בתי אבות

בַּיִתm. (b. h.; cmp. preced.; v. Ges. H. Diet s. v. as to various etymological attempts), constr. בֵּית, pl. בָּחִּים. 1) house, household, home. Yoma 11b ב׳ מיוחד לדירה bayith means a building intended for a dwelling. Ib. מי שמייחד ביתו לו (Var. v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he who devotes his house (its contents) to himself exclusively (unaccommodating); Arakh.16a מי שמיוחדוכ׳.בעל הב׳ (abbrev. בע״ה) owner, landlord; host; private man, opp. to trader, artisan Ber.46a בע״ה בוצעוכ׳ the host breaks the bread, and the guest says the blessing. Tosef. ib. IV, 14 שלבע״ה home-made (bread), opp. גלוסקין; Y. ib. VI, 10b bot.Sabb.I, 1 בע״ה the donor, opp. עני the recipient. Gen. R. s. 22; a. v. fr.בן ב׳ inmate, attendant. Ab. I, 5; a. fr.פסול הב׳ the degraded (slave) of the house. Gen. R. s. 70. 2) Esp. (הַ)בַּ׳ the Temple. בפני הב׳ in days when the Temple exists, שלא בפני הב׳ when it does not exist. Ḥull.V, 1; a. fr.ב׳ שני or ב׳ אחרון the Second Temple. Cant. R. to VIII, 9; a. fr.הר הב׳ Temple Mount, v. הַר. 3) school, college, (collect.) disciples; בֵּית הלל Hillelites Bets.I, 1; a. fr. Treat. Sofrim IV, 1 של ב׳וכ׳ those of the house of Y.Shebi.II, 33d bot., a. e. דבית …ר׳, usu. דבי, v. בֵּי). 4) body. Ber.44b אוי לו לב׳וכ׳ that human body (Rashi: stomach) is to be pitied where vegetables are a constant guest (being the only food). 5) wife. Yoma I, 1 ביתו זווכ׳ ‘his housethat means his wife. Ib. 13a והך לאו ביתו היא but this one (designated for him in case of his wifes death) cannot be called ‘his house. Sabb.118b; a. fr. 6) Euphem. pudenda; marital intercourse. Y.Sabb.IX, 12a top; Mikv. VIII, 4 שמשה את בֵּיתָהּ she had intercourse. Ib. כבדה את הב׳ she washed Y.Sot.I, 16c bot. אסורה לביתה is forbidden to her husband. Nidd.5a מהומת לביתה she hastens to perform her marital duty. Y. ib. I, beg.48d. Cmp. חֶדֶר.7) store-house, store-room. בֵּית העצים wood-room; ב׳ התבן straw-magazine; ב׳ הבקר stable; Yoma 11a; a. fr.8) (geogr.) place, town, in compounds (for which see the respective determinants), e. g. ב׳ בוקיא Beth-Bukya 9) (anat.) limb, organ, in compounds (v. supra 8)), e. g. ב׳ הבליעה œsophagus, 10) shed for plants, covering. Shebi. II, 4 (pl.). Y. ib. 33d.Y.Sabb.VII, 10a.1 1) in compounds, denoting receptacle, cover, e. g. ב׳ הדיו inkstand. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.IV, 11; ב׳ יד sleeve, v. אוּנְקְלַי II, Men.34b, a. e. cases of the Tfillin. Chief compounds: בֵּית אָב, pl. בָּתֵּי אָבוֹת 1) paternal home, family. Snh.38a שני ב׳ א׳ two families (dynasties); a. fr.Tosef.Ter.II, 11 בתי אבות = אריסי ב׳ א׳ hereditary land-tenants; B. Bath.46b. 2) priests division. Taan.II, 6; a. fr.; v. אֱנֹוש pl. 3) origin of a law, rule ; br/> p style="font-size:12pt; margin-top:9pt;" lang="en-US">

