because it is analogous to

מִידֵי, מִ־ודֵּיm. (cmp. of יֵי, דְּ־ a. מַן or מַאי) 1) ( whatever it may be, something, anything. Targ. Job 6:6 (sec. vers.). Targ. II Esth. 1:9.Gitt.56b בעי מינאי מ׳וכ׳ ask something of me that I may grant thee. Hor.13b. דילמא … איכא בי מדרשא מ׳ (Ms. M. מילתא) is perhaps something (a conspiracy against me) going on at college? Snh.38a ולא הוו קאמרי ולא מ׳ and they did not speak at all. Gitt.14a ולא פש גביה ולא מ׳ there was no surplus whatever in his account. Sabb.62b ולא אמר ליה ולא מ׳ and he said nothing to him (did not object). Ib. בל מ׳ דאית ביהוכ׳ whatever is connected with enjoyment. Erub.103b ותו לא מ׳ and there is nothing more to be said against it; a. v. fr.Gen. R. s. 91 אי … טעין לן במדוי דמכסא (ed. Wil. במדיו; read: במידי) if we find that he argues with us about an affair of custom; Yalk. ib. 148 במדוי במכסא (corr. acc.). 2) (cmp. מִי a. כְּלוּם) (is there?) will he, will it? is it? Ab. Zar.53b מ׳ … מיהדר הדור will the war of Joshua come up again?; a. fr.Shebu.20b, a. fr. מ׳ איריא is this an argument?, v. אִרְיָא.מ׳ דהוה אַ־ something which can be placed by the side of, because it is analogous to. Nidd.3a מ׳ דהוה אהרגשתוכ׳ because it is like the sensation of Ḥull.19a; a. fr.(Not to be confounded with מִידֵי out of the power of, v. יָד.

מִידֵי, מִ־ודֵּיm. (cmp. of יֵי, דְּ־ a. מַן or מַאי) 1) ( whatever it may be, something, anything. Targ. Job 6:6 (sec. vers.). Targ. II Esth. 1:9.Gitt.56b בעי מינאי מ׳וכ׳ ask something of me that I may grant thee. Hor.13b. דילמא … איכא בי מדרשא מ׳ (Ms. M. מילתא) is perhaps something (a conspiracy against me) going on at college? Snh.38a ולא הוו קאמרי ולא מ׳ and they did not speak at all. Gitt.14a ולא פש גביה ולא מ׳ there was no surplus whatever in his account. Sabb.62b ולא אמר ליה ולא מ׳ and he said nothing to him (did not object). Ib. בל מ׳ דאית ביהוכ׳ whatever is connected with enjoyment. Erub.103b ותו לא מ׳ and there is nothing more to be said against it; a. v. fr.Gen. R. s. 91 אי … טעין לן במדוי דמכסא (ed. Wil. במדיו; read: במידי) if we find that he argues with us about an affair of custom; Yalk. ib. 148 במדוי במכסא (corr. acc.). 2) (cmp. מִי a. כְּלוּם) (is there?) will he, will it? is it? Ab. Zar.53b מ׳ … מיהדר הדור will the war of Joshua come up again?; a. fr.Shebu.20b, a. fr. מ׳ איריא is this an argument?, v. אִרְיָא.מ׳ דהוה אַ־ something which can be placed by the side of, because it is analogous to. Nidd.3a מ׳ דהוה אהרגשתוכ׳ because it is like the sensation of Ḥull.19a; a. fr.(Not to be confounded with מִידֵי out of the power of, v. יָד.

מִידֵי, מִ־ודֵּיm. (cmp. of יֵי, דְּ־ a. מַן or מַאי) 1) ( whatever it may be, something, anything. Targ. Job 6:6 (sec. vers.). Targ. II Esth. 1:9.Gitt.56b בעי מינאי מ׳וכ׳ ask something of me that I may grant thee. Hor.13b. דילמא … איכא בי מדרשא מ׳ (Ms. M. מילתא) is perhaps something (a conspiracy against me) going on at college? Snh.38a ולא הוו קאמרי ולא מ׳ and they did not speak at all. Gitt.14a ולא פש גביה ולא מ׳ there was no surplus whatever in his account. Sabb.62b ולא אמר ליה ולא מ׳ and he said nothing to him (did not object). Ib. בל מ׳ דאית ביהוכ׳ whatever is connected with enjoyment. Erub.103b ותו לא מ׳ and there is nothing more to be said against it; a. v. fr.Gen. R. s. 91 אי … טעין לן במדוי דמכסא (ed. Wil. במדיו; read: במידי) if we find that he argues with us about an affair of custom; Yalk. ib. 148 במדוי במכסא (corr. acc.). 2) (cmp. מִי a. כְּלוּם) (is there?) will he, will it? is it? Ab. Zar.53b מ׳ … מיהדר הדור will the war of Joshua come up again?; a. fr.Shebu.20b, a. fr. מ׳ איריא is this an argument?, v. אִרְיָא.מ׳ דהוה אַ־ something which can be placed by the side of, because it is analogous to. Nidd.3a מ׳ דהוה אהרגשתוכ׳ because it is like the sensation of Ḥull.19a; a. fr.(Not to be confounded with מִידֵי out of the power of, v. יָד.

מִידֵי, מִ־ודֵּיm. (cmp. of יֵי, דְּ־ a. מַן or מַאי) 1) ( whatever it may be, something, anything. Targ. Job 6:6 (sec. vers.). Targ. II Esth. 1:9.Gitt.56b בעי מינאי מ׳וכ׳ ask something of me that I may grant thee. Hor.13b. דילמא … איכא בי מדרשא מ׳ (Ms. M. מילתא) is perhaps something (a conspiracy against me) going on at college? Snh.38a ולא הוו קאמרי ולא מ׳ and they did not speak at all. Gitt.14a ולא פש גביה ולא מ׳ there was no surplus whatever in his account. Sabb.62b ולא אמר ליה ולא מ׳ and he said nothing to him (did not object). Ib. בל מ׳ דאית ביהוכ׳ whatever is connected with enjoyment. Erub.103b ותו לא מ׳ and there is nothing more to be said against it; a. v. fr.Gen. R. s. 91 אי … טעין לן במדוי דמכסא (ed. Wil. במדיו; read: במידי) if we find that he argues with us about an affair of custom; Yalk. ib. 148 במדוי במכסא (corr. acc.). 2) (cmp. מִי a. כְּלוּם) (is there?) will he, will it? is it? Ab. Zar.53b מ׳ … מיהדר הדור will the war of Joshua come up again?; a. fr.Shebu.20b, a. fr. מ׳ איריא is this an argument?, v. אִרְיָא.מ׳ דהוה אַ־ something which can be placed by the side of, because it is analogous to. Nidd.3a מ׳ דהוה אהרגשתוכ׳ because it is like the sensation of Ḥull.19a; a. fr.(Not to be confounded with מִידֵי out of the power of, v. יָד.

