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41 פְּרַס
פְּרַסI ch. sam( Pi. פֵּירֵס, פֵּירֵש to spread), 1) to split, divide, break; esp. to break bread and say grace. Targ. 2 Kings 4:39 (h. text פלח). Targ. 1 Sam. 9:13 פריס על מזונא ed. Lag. (oth. ed. פ׳ מזונא; Ar. יַפְרִיס נכסתא Af.).Yalk. Prov. 947 פָּרֵיס מנחם ויהיב לאבל the comforter breaks the bread and gives it to the mourner (ref. to Lam. 1:17). Snh.49a bot. פריס להו he divided with them, v. מוֹנִינֵי. B. Mets.40a פריסר׳ י׳ שיתאוכ׳ R. J. sold at the rate of six kuzé for ; a. e.Part. pass. פָּרִיס; f. פְּרִיסָא. Pes.37b והכא כמאן דפ׳ דמיא and here it has the appearance of being broken; Men.78b (not דמי). Bekh.40a דשפיד ופריס (ed. ופרוס, Hebr. form) when the mouth is pointed and (the lip) parted (like that of swine); a. e. 2) to divide, arrange; (= h. העריך, סדר) to arbitrate, value. Targ. O. Lev. 27:8; a. fr.Denom. פּוּרְסָא, פּוֹרָסָא, פּוּרְסָנָא. 3) to distribute, spread; to publish. Targ. Job 36:30. Targ. 2 Sam. 17:19 ופַרְסַת (not ופֵ׳). Targ. Prov. 29:5; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּרִיס; f. פְּרִיסָא; pl. פְּרִיסִין; פְּרִיסַן. Targ. Ex. 25:20 (Bxt. פָּרְסִין); a. fr.Targ. II Esth. 4:8 פָּרִיס published.Ber.55b בעידנא דפַרְסֵיוכ׳ when they (the priests) spread their hands (to bless). Y.Sabb.XX, beg.17c הוון פָּרְסִין קילעיהוכ׳ they spread the curtains on the day before up to four cubits, and the next day they spread them entirely. Ber.51a (expl. עיטוף) ר׳ אסי פָרֵיס סודראוכ׳ R. A. used to spread a cloth over his head (before taking up the cup of benediction). Sabb.48a. Y. ib. XVII, end, 15d, v. גְּדִישָׁא; a. fr. Pa. פָּרֵיס 1) to spread. Targ. Lam. 1:17; a. e. 2) ( Pali) פַּרְסִי (v. P. Sm. 327 6) to publish, divulge. Targ. Y. II Gen. 38:25 מפרסיא (Y. I מפרסמא). Af. אַפְרֵס 1) to distribute, arrange. Targ. 1 Sam. 9:13 Ar. (v. supra). 2) to spread forth. Targ. Is. 25:11. 3) (v. preced. Hif.) to set the foot. Targ. II Esth. 1:2. Ithpa. אִתְפָּרַס to be spread, published. Ib. 3:15; 8:13, sq. אתפרסת Ar. s. v. דיטגמא (ed. אתפרסמת).Lam. R. to II, 2 ולא תִתְפַּרְסִיןוכ׳ (fr. פַּרְסִי) rather than that the secrets of the government be divulged. -
42 צמח I
צֶמַחI m. (b. h.; preced.) growth, sprout, plant. Pirké dR. El. ch. V לברך צִמְחָהּ של ארץ to bless the growth of the earth. Ib. הארץ מתעברת וצנחה כאשהוכ׳ the earth becomes pregnant, and what she produces is like the issue of a widow that conceived in whoredom. Ib. וצמחה … ברכה and what she produces is a blessed seed. Tanḥ. Ki Thetsé 4 and the people say, זה צ׳ רשע this is a wicked growth (the father of a wicked son); a. e.Pl. צְמָחִים, צְמָהִין. Y.Shek.I, beg.45d לא כדי שיהו הצ׳ ניכרין is it not (necessary to wait with the examination) until the growths are sufficiently advanced to be distinguishable?; a. e.Trnsf. morbid growths, swellings, ulcers, cruptions. B. Kam.85a אם עלו בו צ׳ מחמת המכהוכ׳ if ulcers grew on his body in consequence of the wound, so that the wound is covered up. Ḥull.48a העלתה צ׳ if the lungs have ulcers (or blisters); a. e. -
