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יָסַת (cmp. אֲסִי a. עָשָׂה) to do habitually.Denom. וֶסֶת, הֶיסֵּת. Hif. הִסִּית, הֵסִית (b. h., by way of syncope, forms resembling Kal of סית, as יְסִיתְךָ = יֵיסִי׳, וַיָּסֶת = וַיַּסֶּת to cause to do, stir up, instigate. Sot.35a (expl. ויהס … אל, Num. 13:30) הִסִּיתָן בדברים (he quieted them, because) he (apparently) instigated them (against Moses). Ḥag.5a עבד שמַסִּיתִין עליו רבו ונִיסַּתוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שרבו מסיתין לו) a slave against whom they incite his master and he (the master) is influenced by the instigation (ed.: a slave whose master, when they incite him, yields), what help is there for him?B. Bath.16a (ref. to Job 2:3) כביכול כאדם שמסיתיןוכ׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) like a human being, as it were, that is influenced by instigation. Ib. יורד ומַסִּית Ms. R. (ed. ומתעה) Satan comes down and incites (to sin). Y.Snh.VII, 25d top יַסִּית עצמווכ׳ he will stir himself up (become bold) and incite others; a. fr.Esp. מַסִּית or מֵסִית (with ref. to Deut. 13:7, sq.) he who stirs people up to worship idols. Snh.VII, 10. Y. ib. l. c. מ׳ … בלשון גבוהוכ׳ the massith speaks in a loud voice, the maddiaḥ (v. נָדַח) in a low voice; a. fr.Pl. מַסִּיתִים, מַסִּיתִין. Ab. dR. N. ch. XVI, end האפיקורסין והמ׳ ומדיחין (ed. Schechter המינין … המשומדים … המסורות). Nif. נִיסַּת, נִיסֵּית to be stirred up, give way to instigation; to be impassioned. Ḥag.5a, v. supra. B. Bath.16a, v. supra. Sifré Deut. 89 מצוה ביד הנ׳וכ׳ he who was to be incited to idolatry must first lay his hand on Y. Snh. l. c.; Y.Yeb.XVI, 15d bot. מכיון שהוא ניסיתוכ׳ since he is prevailed upon (to worship idols), he is no longer a wise man. Yalk. Gen. 127 (play on נ̇פ̇ת̇ל̇י) (read:) נִׄיסֵּיתִי פּׄוּתֵּיתֵי ת̇ל̇יתיוכ׳ I was prevailed upon, I was per suaded, I gave my sister the preference over myself; Gen. R. s. 71 (corr. acc.). (For נִיסֵּית she was married, v. נָשָׂא.

מצי, מָצָא(b. h.; cmp. מְטֵי) to reach; to find. B. Mets.I, 1 אני מְצָאתִיהָ I found it. Ib. 2a הואי אמינא מאי מצאתיה ראיתיהוכ׳ I might have thought ‘I found it meant ‘I discovered it, although he had not taken it up Ib., a. e. וּמְצָאתָהּ דאתאי ליריהוכ׳ ‘and which thou hast found (Deut. 22:3) means that it came into his possession. Gitt.IX, 10 מ׳ בה דבר ערוה he discovered in her something disgraceful (infidelity); מ׳ אחרתוכ׳ he found another woman handsomer than she; a. fr.