blessing

בְּרָכָהf. (b. h.; ברך) 1) blessing, bestowal of prosperity, good wishes, choice, plenty. Keth.5a הואיל … ב׳ לדגים because on it the blessing was given to the fish (Gen. 1:22, to be fruitful). Y. ib. I, beg.24d אין כתיב ב׳וכ׳ the blessing (Gen. 2:3) refers not to man but to the day.Erub.63b, a. fr. תבא עליו ב׳ blessing rest upon him (he acts rightly). Keth.103a; B. Bath. 144b בִּרְכַת הבית ברובה the blessing of a house consists in the number of inmates (every member of a household contributes to its comfort); Tosef.Keth.XII, 3 ב׳ הבית מרובה. B. Mets.42a אין הב׳ מצוייהוכ׳ blessing (unexpected supply, miraculous increase) will not take place in things which are weighed ; Taan.8b; a. fr.Pes.50b, a. fr. אינו רואה סימן ב׳ לעולם will never see a sign of prosperity; a. fr. 2) benediction, prayer to be recited on certain occasions. Ber.35a man must not taste anything בלא ב׳ without a blessing. Ib. 40b כל ב׳ שאיןוכ׳ a benediction in which the Name of the Lord is not invoked, is no benediction; a. fr.Pl. בְּרָכוֹת. 1) blessings, benedictions. Ib. 45b; a. v. fr.Sabb.115b כותבי ב׳ those who write out the formulas of prayer. 2) Brakhoth, the first treatise of the Mishnah, Talmud, a. Tosefta.Compounds: בִּרְכַת אבלים the prayer for consolation inserted in the mourners grace after meal. Keth.8b; a. fr.ב׳ ארוסין benediction preceding betrothal, v. אֵרוּסִין Ib. 7b.ב׳ הארץ that portion of the grace after meal which refers to Palestine. Ib. 8b.ב׳ הזבח the benediction before partaking of the festive offering (חֲגִיגָה) which accompanies the Paschal lamb. Pes.X, 9 (120a).ב׳ הזימון the appeal to the partakers of a meal to say grace, common prayer. Ber.45b.ב׳ חתנים benediction on performing the marriage ceremony, also inserted in the grace after wedding meals during seven days. Keth.8b.ב׳ כהנים the priestly benediction (Num. 6:24–26). Sot.VII, 6.ב׳ המזון grace after meal. Keth. l. c.ב׳ המצוות benediction on performing a divine command (of a symbolic nature). Ib. 7b.ב׳ רחבה benediction of consolation pronounced in open air on the mourners return from burial (v. הַבְרָאָה). Ib. 8b.ב׳ התורה benediction before and after reading the Law. Y.Ber.I, 3c.(For other compounds see the respective determinants. 3) blasphemy. בִּרְכַת השם. Snh.56a sq.; (Tosef.Ab. Zar. VIII (IX), 4 קיללת).

בְּרָכָהf. (b. h.; ברך) 1) blessing, bestowal of prosperity, good wishes, choice, plenty. Keth.5a הואיל … ב׳ לדגים because on it the blessing was given to the fish (Gen. 1:22, to be fruitful). Y. ib. I, beg.24d אין כתיב ב׳וכ׳ the blessing (Gen. 2:3) refers not to man but to the day.Erub.63b, a. fr. תבא עליו ב׳ blessing rest upon him (he acts rightly). Keth.103a; B. Bath. 144b בִּרְכַת הבית ברובה the blessing of a house consists in the number of inmates (every member of a household contributes to its comfort); Tosef.Keth.XII, 3 ב׳ הבית מרובה. B. Mets.42a אין הב׳ מצוייהוכ׳ blessing (unexpected supply, miraculous increase) will not take place in things which are weighed ; Taan.8b; a. fr.Pes.50b, a. fr. אינו רואה סימן ב׳ לעולם will never see a sign of prosperity; a. fr. 2) benediction, prayer to be recited on certain occasions. Ber.35a man must not taste anything בלא ב׳ without a blessing. Ib. 40b כל ב׳ שאיןוכ׳ a benediction in which the Name of the Lord is not invoked, is no benediction; a. fr.Pl. בְּרָכוֹת. 1) blessings, benedictions. Ib. 45b; a. v. fr.Sabb.115b כותבי ב׳ those who write out the formulas of prayer. 2) Brakhoth, the first treatise of the Mishnah, Talmud, a. Tosefta.Compounds: בִּרְכַת אבלים the prayer for consolation inserted in the mourners grace after meal. Keth.8b; a. fr.ב׳ ארוסין benediction preceding betrothal, v. אֵרוּסִין Ib. 7b.ב׳ הארץ that portion of the grace after meal which refers to Palestine. Ib. 8b.ב׳ הזבח the benediction before partaking of the festive offering (חֲגִיגָה) which accompanies the Paschal lamb. Pes.X, 9 (120a).ב׳ הזימון the appeal to the partakers of a meal to say grace, common prayer. Ber.45b.ב׳ חתנים benediction on performing the marriage ceremony, also inserted in the grace after wedding meals during seven days. Keth.8b.ב׳ כהנים the priestly benediction (Num. 6:24–26). Sot.VII, 6.ב׳ המזון grace after meal. Keth. l. c.ב׳ המצוות benediction on performing a divine command (of a symbolic nature). Ib. 7b.ב׳ רחבה benediction of consolation pronounced in open air on the mourners return from burial (v. הַבְרָאָה). Ib. 8b.ב׳ התורה benediction before and after reading the Law. Y.Ber.I, 3c.(For other compounds see the respective determinants. 3) blasphemy. בִּרְכַת השם. Snh.56a sq.; (Tosef.Ab. Zar. VIII (IX), 4 קיללת).

