לעולם

סָתַם(b. h.; = סחתם, Saf. of חתם) 1) to stop up, close, shut. Ab. Zar. V, 3 כדי שישתום ויִסְתּוֹם ויגוב, v. נָגַב. B. Mets.VII, 5 שלא יהא … ויהא סוֹתֵם את הפתחוכ׳ that he (the laborer) must not be greedy so as to shut the door before himself (make himself objectionable to employers). Ḥull.43a, a. e. מרה שניקבה וכבד סוֹתַמְתָּהּ if the bladder of the gall is perforated, and the liver (adhering to the perforated spot) closes it up. Ib. 49b חלב טהור סותם clean fat (such as it is permitted to eat) forms a stopper (to an adjacent organ, and makes the animal so affected permitted). Pes.IV, 9 (56a) ס׳ מי גיחוןוכ׳ he stopped up the water of the upper Gihon (2 Chr. 32:3); a. fr.Part. pass. סָתוּם; f. סְתוּמָה; pl. סְתוּמִים, סְתוּמִין; סְתוּמוֹת. Yeb.71b; Nidd.30b; Lev. R. s. 14 נפתח הס׳ ונסתםוכ׳ the organ which (in the embryonic stage) was closed, opens, and that which was open, closes itself. Bets.IV, 3 בית … ס׳ a room filled with fruit which was closed up (with bricks). Y. ib. 62c bot. לפסים ס׳ pots with their lids on (not yet cut apart); Tosef. ib. III, 13; Tosef.Sabb. XVI (XVII), 13. Snh.94a (ref. to לסרבה, Is. 9:6) מפני מה כל מ״ם … וזה ס׳ why is every Mem in the middle of a word open, and this one is closed (final Mem). Meg.3a פתוחין … וס׳ בסוףוכ׳ open in the middle of words and closed at the end (v. מנצפ״ך); a. fr.Esp. פרשה סתומה a paragraph in the Torah separated from the preceding by a vacant space in the middle of the line, opp. to פתוחה a section beginning a new indented line. Gen. R. s. 96, beg., v. infra. Treat. Sofrim I, 14 איזוהי ס׳ כל שהניחוכ׳ what is a closed paragraph? When space is left ; וכמה יניח … ותהא נקראת ס׳ and how much space must be left …, in order that the paragraph may be called closed?; a. fr. 2) to conceal. Gen. R. l. c. (ref. to the section beginning with Gen. 47:28) that paragraph is closed, שס׳ ממנווכ׳ because the Lord concealed from his vision all (coming) troubles; (Yalk. ib. 154 שנסתמו ממנו, v. infra); a. e.Part. pass. as ab. concealed, not explicitly stated, opp. מפורש. Zeb.53a יִלָּמֵד ס׳ מן המפורש let that which is not explicitly stated in a law be derived (by analogy) from what is explicitly stated; Sifra Aḥăré, beg. יְלַמֵּד פתוח על הס׳ let the explicit statement throw light on the implicit. Meg.15a כל … אבותיו ס׳ a person (mentioned in the Bible) whose deeds and the deeds of whose ancestors are not stated; a. fr.Y. Bets. l. c. (in Chald. dict.) סתומה the anonymous opinion, v. סְתָמָא. Nif. נִסְתַּם, Hithpa. הִסְתַּתֵּם, Nithpa. נִסְתַּתֵּם to be closed; to be concealed; to be silenced. Gen. R. l. c. בקש … ונ׳ ממנו Jacob wanted to reveal the end of the captivity, and it was closed before him; Yalk. ib. l. c. נִסְתְּמוּ ממנו, v. supra. Cant. R. to I, 4 היה אומר … ומִסְתַּתְּמִין he said a word (of charm) over them, and they became silent (dumb). Snh.31b לעולם … עד שיִסְתַּתֵּם טענותיו (Alf. שיִסְתּוֹם; Asheri שיסתיר) he may continually bring evidence and refute, until he declares himself closed as to his pleas, i. e., until he declares that he has no more evidence to offer. Yeb.76a; Tosef. ib. X, 4, a. e. נ׳ כשר if the perforation in the membrum has closed itself again, he is considered unblemished. Kel. XIV, 8 נִסְתַּתְּמוּ נקבין if the holes have been stopped up. Snh.94a לכך נ׳ therefore the Mem was closed (the final מ was written). Sot.13b נסתתמו ממנו שעריוכ׳ the gates of wisdom were closed before him (he lost his judicial judgment); a. e. Pi. סִיתֵּם to close, Y.Snh.X, 28c bot. היו … מְסַתְּמִיןוכ׳ the ministering angels closed the windows (of heaven) that the prayer of Manasseh might not rise; Deut. R. s. 2; (Pesik. Shub., p. 162b> סוֹתְמִין).