מה מָצִינוּ ב־ … אףוכ׳ what do we find with regard to? So also, i. e. as in the case of, so Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. VIII, Par. 7 מה מצינו בהקטרה … אף מליקהוכ׳ as when burning (the sacrifice on the altar) the head is separated from the trunk, so when pinching the neck of the bird the head must be severed ; a. fr.Part. pass. מָצוּי, f. מְצוּיָה; pl. מְצוּיִין; מְצוּיוֹת accessible, frequent; likely. Arakh.30b ומצא פרט למ׳ ‘and he find the means (Lev. 25:26), this excludes the case of the means being accessible, i. e. of one who had the means at the time being. B. Mets.27a (ref. to Deut. 22:3, v. supra) מי שאבודה הימנו ומ׳ אצלוכ׳ that which is lost to him but accessible to any body else; אבורה הומנו ואינה מ׳ אצלוכ׳ lost to him and inaccessible to every one else (e. g. swept away by a flood). Sabb.151b שאתה מוֹצֵא ומ׳ לךוכ׳ עשה עד do good while thou findest (an opportunity), and it is possible to thee (thou hast the means), and thou art yet in thy own power (possessest thy faculties). Snh.86a כי ימצא פרט למ׳ ‘if one be found stealing (Deut. 24:7), this excludes the case when the abducted and sold person was in his power (his own child). Ib. כמצויין בידו דמי the case is to be judged as if they (the children) had been in his possession. Gen. R. s. 85 השטר מ׳ להגבות the note can be produced for collection, i. e. evidence can be found against us. Gitt.2b אין עדים מ׳ לקיימו no witnesses are to be had to identify it. B. Mets.18a במקום שהשיירות מ׳ where caravans pass frequently. Esth. R. to I, 1, v. דִּידְכֵי. Ib. (ref. to Ps. 21:9) תהא ידך מ׳ ליפרע מאזיביך thou shalt have the opportunity of punishing thy enemies. B. Kam.4a הזיקה מ׳ the damage through it is frequent. Ib. 60a רוח מ׳ an ordinary wind, רוח שאינה מ׳ an extraordinary wind; a. v. fr. Nif. נִמְצָא to be found. Gen. R. s. 85 שנִמְצְאוּ בגניבה who are caught at a theft; a. fr.Esp. to turn out, to follow, to result. Ḥull.I, 4 נ׳ כשרוכ׳ the result is, what is legal in slaughtering is illegal in pinching. Pes.25b ונ׳ למד, v. לָמֵד II. Sifré Deut. 210 נִמְצִּינוּ למדים from which we can consequently derive.Y.Pes.V, beg.31c, a. fr. נִמְצֵאתָ אומר thou turnest out saying, i. e. the result is, consequently.אם תִּימָּצֵי (תִּמָּצֵא) לומר (abbr. את״ל) if you will say. Gitt.82b אם תמצא לומר איתאוכ׳ if you will adopt the opinion of Sabb.136a את״ל פליגיוכ׳ if you assume that they differ ; a. fr.Tosef.Ohol.IV, 12 כשתמצא לומרוכ׳ if you assume Hif. הִמְצִיא to furnish, provide with. Gen. R. l. c. נאבדו וה׳ הקב״הוכ׳ they (the tokens) had been lost, and the Lord provided others instead. Ḥag.5a (ref. to תמצאן, Deut. 31:21) עבד שרבו מַמְצִיאוכ׳ what remedy is there for a slave for whom his master invents evils and troubles? Ib. הממציא לו מעות לעניוכ׳ he who is ready to furnish the means (of bis delivery) to the poor man in distress (by which the persecutors greed is increased); (Rashi: he who has money ready for the poor man in extreme distress, instead of helping him to a livelihood in due time). Arakh.30b (ref. to Deut. 19:5) ומצא פרט לממציא את עצמו ‘and it strikes, this excludes the case of one who brings himself within the range of the missile (after it is started); Macc.8a; a. e.