43 צֶמַח
צֶמַחI m. (b. h.; preced.) growth, sprout, plant. Pirké dR. El. ch. V לברך צִמְחָהּ של ארץ to bless the growth of the earth. Ib. הארץ מתעברת וצנחה כאשהוכ׳ the earth becomes pregnant, and what she produces is like the issue of a widow that conceived in whoredom. Ib. וצמחה … ברכה and what she produces is a blessed seed. Tanḥ. Ki Thetsé 4 and the people say, זה צ׳ רשע this is a wicked growth (the father of a wicked son); a. e.Pl. צְמָחִים, צְמָהִין. Y.Shek.I, beg.45d לא כדי שיהו הצ׳ ניכרין is it not (necessary to wait with the examination) until the growths are sufficiently advanced to be distinguishable?; a. e.Trnsf. morbid growths, swellings, ulcers, cruptions. B. Kam.85a אם עלו בו צ׳ מחמת המכהוכ׳ if ulcers grew on his body in consequence of the wound, so that the wound is covered up. Ḥull.48a העלתה צ׳ if the lungs have ulcers (or blisters); a. e. -
44 שם II
שֵׁםII m. (b. h.; v. שוּם a. שׂוּם) mark, name, title, nature, denomination. Pes.III, לא תקרא לה שםוכ׳ she must not name it (declare it to be Hallah) until it is baked. Ter. III, 5 האומר … קרא שם if one says, the priests portion of this pile is in it … he has named it (designated it as Trumah). Gen. R. s. 25 (ref. to Gen. 5:29) לא השם הוא המדרש … הוא השםוכ׳ the name (נח) and the interpretation (ינחמנו) do not correspond; it ought to be either Ber.II, 8 ליטול … השם, v. נָטַל. Macc.I, 2 לא השם המביאווכ׳ the title (the legal text) under which the false witness is doomed to lashes, is not the one under which he is bound to pay indemnity. Kinn. I, 3 משם אחד, sacrificial birds of the same denomination (intended for the same class of cases), opp. משני שמות of different denominations. Sabb.XII, 3 משם אחד two letters of the alphabet of the same name (אא, בב), opp. משתי שמית two different letters (אב). Ib. שם קטן משם גדולוכ׳ a small name or word as a part (or abbreviation) of a larger one, as שם as a part of שמעון, of שמואל Ib. 103b שתי אותיות והן שם אחד two identical letters which represent a word, (as שש, which may stand for שֵׁש or שָׂשׂ) Shebu.3b, a. fr. לא מן השם הוא זהוכ׳ this comes not under this title (this is not the real reason), but it is because Ker.III, 4 אינו מן השם the offence is not of the same class. Macc.4b, a. fr. מוציא שם רע (על חבירי) who spreads an evil report about his neighbor (injures his reputation). Ber.17a גדל בשם טובוכ׳ who has grown up with a good name, and departed life with a good name; a. v. fr.Esp. הַשֵּׁם or שֵׁם the Divine Name, the Tetragrammaton, contradist. to כינוי attribute; in gen. the Lord. Snh.VII, 5 המגדף … שיפרש השם the blasphemer is not punishable, unless he uses the Name explicitly. Ib. 8 המקלל … בַּשֵּׁם he that curses his father or his mother is not punishable, unless he curses them with the Name. Ib. 56a בידך את השם בכינוי (not בכינויים) if he curses God by using a divine attribute. Ib. עד שיברך שם בשם unless he curses God and pronounces the Name. Yoma III, 8; IV, 2; VI, 2 אנא השם (בשם) I pray, O Lord (pronouncing the Tetragrammaton). Ib. כשהיו שימעים שם המפורש שהוא יוצאוכ׳ when they