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קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain

קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain

קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain

קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain

קָשֶׁהm., קָשָׁה f. (b. h.; preced.) stiff, hard, difficult, severe; strong. Tosef.Sabb.IX (X), 2 שני זייפין מן הק׳וכ׳ (some ed. הקִש) two of the stiffest bristles of the swine; Sabb.90b מקָשָׁה של חזיר אחת carrying one of the stiff bristles of the swine is punishable. Taan.20b ק׳ כארז, v. קָנֶה. B. Bath.88b ק׳ עונשנ שלוכ׳ the responsibility for fraud in measures is severer than that for incest. Ib. ק׳ גזל הדיוטוכ׳ robbing an individual is worse than robbing the altar. Gen. R. s. 26, end ק׳ היא המחלוקתוכ׳ strife is as bad as (the sins of) the generation of the flood. Ib. s. 71 ק׳ היא התפלהוכ׳ prayer is a powerful factor, for it reversed the divine decree. Taan.8a שלמודו ק׳ עליווכ׳ to whom his study is as hard as iron. Ib. b (in Chaid. dict.) ק׳ יומאוכ׳, v. קָשַׁי. Ex. R. s. 6 היה ק׳ בעיניהםוכ׳ it seemed too hard a task for them to give up idolatry; a. v. fr.Erub.83b בק׳ with difficulty, v. נַחַת.(Num. R. s. 16 end קשה ערפם, v. קְשִׁי.Pl. קָשִׁים, קָשִׁין; קָשוֹת. Yeb.47b, a. e. ק׳ גריםוכ׳, v. סַפַּחַת. Sot.2a ק׳ לזווגן (Snh.22a קשה), v. זָוַג. Pes.118a ק׳ … כקריעתוכ׳ the providential support of man is as difficult (wonderful) as the splitting of the Red Sea. Ib. ק׳ … כפליםוכ׳ mans support is twice as hard (painful) as travailing. Ber.57b (etymolog. play on קישואים) מפני שהם ק׳ לגוףוכ׳ because they are as hard on the body as swords. Koh. R. to XII, 7 נבואות ק׳ hard (evil) prophecies; a. v. fr.

קָשֶׁהm., קָשָׁה f. (b. h.; preced.) stiff, hard, difficult, severe; strong. Tosef.Sabb.IX (X), 2 שני זייפין מן הק׳וכ׳ (some ed. הקִש) two of the stiffest bristles of the swine; Sabb.90b מקָשָׁה של חזיר אחת carrying one of the stiff bristles of the swine is punishable. Taan.20b ק׳ כארז, v. קָנֶה. B. Bath.88b ק׳ עונשנ שלוכ׳ the responsibility for fraud in measures is severer than that for incest. Ib. ק׳ גזל הדיוטוכ׳ robbing an individual is worse than robbing the altar. Gen. R. s. 26, end ק׳ היא המחלוקתוכ׳ strife is as bad as (the sins of) the generation of the flood. Ib. s. 71 ק׳ היא התפלהוכ׳ prayer is a powerful factor, for it reversed the divine decree. Taan.8a שלמודו ק׳ עליווכ׳ to whom his study is as hard as iron. Ib. b (in Chaid. dict.) ק׳ יומאוכ׳, v. קָשַׁי. Ex. R. s. 6 היה ק׳ בעיניהםוכ׳ it seemed too hard a task for them to give up idolatry; a. v. fr.Erub.83b בק׳ with difficulty, v. נַחַת.(Num. R. s. 16 end קשה ערפם, v. קְשִׁי.Pl. קָשִׁים, קָשִׁין; קָשוֹת. Yeb.47b, a. e. ק׳ גריםוכ׳, v. סַפַּחַת. Sot.2a ק׳ לזווגן (Snh.22a קשה), v. זָוַג. Pes.118a ק׳ … כקריעתוכ׳ the providential support of man is as difficult (wonderful) as the splitting of the Red Sea. Ib. ק׳ … כפליםוכ׳ mans support is twice as hard (painful) as travailing. Ber.57b (etymolog. play on קישואים) מפני שהם ק׳ לגוףוכ׳ because they are as hard on the body as swords. Koh. R. to XII, 7 נבואות ק׳ hard (evil) prophecies; a. v. fr.