מצי, מָצָא(b. h.; cmp. מְטֵי) to reach; to find. B. Mets.I, 1 אני מְצָאתִיהָ I found it. Ib. 2a הואי אמינא מאי מצאתיה ראיתיהוכ׳ I might have thought ‘I found it meant ‘I discovered it, although he had not taken it up Ib., a. e. וּמְצָאתָהּ דאתאי ליריהוכ׳ ‘and which thou hast found (Deut. 22:3) means that it came into his possession. Gitt.IX, 10 מ׳ בה דבר ערוה he discovered in her something disgraceful (infidelity); מ׳ אחרתוכ׳ he found another woman handsomer than she; a. fr.מה מָצִינוּ ב־ … אףוכ׳ what do we find with regard to? So also, i. e. as in the case of, so Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. VIII, Par. 7 מה מצינו בהקטרה … אף מליקהוכ׳ as when burning (the sacrifice on the altar) the head is separated from the trunk, so when pinching the neck of the bird the head must be severed ; a. fr.Part. pass. מָצוּי, f. מְצוּיָה; pl. מְצוּיִין; מְצוּיוֹת accessible, frequent; likely. Arakh.30b ומצא פרט למ׳ ‘and he find the means (Lev. 25:26), this excludes the case of the means being accessible, i. e. of one who had the means at the time being. B. Mets.27a (ref. to Deut. 22:3, v. supra) מי שאבודה הימנו ומ׳ אצלוכ׳ that which is lost to him but accessible to any body else; אבורה הומנו ואינה מ׳ אצלוכ׳ lost to him and inaccessible to every one else (e. g. swept away by a flood). Sabb.151b שאתה מוֹצֵא ומ׳ לךוכ׳ עשה עד do good while thou findest (an opportunity), and it is possible to thee (thou hast the means), and thou art yet in thy own power (possessest thy faculties). Snh.86a כי ימצא פרט למ׳ ‘if one be found stealing (Deut. 24:7), this excludes the case when the abducted and sold person was in his power (his own child). Ib. כמצויין בידו דמי the case is to be judged as if they (the children) had been in his possession. Gen. R. s. 85 השטר מ׳ להגבות the note can be produced for collection, i. e. evidence can be found against us. Gitt.2b אין עדים מ׳ לקיימו no witnesses are to be had to identify it. B. Mets.18a במקום שהשיירות מ׳ where caravans pass frequently. Esth. R. to I, 1, v. דִּידְכֵי. Ib. (ref. to Ps. 21:9) תהא ידך מ׳ ליפרע מאזיביך thou shalt have the opportunity of punishing thy enemies. B. Kam.4a הזיקה מ׳ the damage through it is frequent. Ib. 60a רוח מ׳ an ordinary wind, רוח שאינה מ׳ an extraordinary wind; a. v. fr. Nif. נִמְצָא to be found. Gen. R. s. 85 שנִמְצְאוּ בגניבה who are caught at a theft; a. fr.Esp. to turn out, to follow, to result. Ḥull.I, 4 נ׳ כשרוכ׳ the result is, what is legal in slaughtering is illegal in pinching. Pes.25b ונ׳ למד, v. לָמֵד II. Sifré Deut. 210 נִמְצִּינוּ למדים from which we can consequently derive.Y.Pes.V, beg.31c, a. fr. נִמְצֵאתָ אומר thou turnest out saying, i. e. the result is, consequently.אם תִּימָּצֵי (תִּמָּצֵא) לומר (abbr. את״ל) if you will say. Gitt.82b אם תמצא לומר איתאוכ׳ if you will adopt the opinion of Sabb.136a את״ל פליגיוכ׳ if you assume that they differ ; a. fr.Tosef.Ohol.IV, 12 כשתמצא לומרוכ׳ if you assume Hif. הִמְצִיא to furnish, provide with. Gen. R. l. c. נאבדו וה׳ הקב״הוכ׳ they (the tokens) had been lost, and the Lord provided others instead. Ḥag.5a (ref. to תמצאן, Deut. 31:21) עבד שרבו מַמְצִיאוכ׳ what remedy is there for a slave for whom his master invents evils and troubles? Ib. הממציא לו מעות לעניוכ׳ he who is ready to furnish the means (of bis delivery) to the poor man in distress (by which the persecutors greed is increased); (Rashi: he who has money ready for the poor man in extreme distress, instead of helping him to a livelihood in due time). Arakh.30b (ref. to Deut. 19:5) ומצא פרט לממציא את עצמו ‘and it strikes, this excludes the case of one who brings himself within the range of the missile (after it is started); Macc.8a; a. e.

