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סָמַךְ(b. h.) (to close, join, 1) to pack, make close, stamp. Shebi. III, 8 לא יִסְמוֹךְ בעפר one should not support the dam by packing earth upon it, v. סָבַךְ. Gen. R. s. 5 סְמָבָןוכ׳ he crowded them between (Lev. R. s. 10 שָׂמָן); a. e. 2) to support, stem. Midr. Till. to Ps. 136, עוג היה … וסוֹמְכוֹ Og broke a mountain loòse and threw it on the Israelites …, Moses took a pebble and mentioned the Holy Name over it and stemmed its fall; הידים שכך סוֹמְכוֹת the hands which thus stem (the mountain); Deut. R. s. 1, end; a. e. 3) to bring close, to join. Y.Sabb.III, 5d bot. אפי׳ לִסְמוֹךְ לו even to place a vessel close to it (to be warmed); Bab. ib. 38b. Y.Kil.II, 27d סוֹמְכִין עומריןוכ׳ you may put packed sheaves by the side of Kil. II, 7 לסמוך לווכ׳ to plant closely adjoining to it Ib. 8; a. fr.Esp. (sub. יד) a) to press hands on the head of a sacrifice (to indicate ownership). Men.IX, 8 הכל סוֹמְכִיןוכ׳ all persons are entitled to lay hands on their sacrifices, except Ḥag.II, 2 שלא לסמוך that the laying on of hands must not be done on the Holy Days. Ib. 3 ואין סומכין עליהם but hands must not be laid on them; a. fr.b) to lay hands on the head of a scholar, in gen. to ordain. Snh.14a the government decreed שכל הסומך יהרגוכ׳ that whosoever ordained a scholar should be put to death, and whosoever be ordained should be put to death, ועיר שסומכיןוכ׳ and the town wherein the ordination takes place Ib. וס׳ שם חמשהוכ׳ and he ordained there five elders. Ib. ר״מ לא סְמָכוֹר״ע that R. Akiba never ordained R. M.Ib. סומכין בארץ ונִסְמָכִיןוכ׳ if those ordaining stand on Palestinean ground, and those to be ordained outside of Palestine; a. fr. 4) to lean, to rely. Ber.9a, a. fr., v. כְּדָיי. Erub.65b נִסְמוֹךְ עלוכ׳ let us rely on the opinion of ; a. fr.Trnsf. a) to support; to find support for an opinion or a rule, (v. אַסְמַכְתָּא). Y.Shebi.X, 39c bot. (ref. to Deut. 15:3) מיכן סָמְכוּ לפרוזבולוכ׳ here they found a support for the prosbol as a Biblical institution, expl. בשהתקין הלל סְמָכוּהוּוכ׳ when Hillel had instituted it, they supported it by reference to b) (with ענין) to bring under the same rule laws which are joined in the Biblical text. Yeb.4a (ref. to Ex. 22:17 a. 18) סמכו עניין לווכ׳ they brought the subject (verse 17) close to it (verse 18) (to intimate) as the punishment for the one is stoning, so is it for the other. Ib. וכי מפני שסמכווכ׳ can we put a person to death on an intimation suggested merely by the neighborhood of two subjects? (v. סְמוּכִים, infra).Part. pass. סָמוּךְ; f. סְמוּכָה; pl. סְמוּכִים, סְמוּכִין; סְמוּכוֹת a) near, close by. Meg.3b וכל הס׳ לו and all (the inhabited area) adjoining it. Men.98a, a. e. על בס׳ the preposition ʿal means immediately on. Sifré Num. 131 הרבה פרשיות ס׳וכ׳ many sections (in the Torah) adjoin one another, and yet are (mentally) as far from one another Sabb.I, 2 ס׳ למנחה near Minḥah time; a. v. fr.Esp. סְמוּכִין, סְמוּכִים the interpretation founded on the fact of local junction of texts (v. supra). Yeb. l. c. ס׳ מן התורה מנין where is it intimated that Biblical texts are to be interpreted on the basis of proximity? Answ. (ref. to Ps. 111:8): they are arranged Ib. מאן דלא דריש ס׳ he who does not adopt the interpretation based on textual proximity. Ber.10a; a. fr.b) strong, hardened. Num. R. s. 9 לבה ס׳ עליהם her heart is hardened towards them (and their presence will prevent her from confessing her guilt); cmp. גּוּס I. Nif. נִסְמַךְ 1) to be adjoined. Ber. l. c. למה נִסְמְכָהוכ׳ why has the section referring to Absalom (Ps. 3) been joined to that relating to Gog and Magog (Ps. 2)? Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 20 ונ׳ להרוכ׳ and is close to the mountain opposite. M. Kat. 28a; a. fr. 2) to be ordained. Snh. l. c., v. supra. Yoma 87a שראויין לִיסָּמֵךְ who are worthy to be ordained; a. fr. Pi. סִימֵּךְ to support, prop. Y.Maasr.II, 50a top המְסַמֵּךְ בגפנים he who props vines. Yalk. Ex. 244 עוזר ומסמך אתהוכ׳ thou art a helper and supporter to all ; a. e.Part. pass. מְסוּמָּךְ, pl. מְסוּמָּכִין. Kel. II, 2 יושבין שלא מ׳ (vessels or fragments of vessels) resting without the need of a support. Hif. הִסְמִיךְ to pack, tread. Y. Maasr. l. c. ברגליו מַסְמִיךְ working with his feet is he who packs (sheaves ; Y.B. Mets.VII, beg.11b מקמץ). Hithpa. הִסְתַּמֵּךְ, Nithpa. נִסְתַּמֵּךְ to lean ones self. Gen. R. s. 45, end היתה מִסְתַּמֶּכֶת עלוכ׳ was leaning on her hand-maid. Sifré Num. 131 והיה מִסְתַּמֵּךְוכ׳ and he went off leaning on his stick; a. e.