heard the Tetragrammaton pronounced, v. פָּרַש. Ib. IV, 1 אחד … לַשֵּׁם on one of the lots was written ‘unto the Lord; של שם the lot bearing the inscription ‘unto the Lord; a. v. fr.; v. שָׁמַיִם.Especial uses: כְּשֵׁם שֶׁ־ the same as, as well as. Ber.IX, 5 חייב אדם … כשם שמברךוכ׳ a man is bound to bless God for what is evil as well as he blesses for what is good. Ib. 62a כשם שנפרעיןוכ׳ as well as the dead are called to account, v. סַפְדָּן. Sot.V, 1 כשם שהמים … כךוכ׳ as the waters test her, so do they test him. Ib. כשם שאסורהוכ׳, v. בָּעַל; a. v. fr.כְּשֵׁם, מִשֵּׁם in the name of, in behalf of. Meg.15a כל האומר דכר בשם אומרווכ׳ he who relates a thing in the name of him who said it (gives credit to authority), brings redemption into the world. Peah II, 4 מִשְּׁמוֹ in his own name (as his individual opinion). Y.Taan.I, 64a הלכה … שאמר משםוכ׳ the rule follows the opinion of … who said in behalf of ; a. v. fr.לְשֵׁם for the purpose of, for the sake of, as; with reference to. Gitt.24b כתב רהמנא לה לִשְׁמָהּ the text (Deut. 24:3) says, ‘unto her, that means, that it must be written especially for her. Yeb.47b, v. שוּם II.Snh.99b העוסק בתורה לשמה who studies the Law for! its own sake (for no selfish ends). Pes.50b לעולם יעסוק … אע״פ שלא לשמה … בא לשמה by all means let a man engage in the study of the Law and in good deeds, even if not for their own sake, for through the work for a selfish purpose he will arrive at the stage of doing good for its own sake. Ib. 13b, a. e. שחטן לִשְׁמָןוכ׳ if he slaughtered them as such (as festive sacrifices) ; זרק דמן שלא לשמן if he sprinkled their blood, having in mind another purpose (another class of sacrifices). Gen. R. s. 25 לשם קרבנו נקרא he was named (נח) with reference to his sacrifice ( ניחח, Gen. 8:21); לשם נחתוכ׳ he was named (נח) with reference to the rest of the ark ( ותנח, Gen. 8:4); Yalk. ib. 42 על שםוכ׳; a. v. fr.עַל שֵׁם (abbrev. ע״ש) with reference to, because. Y.Taan.II, beg.65a על שם ואנכיוכ׳ as a reference to (what Abraham said,) ‘and I am but dust and ashes (Gen. 18:27). Gen. R. s. 23, v. טְבַרְיָא; a. fr.; v. שוּם II.Pl. שֵׁמוֹת, constr. שְׁמוֹת. Kinn. l. c. Gen. R. s. 26 כל הש׳ הללווכ׳ all these names indicate rebellion, v. מַרְדּוּת I. B. Mets. 114b עובר בכל הש׳ הללו is guilty under all these titles (texts). Shebu.35a יש ש׳ שנמחקין ויש ש׳וכ׳ there are divine names which may be erased, and such as may not be erased. Y.R. Hash. I, 56d bot. שְׁ׳ המלאכים, v. מַלְאָךְ; a. fr. -
45 שֵׁם
שֵׁםII m. (b. h.; v. שוּם a. שׂוּם) mark, name, title, nature, denomination. Pes.III, לא תקרא לה שםוכ׳ she must not name it (declare it to be Hallah) until it is baked. Ter. III, 5 האומר … קרא שם if one says, the priests portion of this pile is in it … he has named it (designated it as Trumah). Gen. R. s. 25 (ref. to Gen. 5:29) לא השם הוא המדרש … הוא השםוכ׳ the name (נח) and the interpretation (ינחמנו) do not correspond; it ought to be either Ber.II, 8 ליטול … השם, v. נָטַל. Macc.I, 2 לא השם המביאווכ׳ the title (the legal text) under which the false witness