הוֹאִילconj. (= הוֹעִיל v. יָעַל) ( it helps, or help, followed by ו־, because, since. Ab. Zar. III, 7 ה׳ ולצורהוכ׳ since they worship the figure (but not the tree). Y.Shek.III, beg.47b ה׳ ואילווכ׳ since they say so and the others ; a. v. fr.Also in Chald. phrases. Targ. Y. II Gen. 18:17; a. e.Yeb.22a ה׳ ואתו לידן since we are at these subjects. Bets.18b ה׳ ובשבת שריוכ׳ since it is allowed on the Sabbath, it is also allowed on Yom Kippur. Ib. ומי אית ליה לרבאה׳ does Raba adopt the principle of hoïl (because something is permitted in one case, the permission must be extended to all analogous cases)?; a. fr.Yeb.117a ה׳ דלא ידעהוכ׳ it helps (we believe her that her husband is dead), for she did not know (marginal correction משום).

הוֹאִילconj. (= הוֹעִיל v. יָעַל) ( it helps, or help, followed by ו־, because, since. Ab. Zar. III, 7 ה׳ ולצורהוכ׳ since they worship the figure (but not the tree). Y.Shek.III, beg.47b ה׳ ואילווכ׳ since they say so and the others ; a. v. fr.Also in Chald. phrases. Targ. Y. II Gen. 18:17; a. e.Yeb.22a ה׳ ואתו לידן since we are at these subjects. Bets.18b ה׳ ובשבת שריוכ׳ since it is allowed on the Sabbath, it is also allowed on Yom Kippur. Ib. ומי אית ליה לרבאה׳ does Raba adopt the principle of hoïl (because something is permitted in one case, the permission must be extended to all analogous cases)?; a. fr.Yeb.117a ה׳ דלא ידעהוכ׳ it helps (we believe her that her husband is dead), for she did not know (marginal correction משום).

פני, פָּנָה(b. h.) 1) to turn (ones face). Yoma 17b, a. e. שאתה פוֹנֶה, v. פִּינָּה. Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42b sq. (ref. to Lev. 19:4) אל תִּפְנֶה לעובדן do not turn thy face to them to worship them; אל תפנה לראותן ממש it is meant literally, do not turn thy face to look at them; Sifra Kdosh. beg. אל תפנה לראותם וַדַּיי. Ib. תחלתם אלילים הם אם פּוֹנֶה את אחריהןוכ׳ at first they are ‘nothings, but if thou turnest after them, thou wilt make them (thy) gods; Yalk. Lev. 604. Ib.; Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. l. c.) אל תִּפְנוּ אֶל מדעתכם turn not to the creation of your fancy (Rashi; anoth. interpret., v. infra); a. v. fr. 2) to turn around, go away. Lam. R. to I, 1 כיון ששתה ופ׳ לילך (מעשה) רבתי when he had drunk and turned to go away. Gen. R. s. 68 יצא משם פ׳ זיוה פ׳ הדרה when he (the righteous) goes away from a place, its splendor is gone, its glory is gone; Ruth R. to I, 7. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4, a. e. (ref. to ונתתי את פני, Lev. 20:6; cmp. פְּנַאי) פּוֹנֶה אני מכלוכ׳, v. עֵסֶק. Midr. Prov. to 16:11 לִפְנוֹת היום when the day was going away (towards evening); a. v. fr. 3) (act. verb) to turn, pervert. Cant. R. to VII, 9 (play on אח̇ש̇ד̇רפ̇נ̇יא, Dan. 3:2) אלו ארכונות שהן נש̇ח̇ד̇ין ופ̇וני̇ן דיןוכ׳ (not נחשדין) those are the officers that are bribed and turn justice in any direction; ib. שמה̇ד̇ר̇ין פ̇נ̇ים ופ̇ונ̇ין דין who respect persons and pervert justice; a. fr. 4) to turn aside, go out, (euphem.) to ease ones self. Y.Sot.I, 16d אם יִפְנֶה אחר מהן לצורכו if one of them goes out for a human need. Toh. X, 2 ופוֹנִים (Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, Nif.). 5) to vacate (v. infra); to free, release. Pesik. R. s. 42 הספינה … ולא תטריח עליה לִפְנוֹתָהּ (not הטריח) thy friends ship has been seized (for public service), and wilt thou not take pains to release it? ועכשיו של אחרים הוא פוֹנֶה ושלו אינה נפנית and now he releases other mens ships, and shall not his be released.?Part. pass. פָּנוּי; f. פְּנוּיָה vacant, empty, free. Ber.43a אין בית הבליעה פ׳ his œsophagus is not free (which makes speaking dangerous). Y.Kil.III, beg.28c אי אפשר … נקב אחד פ׳וכ׳ it is not possible that there should not be one cavity free for planting ; Y.Sabb.IX, 11d bot. אפשר … פניי (corr. acc.). Num. R. s. 14 והיה הבית פ׳ and the house was empty (none at home); a. fr.V. פָּנוּי. Pi. פִּינָּה 1) to empty, remove, transfer. Sabb.III, 5 המיחם שפִּינָּהוּוכ׳ in the kettle which one has emptied (or: which one has removed from the oven) ; ib. 41a המיחם שפ׳ ממנו מיםוכ׳ in the kettle out of which one has removed the hot water. Ib. XVIII, 1 מְפַנִּיןאפי׳וכ׳ you may clear away (on the Sabbath) even four or five piles … to make room for guests. Y.Gitt.VIII, 49d top אם … איש מְפַנֶּה if the court belongs to the wife, the husband (after divorce) must vacate it, ושל איש אשה מְפַנָּה and if it belongs to the husband, the wife must vacate it; מי מפנה מפני מי which of them must vacate it for the other? Taan.21a בקשו תלמידיו לפַנּוֹת אתוכ׳ his disciples wanted to move his bed first and then his furniture; פַּנּוּ את הכליםוכ׳ move the furniture first. Ab. III, 4 מפנה לבו לבטלה empties his heart (of serious thoughts to make room) for frivolous subjects. Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. 19:4, v. supra) אל תְּפַנוּ אֵל מדעתכם do not remove God from your minds (to make room for idols). B. Kam.81b מְפַנֵּיהוּ לשדהוכ׳ he must remove the corpse to Y.Maasr.II, 49d רוצה אדם לפנות עסקיווכ׳ (ed. Krot. רוצה הוא אדם לפנע; ed. Zyt. לפלה, corr. acc.) a man is anxious to dispose of his goods in the first place he strikes ; a. fr. 2) to free, acquit. Tanḥ. Vayikra 6 פ׳ לקרתני ולבן פלטריןוכ׳ he acquitted the commoner, but convicted the courtier. Ib. לקרתני פּנִּיתִיוכ׳ I acquitted the commoner, because he knows not the royal customs; a. fr. Nif. נִפְנֶה 1) to turn. Midr. Till. to Ps. 18:5 נִפְנֵיתִי לכאןוכ׳ I turned in all directions, and there is no redeemer but thee; Yalk. Sam. 157; a. e. 2) to be removed, to die. Gen. R. s. 98 שהיה נ׳ מן העולם who was going to die. Tosef.Par.III (II), 8 נ׳ בני my son is dead (v. infra); a. e. 3) to be free, at leisure. Ib. לכשאֶפָּנֶה לך when I shall have leisure for thee, i. e. I shall take revenge on thee, when opportunity offers; אמר לו כשתִּפָּנֶה said he to him, when thou shalt be at leisure (or when thou shalt be dead, v. supra); ib. (Vers. of R. S. to Par. III, 8) לא נ׳ בני שהעריב שמשו my son has found no leisure (to take revenge), for his sun has set (he is dead). Ab. II, 4 אל תאמר לכשאפנה אשנה שמא לא תפנה say not, when I shall be at leisure, I will study; may be thou wilt never find leisure; a. fr. 4) to ease ones self. Sabb.82a הנצרך לִפָּנוֹת ואינו נפנה (Alf. להִפָּנוֹת) he who feels the want of easing himself, and is not relieved; ib. הנצרך ליפנות ואינו יכול ליפנות. Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, v. supra; a. fr. 5) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c., v. supra. Hif. הִפְנָה to vacate.Part. pass. מוּפְנֶה a) free, disengaged, single. Yeb.III, 5 שלשה אחין … ואחד מ׳ three brothera two of whom were married to two sisters, and one is free (unmarried or married to one who is a stranger to his brothers wives); Y. ib. III, 4d top; a. e.b) (dialectical exegesis) free for interpretation, unnecessary for the plain sense or context. Nidd.22b וייצר מ׳ משני צדדין מ׳ … ומ׳ גבי בהמה vayitser is free for interpretation on both sides, it is free with regard to man (Gen. 2:7, because mans creation is mentioned in ויברא, ib. 1:27), and free with regard to beasts (ib. 2:19, their creation being stated in ויעש, ib. 1:25). Ib. כל גזירה שוה שאינה מוּפְנָה כל עיקרוכ׳ analogous words which are not entirely free (in both texts) cannot be made the basis for interpretation as gzerah shavah (v. גְּזֵרָה). Ib. מ׳ מצד אחד free in one of the texts; Sabb.64a; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְפַּנָּה 1) to be vacated, cleared, removed. Y.Naz.IX, 57d bot. כל הקברות מִתְפַּנִּיןוכ׳ all graves may be vacated (transferred), except ; Treat. Smaḥ. ch. XIV. 2) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c. כדי הוא (ש) תִּיתְפּנֶּה he deserves it to have his ship released (ed. Prag כדי הוא שיִתְפַּנֶּה he deserves to be released).

