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מוּעָטm., מוּעֶטֶת f. (= מְמ׳; מָעַט) small, minute, sparse. דבר מ׳ a little; small (spot). Tosef.Sot.XV, 12, sq.; Tosef.B. Bath. II, 17 משייד בה ד׳ מ׳ leaves a little portion (of the wall) unfinished in remembrance of the destruction of Jerusalem; משיידת ד׳ מ׳ leaves off a little portion of her toilet. Ḥag.I, 5 זה וזה מ׳ if he has little of both. Ib. 8 שהן מקדא מ׳ the Biblical text for these laws is sparse. Gitt.14a מתנה מ׳ a small gift. Sifra Tsav, ch. 15, Par. 11 סמיכה מ׳ the putting on of hands which is rarer (than waving, being confined only to live sacrifices); תנופה מ׳ waving which is rarer (being performed by one person only, while putting hands on is done by all sharers in the sacrifice); a. fr.Pl. מוּעָטִים, מוּעָטִין; מוּעָטוֹת. Ḥag. l. c. אוכלים מרובים ונכסים מ׳ many eaters (members of the household partaking of the peace-offering) and small wealth. Ib. עולות מ׳ less burnt-offerings (than peace-offerings). Ib. 11a מקרא … והלכות מ׳ the Rabbinical laws sparse in comparison to the profuse Bible text on the subject. Arakh.30b וכי יש … שנים מ׳ are there longer and shorter years?; a. fr.Esp. מוּעָט, מְמוּעָט the smaller thing, the lesser sphere. R. Hash. 4b, a. fr. תפסת מרובה לא תפסת תפסת מ׳ תפסת if you take hold of the larger thing, you may lose your hold, if of the smaller, you will hold it, i. e. where the interpretation is doubtful, select the smaller number; Y.Yoma II, end, 40a הממ׳. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. 13, Par. XII הממ׳ the least portion thereof. Y.Keth.III, 27d bot. בושת הקטן ממ׳ the disgrace of a minor is the less grave thing; ib. ונזקי ממ׳ and the indemnity he gets, is smaller; a. fr.

מוּעָטm., מוּעֶטֶת f. (= מְמ׳; מָעַט) small, minute, sparse. דבר מ׳ a little; small (spot). Tosef.Sot.XV, 12, sq.; Tosef.B. Bath. II, 17 משייד בה ד׳ מ׳ leaves a little portion (of the wall) unfinished in remembrance of the destruction of Jerusalem; משיידת ד׳ מ׳ leaves off a little portion of her toilet. Ḥag.I, 5 זה וזה מ׳ if he has little of both. Ib. 8 שהן מקדא מ׳ the Biblical text for these laws is sparse. Gitt.14a מתנה מ׳ a small gift. Sifra Tsav, ch. 15, Par. 11 סמיכה מ׳ the putting on of hands which is rarer (than waving, being confined only to live sacrifices); תנופה מ׳ waving which is rarer (being performed by one person only, while putting hands on is done by all sharers in the sacrifice); a. fr.Pl. מוּעָטִים, מוּעָטִין; מוּעָטוֹת. Ḥag. l. c. אוכלים מרובים ונכסים מ׳ many eaters (members of the household partaking of the peace-offering) and small wealth. Ib. עולות מ׳ less burnt-offerings (than peace-offerings). Ib. 11a מקרא … והלכות מ׳ the Rabbinical laws sparse in comparison to the profuse Bible text on the subject. Arakh.30b וכי יש … שנים מ׳ are there longer and shorter years?; a. fr.Esp. מוּעָט, מְמוּעָט the smaller thing, the lesser sphere. R. Hash. 4b, a. fr. תפסת מרובה לא תפסת תפסת מ׳ תפסת if you take hold of the larger thing, you may lose your hold, if of the smaller, you will hold it, i. e. where the interpretation is doubtful, select the smaller number; Y.Yoma II, end, 40a הממ׳. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. 13, Par. XII הממ׳ the least portion thereof. Y.Keth.III, 27d bot. בושת הקטן ממ׳ the disgrace of a minor is the less grave thing; ib. ונזקי ממ׳ and the indemnity he gets, is smaller; a. fr.

