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בְּעֵיI, בְּעָא ch. (v. preced.; cmp. בין) 1) to search, inquire, ask, examine. Targ. Jud. 6:29 (h. text בקש); a. fr.Ber.2b ובעו לה מבעיא האיוכ׳ and put it as a question (not as an argument), Does this uba hash-shemesh mean ? (opposed to preceding וממאי דהאיוכ׳ how can it be proven that). Y.Ḥall.I, 57b רבנן … בעיין the Rabbis of … asked. B. Kam.33a בעא … מרבוכ׳ R. asked R. N.; a. v. fr. 2) to ask, pray, frequ. ב׳ רחמין to ask for mercy, pray. Targ. T. Num. 12:13; a. fr.Ber.8a לבעי אינש רחמי man should pray, v. זיבולא. Ib. 10a בְּעִי רחמי עלויהווכ׳ pray thou for them that they may repent; a. fr. 3) to ask, want, desire; to require. Targ. Ex. 2:15; a. fr.Pes.9a ובָעֵי בדיקה and it (the house) requires searching over again. Keth.39b לא בעינא לך I do not want thee. B. Kam. 102b לא יקרייכו בעינאוכ׳ I want neither your honor nor your disrespect; a. fr.Pes.2a בעו שבוחי must give praise. אי בעית אימא, usu. איבעית אימא, v. אִיבָּעִית. Y.Yeb.XII, 13a top בְּעֵא תתן לכו, please, give us. 4) (ellipt.) to beg leave to say; to remark, assert. Y.Ber.I, 2b top. Y.Peah II, beg.16d; a. fr. Ithpe. אִתְבְּעִי 1) to be searched for, to be wanted. Targ. Jer. 50:20; a. fr. 2) to be urged, hurried. Targ. 1 Sam. 23:26. Targ. 2 Sam. 4:4 בְּאִתְבָּעֲיוּתָחּ when she was hurried; v. בְּעַע. Ithpa. contr. אִיבָּעֵי 1) to be asked. Pes.4b, a. v. fr. אִיבָּעְיָא להו it was asked by them (the scholars), i. e. the argument came up. 2) to be required; it ought to. Ib. 7b יצא בו מיבעי ליה it ought to read yatsa bo (he has done his duty). Ib. 15a מדבריו מ׳ ליה it ought to be middbarav (not middibrehem); a. fr.B. Kam.21b א׳ ליה לאסוקי דעתא he ought to have borne in mind; a. fr. לא מיבעיא there is no question. לא מ׳ … אלא אפילו there is no question as to …, but even …; not only … but. Pes.4b לא מ׳ באתרא … אלאוכ׳ not only in a place where they pay no wages for searching, but do it themselves, (is there no cause for withdrawing from the agreement,) because a man likes to perform a religious duty: but even in a place where they pay wages, (there is no cause,) for a man likes B. Kam.54b לא מ׳ קאמר לא מ׳ שורוכ׳ the Mishnah states a case of ‘not only; not only for an ox … is he responsible, but even ; a. v. fr.מִיבָּעְיָא is there any question?; v. הַשְׁתָּא. Af. אַבְעֵי to let burst forth, v. יְעָא a. נְבַע.

