כשר

כָּשֵׁרI (b. h.; cmp. גשר) ( to be well-joined, (cmp. יָפֶה, אֲרִיךְ II), to be proper, fit, right; to turn out well, to succeed. Y.Ḥall.I, 57b top החטים שכָּשְׁרוּ לשארוכ׳ wheats which are fit for all other meat offerings; ib. 57c; Sifra Vayikra, Ndabah, ch. XIV, Par. 13; a. fr.V. כָּשֵׁר II. Hif. הִכְשִׁיר 1) (ritual, v. כָּשֵׁר II) to pronounce kasher, to permit. Ḥull.III, 2 ר׳ … מַכְשִׁיר R. pronounces it fit to be eaten, opp. פוסל; a. v. fr. 2) to make fit, to prepare. Ab.VI, 1 מַכְשַׁרְתּוֹ להיותוכ׳ enables him to be righteous Ḥull.140a מַכְשִׁיר an offering which makes fit for admission to the Temple or eating sacred food, contrad. to מכפר an offering which procures atonement; Kidd.57a, a. e.Snh.42b הוצא … מכשיר ומכפר ‘the carrying outside of the camp (Lev. 4:12; 21) makes the act legal and procures atonement; ib. מכשיר ממכשיר עדיף ליה the analogy between one fitting act and another is preferred.B. Kam.I, 2 הִכְשַׁרְתִּי את נזקו I have prepared (am responsible for) the damage, v. חוּב. Ib. הכשרתי (ב)מקצת נזקווכ׳ wherever I am the partial cause of a damage (e. g. by completing a pit to its legally indictable depth), I am as responsible as if I had been the entire author. Gen. R. s. 56 the slaughtering knife is called מַאֲכֶלֶת (causing the eating) לפי שמַכְשֶׁרֶת את האוכלים (not שמכשר) because it makes the food fit for eating.Esp. (with or without לקבל טומאה) to make an object fit for levitical uncleanness (v. Lev. 11:34; 38). Ḥull.35b וכי הרם מַכְשִׁיר … מַכְשֶׁרֶת is it the blood (as a liquid) which fits the meat for uncleanness?; is it not rather the slaughtering (because it makes it ‘an eatable)?Ib. 33a חיבת הקדש מַכְשַׁרְתָּן, v. חִבָּה; ib. 36b מַכְשַׁרְתָּהּ. Makhsh. VI, 6. Y.Gitt.I, 43c על מי בצים שאינן מַכְשִׁירִין that the liquid of eggs does not fit for uncleanness; Y.Shebi.VI, 36c top שאין כשירין (corr. acc.); a. v. fr.v. הֶכְשֵׁר, מַכְשִׁירִין. Hof. הוּכְשַׁר to be made fit; to be pronounced fit; to be prepared; to be fitted for levitical uncleanness. Yoma 50a במהה׳ אהרןוכ׳ through what act is Aaron (a high priest) made fit to enter ?Sabb.76a כל שאינו כשר … וה׳ לזהוכ׳ that which is not fit for preservation but appeared fit to this man, and he did preserve it. Ḥull.22b הוּכְשְׁרוּ are pronounced fit for sacrifices. Ib. II, 5 הוכשרו בדם they became fit for uncleanness through the blood (flowing out at killing); ה׳ בשחיטה they became fit through the act of slaughtering (v. supra); a. v. fr.Y.Keth.XII, 35a מכושר, read: מב׳, v. בָּשַׂר. Hithpa. הִתְכַּשֵּׁר to adapt ones self, to work with zeal and conscientiousness. Koh. R. to V, 11 מִתְכַּשֵּׁר במלאכתווכ׳ more skilled and zealous in his work than (cmp. זָרִיז). Gen. R. s. 9; a. e.