מָעַט(b. h.; cmp. מוּט) to be thin, minute.Part. pass. מָעוּט, f. מְעוּטָה; pl. מְעוּטִים, מְעוּטִין; מְעוּטוֹת. Y.Pes.V, 32a bot.; Y.Snh.I, 18c bot. גסי רוח ומְעוּטֵי תידה big in spirit (haughty) and small in learning (of narrow capacity). Tosef.Ḥall.I, 7; a. e.Tam.IV, 2 במעוטה at least (Talm. ed. 31a במעוטן, comment. במיעוטן on the smallest of the tables). Pi. מִעֵט, מִיעֵט 1) to diminish, reduce; to do little. Ab. IV, 10 הוי מְמַעֵט בעסקוכ׳ do less business, and busy thyself with the Law. M. Kat. 22a, v. עֵסֶק. Taan. I, 7 מְמַעֲטִין במשאוכ׳ we must reduce business transactions, building Ib. IV, 6 משנכנס אב ממעטין בשמחה with the beginning of the month of Ab we must reduce rejoicing. Ḥull.60b לכי ומַעֲטִי את עצמך go and make thyself smaller (be reduced). Snh.17a הואיל ומִיעַטְתֶּם עצמיכם because you made yourselves small (were modest); Num. R. s. 15. Tosef.Erub.IX (VI), 15 מִיעֲטָהּ באבניםוכ׳ if he reduced the size of the gap by means of stones Y. ib. VII, beg.24b ממעטין בכלים you may use utensils for reducing the opening. Bab. ib. 77b ממעט effects the reduction, i. e. puts the two adjoining places in the legal condition of dwellings connected by a gate; a. fr. 2) (interpret.) to limit, qualify, exclude from the rule. Shebu.26a היה דורש את כל התורה בריבה ומיעט interpreted the entire Law on the principle of ‘It includes and it excludes, i. e. on the principle that if, in the Biblical text, a specification is preceded and followed by general terms, both an extension ( ריבוי) and a limitation ( מיעוט) must be found; e. g. ib. (ref. to Lev. 5:4) או נפש … להרע … מי׳וכ׳ ‘or if a soul swears, this is a general expression, ‘for bad or for good, this limits (the sphere of the law to things which are either an advantage or a disadvantage); ‘whatsoever it be, this is again a generalization; now what does it include? All kinds of words (vows); ומאי מ׳ מ׳וכ׳ and what does it exclude? It excludes a religious act (the vow of doing a forbidden thing or not doing a commanded thing). Sifra Tsav, ch. XV, Par. 11 אם מִיעַטְתִּים מסמיכה מרובה לא אֲמַעֲטֵם בתנופהוכ׳ if I exclude them (the gentiles) from the privilege of laying hands on the sacrifice, which has a wider sphere of application, must I not exclude them from the privilege of waving ?; a. fr.Part. pass. מְמוּעָט, v. מוּעָט. Hif. הִמְעִיט to do little, less. Ber.I7a שמא תאמר אני מרבה והוא מַמְעִיט lest you say, I do much good, and he but little; שנינו אחד המרבה ואחד הממעיטוכ׳ we have learned, whether one does much or little (they are equally worthy), provided one directs his heart ; Men. XIII, 11; a. fr. Nithpa. נִתְמַעֵט, Hithpa. הִתְמַעֵט to be diminished, reduced. Erub.VII, 5 נ׳ התבן מעשרהוכ׳ if the pile of straw has been reduced to less than ten handbreadths. Ib. 54b; Ab. Zar.19a מִתְמַעֵט he will become less (will decline in learning). Arakh.30b נ׳ כספו if his value was reduced. Tosef.Sot.XIV, 10 נִתְמַעֲטוּ הימיםוכ׳ the days were reduced, and the years shortened. Ib. התחילו הגוים להתרבות וישראל להִתְמעֵט the nations began to grow and the Israelites to be reduced (in rank). Pesik. R. s. 14 נִתְמַעֲטָה ידו he became reduced in fortune. Midr. Till. to Ps. 12, end נפשם מִתְמַעֶטֶת עליהם their soul within them shrinks, i. e. they feel jealous and angry; Yalk. ib. 659; Lev. R. s. 32, beg. מתמענת (corr. acc.). Sifra l. c. נִתְמַעֶטֶת תנופה the sphere of the act of waving is the smaller one; נִתְמַעֲטָה סמיכה the laying on of hands has the smaller sphere; a. fr.Erub.80b מאי נתמעט נתמטמט ‘it was reduced (Mish. VII, 7) means, it was reduced to atoms, v. מִטְמֵט.B. Mets.71a נכסיו מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. סוּט h.Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 14 מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. מָעַךְ.