פָּטַר(b. h.) 1) to break through, open. Bekh.VIII, 1 (46a) (ref. to Ex. 13:2) עד שיִפְטְרוּ רחם מישראל (not שיפטרוה) provided they open the womb when the mother is an Israelite (although she conceived before her conversion); ib. 47a. 2) to send off, discharge, dismiss. Keth.XIII, 5, a. fr. או כנוס או פְּטוֹר (the betrothed has a right to say) either marry or release (me by divorce). Gitt.VI, 5 פִּטְרוּהָ … לא אמר כלום if one says to friends, ‘release her … he has said nothing (they are not authorized to write a letter of divorce, as it might mean, release her of her debts); ib. 65b ר׳ נתן אומר פַּטְּרוּהָ דבריו קיימין פִּיטָרוּהָ לא אמר כלום R. N. says, if he said paṭṭruha (Pi.), his words stand (a divorce is meant), but if he says piṭruha ( Kal) Ib. ר׳ נתן דבבלאה … בין פיטרוה לפטרוהוכ׳ R. N. who is a Babylonian, draws a distinction between piṭruha and paṭṭruha; our Tannai (in the Mishnah) being a Palestinian does not Ib. VIII, 4. פּוֹטֵר … בגט ישן a man may divorce his wife with an old letter of divorce (having been closeted with her after he had written it); Tosef. ib. VIII (VI), 3 אינו פוטרוכ׳ he must not divorce with an old letter, in order that the letter of divorce may not date farther back than (the conception of) her child; a. fr. 3) to dismiss, give leave, let go. Sot.IX, 6 ופְטַרְנוּהוּ בלא מזון and we let him (the stranger) go without provision. Midr. Till. to Ps. 91 מי גרול הפּוֹטֵר או הנִפְטָר which is the superior of the two? he who gives leave, or he who takes leave? Ib. (ref. to Gen. 32:27) הרי יעקב פוטר למלאך behold, Jacob gives leave to the angel; a. fr. 4) (law) to discharge, acquit; (ritual) to exempt from obligation, to declare free from punishment, eventually from sacrificial atonement, opp. חִיֵּיב. Erub.65a יכול אני לִפְטוֹרוכ׳ I can (by my plea) release from judgment the whole world (all Israelites) from the destruction of the Temple to the present time, for we read (Is. 51:21), Hear now this, thou afflicted and drunken (a drunken person is irresponsible); ib. מאי יכולני לפטור נמי מדין תפלה this ‘I can release means also from responsibility for neglect of prayer (the drunken not being permitted to pray). Succ.45b. Sabb.II, 5 ר׳ יוסי פוטר בכלןוכ׳ R. J. declares (him that did it) free from punishment or eventual sacrifice in all those cases, except Ker.IV, 2 ר׳ יהושע פוטר R. J. absolves him from bringing a sin-offering, opp. מחייב חטאת. Snh.V, 5 אם מצאו לו זכות פְּטָרוּהוּ if they found evidence in his favor, they (the court) acquitted him; a. v. fr.Trnsf. to cause exemption; to cover, include. Ber.VI, 5 ברך על היין … פ׳ את הייןוכ׳ if he recited the blessing over wine before the meal, he has therewith exempted the wine offered after the meal (from an additional blessing). Ib. 7 מברך על העיקר ופוטר את הטפלה he says the blessing over the chief dish, and with this he covers that which goes with it (v. טְפֵלָה). Yeb.I, 1 חמש … פּוֹטְרוֹת צרותיהן fifteen women (of various kinship with the yabam, by which he is