בְּעֵיI, בְּעָא ch. (v. preced.; cmp. בין) 1) to search, inquire, ask, examine. Targ. Jud. 6:29 (h. text בקש); a. fr.Ber.2b ובעו לה מבעיא האיוכ׳ and put it as a question (not as an argument), Does this uba hash-shemesh mean ? (opposed to preceding וממאי דהאיוכ׳ how can it be proven that). Y.Ḥall.I, 57b רבנן … בעיין the Rabbis of … asked. B. Kam.33a בעא … מרבוכ׳ R. asked R. N.; a. v. fr. 2) to ask, pray, frequ. ב׳ רחמין to ask for mercy, pray. Targ. T. Num. 12:13; a. fr.Ber.8a לבעי אינש רחמי man should pray, v. זיבולא. Ib. 10a בְּעִי רחמי עלויהווכ׳ pray thou for them that they may repent; a. fr. 3) to ask, want, desire; to require. Targ. Ex. 2:15; a. fr.Pes.9a ובָעֵי בדיקה and it (the house) requires searching over again. Keth.39b לא בעינא לך I do not want thee. B. Kam. 102b לא יקרייכו בעינאוכ׳ I want neither your honor nor your disrespect; a. fr.Pes.2a בעו שבוחי must give praise. אי בעית אימא, usu. איבעית אימא, v. אִיבָּעִית. Y.Yeb.XII, 13a top בְּעֵא תתן לכו, please, give us. 4) (ellipt.) to beg leave to say; to remark, assert. Y.Ber.I, 2b top. Y.Peah II, beg.16d; a. fr. Ithpe. אִתְבְּעִי 1) to be searched for, to be wanted. Targ. Jer. 50:20; a. fr. 2) to be urged, hurried. Targ. 1 Sam. 23:26. Targ. 2 Sam. 4:4 בְּאִתְבָּעֲיוּתָחּ when she was hurried; v. בְּעַע. Ithpa. contr. אִיבָּעֵי 1) to be asked. Pes.4b, a. v. fr. אִיבָּעְיָא להו it was asked by them (the scholars), i. e. the argument came up. 2) to be required; it ought to. Ib. 7b יצא בו מיבעי ליה it ought to read yatsa bo (he has done his duty). Ib. 15a מדבריו מ׳ ליה it ought to be middbarav (not middibrehem); a. fr.B. Kam.21b א׳ ליה לאסוקי דעתא he ought to have borne in mind; a. fr. לא מיבעיא there is no question. לא מ׳ … אלא אפילו there is no question as to …, but even …; not only … but. Pes.4b לא מ׳ באתרא … אלאוכ׳ not only in a place where they pay no wages for searching, but do it themselves, (is there no cause for withdrawing from the agreement,) because a man likes to perform a religious duty: but even in a place where they pay wages, (there is no cause,) for a man likes B. Kam.54b לא מ׳ קאמר לא מ׳ שורוכ׳ the Mishnah states a case of ‘not only; not only for an ox … is he responsible, but even ; a. v. fr.מִיבָּעְיָא is there any question?; v. הַשְׁתָּא. Af. אַבְעֵי to let burst forth, v. יְעָא a. נְבַע.

חָלַק(b. h.) 1) to be smooth, to be viscous. V. חָלָק. 2) (denom. of חֵלֶק) to assign, allot.ח׳ כבוד to honor, pay regards. Ber.19b, a. e. כל מקום … אין חֹולְקִיןוכ׳ wherever the desecration of the name of the Lord is threatened, no regards must be paid to a teacher. Zeb.102a; a. fr. 3) (denom. of חֵלֶק) to divide (by lot); to part; to take a share. Peah 3:5 האחין שחָלְקוּ brothers who divided an estate. B. Mets.I, 1, a. fr. יַחֲלֹוקוּ they shall divide the object (equally). Zeb.XII, 1 אינן חֹולְקִיןוכ׳ take no share Ḥull.65a אם חֹולֵק את רגליווכ׳ if the birds parts its toes (on the rope) so that there be two on each side Y.Sabb.VII, 9c bot. דבר … אינו חולק if a prohibition (included in a law) is specified again for a purpose, it does not intimate a division (that each single act of the class must be atoned for singly, v. הַבְעָרָה). Tosef.Dem.VI, 1 חֹולְקָן he divides the fruits with the landlord. (Ib. 2 החולק, read: החֹוכֵר. Y. ib. VI, beg.25a מישראל חולק if the property is farmed from an Israelite, he divides the produces (before separating Trumah); a. v. fr. 4) (with על) to differ with, object, oppose. Y.Sabb.XV, beg.15a מח חוֹלְקִין עלוכ׳ how is it? do they differ with ?Ber.27b החולק על ישיבתווכ׳וכ׳; Snh.110a הח׳ על רבו (Ar. הנֶחְלַק, Nif.) he who opposes (the school of) his teacher. Ber. l. c. כלום יש אדם חֹולֵק בדבר זה is there any one here differing