פתח

סוּםI (v. שׂוּם) to attach, place; to tie together. Tosef.Shebi.I, 11 אין סָמִין את הגפניםוכ׳ Var. ed. Zuck. (text: אף סימין oth. ed. אין סכין) you must not bind the grapevines in the Sabbatical year. Pi. סִיֵּים 1) same. Cant. R. to VII, 1 (ref. to שולמית ib., a. Num. 6:26) אומה שמְסַיְּימִים לה שלוםוכ׳ a nation to which peace is assigned every day; (Gen. R. s. 66 שהכהנים מְשִׂימִין לה שלוםוכ׳). 2) to mark, name (cmp. שם, שוּם); to distinguish. Y.Peah VII, beg.20a הדקל מְסַיְּימוֹ the neighboring palm-tree serves as a mark for it (that the owner did not forget it); זה מְסַיֵּיםוכ׳ they mark each other (cmp. Mish. ib. 1 שיש לו שם). Deut. R. s. 7 בתוך המדינהוכ׳ סַיּימֵנִי give me some distinction in the country, (by which to show) that I am thy son. Y.Ber.V, end, 9d וסִיְּימוּ באותהוכ׳ and they noted (the time when he said it), at that very time he (the patient) asked for food. Y.Meg.I, 71d וסיימו אותן חכמיםוכ׳ the scholars noted them (took their names, in order to be able to observe their career), and all of them turned out great men; Gen. R. s. 1. Y.Dem.V, 24c bot. ומְסַיֵּים … סִיַּימְתִּי and he makes a mark (on the pile), and says to the priest, so far I have marked (as tithe); a. fr.(Gen. R. s. 42 end ומסיים את עצמך v. סוּף II.Part. pass. מְסוּיָּים, מְסוּיָּם; f. מְסוּיֶּימֶת Y. Peah l. c. היה מס׳ בדעתו if it (the olive or the sheaf left behind) was noted in his mind (so that he could identify it), כאילו הוא מס׳ it is to be considered as if it were marked (by a special name, locality). B. Bath.54a שדה המס׳ במצריה a field definable by its bonndaries. Y.Yeb.XV, 15a אדם מס׳ a well-known man. Y.Shek.I, 46b top דבר המס׳ an object which bears the name of its owner. Gen. R. s. 44 מה איים הללו מס׳ ביםוכ׳ as the islands are distinguishable in the sea, so were Abraham and Shem distinguished in the world; a. fr. 3) to tie up; to finish, wind up, opp. פתח. Arakh.10b פתח בחליל ומסיים באבוב the Mishnah begins with ḥalil and ends with abbub! Ber.10a פתח בה באשרי וס׳ באשרי he began it (the psalm) with ashré and closed it with ashré; a. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Y.Bets. I, beg. 60a בהמה יולדת לחדשים מס׳ every animal gives birth after a certain number of complete months, opp. למקוטעין counting a fraction of the last month as a whole month. Nithpa. נִסְתַּיֵּים 1) to be marked, defined. Y.Ter.III, 42b top מקום שנִסְתַּיְּימָהוכ׳ where the Trumah of one pile was marked, there (in the corresponding place) the Trumah of the other pile was meant to be dedicated. Y.Shebi.VIII, 38a זה שהוא … ונסתיימה לווכ׳ if one used a basket for measuring and after using it two or three times knew exactly how much it contained; a. e. 2) to be finished, concluded. B. Bath. 125b דבר זה נפתח בגדולים ונ׳וכ׳ this subject was opened by great men and has been concluded by small men.

