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21 חלל III
חָלָלIII m. (חָלַל) 1) cavity, empty space, hollow; throat; inside. Ukts. II, 8 ממעך את חֲלָלָהּ you squeeze its cavity (compress it); Y.Yoma VIII, 44d bot. (v. Löw, Pfl. p. 12 3). Ab. Zar.28a מכה של ח׳ an internal sore (as in the mouth, throat). Y. ib. II, 40d top; Y.Sabb.XIV, 14d top כל שהוא מן הח׳ ולפניםוכ׳ whatever is in the throat and farther inside may be cured on the Sabbath, opp. to מן השפה; cmp. Sot.45b quot. s. v. חָלָל I. Ḥull.III, 1 if the heart is perforated לבית חֲלָלוֹ up to its chamber. Ber.19b ח׳ טפח a hollow space of one hand-breadth. Ḥull.44b. Pes.54a חֲלָלָהּ the formation of its interior; a. fr.Pl. חֲלָלִים. Ber.60b, v. חָלוּל. 2) (cmp. חַלְחוֹלִית) intricacy, devices. Sabb.11a חֲלָלָהּ של רשות the devices of political government. -
22 חָלָל
חָלָלIII m. (חָלַל) 1) cavity, empty space, hollow; throat; inside. Ukts. II, 8 ממעך את חֲלָלָהּ you squeeze its cavity (compress it); Y.Yoma VIII, 44d bot. (v. Löw, Pfl. p. 12 3). Ab. Zar.28a מכה של ח׳ an internal sore (as in the mouth, throat). Y. ib. II, 40d top; Y.Sabb.XIV, 14d top כל שהוא מן הח׳ ולפניםוכ׳ whatever is in the throat and farther inside may be cured on the Sabbath, opp. to מן השפה; cmp. Sot.45b quot. s. v. חָלָל I. Ḥull.III, 1 if the heart is perforated לבית חֲלָלוֹ up to its chamber. Ber.19b ח׳ טפח a hollow space of one hand-breadth. Ḥull.44b. Pes.54a חֲלָלָהּ the formation of its interior; a. fr.Pl. חֲלָלִים. Ber.60b, v. חָלוּל. 2) (cmp. חַלְחוֹלִית) intricacy, devices. Sabb.11a חֲלָלָהּ של רשות the devices of political government. -
23 טום
טוּם(v. טָמַם) to fill up. B. Kam.51b טָם טפח if one filled up again one hand-breadth (of the depth of the pit). -
24 טוּם
טוּם(v. טָמַם) to fill up. B. Kam.51b טָם טפח if one filled up again one hand-breadth (of the depth of the pit). -
25 טפח I
טָפַחI (b. h.; cmp. טפף I) ( to join closely, whence טֶפַח (cmp. קוֹמֶץ) joined fingers, hand-breadth, to come in close contact; (cmp. נָקַש) to strike, knock. B. Kam.32b נתזה בקעת וטָפְחָה לו על פניו Ms. M. a chip flew off and struck him in the face. Ib. נתזו … וטָפְחוּ לווכ׳ Ms. M. sparks flew off and hit him ; a. fr.Esp. (denom. of טֶפַח) טָפַח, a. Pi. טִיפֵּחַ 1) to strike with the flat hand, to slap. Gen. R. s. 22, end התחילאדה״ר מְטַפֵּחַ על פניו Adam slapped his own face; Lev. R. s. 10 טוֹפֵחַ. Kidd.31a טָפְחָה לו על ראשו slapped him on his head. Gen. R. s. 45 טְפָחַתָּהּוכ׳ (Yalk. ib. 79 קפחתה) she slapped her face with her shoe. Y.Kil.VIII, 31c top טי׳ כנגדוכ׳ (Kidd.24b הכהו) if he struck him over his eye and blinded him. Ab. Zar. IV, 10 היה מְטַפֵּחַ עלוכ׳ (Bab. ed. 60b מַטְפִּיחַ, Y. ed. מתפח) he slapped upon the fermenting barrel (to check fermentation). Toh. III, 8 שדרך התינוק לטַפֵּחַ a child likes to slap (dough, to dabble); a. e. 2) to clap hands to a certain tune in rejoicing or mourning, v. טִיפּוּחַ Bets.V, 2 לא מְטַפְּחִיןוכ׳ we must not clap hands, or strike upon the knees, or stamp on the Holy Day. M. Kat. III, 8 מענות אבל לא מְטַפְּחוֹת may sing the dirge but must not clap. Ib. 9. Num. R. s. 4 … שהיה מקיש וטוֹפַחַ he knocked his hands against each other and clapped; ib. וטפח. Cant. R. to II, 14 מְטַפַּחַת באגפיה clapped her wings. 3) to collect the contents of a broken vessel by palming, to wipe with the palm. Ter. XI, 7. Sabb.143b ולא יְטַפֵּחַ בשמן must not use the palm for collecting oil in the broken vessel. Hif. הִטְפִּיחַ same. Ab. Zar.60b, v. supra. -