מָעַט(b. h.; cmp. מוּט) to be thin, minute.Part. pass. מָעוּט, f. מְעוּטָה; pl. מְעוּטִים, מְעוּטִין; מְעוּטוֹת. Y.Pes.V, 32a bot.; Y.Snh.I, 18c bot. גסי רוח ומְעוּטֵי תידה big in spirit (haughty) and small in learning (of narrow capacity). Tosef.Ḥall.I, 7; a. e.Tam.IV, 2 במעוטה at least (Talm. ed. 31a במעוטן, comment. במיעוטן on the smallest of the tables). Pi. מִעֵט, מִיעֵט 1) to diminish, reduce; to do little. Ab. IV, 10 הוי מְמַעֵט בעסקוכ׳ do less business, and busy thyself with the Law. M. Kat. 22a, v. עֵסֶק. Taan. I, 7 מְמַעֲטִין במשאוכ׳ we must reduce business transactions, building Ib. IV, 6 משנכנס אב ממעטין בשמחה with the beginning of the month of Ab we must reduce rejoicing. Ḥull.60b לכי ומַעֲטִי את עצמך go and make thyself smaller (be reduced). Snh.17a הואיל ומִיעַטְתֶּם עצמיכם because you made yourselves small (were modest); Num. R. s. 15. Tosef.Erub.IX (VI), 15 מִיעֲטָהּ באבניםוכ׳ if he reduced the size of the gap by means of stones Y. ib. VII, beg.24b ממעטין בכלים you may use utensils for reducing the opening. Bab. ib. 77b ממעט effects the reduction, i. e. puts the two adjoining places in the legal condition of dwellings connected by a gate; a. fr. 2) (interpret.) to limit, qualify, exclude from the rule. Shebu.26a היה דורש את כל התורה בריבה ומיעט interpreted the entire Law on the principle of ‘It includes and it excludes, i. e. on the principle that if, in the Biblical text, a specification is preceded and followed by general terms, both an extension ( ריבוי) and a limitation ( מיעוט) must be found; e. g. ib. (ref. to Lev. 5:4) או נפש … להרע … מי׳וכ׳ ‘or if a soul swears, this is a general expression, ‘for bad or for good, this limits (the sphere of the law to things which are either an advantage or a disadvantage); ‘whatsoever it be, this is again a generalization; now what does it include? All kinds of words (vows); ומאי מ׳ מ׳וכ׳ and what does it exclude? It excludes a religious act (the vow of doing a forbidden thing or not doing a commanded thing). Sifra Tsav, ch. XV, Par. 11 אם מִיעַטְתִּים מסמיכה מרובה לא אֲמַעֲטֵם בתנופהוכ׳ if I exclude them (the gentiles) from the privilege of laying hands on the sacrifice, which has a wider sphere of application, must I not exclude them from the privilege of waving ?; a. fr.Part. pass. מְמוּעָט, v. מוּעָט. Hif. הִמְעִיט to do little, less. Ber.I7a שמא תאמר אני מרבה והוא מַמְעִיט lest you say, I do much good, and he but little; שנינו אחד המרבה ואחד הממעיטוכ׳ we have learned, whether one does much or little (they are equally worthy), provided one directs his heart ; Men. XIII, 11; a. fr. Nithpa. נִתְמַעֵט, Hithpa. הִתְמַעֵט to be diminished, reduced. Erub.VII, 5 נ׳ התבן מעשרהוכ׳ if the pile of straw has been reduced to less than ten handbreadths. Ib. 54b; Ab. Zar.19a מִתְמַעֵט he will become less (will decline in learning). Arakh.30b נ׳ כספו if his value was reduced. Tosef.Sot.XIV, 10 נִתְמַעֲטוּ הימיםוכ׳ the days were reduced, and the years shortened. Ib. התחילו הגוים להתרבות וישראל להִתְמעֵט the nations began to grow and the Israelites to be reduced (in rank). Pesik. R. s. 14 נִתְמַעֲטָה ידו he became reduced in fortune. Midr. Till. to Ps. 12, end נפשם מִתְמַעֶטֶת עליהם their soul within them shrinks, i. e. they feel jealous and angry; Yalk. ib. 659; Lev. R. s. 32, beg. מתמענת (corr. acc.). Sifra l. c. נִתְמַעֶטֶת תנופה the sphere of the act of waving is the smaller one; נִתְמַעֲטָה סמיכה the laying on of hands has the smaller sphere; a. fr.Erub.80b מאי נתמעט נתמטמט ‘it was reduced (Mish. VII, 7) means, it was reduced to atoms, v. מִטְמֵט.B. Mets.71a נכסיו מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. סוּט h.Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 14 מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. מָעַךְ.

מְעַטII m. (b. h.; preced.) a little, little. Ab. I, 15 אמור מ׳ ועשה הרבה promise little and do much. Sabb.31b (ref. to Koh. 7:16) הא מ׳ לירשע but a little wrong one may do?; a. e.V. מוּעָט.

מְעַטII m. (b. h.; preced.) a little, little. Ab. I, 15 אמור מ׳ ועשה הרבה promise little and do much. Sabb.31b (ref. to Koh. 7:16) הא מ׳ לירשע but a little wrong one may do?; a. e.V. מוּעָט.