סָמַךְ(b. h.) (to close, join, 1) to pack, make close, stamp. Shebi. III, 8 לא יִסְמוֹךְ בעפר one should not support the dam by packing earth upon it, v. סָבַךְ. Gen. R. s. 5 סְמָבָןוכ׳ he crowded them between (Lev. R. s. 10 שָׂמָן); a. e. 2) to support, stem. Midr. Till. to Ps. 136, עוג היה … וסוֹמְכוֹ Og broke a mountain loòse and threw it on the Israelites …, Moses took a pebble and mentioned the Holy Name over it and stemmed its fall; הידים שכך סוֹמְכוֹת the hands which thus stem (the mountain); Deut. R. s. 1, end; a. e. 3) to bring close, to join. Y.Sabb.III, 5d bot. אפי׳ לִסְמוֹךְ לו even to place a vessel close to it (to be warmed); Bab. ib. 38b. Y.Kil.II, 27d סוֹמְכִין עומריןוכ׳ you may put packed sheaves by the side of Kil. II, 7 לסמוך לווכ׳ to plant closely adjoining to it Ib. 8; a. fr.Esp. (sub. יד) a) to press hands on the head of a sacrifice (to indicate ownership). Men.IX, 8 הכל סוֹמְכִיןוכ׳ all persons are entitled to lay hands on their sacrifices, except Ḥag.II, 2 שלא לסמוך that the laying on of hands must not be done on the Holy Days. Ib. 3 ואין סומכין עליהם but hands must not be laid on them; a. fr.b) to lay hands on the head of a scholar, in gen. to ordain. Snh.14a the government decreed שכל הסומך יהרגוכ׳ that whosoever ordained a scholar should be put to death, and whosoever be ordained should be put to death, ועיר שסומכיןוכ׳ and the town wherein the ordination takes place Ib. וס׳ שם חמשהוכ׳ and he ordained there five elders. Ib. ר״מ לא סְמָכוֹר״ע that R. Akiba never ordained R. M.Ib. סומכין בארץ ונִסְמָכִיןוכ׳ if those ordaining stand on Palestinean ground, and those to be ordained outside of Palestine; a. fr. 4) to lean, to rely. Ber.9a, a. fr., v. כְּדָיי. Erub.65b נִסְמוֹךְ עלוכ׳ let us rely on the opinion of ; a. fr.Trnsf. a) to support; to find support for an opinion or a rule, (v. אַסְמַכְתָּא). Y.Shebi.X, 39c bot. (ref. to Deut. 15:3) מיכן סָמְכוּ לפרוזבולוכ׳ here they found a support for the prosbol as a Biblical institution, expl. בשהתקין הלל סְמָכוּהוּוכ׳ when Hillel had instituted it, they supported it by reference to b) (with ענין) to bring under the same rule laws which are joined in the Biblical text. Yeb.4a (ref. to Ex. 22:17 a. 18) סמכו עניין לווכ׳ they brought the subject (verse 17) close to it (verse 18) (to intimate) as the punishment for the one is stoning, so is it for the other. Ib. וכי מפני שסמכווכ׳ can we put a person to death on an intimation suggested merely by the neighborhood of two subjects? (v. סְמוּכִים, infra).Part. pass. סָמוּךְ; f. סְמוּכָה; pl. סְמוּכִים, סְמוּכִין; סְמוּכוֹת a) near, close by. Meg.3b וכל הס׳ לו and all (the inhabited area) adjoining it. Men.98a, a. e. על בס׳ the preposition ʿal means immediately on. Sifré Num. 131 הרבה פרשיות ס׳וכ׳ many sections (in the Torah) adjoin one another, and yet are (mentally) as far from one another Sabb.I, 2 ס׳ למנחה near Minḥah time; a. v. fr.Esp. סְמוּכִין, סְמוּכִים the interpretation founded on the fact of local junction of texts (v. supra). Yeb. l. c. ס׳ מן התורה מנין where is it intimated that Biblical texts are to be interpreted on the basis of proximity? Answ. (ref. to Ps. 111:8): they are arranged Ib. מאן דלא דריש ס׳ he who does not adopt the interpretation based on textual proximity. Ber.10a; a. fr.b) strong, hardened. Num. R. s. 9 לבה ס׳ עליהם her heart is hardened towards them (and their presence will prevent her from confessing her guilt); cmp. גּוּס I. Nif. נִסְמַךְ 1) to be adjoined. Ber. l. c. למה נִסְמְכָהוכ׳ why has the section referring to Absalom (Ps. 3) been joined to that relating to Gog and Magog (Ps. 2)? Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 20 ונ׳ להרוכ׳ and is close to the mountain opposite. M. Kat. 28a; a. fr. 2) to be ordained. Snh. l. c., v. supra. Yoma 87a שראויין לִיסָּמֵךְ who are worthy to be ordained; a. fr. Pi. סִימֵּךְ to support, prop. Y.Maasr.II, 50a top המְסַמֵּךְ בגפנים he who props vines. Yalk. Ex. 244 עוזר ומסמך אתהוכ׳ thou art a helper and supporter to all ; a. e.Part. pass. מְסוּמָּךְ, pl. מְסוּמָּכִין. Kel. II, 2 יושבין שלא מ׳ (vessels or fragments of vessels) resting without the need of a support. Hif. הִסְמִיךְ to pack, tread. Y. Maasr. l. c. ברגליו מַסְמִיךְ working with his feet is he who packs (sheaves ; Y.B. Mets.VII, beg.11b מקמץ). Hithpa. הִסְתַּמֵּךְ, Nithpa. נִסְתַּמֵּךְ to lean ones self. Gen. R. s. 45, end היתה מִסְתַּמֶּכֶת עלוכ׳ was leaning on her hand-maid. Sifré Num. 131 והיה מִסְתַּמֵּךְוכ׳ and he went off leaning on his stick; a. e.