סָתַם(b. h.; = סחתם, Saf. of חתם) 1) to stop up, close, shut. Ab. Zar. V, 3 כדי שישתום ויִסְתּוֹם ויגוב, v. נָגַב. B. Mets.VII, 5 שלא יהא … ויהא סוֹתֵם את הפתחוכ׳ that he (the laborer) must not be greedy so as to shut the door before himself (make himself objectionable to employers). Ḥull.43a, a. e. מרה שניקבה וכבד סוֹתַמְתָּהּ if the bladder of the gall is perforated, and the liver (adhering to the perforated spot) closes it up. Ib. 49b חלב טהור סותם clean fat (such as it is permitted to eat) forms a stopper (to an adjacent organ, and makes the animal so affected permitted). Pes.IV, 9 (56a) ס׳ מי גיחוןוכ׳ he stopped up the water of the upper Gihon (2 Chr. 32:3); a. fr.Part. pass. סָתוּם; f. סְתוּמָה; pl. סְתוּמִים, סְתוּמִין; סְתוּמוֹת. Yeb.71b; Nidd.30b; Lev. R. s. 14 נפתח הס׳ ונסתםוכ׳ the organ which (in the embryonic stage) was closed, opens, and that which was open, closes itself. Bets.IV, 3 בית … ס׳ a room filled with fruit which was closed up (with bricks). Y. ib. 62c bot. לפסים ס׳ pots with their lids on (not yet cut apart); Tosef. ib. III, 13; Tosef.Sabb. XVI (XVII), 13. Snh.94a (ref. to לסרבה, Is. 9:6) מפני מה כל מ״ם … וזה ס׳ why is every Mem in the middle of a word open, and this one is closed (final Mem). Meg.3a פתוחין … וס׳ בסוףוכ׳ open in the middle of words and closed at the end (v. מנצפ״ך); a. fr.Esp. פרשה סתומה a paragraph in the Torah separated from the preceding by a vacant space in the middle of the line, opp. to פתוחה a section beginning a new indented line. Gen. R. s. 96, beg., v. infra. Treat. Sofrim I, 14 איזוהי ס׳ כל שהניחוכ׳ what is a closed paragraph? When space is left ; וכמה יניח … ותהא נקראת ס׳ and how much space must be left …, in order that the paragraph may be called closed?; a. fr. 2) to conceal. Gen. R. l. c. (ref. to the section beginning with Gen. 47:28) that paragraph is closed, שס׳ ממנווכ׳ because the Lord concealed from his vision all (coming) troubles; (Yalk. ib. 154 שנסתמו ממנו, v. infra); a. e.Part. pass. as ab. concealed, not explicitly stated, opp. מפורש. Zeb.53a יִלָּמֵד ס׳ מן המפורש let that which is not explicitly stated in a law be derived (by analogy) from what is explicitly stated; Sifra Aḥăré, beg. יְלַמֵּד פתוח על הס׳ let the explicit statement throw light on the implicit. Meg.15a כל … אבותיו ס׳ a person (mentioned in the Bible) whose deeds and the deeds of whose ancestors are not stated; a. fr.Y. Bets. l. c. (in Chald. dict.) סתומה the anonymous opinion, v. סְתָמָא. Nif. נִסְתַּם, Hithpa. הִסְתַּתֵּם, Nithpa. נִסְתַּתֵּם to be closed; to be concealed; to be silenced. Gen. R. l. c. בקש … ונ׳ ממנו Jacob wanted to reveal the end of the captivity, and it was closed before him; Yalk. ib. l. c. נִסְתְּמוּ ממנו, v. supra. Cant. R. to I, 4 היה אומר … ומִסְתַּתְּמִין he said a word (of charm) over them, and they became silent (dumb). Snh.31b לעולם … עד שיִסְתַּתֵּם טענותיו (Alf. שיִסְתּוֹם; Asheri שיסתיר) he may continually bring evidence and refute, until he declares himself closed as to his pleas, i. e., until he declares that he has no more evidence to offer. Yeb.76a; Tosef. ib. X, 4, a. e. נ׳ כשר if the perforation in the membrum has closed itself again, he is considered unblemished. Kel. XIV, 8 נִסְתַּתְּמוּ נקבין if the holes have been stopped up. Snh.94a לכך נ׳ therefore the Mem was closed (the final מ was written). Sot.13b נסתתמו ממנו שעריוכ׳ the gates of wisdom were closed before him (he lost his judicial judgment); a. e. Pi. סִיתֵּם to close, Y.Snh.X, 28c bot. היו … מְסַתְּמִיןוכ׳ the ministering angels closed the windows (of heaven) that the prayer of Manasseh might not rise; Deut. R. s. 2; (Pesik. Shub., p. 162b> סוֹתְמִין).