כְּשַׁרch. sam(כשר Ito be proper, fit, right; to turn out well, to succeed), to be right, pleasing, fit. Targ. 1 Sam. 18:20. Targ. Jud. 14:3. Targ. Ez. 15:4; a. fr. Ithpa. אִתְכַּשַּׁר, Ithpe. אִתְכְּשַׁר, אִיכְּשַׁר to be (made) fit (v. preced. Hof.). Targ. Y. Deut. 29:22. Targ. Y. Lev. 11:2; a. fr.Gitt.87a לִיתְכַּשַּׁר האיוכ׳ let the one deed be declared valid through the signature ‘Reuben ben Ḥull.36b איתכ׳ במשקיוכ׳ it was made fit for uncleanness through the fluids ; ib. אתכ׳ בחבת הקדש, v. חִבָּה; a. e. Af. אַכְשַׁר 1) as preced. Hif. Targ. 1 Sam. 17:8. Targ. Ruth 2:13.B. Mets.89b top לאַכְשוּרֵי גבראוכ׳ as to making the man fitter, i. e. as to the laborer in fruits being permitted to use means for increasing his appetite, there is no question, opp. to לאכשורי פירא using means for making the fruits more appetizing.Zeb.25a בשמאל אכשורי מַכְשַׁר he (R. S.) declares it permissible to use the left hand (for קְמִיצָה). Sabb.154a; Yeb.45b אַכְשְׁרֵיהוכ׳ pronounced R. Mari … to be legally a Jew. Ḥull.58b סבר … לאַכְשוּרָהּ R.… wanted to pronounce it kasher; a. fr. 2) to grow better, improve. Ib. 39b; Yeb.39b, v. דָּרָא I.

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כָּשֵׁרII m. (b. h.; preced.) 1) fit, esp. kasher, ritually permitted, legal, opp. פסול, טרפה. Fem. כְּשֵׁרָה, כְּשֵׁירָה. Ḥull. I, 4 כ׳ בשחיטה פסול במליקה what is legal in slaughtering (cutting the throat) is illegal in pinching (the neck). Ib. שְׁחִיטָתוֹ כ׳ his act of slaughtering has been properly executed. Kidd.IV, 6 בתו כ׳ לכהונה his daughter is fit to marry a priest Gitt.IX, 4 הולד כ׳ the issue is legitimate, is under no religious or civil disabilities; a. v. fr.Pl. כְּשֵׁרִים, כְּשֵׁרִין, כְּשֵׁי׳; f. כְּשֵׁרוֹת, כְּשֵׁי׳. Ḥull, III, 2 אלו כ׳ בבהמה the following defects in a domestic animal are kasher, i. e. do not make the animals unfit for eating. Ib. 3 אם אדומים כ׳ if they (the entrails) are red (have their natural color) they are (the animal is) kasher; a. v. fr. 2) worthy, honest, of noble conduct. Ber.II, 7 כ׳ היה he was a worthy man. Kidd.IV, 14 הכ׳ שבטבחים the best of butchers; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib. רובן כ׳ are mostly honest men, opp. רשעים. Y.Yoma III, end, 41b כְּשֵׁירֵי כל דור ודור the worthiest of every generation; Y.Shek.V, beg.48c. Y.Dem.VI, 25d top (ref. to Mish. ib. 6 צנועי בית הלל) מהו צנועי כְּשֵׁירֵי in what sense is צנועי here used? In the sense of Ksheré (the worthies of the home of Hillel). Yoma 19b, v. חָשַׁד; a. fr.Y.Shebi.VI, 36c top שאין כשירין, read: מַכְשִׁירִין, v. כָּשֵׁר I. 3) apt, convenient. Mekh. Bo, s. 16; Tanḥ. Be 11 חדש שהוא כ׳וכ׳ a month convenient to you, when it is not too warm

כָּשַׁר, כַּשְׁרָא, כְּשֵׁירָאm., כָּשְׁרָא, כְּשֵׁירָא, כְּשֵׁירְתָּא f. same, 1) fit, adapted, proper. Targ. Num. 20:5 ed. Berl. כָּ׳ (oth. ed. כְּ׳; Y. כְּשָׁר). Targ. Jud. 17:6. Targ. Zech. 3:5; a. fr. 2) (cmp. זָרִיז, חָרוּץ) well-equipped; quick, zealous, industrious, worthy. Targ. Prov. 6:11 (h. text איש מגן).Koh. R. to III, 9 וכ׳ בכשרותיה and what has the industrious profited by his industry? (v. אוּמָנוּתָא); a. fr. Y.Taan.II, 65b, v. חָצִיף.Pl. כַּשְׁרִין, כְּשֵׁירִין; f. כָּשְׁרָן. Targ. Lev. 4:2 Targ. Zech. 3:3, sq.; a. fr.