from this opinion?; a. v. fr.Part. pass, חָלוּק, pl. חֲלוּקִים, חֲלוּקִין divided, interrupted; disputed; of different opinion. Mikv. VIII, 2 מים ח׳ interrupted flow of urin.B. Bath. 176a ח׳ היהר׳וכ׳ R. … differed Ib. IX, 10 (158b) על החֲלוּקִין ואתה בא … לחַלֵּק עלינווכ׳ we grieve over the divided opinions, and you come to assert a division for us on things on which they (the schools of Shammai and Hillel) agree?; (Y.Shek.III, beg.47b לַחֲלֹוק). Y.Keth.I, end, 26a ח׳ על אביו differs with his father; a. fr.Tosef. Yoma 5 ( 4), 6, a. e. ארבעה חֲלוּקֵי כפרה there are four persons under different categories as to atonement. Arakh.10b דחֲלוּקָה בקרבנותיה which differs (from other days) as regards sacrifices. Ib. חֲלוּקְיןוכ׳ the numbers of sacrifices are different each day. Nif. נֶחְלַק 1) to be divided, distributed. Midr. Till. to Ps. 27 (ref. to אחלק, Ex. 15:9) אֵיחָלֵק I shall be divided (plundered). 2) to differ. Ḥag.16b נֶחְלְקוּ בהוכ׳ the great men of the age differ about it. Ber.27b; Snh.110a v. supra. Keth.XIII, 1; a. fr. Hif. הֶחֱלִיק 1) to smoothen, make even, level; to improve the appearance. Maasr. I, 8 משיַחֲלִיקֶנּוּ from the moment that he smoothens the cake of figs (by rubbing it with figs or grapes). Ib. המַחֲלִיק בענבים if one uses grapes for smoothening.Shebi. IV, 4 במַחֲלִיק when one levels a field (by taking out plants); expl. ib. המח׳ ג׳ זה בצד זה levelling means taking out (at least) three plants next to each other, contrad. to המדל, taking out one or two plants.Peah III, 3, V. אֶחָד a. e.Trnsf. to close a tune softly (piano). Arakh.II, 3 (10a) ולא היה מַחֲלִיק אלא … מפני שהוא מחליק יפה (Talm. ed. ולא היה מְחַלֵּק … מחליקוכ׳) none but a flute solo was used for closing a tune, because it makes a pleasant finale. 3) to glide, slip. Erub.X, 14 בשביל שלא יַחֲלִיקוּ that the priests might not slip. B. Mets.VI, 3 אם הֶחֱלִיקָה if the animal injured herself by slipping. 4) to be smooth. Yeb.80b בשרו מַחֲלִיק his flesh is smooth. Hof. הוּחֲלַק 1) to be injured by slipping. B. Kam.47b הוּחְלְקָה בהן the animal was injured by tripping over the fruits. 2) to be smoothed. Part, מוּחֲלָק, pl. מוּחֲלָקִין. B. Mets. 103b קנים המ׳ smoothed (peeled) poles.( 3) to be divided up, v. infra. Pi. חִילֵּק to divide, distribute, part. Y.Keth.II, beg.26a בוא וחַלֵּקוכ׳ come and divide with me Y.Peah VIII, 20c top; Y.Shebi.VI, beg.36b שבע שחִילְּקוּ the seven years during which they distributed the land (among the tribes); Zeb.118b.B. Bath.IX, 7 המְחַלֵּק נכסיווכ׳ if one disposes (wills). by word of mouth; a. fr.Sabb.70a, a. e. לחַלֵּק, v. הַבְעָרָה.Arakh.II, 3 (10a), v. supra.Part. pass. מְחוּלָּק a) divided up, plundered. Yalk. Ex. 249 (ref. to אחלק, Ex. 15:9) מ׳ אני להם I shall be divided up among them, v. Nif.; Mekh. Bshall., Shirah, s.7 מוחלק.b) distinct, separate. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 6 והן מְחוּלָּקִין זה מזה and they are different from one another (in the range of their intellects). Hithpa. הִתְחַלֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְחַלֵּק to be divided, distributed; to part, separate. Par. III, 11 היה מִתְחַלֵּקוכ׳ was distributed among Snh.34a, v. נִיצֹוץ.Sifré Num. 132 ליוצאי מצרים נִתְחַלְּקָהוכ׳ the land was divided up according to the census taken at their going out from Egypt. Ib. לא נתח׳ … לבל שנטוכ׳ the land was allotted to each tribe (in a lump), according to its population. Ib. לא נתח׳ … אלא בשמיון it was divided according to value; B. Bath. 122a לא נ׳ אלא בכסף.Midr. Till. to Ps. 18:2 היה מתח׳ מחיילותיו he separated himself from his armies (for prayer). Ib. וכשהיה המחנה שלו מתח׳ and because his camp was thus divided (some praying, others not praying); a. fr.

