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סָכַם(cmp. סָכָה) to look to, take in view. Macc.III, 10 (22a) (ref. to במספר Deut. 25:3, combined with ארבעים of next verse) מנין שהוא סוֹכֵם את הארבעים Ms. M. (ed. שהוא סמוך לארב׳) a number which faces (is matched in counting with) forty, (i. e. thirty nine); ib. 22b; Yalk. Deut. 937 סמוך אתוכ׳; Yalk. Zech. 581 סוכם; Sifré Deut. 286 סמוך לארב׳. Hif. הִסְכִּים 1) to contemplate, plan. Midr. Till. to Ps. 73:7 (ref. to משכיות, ib.) יש שהיה מַסְכִּיםוכ׳ (ed. Bub. מַשְׂכִּים) one planned to become a centurio, and thou madest him a general ; על כל מה שהיו מַסְכִּימִים העברתוכ׳ thou didst carry them beyond all they ever contemplated (to become). 2) (cmp. חָשַׁב, שָׁוָה) to harmonize; to agree. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. IV, Par. 4 ואתה דורש ומַסְכִּים לשמועה and thou interpretest the text and harmonizest it with the traditional law; Yalk. Lev. 440 ומסכים הלכה and harmonizest the tradition (with the text). Yeb.62a והִסְכִּימָה דעתו לדעתוכ׳ and his (Moses) opinion (the result of his deliberations) turned out to be in agreement with the Lords; Sabb.87a וה׳הקב״ה עמו the Lord agreed with him; ib. ה׳הקב״ה על ידו the Lord approved his doing; a. fr.

סָכַם(cmp. סָכָה) to look to, take in view. Macc.III, 10 (22a) (ref. to במספר Deut. 25:3, combined with ארבעים of next verse) מנין שהוא סוֹכֵם את הארבעים Ms. M. (ed. שהוא סמוך לארב׳) a number which faces (is matched in counting with) forty, (i. e. thirty nine); ib. 22b; Yalk. Deut. 937 סמוך אתוכ׳; Yalk. Zech. 581 סוכם; Sifré Deut. 286 סמוך לארב׳. Hif. הִסְכִּים 1) to contemplate, plan. Midr. Till. to Ps. 73:7 (ref. to משכיות, ib.) יש שהיה מַסְכִּיםוכ׳ (ed. Bub. מַשְׂכִּים) one planned to become a centurio, and thou madest him a general ; על כל מה שהיו מַסְכִּימִים העברתוכ׳ thou didst carry them beyond all they ever contemplated (to become). 2) (cmp. חָשַׁב, שָׁוָה) to harmonize; to agree. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. IV, Par. 4 ואתה דורש ומַסְכִּים לשמועה and thou interpretest the text and harmonizest it with the traditional law; Yalk. Lev. 440 ומסכים הלכה and harmonizest the tradition (with the text). Yeb.62a והִסְכִּימָה דעתו לדעתוכ׳ and his (Moses) opinion (the result of his deliberations) turned out to be in agreement with the Lords; Sabb.87a וה׳הקב״ה עמו the Lord agreed with him; ib. ה׳הקב״ה על ידו the Lord approved his doing; a. fr.

קַבm. (b. h.; קבב to hollow out, arch; cmp. גבב, כבב) 1) Kab, a measure of capacity, one sixth of a Sah. Sabb.11b הדיוט שהקק קבוכ׳ if an unskilled man caves out a Kab in a log (on the Sabbath); (Ar. refers to קַב 2, v. infra). Tosef.B. Bath. V, 10 בכל מקום … קבוכ׳ everywhere (in all shops) they must make (keep) measures … of a Kab, half a Kab ; B. Bath.89b. Sot.8b a. e. קב וחצי קבוכ׳ minor measures of sin, v. סְאָה. Y.Hall. II, 58c bot. קב טיברני dough of a Tiberian Kab of flour. B. Mets.80b קב לכתף one Kab (in addition to the load agreed upon) for a carrier is an unlawful overload; a. fr.Sot.III, 4, a. e. בקב ותפלות, v. תִּפְלוּת. Snh.29b (in Chald. dict.) ההוא … קב רשו there was a man whom they nicknamed ‘a Kabful of notes of indebtedness. קב ונקי, v. נָקִי I.Du. קַבַּיִים; pl. קַבִּים, קַבִּין. B. Mets.21a ק׳ בשמונהוכ׳ if one finds two Kabs of fruits scattered within a radius of eight cubits.Ḥall. II, 3 יעשנה ק׳ let him make his doughs Kab-wise (so as to be exempt from the priests share). Ib. 4. Kidd.49b עשרה ק׳וכ׳ ten measures of Ber.22a תשעה ק׳ nine Kabs of water poured over a person in place of immersion; a. fr.Denom. קַבִּי, pl. קַבִּיִּים pieces of dough containing a Kab of flour each. Ḥall. II, 3 אבל ק׳ אין להם חלק בשם (Y. ed. חלה) doughs made of a Kab each have no share in the name of ḥallah. 2) a piece of wood hollowed out for the stump of a leg, a sort of artificial foot (cmp. אָנְקִטְמִין). Yeb.102b (חלצה) בקב הקיטע if a woman performed the ceremony of Ḥălitsah (חֲלִיצָה) by taking off the Yabams artificial foot. Sabb.VI, 8; a. e.Pl. as ab. Ḥag.4a בעלי ק׳ stump-legged persons; a. e. 3) cavity, the lower part of a trumpet or horn. Kel. XI, 7 הקב שלה Mish. ed. a. Ar. (Talm. ed. הקו, ed. Dehr. הקב).