prevented from marrying any of them) cover their rivals (making them free from dependence on the yabam for marriage or discharge); a. fr.Part. pass. פָּטוּר; f. פְּטוּרָה; pl. פְּטוּרִים, פְּטוּרִין; פְּטוּרוֹת (is, are) exempt, free, opp. חַיָּיב. Peah I, 6 ופ׳ מן המעשרותוכ׳ and he need not give the tithes, until B. Mets.VIII, 1 פ׳ (sub. מלשלם) he is free from indemnity. Ib. VII, 10 מתנה … להיות פ׳ משבועה may have an agreement to be eventually exempt from making oath; להיות פ׳ מלשלם to be exempt from responsibility. Kidd.I, 7 כל מצות הבן על האב … ונשים פ׳ to all paternal duties men are bound, but women (mothers) are exempt from them. Yeb.I, 2 כשם שבתו פ׳ כך צרתה פ׳ as well as his (the yabams) daughter is exempt (from the law of levirate marriage, because the yabam cannot marry her), so her rival is exempt; a. v. fr. Pi. פִּיטֵּר to dismiss; to divorce. Gitt.65b, v. supra. Kidd.31b פַּטְּרוּנִי dismiss (escort) me; a. e. Nif. נִפְטָר, Hithpa. הִתְפַטֵּר 1) to be exempted, freed. Bekh.II, 1 לא נִפְטְרוּ מבכורוכ׳ they (the Levites) have not been exempted from consecrating the firstborn of clean animals, but only from redeeming their firstborn sons and the firstborn of asses; a. e. 2) to be dismissed, take leave, depart. Yoma I, 5 נפטרו והלכו להם they took leave and went. Sot.IX, 5. Ber.64a הנ׳ מחבירווכ׳ he who leaves his friend (after escorting him a distance) must not say, ‘go in peace, but, ‘go to peace; הנ׳ מן המתוכ׳ he who takes leave of the dead (after burial) Ib. 31a; Erub.64a לא יִפָּטֵר אדםוכ׳ one must not leave a friend otherwise than with a word of tradition (on legal or religious subjects), by which he may remember him; a. fr.Esp. to depart this world, to die. Ber.17a גדל בשם טוב ונ׳ בשם טוב מן העולם who grew (lived) with a good name, and left the world with a good name. Tem.16a בשעהשנ׳ משה רבינו לגן עדן when Moses our teacher was to depart for paradise. Gen. R. s. 96; a. fr.Yalk. Koh. 989 בשעה … מִתְפַּטְּרִיםוכ׳ when the children are dismissed from school. Hif. הִפְטִיר 1) to discard; ה׳ בשפה to discard with the lip, to spurn. Pesik. R. s. 37 מחרקין … ומַפְטִירִים בשפתותיהם gnashed their teeth … and spurned with their lips (ref. to Ps. 22:8). Treat. Der. Er. ch. 2 מפְטִירֵי שפה (= מפטירין בשפה). 2) to dismiss, adjourn a meeting. Y.Ber.IV, 7d top הַפְטֵר את העם dismiss the people (adjourn the meeting). M. Kat. 5b, v. בָּכָה. Ḥull.51a מַפְטִיר כנסיות one who dismisses the assemblies, janitor, v. כְּנֶסֶת.Pes.X, 8, v. אֶפִּיקוֹמָן; a. e. 3) ( to recite before dismissal, to conclude the reading from the Law by reading a portion of the Prophets, to read the Hafṭarah (v. הַפְטָרָה). Meg.IV, 1 בשני … ואין מַפְטִירִין בנביא on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturday afternoons three persons read from the Law …, and we do not close with a lesson from the Prophets. Ib. 5 המפטיר בנביא הואוכ׳ he who concludes with the prophetic lesson (being the last of those called up) has the privilege of, v. פָּרַס; a. fr.