is doomed to lashes, is not the one under which he is bound to pay indemnity. Kinn. I, 3 משם אחד, sacrificial birds of the same denomination (intended for the same class of cases), opp. משני שמות of different denominations. Sabb.XII, 3 משם אחד two letters of the alphabet of the same name (אא, בב), opp. משתי שמית two different letters (אב). Ib. שם קטן משם גדולוכ׳ a small name or word as a part (or abbreviation) of a larger one, as שם as a part of שמעון, of שמואל Ib. 103b שתי אותיות והן שם אחד two identical letters which represent a word, (as שש, which may stand for שֵׁש or שָׂשׂ) Shebu.3b, a. fr. לא מן השם הוא זהוכ׳ this comes not under this title (this is not the real reason), but it is because Ker.III, 4 אינו מן השם the offence is not of the same class. Macc.4b, a. fr. מוציא שם רע (על חבירי) who spreads an evil report about his neighbor (injures his reputation). Ber.17a גדל בשם טובוכ׳ who has grown up with a good name, and departed life with a good name; a. v. fr.Esp. הַשֵּׁם or שֵׁם the Divine Name, the Tetragrammaton, contradist. to כינוי attribute; in gen. the Lord. Snh.VII, 5 המגדף … שיפרש השם the blasphemer is not punishable, unless he uses the Name explicitly. Ib. 8 המקלל … בַּשֵּׁם he that curses his father or his mother is not punishable, unless he curses them with the Name. Ib. 56a בידך את השם בכינוי (not בכינויים) if he curses God by using a divine attribute. Ib. עד שיברך שם בשם unless he curses God and pronounces the Name. Yoma III, 8; IV, 2; VI, 2 אנא השם (בשם) I pray, O Lord (pronouncing the Tetragrammaton). Ib. כשהיו שימעים שם המפורש שהוא יוצאוכ׳ when they heard the Tetragrammaton pronounced, v. פָּרַש. Ib. IV, 1 אחד … לַשֵּׁם on one of the lots was written ‘unto the Lord; של שם the lot bearing the inscription ‘unto the Lord; a. v. fr.; v. שָׁמַיִם.Especial uses: כְּשֵׁם שֶׁ־ the same as, as well as. Ber.IX, 5 חייב אדם … כשם שמברךוכ׳ a man is bound to bless God for what is evil as well as he blesses for what is good. Ib. 62a כשם שנפרעיןוכ׳ as well as the dead are called to account, v. סַפְדָּן. Sot.V, 1 כשם שהמים … כךוכ׳ as the waters test her, so do they test him. Ib. כשם שאסורהוכ׳, v. בָּעַל; a. v. fr.כְּשֵׁם, מִשֵּׁם in the name of, in behalf of. Meg.15a כל האומר דכר בשם אומרווכ׳ he who relates a thing in the name of him who said it (gives credit to authority), brings redemption into the world. Peah II, 4 מִשְּׁמוֹ in his own name (as his individual opinion). Y.Taan.I, 64a הלכה … שאמר משםוכ׳ the rule follows the opinion of … who said in behalf of ; a. v. fr.לְשֵׁם for the purpose of, for the sake of, as; with reference to. Gitt.24b כתב רהמנא לה לִשְׁמָהּ the text (Deut. 24:3) says, ‘unto her, that means, that it must be written especially for her. Yeb.47b, v. שוּם II.Snh.99b העוסק בתורה לשמה who studies the Law for! its own sake (for no selfish ends). Pes.50b לעולם יעסוק … אע״פ שלא לשמה … בא לשמה by all means let a man engage in the study of the Law and in good deeds, even if not for their own sake, for through the work for a selfish purpose he will arrive at the stage of doing good for its own sake. Ib. 13b, a. e. שחטן לִשְׁמָןוכ׳ if he slaughtered them as such (as festive sacrifices) ; זרק דמן שלא לשמן if he sprinkled their blood, having in mind another purpose (another class of sacrifices). Gen. R. s. 25 לשם קרבנו נקרא he was named (נח) with reference to his sacrifice ( ניחח, Gen. 8:21); לשם נחתוכ׳ he was named (נח) with reference to the rest of the ark ( ותנח, Gen. 8:4); Yalk. ib. 42 על שםוכ׳; a. v. fr.