פָּסוּלm., פְּסוּלָה f. (פָּסַל; cmp. פגם) defective, blemished, unfit, disqualified, opp. כשר. Zeb.II, 1 נשפך … ואספו פ׳ if the blood was spilt over the pavement, and one collects it again, it is unfit for sprinkling. Ib. 3, v. פִּיגּוּל. Ḥull.I, 4 שחיטתו פ׳ his slaughtering act is illegitimate (the animal so slaughtered is forbidden to be eaten). Ib. כשר בשחיטה פ׳ במליקהוכ׳ what is right in slaughtering, is illegal in pinching (the neck) Zeb.III, 2 קבל הכשר ונתן לפ׳ if a person qualified for the service received the blood and handed it to one disqualified. Gen. R. s. 70 אליעזר פְּסוּל הבית היהוכ׳ Eliezer was the disqualified (servant) of the house, and yet it is written Kidd.IV, 6 פ׳ מן הכהונה לעולם is forever unfit for priesthood (his female descendants are forbidden to priests); בתו פ׳ לכהונה his daughter cannot marry a priest; a. v. fr.Pl. פְּסוּלִים, פְּסוּלִין; פְּסוּלֹות. Snh.III, 3 אלו הן הפ׳ the following are disqualified (for judges or witnesses). Gitt.IX, 4 שלשה גטין פ׳ three kinds of letters of divorce are invalid. Zeb.III, 1 כל הפ׳ ששחטווכ׳ if any of those unfit for priestly service did the slaughtering, his act is legal. Kidd.77a כל שנולדה מן הפ׳ born of disqualified parents; מאי פ׳ אילימא פ׳ לו what do you mean by ‘disqualified? Do you mean disqualified (forbidden in marriage) to him (the father)? Ib. פְּסוּלֵי כהונה persons disqualified for the priesthood (degraded priests). Y. ib. III, 64c כשרין הוזהרו על הפ׳וכ׳ qualified persons are cautioned (in the Law) not to marry disqualified women, … but qualified women are not forbidden to marry disqualified men. Shek. VII, 7 הקינין הפ׳ consecrated birds that became disqualified (or unavailable) for sacrificial purposes. Bekh.V, 1, a. fr. פסולי המוקדשים dedicated objects which became unfit for the purpose to which they were dedicated; a. v. fr.

פָּסוּלm., פְּסוּלָה f. (פָּסַל; cmp. פגם) defective, blemished, unfit, disqualified, opp. כשר. Zeb.II, 1 נשפך … ואספו פ׳ if the blood was spilt over the pavement, and one collects it again, it is unfit for sprinkling. Ib. 3, v. פִּיגּוּל. Ḥull.I, 4 שחיטתו פ׳ his slaughtering act is illegitimate (the animal so slaughtered is forbidden to be eaten). Ib. כשר בשחיטה פ׳ במליקהוכ׳ what is right in slaughtering, is illegal in pinching (the neck) Zeb.III, 2 קבל הכשר ונתן לפ׳ if a person qualified for the service received the blood and handed it to one disqualified. Gen. R. s. 70 אליעזר פְּסוּל הבית היהוכ׳ Eliezer was the disqualified (servant) of the house, and yet it is written Kidd.IV, 6 פ׳ מן הכהונה לעולם is forever unfit for priesthood (his female descendants are forbidden to priests); בתו פ׳ לכהונה his daughter cannot marry a priest; a. v. fr.Pl. פְּסוּלִים, פְּסוּלִין; פְּסוּלֹות. Snh.III, 3 אלו הן הפ׳ the following are disqualified (for judges or witnesses). Gitt.IX, 4 שלשה גטין פ׳ three kinds of letters of divorce are invalid. Zeb.III, 1 כל הפ׳ ששחטווכ׳ if any of those unfit for priestly service did the slaughtering, his act is legal. Kidd.77a כל שנולדה מן הפ׳ born of disqualified parents; מאי פ׳ אילימא פ׳ לו what do you mean by ‘disqualified? Do you mean disqualified (forbidden in marriage) to him (the father)? Ib. פְּסוּלֵי כהונה persons disqualified for the priesthood (degraded priests). Y. ib. III, 64c כשרין הוזהרו על הפ׳וכ׳ qualified persons are cautioned (in the Law) not to marry disqualified women, … but qualified women are not forbidden to marry disqualified men. Shek. VII, 7 הקינין הפ׳ consecrated birds that became disqualified (or unavailable) for sacrificial purposes. Bekh.V, 1, a. fr. פסולי המוקדשים dedicated objects which became unfit for the purpose to which they were dedicated; a. v. fr.