חָלַק(b. h.) 1) to be smooth, to be viscous. V. חָלָק. 2) (denom. of חֵלֶק) to assign, allot.ח׳ כבוד to honor, pay regards. Ber.19b, a. e. כל מקום … אין חֹולְקִיןוכ׳ wherever the desecration of the name of the Lord is threatened, no regards must be paid to a teacher. Zeb.102a; a. fr. 3) (denom. of חֵלֶק) to divide (by lot); to part; to take a share. Peah 3:5 האחין שחָלְקוּ brothers who divided an estate. B. Mets.I, 1, a. fr. יַחֲלֹוקוּ they shall divide the object (equally). Zeb.XII, 1 אינן חֹולְקִיןוכ׳ take no share Ḥull.65a אם חֹולֵק את רגליווכ׳ if the birds parts its toes (on the rope) so that there be two on each side Y.Sabb.VII, 9c bot. דבר … אינו חולק if a prohibition (included in a law) is specified again for a purpose, it does not intimate a division (that each single act of the class must be atoned for singly, v. הַבְעָרָה). Tosef.Dem.VI, 1 חֹולְקָן he divides the fruits with the landlord. (Ib. 2 החולק, read: החֹוכֵר. Y. ib. VI, beg.25a מישראל חולק if the property is farmed from an Israelite, he divides the produces (before separating Trumah); a. v. fr. 4) (with על) to differ with, object, oppose. Y.Sabb.XV, beg.15a מח חוֹלְקִין עלוכ׳ how is it? do they differ with ?Ber.27b החולק על ישיבתווכ׳וכ׳; Snh.110a הח׳ על רבו (Ar. הנֶחְלַק, Nif.) he who opposes (the school of) his teacher. Ber. l. c. כלום יש אדם חֹולֵק בדבר זה is there any one here differing from this opinion?; a. v. fr.Part. pass, חָלוּק, pl. חֲלוּקִים, חֲלוּקִין divided, interrupted; disputed; of different opinion. Mikv. VIII, 2 מים ח׳ interrupted flow of urin.B. Bath. 176a ח׳ היהר׳וכ׳ R. … differed Ib. IX, 10 (158b) על החֲלוּקִין ואתה בא … לחַלֵּק עלינווכ׳ we grieve over the divided opinions, and you come to assert a division for us on things on which they (the schools of Shammai and Hillel) agree?; (Y.Shek.III, beg.47b לַחֲלֹוק). Y.Keth.I, end, 26a ח׳ על אביו differs with his father; a. fr.Tosef. Yoma 5 ( 4), 6, a. e. ארבעה חֲלוּקֵי כפרה there are four persons under different categories as to atonement. Arakh.10b דחֲלוּקָה בקרבנותיה which differs (from other days) as regards sacrifices. Ib. חֲלוּקְיןוכ׳ the numbers of sacrifices are different each day. Nif. נֶחְלַק 1) to be divided, distributed. Midr. Till. to Ps. 27 (ref. to אחלק, Ex. 15:9) אֵיחָלֵק I shall be divided (plundered). 2) to differ. Ḥag.16b נֶחְלְקוּ בהוכ׳ the great men of the age differ about it. Ber.27b; Snh.110a v. supra. Keth.XIII, 1; a. fr. Hif. הֶחֱלִיק 1) to smoothen, make even, level; to improve the appearance. Maasr. I, 8 משיַחֲלִיקֶנּוּ from the moment that he smoothens the cake of figs (by rubbing it with figs or grapes). Ib. המַחֲלִיק בענבים if one uses grapes for smoothening.Shebi. IV, 4 במַחֲלִיק when one levels a field (by taking out plants); expl. ib. המח׳ ג׳ זה בצד זה levelling means taking out (at least) three plants next to each other, contrad. to המדל, taking out one or two plants.Peah III, 3, V. אֶחָד a. e.Trnsf. to close a tune softly (piano). Arakh.II, 3 (10a) ולא היה מַחֲלִיק אלא … מפני שהוא מחליק יפה (Talm. ed. ולא היה מְחַלֵּק … מחליקוכ׳) none but a flute solo was used for closing a tune, because it makes a pleasant finale. 