בַּיִתm. (b. h.; cmp. preced.; v. Ges. H. Diet s. v. as to various etymological attempts), constr. בֵּית, pl. בָּחִּים. 1) house, household, home. Yoma 11b ב׳ מיוחד לדירה bayith means a building intended for a dwelling. Ib. מי שמייחד ביתו לו (Var. v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he who devotes his house (its contents) to himself exclusively (unaccommodating); Arakh.16a מי שמיוחדוכ׳.בעל הב׳ (abbrev. בע״ה) owner, landlord; host; private man, opp. to trader, artisan Ber.46a בע״ה בוצעוכ׳ the host breaks the bread, and the guest says the blessing. Tosef. ib. IV, 14 שלבע״ה home-made (bread), opp. גלוסקין; Y. ib. VI, 10b bot.Sabb.I, 1 בע״ה the donor, opp. עני the recipient. Gen. R. s. 22; a. v. fr.בן ב׳ inmate, attendant. Ab. I, 5; a. fr.פסול הב׳ the degraded (slave) of the house. Gen. R. s. 70. 2) Esp. (הַ)בַּ׳ the Temple. בפני הב׳ in days when the Temple exists, שלא בפני הב׳ when it does not exist. Ḥull.V, 1; a. fr.ב׳ שני or ב׳ אחרון the Second Temple. Cant. R. to VIII, 9; a. fr.הר הב׳ Temple Mount, v. הַר. 3) school, college, (collect.) disciples; בֵּית הלל Hillelites Bets.I, 1; a. fr. Treat. Sofrim IV, 1 של ב׳וכ׳ those of the house of Y.Shebi.II, 33d bot., a. e. דבית …ר׳, usu. דבי, v. בֵּי). 4) body. Ber.44b אוי לו לב׳וכ׳ that human body (Rashi: stomach) is to be pitied where vegetables are a constant guest (being the only food). 5) wife. Yoma I, 1 ביתו זווכ׳ ‘his housethat means his wife. Ib. 13a והך לאו ביתו היא but this one (designated for him in case of his wifes death) cannot be called ‘his house. Sabb.118b; a. fr. 6) Euphem. pudenda; marital intercourse. Y.Sabb.IX, 12a top; Mikv. VIII, 4 שמשה את בֵּיתָהּ she had intercourse. Ib. כבדה את הב׳ she washed Y.Sot.I, 16c bot. אסורה לביתה is forbidden to her husband. Nidd.5a מהומת לביתה she hastens to perform her marital duty. Y. ib. I, beg.48d. Cmp. חֶדֶר.7) store-house, store-room. בֵּית העצים wood-room; ב׳ התבן straw-magazine; ב׳ הבקר stable; Yoma 11a; a. fr.8) (geogr.) place, town, in compounds (for which see the respective determinants), e. g. ב׳ בוקיא Beth-Bukya 9) (anat.) limb, organ, in compounds (v. supra 8)), e. g. ב׳ הבליעה œsophagus, 10) shed for plants, covering. Shebi. II, 4 (pl.). Y. ib. 33d.Y.Sabb.VII, 10a.1 1) in compounds, denoting receptacle, cover, e. g. ב׳ הדיו inkstand. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.IV, 11; ב׳ יד sleeve, v. אוּנְקְלַי II, Men.34b, a. e. cases of the Tfillin. Chief compounds: בֵּית אָב, pl. בָּתֵּי אָבוֹת 1) paternal home, family. Snh.38a שני ב׳ א׳ two families (dynasties); a. fr.Tosef.Ter.II, 11 בתי אבות = אריסי ב׳ א׳ hereditary land-tenants; B. Bath.46b. 2) priests division. Taan.II, 6; a. fr.; v. אֱנֹוש pl. 3) origin of a law, rule ; br/> p style="font-size:12pt; margin-top:9pt;" lang="en-US">

בַּיִתm. (b. h.; cmp. preced.; v. Ges. H. Diet s. v. as to various etymological attempts), constr. בֵּית, pl. בָּחִּים. 1) house, household, home. Yoma 11b ב׳ מיוחד לדירה bayith means a building intended for a dwelling. Ib. מי שמייחד ביתו לו (Var. v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he who devotes his house (its contents) to himself exclusively (unaccommodating); Arakh.16a מי שמיוחדוכ׳.בעל הב׳ (abbrev. בע״ה) owner, landlord; host; private man, opp. to trader, artisan Ber.46a בע״ה בוצעוכ׳ the host breaks the bread, and the guest says the blessing. Tosef. ib. IV, 14 שלבע״ה home-made (bread), opp. גלוסקין; Y. ib. VI, 10b bot.Sabb.I, 1 בע״ה the donor, opp. עני the recipient. Gen. R. s. 22; a. v. fr.