קצר

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קָצַר(b. h.) 1) to cut, reap. Sabb.VII, 2 (among the labors forbidden on the Sabbath) הקוֹצֵר cutting plants. Ib. 73b משום קוצר as an act coming under the category of reaping. Pes.IV, 8 קוֹצְרִין וגודשיןוכ׳ they reaped (the barley) and piled it before the ʿOmer was offered. Peah II, 7 שדה שקְצָרוּהָוכ׳ a field which gentiles reaped (for themselves) or which robbers reaped. Ib. 8 נותן … שק׳ he must give up the poor mans share from what he reaped. Ib. III, 6 כדי לִקְצוֹר ולשנות large enough for cutting (swinging the sickle) once and a second time; a. fr. 2) to be short, v. קָצֵר. 3) (with נפש) to be impatient, vexed; to be sick of. Gen. R. s. 52 אבל היא לא קָצְרָה נפשהוכ׳ but she was not vexed (did not suffer from unsatisfied desire) ; Y.Keth.V, 30b; Yalk. Jud. 70. Tanḥ. Huck. 19 קצרה נפשם בדרך they were sick of marching. Pi. קִצֵּר to shorten, be brief in doing. Ber.I, 4 מקום … לקַצֵּרוכ׳ where they prescribed a lengthy benediction, one is not permitted to shorten, where they prescribed a short formula Y.Yoma VI, beg.43b שלא יהא … קַצֵּר (ב)דבריך not that one of the contestants be permitted to speak as long as he needs, and the other be told, make thy speech brief; Y.Snh.III, 21c top. Ber.34a היה מְקַצֵּרוכ׳ gave a very brief prayer. Mekh. Bshall., Vayassʿa, s.1 ק׳ (ב)ברכותיו gave short benedictions (prayers); לא ק׳ … ממשה he was not briefer than Moses (in his prayer, Num. 12:13). Ib. יש שעה לְקַצֵּרוכ׳ there is a time to be brief ; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְקַצֵּר, Nithpa. נִתְקַצֵּר 1) to be shortened. Lev. R. s. 21 היו … מִתְקַצְּרוֹת their years (of life) were shortened. 2) (with נפש) to be impatient, sick. Tanḥ. l. c. נִתְקצְּרָה נפש העם בדרך (not נתקצר), v. supra.

קְצַרch. 1) to be short. Targ. Ps. 102:24 קְצָרוּן Ms. (ed. איתקצרון). 2) to shorten, v. infra. 3) (v. קְצִירָא) to be sick. B. Kam.91a למימד גברא כמה מיקצר … לא מִקְצַרוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. כמה לִיקְצַר) as to estimating how long a person is likely to suffer from such a wound and how long he will not, i. e. as to estimating positively the time needed for recovery, I have no doubt that we can do it. Pa. קַצֵּר to shorten. Targ. Ps. 89:46 Ms. (ed. קְ׳, Pe.). Ithpa. אִיתְקַצַּר to be shortened, reduced. Targ. 2 Kings 19:26; Targ. Is. 37:27. Ib. 28:20. Targ. Y. Gen. 28:10; a. e.

קָצֵרm. (b. h.) short. Ab. II, 15 היום ק׳וכ׳ the day (of life) is short, and the work large. Y.Pes.VII, 35b bot. ילך לו בק׳ let him take the shortest road to it; a. fr. Fem. קְצָרָה. Mekh. Bshall., Vayassʿa, s.1 תפילת הצדיקים ק׳ the prayer of the pious is short. Ber.I, 4 אחת … ואחת ק׳ one lengthy and one short benediction. Ib. IV, 2 היה … תפלה ק׳ used to say a short prayer on entering and on leaving the school-house. Ib. 4. Y.Hor.II, 46d top בא לו … בק׳ if he came by the shortest road; a. fr.Midr. Till. to Ps. 53 ע״י שהיתה ידו ק׳ במצות because his hand was short (he was wanting) in good deeds; Yalk. ib. 769; Yalk. Sam. 135 נפשו ק׳; a. fr.Pl. קְצָרִים; קְצָרוֹת. Cant. R. to VI, 2 ארוכות וק׳, v. אָרוּךְ. Midr. Till. to Ps. 68, ולא היו קִצְרֵי יד בו they were not short-handed with it, i. e. they did not have to economize. Ib. to Ps. 119:81 אתה ארך אפים ואנו קְצֵירֵי רוח thou art long-suffering, but we are hasty of spirit; a. e.V. קְצָרָה.

קַצָּר, קַצְרָאI m. (preced. wds.) ( one who causes shrinking, fuller, washer. Targ. Josh. 15:7, a. e. עין ק׳ (h. text עֵין רֹגֵל) the washers well.Y.Ber.IV, 7d top (Bab. ib. 28a כובס); a. fr.B. Kam. 119b ק׳ שמיה וק׳ שקיל ליה a fuller is named ḳatsra (a shortener), let the ḳatsra take it (the dark border of a white cloth belongs to the fuller).Pl. קַצְרַיָּא, קַצְרֵי. Targ. 1 Sam. 13:21. Targ. Is. 7:3 (ed. Wil. קציר׳, corr. acc.).Snh.92a, a. e., v. אוּבְלָא II. Taan.29b בטלי ק׳ דבי רב the fullers of the house of Rab are idle (during the week preceding the ninth of Ab); a. e.