שמא יארע בו פסול

פְּסוּלm. (preced.) blemish, disqualification. Yoma I, 1 שמא יארע בו פ׳ because something might happen that would disqualify him for the service of the day. Pes.56a שמא … יש במיטתי פ׳ is there perhaps, which God forbid, a blemish in my couch (an unworthy person among my descendants)? Tosef.Mikv.I, 19, a. e. מקוה פְּסוּלֹו בעצמו a bath (that has become unfit for ritual purposes) has its unfitness in itself; בן גרושה … שפסולו באחרים whereas the son of a divorced woman (married to a priest) owes his disqualification to others (his parents) Ib. פסולו ביחיד his (its) unfitness is caused by a single person; פסולו בבית דין by a court; Mikv. III, 1 לעולם הוא בפסולווכ׳ it remains in its condition of unfitness until Zeb.VIII, 3 אין מביאין קדשים לבית הפ׳ we must not wittingly cause sacred meat to be brought to the place where the unfit things are burnt. Ib. X, 7 שלא יביא … לידי פ׳ for one must not cause Trumah to become unfit; a. v. fr.

אָרַע(√רע, v. רעע) to strike against. Nif. נֶאֱרַע to come in contact with (cmp. זווג), to happen, befall (gen. of evil occurrences). Ber.IV, 2 שלא תֵּאָרַעוכ׳ (Bab. ed. 28b שלא יֵאָרַע דברוכ׳) that no (religious) offence may happen through me (by an erroneous decision). Yoma I, 1 שמא יארע בו פסול lest something may occur to him to unfit him for services. Esth. R. to II, 7 שיארע על ישראל (read שיארע לישר׳) will happen to Israel; a. fr. Pi. אֵירַע, אִירַע to strike, befall; (neut. v.) to occur. Y.Kidd.I, 58dtop ולא א׳ מעשה no accident (illegal act) occurred. Gen. R. s. 84 כל מה שאירע לזהוכ׳ whatever befell the one, befell also the other; a. fr.M. Kat. II, 1 אֵירְעוֹ אבל (Ms. M. אירע בו) mourning in the family befell him; a. e.Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. כך וכך אירע; Y.Dem.I, 22a אירעון … (read אירעוֹ) so and so it happened to him. Part. Pu. מְאוֹרָע q. v. Hithpa. הִתְאָרֵעַ to be added to, to join. Y.Sot.I, 17a אחת מִתְאַרְעָה לאחתוכ׳ one (sin) is added to the other, until the account is full; Num. R. s. 9.

אָרַע(√רע, v. רעע) to strike against. Nif. נֶאֱרַע to come in contact with (cmp. זווג), to happen, befall (gen. of evil occurrences). Ber.IV, 2 שלא תֵּאָרַעוכ׳ (Bab. ed. 28b שלא יֵאָרַע דברוכ׳) that no (religious) offence may happen through me (by an erroneous decision). Yoma I, 1 שמא יארע בו פסול lest something may occur to him to unfit him for services. Esth. R. to II, 7 שיארע על ישראל (read שיארע לישר׳) will happen to Israel; a. fr. Pi. אֵירַע, אִירַע to strike, befall; (neut. v.) to occur. Y.Kidd.I, 58dtop ולא א׳ מעשה no accident (illegal act) occurred. Gen. R. s. 84 כל מה שאירע לזהוכ׳ whatever befell the one, befell also the other; a. fr.M. Kat. II, 1 אֵירְעוֹ אבל (Ms. M. אירע בו) mourning in the family befell him; a. e.Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. כך וכך אירע; Y.Dem.I, 22a אירעון … (read אירעוֹ) so and so it happened to him. Part. Pu. מְאוֹרָע q. v. Hithpa. הִתְאָרֵעַ to be added to, to join. Y.Sot.I, 17a אחת מִתְאַרְעָה לאחתוכ׳ one (sin) is added to the other, until the account is full; Num. R. s. 9.