מצי, מָצָא(b. h.; cmp. מְטֵי) to reach; to find. B. Mets.I, 1 אני מְצָאתִיהָ I found it. Ib. 2a הואי אמינא מאי מצאתיה ראיתיהוכ׳ I might have thought ‘I found it meant ‘I discovered it, although he had not taken it up Ib., a. e. וּמְצָאתָהּ דאתאי ליריהוכ׳ ‘and which thou hast found (Deut. 22:3) means that it came into his possession. Gitt.IX, 10 מ׳ בה דבר ערוה he discovered in her something disgraceful (infidelity); מ׳ אחרתוכ׳ he found another woman handsomer than she; a. fr.מה מָצִינוּ ב־ … אףוכ׳ what do we find with regard to? So also, i. e. as in the case of, so Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. VIII, Par. 7 מה מצינו בהקטרה … אף מליקהוכ׳ as when burning (the sacrifice on the altar) the head is separated from the trunk, so when pinching the neck of the bird the head must be severed ; a. fr.Part. pass. מָצוּי, f. מְצוּיָה; pl. מְצוּיִין; מְצוּיוֹת accessible, frequent; likely. Arakh.30b ומצא פרט למ׳ ‘and he find the means (Lev. 25:26), this excludes the case of the means being accessible, i. e. of one who had the means at the time being. B. Mets.27a (ref. to Deut. 22:3, v. supra) מי שאבודה הימנו ומ׳ אצלוכ׳ that which is lost to him but accessible to any body else; אבורה הומנו ואינה מ׳ אצלוכ׳ lost to him and inaccessible to every one else (e. g. swept away by a flood). Sabb.151b שאתה מוֹצֵא ומ׳ לךוכ׳ עשה עד do good while thou findest (an opportunity), and it is possible to thee (thou hast the means), and thou art yet in thy own power (possessest thy faculties). Snh.86a כי ימצא פרט למ׳ ‘if one be found stealing (Deut. 24:7), this excludes the case when the abducted and sold person was in his power (his own child). Ib. כמצויין בידו דמי the case is to be judged as if they (the children) had been in his possession. Gen. R. s. 85 השטר מ׳ להגבות the note can be produced for collection, i. e. evidence can be found against us. Gitt.2b אין עדים מ׳ לקיימו no witnesses are to be had to identify it. B. Mets.18a במקום שהשיירות מ׳ where caravans pass frequently. Esth. R. to I, 1, v. דִּידְכֵי. Ib. (ref. to Ps. 21:9) תהא ידך מ׳ ליפרע מאזיביך thou shalt have the opportunity of punishing thy enemies. B. Kam.4a הזיקה מ׳ the damage through it is frequent. Ib. 60a רוח מ׳ an ordinary wind, רוח שאינה מ׳ an extraordinary wind; a. v. fr. Nif. נִמְצָא to be found. Gen. R. s. 85 שנִמְצְאוּ בגניבה who are caught at a theft; a. fr.Esp. to turn out, to follow, to result. Ḥull.I, 4 נ׳ כשרוכ׳ the result is, what is legal in slaughtering is illegal in pinching. Pes.25b ונ׳ למד, v. לָמֵד II. Sifré Deut. 210 נִמְצִּינוּ למדים from which we can consequently derive.Y.Pes.V, beg.31c, a. fr. נִמְצֵאתָ אומר thou turnest out saying, i. e. the result is, consequently.אם תִּימָּצֵי (תִּמָּצֵא) לומר (abbr. את״ל) if you will say. Gitt.82b אם תמצא לומר איתאוכ׳ if you will adopt the opinion of Sabb.136a את״ל פליגיוכ׳ if you assume that they differ ; a. fr.Tosef.Ohol.IV, 12 כשתמצא לומרוכ׳ if you assume Hif. הִמְצִיא to furnish, provide with. Gen. R. l. c. נאבדו וה׳ הקב״הוכ׳ they (the tokens) had been lost, and the Lord provided others instead. Ḥag.5a (ref. to תמצאן, Deut. 31:21) עבד שרבו מַמְצִיאוכ׳ what remedy is there for a slave for whom his master invents evils and troubles? Ib. הממציא לו מעות לעניוכ׳ he who is ready to furnish the means (of bis delivery) to the poor man in distress (by which the persecutors greed is increased); (Rashi: he who has money ready for the poor man in extreme distress, instead of helping him to a livelihood in due time). Arakh.30b (ref. to Deut. 19:5) ומצא פרט לממציא את עצמו ‘and it strikes, this excludes the case of one who brings himself within the range of the missile (after it is started); Macc.8a; a. e.

