כפוף

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פָּשוּטm., פְּשוּטָה f. (Part. pass. of פָּשַׁט) 1) straight, plain, simple. R. Hash. III, 3 של יעל פ׳ a straight horn of the mountain-goat, opp. כפוף. Sabb.104a, v. כָּפַף. Ib. 106a, v. סִיט. Men.35b ר׳ אחא מחוי פ׳ Ms. M. (ed. אשי) R. A. showed the index finger straight, i. e. the strap must reach from the arm to the tip of the index finger, when straightened, opp. כפוף (v. Tosaf. a. l.; Rashi: the strap must be as long as the distance from the thumb to the index finger, stretched as wide as possible, opp. כפוף the distance from the index to the middle finger). Mekh. Bshall. beg. לא הביאן הק״בה דרך פ׳וכ׳ the Lord did not lead them on the direct road to Palestine; Yalk. Ex. 226 בפשוטה (sub. דרך). Mekh. l. c. לא הביאן המקום בפישוטן (corr. acc.). Cant. R. to I, 16 בלשון פ׳ with a single expression (of praise), opp. כפיל. B. Bath. X, 1, a. fr. גט פ׳ a plain, open document, opp. מקושר folded; Tosef.Gitt.VIII (VI), 9 פ׳ ed. Zuck. (Var. גט פ׳). Y.R. Hash. III, 58d top פשוטה (sub. תקיעה) the plain note ( תקיעה), opp. the tremulous note; a. fr. 2) (noun) פָּשוּט the plain, literal sense. Sabb.63a, a. e. אין מקרא יוצא מידי פְשוּטוֹ, v. מִקְרָא. 3) (sub. יורש) an heir entitled to a single share, opp. בְּכוֹר. Bekh.52b מה הלק פ׳ ירושהוכ׳ as the share of the plain heir is an inheritance, so the share of the first-born is an inheritance (and not a gift affected by the jubilee laws); B. Bath. 124a. Ib. 126a בכור … כפ׳ ויתר, v. וָתַר; Y.Keth.IV, end, 29b בכור שחלק בפ׳ (read בפ׳). Num. R. s. 6 בני פ׳ the sons of a plain (not firstborn) man; a. fr. Fem. פְּשוּטָה (sub. ירושה) single share. Y.B. Bath.VIII, 16b top, opp. כְּפֵילָה.Pl. פְּשוּטִים, פְּשוּטִין, פְּשוּטוֹת. Sabb.103b, v. כָּפַף. Num. R. l. c. פְּשוּטֵי הלויםוכ׳ the plain (not firstborn) Levites took the place of the firstborn Israelites; a. fr. 4) flat, level, without receptacle. Tosef.Kel.B. Bath. VI, 1 המשנה … מן הפ׳ לקיבול if one changes a leather implement … from a flat surface to a receptacle. Ib. IV, 3 פְּשוּטוֹ טהור in its flattened condition (when the bag is unrolled), it is not susceptible to uncleanness; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Kel. II, 1 פְּשוּטֵיהֶן those of them which are flat, opp. מקבליהן which have receptacles. Sabb.123b, a. e. פְּשוּטֵי כלי עץ flat wooden implements (boards). Y. ib. X, end, 12d בפ׳ when they are flat, opp. מקופלין folded; a. fr.

