והרכנתי

רָכַןII (preced.) to bend. Hif. הִרְכִּין 1) to bend (act. a. neut. verb); to yield. B. Bath.V, 8, a. e. הִרְכִּינָהּוכ׳, v. מָצָה. Num. R. s. 147> הוא לאה׳ צוארו לעבירהוכ׳ he (Joseph) bent not his neck (did not yield) to temptation, therefore a golden chain was put on his neck; Tanḥ. Bresh. 12 צואר שלאה׳וכ׳ the neck which did not bend ; Lev. R. s. 23 שלא הִרִכִּינוֹ which he did not bend. Num. R. s. 107> והִרְכַּנְתִּי את ראשי I bent my head (nodding approval); Y.Ned.I, 36d bot. והרכנתיו בראשי (read והרכנתי); Sifré Num. 22 (not גלחתי); (Tosef.Naz.IV, 7, חֵימַכְתִּי). Y.Ter.I, 40b top ה׳ בראשו if he nodded consent; ib. עד שיַרְכִּיןוכ׳ until he nods three times. Gitt. VII, 1; a. e. 2) to sink, be faint. Gen. R. s. 65 (ref. to Gen. 27:22) בשעה שיעקב מַרְכִּין בקולווכ׳ when Jacob is faint with his voice (in prayer), Esaus hands have power over him, opp. מצפצף.

רָכַןII (preced.) to bend. Hif. הִרְכִּין 1) to bend (act. a. neut. verb); to yield. B. Bath.V, 8, a. e. הִרְכִּינָהּוכ׳, v. מָצָה. Num. R. s. 147> הוא לאה׳ צוארו לעבירהוכ׳ he (Joseph) bent not his neck (did not yield) to temptation, therefore a golden chain was put on his neck; Tanḥ. Bresh. 12 צואר שלאה׳וכ׳ the neck which did not bend ; Lev. R. s. 23 שלא הִרִכִּינוֹ which he did not bend. Num. R. s. 107> והִרְכַּנְתִּי את ראשי I bent my head (nodding approval); Y.Ned.I, 36d bot. והרכנתיו בראשי (read והרכנתי); Sifré Num. 22 (not גלחתי); (Tosef.Naz.IV, 7, חֵימַכְתִּי). Y.Ter.I, 40b top ה׳ בראשו if he nodded consent; ib. עד שיַרְכִּיןוכ׳ until he nods three times. Gitt. VII, 1; a. e. 2) to sink, be faint. Gen. R. s. 65 (ref. to Gen. 27:22) בשעה שיעקב מַרְכִּין בקולווכ׳ when Jacob is faint with his voice (in prayer), Esaus hands have power over him, opp. מצפצף.