קֵהֶה, קֵי׳m., קֵהָה, קֵי׳ f. (preced.; cmp. כֵּהֶה) dull, faint; 1) (of cutting tools) blunt; (of teeth) blunt and loose.Pl. קֵהִים, קֵהִין, קֵי׳; קֵהוֹת, קֵי׳. Midr. Sam. ch. 16 as with the grape vine כל מי … שיניו ק׳וכ׳ he that eats of its unripe fruit, will have his teeth set on edge, so it is with Israel ; Lev. R. s. 36 (corr. version after Midr. Sam.). 2) (of limbs) wearied, benumbed. Y.Yoma VIII, 44d בבא מן … ק׳ עליו in the case of one that had come from a journey, and his feet were benumbed; Y.Ber.II, 5b bot.; a. e. 3) tough, hard, unyielding. Taan.7b (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית רקיע שק׳ כברזלוכ׳ when thou seest the sky as tough as iron not sending down dew or rain; Yalk. Koh. 979 אם … דור שהשמים קהיןוכ׳ when thou seest a generation over which the heavens are as tough Ab. IV, 20 ענבים קהות hard (unripe) grapes, opp. בשולות.Trnsf. (of intellectual subjects) tough, difficult, unsolvable. Yalk. l. c. אם … שתלמודו ק׳ עליו כברזל when thou seest a student to whom his lesson is as tough as iron (Taan.8a שלמודו קשה; Ms. M. כהה). Pesik. R. s. 33 והמעשה שהיה ק׳וכ׳ and when a case was too difficult for me to decide, I asked ; Yalk. Job 917. Cant. R. to IV, 11; a. e. 4) fainting, having a morbid appetite. Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c שכן דרך הק׳ אוכלות אותו for craving women are in the habit of eating it (the unripe grape).

קֵהֶה, קֵי׳m., קֵהָה, קֵי׳ f. (preced.; cmp. כֵּהֶה) dull, faint; 1) (of cutting tools) blunt; (of teeth) blunt and loose.Pl. קֵהִים, קֵהִין, קֵי׳; קֵהוֹת, קֵי׳. Midr. Sam. ch. 16 as with the grape vine כל מי … שיניו ק׳וכ׳ he that eats of its unripe fruit, will have his teeth set on edge, so it is with Israel ; Lev. R. s. 36 (corr. version after Midr. Sam.). 2) (of limbs) wearied, benumbed. Y.Yoma VIII, 44d בבא מן … ק׳ עליו in the case of one that had come from a journey, and his feet were benumbed; Y.Ber.II, 5b bot.; a. e. 3) tough, hard, unyielding. Taan.7b (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית רקיע שק׳ כברזלוכ׳ when thou seest the sky as tough as iron not sending down dew or rain; Yalk. Koh. 979 אם … דור שהשמים קהיןוכ׳ when thou seest a generation over which the heavens are as tough Ab. IV, 20 ענבים קהות hard (unripe) grapes, opp. בשולות.Trnsf. (of intellectual subjects) tough, difficult, unsolvable. Yalk. l. c. אם … שתלמודו ק׳ עליו כברזל when thou seest a student to whom his lesson is as tough as iron (Taan.8a שלמודו קשה; Ms. M. כהה). Pesik. R. s. 33 והמעשה שהיה ק׳וכ׳ and when a case was too difficult for me to decide, I asked ; Yalk. Job 917. Cant. R. to IV, 11; a. e. 4) fainting, having a morbid appetite. Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c שכן דרך הק׳ אוכלות אותו for craving women are in the habit of eating it (the unripe grape).

קֵהֶה, קֵי׳m., קֵהָה, קֵי׳ f. (preced.; cmp. כֵּהֶה) dull, faint; 1) (of cutting tools) blunt; (of teeth) blunt and loose.Pl. קֵהִים, קֵהִין, קֵי׳; קֵהוֹת, קֵי׳. Midr. Sam. ch. 16 as with the grape vine כל מי … שיניו ק׳וכ׳ he that eats of its unripe fruit, will have his teeth set on edge, so it is with Israel ; Lev. R. s. 36 (corr. version after Midr. Sam.). 2) (of limbs) wearied, benumbed. Y.Yoma VIII, 44d בבא מן … ק׳ עליו in the case of one that had come from a journey, and his feet were benumbed; Y.Ber.II, 5b bot.; a. e. 3) tough, hard, unyielding. Taan.7b (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית רקיע שק׳ כברזלוכ׳ when thou seest the sky as tough as iron not sending down dew or rain; Yalk. Koh. 979 אם … דור שהשמים קהיןוכ׳ when thou seest a generation over which the heavens are as tough Ab. IV, 20 ענבים קהות hard (unripe) grapes, opp. בשולות.Trnsf. (of intellectual subjects) tough, difficult, unsolvable. Yalk. l. c. אם … שתלמודו ק׳ עליו כברזל when thou seest a student to whom his lesson is as tough as iron (Taan.8a שלמודו קשה; Ms. M. כהה). Pesik. R. s. 33 והמעשה שהיה ק׳וכ׳ and when a case was too difficult for me to decide, I asked ; Yalk. Job 917. Cant. R. to IV, 11; a. e. 4) fainting, having a morbid appetite. Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c שכן דרך הק׳ אוכלות אותו for craving women are in the habit of eating it (the unripe grape).