סָרַבPi. סֵירֵב (Saf. of רָב) 1) to assume importance, to allow ones self to be coaxed; to decline an office. Pes.86b מְסָרְבִין לקטןוכ׳ you may decline an offer from an inferior person than yourself, but not Ber.4a העובר … צריך לסָרֵב he who is asked to say the prayers, must first decline (wait to be asked again); ואם אינו מְסָרֵבוכ׳ and if he does not decline, he is like a dish without salt; ואם מסרב יותר מדאיוכ׳ but if he allows himself to be coaxed more than proper Ib. פעם ראשונה יְסָרֵבוכ׳ when asked for the first time, he must decline, the second time, v. הִבְהֵב; Y. ib. V, 9c bot. בתחלה מסרבוכ׳. 2) (with ב; v. סִרְהֵב) ( to be imperious, to press, urge. Y.Dem.IV, 24a bot. לא יְסָרֵבוכ׳ one must not urge his neighbor to be his guest, when he knows that he will not accept; Tosef.B. Kam.VII, 8 המְסָרֵב בחבירווכ׳ he who urges his neighbor to be his guest, when in his heart he does not mean to invite him; Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39c bot.; Tosef.B. Bath. VI, 14; Treat. Der. Er. ch. VIII; (Ḥull.94a יסרהב). Tosef.Ned.IV, 8a; Ned.21; a. e. 3) (= מָרָה) to rebel. Koh. R. to I, 16 הלב מסרבוכ׳ the heart is rebellious, as we read (Jer. 5:23). Midr, Till. to Ps. 5:11 (expl. מרו, ib.) שסֵרְבוּ כנגדך ed. Bub. (oth. ed. שרבו, corr. acc.) they rebelled against thee; Yalk. ib. 632; a. e.

סָרַבPi. סֵירֵב (Saf. of רָב) 1) to assume importance, to allow ones self to be coaxed; to decline an office. Pes.86b מְסָרְבִין לקטןוכ׳ you may decline an offer from an inferior person than yourself, but not Ber.4a העובר … צריך לסָרֵב he who is asked to say the prayers, must first decline (wait to be asked again); ואם אינו מְסָרֵבוכ׳ and if he does not decline, he is like a dish without salt; ואם מסרב יותר מדאיוכ׳ but if he allows himself to be coaxed more than proper Ib. פעם ראשונה יְסָרֵבוכ׳ when asked for the first time, he must decline, the second time, v. הִבְהֵב; Y. ib. V, 9c bot. בתחלה מסרבוכ׳. 2) (with ב; v. סִרְהֵב) ( to be imperious, to press, urge. Y.Dem.IV, 24a bot. לא יְסָרֵבוכ׳ one must not urge his neighbor to be his guest, when he knows that he will not accept; Tosef.B. Kam.VII, 8 המְסָרֵב בחבירווכ׳ he who urges his neighbor to be his guest, when in his heart he does not mean to invite him; Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39c bot.; Tosef.B. Bath. VI, 14; Treat. Der. Er. ch. VIII; (Ḥull.94a יסרהב). Tosef.Ned.IV, 8a; Ned.21; a. e. 3) (= מָרָה) to rebel. Koh. R. to I, 16 הלב מסרבוכ׳ the heart is rebellious, as we read (Jer. 5:23). Midr, Till. to Ps. 5:11 (expl. מרו, ib.) שסֵרְבוּ כנגדך ed. Bub. (oth. ed. שרבו, corr. acc.) they rebelled against thee; Yalk. ib. 632; a. e.