קַבm. (b. h.; קבב to hollow out, arch; cmp. גבב, כבב) 1) Kab, a measure of capacity, one sixth of a Sah. Sabb.11b הדיוט שהקק קבוכ׳ if an unskilled man caves out a Kab in a log (on the Sabbath); (Ar. refers to קַב 2, v. infra). Tosef.B. Bath. V, 10 בכל מקום … קבוכ׳ everywhere (in all shops) they must make (keep) measures … of a Kab, half a Kab ; B. Bath.89b. Sot.8b a. e. קב וחצי קבוכ׳ minor measures of sin, v. סְאָה. Y.Hall. II, 58c bot. קב טיברני dough of a Tiberian Kab of flour. B. Mets.80b קב לכתף one Kab (in addition to the load agreed upon) for a carrier is an unlawful overload; a. fr.Sot.III, 4, a. e. בקב ותפלות, v. תִּפְלוּת. Snh.29b (in Chald. dict.) ההוא … קב רשו there was a man whom they nicknamed ‘a Kabful of notes of indebtedness. קב ונקי, v. נָקִי I.Du. קַבַּיִים; pl. קַבִּים, קַבִּין. B. Mets.21a ק׳ בשמונהוכ׳ if one finds two Kabs of fruits scattered within a radius of eight cubits.Ḥall. II, 3 יעשנה ק׳ let him make his doughs Kab-wise (so as to be exempt from the priests share). Ib. 4. Kidd.49b עשרה ק׳וכ׳ ten measures of Ber.22a תשעה ק׳ nine Kabs of water poured over a person in place of immersion; a. fr.Denom. קַבִּי, pl. קַבִּיִּים pieces of dough containing a Kab of flour each. Ḥall. II, 3 אבל ק׳ אין להם חלק בשם (Y. ed. חלה) doughs made of a Kab each have no share in the name of ḥallah. 2) a piece of wood hollowed out for the stump of a leg, a sort of artificial foot (cmp. אָנְקִטְמִין). Yeb.102b (חלצה) בקב הקיטע if a woman performed the ceremony of Ḥălitsah (חֲלִיצָה) by taking off the Yabams artificial foot. Sabb.VI, 8; a. e.Pl. as ab. Ḥag.4a בעלי ק׳ stump-legged persons; a. e. 3) cavity, the lower part of a trumpet or horn. Kel. XI, 7 הקב שלה Mish. ed. a. Ar. (Talm. ed. הקו, ed. Dehr. הקב).

קָפַלI (v. כָּפַל) 1) to double, fold, roll up. Y.Bets. II, 61c bot. סדיני‌ן … היו קֹופְלִין אותן they spread sheets on the floor, and, when the guests left, they folded them up. Men.VI, 4 (75b), v. כָּפַל. Gen. R. s. 52 היה קֹופֵל את הוילוןוכ׳ he had the curtain rolled up and spoke to him; ib. s. 74 מְקַפֵּל. Esth. R. to I, 5. Ex. R. s. 52 שלשה … קְפָלוּהוּ for three months they kept the Tabernacle rolled up (did not put it up); Yalk. ib. 417; (Tanḥ. Pḳudé 11 היה מונה ומפורק). Ḥull.91b קְפָלָהּהקב״ה לכלוכ׳ (Ms. H. קִיפֵּל) the Lord rolled up the entire land of Israel and placed it under him (Jacob); Gen. R. s. 69 קפלה כפינקס he folded it together like a book of writing tablets; a. fr.Trnsf. to overlap, combine. Tanḥ. Lekh 11 תשע …הקב״הוכ׳ the Lord combined 980 generations in order to give the law of circumcision to Abraham (alluding to Ps. 105:8); ib. תתקע״ד דורוכ׳ the Lord combined 974 generations in order to give the Law to the generation of the wilderness; Cant. R. to IV, 4 (ref. to אלף המגן, ib.) אלף דור קָפַלְתִּיוכ׳ I combined a thousand generations and brought that shield (the Law) which was the desire of your heart. B. Bath. 121b שבעה קָפְלוּוכ׳ (Rashb. קִיפְּלוּ) seven persons overlapped an entire world (lived through many generations): Methusalem saw Adam, Shem saw Methuselah Part. pass. קָפוּל; pl. קְפוּלִים. Ohol. XI, 3 ק׳ זוע״ג זו folded up (packed) one above the other. Pi. קִיפֵּל same. Gen. R. s. 52 לנביאי או״ה אינו מְקַפֵּל אותווכ׳ for the gentile prophets the Lord does not lift the curtain, but speaks to them from behind it. Sabb.II, 3 פתילת … שקִיפְּלָהּוכ׳ a wick made of rags which one has twisted but not yet singed, Ib. XV, 3 מְקַפְּלִין את הכליםוכ׳ you may fold garments Par. II, 3, v. מוֹסֵרָה. Sot.36a וקִיפְּלוּ את האבנים and they doubled up (packed) the stones, v. infra; (Tosef. ib. VIII, 8 ונטלו); a. fr.Part. pass. מְקוּפָּל; f. מְקיּפֶּלֶת; pl. מְקוּפָּלִים, מְקוּפָּלִין; מְקוּפָּלוֹת. Sabb.58a; 147a היוצא בטלית מק׳וכ׳ he that goes out with a cloak rolled up and laid over his shoulder. Ib. סוחרי כסות … מק׳וכ׳ dealers in clothes who go out with cloaks rolled up and laid Sifré Num. 84 וכשהם חונין … מק׳ ועומד and when they encamped, the pillar of cloud remained rolled up. Taan.31a אפי׳ מק׳וכ׳ even when folded and lying in the chest; a. e.Ned. VIII, 4, v. infra. Hif. הִקְפִּיל to double up, lay up in layers, pack. Ned.VIII, 4 (61b) עד שיַקְפִּילוּ המקצועות Bab. ed. (Y. ed. שיכפילו; Mish. שיְקַפְּלוּ), v. מַקְצוּעָה; (ib. 61b Gemarah שיכפלו, שיכפילו); Tosef.Dem.I, 3 משיקפלו; Y. ib. I, beg.21c משיקפלו. Hof. הוּקְפָּל to be laid up in layers, be folded up. Ned.62a הוּקְפְּלוּ רובוכ׳ if most of the figs have been packed (most of the knives have been folded up).