עַל שֵׁם (abbrev. ע״ש) with reference to, because. Y.Taan.II, beg.65a על שם ואנכיוכ׳ as a reference to (what Abraham said,) ‘and I am but dust and ashes (Gen. 18:27). Gen. R. s. 23, v. טְבַרְיָא; a. fr.; v. שוּם II.Pl. שֵׁמוֹת, constr. שְׁמוֹת. Kinn. l. c. Gen. R. s. 26 כל הש׳ הללווכ׳ all these names indicate rebellion, v. מַרְדּוּת I. B. Mets. 114b עובר בכל הש׳ הללו is guilty under all these titles (texts). Shebu.35a יש ש׳ שנמחקין ויש ש׳וכ׳ there are divine names which may be erased, and such as may not be erased. Y.R. Hash. I, 56d bot. שְׁ׳ המלאכים, v. מַלְאָךְ; a. fr. -
46 תאב
תָּאֵב, תָּאֵיבm. (תָּאַב) desirous, longing for. Y.Ned.IX, beg.41b אין היצר הרע ת׳ אלאוכ׳ the evil inclination has a desire only for what is forbidden; Y.Yoma VI, 43d top תָּעֵב. Tosef.Arakh.IV, 26 והוא ת׳ לו (not והלא) while he has an appetite for it. Y.Ber.VII, 11a bot. מה אם … שהוא ת׳ לאכולוכ׳ if man must bless God after he has eaten and is satisfied, how much more must he do so, when he is desirous to eat (and finds what he needs)!; (Bab. ib. 48b כשהוא רעב). Pes.99b כדי … כשהוא ת׳ Ar. a. Ms. M. 2 (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 5; ed. כשהוא תאוה, read: תָּאֵו; Y. ib. X, beg.37b בתאוה) that he may enter the Sabbath with an appetite (for food). Yeb.15a תָּאֵבְנִיוכ׳ (marg. corr. תאב אני); Tosef. ib. I, 10 תָּאֵיבְנִי ed. Zuck. (Var. ת׳ אני) I wish that I had Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 עני ת׳ a poor man in great need, contrad. to דל; a. e.Pl. תְּאֵבִים, תְּאֵי׳. Y.Taan.I, end, 64d תְּאֵיבֵי בנים those who long to have children; (Bab. ib. 11a חסוכי בנים). -
47 תאיב
תָּאֵב, תָּאֵיבm. (תָּאַב) desirous, longing for. Y.Ned.IX, beg.41b אין היצר הרע ת׳ אלאוכ׳ the evil inclination has a desire only for what is forbidden; Y.Yoma VI, 43d top תָּעֵב. Tosef.Arakh.IV, 26 והוא ת׳ לו (not והלא) while he has an appetite for it. Y.Ber.VII, 11a bot. מה אם … שהוא ת׳ לאכולוכ׳ if man must bless God after he has eaten and is satisfied, how much more must he do so, when he is desirous to eat (and finds what he needs)!; (Bab. ib. 48b כשהוא רעב). Pes.99b כדי … כשהוא ת׳ Ar. a. Ms. M. 2 (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 5; ed. כשהוא תאוה, read: תָּאֵו; Y. ib. X, beg.37b בתאוה) that he may enter the Sabbath with an appetite (for food). Yeb.15a תָּאֵבְנִיוכ׳ (marg. corr. תאב אני); Tosef. ib. I, 10 תָּאֵיבְנִי ed. Zuck. (Var. ת׳ אני) I wish that I had Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 עני ת׳ a poor man in great need, contrad. to דל; a. e.Pl. תְּאֵבִים, תְּאֵי׳. Y.Taan.I, end, 64d תְּאֵיבֵי בנים those who long to have children; (Bab. ib. 11a חסוכי בנים). -
