estate, and then a third brother comes from abroad …, they have to give him each a share from their portion, opp. בטלה מחלוקת the division is null and void (and a new division by lot has to be made); ib. 107a; a. e. 2) to scrape together, collect. Pesik. R. s. 20 מְקַמֵּץ (not מקמיץ), v. סַרְטָן. Keth.VII, 10 אלו … והמקמץ the following are those whom the court forces to release their wives, … and the scraper; expl. ib. 77a המקבץ צואת כלבים he that collects excrements of dogs; (another interpret.) המק׳ זה בורסי ‘the scraper (of excrements) means the tanner; Tosef. ib. VII, 11 המקמץ את הצואה (not הצועה) who collects excrements; Y. ib. VII, end, 31d. Hag.4a; 7b. 3) to be parsimonious. Ḥull.46a וסימניך עשירין מקמצין and as a mnemonical sign (to remember which of the two it was that threw the liver away, and which used it) it may serve thee: ‘the rich are parsimonious (R. Simon who was rich used it); Men.86a.

קָמַץ(b. h.) 1) to compress, close the hand, grasp. Pes.VII, 2 יִקְמוֹץ את מקומו he must grab (take a handful of the flour from) its place (where the juice has dripped on it).Esp. to take a fistful (קוֹמֶץ) of the meal-offering (by bending three fingers over to the wrist and striking the flour off with the thumb on top and with the little finger below). Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. X, Par. 9 יכול יקמוץוכ׳ you may think he may grab with the tips of his fingers, Ib. יכול מצוה שיִקְמְצֶנָּה … קְמָצָהּוכ׳ you may think the proper thing is for the priest to take off the fistful, but if a layman did it, it is legal. Men.II, 1 הקוֹמֵץ אתוכ׳ if the priest takes a grab of the meal-offering with the intention of eating ; a. fr.Part. pass. קָמוּץ closed. Cant. R. to VIII, 14 צבי … ועינו אחת קְמוּצָה the deer when sleeping has one eye open and one closed. 2) to leap. Yalk. Ps. 685 קומץ כאיל, v. קָפַץ. Hif. הִקְמִיץ to perform the קְמִיצָה. Lev. R. s. 3 ה׳ ואכלוכ׳ he took the handful for the altar, and ate the rest. Nif. נִקְמָץ to be grabbed from. Men.III, 3 שתי … שלא נִקְמְצוּוכ׳ two meal-offerings which were mixed up before the altars share had been taken off. Ib. 18b בנִקְמָצוֹת concerning such offerings as are subject to קְמִיצָה; a. fr. Pi. קִימֵּץ. 1) to scrape off (with bent fingers). Ḥull.50a מְקַמְּצִין you must take off a little from the surface.Trnsf. to take off a share. B. Bath. 106b שני אחין שחלקו … מקמצין if two brothers divide an estate, and then a third brother comes from abroad …, they have to give him each a share from their portion, opp. בטלה מחלוקת the division is null and void (and a new division by lot has to be made); ib. 107a; a. e. 2) to scrape together, collect. Pesik. R. s. 20 מְקַמֵּץ (not מקמיץ), v. סַרְטָן. Keth.VII, 10 אלו … והמקמץ the following are those whom the court forces to release their wives, … and the scraper; expl. ib. 77a המקבץ צואת כלבים he that collects excrements of dogs; (another interpret.) המק׳ זה בורסי ‘the scraper (of excrements) means the tanner; Tosef. ib. VII, 11 המקמץ את הצואה (not הצועה) who collects excrements; Y. ib. VII, end, 31d. Hag.4a; 7b. 3) to be parsimonious. Ḥull.46a וסימניך עשירין מקמצין and as a mnemonical sign (to remember which of the two it was that threw the liver away, and which used it) it may serve thee: ‘the rich are parsimonious (R. Simon who was rich used it); Men.86a.