בן ב׳ inmate, attendant. Ab. I, 5; a. fr.פסול הב׳ the degraded (slave) of the house. Gen. R. s. 70. 2) Esp. (הַ)בַּ׳ the Temple. בפני הב׳ in days when the Temple exists, שלא בפני הב׳ when it does not exist. Ḥull.V, 1; a. fr.ב׳ שני or ב׳ אחרון the Second Temple. Cant. R. to VIII, 9; a. fr.הר הב׳ Temple Mount, v. הַר. 3) school, college, (collect.) disciples; בֵּית הלל Hillelites Bets.I, 1; a. fr. Treat. Sofrim IV, 1 של ב׳וכ׳ those of the house of Y.Shebi.II, 33d bot., a. e. דבית …ר׳, usu. דבי, v. בֵּי). 4) body. Ber.44b אוי לו לב׳וכ׳ that human body (Rashi: stomach) is to be pitied where vegetables are a constant guest (being the only food). 5) wife. Yoma I, 1 ביתו זווכ׳ ‘his housethat means his wife. Ib. 13a והך לאו ביתו היא but this one (designated for him in case of his wifes death) cannot be called ‘his house. Sabb.118b; a. fr. 6) Euphem. pudenda; marital intercourse. Y.Sabb.IX, 12a top; Mikv. VIII, 4 שמשה את בֵּיתָהּ she had intercourse. Ib. כבדה את הב׳ she washed Y.Sot.I, 16c bot. אסורה לביתה is forbidden to her husband. Nidd.5a מהומת לביתה she hastens to perform her marital duty. Y. ib. I, beg.48d. Cmp. חֶדֶר.7) store-house, store-room. בֵּית העצים wood-room; ב׳ התבן straw-magazine; ב׳ הבקר stable; Yoma 11a; a. fr.8) (geogr.) place, town, in compounds (for which see the respective determinants), e. g. ב׳ בוקיא Beth-Bukya 9) (anat.) limb, organ, in compounds (v. supra 8)), e. g. ב׳ הבליעה œsophagus, 10) shed for plants, covering. Shebi. II, 4 (pl.). Y. ib. 33d.Y.Sabb.VII, 10a.1 1) in compounds, denoting receptacle, cover, e. g. ב׳ הדיו inkstand. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.IV, 11; ב׳ יד sleeve, v. אוּנְקְלַי II, Men.34b, a. e. cases of the Tfillin. Chief compounds: בֵּית אָב, pl. בָּתֵּי אָבוֹת 1) paternal home, family. Snh.38a שני ב׳ א׳ two families (dynasties); a. fr.Tosef.Ter.II, 11 בתי אבות = אריסי ב׳ א׳ hereditary land-tenants; B. Bath.46b. 2) priests division. Taan.II, 6; a. fr.; v. אֱנֹוש pl. 3) origin of a law, rule ; cmp. אָב II. Cant. R. to II, 4 ב׳ א׳ של הלכה the origin (principle) of a legal rule. Midr. Till. to Ps. 104:29 wherever the root רעש is used, it means cessation of government, ואיזהו ב׳ א׳ שלהםוכ׳ and where is the origin (determining the meaning) of all of them? (Answ. Jer. 51:29). Lev. R. s. 1, beg. מב׳ א׳ שלהןוכ׳ from the chief passage (Hagg. I, 13 ‘Haggai, the messenger) we learn that prophets are called messengers (or angels).בֵּית דִּין (abbr. ב״ד) court.ב״ד של שבעים ואחד or ב״ד הגדול the Great Sanedrin of seventy one members. Snh.I, 5. Y. ib. 19a bot.; a. fr.ב״ד נוטה court of an odd number of judges. ב״ד שקול of an even number of judges. Snh.3b.ב״ד שריא a permitting court, opprobrious name of a court too lax in religious affairs. Y.Gitt.VII, 48d top; Y.Nidd.III, 50d bot.(For all other compounds not self-evident, v. respective determinants. בית תר, v. בִּיתֵּר.Gen. R. s. 12 בית שאו, בית של עולם, v. בִּיָּא.