קָפַלI (v. כָּפַל) 1) to double, fold, roll up. Y.Bets. II, 61c bot. סדיני‌ן … היו קֹופְלִין אותן they spread sheets on the floor, and, when the guests left, they folded them up. Men.VI, 4 (75b), v. כָּפַל. Gen. R. s. 52 היה קֹופֵל את הוילוןוכ׳ he had the curtain rolled up and spoke to him; ib. s. 74 מְקַפֵּל. Esth. R. to I, 5. Ex. R. s. 52 שלשה … קְפָלוּהוּ for three months they kept the Tabernacle rolled up (did not put it up); Yalk. ib. 417; (Tanḥ. Pḳudé 11 היה מונה ומפורק). Ḥull.91b קְפָלָהּהקב״ה לכלוכ׳ (Ms. H. קִיפֵּל) the Lord rolled up the entire land of Israel and placed it under him (Jacob); Gen. R. s. 69 קפלה כפינקס he folded it together like a book of writing tablets; a. fr.Trnsf. to overlap, combine. Tanḥ. Lekh 11 תשע …הקב״הוכ׳ the Lord combined 980 generations in order to give the law of circumcision to Abraham (alluding to Ps. 105:8); ib. תתקע״ד דורוכ׳ the Lord combined 974 generations in order to give the Law to the generation of the wilderness; Cant. R. to IV, 4 (ref. to אלף המגן, ib.) אלף דור קָפַלְתִּיוכ׳ I combined a thousand generations and brought that shield (the Law) which was the desire of your heart. B. Bath. 121b שבעה קָפְלוּוכ׳ (Rashb. קִיפְּלוּ) seven persons overlapped an entire world (lived through many generations): Methusalem saw Adam, Shem saw Methuselah Part. pass. קָפוּל; pl. קְפוּלִים. Ohol. XI, 3 ק׳ זוע״ג זו folded up (packed) one above the other. Pi. קִיפֵּל same. Gen. R. s. 52 לנביאי או״ה אינו מְקַפֵּל אותווכ׳ for the gentile prophets the Lord does not lift the curtain, but speaks to them from behind it. Sabb.II, 3 פתילת … שקִיפְּלָהּוכ׳ a wick made of rags which one has twisted but not yet singed, Ib. XV, 3 מְקַפְּלִין את הכליםוכ׳ you may fold garments Par. II, 3, v. מוֹסֵרָה. Sot.36a וקִיפְּלוּ את האבנים and they doubled up (packed) the stones, v. infra; (Tosef. ib. VIII, 8 ונטלו); a. fr.Part. pass. מְקוּפָּל; f. מְקיּפֶּלֶת; pl. מְקוּפָּלִים, מְקוּפָּלִין; מְקוּפָּלוֹת. Sabb.58a; 147a היוצא בטלית מק׳וכ׳ he that goes out with a cloak rolled up and laid over his shoulder. Ib. סוחרי כסות … מק׳וכ׳ dealers in clothes who go out with cloaks rolled up and laid Sifré Num. 84 וכשהם חונין … מק׳ ועומד and when they encamped, the pillar of cloud remained rolled up. Taan.31a אפי׳ מק׳וכ׳ even when folded and lying in the chest; a. e.Ned. VIII, 4, v. infra. Hif. הִקְפִּיל to double up, lay up in layers, pack. Ned.VIII, 4 (61b) עד שיַקְפִּילוּ המקצועות Bab. ed. (Y. ed. שיכפילו; Mish. שיְקַפְּלוּ), v. מַקְצוּעָה; (ib. 61b Gemarah שיכפלו, שיכפילו); Tosef.Dem.I, 3 משיקפלו; Y. ib. I, beg.21c משיקפלו. Hof. הוּקְפָּל to be laid up in layers, be folded up. Ned.62a הוּקְפְּלוּ רובוכ׳ if most of the figs have been packed (most of the knives have been folded up).

קִרְקֵרIII (onomatop.) to cackle; to quack; to cry Taan.29a (ref. to Is. 22:5) הקב״ה מְקַרְקֵר עליהן כתרנגולת שמְקַרְקֶרֶת על בניה Ar. (Ms. M. 1 הקב״ה מקרקר אחריהם כתרנוגלין; Ms. M. 2 קִירְקר עליהם; omitted in ed., v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the Lord moans for them like a hen that cackles for her young; Yalk. Is. 289. Ex. R. s. 9 התחיל ומקרקרוכ׳ … Pharaoh began to laugh at them and crow at them like a cock.

קִרְקֵרIII (onomatop.) to cackle; to quack; to cry Taan.29a (ref. to Is. 22:5) הקב״ה מְקַרְקֵר עליהן כתרנגולת שמְקַרְקֶרֶת על בניה Ar. (Ms. M. 1 הקב״ה מקרקר אחריהם כתרנוגלין; Ms. M. 2 קִירְקר עליהם; omitted in ed., v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the Lord moans for them like a hen that cackles for her young; Yalk. Is. 289. Ex. R. s. 9 התחיל ומקרקרוכ׳ … Pharaoh began to laugh at them and crow at them like a cock.