פני, פָּנָה(b. h.) 1) to turn (ones face). Yoma 17b, a. e. שאתה פוֹנֶה, v. פִּינָּה. Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42b sq. (ref. to Lev. 19:4) אל תִּפְנֶה לעובדן do not turn thy face to them to worship them; אל תפנה לראותן ממש it is meant literally, do not turn thy face to look at them; Sifra Kdosh. beg. אל תפנה לראותם וַדַּיי. Ib. תחלתם אלילים הם אם פּוֹנֶה את אחריהןוכ׳ at first they are ‘nothings, but if thou turnest after them, thou wilt make them (thy) gods; Yalk. Lev. 604. Ib.; Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. l. c.) אל תִּפְנוּ אֶל מדעתכם turn not to the creation of your fancy (Rashi; anoth. interpret., v. infra); a. v. fr. 2) to turn around, go away. Lam. R. to I, 1 כיון ששתה ופ׳ לילך (מעשה) רבתי when he had drunk and turned to go away. Gen. R. s. 68 יצא משם פ׳ זיוה פ׳ הדרה when he (the righteous) goes away from a place, its splendor is gone, its glory is gone; Ruth R. to I, 7. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4, a. e. (ref. to ונתתי את פני, Lev. 20:6; cmp. פְּנַאי) פּוֹנֶה אני מכלוכ׳, v. עֵסֶק. Midr. Prov. to 16:11 לִפְנוֹת היום when the day was going away (towards evening); a. v. fr. 3) (act. verb) to turn, pervert. Cant. R. to VII, 9 (play on אח̇ש̇ד̇רפ̇נ̇יא, Dan. 3:2) אלו ארכונות שהן נש̇ח̇ד̇ין ופ̇וני̇ן דיןוכ׳ (not נחשדין) those are the officers that are bribed and turn justice in any direction; ib. שמה̇ד̇ר̇ין פ̇נ̇ים ופ̇ונ̇ין דין who respect persons and pervert justice; a. fr. 4) to turn aside, go out, (euphem.) to ease ones self. Y.Sot.I, 16d אם יִפְנֶה אחר מהן לצורכו if one of them goes out for a human need. Toh. X, 2 ופוֹנִים (Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, Nif.). 5) to vacate (v. infra); to free, release. Pesik. R. s. 42 הספינה … ולא תטריח עליה לִפְנוֹתָהּ (not הטריח) thy friends ship has been seized (for public service), and wilt thou not take pains to release it? ועכשיו של אחרים הוא פוֹנֶה ושלו אינה נפנית and now he releases other mens ships, and shall not his be released.?Part. pass. פָּנוּי; f. פְּנוּיָה vacant, empty, free. Ber.43a אין בית הבליעה פ׳ his œsophagus is not free (which makes speaking dangerous). Y.Kil.III, beg.28c אי אפשר … נקב אחד פ׳וכ׳ it is not possible that there should not be one cavity free for planting ; Y.Sabb.IX, 11d bot. אפשר … פניי (corr. acc.). Num. R. s. 14 והיה הבית פ׳ and the house was empty (none at home); a. fr.V. פָּנוּי. Pi. פִּינָּה 1) to empty, remove, transfer. Sabb.III, 5 המיחם שפִּינָּהוּוכ׳ in the kettle which one has emptied (or: which one has removed from the oven) ; ib. 41a המיחם שפ׳ ממנו מיםוכ׳ in the kettle out of which one has removed the hot water. Ib. XVIII, 1 מְפַנִּיןאפי׳וכ׳ you may clear away (on the Sabbath) even four or five piles … to make room for guests. Y.Gitt.VIII, 49d top אם … איש מְפַנֶּה if the court belongs to the wife, the husband (after divorce) must vacate it, ושל איש אשה מְפַנָּה and if it belongs to the husband, the wife must vacate it; מי מפנה מפני מי which of them must vacate it for the other? Taan.21a בקשו תלמידיו לפַנּוֹת אתוכ׳ his disciples wanted to move his bed first and then his furniture; פַּנּוּ את הכליםוכ׳ move the furniture first. Ab. III, 4 מפנה לבו לבטלה empties his heart (of serious thoughts to make room) for frivolous subjects. Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. 19:4, v. supra) אל תְּפַנוּ אֵל מדעתכם do not remove God from your minds (to make room for idols). B. Kam.81b מְפַנֵּיהוּ לשדהוכ׳ he must remove the corpse to Y.Maasr.II, 49d רוצה אדם לפנות עסקיווכ׳ (ed. Krot. רוצה הוא אדם לפנע; ed. Zyt. לפלה, corr. acc.) a man is anxious to dispose of his goods in the first place he strikes ; a. fr. 2) to free, acquit. Tanḥ. Vayikra 6 פ׳ לקרתני ולבן פלטריןוכ׳ he acquitted the commoner, but convicted the courtier. Ib. לקרתני פּנִּיתִיוכ׳ I acquitted the commoner, because he knows not the royal customs; a. fr. Nif. נִפְנֶה 1) to turn. Midr. Till. to Ps. 18:5 נִפְנֵיתִי לכאןוכ׳ I turned in all directions, and there is no redeemer but thee; Yalk. Sam. 157; a. e. 2) to be removed, to die. Gen. R. s. 98 שהיה נ׳ מן העולם who was going to die. Tosef.Par.III (II), 8 נ׳ בני my son is dead (v. infra); a. e. 3) to be free, at leisure. Ib. לכשאֶפָּנֶה לך when I shall have leisure for thee, i. e. I shall take revenge on thee, when opportunity offers; אמר לו כשתִּפָּנֶה said he to him, when thou shalt be at leisure (or when thou shalt be dead, v. supra); ib. (Vers. of R. S. to Par. III, 8) לא נ׳ בני שהעריב שמשו my son has found no leisure (to take revenge), for his sun has set (he is dead). Ab. II, 4 אל תאמר לכשאפנה אשנה שמא לא תפנה say not, when I shall be at leisure, I will study; may be thou wilt never find leisure; a. fr. 4) to ease ones self. Sabb.82a הנצרך לִפָּנוֹת ואינו נפנה (Alf. להִפָּנוֹת) he who feels the want of easing himself, and is not relieved; ib. הנצרך ליפנות ואינו יכול ליפנות. Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, v. supra; a. fr. 5) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c., v. supra. Hif. הִפְנָה to vacate.Part. pass. מוּפְנֶה a) free, disengaged, single. Yeb.III, 5 שלשה אחין … ואחד מ׳ three brothera two of whom were married to two sisters, and one is free (unmarried or married to one who is a stranger to his brothers wives); Y. ib. III, 4d top; a. e.b) (dialectical exegesis) free for interpretation, unnecessary for the plain sense or context. Nidd.22b וייצר מ׳ משני צדדין מ׳ … ומ׳ גבי בהמה vayitser is free for interpretation on both sides, it is free with regard to man (Gen. 2:7, because mans creation is mentioned in ויברא, ib. 1:27), and free with regard to beasts (ib. 2:19, their creation being stated in ויעש, ib. 1:25). Ib. כל גזירה שוה שאינה מוּפְנָה כל עיקרוכ׳ analogous words which are not entirely free (in both texts) cannot be made the basis for interpretation as gzerah shavah (v. גְּזֵרָה). Ib. מ׳ מצד אחד free in one of the texts; Sabb.64a; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְפַּנָּה 1) to be vacated, cleared, removed. Y.Naz.IX, 57d bot. כל הקברות מִתְפַּנִּיןוכ׳ all graves may be vacated (transferred), except ; Treat. Smaḥ. ch. XIV. 2) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c. כדי הוא (ש) תִּיתְפּנֶּה he deserves it to have his ship released (ed. Prag כדי הוא שיִתְפַּנֶּה he deserves to be released).