עֲבַדI, עֲבֵיד ch. sam(עבד to work) (corresp. to h. עָשָׂה) 1) to do, labor; to make; to act. Targ. Gen. 1:7. Ib. 31:26; a. v. fr.Ber.60b לעולם … כל דעביד רחמנא לטב Ms. M. (ed. לטב עביד; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 3) man should train himself always to say, Whatever the Merciful One does, is for good; Yalk. Job 893 כל … לטב עביד. Tem.4b אי עביד מהני, v. הֲנִי. Yeb.37a מי עָבוּד רבנן תקנתאוכ׳ (not עביד) have the Rabbis adopted special measures for priests ? Ib. עַבְדִּינָן כרבנן we act (decide) in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis. Keth.60b לא עַבְדֵי נשי דחנקןוכ׳ women will not do such a thing as Strangling their children. Kidd.50a לא ע׳ אינש דמשויוכ׳ a man will not declare himself a wrongdoer; a. v. fr. 2) to do, fare, prosper. Lev. R. s. 5, end מה את עָבֵיד how art thou?; ומה ארעא עֲבִידָא and how does the field fare?; מה תורין עַבְדִין how are the oxen? Ib. ע׳ לב טב he assumes cheerfulness. Gen. R. s. 13 כל שיחתן … עַבְדַּת ארעא all the talk of people turns on the land (material prosperity): ‘the land is doing well (crops promise to be good); ‘the land is not doing well; a. fr. 3) to spend time. Y.Shebi.VIII, 38b top עביד טמיר במערתאוכ׳ he remained hidden in a cave ; ib. IX, 38d. Y.Shek.V, 48d top עַבְדַת טמיראוכ׳ she (the ass) remained hidden with them ; Gen. R. s. 60 עבדת גבון; a. fr.Part. pass. עָבִיד; f. עֲבִידָא made, liable to, likely, used to. Y.Peah III, 17d bot. היך ע׳ how did it happen (i. e. in what case would it make a practical difference for the slave)? R. Hash. 22b, a. e. מילתא דע׳ לאיגלויי, v. גְּלֵי. Shebu.46a, v. גְּזַם; a. fr. Af. אַעֲבֵיד, Pa. עַבֵּיד 1) to make, produce. Targ. O. Ex. 32:10 אַעַבֵּיד ed. Berl. (oth. אַעֲבֵיד; Y. אֶעְבַּד). Ib. 30:37; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 28, end, v. infra. 2) to cause to prosper. Gen. R. s. 13 כל תפלתן … מרי תַעֲבִיד ארעא יכ׳ all the prayers of men turn on the earth (mundane affairs): Lord, make the land (crop) thrive, make the land prosper; a. e. 3) to work through. Part. pass. מְעַבַּד, מְעַבְּדָא. B. Mets. 116b טינא דמע׳ thoroughly kneaded clay. Ithpe. אִיתְעֲבֵיד, אִיעֲבֵיד to be done; to be made, become. Targ. Gen. 29:26. Targ. Koh. 8:4. Targ. Ps. 62:4; a. fr.Lam. R. to II, 2 בעית לאִיעַבְדָּאוכ׳ (not לאיבדא, לעיבדא) dost thou want to be made a senator? Lev. R. s. 28, end מאן דעַבֵּיד … אתע׳וכ׳ he who made the comes …, is now to become a bather ; Esth. R. to VI, 10 האי גברא מְעַבֵּיד … עביד בלן (corr. acc.); a. fr. Zeb.75b דאיעבד, read: דאיערוב, v. עֲרַב I.V. דִּיעֲבַד.

עֲבַדI, עֲבֵיד ch. sam(עבד to work) (corresp. to h. עָשָׂה) 1) to do, labor; to make; to act. Targ. Gen. 1:7. Ib. 31:26; a. v. fr.Ber.60b לעולם … כל דעביד רחמנא לטב Ms. M. (ed. לטב עביד; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 3) man should train himself always to say, Whatever the Merciful One does, is for good; Yalk. Job 893 כל … לטב עביד. Tem.4b אי עביד מהני, v. הֲנִי. Yeb.37a מי עָבוּד רבנן תקנתאוכ׳ (not עביד) have the Rabbis adopted special measures for priests ? Ib. עַבְדִּינָן כרבנן we act (decide) in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis. Keth.60b לא עַבְדֵי נשי דחנקןוכ׳ women will not do such a thing as Strangling their children. Kidd.50a לא ע׳ אינש דמשויוכ׳ a man will not declare himself a wrongdoer; a. v. fr. 2) to do, fare, prosper. Lev. R. s. 5, end מה את עָבֵיד how art thou?; ומה ארעא עֲבִידָא and how does the field fare?; מה תורין עַבְדִין how are the oxen? Ib. ע׳ לב טב he assumes cheerfulness. Gen. R. s. 13 כל שיחתן … עַבְדַּת ארעא all the talk of people turns on the land (material prosperity): ‘the land is doing well (crops promise to be good); ‘the land is not doing well; a. fr. 3) to spend time. Y.Shebi.VIII, 38b top עביד טמיר במערתאוכ׳ he remained hidden in a cave ; ib. IX, 38d. Y.Shek.V, 48d top עַבְדַת טמיראוכ׳ she (the ass) remained hidden with them ; Gen. R. s. 60 עבדת גבון; a. fr.Part. pass. עָבִיד; f. עֲבִידָא made, liable to, likely, used to. Y.Peah III, 17d bot. היך ע׳ how did it happen (i. e. in what case would it make a practical difference for the slave)? R. Hash. 22b, a. e. מילתא דע׳ לאיגלויי, v. גְּלֵי. Shebu.46a, v. גְּזַם; a. fr. Af. אַעֲבֵיד, Pa. עַבֵּיד 1) to make, produce. Targ. O. Ex. 32:10 אַעַבֵּיד ed. Berl. (oth. אַעֲבֵיד; Y. אֶעְבַּד). Ib. 30:37; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 28, end, v. infra. 2) to cause to prosper. Gen. R. s. 13 כל תפלתן … מרי תַעֲבִיד ארעא יכ׳ all the prayers of men turn on the earth (mundane affairs): Lord, make the land (crop) thrive, make the land prosper; a. e. 3) to work through. Part. pass. מְעַבַּד, מְעַבְּדָא. B. Mets. 116b טינא דמע׳ thoroughly kneaded clay. Ithpe. אִיתְעֲבֵיד, אִיעֲבֵיד to be done; to be made, become. Targ. Gen. 29:26. Targ. Koh. 8:4. Targ. Ps. 62:4; a. fr.Lam. R. to II, 2 בעית לאִיעַבְדָּאוכ׳ (not לאיבדא, לעיבדא) dost thou want to be made a senator? Lev. R. s. 28, end מאן דעַבֵּיד … אתע׳וכ׳ he who made the comes …, is now to become a bather ; Esth. R. to VI, 10 האי גברא מְעַבֵּיד … עביד בלן (corr. acc.); a. fr. Zeb.75b דאיעבד, read: דאיערוב, v. עֲרַב I.V. דִּיעֲבַד.