תָּאַם(b. h.; v. אֵם) to join, combine.Denom. תְּאוֹם. Hif. הִתְאִים (denom. of תְּאוֹם) to be twin-like, joined, adjoining. Y.Ber.III, 6b top היו שם שתי דרכימ מַתְאִימוֹתוכ׳ if there are two twin-roads (starting from, and leading to the same place), one long, but levitically clean, and the other short, but unclean; Y.Naz.VII, 56a bot. Tosef.Sabb.III, 3 שתי כירים המהאימות two adjoining stoves (perfectly alike); Sabb.37a; Y. ib. III, beg.5c; a. e.Bekh.VI, 1 מתאימות (sub. שינים) molar teeth, v. תְּאוֹם.Kel. II, 7 Ar., v. infra.Part. pass. מּוּתְאָם; f. מוּתְאֶמֶת; pl. מוּתְאָמִים; מוּתְאָמוֹת a) placed between. Cant. R. to I, 13 שהוא מ׳ ביןוכ׳ he (Abraham) was between the Divine Presence and the angel. Ib. to IV, 2; Yalk. ib. 988 שהיו מ׳וכ׳ they (the Israelites) were between Cant. R. to IV, 4 שהיו מ׳ בין החלוץוכ׳ they were placed between the vanguard and the rear-guard.b) divided into two compartments. Sifré Deut. 357 as the branch is separated from the trunk, yet not detached (v. פִּסְגָּה), כך קבורתו … מ׳ מן ההר ואינה מ׳ so is Moses grave divided off from the mountain and yet not entirely divided off, the valley being between them (to connect them); Yalk. ib. 963.Kel. II, 7 קלמרים המותאמות ed. Dehr. (oth. ed. המְתוֹאָמוֹת, Pu.; Ar. המַתְאֶמֶת) an inkstand with two compartments, v. קַלְמָרִין.