3) to glide, slip. Erub.X, 14 בשביל שלא יַחֲלִיקוּ that the priests might not slip. B. Mets.VI, 3 אם הֶחֱלִיקָה if the animal injured herself by slipping. 4) to be smooth. Yeb.80b בשרו מַחֲלִיק his flesh is smooth. Hof. הוּחֲלַק 1) to be injured by slipping. B. Kam.47b הוּחְלְקָה בהן the animal was injured by tripping over the fruits. 2) to be smoothed. Part, מוּחֲלָק, pl. מוּחֲלָקִין. B. Mets. 103b קנים המ׳ smoothed (peeled) poles.( 3) to be divided up, v. infra. Pi. חִילֵּק to divide, distribute, part. Y.Keth.II, beg.26a בוא וחַלֵּקוכ׳ come and divide with me Y.Peah VIII, 20c top; Y.Shebi.VI, beg.36b שבע שחִילְּקוּ the seven years during which they distributed the land (among the tribes); Zeb.118b.B. Bath.IX, 7 המְחַלֵּק נכסיווכ׳ if one disposes (wills). by word of mouth; a. fr.Sabb.70a, a. e. לחַלֵּק, v. הַבְעָרָה.Arakh.II, 3 (10a), v. supra.Part. pass. מְחוּלָּק a) divided up, plundered. Yalk. Ex. 249 (ref. to אחלק, Ex. 15:9) מ׳ אני להם I shall be divided up among them, v. Nif.; Mekh. Bshall., Shirah, s.7 מוחלק.b) distinct, separate. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 6 והן מְחוּלָּקִין זה מזה and they are different from one another (in the range of their intellects). Hithpa. הִתְחַלֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְחַלֵּק to be divided, distributed; to part, separate. Par. III, 11 היה מִתְחַלֵּקוכ׳ was distributed among Snh.34a, v. נִיצֹוץ.Sifré Num. 132 ליוצאי מצרים נִתְחַלְּקָהוכ׳ the land was divided up according to the census taken at their going out from Egypt. Ib. לא נתח׳ … לבל שנטוכ׳ the land was allotted to each tribe (in a lump), according to its population. Ib. לא נתח׳ … אלא בשמיון it was divided according to value; B. Bath. 122a לא נ׳ אלא בכסף.Midr. Till. to Ps. 18:2 היה מתח׳ מחיילותיו he separated himself from his armies (for prayer). Ib. וכשהיה המחנה שלו מתח׳ and because his camp was thus divided (some praying, others not praying); a. fr.

חָלַש(b. h.) 1) to relax, be weak, prostrated (cmp. חָלָה).V. חַלָּש. 2) (to round, smoothen, denom. חֵלֶשׂ smooth stone; (cmp. חֵלֶק) ballot; fr. which חָלַש) to cast a lot; to assign. Pesik. Zakh., p. 22a> expl. ויחלש, (Ex. 18:13) הפיל עליהן גורלות he (Joshua) cast lots over them (for their destruction). Arakh.IX, 4 (31b) שיהא חוֹלֵש … ללשכה (Mish. ed. בלשכה) that he might assign his redeeming money to the Temple fund (deposit it there, to assert his privilege of redemption).

חָלַש(b. h.) 1) to relax, be weak, prostrated (cmp. חָלָה).V. חַלָּש. 2) (to round, smoothen, denom. חֵלֶשׂ smooth stone; (cmp. חֵלֶק) ballot; fr. which חָלַש) to cast a lot; to assign. Pesik. Zakh., p. 22a> expl. ויחלש, (Ex. 18:13) הפיל עליהן גורלות he (Joshua) cast lots over them (for their destruction). Arakh.IX, 4 (31b) שיהא חוֹלֵש … ללשכה (Mish. ed. בלשכה) that he might assign his redeeming money to the Temple fund (deposit it there, to assert his privilege of redemption).