עֶלְיוֹןm. (b. h.; עָלָה) uppermost, highest; most high. B. Mets. X, 2 הע׳ the owner of the upper story, v. מַעֲזִיבָה. Y.Bicc.II, 64d bot. (ref. to הקדש, Deut. 26:13) הקודש הע׳ במשמע if refers to the sacred matter mentioned above (first-fruits, ib. 2, sq.). Maasr. V, 8 זרע לוף הע׳ the seed-capsules on the tops of lof (v. לוֹף), expl. Y. ib. 52a bot., v. סָלַל I; a. fr. Fem. עֶלְיוֹנָה. Tanḥ. Tsav 1 (play on עוֹלָה) שהיא ע׳וכ׳ it is the highest of all sacrifices. B. Bath.64a דיוטא הע׳ the upper story. B. Mets.77b יד לוקח על הע׳ the buyer is at an advantage, has the choice between annulling and insisting on the bargain, opp. על התחתונה, v. יָד.Lev. R. s. 24, beg. (ref. to Ps. 92:9) לעולם ידך בע׳ thy power is always uppermost, i. e. is always submitted to, whether thou blessest or punishest; Yalk. Ps. 843 על הע׳; Y.Ber.IX, 14b על הע׳, לע׳; a. fr.Pl. עֶלְיוֹנִים, עֶלְיוֹנִין; f. עֶלְיוֹנוֹת. Ib. 14a top המים הע׳ the waters from above the earth; a. fr.Esp. עליונים heavenly creatures, angels. Lev. R. s. 9 בראשון ברא מן הע׳וכ׳ on the first he created heavenly and earthly things ; בראו מן הע׳וכ׳ he created man so as to make him partake of the nature of the upper creatures and of that of the lower; a. fr.

עֶלְיוֹןm. (b. h.; עָלָה) uppermost, highest; most high. B. Mets. X, 2 הע׳ the owner of the upper story, v. מַעֲזִיבָה. Y.Bicc.II, 64d bot. (ref. to הקדש, Deut. 26:13) הקודש הע׳ במשמע if refers to the sacred matter mentioned above (first-fruits, ib. 2, sq.). Maasr. V, 8 זרע לוף הע׳ the seed-capsules on the tops of lof (v. לוֹף), expl. Y. ib. 52a bot., v. סָלַל I; a. fr. Fem. עֶלְיוֹנָה. Tanḥ. Tsav 1 (play on עוֹלָה) שהיא ע׳וכ׳ it is the highest of all sacrifices. B. Bath.64a דיוטא הע׳ the upper story. B. Mets.77b יד לוקח על הע׳ the buyer is at an advantage, has the choice between annulling and insisting on the bargain, opp. על התחתונה, v. יָד.Lev. R. s. 24, beg. (ref. to Ps. 92:9) לעולם ידך בע׳ thy power is always uppermost, i. e. is always submitted to, whether thou blessest or punishest; Yalk. Ps. 843 על הע׳; Y.Ber.IX, 14b על הע׳, לע׳; a. fr.Pl. עֶלְיוֹנִים, עֶלְיוֹנִין; f. עֶלְיוֹנוֹת. Ib. 14a top המים הע׳ the waters from above the earth; a. fr.Esp. עליונים heavenly creatures, angels. Lev. R. s. 9 בראשון ברא מן הע׳וכ׳ on the first he created heavenly and earthly things ; בראו מן הע׳וכ׳ he created man so as to make him partake of the nature of the upper creatures and of that of the lower; a. fr.

עִנְוְתָן, עִנְוְו׳, עִינְ׳m. (formed fr. עֲנָוָה) = עָנָיו, humble, forbearing, kind. Snh.88b ע׳ ושפל ברך forbearing and low-kneed (polite). Sabb.30b bot. לעולם יהא אדם ע׳וכ׳ one should always be meek (patient) like Hillel, opp. קפדן impatient; (Ab. dR. N. ch. XV עָנָו). Sabb.31a עי׳ הלל ינוחווכ׳, O thou forbearing Hillel, blessings rest upon thy head; a. fr.Pl. עִנְוְתָנִין, עִנְוְו׳, עִינְ׳. B. Mets.84b bot. שלשה ע׳ הן three persons are known for their humility. Ab. dR. N. ch. VII בזמן … ענוותן ובני ביתו ע׳וכ׳ when a man is kind (to strangers), and his household kind ; a. e.