פָּטַר(b. h.) 1) to break through, open. Bekh.VIII, 1 (46a) (ref. to Ex. 13:2) עד שיִפְטְרוּ רחם מישראל (not שיפטרוה) provided they open the womb when the mother is an Israelite (although she conceived before her conversion); ib. 47a. 2) to send off, discharge, dismiss. Keth.XIII, 5, a. fr. או כנוס או פְּטוֹר (the betrothed has a right to say) either marry or release (me by divorce). Gitt.VI, 5 פִּטְרוּהָ … לא אמר כלום if one says to friends, ‘release her … he has said nothing (they are not authorized to write a letter of divorce, as it might mean, release her of her debts); ib. 65b ר׳ נתן אומר פַּטְּרוּהָ דבריו קיימין פִּיטָרוּהָ לא אמר כלום R. N. says, if he said paṭṭruha (Pi.), his words stand (a divorce is meant), but if he says piṭruha ( Kal) Ib. ר׳ נתן דבבלאה … בין פיטרוה לפטרוהוכ׳ R. N. who is a Babylonian, draws a distinction between piṭruha and paṭṭruha; our Tannai (in the Mishnah) being a Palestinian does not Ib. VIII, 4. פּוֹטֵר … בגט ישן a man may divorce his wife with an old letter of divorce (having been closeted with her after he had written it); Tosef. ib. VIII (VI), 3 אינו פוטרוכ׳ he must not divorce with an old letter, in order that the letter of divorce may not date farther back than (the conception of) her child; a. fr. 3) to dismiss, give leave, let go. Sot.IX, 6 ופְטַרְנוּהוּ בלא מזון and we let him (the stranger) go without provision. Midr. Till. to Ps. 91 מי גרול הפּוֹטֵר או הנִפְטָר which is the superior of the two? he who gives leave, or he who takes leave? Ib. (ref. to Gen. 32:27) הרי יעקב פוטר למלאך behold, Jacob gives leave to the angel; a. fr. 4) (law) to discharge, acquit; (ritual) to exempt from obligation, to declare free from punishment, eventually from sacrificial atonement, opp. חִיֵּיב. Erub.65a יכול אני לִפְטוֹרוכ׳ I can (by my plea) release from judgment the whole world (all Israelites) from the destruction of the Temple to the present time, for we read (Is. 51:21), Hear now this, thou afflicted and drunken (a drunken person is irresponsible); ib. מאי יכולני לפטור נמי מדין תפלה this ‘I can release means also from responsibility for neglect of prayer (the drunken not being permitted to pray). Succ.45b. Sabb.II, 5 ר׳ יוסי פוטר בכלןוכ׳ R. J. declares (him that did it) free from punishment or eventual sacrifice in all those cases, except Ker.IV, 2 ר׳ יהושע פוטר R. J. absolves him from bringing a sin-offering, opp. מחייב חטאת. Snh.V, 5 אם מצאו לו זכות פְּטָרוּהוּ if they found evidence in his favor, they (the court) acquitted him; a. v. fr.Trnsf. to cause exemption; to cover, include. Ber.VI, 5 ברך על היין … פ׳ את הייןוכ׳ if he recited the blessing over wine before the meal, he has therewith exempted the wine offered after the meal (from an additional blessing). Ib. 7 מברך על העיקר ופוטר את הטפלה he says the blessing over the chief dish, and with this he covers that which goes with it (v. טְפֵלָה). Yeb.I, 1 חמש … פּוֹטְרוֹת צרותיהן fifteen women (of various kinship with the yabam, by which he is prevented from marrying any of them) cover their rivals (making them free from dependence on the yabam for marriage or discharge); a. fr.Part. pass. פָּטוּר; f. פְּטוּרָה; pl. פְּטוּרִים, פְּטוּרִין; פְּטוּרוֹת (is, are) exempt, free, opp. חַיָּיב. Peah I, 6 ופ׳ מן המעשרותוכ׳ and he need not give the tithes, until B. Mets.VIII, 1 פ׳ (sub. מלשלם) he is free from indemnity. Ib. VII, 10 מתנה … להיות פ׳ משבועה may have an agreement to be eventually exempt from making oath; להיות פ׳ מלשלם to be exempt from responsibility. Kidd.I, 7 כל מצות הבן על האב … ונשים פ׳ to all paternal duties men are bound, but women (mothers) are exempt from them. Yeb.I, 2 כשם שבתו פ׳ כך צרתה פ׳ as well as his (the yabams) daughter is exempt (from the law of levirate marriage, because the yabam cannot marry her), so her rival is exempt; a. v. fr. Pi. פִּיטֵּר to dismiss; to divorce. Gitt.65b, v. supra. Kidd.31b פַּטְּרוּנִי dismiss (escort) me; a. e. Nif. נִפְטָר, Hithpa. הִתְפַטֵּר 1) to be exempted, freed. Bekh.II, 1 לא נִפְטְרוּ מבכורוכ׳ they (the Levites) have not been exempted from consecrating the firstborn of clean animals, but only from redeeming their firstborn sons and the firstborn of asses; a. e. 2) to be dismissed, take leave, depart. Yoma I, 5 נפטרו והלכו להם they took leave and went. Sot.IX, 5. Ber.64a הנ׳ מחבירווכ׳ he who leaves his friend (after escorting him a distance) must not say, ‘go in peace, but, ‘go to peace; הנ׳ מן המתוכ׳ he who takes leave of the dead (after burial) Ib. 31a; Erub.64a לא יִפָּטֵר אדםוכ׳ one must not leave a friend otherwise than with a word of tradition (on legal or religious subjects), by which he may remember him; a. fr.Esp. to depart this world, to die. Ber.17a גדל בשם טוב ונ׳ בשם טוב מן העולם who grew (lived) with a good name, and left the world with a good name. Tem.16a בשעהשנ׳ משה רבינו לגן עדן when Moses our teacher was to depart for paradise. Gen. R. s. 96; a. fr.Yalk. Koh. 989 בשעה … מִתְפַּטְּרִיםוכ׳ when the children are dismissed from school. Hif. הִפְטִיר 1) to discard; ה׳ בשפה to discard with the lip, to spurn. Pesik. R. s. 37 מחרקין … ומַפְטִירִים בשפתותיהם gnashed their teeth … and spurned with their lips (ref. to Ps. 22:8). Treat. Der. Er. ch. 2 מפְטִירֵי שפה (= מפטירין בשפה). 2) to dismiss, adjourn a meeting. Y.Ber.IV, 7d top הַפְטֵר את העם dismiss the people (adjourn the meeting). M. Kat. 5b, v. בָּכָה. Ḥull.51a מַפְטִיר כנסיות one who dismisses the assemblies, janitor, v. כְּנֶסֶת.Pes.X, 8, v. אֶפִּיקוֹמָן; a. e. 3) ( to recite before dismissal, to conclude the reading from the Law by reading a portion of the Prophets, to read the Hafṭarah (v. הַפְטָרָה). Meg.IV, 1 בשני … ואין מַפְטִירִין בנביא on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturday afternoons three persons read from the Law …, and we do not close with a lesson from the Prophets. Ib. 5 המפטיר בנביא הואוכ׳ he who concludes with the prophetic lesson (being the last of those called up) has the privilege of, v. פָּרַס; a. fr.