בַּיִתm. (b. h.; cmp. preced.; v. Ges. H. Diet s. v. as to various etymological attempts), constr. בֵּית, pl. בָּחִּים. 1) house, household, home. Yoma 11b ב׳ מיוחד לדירה bayith means a building intended for a dwelling. Ib. מי שמייחד ביתו לו (Var. v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he who devotes his house (its contents) to himself exclusively (unaccommodating); Arakh.16a מי שמיוחדוכ׳.בעל הב׳ (abbrev. בע״ה) owner, landlord; host; private man, opp. to trader, artisan Ber.46a בע״ה בוצעוכ׳ the host breaks the bread, and the guest says the blessing. Tosef. ib. IV, 14 שלבע״ה home-made (bread), opp. גלוסקין; Y. ib. VI, 10b bot.Sabb.I, 1 בע״ה the donor, opp. עני the recipient. Gen. R. s. 22; a. v. fr.בן ב׳ inmate, attendant. Ab. I, 5; a. fr.פסול הב׳ the degraded (slave) of the house. Gen. R. s. 70. 2) Esp. (הַ)בַּ׳ the Temple. בפני הב׳ in days when the Temple exists, שלא בפני הב׳ when it does not exist. Ḥull.V, 1; a. fr.ב׳ שני or ב׳ אחרון the Second Temple. Cant. R. to VIII, 9; a. fr.הר הב׳ Temple Mount, v. הַר. 3) school, college, (collect.) disciples; בֵּית הלל Hillelites Bets.I, 1; a. fr. Treat. Sofrim IV, 1 של ב׳וכ׳ those of the house of Y.Shebi.II, 33d bot., a. e. דבית …ר׳, usu. דבי, v. בֵּי). 4) body. Ber.44b אוי לו לב׳וכ׳ that human body (Rashi: stomach) is to be pitied where vegetables are a constant guest (being the only food). 5) wife. Yoma I, 1 ביתו זווכ׳ ‘his housethat means his wife. Ib. 13a והך לאו ביתו היא but this one (designated for him in case of his wifes death) cannot be called ‘his house. Sabb.118b; a. fr. 6) Euphem. pudenda; marital intercourse. Y.Sabb.IX, 12a top; Mikv. VIII, 4 שמשה את בֵּיתָהּ she had intercourse. Ib. כבדה את הב׳ she washed Y.Sot.I, 16c bot. אסורה לביתה is forbidden to her husband. Nidd.5a מהומת לביתה she hastens to perform her marital duty. Y. ib. I, beg.48d. Cmp. חֶדֶר.7) store-house, store-room. בֵּית העצים wood-room; ב׳ התבן straw-magazine; ב׳ הבקר stable; Yoma 11a; a. fr.8) (geogr.) place, town, in compounds (for which see the respective determinants), e. g. ב׳ בוקיא Beth-Bukya 9) (anat.) limb, organ, in compounds (v. supra 8)), e. g. ב׳ הבליעה œsophagus, 10) shed for plants, covering. Shebi. II, 4 (pl.). Y. ib. 33d.Y.Sabb.VII, 10a.1 1) in compounds, denoting receptacle, cover, e. g. ב׳ הדיו inkstand. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.IV, 11; ב׳ יד sleeve, v. אוּנְקְלַי II, Men.34b, a. e. cases of the Tfillin. Chief compounds: בֵּית אָב, pl. בָּתֵּי אָבוֹת 1) paternal home, family. Snh.38a שני ב׳ א׳ two families (dynasties); a. fr.Tosef.Ter.II, 11 בתי אבות = אריסי ב׳ א׳ hereditary land-tenants; B. Bath.46b. 2) priests division. Taan.II, 6; a. fr.; v. אֱנֹוש pl. 3) origin of a law, rule ; cmp. אָב II. Cant. R. to II, 4 ב׳ א׳ של הלכה the origin (principle) of a legal rule. Midr. Till. to Ps. 104:29 wherever the root רעש is used, it means cessation of government, ואיזהו ב׳ א׳ שלהםוכ׳ and where is the origin (determining the meaning) of all of them? (Answ. Jer. 51:29). Lev. R. s. 1, beg. מב׳ א׳ שלהןוכ׳ from the chief passage (Hagg. I, 13 ‘Haggai, the messenger) we learn that prophets are called messengers (or angels).בֵּית דִּין (abbr. ב״ד) court.ב״ד של שבעים ואחד or ב״ד הגדול the Great Sanedrin of seventy one members. Snh.I, 5. Y. ib. 19a bot.; a. fr.ב״ד נוטה court of an odd number of judges. ב״ד שקול of an even number of judges. Snh.3b.ב״ד שריא a permitting court, opprobrious name of a court too lax in religious affairs. Y.Gitt.VII, 48d top; Y.Nidd.III, 50d bot.(For all other compounds not self-evident, v. respective determinants. בית תר, v. בִּיתֵּר.Gen. R. s. 12 בית שאו, בית של עולם, v. בִּיָּא.