עִנְוְתָן, עִנְוְו׳, עִינְ׳m. (formed fr. עֲנָוָה) = עָנָיו, humble, forbearing, kind. Snh.88b ע׳ ושפל ברך forbearing and low-kneed (polite). Sabb.30b bot. לעולם יהא אדם ע׳וכ׳ one should always be meek (patient) like Hillel, opp. קפדן impatient; (Ab. dR. N. ch. XV עָנָו). Sabb.31a עי׳ הלל ינוחווכ׳, O thou forbearing Hillel, blessings rest upon thy head; a. fr.Pl. עִנְוְתָנִין, עִנְוְו׳, עִינְ׳. B. Mets.84b bot. שלשה ע׳ הן three persons are known for their humility. Ab. dR. N. ch. VII בזמן … ענוותן ובני ביתו ע׳וכ׳ when a man is kind (to strangers), and his household kind ; a. e.

עִנְוְתָן, עִנְוְו׳, עִינְ׳m. (formed fr. עֲנָוָה) = עָנָיו, humble, forbearing, kind. Snh.88b ע׳ ושפל ברך forbearing and low-kneed (polite). Sabb.30b bot. לעולם יהא אדם ע׳וכ׳ one should always be meek (patient) like Hillel, opp. קפדן impatient; (Ab. dR. N. ch. XV עָנָו). Sabb.31a עי׳ הלל ינוחווכ׳, O thou forbearing Hillel, blessings rest upon thy head; a. fr.Pl. עִנְוְתָנִין, עִנְוְו׳, עִינְ׳. B. Mets.84b bot. שלשה ע׳ הן three persons are known for their humility. Ab. dR. N. ch. VII בזמן … ענוותן ובני ביתו ע׳וכ׳ when a man is kind (to strangers), and his household kind ; a. e.

עִנְוְתָן, עִנְוְו׳, עִינְ׳m. (formed fr. עֲנָוָה) = עָנָיו, humble, forbearing, kind. Snh.88b ע׳ ושפל ברך forbearing and low-kneed (polite). Sabb.30b bot. לעולם יהא אדם ע׳וכ׳ one should always be meek (patient) like Hillel, opp. קפדן impatient; (Ab. dR. N. ch. XV עָנָו). Sabb.31a עי׳ הלל ינוחווכ׳, O thou forbearing Hillel, blessings rest upon thy head; a. fr.Pl. עִנְוְתָנִין, עִנְוְו׳, עִינְ׳. B. Mets.84b bot. שלשה ע׳ הן three persons are known for their humility. Ab. dR. N. ch. VII בזמן … ענוותן ובני ביתו ע׳וכ׳ when a man is kind (to strangers), and his household kind ; a. e.

עִנְוְתָן, עִנְוְו׳, עִינְ׳m. (formed fr. עֲנָוָה) = עָנָיו, humble, forbearing, kind. Snh.88b ע׳ ושפל ברך forbearing and low-kneed (polite). Sabb.30b bot. לעולם יהא אדם ע׳וכ׳ one should always be meek (patient) like Hillel, opp. קפדן impatient; (Ab. dR. N. ch. XV עָנָו). Sabb.31a עי׳ הלל ינוחווכ׳, O thou forbearing Hillel, blessings rest upon thy head; a. fr.Pl. עִנְוְתָנִין, עִנְוְו׳, עִינְ׳. B. Mets.84b bot. שלשה ע׳ הן three persons are known for their humility. Ab. dR. N. ch. VII בזמן … ענוותן ובני ביתו ע׳וכ׳ when a man is kind (to strangers), and his household kind ; a. e.