פני, פָּנָה(b. h.) 1) to turn (ones face). Yoma 17b, a. e. שאתה פוֹנֶה, v. פִּינָּה. Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42b sq. (ref. to Lev. 19:4) אל תִּפְנֶה לעובדן do not turn thy face to them to worship them; אל תפנה לראותן ממש it is meant literally, do not turn thy face to look at them; Sifra Kdosh. beg. אל תפנה לראותם וַדַּיי. Ib. תחלתם אלילים הם אם פּוֹנֶה את אחריהןוכ׳ at first they are ‘nothings, but if thou turnest after them, thou wilt make them (thy) gods; Yalk. Lev. 604. Ib.; Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. l. c.) אל תִּפְנוּ אֶל מדעתכם turn not to the creation of your fancy (Rashi; anoth. interpret., v. infra); a. v. fr. 2) to turn around, go away. Lam. R. to I, 1 כיון ששתה ופ׳ לילך (מעשה) רבתי when he had drunk and turned to go away. Gen. R. s. 68 יצא משם פ׳ זיוה פ׳ הדרה when he (the righteous) goes away from a place, its splendor is gone, its glory is gone; Ruth R. to I, 7. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4, a. e. (ref. to ונתתי את פני, Lev. 20:6; cmp. פְּנַאי) פּוֹנֶה אני מכלוכ׳, v. עֵסֶק. Midr. Prov. to 16:11 לִפְנוֹת היום when the day was going away (towards evening); a. v. fr. 3) (act. verb) to turn, pervert. Cant. R. to VII, 9 (play on אח̇ש̇ד̇רפ̇נ̇יא, Dan. 3:2) אלו ארכונות שהן נש̇ח̇ד̇ין ופ̇וני̇ן דיןוכ׳ (not נחשדין) those are the officers that are bribed and turn justice in any direction; ib. שמה̇ד̇ר̇ין פ̇נ̇ים ופ̇ונ̇ין דין who respect persons and pervert justice; a. fr. 4) to turn aside, go out, (euphem.) to ease ones self. Y.Sot.I, 16d אם יִפְנֶה אחר מהן לצורכו if one of them goes out for a human need. Toh. X, 2 ופוֹנִים (Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, Nif.). 5) to vacate (v. infra); to free, release. Pesik. R. s. 42 הספינה … ולא תטריח עליה לִפְנוֹתָהּ (not הטריח) thy friends ship has been seized (for public service), and wilt thou not take pains to release it? ועכשיו של אחרים הוא פוֹנֶה ושלו אינה נפנית and now he releases other mens ships, and shall not his be released.?Part. pass. פָּנוּי; f. פְּנוּיָה vacant, empty, free. Ber.43a אין בית הבליעה פ׳ his œsophagus is not free (which makes speaking dangerous). Y.Kil.III, beg.28c אי אפשר … נקב אחד פ׳וכ׳ it is not possible that there should not be one cavity free for planting ; Y.Sabb.IX, 11d bot. אפשר … פניי (corr. acc.). Num. R. s. 14 והיה הבית פ׳ and the house was empty (none at home); a. fr.V. פָּנוּי. Pi. פִּינָּה 1) to empty, remove, transfer. Sabb.III, 5 המיחם שפִּינָּהוּוכ׳ in the kettle which one has emptied (or: which one has removed from the oven) ; ib. 41a המיחם שפ׳ ממנו מיםוכ׳ in the kettle out of which one has removed the hot water. Ib. XVIII, 1 מְפַנִּיןאפי׳וכ׳ you may clear away (on the Sabbath) even four or five piles … to make room for guests. Y.Gitt.VIII, 49d top אם … איש מְפַנֶּה if the court belongs to the wife, the husband (after divorce) must vacate it, ושל איש אשה מְפַנָּה and if it belongs to the husband, the wife must vacate it; מי מפנה מפני מי which of them must vacate it for the other? Taan.21a בקשו תלמידיו לפַנּוֹת אתוכ׳ his disciples wanted to move his bed first and then his furniture; פַּנּוּ את הכליםוכ׳ move the furniture first. Ab. III, 4 מפנה לבו לבטלה empties his heart (of serious thoughts to make room) for frivolous subjects. Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. 19:4, v. supra) אל תְּפַנוּ אֵל מדעתכם do not remove God from your minds (to make room for idols). B. Kam.81b מְפַנֵּיהוּ לשדהוכ׳ he must remove the corpse to Y.Maasr.II, 49d רוצה אדם לפנות עסקיווכ׳ (ed. Krot. רוצה הוא אדם לפנע; ed. Zyt. לפלה, corr. acc.) a man is anxious to dispose of his goods in the first place he strikes ; a. fr. 2) to free, acquit. Tanḥ. Vayikra 6 פ׳ לקרתני ולבן פלטריןוכ׳ he acquitted the commoner, but convicted the courtier. Ib. לקרתני פּנִּיתִיוכ׳ I acquitted the commoner, because he knows not the royal customs; a. fr. Nif. נִפְנֶה 1) to turn. Midr. Till. to Ps. 18:5 נִפְנֵיתִי לכאןוכ׳ I turned in all directions, and there is no redeemer but thee; Yalk. Sam. 157; a. e. 2) to be removed, to die. Gen. R. s. 98 שהיה נ׳ מן העולם who was going to die. Tosef.Par.III (II), 8 נ׳ בני my son is dead (v. infra); a. e. 3) to be free, at leisure. Ib. לכשאֶפָּנֶה לך when I shall have leisure for thee, i. e. I shall take revenge on thee, when opportunity offers; אמר לו כשתִּפָּנֶה said he to him, when thou shalt be at leisure (or when thou shalt be dead, v. supra); ib. (Vers. of R. S. to Par. III, 8) לא נ׳ בני שהעריב שמשו my son has found no leisure (to take revenge), for his sun has set (he is dead). Ab. II, 4 אל תאמר לכשאפנה אשנה שמא לא תפנה say not, when I shall be at leisure, I will study; may be thou wilt never find leisure; a. fr. 4) to ease ones self. Sabb.82a הנצרך לִפָּנוֹת ואינו נפנה (Alf. להִפָּנוֹת) he who feels the want of easing himself, and is not relieved; ib. הנצרך ליפנות ואינו יכול ליפנות. Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, v. supra; a. fr. 5) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c., v. supra. Hif. הִפְנָה to vacate.Part. pass. מוּפְנֶה a) free, disengaged, single. Yeb.III, 5 שלשה אחין … ואחד מ׳ three brothera two of whom were married to two sisters, and one is free (unmarried or married to one who is a stranger to his brothers wives); Y. ib. III, 4d top; a. e.b) (dialectical exegesis) free for interpretation, unnecessary for the plain sense or context. Nidd.22b וייצר מ׳ משני צדדין מ׳ … ומ׳ גבי בהמה vayitser is free for interpretation on both sides, it is free with regard to man (Gen. 2:7, because mans creation is mentioned in ויברא, ib. 1:27), and free with regard to beasts (ib. 2:19, their creation being stated in ויעש, ib. 1:25). Ib. כל גזירה שוה שאינה מוּפְנָה כל עיקרוכ׳ analogous words which are not entirely free (in both texts) cannot be made the basis for interpretation as gzerah shavah (v. גְּזֵרָה). Ib. מ׳ מצד אחד free in one of the texts; Sabb.64a; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְפַּנָּה 1) to be vacated, cleared, removed. Y.Naz.IX, 57d bot. כל הקברות מִתְפַּנִּיןוכ׳ all graves may be vacated (transferred), except ; Treat. Smaḥ. ch. XIV. 2) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c. כדי הוא (ש) תִּיתְפּנֶּה he deserves it to have his ship released (ed. Prag כדי הוא שיִתְפַּנֶּה he deserves to be released).

