שמצירה ומבצרה לישראל

בָּצַר(b. h.; √בץ, cmp. בצע) to cut grapes. Pes.3b בּוֹצְרִין בטהרה one must cut grapes under the rules of levitical cleanness. Gitt.57a בָּצְרוּ … את כרמיהןוכ׳ the gentiles held vintage in vineyards soaked with Israels blood; a. fr. Nif. נִבְצַר 1) to be cut. Ex. R. s. 30, beg. עד שתגיע עונתן לִיבָּצֵר until their (the nations) time has arrived to be cut (ripe for punishment). 2) to be cut off, diminished. Tanḥ. Noah 18 נִבְצָרִים מןוכ׳ cut off from the world (destroyed). Gen. R. s. 38 יִבָּצֵר מהם shall be denied them. Pi. בִּצֵּר, בִּיצֵּר to cut off, whence (cmp. גדר) 1) to surround, fortify. Part. pass. מְבוּצָּר. Y.Pes.VII, 35b bot.; Y.Shebu.VIII, beg., 38b גג מב׳ a roof surrounded with railings, v. בְּצוֹצְרָה.Neg. I, 5 מְבוּצֶּרֶת an eruption surrounded with sound flesh; ib. X, 2 sq. מבוצר (of the hair in the flesh affected by the eruption). Deut. R. s. 1 (ref. to עיר מצור Ps. 60:11, a. מבצר ib. 108:11) עיר שמבוצרתוכ׳ the city (of Rome) which is well fortified 2) to diminish. Ib. שמצירה ומבצרה לישראל (Mat. K. ומְבַצֶּרֶת, Yalk. Ps. 779 מבצרא ch.) the city which troubles and diminishes Israel. Nithpa. נִתְבַּצֵּר to be railed around, be set apart. Meg.14a; Snh.110a; Num. R. s. 18 מקום נ׳ להםוכ׳ a place was set apart for them in Gehenna; Koh. R. to VII, 2.

בָּצַר(b. h.; √בץ, cmp. בצע) to cut grapes. Pes.3b בּוֹצְרִין בטהרה one must cut grapes under the rules of levitical cleanness. Gitt.57a בָּצְרוּ … את כרמיהןוכ׳ the gentiles held vintage in vineyards soaked with Israels blood; a. fr. Nif. נִבְצַר 1) to be cut. Ex. R. s. 30, beg. עד שתגיע עונתן לִיבָּצֵר until their (the nations) time has arrived to be cut (ripe for punishment). 2) to be cut off, diminished. Tanḥ. Noah 18 נִבְצָרִים מןוכ׳ cut off from the world (destroyed). Gen. R. s. 38 יִבָּצֵר מהם shall be denied them. Pi. בִּצֵּר, בִּיצֵּר to cut off, whence (cmp. גדר) 1) to surround, fortify. Part. pass. מְבוּצָּר. Y.Pes.VII, 35b bot.; Y.Shebu.VIII, beg., 38b גג מב׳ a roof surrounded with railings, v. בְּצוֹצְרָה.Neg. I, 5 מְבוּצֶּרֶת an eruption surrounded with sound flesh; ib. X, 2 sq. מבוצר (of the hair in the flesh affected by the eruption). Deut. R. s. 1 (ref. to עיר מצור Ps. 60:11, a. מבצר ib. 108:11) עיר שמבוצרתוכ׳ the city (of Rome) which is well fortified 2) to diminish. Ib. שמצירה ומבצרה לישראל (Mat. K. ומְבַצֶּרֶת, Yalk. Ps. 779 מבצרא ch.) the city which troubles and diminishes Israel. Nithpa. נִתְבַּצֵּר to be railed around, be set apart. Meg.14a; Snh.110a; Num. R. s. 18 מקום נ׳ להםוכ׳ a place was set apart for them in Gehenna; Koh. R. to VII, 2.