עָסַק(cmp. b. h. עָשַׂק) (with ב) to work at, be engaged in. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4 ועוֹסֵק בו; Yalk. Lev. 619 ועוֹסְקֵנִי בו and busy myself with him (to punish him), v. עֵסֶק II. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7, ‘when thou sittest in thy house) פרט לעוסק במצוה this exempts (from reading the Shma) him who is engaged in a religious work; Succ.25a Ib. והעוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה מהכא נפקאוכ׳ is it from here (Deut. l. c.) that we derive the rule, that he who is engaged in a religious act is exempt from other religious duties? Ib. 26a. Pes.50b לעולם וַעֲסוֹק אדם בתורהוכ׳ let man by all means be engaged in the study of the Law and the pursuit of religious work, even if not for their own sake, v. שֵׁם. Ib. וכל העוֹסְקִין במלאכת שמים and all those who make a living of religious work (deal in objects used for religious ceremonies); ib. ואם עוסקין לשמהוכ׳ but if they do so from a religious motive ; a. fr.Part. pass. עָסוּק; pl. עֲסוּקִון. Keth.103b ר׳ חייא ע׳ במצות הוה R. Ḥ. was always engaged in some good work (charity). Tosef.Bicc.II, 15 וכל העסוקין לגכוה all whose business is connected with religion, v. supra. Ib. אם היו ע׳ לשום שמים, v. supra. Ex. R. s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 13:19) כל ישראל היו ע׳ בכסףוכ׳ while all Israel were busy taking along silver and gold, Moses was busy getting the bones of Joseph; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱסִיק to engage, keep interested, entertain. Yoma I, 7 ומַעֲסִיקִין אותו and they entertain him (to keep him awake); ib. 19b לא היו מעסיקין אותווכ׳ they did not entertain him with music, but with their mouth (speech); Tosef. ib. I, 9. Ib. לעַסְּקוֹ בהברה (not בהברא, Pi.) to keep him awake with noise (recitations). Midr. Till. to Ps. 7 הין מַעֲסִיקוֹת אותי עד שיבוא שמואל they kept him engaged (in talk) until Samuel came; a. e. Pi. עִיסֵּק same, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְעַסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְעַסֵּק 1) to occupy ones self, to attend. Sot.I, 9 מי לנו גדול מיוסף שלא נ׳ בו אלא משה who is greater than Joseph, to whose body none attended but Moses himself? (v. supra); מי גדול ממשה שלא ני בווכ׳ who is greater than Moses in whose burial none but the Lord himself was engaged? Lev. R. s. 25 מתחלת ברייתו … לא נ׳וכ׳ soon after the creation the Lord was first of all engaged in planting (Gen. 2:8), אף אתם לא תִתְעַסְּקוּוכ׳ even so, when you enter the land, you shall apply yourselves first of all to planting (Lev. 19:23). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b וישבו ונִתְעַסְּקוּ, v. next w. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 (play on הָעשֶׁק, Koh. 7:7) עסקשנ׳ שלמה … הטעהו (not הטעוהו) the occupation with vain things in which Solomon engaged, led him astray; ib. כשהחכם מִתְעַסֵּק בדברים הרבה מערבביןוכ׳ when a scholar engages in too many affairs, they confound him so that he loses his wisdom; ib. חכם המתעסק בצרכי צמור משכחיןוכ׳ if a scholar busies himself with public affairs, they cause him to forget his learning; a. fr.Tosef.Arakh.IV, 27 מִתְעַסֵּק בירק בקדרה בכל יום may arrange to have vegetables in the pot every day; מתעסק ירק בקדרה ואלפסוכ׳ (read: בירק) may have vegetables in the pot and stew 2) to do a thing without a direct practical purpose; to practice, experiment. Sabb.157b מתעסק בעלמא אנא I was merely playing (without the intention of measuring). R. Hash. IV, 8 (32b) אבל מִתְעַסְּקִין בהם כדי שילמדו Ms. M. (ed. מתע׳ עמהם עד) but you may practice with them that they may learn (to blow the Shofar); והמתעסק לא יצא and he who merely blows for practice, has not done his duty. Ib. 33a מתע׳ בהן עד שילמדווכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (II), 10 מתלמדין להקוע) you may practice with them …, even on the Sabbath; a. e. 3) to do one thing while intending to do another thing; to miss ones purpose, choose the wrong thing. Snh.62b המתעסק בחלביםוכ׳ he that misses his purpose in selecting forbidden fat to eat (intending to reach out for a permitted piece), or in consanguineous connection (by mistaking the person) is bound to bring a sin offering; המתע׳ בשבת who does a forbidden act by mistake on the Sabbath (meaning to do a different though forbidden act); Kerith. 19b. Ib. IV, 3 (19a) (ref. to אשר חטא בה, Lev. 4:23) פרט למתעסק this is to exempt him who sinned by doing the thing which he had not intended to do. Ib. 19b מתעסק דמאי to what kind of a mistaken act does this refer? Ib. מתע׳ בדבר דלאו מצוה if by mistake he did an act which was not commanded (for that day). Ib. מתע׳ בחבורה making a wound (on the Sabbath) by mistake (circumcising the wrong child), opp. מקלקל בחבורה doing harm by making a wound; a. fr. 4) to dispute, argue. Gen. R. s. 8 עו שמלאכי השרת מדיינין … ומתעסקין אלו עם אלו while the ministering angels were arguing with one another, disputing with one another, God created him (Adam); a. e.