רצי, רָצָה(b. h.; v. רְעֵי II) 1) to favor, pardon. Midr. Till. to Ps. 44 אף בניו … ולהם רָצִיתָ ולא לנו thou hast also done great things for his (Abrahams) children in the desert, and to them thou hast been benevolent, but not to us. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., Par. 3, ch. 4 (ref. to Lev. 1:4) חמקום רוֹצֶה לו the Lord will receive his offering with favor (pardon him); ועל מה המקים רוצהוכ׳ and for what sins will the Lord pardon him? For sins of omission ; Yalk. Lev. 438. Ab. V, 11 נוח לִרְצוֹת easily appeased; a. e. 2) to please, desire, be willing, consent. Lev. R. s. 34 רְצֵה והחליצנו, v. חָלַץ. Meg.29a (play on תר̇צ̇ד̇ון̇, Ps. 68:17) למה תִרְֹצֹוּ ד̇ין̇ עם סיני why do you desire a contest with Sinai?; Yalk. Jud. 47 למה אתם ר֗ו֗צִ֗ים ומד̇יינ̇ים why are you so willing to contest? Macc.10b, a. e. בדרך שאדם רוצהוכ׳ on what way a man wants to go, they (heavenly powers) lead him. Keth.12b אם רָצוּ לעשותוכ׳ if they wish to follow the usage of priests Yeb.IV, 5 לאר׳ if he declines (to act as yabam). Ab. Zar.32a רוצה בקיומוע״י דבר אחר if he wants the preservation of an idolatrous object for some other purpose. Ber.7a כשרָצִיתִי לא רָצִיתָוכ׳ when I was willing (to reveal myself), thou wast unwilling (didst hide thy face) ; a. v. fr. Pi. רִצָּה 1) to appease, to procure pardon. Ex. R. s. 45 יהיו פני מְרַצִּין את פניך my countenance shall appease thy countenance, v. כָּעַס. Ib. כשהיה …הקב״ה מְרַצֶּה אותווכ׳ when Moses was angry with Israel, the Lord appeased him Ib. אהיה מְרַצְּךָ I shall appease thee; (Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 27 אני ברצון, v. רָצוֹן). Ab. IV, 18 אל תְּרַצֶּהוכ׳, v. כַּעַס. Ber. l. c. מנין שאין מְרַצִּיןוכ׳ whence do we learn that we must not attempt to appease a man at the moment of his excitement? Sifra l. c. אע״פ שלא סמך הזבח מרצה although he has not put his hand on the victim, the sacrifice produces pardon; Yalk. Lev. l. c. נרצה הזבח the sacrifice is accepted. Pes.16b על מה הציץ מרצה for what (mistake at sacrifices) does the high priests plate effect pardon (make the sacrifice acceptable)?; Men.25b. Ib. III, 3. Sifré Deut. 32 כשם שקרבנות מְרַצִּיםוכ׳ as sacrifices are the means of atonement, so are sufferings ; a. fr. 2) to make pleasing, acceptable. Midr. Till. to Ps. 85 הקב״ה … עד שתְּרַצֶּה מעשיה להקב״ה the Lord turns around and observes and puts his eye on her (the earth), until she makes her deeds pleasing unto the Lord; ib. אותה שעה היא מְרַצָּהוכ׳ then she makes her deeds pleasing ; Yalk. ib. 833. Nif. נִרְצָה 1) to be acceptable, be accepted. Sifra l. c. ונרצה לו לו ולזבחו ‘it shall be accepted for him (Lev. 1:4) he and his sacrifice shall be accepted; Yalk. Lev. l. c. Ib. נ׳ הזבח, v. supra; a. e. 2) to be appeased. Lam. R. to I, 2 (ref. to Ps. 77:8) לא לְרַצּוֹת ולא לֵירָצוֹת never to appease and never to be appeased; a. e. Hif. הִרְצָה 1) to satisfy (a debt), to make up for. Yalk. Lev. 675 (ref. to Lev. 26:34) the land shall rest of itself עד שתַּרְצֶח לפני … היא חייבת לי until it shall have made up before me for all the Sabbatical years which it owes me. Sifré Deut. 355 (ref. to רצוי, Deut. 33:24) שהיה מִתְרַצֶּה … והן מַרְצִים לו בתבואה he showed himself accommodating to his brethren with oil …, and they settled their account with grain; Yalk. ib. 962. 2) ( to combine, to assort coins; to count; to pay. Sabb.22a להַרְצוֹת מעותוכ׳ to assort coins by the Ḥanuckah lights. Ber.61a; Erub.18b המַרְצֶה מעות לאשהוכ׳ he who pays money to a woman counting from his to her hand for the sake of gazing at her. Snh.68a … הרבה מעות שולחני להַרְצוֹתָן I have many coins, but no money-changer to assort them (many questions to ask but none to solve them); a. fr. 3) (trnsf.) to arrange subjects for debate, to discourse. Tosef.Nidd.VI, 6 כשבאתי והִרְצֵיתִי דברים לפניוכ׳ when I came and discussed the subject before R. A. ; Ab. Zar.36b והִרְצֵתִי דבריוכ׳; Y.Peah VI, 19b bot.; Tosef.Ḥall.I, 6; Pes.38b; Y.Shek.V, 49a והריציתי (corr. acc.). Ḥag.14b ר׳ יהושעה׳ דבריםוכ׳ R. Joshua discoursed (on theosophy) before ; a. e., v. הַרְצָאָה. Hof. הוּרְצָה to be favorably received. Yoma 7a דם …ה׳ במזיד לאה׳ if blood became unclean, and one sprinkled it, if by mistake, it is received (and the flesh may be eaten), if wilfully, it is not; Pes.16b; a. fr. Hithp. הִתְרַצָּה, Nithpa. נִתְרַצָּה 1) to be reconciled, be satisfied; to comply with. Ex. R. s. 45 לך והִתְרַצֶּה להם go and comply with their wish, go back to the camp. Kidd.45a שמא נ׳ האב בקידושי שני perhaps the father was satisfied with (confirmed) the betrothal of the second man. Ib. b שמא נ׳ הבן perhaps the son sanctioned (his fathers action in his behalf). Y.Ber.IV, 7d top; Y.Taan.IV, 67d bot. נִתְרַצֵיתֶם אני ואתםוכ׳ if you are satisfied, let me and you go early to ; (Ber.28a נתפייסת); a. fr. 2) to be gratified, enjoy. Ber.53a bot. נ׳ להריח if he smelt (the idolatrous frankincense) with enjoyment.