אֹורָיָיא(אֹורַיְיתָא) אֹורָיָיתָא, (אֹורְיָא, אֹורַיְתָא, אֹורְיָה) f ( ירי, Af. אֹורִי = h. תֹּורָה) 1) instruction, the Law, Bible-verse. Targ. Lev. 6:7; a. fr.מילה דא׳ (= דברי הורה) religious discourse, lesson, remarks Y.B. Bath.VIII, 16a אורייא; Y.Taan.III, 66c bot. ייתא …Y.Snh.I, 18c אפלגינון במילי דא׳ he entertained them with religious discussions. Y.Hor.III, beg.47a עתיד לך מילה דא׳ be prepared for a religious discourse. Y.Shek.III, 47c top מאי א׳ חדתא שמעתִ what novel interpretation hast thou heard? Y.Yeb.II, 4a top מן הדא אורייה from what verse?Taan.4a ליה א׳ … מרתח׳ it is the zeal of study that makes him warm (excited). Kid. 71b אורייתין כשר׳ my instruction is acceptable, but my daughters are not desired. Sabb.116b א׳ דמשה the Mosaic dispensation (opp. א׳ אחריתי the new dispensation, v. אָוֶון).דְּאֹורַיְיתָא (sub. הלכה = h. התורה מן) an enactment founded on the Bible text, opp. דרבנן. Succ.44a לולב דא׳ Lulab, the law concerning which is Biblical ; a. fr.מִדְּאֹורַיְיתָא, adv. biblically, according to the Biblical law, opp. מדרבנן. Pes.10a; a. fr. 2) the Torah, the scroll containing the Pentateuch, used at divine service. Y.Yoma VII, 44b top כד היא חדא אוריא when you have no more than one scroll. Y.Meg.IV, 75b bot.; Y.Sot.VII, end, 22a כד חזרא אורייה (corr. as Y. Yoma l. c.). Ib. תמן מייבלין אתאוכ׳ there (in Babylon) the Torah is carried to the Resh Galutha. בר אוריא a scholar, man of learning. Yoma 78a. Ḥag.14a אריא (corr. acc.); v. next w.

אֹורָיָיא(אֹורַיְיתָא) אֹורָיָיתָא, (אֹורְיָא, אֹורַיְתָא, אֹורְיָה) f ( ירי, Af. אֹורִי = h. תֹּורָה) 1) instruction, the Law, Bible-verse. Targ. Lev. 6:7; a. fr.מילה דא׳ (= דברי הורה) religious discourse, lesson, remarks Y.B. Bath.VIII, 16a אורייא; Y.Taan.III, 66c bot. ייתא …Y.Snh.I, 18c אפלגינון במילי דא׳ he entertained them with religious discussions. Y.Hor.III, beg.47a עתיד לך מילה דא׳ be prepared for a religious discourse. Y.Shek.III, 47c top מאי א׳ חדתא שמעתִ what novel interpretation hast thou heard? Y.Yeb.II, 4a top מן הדא אורייה from what verse?Taan.4a ליה א׳ … מרתח׳ it is the zeal of study that makes him warm (excited). Kid. 71b אורייתין כשר׳ my instruction is acceptable, but my daughters are not desired. Sabb.116b א׳ דמשה the Mosaic dispensation (opp. א׳ אחריתי the new dispensation, v. אָוֶון).דְּאֹורַיְיתָא (sub. הלכה = h. התורה מן) an enactment founded on the Bible text, opp. דרבנן. Succ.44a לולב דא׳ Lulab, the law concerning which is Biblical ; a. fr.מִדְּאֹורַיְיתָא, adv. biblically, according to the Biblical law, opp. מדרבנן. Pes.10a; a. fr. 2) the Torah, the scroll containing the Pentateuch, used at divine service. Y.Yoma VII, 44b top כד היא חדא אוריא when you have no more than one scroll. Y.Meg.IV, 75b bot.; Y.Sot.VII, end, 22a כד חזרא אורייה (corr. as Y. Yoma l. c.). Ib. תמן מייבלין אתאוכ׳ there (in Babylon) the Torah is carried to the Resh Galutha. בר אוריא a scholar, man of learning. Yoma 78a. Ḥag.14a אריא (corr. acc.); v. next w.