פָּשוּטm., פְּשוּטָה f. (Part. pass. of פָּשַׁט) 1) straight, plain, simple. R. Hash. III, 3 של יעל פ׳ a straight horn of the mountain-goat, opp. כפוף. Sabb.104a, v. כָּפַף. Ib. 106a, v. סִיט. Men.35b ר׳ אחא מחוי פ׳ Ms. M. (ed. אשי) R. A. showed the index finger straight, i. e. the strap must reach from the arm to the tip of the index finger, when straightened, opp. כפוף (v. Tosaf. a. l.; Rashi: the strap must be as long as the distance from the thumb to the index finger, stretched as wide as possible, opp. כפוף the distance from the index to the middle finger). Mekh. Bshall. beg. לא הביאן הק״בה דרך פ׳וכ׳ the Lord did not lead them on the direct road to Palestine; Yalk. Ex. 226 בפשוטה (sub. דרך). Mekh. l. c. לא הביאן המקום בפישוטן (corr. acc.). Cant. R. to I, 16 בלשון פ׳ with a single expression (of praise), opp. כפיל. B. Bath. X, 1, a. fr. גט פ׳ a plain, open document, opp. מקושר folded; Tosef.Gitt.VIII (VI), 9 פ׳ ed. Zuck. (Var. גט פ׳). Y.R. Hash. III, 58d top פשוטה (sub. תקיעה) the plain note ( תקיעה), opp. the tremulous note; a. fr. 2) (noun) פָּשוּט the plain, literal sense. Sabb.63a, a. e. אין מקרא יוצא מידי פְשוּטוֹ, v. מִקְרָא. 3) (sub. יורש) an heir entitled to a single share, opp. בְּכוֹר. Bekh.52b מה הלק פ׳ ירושהוכ׳ as the share of the plain heir is an inheritance, so the share of the first-born is an inheritance (and not a gift affected by the jubilee laws); B. Bath. 124a. Ib. 126a בכור … כפ׳ ויתר, v. וָתַר; Y.Keth.IV, end, 29b בכור שחלק בפ׳ (read בפ׳). Num. R. s. 6 בני פ׳ the sons of a plain (not firstborn) man; a. fr. Fem. פְּשוּטָה (sub. ירושה) single share. Y.B. Bath.VIII, 16b top, opp. כְּפֵילָה.Pl. פְּשוּטִים, פְּשוּטִין, פְּשוּטוֹת. Sabb.103b, v. כָּפַף. Num. R. l. c. פְּשוּטֵי הלויםוכ׳ the plain (not firstborn) Levites took the place of the firstborn Israelites; a. fr. 4) flat, level, without receptacle. Tosef.Kel.B. Bath. VI, 1 המשנה … מן הפ׳ לקיבול if one changes a leather implement … from a flat surface to a receptacle. Ib. IV, 3 פְּשוּטוֹ טהור in its flattened condition (when the bag is unrolled), it is not susceptible to uncleanness; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Kel. II, 1 פְּשוּטֵיהֶן those of them which are flat, opp. מקבליהן which have receptacles. Sabb.123b, a. e. פְּשוּטֵי כלי עץ flat wooden implements (boards). Y. ib. X, end, 12d בפ׳ when they are flat, opp. מקופלין folded; a. fr.

סִיטm. (סוּט; cmp. הֶסֵּיט), only with art. הַסִּיט (cmp. הַנֵּץ) ( swinging the forefinger, cmp. the expression נטה יד, hassiṭ, the distance between the tip of the thumb and that of the index finger when held apart, or between the root of the thumb and the tip of the index finger, when the former is leaning against the latter ( כפוף). (Commentators differ in the definition of our w.Maim. to Kel. XIII, 4 distinguishes between מלא הס׳ a. מלא רחב הס׳. Sabb.XIII, 4 כמלא רחב הס׳ כפול the double size of a hassiṭ; ib. 106a רב יוסף מחוי כפול R. J. showed the double measure (Ar. כפוף, v. supra); רב חייא … מחוי פשוט R. H. b. A. showed the single measure (Ar.: with the thumb stretched); Tosef. ib. IX (X), 3 מלא הס׳ כפול. Orl. III, 2; a. fr.Num. R. s. 18; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 1 מלא הס׳ יש בווכ׳ within a distance of a hassiṭ (in the human head) there are several wells (seats of mucous secretions).