רצי, רָצָה(b. h.; v. רְעֵי II) 1) to favor, pardon. Midr. Till. to Ps. 44 אף בניו … ולהם רָצִיתָ ולא לנו thou hast also done great things for his (Abrahams) children in the desert, and to them thou hast been benevolent, but not to us. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., Par. 3, ch. 4 (ref. to Lev. 1:4) חמקום רוֹצֶה לו the Lord will receive his offering with favor (pardon him); ועל מה המקים רוצהוכ׳ and for what sins will the Lord pardon him? For sins of omission ; Yalk. Lev. 438. Ab. V, 11 נוח לִרְצוֹת easily appeased; a. e. 2) to please, desire, be willing, consent. Lev. R. s. 34 רְצֵה והחליצנו, v. חָלַץ. Meg.29a (play on תר̇צ̇ד̇ון̇, Ps. 68:17) למה תִרְֹצֹוּ ד̇ין̇ עם סיני why do you desire a contest with Sinai?; Yalk. Jud. 47 למה אתם ר֗ו֗צִ֗ים ומד̇יינ̇ים why are you so willing to contest? Macc.10b, a. e. בדרך שאדם רוצהוכ׳ on what way a man wants to go, they (heavenly powers) lead him. Keth.12b אם רָצוּ לעשותוכ׳ if they wish to follow the usage of priests Yeb.IV, 5 לאר׳ if he declines (to act as yabam). Ab. Zar.32a רוצה בקיומוע״י דבר אחר if he wants the preservation of an idolatrous object for some other purpose. Ber.7a כשרָצִיתִי לא רָצִיתָוכ׳ when I was willing (to reveal myself), thou wast unwilling (didst hide thy face) ; a. v. fr. Pi. רִצָּה 1) to appease, to procure pardon. Ex. R. s. 45 יהיו פני מְרַצִּין את פניך my countenance shall appease thy countenance, v. כָּעַס. Ib. כשהיה …הקב״ה מְרַצֶּה אותווכ׳ when Moses was angry with Israel, the Lord appeased him Ib. אהיה מְרַצְּךָ I shall appease thee; (Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 27 אני ברצון, v. רָצוֹן). Ab. IV, 18 אל תְּרַצֶּהוכ׳, v. כַּעַס. Ber. l. c. מנין שאין מְרַצִּיןוכ׳ whence do we learn that we must not attempt to appease a man at the moment of his excitement? Sifra l. c. אע״פ שלא סמך הזבח מרצה although he has not put his hand on the victim, the sacrifice produces pardon; Yalk. Lev. l. c. נרצה הזבח the sacrifice is accepted. Pes.16b על מה הציץ מרצה for what (mistake at sacrifices) does the high priests plate effect pardon (make the sacrifice acceptable)?; Men.25b. Ib. III, 3. Sifré Deut. 32 כשם שקרבנות מְרַצִּיםוכ׳ as sacrifices are the means of atonement, so are sufferings ; a. fr. 2) to make pleasing, acceptable. Midr. Till. to Ps. 85 הקב״ה … עד שתְּרַצֶּה מעשיה להקב״ה the Lord turns around and observes and puts his eye on her (the earth), until she makes her deeds pleasing unto the Lord; ib. אותה שעה היא מְרַצָּהוכ׳ then she makes her deeds pleasing ; Yalk. ib. 833. Nif. נִרְצָה 1) to be acceptable, be accepted. Sifra l. c. ונרצה לו לו ולזבחו ‘it shall be accepted for him (Lev. 1:4) he and his sacrifice shall be accepted; Yalk. Lev. l. c. Ib. נ׳ הזבח, v. supra; a. e. 2) to be appeased. Lam. R. to I, 2 (ref. to Ps. 77:8) לא לְרַצּוֹת ולא לֵירָצוֹת never to appease and never to be appeased; a. e. Hif. הִרְצָה 1) to satisfy (a debt), to make up for. Yalk. Lev. 675 (ref. to Lev. 26:34) the land shall rest of itself עד שתַּרְצֶח לפני … היא חייבת לי until it shall have made up before me for all the Sabbatical years which it owes me. Sifré Deut. 355 (ref. to רצוי, Deut. 33:24) שהיה מִתְרַצֶּה … והן מַרְצִים לו בתבואה he showed himself accommodating to his brethren with oil …, and they settled their account with grain; Yalk. ib. 962. 2) ( to combine, to assort coins; to count; to pay. Sabb.22a להַרְצוֹת מעותוכ׳ to assort coins by the Ḥanuckah lights. Ber.61a; Erub.18b המַרְצֶה מעות לאשהוכ׳ he who pays money to a woman counting from his to her hand for the sake of gazing at her. Snh.68a … הרבה מעות שולחני להַרְצוֹתָן I have many coins, but no money-changer to assort them (many questions to ask but none to solve them); a. fr. 3) (trnsf.) to arrange subjects for debate, to discourse. Tosef.Nidd.VI, 6 כשבאתי והִרְצֵיתִי דברים לפניוכ׳ when I came and discussed the subject before R. A. ; Ab. Zar.36b והִרְצֵתִי דבריוכ׳; Y.Peah VI, 19b bot.; Tosef.Ḥall.I, 6; Pes.38b; Y.Shek.V, 49a והריציתי (corr. acc.). Ḥag.14b ר׳ יהושעה׳ דבריםוכ׳ R. Joshua discoursed (on theosophy) before ; a. e., v. הַרְצָאָה. Hof. הוּרְצָה to be favorably received. Yoma 7a דם …ה׳ במזיד לאה׳ if blood became unclean, and one sprinkled it, if by mistake, it is received (and the flesh may be eaten), if wilfully, it is not; Pes.16b; a. fr. Hithp. הִתְרַצָּה, Nithpa. נִתְרַצָּה 1) to be reconciled, be satisfied; to comply with. Ex. R. s. 45 לך והִתְרַצֶּה להם go and comply with their wish, go back to the camp. Kidd.45a שמא נ׳ האב בקידושי שני perhaps the father was satisfied with (confirmed) the betrothal of the second man. Ib. b שמא נ׳ הבן perhaps the son sanctioned (his fathers action in his behalf). Y.Ber.IV, 7d top; Y.Taan.IV, 67d bot. נִתְרַצֵיתֶם אני ואתםוכ׳ if you are satisfied, let me and you go early to ; (Ber.28a נתפייסת); a. fr. 2) to be gratified, enjoy. Ber.53a bot. נ׳ להריח if he smelt (the idolatrous frankincense) with enjoyment.

רצי, רָצָה(b. h.; v. רְעֵי II) 1) to favor, pardon. Midr. Till. to Ps. 44 אף בניו … ולהם רָצִיתָ ולא לנו thou hast also done great things for his (Abrahams) children in the desert, and to them thou hast been benevolent, but not to us. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., Par. 3, ch. 4 (ref. to Lev. 1:4) חמקום רוֹצֶה לו the Lord will receive his offering with favor (pardon him); ועל מה המקים רוצהוכ׳ and for what sins will the Lord pardon him? For sins of omission ; Yalk. Lev. 438. Ab. V, 11 נוח לִרְצוֹת easily appeased; a. e. 2) to please, desire, be willing, consent. Lev. R. s. 34 רְצֵה והחליצנו, v. חָלַץ. Meg.29a (play on תר̇צ̇ד̇ון̇, Ps. 68:17) למה תִרְֹצֹוּ ד̇ין̇ עם סיני why do you desire a contest with Sinai?; Yalk. Jud. 47 למה אתם ר֗ו֗צִ֗ים ומד̇יינ̇ים why are you so willing to contest? Macc.10b, a. e. בדרך שאדם רוצהוכ׳ on what way a man wants to go, they (heavenly powers) lead him. Keth.12b אם רָצוּ לעשותוכ׳ if they wish to follow the usage of priests Yeb.IV, 5 לאר׳ if he declines (to act as yabam). Ab. Zar.32a רוצה בקיומוע״י דבר אחר if he wants the preservation of an idolatrous object for some other purpose. Ber.7a כשרָצִיתִי לא רָצִיתָוכ׳ when I was willing (to reveal myself), thou wast unwilling (didst hide thy face) ; a. v. fr. Pi. רִצָּה 1) to appease, to procure pardon. Ex. R. s. 45 יהיו פני מְרַצִּין את פניך my countenance shall appease thy countenance, v. כָּעַס. Ib. כשהיה …הקב״ה מְרַצֶּה אותווכ׳ when Moses was angry with Israel, the Lord appeased him Ib. אהיה מְרַצְּךָ I shall appease thee; (Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 27 אני ברצון, v. רָצוֹן). Ab. IV, 18 אל תְּרַצֶּהוכ׳, v. כַּעַס. Ber. l. c. מנין שאין מְרַצִּיןוכ׳ whence do we learn that we must not attempt to appease a man at the moment of his excitement? Sifra l. c. אע״פ שלא סמך הזבח מרצה although he has not put his hand on the victim, the sacrifice produces pardon; Yalk. Lev. l. c. נרצה הזבח the sacrifice is accepted. Pes.16b על מה הציץ מרצה for what (mistake at sacrifices) does the high priests plate effect pardon (make the sacrifice acceptable)?; Men.25b. Ib. III, 3. Sifré Deut. 32 כשם שקרבנות מְרַצִּיםוכ׳ as sacrifices are the means of atonement, so are sufferings ; a. fr. 2) to make pleasing, acceptable. Midr. Till. to Ps. 85 הקב״ה … עד שתְּרַצֶּה מעשיה להקב״ה the Lord turns around and observes and puts his eye on her (the earth), until she makes her deeds pleasing unto the Lord; ib. אותה שעה היא מְרַצָּהוכ׳ then she makes her deeds pleasing ; Yalk. ib. 833. Nif. נִרְצָה 1) to be acceptable, be accepted. Sifra l. c. ונרצה לו לו ולזבחו ‘it shall be accepted for him (Lev. 1:4) he and his sacrifice shall be accepted; Yalk. Lev. l. c. Ib. נ׳ הזבח, v. supra; a. e. 2) to be appeased. Lam. R. to I, 2 (ref. to Ps. 77:8) לא לְרַצּוֹת ולא לֵירָצוֹת never to appease and never to be appeased; a. e. Hif. הִרְצָה 1) to satisfy (a debt), to make up for. Yalk. Lev. 675 (ref. to Lev. 26:34) the land shall rest of itself עד שתַּרְצֶח לפני … היא חייבת לי until it shall have made up before me for all the Sabbatical years which it owes me. Sifré Deut. 355 (ref. to רצוי, Deut. 33:24) שהיה מִתְרַצֶּה … והן מַרְצִים לו בתבואה he showed himself accommodating to his brethren with oil …, and they settled their account with grain; Yalk. ib. 962. 2) ( to combine, to assort coins; to count; to pay. Sabb.22a להַרְצוֹת מעותוכ׳ to assort coins by the Ḥanuckah lights. Ber.61a; Erub.18b המַרְצֶה מעות לאשהוכ׳ he who pays money to a woman counting from his to her hand for the sake of gazing at her. Snh.68a … הרבה מעות שולחני להַרְצוֹתָן I have many coins, but no money-changer to assort them (many questions to ask but none to solve them); a. fr. 3) (trnsf.) to arrange subjects for debate, to discourse. Tosef.Nidd.VI, 6 כשבאתי והִרְצֵיתִי דברים לפניוכ׳ when I came and discussed the subject before R. A. ; Ab. Zar.36b והִרְצֵתִי דבריוכ׳; Y.Peah VI, 19b bot.; Tosef.Ḥall.I, 6; Pes.38b; Y.Shek.V, 49a והריציתי (corr. acc.). Ḥag.14b ר׳ יהושעה׳ דבריםוכ׳ R. Joshua discoursed (on theosophy) before ; a. e., v. הַרְצָאָה. Hof. הוּרְצָה to be favorably received. Yoma 7a דם …ה׳ במזיד לאה׳ if blood became unclean, and one sprinkled it, if by mistake, it is received (and the flesh may be eaten), if wilfully, it is not; Pes.16b; a. fr. Hithp. הִתְרַצָּה, Nithpa. נִתְרַצָּה 1) to be reconciled, be satisfied; to comply with. Ex. R. s. 45 לך והִתְרַצֶּה להם go and comply with their wish, go back to the camp. Kidd.45a שמא נ׳ האב בקידושי שני perhaps the father was satisfied with (confirmed) the betrothal of the second man. Ib. b שמא נ׳ הבן perhaps the son sanctioned (his fathers action in his behalf). Y.Ber.IV, 7d top; Y.Taan.IV, 67d bot. נִתְרַצֵיתֶם אני ואתםוכ׳ if you are satisfied, let me and you go early to ; (Ber.28a נתפייסת); a. fr. 2) to be gratified, enjoy. Ber.53a bot. נ׳ להריח if he smelt (the idolatrous frankincense) with enjoyment.