אָמַרI (b. h.; √אם, v. אֵם; cmp. חמר, עמר) (a) to join, knot; to be knotted, thick; b) to heap up; c) transf. to join words, compose, cmp. דבר; d) to contract, bargain, exchange. (As to Assyr. to see, cmp. חמא.) 1) to speak, think, say, relate א׳ …ר׳ … א׳ר׳ Rabbi … related in the name of R. … Ber.3b; a. v. fr.Part. pass. אָמוּר expression. Yoma 70b, a. fr. הוא הא׳וכ׳ it is the same expression (‘ one ram) used here and in the Book of Numbers. Sifré Deut. s. 334, a. fr. אֱמֹור מעתה say from now, i. e. from this draw the conclusion. Gen. R. s. 39 תאמר שהבירהוכ׳ (usu. שמא תאמר) will you say (is it possible), this castle has no commander?אֲמוּרִים במה דברים (abbr. בד׳׳א) in what case are these words said? i. e. this applies only. Ḥull.3a; a. fr.זאת אֹומֶרֶת this tells, i. e. this proves. Ber.11b; a. fr.אָמְרוּ it is said, told ; v. next w.Inf. לֹומַר = לֵאמֹר. Ḥag.14b; a. fr. 2) to vow, devote. אָמוּר ( לגבוה) devoted to the Lord. Succ.55b; v. אֲמִירָה I, 3, a. אֵימוּרִים. Nif. נֶאֱמַר (b. h.) to be said, to read … נא׳ כאן … ונ׳ להלן we read here … and we read there … (the same expression is used here and there in the Scriptural text). Ber.9a; a. v. fr.שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (abbr. שנ׳, שנא׳) for it is said in the Scriptures (as evidence in favor of an opinion). Snh.X, 1; a. v. fr.; also כמהשנ׳ ( כמו) as it is said.מִשּׁוּםשנ׳ because it is said in the Scriptures, i. e. you may possibly be misled by a certain expression to think …, therefore another term is used in its stead in an analogous case, or added to the ambiguous word; v. שוּם.