פָּקַר(cmp. בָּקַר, a preced. wds.) ( to break through; cmp. פָּרַץ, 1) to be free, licentious, irreverent, sceptical. Meg.25b מתוך תשובה … פָּקְרוּ המינים Ms. M. (ed. המערערים) from the answer which Aaron gave to Moses (Ex. 32:24) the heretics derived their heresy (to assert the reality of idolatrous witchcraft). Snh.38b כל מקום שפקרו המיניןוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. חצדוקים) wherever in a Biblical passage the heretics seem to find a support for their scepticism (belief in a plurality of divine beings), their refutation is always near by; Y.Ber.IX, 12d bot. (not שפרקו); a. e. 2) (with עַצְמ־) to make free with ones self; (of a woman) to propose marriage to a man. Y.Snh.II, 20b (ref. to 1 Sam. 25:31 וזכרת את אמתך) מלמד שפָּקְרָה עצמה this shows that she intimated eventual marriage to David; a. e. Hif. הִפְקִיר to declare free, to renounce ownership, declare a property ownerless. Gitt.38a, a. e. המַפְקִיר עכדו יצא לחירות if one declares his slave ownerless, he goes out free (and needs no letter of emancipation); ib. 39a המפקיר … וצריךוכ׳ he is entitled to his liberty, but requires a letter of emancipation. Yalk. Kings 224 ה׳ כל אשר לו (not הפקיד) he gave up all he possessed. Tanḥ. Pinḥas 2 בת מלך הִפְקִירוּ לקלון they offered a kings daughter to prostitution; ה׳ בתו מי לא היה מפקיר he (the king) offered his daughter, who would not do the same?; a. fr. Hof. הוּפְקַר to be declared free. Peah VI, 1 ער שיוּפְקַרוכ׳ (Ms. M. שיבקר, read as Eduy. IV, 3 שיוּבְקַר) until it is declared free also for rich men; a. e.Part. pass. מוּפְּקָר; f. מוּפְקֶרֶת; pl. מוּפְקָרִים, מוּפְקָרִין; מוּפְקָרוֹת. Snh.49a מה מדבר מ׳ לכל אף ביתו … מ׳ לכל as the desert is free to all, so was Joabs house free to all (that craved his hospitality). Tanḥ. Vayaḳhel 8 למה … מה המדבר מ׳ … חתורה מ׳וכ׳ why was the Law given in the desert? To intimate that as the desert is free to all, so are the words of the Law free to every one Gen. R. s. 72 דבר שהוא מן המ׳ something which is free (ownerless); a. fr.V. הֶפְקֵר.

פָּקַר(cmp. בָּקַר, a preced. wds.) ( to break through; cmp. פָּרַץ, 1) to be free, licentious, irreverent, sceptical. Meg.25b מתוך תשובה … פָּקְרוּ המינים Ms. M. (ed. המערערים) from the answer which Aaron gave to Moses (Ex. 32:24) the heretics derived their heresy (to assert the reality of idolatrous witchcraft). Snh.38b כל מקום שפקרו המיניןוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. חצדוקים) wherever in a Biblical passage the heretics seem to find a support for their scepticism (belief in a plurality of divine beings), their refutation is always near by; Y.Ber.IX, 12d bot. (not שפרקו); a. e. 2) (with עַצְמ־) to make free with ones self; (of a woman) to propose marriage to a man. Y.Snh.II, 20b (ref. to 1 Sam. 25:31 וזכרת את אמתך) מלמד שפָּקְרָה עצמה this shows that she intimated eventual marriage to David; a. e. Hif. הִפְקִיר to declare free, to renounce ownership, declare a property ownerless. Gitt.38a, a. e. המַפְקִיר עכדו יצא לחירות if one declares his slave ownerless, he goes out free (and needs no letter of emancipation); ib. 39a המפקיר … וצריךוכ׳ he is entitled to his liberty, but requires a letter of emancipation. Yalk. Kings 224 ה׳ כל אשר לו (not הפקיד) he gave up all he possessed. Tanḥ. Pinḥas 2 בת מלך הִפְקִירוּ לקלון they offered a kings daughter to prostitution; ה׳ בתו מי לא היה מפקיר he (the king) offered his daughter, who would not do the same?; a. fr. Hof. הוּפְקַר to be declared free. Peah VI, 1 ער שיוּפְקַרוכ׳ (Ms. M. שיבקר, read as Eduy. IV, 3 שיוּבְקַר) until it is declared free also for rich men; a. e.Part. pass. מוּפְּקָר; f. מוּפְקֶרֶת; pl. מוּפְקָרִים, מוּפְקָרִין; מוּפְקָרוֹת. Snh.49a מה מדבר מ׳ לכל אף ביתו … מ׳ לכל as the desert is free to all, so was Joabs house free to all (that craved his hospitality). Tanḥ. Vayaḳhel 8 למה … מה המדבר מ׳ … חתורה מ׳וכ׳ why was the Law given in the desert? To intimate that as the desert is free to all, so are the words of the Law free to every one Gen. R. s. 72 דבר שהוא מן המ׳ something which is free (ownerless); a. fr.V. הֶפְקֵר.