שָׁבַח(b. h.) (to grow, spread, to improve, grow in value. B. Bath. 135b שֶׁבַח ששָׁבְחוּוכ׳ an improvement which the estate obtained of itself, i. e. a natural increase in value by growth, Ib. 143b שבחו נכסים מחמת נכסים the estate improved through outlays made from the estate; שבחו … מחמת עצמן the estate improved owing to their (the heirs) own expense of labor or money; a. e. Hif. הִשְׁבִּיחַ 1) to improve, ameliorate. B. Mets.14b גזל … והִשְׁבִּיחָהּ if one took unlawful possession of a field and sold it to another person who made improvements in it. B. Bath. 124b שבח שהִשְׁבִּיתוּ יורשיןוכ׳ an improvement which the heirs made after their fathers death, Ib. IX, 3 השביחו לאמצע, v. אֶמְצַע. Ib. הִשְׁבִּיחָה לעצמה the increase of value which she produced goes to her own profit; a. fr. 2) (neut. verb) to improve, grow in value. Maas. Sh. II, 1; a. e. 3) to get bright, v. infra. Pi. שִׁבֵּחַ 1) ( to amplify, to praise. Erub.19a ולא עוד אלא שמְשַׁבֵּחַ and not only (does he submit to Gods judgment in silence), but he even praises. Succ.27b, v. עַצְלָן. Sot.VII, 8 ושִׁבְּחוּהוּ חכמים and the scholars praised him for it. Mekh. Bo, s. 12 הודו ושִׁבְּחוּוכ׳ they offered thanks and praise that the emeny did not see (their dead) Ib. צריך לשַׁבֵּחַ must offer praise; a. fr.Part. pass. מְשוּבָּח; f. מְשוּבַּחַת; pl. מְשוּבָּחִין; מְשוּבָּחוֹת a) improved, valuable; b) praise-worthy. Y.Yoma VI, 43c top מש׳ בגופו a sacrifice superior as to its body (stouter), מש׳ במראיו better looking. Cant. R. to I, 1 המש׳ שבשירים the most precious of songs. Num. R. s. 163> (ref. to Num. 13:22) שהפסולת שלה משובחת מן המש׳ (not משובח), v. פְּסוֹלֶת; a. fr. 2) to quiet, tame.Part. pass. as ab. Yalk. Num. 729 כחו … ומה מש׳ how great is the strength of this lion, and how tame he is! Hithpa. הִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ 1) to spread, (of light) get bright. Midr. Till. to Ps. 22 ואחר כך היא מִשְׁתַּבַּחַת והולכת ed. Bub. (oth. ed. מַשְׁבַּחַת Hif.) and at last it grows bright and brighter; Cant. R. to VI, 10 מרטבת (corr. acc.). 2) to be improved. Gen. R. s. 34 כל זמן שהוא כותשה היא משתבחת the more he beats it (the flax), the better it grows; ib. s. 32; ib. s. 55 משת׳ והולכת; Midr. Till. to Ps. 11 מַשְׁבַּחַת והולכת (Hif.; ed. Bub. משבח והולך, read: מַשְׁבִּיחַ, or משובח); Yalk. Gen. 95 משובחת; Yalk. Ps. 654 משב׳; a. e. 3) to praise ones self. Bekh.45b הקב״ה מִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ בבעלי קומה the Lord prides himself on conquering men of high stature. Ex. R. s. 9 אותו רשע משתבח ואומרוכ׳ that wicked man (Pharaoh) prides himself and says, that he is a god; a. e. 4) to be praised. Ib. s. 41 הקב״ה יִשְׁתַּבַּח שמו ויתעלה זכרו the Holy One, blessed be he, praised be his name, and exalted his memory; a. fr.