אָמַרI (b. h.; √אם, v. אֵם; cmp. חמר, עמר) (a) to join, knot; to be knotted, thick; b) to heap up; c) transf. to join words, compose, cmp. דבר; d) to contract, bargain, exchange. (As to Assyr. to see, cmp. חמא.) 1) to speak, think, say, relate א׳ …ר׳ … א׳ר׳ Rabbi … related in the name of R. … Ber.3b; a. v. fr.Part. pass. אָמוּר expression. Yoma 70b, a. fr. הוא הא׳וכ׳ it is the same expression (‘ one ram) used here and in the Book of Numbers. Sifré Deut. s. 334, a. fr. אֱמֹור מעתה say from now, i. e. from this draw the conclusion. Gen. R. s. 39 תאמר שהבירהוכ׳ (usu. שמא תאמר) will you say (is it possible), this castle has no commander?אֲמוּרִים במה דברים (abbr. בד׳׳א) in what case are these words said? i. e. this applies only. Ḥull.3a; a. fr.זאת אֹומֶרֶת this tells, i. e. this proves. Ber.11b; a. fr.אָמְרוּ it is said, told ; v. next w.Inf. לֹומַר = לֵאמֹר. Ḥag.14b; a. fr. 2) to vow, devote. אָמוּר ( לגבוה) devoted to the Lord. Succ.55b; v. אֲמִירָה I, 3, a. אֵימוּרִים. Nif. נֶאֱמַר (b. h.) to be said, to read … נא׳ כאן … ונ׳ להלן we read here … and we read there … (the same expression is used here and there in the Scriptural text). Ber.9a; a. v. fr.שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (abbr. שנ׳, שנא׳) for it is said in the Scriptures (as evidence in favor of an opinion). Snh.X, 1; a. v. fr.; also כמהשנ׳ ( כמו) as it is said.מִשּׁוּםשנ׳ because it is said in the Scriptures, i. e. you may possibly be misled by a certain expression to think …, therefore another term is used in its stead in an analogous case, or added to the ambiguous word; v. שוּם.

דמי, דָּמָה(b. h.; v. דמם, דום) 1) to mumble, think (cmp. דבב); to be silent. Denom. (דִּימָה,) דָּמוּת. 2) to imagine, compare. Denom. דְּמוּת. 3) (denom. of דְּמוּת) to resemble, be like, to imitate. Sabb.133b הוי דֹומֶה לו imitate Him. Ber.29b שתפלתו דֹומָה עליווכ׳ to whom his prayer appears like a burden. Taan.22b אין דורו דומה יפה (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 20) his generation was not considered worthy. B. Kam.92b; Yalk. Jud. 67 ובן אדם לדו׳ לו (not ובני) man associates with his equal. Sifra Shmini Par. 10, ch. XII; Ḥull.76b הַדֹּומֶה that which resembles the animal specified in the Bible (species); הד׳ לַדֹּומֶה what resembles the animal classified with the animal specified in the Bible (genus); a. fr.אֵינֹו דֹומֶה there is no resemblance, you cannot compare. Yeb.64a א׳ ד׳ תפלת … לתפלתוכ׳ you cannot compare the prayer of … to the prayer of Sabb.119b; a. fr.Hull. 48b זו דֹומָה לזו these are analogous cases, v. Pi. (משל) למה הדבר דומה (abbrev. מלה״ד, לה״ד) (a simile:) to what can this he compared?, a phrase introducing a simile. Taan.25b. Yoma 86b; a. v. fr. Nif. נִדְמָה ( 1) (b. h.) to be silenced, undone). 2) to be compared, to be imagined; to appear in the disguise of; to seem. Kidd.32b כמה״ש נִדְמוּ לו that they appeared to him as ministering angels; נדמו לו לערביים they appeared to him as if they were Arabs. Succ.52a צדיקים נ׳ להם כהרוכ׳ to the righteous sin will appear like a high mount; a. fr.נִדְמֶה an animal suspected to be a hybrid or looking like one (cmp. דְּמַאי), esp. a lamb looking like a kid, and vice versa. Bekh.12a ‘a ewe which gave birth to what looked like a kid. Ḥull.38b; a. fr. Pi. דִּימָּה 1) to compare, judge from analogy. Lev. R. s. 32 דִּמִּיתִיךָ להם I made thee like them (beasts). B. Bath. 130b ובלבד שלא יְדַמֶּהוכ׳ but one must not decide ritual cases by analogy; v. Ḥull.48b. 2) to have an opinion without authority to refer to. Gitt.19a; 37a מפני שאנו מְדַמִּין because we have such an opinion.Part. pass. מְדוּמֶּה, pl. מְדוּמִּין; כמ׳ אני it seems to me, כמ׳ אנו it seems to us Men.18a. Taan.23a; a. fr.Y.Ber.II, 5b bot. כמ׳ הייתי I thought.