סוּםI (v. שׂוּם) to attach, place; to tie together. Tosef.Shebi.I, 11 אין סָמִין את הגפניםוכ׳ Var. ed. Zuck. (text: אף סימין oth. ed. אין סכין) you must not bind the grapevines in the Sabbatical year. Pi. סִיֵּים 1) same. Cant. R. to VII, 1 (ref. to שולמית ib., a. Num. 6:26) אומה שמְסַיְּימִים לה שלוםוכ׳ a nation to which peace is assigned every day; (Gen. R. s. 66 שהכהנים מְשִׂימִין לה שלוםוכ׳). 2) to mark, name (cmp. שם, שוּם); to distinguish. Y.Peah VII, beg.20a הדקל מְסַיְּימוֹ the neighboring palm-tree serves as a mark for it (that the owner did not forget it); זה מְסַיֵּיםוכ׳ they mark each other (cmp. Mish. ib. 1 שיש לו שם). Deut. R. s. 7 בתוך המדינהוכ׳ סַיּימֵנִי give me some distinction in the country, (by which to show) that I am thy son. Y.Ber.V, end, 9d וסִיְּימוּ באותהוכ׳ and they noted (the time when he said it), at that very time he (the patient) asked for food. Y.Meg.I, 71d וסיימו אותן חכמיםוכ׳ the scholars noted them (took their names, in order to be able to observe their career), and all of them turned out great men; Gen. R. s. 1. Y.Dem.V, 24c bot. ומְסַיֵּים … סִיַּימְתִּי and he makes a mark (on the pile), and says to the priest, so far I have marked (as tithe); a. fr.(Gen. R. s. 42 end ומסיים את עצמך v. סוּף II.Part. pass. מְסוּיָּים, מְסוּיָּם; f. מְסוּיֶּימֶת Y. Peah l. c. היה מס׳ בדעתו if it (the olive or the sheaf left behind) was noted in his mind (so that he could identify it), כאילו הוא מס׳ it is to be considered as if it were marked (by a special name, locality). B. Bath.54a שדה המס׳ במצריה a field definable by its bonndaries. Y.Yeb.XV, 15a אדם מס׳ a well-known man. Y.Shek.I, 46b top דבר המס׳ an object which bears the name of its owner. Gen. R. s. 44 מה איים הללו מס׳ ביםוכ׳ as the islands are distinguishable in the sea, so were Abraham and Shem distinguished in the world; a. fr. 3) to tie up; to finish, wind up, opp. פתח. Arakh.10b פתח בחליל ומסיים באבוב the Mishnah begins with ḥalil and ends with abbub! Ber.10a פתח בה באשרי וס׳ באשרי he began it (the psalm) with ashré and closed it with ashré; a. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Y.Bets. I, beg. 60a בהמה יולדת לחדשים מס׳ every animal gives birth after a certain number of complete months, opp. למקוטעין counting a fraction of the last month as a whole month. Nithpa. נִסְתַּיֵּים 1) to be marked, defined. Y.Ter.III, 42b top מקום שנִסְתַּיְּימָהוכ׳ where the Trumah of one pile was marked, there (in the corresponding place) the Trumah of the other pile was meant to be dedicated. Y.Shebi.VIII, 38a זה שהוא … ונסתיימה לווכ׳ if one used a basket for measuring and after using it two or three times knew exactly how much it contained; a. e. 2) to be finished, concluded. B. Bath. 125b דבר זה נפתח בגדולים ונ׳וכ׳ this subject was opened by great men and has been concluded by small men.

פֶּתַחm. (b. h.; פָּתַח) opening, door, gate. Keth.IV, 3 (ref. to Deut. 22:21) אין לה לא פ׳ בית האבוכ׳ if she (the faithless betrothed) has no paternal house door. Y.Sabb.VII, 9c top ניכר הוא … על פִּיתְחָהּ של תירה it can; be seen that this man has never passed the gate of the Law (never studied). Koh. R. to III, 11 זה הפ׳ פתוח עד התהום this gate (verse used as introductory text, v. פָּתַח) opens to the deep, i. e. leads to deep reflection. Gen. R. s. 85 (ref. to פתח עינים, Gen. 38:14) תלה עיניה בפ׳ שכל העיניםוכ׳ she lifted up her eyes to the gate to which all eyes are directed (she prayed to the Lord). Ib. s. 38 פתח … פ׳ של תשובה the Lord opened to them the gate of repentance; a. fr.Euphem. פ׳ פָּתוּחַ absence of virginity Keth.9b טענת פ׳ פ׳, contrad. to טענת דמים, v. דָּם. Ib. a ופ׳ פ׳ כשני עדים דמי and the husbands statement that lie found ‘the gate open is like a statement of two witnesses (to make her forbidden to him as a faithless betrothed); a. fr.Trnsf. a) an opening for retracting a vow, a suggestion, v. פָּתַח. Gen. R. s. 91 למאה … מצא להם פ׳ for one hundred and fifty Nazarites he found causes for absolution; a. fr.b) the starting time of menstruation. Arakh.II, 1 אין פ׳ בטועהוכ׳ for a woman that has lost the account of a prolonged flux, there is no new starting point within either less than seven or more than seventeen days. Ib. 8a פִּתְחָהּ שבעה עשר her sure starting point is after seventeen days; a. fr.Pl. פְּתָחִים, פְּתָחִין. B. Bath.IX, 1 ישאלו על הפ׳ let them go begging at the doors; Keth.XIII, 3 יחזרו על הפ׳. Cant. R. to V, 2 פתחו לי פתח … ואני פותח לכם פ׳וכ׳ make for me one opening for return as wide as the point of a needle, and I shall open for you gates through which wagons and coaches can pass; a. fr.Ab. III, 18 פִּתְחֵי נדה the calculations concerning starting points of menstruants (v. supra).

פִּתְחָא, פִּי׳ch. sam(פתח the starting time of menstruation). Targ. Ez. 40:38. Targ. 1 Chr. 17:25 פ׳ דפימא opening of the mouth, courage to speak; a. fr.Snh.110a (ref. to Num. 16:30) לקרובי פ׳ the creation consisted only in bringing the gate (of Gehenna) nearer.Meg.10b, sq., פתח לה פ׳ להאיוכ׳ took his opening text for this (Purim) lesson from here. Ex. R. s. 1 פתחין פ׳ להאי קרא took as text the following verse; a. fr.Ned.22b פתח פ׳ לנפשיה offered himself a reason for absolution from his vow.