קִמְעָא, קִמְעָה, קִי׳c. (preced.; cmp. קוֹמֶץ) a little, somewhat. Pes.113b אוכל … ק׳ eats much and passes little. Y.Yoma III, beg.40b בתחלה ק׳ ק׳וכ׳ first the redemption comes little by little, and then ; Y.Ber.I, 2c קִימְאָה; Cant. R. to VI, 10. Ib. to IV, 4, v. זוּעִ h.; a. fr.

קִמְעָא, קִמְעָה, קִי׳c. (preced.; cmp. קוֹמֶץ) a little, somewhat. Pes.113b אוכל … ק׳ eats much and passes little. Y.Yoma III, beg.40b בתחלה ק׳ ק׳וכ׳ first the redemption comes little by little, and then ; Y.Ber.I, 2c קִימְאָה; Cant. R. to VI, 10. Ib. to IV, 4, v. זוּעִ h.; a. fr.

קִמְעָא, קִמְעָה, קִי׳c. (preced.; cmp. קוֹמֶץ) a little, somewhat. Pes.113b אוכל … ק׳ eats much and passes little. Y.Yoma III, beg.40b בתחלה ק׳ ק׳וכ׳ first the redemption comes little by little, and then ; Y.Ber.I, 2c קִימְאָה; Cant. R. to VI, 10. Ib. to IV, 4, v. זוּעִ h.; a. fr.

קִמְעָא, קִמְעָה, קִי׳c. (preced.; cmp. קוֹמֶץ) a little, somewhat. Pes.113b אוכל … ק׳ eats much and passes little. Y.Yoma III, beg.40b בתחלה ק׳ ק׳וכ׳ first the redemption comes little by little, and then ; Y.Ber.I, 2c קִימְאָה; Cant. R. to VI, 10. Ib. to IV, 4, v. זוּעִ h.; a. fr.

קִמְעָא, קִמְעָה, קִי׳c. (preced.; cmp. קוֹמֶץ) a little, somewhat. Pes.113b אוכל … ק׳ eats much and passes little. Y.Yoma III, beg.40b בתחלה ק׳ ק׳וכ׳ first the redemption comes little by little, and then ; Y.Ber.I, 2c קִימְאָה; Cant. R. to VI, 10. Ib. to IV, 4, v. זוּעִ h.; a. fr.

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תְּתֵי,Pa. תַּתֵּי (denom. of תַּתָּא) to lower, go down. Zeb.54b נִיתַתֵּי ביה קליל let us go down a little with it (build it a little lower; Yalk. Deut. 910 ליתתי ליה פורתא; Yalk. Josh. 24 ניחתא ביה קליל). Ithpa. אִיתַּתֵּי to be lowered, placed under. Men.99a מידלי ליה ומִיתַּתֵּי להו לדידהו פורתא it was lifted over and let down (and placed) a little lower than they (the other tables). Pes.8a דמִיתַּתְּיָא (not דמיתתאי) when the bed stands on low legs, opp. דמידליא, v. דְּלֵי.

תְּתֵי,Pa. תַּתֵּי (denom. of תַּתָּא) to lower, go down. Zeb.54b נִיתַתֵּי ביה קליל let us go down a little with it (build it a little lower; Yalk. Deut. 910 ליתתי ליה פורתא; Yalk. Josh. 24 ניחתא ביה קליל). Ithpa. אִיתַּתֵּי to be lowered, placed under. Men.99a מידלי ליה ומִיתַּתֵּי להו לדידהו פורתא it was lifted over and let down (and placed) a little lower than they (the other tables). Pes.8a דמִיתַּתְּיָא (not דמיתתאי) when the bed stands on low legs, opp. דמידליא, v. דְּלֵי.

הַצָּלָהf. (b. h.; נצל) rescue, relief. Meg.16b הצָּלַת נפשות saving of human lives. Gitt.56a (in Chald, diction) אפשר דהויה׳ פורתא may be some little relief (by royal favor) can be had; ib.b וה׳ פורתא נמיוכ׳ and even a little favor will not be shown. Ḥull.52b הצלת עצמה the animals own effort to save itself; ה׳ אחרים the human efforts to save the animal. Ex. R. s. 1 ה׳ מים saving from drowning; a. fr.

הַצָּלָהf. (b. h.; נצל) rescue, relief. Meg.16b הצָּלַת נפשות saving of human lives. Gitt.56a (in Chald, diction) אפשר דהויה׳ פורתא may be some little relief (by royal favor) can be had; ib.b וה׳ פורתא נמיוכ׳ and even a little favor will not be shown. Ḥull.52b הצלת עצמה the animals own effort to save itself; ה׳ אחרים the human efforts to save the animal. Ex. R. s. 1 ה׳ מים saving from drowning; a. fr.