דמי, דָּמָה(b. h.; v. דמם, דום) 1) to mumble, think (cmp. דבב); to be silent. Denom. (דִּימָה,) דָּמוּת. 2) to imagine, compare. Denom. דְּמוּת. 3) (denom. of דְּמוּת) to resemble, be like, to imitate. Sabb.133b הוי דֹומֶה לו imitate Him. Ber.29b שתפלתו דֹומָה עליווכ׳ to whom his prayer appears like a burden. Taan.22b אין דורו דומה יפה (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 20) his generation was not considered worthy. B. Kam.92b; Yalk. Jud. 67 ובן אדם לדו׳ לו (not ובני) man associates with his equal. Sifra Shmini Par. 10, ch. XII; Ḥull.76b הַדֹּומֶה that which resembles the animal specified in the Bible (species); הד׳ לַדֹּומֶה what resembles the animal classified with the animal specified in the Bible (genus); a. fr.אֵינֹו דֹומֶה there is no resemblance, you cannot compare. Yeb.64a א׳ ד׳ תפלת … לתפלתוכ׳ you cannot compare the prayer of … to the prayer of Sabb.119b; a. fr.Hull. 48b זו דֹומָה לזו these are analogous cases, v. Pi. (משל) למה הדבר דומה (abbrev. מלה״ד, לה״ד) (a simile:) to what can this he compared?, a phrase introducing a simile. Taan.25b. Yoma 86b; a. v. fr. Nif. נִדְמָה ( 1) (b. h.) to be silenced, undone). 2) to be compared, to be imagined; to appear in the disguise of; to seem. Kidd.32b כמה״ש נִדְמוּ לו that they appeared to him as ministering angels; נדמו לו לערביים they appeared to him as if they were Arabs. Succ.52a צדיקים נ׳ להם כהרוכ׳ to the righteous sin will appear like a high mount; a. fr.נִדְמֶה an animal suspected to be a hybrid or looking like one (cmp. דְּמַאי), esp. a lamb looking like a kid, and vice versa. Bekh.12a ‘a ewe which gave birth to what looked like a kid. Ḥull.38b; a. fr. Pi. דִּימָּה 1) to compare, judge from analogy. Lev. R. s. 32 דִּמִּיתִיךָ להם I made thee like them (beasts). B. Bath. 130b ובלבד שלא יְדַמֶּהוכ׳ but one must not decide ritual cases by analogy; v. Ḥull.48b. 2) to have an opinion without authority to refer to. Gitt.19a; 37a מפני שאנו מְדַמִּין because we have such an opinion.Part. pass. מְדוּמֶּה, pl. מְדוּמִּין; כמ׳ אני it seems to me, כמ׳ אנו it seems to us Men.18a. Taan.23a; a. fr.Y.Ber.II, 5b bot. כמ׳ הייתי I thought.

דמי, דָּמָה(b. h.; v. דמם, דום) 1) to mumble, think (cmp. דבב); to be silent. Denom. (דִּימָה,) דָּמוּת. 2) to imagine, compare. Denom. דְּמוּת. 3) (denom. of דְּמוּת) to resemble, be like, to imitate. Sabb.133b הוי דֹומֶה לו imitate Him. Ber.29b שתפלתו דֹומָה עליווכ׳ to whom his prayer appears like a burden. Taan.22b אין דורו דומה יפה (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 20) his generation was not considered worthy. B. Kam.92b; Yalk. Jud. 67 ובן אדם לדו׳ לו (not ובני) man associates with his equal. Sifra Shmini Par. 10, ch. XII; Ḥull.76b הַדֹּומֶה that which resembles the animal specified in the Bible (species); הד׳ לַדֹּומֶה what resembles the animal classified with the animal specified in the Bible (genus); a. fr.אֵינֹו דֹומֶה there is no resemblance, you cannot compare. Yeb.64a א׳ ד׳ תפלת … לתפלתוכ׳ you cannot compare the prayer of … to the prayer of Sabb.119b; a. fr.Hull. 48b זו דֹומָה לזו these are analogous cases, v. Pi. (משל) למה הדבר דומה (abbrev. מלה״ד, לה״ד) (a simile:) to what can this he compared?, a phrase introducing a simile. Taan.25b. Yoma 86b; a. v. fr. Nif. נִדְמָה ( 1) (b. h.) to be silenced, undone). 2) to be compared, to be imagined; to appear in the disguise of; to seem. Kidd.32b כמה״ש נִדְמוּ לו that they appeared to him as ministering angels; נדמו לו לערביים they appeared to him as if they were Arabs. Succ.52a צדיקים נ׳ להם כהרוכ׳ to the righteous sin will appear like a high mount; a. fr.נִדְמֶה an animal suspected to be a hybrid or looking like one (cmp. דְּמַאי), esp. a lamb looking like a kid, and vice versa. Bekh.12a ‘a ewe which gave birth to what looked like a kid. Ḥull.38b; a. fr. Pi. דִּימָּה 1) to compare, judge from analogy. Lev. R. s. 32 דִּמִּיתִיךָ להם I made thee like them (beasts). B. Bath. 130b ובלבד שלא יְדַמֶּהוכ׳ but one must not decide ritual cases by analogy; v. Ḥull.48b. 2) to have an opinion without authority to refer to. Gitt.19a; 37a מפני שאנו מְדַמִּין because we have such an opinion.Part. pass. מְדוּמֶּה, pl. מְדוּמִּין; כמ׳ אני it seems to me, כמ׳ אנו it seems to us Men.18a. Taan.23a; a. fr.Y.Ber.II, 5b bot. כמ׳ הייתי I thought.