בָּצַע(b. h.; √בץ; cmp. בזע, בקע, פצע) 1) to cut, break, esp. to break bread and say the blessing. Ḥull.7b מימיו לא ב׳ עלוכ׳ never said grace over a piece of bread which was not his own (never accepted an invitation). Ber.46a בע״הב בּוֹצֵעַוכ׳ the host breaks the bread and the guest says grace after meal. Ib. 47a אין הבוצע רשאי לִבְצוֹעַוכ׳ he who is chosen to break the bread, must not begin to break until the Amen of those that respond (to the blessing) is finished; a. fr. 2) to split the difference, to adjust, compromise. Snh.6b top נגמר … לבצוע after the legal proceedings are closed, thou must not act as an arbiter in a compromise. Ib. אסור לב׳ the court is forbidden to attempt a settlement (you must let the law take its course). Ib. מצוה לב׳ it is a meritorious act to bring about a settlement. Ib. (before having formed an opinion the judge may say) צאו ובִצְעוּ go out and settle; a. fr. Pi. בִּצַּע to adjust. Y.Snh.I, 18b top המְבַצֵּעַ חוטא the judge who settles a case is a sinner. Ib. לְבַצֵּעַ (interch. with לבצוע). V. בִּיצּוּעַ.

בָּצַע(b. h.; √בץ; cmp. בזע, בקע, פצע) 1) to cut, break, esp. to break bread and say the blessing. Ḥull.7b מימיו לא ב׳ עלוכ׳ never said grace over a piece of bread which was not his own (never accepted an invitation). Ber.46a בע״הב בּוֹצֵעַוכ׳ the host breaks the bread and the guest says grace after meal. Ib. 47a אין הבוצע רשאי לִבְצוֹעַוכ׳ he who is chosen to break the bread, must not begin to break until the Amen of those that respond (to the blessing) is finished; a. fr. 2) to split the difference, to adjust, compromise. Snh.6b top נגמר … לבצוע after the legal proceedings are closed, thou must not act as an arbiter in a compromise. Ib. אסור לב׳ the court is forbidden to attempt a settlement (you must let the law take its course). Ib. מצוה לב׳ it is a meritorious act to bring about a settlement. Ib. (before having formed an opinion the judge may say) צאו ובִצְעוּ go out and settle; a. fr. Pi. בִּצַּע to adjust. Y.Snh.I, 18b top המְבַצֵּעַ חוטא the judge who settles a case is a sinner. Ib. לְבַצֵּעַ (interch. with לבצוע). V. בִּיצּוּעַ.

בָּרַךְ(b. h.; √בר, v. ברר, ברי) 1) to cave out. Denom. בְּרֵכָה, בֶּרֶךְ; cmp. בּוּרְכָּא, בּוּרְכְּתָא. 2) (cmp. ברר) to select, point out (cmp. esp. Gen. 2:3) whence to bless (Pi.).Part. pass. בָּרוּךְ chosen, blessed, praised. הקדוש ב׳ הוא (abbr. הקב״ה) the Holy One, blessed be He. Pes.118a; a. v. fr. Ib. 104b, a. fr. פותח בב׳וכ׳ he (who prays) opens the benediction with barukh and closes with barukh (i. e. ברוך אתהה׳). Tosef.Sot.I, 10 ב׳ בכלל, v. כְּלָל; a. fr. Pi. בֵּרַךְ, בֵּירַךְ (b. h.) 1) to praise, bless, esp. to recite the due benediction. Ber.VI, 1. Ib. 5 בי׳ על היין having recited the blessing over wine Pes.X, 9 ב׳ ברכת הפסח having recited the blessing over the Paschal lamb. Ib. 5 אנחנו חייבים … לְבָרֵךְ we are bound to … praise ; a. v. fr. 2) (cmp. נקב) to blaspheme. Snh.56a עד שֶיְבָרֵךְ שם בשם until he blasphemes the Lord by His name. Ib. שבי׳ את השם בכינוי who blasphemed the Lord by an attribute.Part. Pu. מְבוֹרָךְ blessed, praiseworthy. Ber.VII, 3; a. fr. 3) to cut through, to clear virgin ground or forest. Tosef.Shebi.III, 20 ed. Zuck. (Var. מגדר); Y. ib. IV, 35b bot. מבדין; Y.Sabb.VII, 10a top המברה, v. בהי h. Tosef.Shebi.I, 6 מבורכות, v. infra. Hithpa. הִתְבָּרֵךְ, Nithpa. נִתְבָּרֵךְ to be blessed ( praised); to be increased (v. בְּרָכָה). Y.Ber.IX, 14a top ויִתְבָּרַךְ and be blessed. Y.M. Kat. I, beg. 80a if the waters were scanty ונִתְבָּרְכוּ and grew plentiful. Yeb.63a; a. fr. Hif. הִבְרִיךְ (denom. of בֶּרֶךְ or בְּרִיכָה) to form a knee, to engraft; esp. to bend a vine by drawing it into the ground and making it grow forth as an independent plant, to sink. Shebi. II, 6; R. Hash. 10b; a. fr.Tosef.Shebi.I, 6 אם היו מוּבְרָכוֹת (incorr. מבורכ׳) if they have been sunk before New Year Yeb.63a (allud. to Gen. 12:3) שתי ברכית טובות יש לי להַבְרִיךְ בך two good shoots (proselytes) have I to engraft on thee, Ruth and (B. Kam.38b … פרידותוכ׳).