שָׁבַח(b. h.) (to grow, spread, to improve, grow in value. B. Bath. 135b שֶׁבַח ששָׁבְחוּוכ׳ an improvement which the estate obtained of itself, i. e. a natural increase in value by growth, Ib. 143b שבחו נכסים מחמת נכסים the estate improved through outlays made from the estate; שבחו … מחמת עצמן the estate improved owing to their (the heirs) own expense of labor or money; a. e. Hif. הִשְׁבִּיחַ 1) to improve, ameliorate. B. Mets.14b גזל … והִשְׁבִּיחָהּ if one took unlawful possession of a field and sold it to another person who made improvements in it. B. Bath. 124b שבח שהִשְׁבִּיתוּ יורשיןוכ׳ an improvement which the heirs made after their fathers death, Ib. IX, 3 השביחו לאמצע, v. אֶמְצַע. Ib. הִשְׁבִּיחָה לעצמה the increase of value which she produced goes to her own profit; a. fr. 2) (neut. verb) to improve, grow in value. Maas. Sh. II, 1; a. e. 3) to get bright, v. infra. Pi. שִׁבֵּחַ 1) ( to amplify, to praise. Erub.19a ולא עוד אלא שמְשַׁבֵּחַ and not only (does he submit to Gods judgment in silence), but he even praises. Succ.27b, v. עַצְלָן. Sot.VII, 8 ושִׁבְּחוּהוּ חכמים and the scholars praised him for it. Mekh. Bo, s. 12 הודו ושִׁבְּחוּוכ׳ they offered thanks and praise that the emeny did not see (their dead) Ib. צריך לשַׁבֵּחַ must offer praise; a. fr.Part. pass. מְשוּבָּח; f. מְשוּבַּחַת; pl. מְשוּבָּחִין; מְשוּבָּחוֹת a) improved, valuable; b) praise-worthy. Y.Yoma VI, 43c top מש׳ בגופו a sacrifice superior as to its body (stouter), מש׳ במראיו better looking. Cant. R. to I, 1 המש׳ שבשירים the most precious of songs. Num. R. s. 163> (ref. to Num. 13:22) שהפסולת שלה משובחת מן המש׳ (not משובח), v. פְּסוֹלֶת; a. fr. 2) to quiet, tame.Part. pass. as ab. Yalk. Num. 729 כחו … ומה מש׳ how great is the strength of this lion, and how tame he is! Hithpa. הִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ 1) to spread, (of light) get bright. Midr. Till. to Ps. 22 ואחר כך היא מִשְׁתַּבַּחַת והולכת ed. Bub. (oth. ed. מַשְׁבַּחַת Hif.) and at last it grows bright and brighter; Cant. R. to VI, 10 מרטבת (corr. acc.). 2) to be improved. Gen. R. s. 34 כל זמן שהוא כותשה היא משתבחת the more he beats it (the flax), the better it grows; ib. s. 32; ib. s. 55 משת׳ והולכת; Midr. Till. to Ps. 11 מַשְׁבַּחַת והולכת (Hif.; ed. Bub. משבח והולך, read: מַשְׁבִּיחַ, or משובח); Yalk. Gen. 95 משובחת; Yalk. Ps. 654 משב׳; a. e. 3) to praise ones self. Bekh.45b הקב״ה מִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ בבעלי קומה the Lord prides himself on conquering men of high stature. Ex. R. s. 9 אותו רשע משתבח ואומרוכ׳ that wicked man (Pharaoh) prides himself and says, that he is a god; a. e. 4) to be praised. Ib. s. 41 הקב״ה יִשְׁתַּבַּח שמו ויתעלה זכרו the Holy One, blessed be he, praised be his name, and exalted his memory; a. fr.

בָּרַךְ(b. h.; √בר, v. ברר, ברי) 1) to cave out. Denom. בְּרֵכָה, בֶּרֶךְ; cmp. בּוּרְכָּא, בּוּרְכְּתָא. 2) (cmp. ברר) to select, point out (cmp. esp. Gen. 2:3) whence to bless (Pi.).Part. pass. בָּרוּךְ chosen, blessed, praised. הקדוש ב׳ הוא (abbr. הקב״ה) the Holy One, blessed be He. Pes.118a; a. v. fr. Ib. 104b, a. fr. פותח בב׳וכ׳ he (who prays) opens the benediction with barukh and closes with barukh (i. e. ברוך אתהה׳). Tosef.Sot.I, 10 ב׳ בכלל, v. כְּלָל; a. fr. Pi. בֵּרַךְ, בֵּירַךְ (b. h.) 1) to praise, bless, esp. to recite the due benediction. Ber.VI, 1. Ib. 5 בי׳ על היין having recited the blessing over wine Pes.X, 9 ב׳ ברכת הפסח having recited the blessing over the Paschal lamb. Ib. 5 אנחנו חייבים … לְבָרֵךְ we are bound to … praise ; a. v. fr. 2) (cmp. נקב) to blaspheme. Snh.56a עד שֶיְבָרֵךְ שם בשם until he blasphemes the Lord by His name. Ib. שבי׳ את השם בכינוי who blasphemed the Lord by an attribute.Part. Pu. מְבוֹרָךְ blessed, praiseworthy. Ber.VII, 3; a. fr. 3) to cut through, to clear virgin ground or forest. Tosef.Shebi.III, 20 ed. Zuck. (Var. מגדר); Y. ib. IV, 35b bot. מבדין; Y.Sabb.VII, 10a top המברה, v. בהי h. Tosef.Shebi.I, 6 מבורכות, v. infra. Hithpa. הִתְבָּרֵךְ, Nithpa. נִתְבָּרֵךְ to be blessed ( praised); to be increased (v. בְּרָכָה). Y.Ber.IX, 14a top ויִתְבָּרַךְ and be blessed. Y.M. Kat. I, beg. 80a if the waters were scanty ונִתְבָּרְכוּ and grew plentiful. Yeb.63a; a. fr. Hif. הִבְרִיךְ (denom. of בֶּרֶךְ or בְּרִיכָה) to form a knee, to engraft; esp. to bend a vine by drawing it into the ground and making it grow forth as an independent plant, to sink. Shebi. II, 6; R. Hash. 10b; a. fr.Tosef.Shebi.I, 6 אם היו מוּבְרָכוֹת (incorr. מבורכ׳) if they have been sunk before New Year Yeb.63a (allud. to Gen. 12:3) שתי ברכית טובות יש לי להַבְרִיךְ בך two good shoots (proselytes) have I to engraft on thee, Ruth and (B. Kam.38b … פרידותוכ׳).