תָּאַם(b. h.; v. אֵם) to join, combine.Denom. תְּאוֹם. Hif. הִתְאִים (denom. of תְּאוֹם) to be twin-like, joined, adjoining. Y.Ber.III, 6b top היו שם שתי דרכימ מַתְאִימוֹתוכ׳ if there are two twin-roads (starting from, and leading to the same place), one long, but levitically clean, and the other short, but unclean; Y.Naz.VII, 56a bot. Tosef.Sabb.III, 3 שתי כירים המהאימות two adjoining stoves (perfectly alike); Sabb.37a; Y. ib. III, beg.5c; a. e.Bekh.VI, 1 מתאימות (sub. שינים) molar teeth, v. תְּאוֹם.Kel. II, 7 Ar., v. infra.Part. pass. מּוּתְאָם; f. מוּתְאֶמֶת; pl. מוּתְאָמִים; מוּתְאָמוֹת a) placed between. Cant. R. to I, 13 שהוא מ׳ ביןוכ׳ he (Abraham) was between the Divine Presence and the angel. Ib. to IV, 2; Yalk. ib. 988 שהיו מ׳וכ׳ they (the Israelites) were between Cant. R. to IV, 4 שהיו מ׳ בין החלוץוכ׳ they were placed between the vanguard and the rear-guard.b) divided into two compartments. Sifré Deut. 357 as the branch is separated from the trunk, yet not detached (v. פִּסְגָּה), כך קבורתו … מ׳ מן ההר ואינה מ׳ so is Moses grave divided off from the mountain and yet not entirely divided off, the valley being between them (to connect them); Yalk. ib. 963.Kel. II, 7 קלמרים המותאמות ed. Dehr. (oth. ed. המְתוֹאָמוֹת, Pu.; Ar. המַתְאֶמֶת) an inkstand with two compartments, v. קַלְמָרִין.

זָוִיתf. (b. h.; v. זָוָוא) joint, angle, corner. Ber.31a בז׳ זו in one corner of the room, בז׳ אחרת in another corner; Pes.10b.M. Kat. 18a מז׳ לז׳ from one corner of the lips to the other (mustaches); a. fr.קרן ז׳ ( the horn of juncture), corner-piece, shelf. Gitt.13a צבורין ומונחין בק׳ ז׳ heaped up and ready on the shelf; Kidd.66a; a. e.Pl. זָוִיֹּות. Neg. XII, 3 בשני כתלים בז׳ Mish. ed. (Talm. ed. sing.) on two adjoining walls; Sifra Mtsora, Neg., Par. 7, ch. V.

זָוִיתf. (b. h.; v. זָוָוא) joint, angle, corner. Ber.31a בז׳ זו in one corner of the room, בז׳ אחרת in another corner; Pes.10b.M. Kat. 18a מז׳ לז׳ from one corner of the lips to the other (mustaches); a. fr.קרן ז׳ ( the horn of juncture), corner-piece, shelf. Gitt.13a צבורין ומונחין בק׳ ז׳ heaped up and ready on the shelf; Kidd.66a; a. e.Pl. זָוִיֹּות. Neg. XII, 3 בשני כתלים בז׳ Mish. ed. (Talm. ed. sing.) on two adjoining walls; Sifra Mtsora, Neg., Par. 7, ch. V.