בָּרַךְ(b. h.; √בר, v. ברר, ברי) 1) to cave out. Denom. בְּרֵכָה, בֶּרֶךְ; cmp. בּוּרְכָּא, בּוּרְכְּתָא. 2) (cmp. ברר) to select, point out (cmp. esp. Gen. 2:3) whence to bless (Pi.).Part. pass. בָּרוּךְ chosen, blessed, praised. הקדוש ב׳ הוא (abbr. הקב״ה) the Holy One, blessed be He. Pes.118a; a. v. fr. Ib. 104b, a. fr. פותח בב׳וכ׳ he (who prays) opens the benediction with barukh and closes with barukh (i. e. ברוך אתהה׳). Tosef.Sot.I, 10 ב׳ בכלל, v. כְּלָל; a. fr. Pi. בֵּרַךְ, בֵּירַךְ (b. h.) 1) to praise, bless, esp. to recite the due benediction. Ber.VI, 1. Ib. 5 בי׳ על היין having recited the blessing over wine Pes.X, 9 ב׳ ברכת הפסח having recited the blessing over the Paschal lamb. Ib. 5 אנחנו חייבים … לְבָרֵךְ we are bound to … praise ; a. v. fr. 2) (cmp. נקב) to blaspheme. Snh.56a עד שֶיְבָרֵךְ שם בשם until he blasphemes the Lord by His name. Ib. שבי׳ את השם בכינוי who blasphemed the Lord by an attribute.Part. Pu. מְבוֹרָךְ blessed, praiseworthy. Ber.VII, 3; a. fr. 3) to cut through, to clear virgin ground or forest. Tosef.Shebi.III, 20 ed. Zuck. (Var. מגדר); Y. ib. IV, 35b bot. מבדין; Y.Sabb.VII, 10a top המברה, v. בהי h. Tosef.Shebi.I, 6 מבורכות, v. infra. Hithpa. הִתְבָּרֵךְ, Nithpa. נִתְבָּרֵךְ to be blessed ( praised); to be increased (v. בְּרָכָה). Y.Ber.IX, 14a top ויִתְבָּרַךְ and be blessed. Y.M. Kat. I, beg. 80a if the waters were scanty ונִתְבָּרְכוּ and grew plentiful. Yeb.63a; a. fr. Hif. הִבְרִיךְ (denom. of בֶּרֶךְ or בְּרִיכָה) to form a knee, to engraft; esp. to bend a vine by drawing it into the ground and making it grow forth as an independent plant, to sink. Shebi. II, 6; R. Hash. 10b; a. fr.Tosef.Shebi.I, 6 אם היו מוּבְרָכוֹת (incorr. מבורכ׳) if they have been sunk before New Year Yeb.63a (allud. to Gen. 12:3) שתי ברכית טובות יש לי להַבְרִיךְ בך two good shoots (proselytes) have I to engraft on thee, Ruth and (B. Kam.38b … פרידותוכ׳).

עוֹלֵלָה, עוֹלֶלֶתf. (b. h. עוֹלֵלוֹת pl. = מְעוֹ׳; עָלַל) ( that which is searched after, gleaning reserved for the poor; in gen. small single bunch (on a single branch, or hanging down directly from the trunk), opp. to אשכול. Peah VII, 4 איזהו ע׳, v. כָּתֵף. Ib. ע׳ בארכובה a bunch on the knee of a vine. Ib. גרגר יחידי … ע׳ (Mish. ed. עוֹלֵלוֹת pl.) single berries … are considered gleanings (belong to the poor); Sifra Kdosh., Par. 1, ch. III; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 29 ראה עוללה אחתוכ׳ saw a single bunch (that wag ripe), and said a blessing over it; כדאי הע׳וכ׳ this single bunch is worth saying a blessing over it. Lam. R. to I, 12 (ref. to עולל ib.) קטף עוֹלְלָתִי he cut my last bunch (destroyed me entirely), v. עוֹלְלָא.Pl. עוֹלֵלוֹת. Sifra l. c; Peah VII, 7 כרם שכולו ע׳ a vineyard in which all grapes grow in small separate bunches. Ib. 8 המקדיש … בו הע׳וכ׳ if one consecrates his vineyards before the bunches (which would have been the poor mans share) were distinguishable on it, they do not belong to the poor. Midr. Till. to Ps. 121 אלקוט עוֹלְלוֹתֶיהָ של גפן (not עלילותי׳) I will pluck the very gleanings of the vines; ואת לקחת עד הע׳וכ׳ (read לקטת) but thou hast plucked the last grapes. Esth. R. to I, 9 (ref. to Is. 3:12, and Lev. 9:10) מקטפין עוֹלְלוֹתֵיהֶן they (the officers) cut their gleanings (rob the people of their last belongings); a. fr.