עָסַק(cmp. b. h. עָשַׂק) (with ב) to work at, be engaged in. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4 ועוֹסֵק בו; Yalk. Lev. 619 ועוֹסְקֵנִי בו and busy myself with him (to punish him), v. עֵסֶק II. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7, ‘when thou sittest in thy house) פרט לעוסק במצוה this exempts (from reading the Shma) him who is engaged in a religious work; Succ.25a Ib. והעוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה מהכא נפקאוכ׳ is it from here (Deut. l. c.) that we derive the rule, that he who is engaged in a religious act is exempt from other religious duties? Ib. 26a. Pes.50b לעולם וַעֲסוֹק אדם בתורהוכ׳ let man by all means be engaged in the study of the Law and the pursuit of religious work, even if not for their own sake, v. שֵׁם. Ib. וכל העוֹסְקִין במלאכת שמים and all those who make a living of religious work (deal in objects used for religious ceremonies); ib. ואם עוסקין לשמהוכ׳ but if they do so from a religious motive ; a. fr.Part. pass. עָסוּק; pl. עֲסוּקִון. Keth.103b ר׳ חייא ע׳ במצות הוה R. Ḥ. was always engaged in some good work (charity). Tosef.Bicc.II, 15 וכל העסוקין לגכוה all whose business is connected with religion, v. supra. Ib. אם היו ע׳ לשום שמים, v. supra. Ex. R. s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 13:19) כל ישראל היו ע׳ בכסףוכ׳ while all Israel were busy taking along silver and gold, Moses was busy getting the bones of Joseph; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱסִיק to engage, keep interested, entertain. Yoma I, 7 ומַעֲסִיקִין אותו and they entertain him (to keep him awake); ib. 19b לא היו מעסיקין אותווכ׳ they did not entertain him with music, but with their mouth (speech); Tosef. ib. I, 9. Ib. לעַסְּקוֹ בהברה (not בהברא, Pi.) to keep him awake with noise (recitations). Midr. Till. to Ps. 7 הין מַעֲסִיקוֹת אותי עד שיבוא שמואל they kept him engaged (in talk) until Samuel came; a. e. Pi. עִיסֵּק same, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְעַסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְעַסֵּק 1) to occupy ones self, to attend. Sot.I, 9 מי לנו גדול מיוסף שלא נ׳ בו אלא משה who is greater than Joseph, to whose body none attended but Moses himself? (v. supra); מי גדול ממשה שלא ני בווכ׳ who is greater than Moses in whose burial none but the Lord himself was engaged? Lev. R. s. 25 מתחלת ברייתו … לא נ׳וכ׳ soon after the creation the Lord was first of all engaged in planting (Gen. 2:8), אף אתם לא תִתְעַסְּקוּוכ׳ even so, when you enter the land, you shall apply yourselves first of all to planting (Lev. 19:23). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b וישבו ונִתְעַסְּקוּ, v. next w. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 (play on הָעשֶׁק, Koh. 7:7) עסקשנ׳ שלמה … הטעהו (not הטעוהו) the occupation with vain things in which Solomon engaged, led him astray; ib. כשהחכם מִתְעַסֵּק בדברים הרבה מערבביןוכ׳ when a scholar engages in too many affairs, they confound him so that he loses his wisdom; ib. חכם המתעסק בצרכי צמור משכחיןוכ׳ if a scholar busies himself with public affairs, they cause him to forget his learning; a. fr.Tosef.Arakh.IV, 27 מִתְעַסֵּק בירק בקדרה בכל יום may arrange to have vegetables in the pot every day; מתעסק ירק בקדרה ואלפסוכ׳ (read: בירק) may have vegetables in the pot and stew 2) to do a thing without a direct practical purpose; to practice, experiment. Sabb.157b מתעסק בעלמא אנא I was merely playing (without the intention of measuring). R. Hash. IV, 8 (32b) אבל מִתְעַסְּקִין בהם כדי שילמדו Ms. M. (ed. מתע׳ עמהם עד) but you may practice with them that they may learn (to blow the Shofar); והמתעסק לא יצא and he who merely blows for practice, has not done his duty. Ib. 33a מתע׳ בהן עד שילמדווכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (II), 10 מתלמדין להקוע) you may practice with them …, even on the Sabbath; a. e. 3) to do one thing while intending to do another thing; to miss ones purpose, choose the wrong thing. Snh.62b המתעסק בחלביםוכ׳ he that misses his purpose in selecting forbidden fat to eat (intending to reach out for a permitted piece), or in consanguineous connection (by mistaking the person) is bound to bring a sin offering; המתע׳ בשבת who does a forbidden act by mistake on the Sabbath (meaning to do a different though forbidden act); Kerith. 19b. Ib. IV, 3 (19a) (ref. to אשר חטא בה, Lev. 4:23) פרט למתעסק this is to exempt him who sinned by doing the thing which he had not intended to do. Ib. 19b מתעסק דמאי to what kind of a mistaken act does this refer? Ib. מתע׳ בדבר דלאו מצוה if by mistake he did an act which was not commanded (for that day). Ib. מתע׳ בחבורה making a wound (on the Sabbath) by mistake (circumcising the wrong child), opp. מקלקל בחבורה doing harm by making a wound; a. fr. 4) to dispute, argue. Gen. R. s. 8 עו שמלאכי השרת מדיינין … ומתעסקין אלו עם אלו while the ministering angels were arguing with one another, disputing with one another, God created him (Adam); a. e.

עָרֵבI (b. h.; cmp. עָרַב I) (to be well-mixed, seasoned, cmp. esp. Targ. Ex. 30:35, to be sweet, pleasant. Lam. R. to I, 9 יֶעֱרַב לך, v. בָּסֵם. Deut. R. s. 8 יערב עליכם much good may it do you; a. fr. Pi. עֵירֵב to sweeten; to gladden, humor. Sifré Deut. 306 מְעָרְבִיםוכ׳, v. עָדַן.Part. pass. מְעוּ֫רָב; f. מְעוּרֶבֶת. Keth.17a לעולם תהא דעתו של אדם מע׳ עם הבריות at all times mans disposition should be sweet in associating with men, i. e. sympathize with their feelings; Treat. Der. Er. ch. VI. Hif. הֶעֱרִיב to cause to be sweet, pleasing. Ber.11b הַעֲרֶב נאוכ׳ let, I pray thee, the words of thy Law be sweet in our mouths

