עצר

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עָצַר(b. h.; cmp. אָצַר) ( to press, to close up; to detain; to ward off; to gather, store away. Succ.38a עוֹצֶרֶת רוחותוכ׳ wards off evil winds and dews (v. infra). Num. R. s. 19 היאך יכול … וַעֲצָרוֹ how could the angel of death strike a man that had stood up against the angel of death and warded him off? (ref. to Num. 17:13). Sifré Num. 151; Yalk. ib. 782 (ref. to עצרת, Num. 29:35) עֲצָרוֹ הכתוב מלצאת the Scripture keeps him (the pilgrim) from leaving (Jerusalem, on the eighth day). Pesik. R. (ed. Pl.) addit. s. 4; Pesik. Bayom, p. 193b> הק״בה עוֹצֵרוכ׳ the Lord locks his Presence up with them, v. infra. Ab. Zar.71a עול תחתי לעוֹצֵר, v. עָלַל; a. fr.Part. pass. עָצוּר; f. עֲצוּרָה; pl. עֲצוּרִים, עְצוּרין; עְצוּרוֹת. Sifré l. c. מה זה ע׳ מלצאת אף זה ע׳וכ׳ as on this (the eighth day) one is prohibited to leave, so is one on this (the first day). Sifré Deut. 135 (ref. to עצרת, Deut. 16:8) יכול יהא אדם ע׳ כלוכ׳ from this you might infer that one must be confined the whole day in the schoolhouse (for religious exercises). Ib. מה שביעי ע׳ אף ששי ע׳ as the seventh day is under restrictions (as to week-day labor), so is the sixth day (i. e. the days intervening between the first and the seventh day); אי מה שביעי ע׳ מכל מלאכהוכ׳ you might infer from this that as the seventh day is under restriction as regards all sorts of labor (even work of necessity), so is the sixth; Ḥag.18a השביעי ע׳ בכל מלאכה … ימים ע׳וכ׳ the seventh day is under a general restriction, but the six days are not; Yalk. Deut. 904; ib. 907. Ḥull.67a בורות … שהן ע׳ ככלים wells, pits and caves, the waters of which are restrained as in vessels; Yalk. Lev. 537 עצירים … בכלים (corr. acc.); a. fr. Nif. נֶעֱצָר to be detained; to be gathered together. Pesik. R. l. c. כל זמן שישראל נֶעֱצָרִיןוכ׳ as long as Israel holds festive gatherings in synagogues and schoolhouses, the Lord locks up (v. supra); Pesik. l. c.a> מְעַצְּרִין (Pi.). Yalk. Num. 782 (ref. to עצרת, v. supra) למה נֶעֶצְרוּ עיד יום אחד why are they detained one more day? Taan.7b הגשמים נעצרין the rains are withheld. Ib. 8a השמים נעצרין מלהורידוכ׳ the heavens are locked up so as not to let down rain ; a. fr. Pi. עִצֵּר 1) to hold festive gatherings. Pesik. l. c., v. supra. 2) to detain, keep off. Succ.37b כדי לעַצֵּר רוחותוכ׳ in order to keep off evil winds (v. supra).

עֲצַרch. 1) to press, squeeze. Targ. Jud. 6:38. Targ. Gen. 40:11 (O. ed. Vien. עַצָּרִית, Pa.); a. fr.Y.Sabb.XVII, 16b top; Y.Bets. I, 60b bot., v. זַיָּירָא. 2) to keep back, save. Y.Taan.III, 66d top עֲצוֹרוכ׳, v. גּוֹלְתָא.

עַצָּרm. = עָצוֹר. Targ. Am. 9:13 ע׳ ענבין (not עֵצֶר, עֵצָר).

עֲצִירָהf. (עָצַר) 1) closing up, obstruction of orifices, v. עִיצּוּר. Gen. R. s. 52 end (ref. to Gen. 20:18) נאמר ע׳ בפה ע׳ בגרוןוכ׳ the root עצר applies to closure of the mouth, of the throat עֲצִירַת גשמים (v. Deut. 11:17) closing up the heavens so as to withhold the rain, drought. Sifré Deut. 43; Yalk. ib. 867. 2) locking up, detention. Sifré Num. 151; Yalk. ib. 782 (ref. to עצרת, Num. 29:35) אין ע׳ אלא כניסה the root עצר has the meaning of detention (by ref. to Jer. 36:5).

עֲצִירָהf. (עָצַר) 1) closing up, obstruction of orifices, v. עִיצּוּר. Gen. R. s. 52 end (ref. to Gen. 20:18) נאמר ע׳ בפה ע׳ בגרוןוכ׳ the root עצר applies to closure of the mouth, of the throat עֲצִירַת גשמים (v. Deut. 11:17) closing up the heavens so as to withhold the rain, drought. Sifré Deut. 43; Yalk. ib. 867. 2) locking up, detention. Sifré Num. 151; Yalk. ib. 782 (ref. to עצרת, Num. 29:35) אין ע׳ אלא כניסה the root עצר has the meaning of detention (by ref. to Jer. 36:5).

אָצַר(b. h.; sec. r. of צור, cmp. אסר) to lock up, hoard, gather; cmp. גָּנַז. B. Bath.90b אוֹצְרֵי פירות those who store up fruit (for speculation). Ib. אין אוֹצְרִיןוכ׳; Tosef.Ab. Zar. IV (V), 1 ( אצר a. עצר used promiscuously) you must not hoard up (for speculation) such things as are v. אֲצִיפָא.

אָצַר(b. h.; sec. r. of צור, cmp. אסר) to lock up, hoard, gather; cmp. גָּנַז. B. Bath.90b אוֹצְרֵי פירות those who store up fruit (for speculation). Ib. אין אוֹצְרִיןוכ׳; Tosef.Ab. Zar. IV (V), 1 ( אצר a. עצר used promiscuously) you must not hoard up (for speculation) such things as are v. אֲצִיפָא.

אָצַר(b. h.; sec. r. of צור, cmp. אסר) to lock up, hoard, gather; cmp. גָּנַז. B. Bath.90b אוֹצְרֵי פירות those who store up fruit (for speculation). Ib. אין אוֹצְרִיןוכ׳; Tosef.Ab. Zar. IV (V), 1 ( אצר a. עצר used promiscuously) you must not hoard up (for speculation) such things as are necessaries of life; (correct אין א׳ דברים שיש … כגון יינות שמנים וסלתות ופירות). Ib. לֶאֱצוֹר (Tosef. לאַצֵּר Pi.). Ib. לא יְאַצֵּר Pi. (Tosef. ולא יַעֲצוֹר, read לא; Var. לא יַאֲצִיר). Gen. R. s. 45 end (play on נבוכדרא̇צ̇ר̇) שאֲצָרָןוכ׳ he locked them up in the desert Y.Dem.VI, end, 26a; Tosef. ib. VI, 4; Ab. Zar.71a אוֹצֵר (עוֹצֵר) governments store-collector, commissary (apothecarius), or read אוֹצָר q. v. Pi. אִיצֵּר, Hif. הֶאֱצִיר, v. supra.