עוֹלֵלָה, עוֹלֶלֶתf. (b. h. עוֹלֵלוֹת pl. = מְעוֹ׳; עָלַל) ( that which is searched after, gleaning reserved for the poor; in gen. small single bunch (on a single branch, or hanging down directly from the trunk), opp. to אשכול. Peah VII, 4 איזהו ע׳, v. כָּתֵף. Ib. ע׳ בארכובה a bunch on the knee of a vine. Ib. גרגר יחידי … ע׳ (Mish. ed. עוֹלֵלוֹת pl.) single berries … are considered gleanings (belong to the poor); Sifra Kdosh., Par. 1, ch. III; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 29 ראה עוללה אחתוכ׳ saw a single bunch (that wag ripe), and said a blessing over it; כדאי הע׳וכ׳ this single bunch is worth saying a blessing over it. Lam. R. to I, 12 (ref. to עולל ib.) קטף עוֹלְלָתִי he cut my last bunch (destroyed me entirely), v. עוֹלְלָא.Pl. עוֹלֵלוֹת. Sifra l. c; Peah VII, 7 כרם שכולו ע׳ a vineyard in which all grapes grow in small separate bunches. Ib. 8 המקדיש … בו הע׳וכ׳ if one consecrates his vineyards before the bunches (which would have been the poor mans share) were distinguishable on it, they do not belong to the poor. Midr. Till. to Ps. 121 אלקוט עוֹלְלוֹתֶיהָ של גפן (not עלילותי׳) I will pluck the very gleanings of the vines; ואת לקחת עד הע׳וכ׳ (read לקטת) but thou hast plucked the last grapes. Esth. R. to I, 9 (ref. to Is. 3:12, and Lev. 9:10) מקטפין עוֹלְלוֹתֵיהֶן they (the officers) cut their gleanings (rob the people of their last belongings); a. fr.

עוֹלֵלָה, עוֹלֶלֶתf. (b. h. עוֹלֵלוֹת pl. = מְעוֹ׳; עָלַל) ( that which is searched after, gleaning reserved for the poor; in gen. small single bunch (on a single branch, or hanging down directly from the trunk), opp. to אשכול. Peah VII, 4 איזהו ע׳, v. כָּתֵף. Ib. ע׳ בארכובה a bunch on the knee of a vine. Ib. גרגר יחידי … ע׳ (Mish. ed. עוֹלֵלוֹת pl.) single berries … are considered gleanings (belong to the poor); Sifra Kdosh., Par. 1, ch. III; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 29 ראה עוללה אחתוכ׳ saw a single bunch (that wag ripe), and said a blessing over it; כדאי הע׳וכ׳ this single bunch is worth saying a blessing over it. Lam. R. to I, 12 (ref. to עולל ib.) קטף עוֹלְלָתִי he cut my last bunch (destroyed me entirely), v. עוֹלְלָא.Pl. עוֹלֵלוֹת. Sifra l. c; Peah VII, 7 כרם שכולו ע׳ a vineyard in which all grapes grow in small separate bunches. Ib. 8 המקדיש … בו הע׳וכ׳ if one consecrates his vineyards before the bunches (which would have been the poor mans share) were distinguishable on it, they do not belong to the poor. Midr. Till. to Ps. 121 אלקוט עוֹלְלוֹתֶיהָ של גפן (not עלילותי׳) I will pluck the very gleanings of the vines; ואת לקחת עד הע׳וכ׳ (read לקטת) but thou hast plucked the last grapes. Esth. R. to I, 9 (ref. to Is. 3:12, and Lev. 9:10) מקטפין עוֹלְלוֹתֵיהֶן they (the officers) cut their gleanings (rob the people of their last belongings); a. fr.

עוֹלֵלָה, עוֹלֶלֶתf. (b. h. עוֹלֵלוֹת pl. = מְעוֹ׳; עָלַל) ( that which is searched after, gleaning reserved for the poor; in gen. small single bunch (on a single branch, or hanging down directly from the trunk), opp. to אשכול. Peah VII, 4 איזהו ע׳, v. כָּתֵף. Ib. ע׳ בארכובה a bunch on the knee of a vine. Ib. גרגר יחידי … ע׳ (Mish. ed. עוֹלֵלוֹת pl.) single berries … are considered gleanings (belong to the poor); Sifra Kdosh., Par. 1, ch. III; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 29 ראה עוללה אחתוכ׳ saw a single bunch (that wag ripe), and said a blessing over it; כדאי הע׳וכ׳ this single bunch is worth saying a blessing over it. Lam. R. to I, 12 (ref. to עולל ib.) קטף עוֹלְלָתִי he cut my last bunch (destroyed me entirely), v. עוֹלְלָא.Pl. עוֹלֵלוֹת. Sifra l. c; Peah VII, 7 כרם שכולו ע׳ a vineyard in which all grapes grow in small separate bunches. Ib. 8 המקדיש … בו הע׳וכ׳ if one consecrates his vineyards before the bunches (which would have been the poor mans share) were distinguishable on it, they do not belong to the poor. Midr. Till. to Ps. 121 אלקוט עוֹלְלוֹתֶיהָ של גפן (not עלילותי׳) I will pluck the very gleanings of the vines; ואת לקחת עד הע׳וכ׳ (read לקטת) but thou hast plucked the last grapes. Esth. R. to I, 9 (ref. to Is. 3:12, and Lev. 9:10) מקטפין עוֹלְלוֹתֵיהֶן they (the officers) cut their gleanings (rob the people of their last belongings); a. fr.