חָכִיר, חָכוּרm. (חָכַר) I) tenant on a fixed rent payable in kind, v. אָרִיס II. Y.Bicc.I, end, 64b ח׳ לשעה; a tenant for a fixed term, ח׳ לעולם a permanent tenant (on ground rent). B. Mets. 104a חוֹכֵר a. fr.Pl. חֲכִירִין, חֲכוּ׳, חֲכִירוֹת, (חוֹכְרִין) חֲכוּרוֹת. Y. Bicc. l. c. חֲכוּרֵי בתי אבות hereditary tenants. Tosef.Peah III, 1. Ib. Ter.II, 11 חוכרין ed. Zuck. (Var. חכורות, חכירות). Y.M. Kat. III, 82b bot. חֲכִירָיו. 2) the fixed annual rent in kind. B. Mets. IX, 2 (103b) מנכה לו מן חֲכִירוֹ Talm. ed. (Mish. חֲכוּ׳) he deducts from the stipulated rent (in proportion). Ib. 4 (105a) הואיל ואני נותן לך חֲכִירְךָ (Y. ed. חֲכוּרְךָ, Mish. חֲכוּרָהּ) as long as I give thee thy rent (Mish.: the rent for it).

חָכִיר, חָכוּרm. (חָכַר) I) tenant on a fixed rent payable in kind, v. אָרִיס II. Y.Bicc.I, end, 64b ח׳ לשעה; a tenant for a fixed term, ח׳ לעולם a permanent tenant (on ground rent). B. Mets. 104a חוֹכֵר a. fr.Pl. חֲכִירִין, חֲכוּ׳, חֲכִירוֹת, (חוֹכְרִין) חֲכוּרוֹת. Y. Bicc. l. c. חֲכוּרֵי בתי אבות hereditary tenants. Tosef.Peah III, 1. Ib. Ter.II, 11 חוכרין ed. Zuck. (Var. חכורות, חכירות). Y.M. Kat. III, 82b bot. חֲכִירָיו. 2) the fixed annual rent in kind. B. Mets. IX, 2 (103b) מנכה לו מן חֲכִירוֹ Talm. ed. (Mish. חֲכוּ׳) he deducts from the stipulated rent (in proportion). Ib. 4 (105a) הואיל ואני נותן לך חֲכִירְךָ (Y. ed. חֲכוּרְךָ, Mish. חֲכוּרָהּ) as long as I give thee thy rent (Mish.: the rent for it).