48 תָּאֵב
תָּאֵב, תָּאֵיבm. (תָּאַב) desirous, longing for. Y.Ned.IX, beg.41b אין היצר הרע ת׳ אלאוכ׳ the evil inclination has a desire only for what is forbidden; Y.Yoma VI, 43d top תָּעֵב. Tosef.Arakh.IV, 26 והוא ת׳ לו (not והלא) while he has an appetite for it. Y.Ber.VII, 11a bot. מה אם … שהוא ת׳ לאכולוכ׳ if man must bless God after he has eaten and is satisfied, how much more must he do so, when he is desirous to eat (and finds what he needs)!; (Bab. ib. 48b כשהוא רעב). Pes.99b כדי … כשהוא ת׳ Ar. a. Ms. M. 2 (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 5; ed. כשהוא תאוה, read: תָּאֵו; Y. ib. X, beg.37b בתאוה) that he may enter the Sabbath with an appetite (for food). Yeb.15a תָּאֵבְנִיוכ׳ (marg. corr. תאב אני); Tosef. ib. I, 10 תָּאֵיבְנִי ed. Zuck. (Var. ת׳ אני) I wish that I had Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 עני ת׳ a poor man in great need, contrad. to דל; a. e.Pl. תְּאֵבִים, תְּאֵי׳. Y.Taan.I, end, 64d תְּאֵיבֵי בנים those who long to have children; (Bab. ib. 11a חסוכי בנים). -
49 תָּאֵיב
תָּאֵב, תָּאֵיבm. (תָּאַב) desirous, longing for. Y.Ned.IX, beg.41b אין היצר הרע ת׳ אלאוכ׳ the evil inclination has a desire only for what is forbidden; Y.Yoma VI, 43d top תָּעֵב. Tosef.Arakh.IV, 26 והוא ת׳ לו (not והלא) while he has an appetite for it. Y.Ber.VII, 11a bot. מה אם … שהוא ת׳ לאכולוכ׳ if man must bless God after he has eaten and is satisfied, how much more must he do so, when he is desirous to eat (and finds what he needs)!; (Bab. ib. 48b כשהוא רעב). Pes.99b כדי … כשהוא ת׳ Ar. a. Ms. M. 2 (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 5; ed. כשהוא תאוה, read: תָּאֵו; Y. ib. X, beg.37b בתאוה) that he may enter the Sabbath with an appetite (for food). Yeb.15a תָּאֵבְנִיוכ׳ (marg. corr. תאב אני); Tosef. ib. I, 10 תָּאֵיבְנִי ed. Zuck. (Var. ת׳ אני) I wish that I had Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 עני ת׳ a poor man in great need, contrad. to דל; a. e.Pl. תְּאֵבִים, תְּאֵי׳. Y.Taan.I, end, 64d תְּאֵיבֵי בנים those who long to have children; (Bab. ib. 11a חסוכי בנים). -
50 תחל
תָּחַלHif. הִתְחִיל (denom. of תְּחִלָּה) to begin. Sabb.I, 2 ואם הִתְחִילוּוכ׳ but if they have commenced (doing so), they need not discontinue. Gen. R. s. 85 כל מי שהוא מַתְחִיל במצוחוכ׳ he that begins a good deed and does not finish it ; Deut. R. s. 8. Ib. משהה׳וכ׳ Moses began a good deed when he took Josephs bones with him. Gen. R. s. 26 ה׳ הִקב״ה לברכך the Lord has begun to bless thee (by giving thee a daughter); a. v. fr. -
51 תָּחַל
תָּחַלHif. הִתְחִיל (denom. of תְּחִלָּה) to begin. Sabb.I, 2 ואם הִתְחִילוּוכ׳ but if they have commenced (doing so), they need not discontinue. Gen. R. s. 85 כל מי שהוא מַתְחִיל במצוחוכ׳ he that begins a good deed and does not finish it ; Deut. R. s. 8. Ib. משהה׳וכ׳ Moses began a good deed when he took Josephs bones with him. Gen. R. s. 26 ה׳ הִקב״ה לברכך the Lord has begun to bless thee (by giving thee a daughter); a. v. fr.
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