קְלָלָהf. (b. h.; preced.) dishonor; curse. B. Mets.75b גורם ק׳ לעצמו brings dishonor upon himself (people believing him to be dishonest). Meg.15a, a. e. אל תהי קִלְלַת הדיוטוכ׳ let not the curse of a common man be a slight thing in thy eyes. Ib. 28a לא עלתה … קללת חבירי the thought of my neighbors curse never went to bed with me (v. צְעַר). Sot.11a תולה קִלְלָתוֹוכ׳, v. קָלַל. Yoma 54b הללו … וקִלְלָתָן ק׳וכ׳ those whose blessing is blessing, and whose curse is curse (whose blessings and curses are efficacious) are engaged in such things!Y.Snh.VII, 25a bot. קיללת השם (usu. ברכת) blasphemy. Ib. מהו לקרוע על קיללת הגוי how about rending ones garments on hearing blasphemy by a gentile?; a. fr.Pl. קְלָלוֹת. Meg.31b ק׳ שבתורת כהנים the curses in Leviticus (26:14–43); שבמשנה תורה the curses in Deuteronomy (28:15–68). Ib. שתכלה השנה וקִלְלוֹתֶיהָ that the year and its curses my end together. Erub.100b עשר ק׳וכ׳ Eve was cursed with ten curses; a. fr.

קְלָלָהf. (b. h.; preced.) dishonor; curse. B. Mets.75b גורם ק׳ לעצמו brings dishonor upon himself (people believing him to be dishonest). Meg.15a, a. e. אל תהי קִלְלַת הדיוטוכ׳ let not the curse of a common man be a slight thing in thy eyes. Ib. 28a לא עלתה … קללת חבירי the thought of my neighbors curse never went to bed with me (v. צְעַר). Sot.11a תולה קִלְלָתוֹוכ׳, v. קָלַל. Yoma 54b הללו … וקִלְלָתָן ק׳וכ׳ those whose blessing is blessing, and whose curse is curse (whose blessings and curses are efficacious) are engaged in such things!Y.Snh.VII, 25a bot. קיללת השם (usu. ברכת) blasphemy. Ib. מהו לקרוע על קיללת הגוי how about rending ones garments on hearing blasphemy by a gentile?; a. fr.Pl. קְלָלוֹת. Meg.31b ק׳ שבתורת כהנים the curses in Leviticus (26:14–43); שבמשנה תורה the curses in Deuteronomy (28:15–68). Ib. שתכלה השנה וקִלְלוֹתֶיהָ that the year and its curses my end together. Erub.100b עשר ק׳וכ׳ Eve was cursed with ten curses; a. fr.

תָּדִירm., תְּדִירָה f. (דּוּר) = תָּמִיד, stationary, constant, regular. Pes.114a ברכת היין ת׳ … ת׳ ושאינו ת׳ ת׳ קודם to say the blessing over wine is a constant duty, but the blessing over the day (festival) is not a constant (only a periodical) duty: where there is a constant duty and one not constant, the constant duty has the precedence; Tosef. ib. X, 3; Tosef.Ber.VI (V), 1; Y. ib. VIII, beg.11d. Zeb.X, 1 כל הת׳ מחבירווכ׳ that which is more constant than another thing has the precedence over the other thing: the daily offering precedes the Musaf, the Sabbath Musaf precedes that of the New Moon ; a. fr.Pl. תְּדִירִין. Y.Taan.II, 65d bot. שהם ת׳ בעבודה because they are constantly on duty.תְּדִירָה (adv.) steadily. Tosef.Ohol.XVI, 8; Tosef.Par.IV (III), 7, v. זָמַר II.

תָּדִירm., תְּדִירָה f. (דּוּר) = תָּמִיד, stationary, constant, regular. Pes.114a ברכת היין ת׳ … ת׳ ושאינו ת׳ ת׳ קודם to say the blessing over wine is a constant duty, but the blessing over the day (festival) is not a constant (only a periodical) duty: where there is a constant duty and one not constant, the constant duty has the precedence; Tosef. ib. X, 3; Tosef.Ber.VI (V), 1; Y. ib. VIII, beg.11d. Zeb.X, 1 כל הת׳ מחבירווכ׳ that which is more constant than another thing has the precedence over the other thing: the daily offering precedes the Musaf, the Sabbath Musaf precedes that of the New Moon ; a. fr.Pl. תְּדִירִין. Y.Taan.II, 65d bot. שהם ת׳ בעבודה because they are constantly on duty.תְּדִירָה (adv.) steadily. Tosef.Ohol.XVI, 8; Tosef.Par.IV (III), 7, v. זָמַר II.