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פּוּרm. (b. h.; פָּרַר; cmp. פַּיִיס, פִּיסָא v. Halévy, Revue des Et. Juives XIV, p. 289 sq.) (piece, division, lot. Sabb.149b (ref. to חולש, Is. 14:12) שהיה מטיל פ׳וכ׳ he used to cast lots on the nobles of his kingdom to find out Esth. R. to III, 7 בתחלה הפיל פ׳ בימים first he cast the lot on days (of the week); הפיל פ׳ ביום אחד בשבת he cast the lot as to the first day of the week; a. e.Ber.16b יהי רצון שתַּשְׁכֵּן בפוּרֵינוּוכ׳ (some ed. צתִּשְׁכּוֹן) may it be thy will to cause to dwell in our lot (that in our lot may dwell) love and brotherhood ; (Ms. M. בפוריינו, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.); Y. ib. IV, 7d bot. שתשכן בפוּרְיֵינוּ (from פּוּרְיָא).Pl. פּוּרִים, פּוּרִין. Yalk. Num. 785 they did not come spontaneously, אלא פ׳ שהטילו עליהן but lots were cast for them; a. e.Esp. Purim, the festival commemorating the delivery of the Jews of the Persian empire from the massacre with which they were threatened through the machinations of Haman. Ab. Zar.17b, v. מְעָה. Meg.17b סעודת פ׳ the festive meal of Purim. B. Mets. 106b, a. e. תגבת פ׳, v. מִגְבָּה; a. fr.

פּוּרm. (b. h.; פָּרַר; cmp. פַּיִיס, פִּיסָא v. Halévy, Revue des Et. Juives XIV, p. 289 sq.) (piece, division, lot. Sabb.149b (ref. to חולש, Is. 14:12) שהיה מטיל פ׳וכ׳ he used to cast lots on the nobles of his kingdom to find out Esth. R. to III, 7 בתחלה הפיל פ׳ בימים first he cast the lot on days (of the week); הפיל פ׳ ביום אחד בשבת he cast the lot as to the first day of the week; a. e.Ber.16b יהי רצון שתַּשְׁכֵּן בפוּרֵינוּוכ׳ (some ed. צתִּשְׁכּוֹן) may it be thy will to cause to dwell in our lot (that in our lot may dwell) love and brotherhood ; (Ms. M. בפוריינו, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.); Y. ib. IV, 7d bot. שתשכן בפוּרְיֵינוּ (from פּוּרְיָא).Pl. פּוּרִים, פּוּרִין. Yalk. Num. 785 they did not come spontaneously, אלא פ׳ שהטילו עליהן but lots were cast for them; a. e.Esp. Purim, the festival commemorating the delivery of the Jews of the Persian empire from the massacre with which they were threatened through the machinations of Haman. Ab. Zar.17b, v. מְעָה. Meg.17b סעודת פ׳ the festive meal of Purim. B. Mets. 106b, a. e. תגבת פ׳, v. מִגְבָּה; a. fr.

חָלַש(b. h.) 1) to relax, be weak, prostrated (cmp. חָלָה).V. חַלָּש. 2) (to round, smoothen, denom. חֵלֶשׂ smooth stone; (cmp. חֵלֶק) ballot; fr. which חָלַש) to cast a lot; to assign. Pesik. Zakh., p. 22a> expl. ויחלש, (Ex. 18:13) הפיל עליהן גורלות he (Joshua) cast lots over them (for their destruction). Arakh.IX, 4 (31b) שיהא חוֹלֵש … ללשכה (Mish. ed. בלשכה) that he might assign his redeeming money to the Temple fund (deposit it there, to assert his privilege of redemption).

חָלַש(b. h.) 1) to relax, be weak, prostrated (cmp. חָלָה).V. חַלָּש. 2) (to round, smoothen, denom. חֵלֶשׂ smooth stone; (cmp. חֵלֶק) ballot; fr. which חָלַש) to cast a lot; to assign. Pesik. Zakh., p. 22a> expl. ויחלש, (Ex. 18:13) הפיל עליהן גורלות he (Joshua) cast lots over them (for their destruction). Arakh.IX, 4 (31b) שיהא חוֹלֵש … ללשכה (Mish. ed. בלשכה) that he might assign his redeeming money to the Temple fund (deposit it there, to assert his privilege of redemption).

יַתּוּשm. (fr. תָּשַׁש?) 1) mosquito or gnat. Gitt.56b בא י׳ ונכנסוכ׳ a mosquito came and entered his (Titus) nose; Gen. R. s. 10; Lev. R. s. 22. Sabb.77b י׳ לנחש the mosquito (an application of a pulp made of mosquitos) is a remedy for a serpents bite. Ib. אימת י׳ על הפיל the fear which the elephant has of the yattush, v. אֵימָה. Snh.38a; Lev. R. s. 14, beg. י׳ קדמךוכ׳ the y. has been created before thee (man); a. e.Pl. יַתּוּשִׁים, יַתּוּשִׁין. Gen. R. s. 5 (ref. to Gen. 3:17) דברים ארורים כגון י׳ ופרעושיןוכ׳ cursed things like gnats, fleas and flies; a. fr.Tosef.Sabb.XII (XIII), 4 זבובין וי׳; Y. ib. XIV, beg.14b ותושין (corr. acc.), v. חָגָז. 2) a bug ( on a fruit). Sifra Shmini Par. 10, ch. XII. Ḥull67b; a. e., v. כָּלִיס.