שֵׂיחַm. (b. h. שֵׂחַ; preced.) thought, talk. Ḥag.5b (ref. to Am. 4:13) עבר שרבו … מה שַׂיחוֹ תקנה יש לו is there a remedy (subterfuge) for a slave whose master can tell him what he thinks?; Yalk. Am. 542.V. סִיחָה.

שֵׂיחַm. (b. h. שֵׂחַ; preced.) thought, talk. Ḥag.5b (ref. to Am. 4:13) עבר שרבו … מה שַׂיחוֹ תקנה יש לו is there a remedy (subterfuge) for a slave whose master can tell him what he thinks?; Yalk. Am. 542.V. סִיחָה.

שָׁקַל(b. h.; Shaf. of קל) 1) ( to swing, to weigh, balance. Gen. R. s. 4 הכנס ורחוץ ושְׁקוֹלוכ׳ go in and bathe, and weigh thyself before and after ; כיון שיצא וש׳וכ׳ when he came out and weighed himself, he had lost nothing. B. Bath. V, 11 היה שוֹקֵל לוֹ עין בעין if he gave him exact weight, v. עַיִן. Ib. 89a לא יאמר לו שקול … אלא שוקל ליטראוכ׳ he cannot say to him, weigh me three single fourths of a litra, but he weighs (puts in the balance) one litra, and puts one-fourth of a litra with the meat; a. fr.Trnsf. to weigh, consider, account. Koh. R. to XII, 14 עבד שרבו שוקלוכ׳ a slave to whom his master accounts errors as wilful offenses; Ḥag.5a. Ib. (ref. to Mal. 3:5) אוי לני שש׳ … קלותוכ׳ woe unto us to whom the Scripture accounts light offenses alike with severe crimes; Yalk. Mal. 589. Mekh. Yithro, s. 8 חביב … שש׳ כבורןוכ׳ the honoring of father and mother is precious before God, for he put their honor and the fear of them on a level with his own honor ; (Kidd.30b השוה); a. e. 2) (denom. of שֶׁקֶל) to offer the head-tax (half a Shekel). Shek. I, 4 כל כהן ששוקלוכ׳ a priest that pays the head-tax. Ib. 6 השוקל על ידיוכ׳ if one pays the head-tax for a priest, a woman, or a minor, he is exempt (from paying agio). Ned.IV, 2 (33a) שוקל (לו) את שקלו may pay the head-tax for him; a. fr.In gen. to pay taxes. Tosef.Dem.VI, 3; 4; T. ib. VI, end, 26a, v. אוֹצָר.Part. pass. שָׁקוּל; f. שְׁקוּלָה; pl. שְׁקוּלִים, שְׁקוּלִין; שְׁקוּלוֹת even-balanced, of equal importance. Snh.3b, a. fr. אין בית דין ש׳ a court must never be even-balanced, i. e. not be of even numbers, opp. נוטה; v. בַּיִת. Num. R. s. 188> (ref. to Ps. 99:6) שמואל שש׳ כנגדוכ׳ Samuel who is balanced against Moses and Aaron together; Ber.31b (ref. to 1 Sam. 1:11, זרע אנשים) זרע שש׳ כנגד שני אנשיםוכ׳ a seed (son) that will hold the balance against two men Ib. 33a מזכירין … שש׳ כתחייתוכ׳ we insert ‘the power of rain (v. גְּבוּרָה) in the section about resurrection, because it is equal to resurrection. B. Kam.3a ש׳ הןוכ׳ they (the two kinds of damages) are even-balanced (you cannot decide between the two), let both be included; Zeb.4b; Naz.58b ש׳ הוא the balance is even; Arakh.4b. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. XVII, Par. 14; Yalk. Lev. 462 (ref. to Lev. 3:4) הדבר ש׳ יטולוכ׳ it may be understood either way, be should take that part of the midriff which is by the liver, or a portion of the liver with the midriff ; a. fr. Hif. הִשְׁקִיל to weigh, ponder, estimate. Gen. R. s. 59 (ref. to Hos. 12:8) that is Eliezer, שהיה יושב ומַשְׁקִיל את בתווכ׳ for he sat and pondered on his daughter: is she or is she not worthy?; Yalk. Hos. 528 ומְשַׁקֵּל (Pi.).