רִיע, רֵעַm. (b. h.; רָעָה or רָעַע to join) friend, associate, neighbor. Ex. R. s. 1 (ref. to ר̇ע̇וא̇ל̇, Ex. 2:18) נעשה ר̇יע̇ לֹאל̇ he (Jethro) became a friend of God (converted). B. Bath.19a יגיד עליו רֵיעוֹוכ׳ (adopted from Job 36:33) let its neighbor (an analogous passage) interpret it, as here (B. Bath.II, 1) rocks are mentioned, and the same rule applies to sand, so there (Sabb.IV, 1) sand is mentioned, and rocks are implied; Yeb.31b; B. Mets.31a. Ab. ch. VI נקראר׳ he is called a friend (of God); a. fr.Esp. lover, paramour, contrad. to בעל. Ex. R. s. 32 (ref. to Jer. 3:20) מאישה לא נאמר אלא מֵרֵעָהּ מה אשה … בבעלה אלא ברֵעָהּוכ׳ it does not say, ‘to her husband, but ‘to her lover, as a woman cannot rebel against her husband, but can deny her lover, because there is no marriage contract between them, so said the Lord to Israel, לא עשיתוני … אלא ברע you have not treated me as a husband, but as a lover; a. e.Pl. רֵיעִים, רֵעִ׳. Taan.25b deep says to deep, אַבַּע מימיך קול שניר׳וכ׳ let thy waters well forth, I hear the voice of two (companies of) friends (the songs accompanying the libation of wine and that of water). Ned.40a שיזדמנו לור׳ כנעמן … ואל יזדמנור׳ כשלמהוכ׳ that he have friends (to counsel him) as Naaman had, who caused him to be healed of his leprosy, and not friends as Rehoboam had, who caused the division of his kingdom; a. e.

רִיע, רֵעַm. (b. h.; רָעָה or רָעַע to join) friend, associate, neighbor. Ex. R. s. 1 (ref. to ר̇ע̇וא̇ל̇, Ex. 2:18) נעשה ר̇יע̇ לֹאל̇ he (Jethro) became a friend of God (converted). B. Bath.19a יגיד עליו רֵיעוֹוכ׳ (adopted from Job 36:33) let its neighbor (an analogous passage) interpret it, as here (B. Bath.II, 1) rocks are mentioned, and the same rule applies to sand, so there (Sabb.IV, 1) sand is mentioned, and rocks are implied; Yeb.31b; B. Mets.31a. Ab. ch. VI נקראר׳ he is called a friend (of God); a. fr.Esp. lover, paramour, contrad. to בעל. Ex. R. s. 32 (ref. to Jer. 3:20) מאישה לא נאמר אלא מֵרֵעָהּ מה אשה … בבעלה אלא ברֵעָהּוכ׳ it does not say, ‘to her husband, but ‘to her lover, as a woman cannot rebel against her husband, but can deny her lover, because there is no marriage contract between them, so said the Lord to Israel, לא עשיתוני … אלא ברע you have not treated me as a husband, but as a lover; a. e.Pl. רֵיעִים, רֵעִ׳. Taan.25b deep says to deep, אַבַּע מימיך קול שניר׳וכ׳ let thy waters well forth, I hear the voice of two (companies of) friends (the songs accompanying the libation of wine and that of water). Ned.40a שיזדמנו לור׳ כנעמן … ואל יזדמנור׳ כשלמהוכ׳ that he have friends (to counsel him) as Naaman had, who caused him to be healed of his leprosy, and not friends as Rehoboam had, who caused the division of his kingdom; a. e.

רִיע, רֵעַm. (b. h.; רָעָה or רָעַע to join) friend, associate, neighbor. Ex. R. s. 1 (ref. to ר̇ע̇וא̇ל̇, Ex. 2:18) נעשה ר̇יע̇ לֹאל̇ he (Jethro) became a friend of God (converted). B. Bath.19a יגיד עליו רֵיעוֹוכ׳ (adopted from Job 36:33) let its neighbor (an analogous passage) interpret it, as here (B. Bath.II, 1) rocks are mentioned, and the same rule applies to sand, so there (Sabb.IV, 1) sand is mentioned, and rocks are implied; Yeb.31b; B. Mets.31a. Ab. ch. VI נקראר׳ he is called a friend (of God); a. fr.Esp. lover, paramour, contrad. to בעל. Ex. R. s. 32 (ref. to Jer. 3:20) מאישה לא נאמר אלא מֵרֵעָהּ מה אשה … בבעלה אלא ברֵעָהּוכ׳ it does not say, ‘to her husband, but ‘to her lover, as a woman cannot rebel against her husband, but can deny her lover, because there is no marriage contract between them, so said the Lord to Israel, לא עשיתוני … אלא ברע you have not treated me as a husband, but as a lover; a. e.Pl. רֵיעִים, רֵעִ׳. Taan.25b deep says to deep, אַבַּע מימיך קול שניר׳וכ׳ let thy waters well forth, I hear the voice of two (companies of) friends (the songs accompanying the libation of wine and that of water). Ned.40a שיזדמנו לור׳ כנעמן … ואל יזדמנור׳ כשלמהוכ׳ that he have friends (to counsel him) as Naaman had, who caused him to be healed of his leprosy, and not friends as Rehoboam had, who caused the division of his kingdom; a. e.

רִיע, רֵעַm. (b. h.; רָעָה or רָעַע to join) friend, associate, neighbor. Ex. R. s. 1 (ref. to ר̇ע̇וא̇ל̇, Ex. 2:18) נעשה ר̇יע̇ לֹאל̇ he (Jethro) became a friend of God (converted). B. Bath.19a יגיד עליו רֵיעוֹוכ׳ (adopted from Job 36:33) let its neighbor (an analogous passage) interpret it, as here (B. Bath.II, 1) rocks are mentioned, and the same rule applies to sand, so there (Sabb.IV, 1) sand is mentioned, and rocks are implied; Yeb.31b; B. Mets.31a. Ab. ch. VI נקראר׳ he is called a friend (of God); a. fr.Esp. lover, paramour, contrad. to בעל. Ex. R. s. 32 (ref. to Jer. 3:20) מאישה לא נאמר אלא מֵרֵעָהּ מה אשה … בבעלה אלא ברֵעָהּוכ׳ it does not say, ‘to her husband, but ‘to her lover, as a woman cannot rebel against her husband, but can deny her lover, because there is no marriage contract between them, so said the Lord to Israel, לא עשיתוני … אלא ברע you have not treated me as a husband, but as a lover; a. e.Pl. רֵיעִים, רֵעִ׳. Taan.25b deep says to deep, אַבַּע מימיך קול שניר׳וכ׳ let thy waters well forth, I hear the voice of two (companies of) friends (the songs accompanying the libation of wine and that of water). Ned.40a שיזדמנו לור׳ כנעמן … ואל יזדמנור׳ כשלמהוכ׳ that he have friends (to counsel him) as Naaman had, who caused him to be healed of his leprosy, and not friends as Rehoboam had, who caused the division of his kingdom; a. e.