חָכִיר, חָכוּרm. (חָכַר) I) tenant on a fixed rent payable in kind, v. אָרִיס II. Y.Bicc.I, end, 64b ח׳ לשעה; a tenant for a fixed term, ח׳ לעולם a permanent tenant (on ground rent). B. Mets. 104a חוֹכֵר a. fr.Pl. חֲכִירִין, חֲכוּ׳, חֲכִירוֹת, (חוֹכְרִין) חֲכוּרוֹת. Y. Bicc. l. c. חֲכוּרֵי בתי אבות hereditary tenants. Tosef.Peah III, 1. Ib. Ter.II, 11 חוכרין ed. Zuck. (Var. חכורות, חכירות). Y.M. Kat. III, 82b bot. חֲכִירָיו. 2) the fixed annual rent in kind. B. Mets. IX, 2 (103b) מנכה לו מן חֲכִירוֹ Talm. ed. (Mish. חֲכוּ׳) he deducts from the stipulated rent (in proportion). Ib. 4 (105a) הואיל ואני נותן לך חֲכִירְךָ (Y. ed. חֲכוּרְךָ, Mish. חֲכוּרָהּ) as long as I give thee thy rent (Mish.: the rent for it).

חָכִיר, חָכוּרm. (חָכַר) I) tenant on a fixed rent payable in kind, v. אָרִיס II. Y.Bicc.I, end, 64b ח׳ לשעה; a tenant for a fixed term, ח׳ לעולם a permanent tenant (on ground rent). B. Mets. 104a חוֹכֵר a. fr.Pl. חֲכִירִין, חֲכוּ׳, חֲכִירוֹת, (חוֹכְרִין) חֲכוּרוֹת. Y. Bicc. l. c. חֲכוּרֵי בתי אבות hereditary tenants. Tosef.Peah III, 1. Ib. Ter.II, 11 חוכרין ed. Zuck. (Var. חכורות, חכירות). Y.M. Kat. III, 82b bot. חֲכִירָיו. 2) the fixed annual rent in kind. B. Mets. IX, 2 (103b) מנכה לו מן חֲכִירוֹ Talm. ed. (Mish. חֲכוּ׳) he deducts from the stipulated rent (in proportion). Ib. 4 (105a) הואיל ואני נותן לך חֲכִירְךָ (Y. ed. חֲכוּרְךָ, Mish. חֲכוּרָהּ) as long as I give thee thy rent (Mish.: the rent for it).

(חֲכוּרוּת) חֲכִירוּת f. v. (חָכִיר) 1) tenancy, tenure on rent in kind. Bicc. I, 11 בעלי אריסות וח׳ landlords of properties held in tenure, on shares, or on fixed rent; or tenants on: expl. Y. ib. 64b either חכירי בתי אבות (v. חָכִיר), or בעלי אריסיות וחֲכִירִיּוֹת (not וחכורות). 2) stipulated rent. Tosef.B. Mets. IX, 24 ח׳ של שתי שנים Var. (ed. Zuck. only חכורי) the rent for two years in advance.Pl. חֲכִירִיּוֹת, v. supra.

אָבII m. (b. h.; אבה, cmp. אֵם), const. אֲבִי, אַב (embracer), father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief, leader; author, originator. Ex. R. s. 46 end המגדל אב the educator is the real father. Lev. R. s. 1 אבי החכמהוכ׳, the father of all wisdom,. the father of prophets. Y.Ned.V, 39b; a. fr.אַב בית דין (abbr. אב״ד) president of the Court (Great Sanhedrin), next in dignity to the Nassi. Taan.II, 1; a. fr.Metaph. origin, cause. Num. R. s. 10 (play on אֲבוֹי, Prov. 23:29) א׳ אוי the cause of woe (sin). אב מלאכה (for which also עיקר) one of the chief labors forbidden on the Sabbath, opp. תולדה a labor the prohibition of which is based on the ground of its being a species of the former, or derived from the former. Sabb.VII, 1 sq.; a. fr.Y.Sabb.II, 5a, אב שלה, sub. מלאכה. אב הטומאה one of the original or direct causes of levitical uncleanness, opp. ולד (child) secondary cause. Toh. I, 5; a. fr.א׳ הנזק v. Pl.בנין א׳ creation of a class, i. e. a conclusion, by analogy, from a case explicitly stated in the bibl. law on all similar cases not specified in detail. Sifra introd.Ib. Kdoshim, end, ch. 11 (ref. to Lev. 20:27) זה ב׳ א׳ לכל דמיהם בם this forms the rule for all cases in which the Bible uses the word dmēhem bam (that the penalty is stoning to death); a. fr.; v. also בֵּית אב.Pl. אָבוֹת־, const. אֲבוֹת, 1) fathers, ancestors, patriarchs Ber.26b prayers א׳ תקנום have been instituted by the Patriarchs; a. fr. אבות בתי דינין, v. supra. Hag. 2:2,בת א׳ a woman of noble descent. Num. R. s. 1; a. e.Metaph. principal, chief א׳ מלאכות, v. supra. א׳ חטומא׳ Kel. I, 1; v. supra.