סִיטm. (סוּט; cmp. הֶסֵּיט), only with art. הַסִּיט (cmp. הַנֵּץ) ( swinging the forefinger, cmp. the expression נטה יד, hassiṭ, the distance between the tip of the thumb and that of the index finger when held apart, or between the root of the thumb and the tip of the index finger, when the former is leaning against the latter ( כפוף). (Commentators differ in the definition of our w.Maim. to Kel. XIII, 4 distinguishes between מלא הס׳ a. מלא רחב הס׳. Sabb.XIII, 4 כמלא רחב הס׳ כפול the double size of a hassiṭ; ib. 106a רב יוסף מחוי כפול R. J. showed the double measure (Ar. כפוף, v. supra); רב חייא … מחוי פשוט R. H. b. A. showed the single measure (Ar.: with the thumb stretched); Tosef. ib. IX (X), 3 מלא הס׳ כפול. Orl. III, 2; a. fr.Num. R. s. 18; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 1 מלא הס׳ יש בווכ׳ within a distance of a hassiṭ (in the human head) there are several wells (seats of mucous secretions).

כָּפַף(b. h.) 1) to bend, curve. Gen. R. s. 87, end כּוֹפֶפֶת אני את קומתך … כְּפוּפִים (Potiphars wife said to Joseph) I shall bend thy proud stature (humiliate thee with slave labor); said he, The Lord erects those who are bowed down. B. Kam.55b הכּוֹפֵף … בפניוכ׳ he who bends his neighbors grain stalks before the fire (so as to make them catch fire). Num. R. s. 6, beg. נביא כופף ידיווכ׳ the prophet must bend his hands and feet to sit before (surrender his power to) the high priest; (Y.Hor.III, 48b bot. מְכַפֵּת). Cant. R. beg. לָכוֹף אזניךוכ׳ to bend thy ear and listen; a. fr.Part. pass. כָּפוּף, f. כְּפוּפָה, pl. כְּפוּפִים, כְּפוּפִין; כְּפוּפוֹת. Sabb.17a היה הלל כ׳ ויושבוכ׳ Hillel sat bent (in submission) before Shammai. Gen. R. l. c., v. supra. R. Hash. III, 4 בשל זכרים כ׳ with bent horns of rams. Yalk. Ex. 276 דוויםוכ׳ suffering and humbled (v. סָגַף, סָחַף); a. fr.Esp. the curved letters צ, פ, נ, כ, opp. פשוט the straight-lined, the shape of the final letters. Sabb.104a (symbolization of letters) נו״ן כ׳ … נ̇אמן כ׳וכ׳ Nun bent, Nun straightened, faithful when bent (in distress), faithful when straightened (raised up) Ib. 103b כ׳ פשוטיןוכ׳ that one must not write the curved letters straightened 2) to bend, force, conquer. Y.Snh.I, 18a bot. מומחה שכ׳ ודן an authorized judge that forced (the law requiring three judges) and judged singly. Y.Yeb.XII, 12c ר׳ יצחק כ׳ R. J. forced (the law requiring three judges for ḥălitsah); ib. הא רבן כ׳ it was our teacher who did it. Keth.4b אין … לָכוֹףוכ׳ no husband dares force his wife (in mourning) to paint Num. R. s. 14 (play on כף) זה אברהם שכַּף את יצרווכ׳ (some ed. שכפף) that refers to Abraham who conquered his inclinations 3) to invert, upset. Y.Ber.III, 6a top גרמתני לכוֹפְפָהּ thou didst cause me to upset it (the divine image), v. כָּפָה; (M. Kat. 15b ובעונותיכם הפכתיה). Y. l. c. מטות כְּפוּפוֹת = כְּפוּיוֹת, v. כָּפָה; a. fr.(Num. R. s. 10 כפפתו אימו, read כפתתו, v. כָּפַת.Sabb.106a הסיט כפוף Ar., ed. כָּפוּל, v. סיט. 4) to bend ones self upon, to take pains (cmp. כְּפַל). Cant. R. to I, 17 כפפתי לעקורוכ׳ I took pains to destroy the passion for idolatry. Nif. נִכְפַּף to be bent. Pesik. R. s. 28 (read:) עד שנִכְפְּפָה קומתםוכ׳ so that their statures were bent under their load. Arakh.19a שרביט שאינו נכפף a staff (of gold or silver) which cannot be bent. Num. R. s. 5, end נִכְפְּפָה היריעהוכ׳ the curtain around the Ark was bent aside (prob. to be read נכפלה). B. Kam.61a בנִכְפֶּפֶת when the fire is diverted from its course through the wind; (oth. opin.: when the fire is subdued (low) and creeping over the plants on the ground), opp. קולחת or קודחת. Cant. R. to I, 17. Pesik. R. s. 14 שתי השערות נִכְפָּפוֹת (not … פים) the two hairs (on the neck) are bent, opp. נזקפות; a. e.