עָרֵבI (b. h.; cmp. עָרַב I) (to be well-mixed, seasoned, cmp. esp. Targ. Ex. 30:35, to be sweet, pleasant. Lam. R. to I, 9 יֶעֱרַב לך, v. בָּסֵם. Deut. R. s. 8 יערב עליכם much good may it do you; a. fr. Pi. עֵירֵב to sweeten; to gladden, humor. Sifré Deut. 306 מְעָרְבִיםוכ׳, v. עָדַן.Part. pass. מְעוּ֫רָב; f. מְעוּרֶבֶת. Keth.17a לעולם תהא דעתו של אדם מע׳ עם הבריות at all times mans disposition should be sweet in associating with men, i. e. sympathize with their feelings; Treat. Der. Er. ch. VI. Hif. הֶעֱרִיב to cause to be sweet, pleasing. Ber.11b הַעֲרֶב נאוכ׳ let, I pray thee, the words of thy Law be sweet in our mouths

עָרוּםm. (b. h.; עָרַם II) (rubbed, bright, cmp. Lat. tritus, prudent, deliberate, wise; (in an evil sense) subtle, cunning. Ber.17a לעולם יהא אדם ע׳ ביראה man should always be deliberate in the fear of the Lord (consider in what manner he can best serve the Lord). Sot.III, 4 רשע ע׳ a wicked man that is subtle, expl. ib. 21b זה המטעיםוכ׳, v. טָעַם; Tanḥ. Mishp. 6. Sot. l. c. במי שמשים עצמו ע׳ Var. in Rashi, v. next w.; a. fr.Pesik. Shimʿu, p. 118b>, sq. (in Chald. dict.) לית עיסקא דע׳ מהלך עם שטיא the sane has no business to walk with the fool; (Yalk. Jer. 265 דעָרִים).Pl. עֲרוּמִים, עֲרוּמִין. Ḥull.5b (ref. to Ps. 36:7) אלו בני אדם שהן ע׳ בדעתוכ׳ that means those men who are clever in knowledge and yet conduct themselves humbly like a domestic animal; a. e.

עָרוּםm. (b. h.; עָרַם II) (rubbed, bright, cmp. Lat. tritus, prudent, deliberate, wise; (in an evil sense) subtle, cunning. Ber.17a לעולם יהא אדם ע׳ ביראה man should always be deliberate in the fear of the Lord (consider in what manner he can best serve the Lord). Sot.III, 4 רשע ע׳ a wicked man that is subtle, expl. ib. 21b זה המטעיםוכ׳, v. טָעַם; Tanḥ. Mishp. 6. Sot. l. c. במי שמשים עצמו ע׳ Var. in Rashi, v. next w.; a. fr.Pesik. Shimʿu, p. 118b>, sq. (in Chald. dict.) לית עיסקא דע׳ מהלך עם שטיא the sane has no business to walk with the fool; (Yalk. Jer. 265 דעָרִים).Pl. עֲרוּמִים, עֲרוּמִין. Ḥull.5b (ref. to Ps. 36:7) אלו בני אדם שהן ע׳ בדעתוכ׳ that means those men who are clever in knowledge and yet conduct themselves humbly like a domestic animal; a. e.

עַתּוּדm. (b. h.; עָתַד) ( leader of the flock, ram.Pl. עַתּוּדִים. Num. R. s. 13 ואין ע׳ אלא לשון עמידה ʿattudim has the meaning of standing (readiness). Y.Ab. Zar. II, 41d top (ref. to Prov. 27:26) הגדילו ונעשו כע׳וכ׳ when the pupils have grown and become (strong) like rams, then reveal to them the secrets of the Law. Ḥull.84a (ref. to Prov. l. c.) לעולם … ויקח ע׳וכ׳ at all times a man may sell a field and buy rams (flocks), but he should not sell flocks to buy a field; a. e.

עַתּוּדm. (b. h.; עָתַד) ( leader of the flock, ram.Pl. עַתּוּדִים. Num. R. s. 13 ואין ע׳ אלא לשון עמידה ʿattudim has the meaning of standing (readiness). Y.Ab. Zar. II, 41d top (ref. to Prov. 27:26) הגדילו ונעשו כע׳וכ׳ when the pupils have grown and become (strong) like rams, then reveal to them the secrets of the Law. Ḥull.84a (ref. to Prov. l. c.) לעולם … ויקח ע׳וכ׳ at all times a man may sell a field and buy rams (flocks), but he should not sell flocks to buy a field; a. e.

פֵּירָעוֹן, פֵּרָ׳m. (פָּרַע) paying a debt, payment. Shebu.41b (in Chald. dict.) פ׳ מעליא הוי it was a real payment of a debt (and not a mere deposit). M. Kat. 9b; Ab. Zar.6b עכ״ום לענין פ׳ לעולם מיצר the gentile will always grieve over the payment of a debt (whereas the Jew is glad to have rid himself of an obligation). B. Mets.13b, a. fr. היישינן לפ׳ (in the case of a note of indebtedness being found) we apprehend that payment may have been made (and therefore it must not be returned to the creditor). Y.Keth.X, end, 34a אל יהא לך פ׳ אלא מזה you shall be paid only from this (only this portion of my property is pledged). Koh. R. to VII, 2 מדה שיש בה פ׳; מדת פ׳ an act of benevolence with which a divine reward is connected. Yalk. Ex. 180 קבל פ׳ מהקב״ה he received payment (was punished) at the hands of God; a. fr.