בָּרַךְ(b. h.; √בר, v. ברר, ברי) 1) to cave out. Denom. בְּרֵכָה, בֶּרֶךְ; cmp. בּוּרְכָּא, בּוּרְכְּתָא. 2) (cmp. ברר) to select, point out (cmp. esp. Gen. 2:3) whence to bless (Pi.).Part. pass. בָּרוּךְ chosen, blessed, praised. הקדוש ב׳ הוא (abbr. הקב״ה) the Holy One, blessed be He. Pes.118a; a. v. fr. Ib. 104b, a. fr. פותח בב׳וכ׳ he (who prays) opens the benediction with barukh and closes with barukh (i. e. ברוך אתהה׳). Tosef.Sot.I, 10 ב׳ בכלל, v. כְּלָל; a. fr. Pi. בֵּרַךְ, בֵּירַךְ (b. h.) 1) to praise, bless, esp. to recite the due benediction. Ber.VI, 1. Ib. 5 בי׳ על היין having recited the blessing over wine Pes.X, 9 ב׳ ברכת הפסח having recited the blessing over the Paschal lamb. Ib. 5 אנחנו חייבים … לְבָרֵךְ we are bound to … praise ; a. v. fr. 2) (cmp. נקב) to blaspheme. Snh.56a עד שֶיְבָרֵךְ שם בשם until he blasphemes the Lord by His name. Ib. שבי׳ את השם בכינוי who blasphemed the Lord by an attribute.Part. Pu. מְבוֹרָךְ blessed, praiseworthy. Ber.VII, 3; a. fr. 3) to cut through, to clear virgin ground or forest. Tosef.Shebi.III, 20 ed. Zuck. (Var. מגדר); Y. ib. IV, 35b bot. מבדין; Y.Sabb.VII, 10a top המברה, v. בהי h. Tosef.Shebi.I, 6 מבורכות, v. infra. Hithpa. הִתְבָּרֵךְ, Nithpa. נִתְבָּרֵךְ to be blessed ( praised); to be increased (v. בְּרָכָה). Y.Ber.IX, 14a top ויִתְבָּרַךְ and be blessed. Y.M. Kat. I, beg. 80a if the waters were scanty ונִתְבָּרְכוּ and grew plentiful. Yeb.63a; a. fr. Hif. הִבְרִיךְ (denom. of בֶּרֶךְ or בְּרִיכָה) to form a knee, to engraft; esp. to bend a vine by drawing it into the ground and making it grow forth as an independent plant, to sink. Shebi. II, 6; R. Hash. 10b; a. fr.Tosef.Shebi.I, 6 אם היו מוּבְרָכוֹת (incorr. מבורכ׳) if they have been sunk before New Year Yeb.63a (allud. to Gen. 12:3) שתי ברכית טובות יש לי להַבְרִיךְ בך two good shoots (proselytes) have I to engraft on thee, Ruth and (B. Kam.38b … פרידותוכ׳).

גְּדוּלָּהf. (b. h.; גדל) greatness, distinction, dignity, wealth, high position, office. Gitt.59a תורה וג׳ במקום א׳ learning and high office combined in one person. Ber.61a בג׳ מתחילין מן הגדולוכ׳ for distinction the superior is first mentioned, for degradation the inferior. Erub.13b מחזר על הג׳ hunting for office. Ib. 54a עולה לג׳ will rise to distinction. Y.Ter.V, 43c top למשחה לג׳וכ׳ ‘ for ointment (Num. 18:11) means for installation in office, for unguent, and for lighting. Meg.31a גְּדוּלָּתוֹ של הקב״ה Ms. M. (ed. גבורתו) a description of the greatness of the Lord. Ex. R. s. 3 end הלב ששמח בגדוּלַּת אחיווכ׳ the heart (of Aaron) which rejoiced over a brothers distinction shall wear the Urim ; a. fr.

גְּדוּלָּהf. (b. h.; גדל) greatness, distinction, dignity, wealth, high position, office. Gitt.59a תורה וג׳ במקום א׳ learning and high office combined in one person. Ber.61a בג׳ מתחילין מן הגדולוכ׳ for distinction the superior is first mentioned, for degradation the inferior. Erub.13b מחזר על הג׳ hunting for office. Ib. 54a עולה לג׳ will rise to distinction. Y.Ter.V, 43c top למשחה לג׳וכ׳ ‘ for ointment (Num. 18:11) means for installation in office, for unguent, and for lighting. Meg.31a גְּדוּלָּתוֹ של הקב״ה Ms. M. (ed. גבורתו) a description of the greatness of the Lord. Ex. R. s. 3 end הלב ששמח בגדוּלַּת אחיווכ׳ the heart (of Aaron) which rejoiced over a brothers distinction shall wear the Urim ; a. fr.

דִּקְדֵּק(Pilp. of דוק or דקק) 1) to crush, grind; v. Nithpa.Part. pass, מְדוּקְדָּק broken, humiliated, afflicted. Ex. R. s. 31 מדו׳ בעניות afflicted with poverty. Gen. R. s. 100 עני מדו׳ a very poor man. 2) to even a woof by beating. Tosef.Sabb.VIII (IX):2; Sabb.75b; 97b (v. Rashi a. l.). 3) to examine minutely, search, investigate (charity cases); to trace genealogical records (corresp. to בָּדַק); in gen. to be very strict in religious observances; (with עם) to deal strictly with (esp. used of divine retribution). Y.Peah VIII, 21a מְדַקְדְּקִין בכסותוכ׳ you must make inquiries if one asks for clothes, but you must not, if food is asked for; Lev. R. s. 34 (B. Bath.9a בודקין).Y.Kidd.VI, 65d אין מד׳ אחריה you must not trace its past records. Y.B. Bath.IV, end, 14d it is the custom in sales להיות מְדַקְדְּקִין to be strict, opp. בעין יפה liberal. Ex. R. s. 31 מד׳ עמהם he is stinting (illiberal) towards the poor. Y.Succ.I, 52b top לא די׳ בה he paid no particular attention to its preparation. Ḥull.4a הרבה מד׳ בה יותרוכ׳ they are very strict in the observance, even more so than ; Tosef.Pes.I (II), 15.Yeb.121b (ref. to Ps. 50:3) הקב״ה מד׳ עםוכ׳ the Lord deals with those around Him (the good) strictly, to a hairs breadth; Y.Shek.VI, 48d. Lev. R. s. 27; a. fr.Tanḥ. Mishp. 11 למה אתה תְדַקְדֵּק בהכאתה why art thou so severe in punishing her? Nithpa. נִדַּקְדֵּק (= נִתְדַּ׳) to be crushed, powdered. Ohol. II, 7.