קֵהֶה, קֵי׳m., קֵהָה, קֵי׳ f. (preced.; cmp. כֵּהֶה) dull, faint; 1) (of cutting tools) blunt; (of teeth) blunt and loose.Pl. קֵהִים, קֵהִין, קֵי׳; קֵהוֹת, קֵי׳. Midr. Sam. ch. 16 as with the grape vine כל מי … שיניו ק׳וכ׳ he that eats of its unripe fruit, will have his teeth set on edge, so it is with Israel ; Lev. R. s. 36 (corr. version after Midr. Sam.). 2) (of limbs) wearied, benumbed. Y.Yoma VIII, 44d בבא מן … ק׳ עליו in the case of one that had come from a journey, and his feet were benumbed; Y.Ber.II, 5b bot.; a. e. 3) tough, hard, unyielding. Taan.7b (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית רקיע שק׳ כברזלוכ׳ when thou seest the sky as tough as iron not sending down dew or rain; Yalk. Koh. 979 אם … דור שהשמים קהיןוכ׳ when thou seest a generation over which the heavens are as tough Ab. IV, 20 ענבים קהות hard (unripe) grapes, opp. בשולות.Trnsf. (of intellectual subjects) tough, difficult, unsolvable. Yalk. l. c. אם … שתלמודו ק׳ עליו כברזל when thou seest a student to whom his lesson is as tough as iron (Taan.8a שלמודו קשה; Ms. M. כהה). Pesik. R. s. 33 והמעשה שהיה ק׳וכ׳ and when a case was too difficult for me to decide, I asked ; Yalk. Job 917. Cant. R. to IV, 11; a. e. 4) fainting, having a morbid appetite. Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c שכן דרך הק׳ אוכלות אותו for craving women are in the habit of eating it (the unripe grape).

פִּעְפֵּעַ(v. פְּעַע) 1) to crush, crumble. Y.Yoma I, 38c bot. אנו פִּעְפַּעְנוּ את הכתלים we (through our sins) have smashed the walls (with ref. to Ps. 137:7); Midr. Till. to Ps. l. c. Y.Sabb.VII, 9d sq. המְפַעְפֵּעַ גושים he that crushes clods. 2) to spread; to pierce, penetrate. Y.Orl.I, 61a השרשים מְפַעְפְּעִין אותו the roots pierce it (the pot). B. Bath.10a ברזל קשה אור מְפַעְפְּעוֹ iron is hard, fire penetrates it; Koh. R. to VII, 26 והאש מְפַעְפַּעְתּוֹ. Ḥull.105a החמין מפעפעין את הידיםוכ׳ hot water enters into the skin of the hands, but does not wash away the fatty substance. Lam. R. to IV, 9 היה אותו הריח מפעפע בהםוכ׳ the flavor permeated them (creating a morbid appetite), and they died. Lev. R. s. 16, v. עֶכֶן. Y.Snh.X, 28d top והיה ריחו מפעפע and the flavor of wine spread. Y.Ḥag.II, 77b bot.; Ruth R. to III, 13; Koh. R. to VII, 8, v. כֶּרֶס; a. e.

פִּעְפֵּעַ(v. פְּעַע) 1) to crush, crumble. Y.Yoma I, 38c bot. אנו פִּעְפַּעְנוּ את הכתלים we (through our sins) have smashed the walls (with ref. to Ps. 137:7); Midr. Till. to Ps. l. c. Y.Sabb.VII, 9d sq. המְפַעְפֵּעַ גושים he that crushes clods. 2) to spread; to pierce, penetrate. Y.Orl.I, 61a השרשים מְפַעְפְּעִין אותו the roots pierce it (the pot). B. Bath.10a ברזל קשה אור מְפַעְפְּעוֹ iron is hard, fire penetrates it; Koh. R. to VII, 26 והאש מְפַעְפַּעְתּוֹ. Ḥull.105a החמין מפעפעין את הידיםוכ׳ hot water enters into the skin of the hands, but does not wash away the fatty substance. Lam. R. to IV, 9 היה אותו הריח מפעפע בהםוכ׳ the flavor permeated them (creating a morbid appetite), and they died. Lev. R. s. 16, v. עֶכֶן. Y.Snh.X, 28d top והיה ריחו מפעפע and the flavor of wine spread. Y.Ḥag.II, 77b bot.; Ruth R. to III, 13; Koh. R. to VII, 8, v. כֶּרֶס; a. e.

צִנָּהII, צִינָּה II f. (v. צָנַן) stinging palm, stone-palm (whose wood is very hard and thorny).Pl. צִנִּים, צִנִּין, צִי׳. Y.B. Mets.II, end, 8d קורדום … לא צ׳ ועצי זית if one finds an axe, he may use it for chopping ordinary wood, but not for stone-palms and olive trees; Tosef. ib. II, 22 צנם ed. Zuck. (Var. צנון, read: צנה or צנין). Succ.III, 1 צִינֵּי … כשרות the palms of the Iron Mount are fit (for the festive wreath), expl. ib. 32b; Erub.19a.

צִנָּהII, צִינָּה II f. (v. צָנַן) stinging palm, stone-palm (whose wood is very hard and thorny).Pl. צִנִּים, צִנִּין, צִי׳. Y.B. Mets.II, end, 8d קורדום … לא צ׳ ועצי זית if one finds an axe, he may use it for chopping ordinary wood, but not for stone-palms and olive trees; Tosef. ib. II, 22 צנם ed. Zuck. (Var. צנון, read: צנה or צנין). Succ.III, 1 צִינֵּי … כשרות the palms of the Iron Mount are fit (for the festive wreath), expl. ib. 32b; Erub.19a.