כָּפַף(b. h.) 1) to bend, curve. Gen. R. s. 87, end כּוֹפֶפֶת אני את קומתך … כְּפוּפִים (Potiphars wife said to Joseph) I shall bend thy proud stature (humiliate thee with slave labor); said he, The Lord erects those who are bowed down. B. Kam.55b הכּוֹפֵף … בפניוכ׳ he who bends his neighbors grain stalks before the fire (so as to make them catch fire). Num. R. s. 6, beg. נביא כופף ידיווכ׳ the prophet must bend his hands and feet to sit before (surrender his power to) the high priest; (Y.Hor.III, 48b bot. מְכַפֵּת). Cant. R. beg. לָכוֹף אזניךוכ׳ to bend thy ear and listen; a. fr.Part. pass. כָּפוּף, f. כְּפוּפָה, pl. כְּפוּפִים, כְּפוּפִין; כְּפוּפוֹת. Sabb.17a היה הלל כ׳ ויושבוכ׳ Hillel sat bent (in submission) before Shammai. Gen. R. l. c., v. supra. R. Hash. III, 4 בשל זכרים כ׳ with bent horns of rams. Yalk. Ex. 276 דוויםוכ׳ suffering and humbled (v. סָגַף, סָחַף); a. fr.Esp. the curved letters צ, פ, נ, כ, opp. פשוט the straight-lined, the shape of the final letters. Sabb.104a (symbolization of letters) נו״ן כ׳ … נ̇אמן כ׳וכ׳ Nun bent, Nun straightened, faithful when bent (in distress), faithful when straightened (raised up) Ib. 103b כ׳ פשוטיןוכ׳ that one must not write the curved letters straightened 2) to bend, force, conquer. Y.Snh.I, 18a bot. מומחה שכ׳ ודן an authorized judge that forced (the law requiring three judges) and judged singly. Y.Yeb.XII, 12c ר׳ יצחק כ׳ R. J. forced (the law requiring three judges for ḥălitsah); ib. הא רבן כ׳ it was our teacher who did it. Keth.4b אין … לָכוֹףוכ׳ no husband dares force his wife (in mourning) to paint Num. R. s. 14 (play on כף) זה אברהם שכַּף את יצרווכ׳ (some ed. שכפף) that refers to Abraham who conquered his inclinations 3) to invert, upset. Y.Ber.III, 6a top גרמתני לכוֹפְפָהּ thou didst cause me to upset it (the divine image), v. כָּפָה; (M. Kat. 15b ובעונותיכם הפכתיה). Y. l. c. מטות כְּפוּפוֹת = כְּפוּיוֹת, v. כָּפָה; a. fr.(Num. R. s. 10 כפפתו אימו, read כפתתו, v. כָּפַת.Sabb.106a הסיט כפוף Ar., ed. כָּפוּל, v. סיט. 4) to bend ones self upon, to take pains (cmp. כְּפַל). Cant. R. to I, 17 כפפתי לעקורוכ׳ I took pains to destroy the passion for idolatry. Nif. נִכְפַּף to be bent. Pesik. R. s. 28 (read:) עד שנִכְפְּפָה קומתםוכ׳ so that their statures were bent under their load. Arakh.19a שרביט שאינו נכפף a staff (of gold or silver) which cannot be bent. Num. R. s. 5, end נִכְפְּפָה היריעהוכ׳ the curtain around the Ark was bent aside (prob. to be read נכפלה). B. Kam.61a בנִכְפֶּפֶת when the fire is diverted from its course through the wind; (oth. opin.: when the fire is subdued (low) and creeping over the plants on the ground), opp. קולחת or קודחת. Cant. R. to I, 17. Pesik. R. s. 14 שתי השערות נִכְפָּפוֹת (not … פים) the two hairs (on the neck) are bent, opp. נזקפות; a. e.