כַּרְמְלִיתf. (v. כֶּרֶם) a marked off plot in a public thoroughfare, in gen. an area which cannot be classified either as private ground ( רשות היחיד) or as public ground ( רשות הרבים). Y.Sabb.XI, 13a כל המעכב … נקרא כ׳ whatever obstructs the public road is called karmlith. Tosef. ib. I, 1; Sabb.6a, v. רָשוּת. Ib. אבל … ואיסטוונית והכ׳ but the sea, the valley, the colonnade and the carmlith; expl. ib. 7a קרן זוית הסמוכה לרה״ר a corner plot adjoining the public road; a. fr.Pl. כַּרְמְלִיּוֹת. Y. ib. XI, end, 13b.

כַּרְמְלִיתf. (v. כֶּרֶם) a marked off plot in a public thoroughfare, in gen. an area which cannot be classified either as private ground ( רשות היחיד) or as public ground ( רשות הרבים). Y.Sabb.XI, 13a כל המעכב … נקרא כ׳ whatever obstructs the public road is called karmlith. Tosef. ib. I, 1; Sabb.6a, v. רָשוּת. Ib. אבל … ואיסטוונית והכ׳ but the sea, the valley, the colonnade and the carmlith; expl. ib. 7a קרן זוית הסמוכה לרה״ר a corner plot adjoining the public road; a. fr.Pl. כַּרְמְלִיּוֹת. Y. ib. XI, end, 13b.

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.

סְדוֹמִי, סוֹדָמִיm. (preced.) Sodomite. Gen. R. s. 41 כשאדם רע קורין אותו ס׳ when a man is bad, they call him a Sodomite; Tosef.Sabb.VII (VIII), 23. Ib. 24; a. fr.Pl. סְדוֹמִיִּים, סְדוֹמִים, סְדוֹמִין, סוֹדָ׳. Gen. R. s. 26; Yalk. ib. 44; a. fr.Y.B. Bath.II, 13c top כותל סודמין a wall of the Sodomites, i. e. a wall which may not have windows looking into the adjoining lot.

סְדוֹמִי, סוֹדָמִיm. (preced.) Sodomite. Gen. R. s. 41 כשאדם רע קורין אותו ס׳ when a man is bad, they call him a Sodomite; Tosef.Sabb.VII (VIII), 23. Ib. 24; a. fr.Pl. סְדוֹמִיִּים, סְדוֹמִים, סְדוֹמִין, סוֹדָ׳. Gen. R. s. 26; Yalk. ib. 44; a. fr.Y.B. Bath.II, 13c top כותל סודמין a wall of the Sodomites, i. e. a wall which may not have windows looking into the adjoining lot.

סְדוֹמִי, סוֹדָמִיm. (preced.) Sodomite. Gen. R. s. 41 כשאדם רע קורין אותו ס׳ when a man is bad, they call him a Sodomite; Tosef.Sabb.VII (VIII), 23. Ib. 24; a. fr.Pl. סְדוֹמִיִּים, סְדוֹמִים, סְדוֹמִין, סוֹדָ׳. Gen. R. s. 26; Yalk. ib. 44; a. fr.Y.B. Bath.II, 13c top כותל סודמין a wall of the Sodomites, i. e. a wall which may not have windows looking into the adjoining lot.

סְדוֹמִי, סוֹדָמִיm. (preced.) Sodomite. Gen. R. s. 41 כשאדם רע קורין אותו ס׳ when a man is bad, they call him a Sodomite; Tosef.Sabb.VII (VIII), 23. Ib. 24; a. fr.Pl. סְדוֹמִיִּים, סְדוֹמִים, סְדוֹמִין, סוֹדָ׳. Gen. R. s. 26; Yalk. ib. 44; a. fr.Y.B. Bath.II, 13c top כותל סודמין a wall of the Sodomites, i. e. a wall which may not have windows looking into the adjoining lot.