א׳ מזיקין (sing. אב הנזק) the chief actionable injuries or damages, from which the subordinate are deduced ( תולדות). B. Kam.I, 1; a. e. 2) Aboth, the first section of the Prayer of Benedictions (v. תְּפִלָּה), so called because it alludes to the Patriarchs. R. Hash. IV, 5; a. fr. 3) Aboth, name of a treatise of the Mishnah, containing sayings of Talmudic authorities and belonging to the fourth section, נזיקין, of the Mishnah collection ( משניות); also styled פִּרְקֵי א׳ a. מְסֶכֶת א׳. A similar collection of a later date is contained in Talmud Babli editions, named א׳ דרבי נתן Aboth dRabbi Nathan. Y.Yoma VIII, 44d top אב בית נפש v. אֲבֵידָה.

אָבII m. (b. h.; אבה, cmp. אֵם), const. אֲבִי, אַב (embracer), father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief, leader; author, originator. Ex. R. s. 46 end המגדל אב the educator is the real father. Lev. R. s. 1 אבי החכמהוכ׳, the father of all wisdom,. the father of prophets. Y.Ned.V, 39b; a. fr.אַב בית דין (abbr. אב״ד) president of the Court (Great Sanhedrin), next in dignity to the Nassi. Taan.II, 1; a. fr.Metaph. origin, cause. Num. R. s. 10 (play on אֲבוֹי, Prov. 23:29) א׳ אוי the cause of woe (sin). אב מלאכה (for which also עיקר) one of the chief labors forbidden on the Sabbath, opp. תולדה a labor the prohibition of which is based on the ground of its being a species of the former, or derived from the former. Sabb.VII, 1 sq.; a. fr.Y.Sabb.II, 5a, אב שלה, sub. מלאכה. אב הטומאה one of the original or direct causes of levitical uncleanness, opp. ולד (child) secondary cause. Toh. I, 5; a. fr.א׳ הנזק v. Pl.בנין א׳ creation of a class, i. e. a conclusion, by analogy, from a case explicitly stated in the bibl. law on all similar cases not specified in detail. Sifra introd.Ib. Kdoshim, end, ch. 11 (ref. to Lev. 20:27) זה ב׳ א׳ לכל דמיהם בם this forms the rule for all cases in which the Bible uses the word dmēhem bam (that the penalty is stoning to death); a. fr.; v. also בֵּית אב.Pl. אָבוֹת־, const. אֲבוֹת, 1) fathers, ancestors, patriarchs Ber.26b prayers א׳ תקנום have been instituted by the Patriarchs; a. fr. אבות בתי דינין, v. supra. Hag. 2:2,בת א׳ a woman of noble descent. Num. R. s. 1; a. e.Metaph. principal, chief א׳ מלאכות, v. supra. א׳ חטומא׳ Kel. I, 1; v. supra.א׳ מזיקין (sing. אב הנזק) the chief actionable injuries or damages, from which the subordinate are deduced ( תולדות). B. Kam.I, 1; a. e. 2) Aboth, the first section of the Prayer of Benedictions (v. תְּפִלָּה), so called because it alludes to the Patriarchs. R. Hash. IV, 5; a. fr. 3) Aboth, name of a treatise of the Mishnah, containing sayings of Talmudic authorities and belonging to the fourth section, נזיקין, of the Mishnah collection ( משניות); also styled פִּרְקֵי א׳ a. מְסֶכֶת א׳. A similar collection of a later date is contained in Talmud Babli editions, named א׳ דרבי נתן Aboth dRabbi Nathan. Y.Yoma VIII, 44d top אב בית נפש v. אֲבֵידָה.