שָׁקַל(b. h.; Shaf. of קל) 1) ( to swing, to weigh, balance. Gen. R. s. 4 הכנס ורחוץ ושְׁקוֹלוכ׳ go in and bathe, and weigh thyself before and after ; כיון שיצא וש׳וכ׳ when he came out and weighed himself, he had lost nothing. B. Bath. V, 11 היה שוֹקֵל לוֹ עין בעין if he gave him exact weight, v. עַיִן. Ib. 89a לא יאמר לו שקול … אלא שוקל ליטראוכ׳ he cannot say to him, weigh me three single fourths of a litra, but he weighs (puts in the balance) one litra, and puts one-fourth of a litra with the meat; a. fr.Trnsf. to weigh, consider, account. Koh. R. to XII, 14 עבד שרבו שוקלוכ׳ a slave to whom his master accounts errors as wilful offenses; Ḥag.5a. Ib. (ref. to Mal. 3:5) אוי לני שש׳ … קלותוכ׳ woe unto us to whom the Scripture accounts light offenses alike with severe crimes; Yalk. Mal. 589. Mekh. Yithro, s. 8 חביב … שש׳ כבורןוכ׳ the honoring of father and mother is precious before God, for he put their honor and the fear of them on a level with his own honor ; (Kidd.30b השוה); a. e. 2) (denom. of שֶׁקֶל) to offer the head-tax (half a Shekel). Shek. I, 4 כל כהן ששוקלוכ׳ a priest that pays the head-tax. Ib. 6 השוקל על ידיוכ׳ if one pays the head-tax for a priest, a woman, or a minor, he is exempt (from paying agio). Ned.IV, 2 (33a) שוקל (לו) את שקלו may pay the head-tax for him; a. fr.In gen. to pay taxes. Tosef.Dem.VI, 3; 4; T. ib. VI, end, 26a, v. אוֹצָר.Part. pass. שָׁקוּל; f. שְׁקוּלָה; pl. שְׁקוּלִים, שְׁקוּלִין; שְׁקוּלוֹת even-balanced, of equal importance. Snh.3b, a. fr. אין בית דין ש׳ a court must never be even-balanced, i. e. not be of even numbers, opp. נוטה; v. בַּיִת. Num. R. s. 188> (ref. to Ps. 99:6) שמואל שש׳ כנגדוכ׳ Samuel who is balanced against Moses and Aaron together; Ber.31b (ref. to 1 Sam. 1:11, זרע אנשים) זרע שש׳ כנגד שני אנשיםוכ׳ a seed (son) that will hold the balance against two men Ib. 33a מזכירין … שש׳ כתחייתוכ׳ we insert ‘the power of rain (v. גְּבוּרָה) in the section about resurrection, because it is equal to resurrection. B. Kam.3a ש׳ הןוכ׳ they (the two kinds of damages) are even-balanced (you cannot decide between the two), let both be included; Zeb.4b; Naz.58b ש׳ הוא the balance is even; Arakh.4b. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. XVII, Par. 14; Yalk. Lev. 462 (ref. to Lev. 3:4) הדבר ש׳ יטולוכ׳ it may be understood either way, be should take that part of the midriff which is by the liver, or a portion of the liver with the midriff ; a. fr. Hif. הִשְׁקִיל to weigh, ponder, estimate. Gen. R. s. 59 (ref. to Hos. 12:8) that is Eliezer, שהיה יושב ומַשְׁקִיל את בתווכ׳ for he sat and pondered on his daughter: is she or is she not worthy?; Yalk. Hos. 528 ומְשַׁקֵּל (Pi.).