26 טָפַח
טָפַחI (b. h.; cmp. טפף I) ( to join closely, whence טֶפַח (cmp. קוֹמֶץ) joined fingers, hand-breadth, to come in close contact; (cmp. נָקַש) to strike, knock. B. Kam.32b נתזה בקעת וטָפְחָה לו על פניו Ms. M. a chip flew off and struck him in the face. Ib. נתזו … וטָפְחוּ לווכ׳ Ms. M. sparks flew off and hit him ; a. fr.Esp. (denom. of טֶפַח) טָפַח, a. Pi. טִיפֵּחַ 1) to strike with the flat hand, to slap. Gen. R. s. 22, end התחילאדה״ר מְטַפֵּחַ על פניו Adam slapped his own face; Lev. R. s. 10 טוֹפֵחַ. Kidd.31a טָפְחָה לו על ראשו slapped him on his head. Gen. R. s. 45 טְפָחַתָּהּוכ׳ (Yalk. ib. 79 קפחתה) she slapped her face with her shoe. Y.Kil.VIII, 31c top טי׳ כנגדוכ׳ (Kidd.24b הכהו) if he struck him over his eye and blinded him. Ab. Zar. IV, 10 היה מְטַפֵּחַ עלוכ׳ (Bab. ed. 60b מַטְפִּיחַ, Y. ed. מתפח) he slapped upon the fermenting barrel (to check fermentation). Toh. III, 8 שדרך התינוק לטַפֵּחַ a child likes to slap (dough, to dabble); a. e. 2) to clap hands to a certain tune in rejoicing or mourning, v. טִיפּוּחַ Bets.V, 2 לא מְטַפְּחִיןוכ׳ we must not clap hands, or strike upon the knees, or stamp on the Holy Day. M. Kat. III, 8 מענות אבל לא מְטַפְּחוֹת may sing the dirge but must not clap. Ib. 9. Num. R. s. 4 … שהיה מקיש וטוֹפַחַ he knocked his hands against each other and clapped; ib. וטפח. Cant. R. to II, 14 מְטַפַּחַת באגפיה clapped her wings. 3) to collect the contents of a broken vessel by palming, to wipe with the palm. Ter. XI, 7. Sabb.143b ולא יְטַפֵּחַ בשמן must not use the palm for collecting oil in the broken vessel. Hif. הִטְפִּיחַ same. Ab. Zar.60b, v. supra. -
27 כליה
כִּלְיָה, כּוּלְיָה, יָא …f. (b. h. כִּלְיָה; כלי, v. כּוֹלְיָא) 1) kidney. Y.B. Mets.II, beg.8b. Ḥull.55a כוליא; a. fr.Pl. כְּלָיוֹת, constr. כִּלְיוֹת. Ib. III, 2. Ber.61a, a. e., v. יָעַץ. Tanḥ. Vayigg. 11, a. e. כִּלְיוֹתָיו, v. כַּד II; a. fr. 2) the belly of a stove. B. Bath. II, 11 כליא (Ms. F. a. H. כיליא). Ib. 20b כ׳ דתנור טפח the protuberance of the belly of the stove is one hand-breadth beyond the rim; Tosef. ib. I, 3 כיליא ed. Zuck. (Var. כִּלְיָיה, כּוּלְיָיה). R. Ḥănanel: כיליא = κοιλία. -
28 כוליה
כִּלְיָה, כּוּלְיָה, יָא …f. (b. h. כִּלְיָה; כלי, v. כּוֹלְיָא) 1) kidney. Y.B. Mets.II, beg.8b. Ḥull.55a כוליא; a. fr.Pl. כְּלָיוֹת, constr. כִּלְיוֹת. Ib. III, 2. Ber.61a, a. e., v. יָעַץ. Tanḥ. Vayigg. 11, a. e. כִּלְיוֹתָיו, v. כַּד II; a. fr. 2) the belly of a stove. B. Bath. II, 11 כליא (Ms. F. a. H. כיליא). Ib. 20b כ׳ דתנור טפח the protuberance of the belly of the stove is one hand-breadth beyond the rim; Tosef. ib. I, 3 כיליא ed. Zuck. (Var. כִּלְיָיה, כּוּלְיָיה). R. Ḥănanel: כיליא = κοιλία. -
29 כִּלְיָה
כִּלְיָה, כּוּלְיָה, יָא …f. (b. h. כִּלְיָה; כלי, v. כּוֹלְיָא) 1) kidney. Y.B. Mets.II, beg.8b. Ḥull.55a כוליא; a. fr.Pl. כְּלָיוֹת, constr. כִּלְיוֹת. Ib. III, 2. Ber.61a, a. e., v. יָעַץ. Tanḥ. Vayigg. 11, a. e. כִּלְיוֹתָיו, v. כַּד II; a. fr. 2) the belly of a stove. B. Bath. II, 11 כליא (Ms. F. a. H. כיליא). Ib. 20b כ׳ דתנור טפח the protuberance of the belly of the stove is one hand-breadth beyond the rim; Tosef. ib. I, 3 כיליא ed. Zuck. (Var. כִּלְיָיה, כּוּלְיָיה). R. Ḥănanel: כיליא = κοιλία. -
30 כּוּלְיָה
כִּלְיָה, כּוּלְיָה, יָא …f. (b. h. כִּלְיָה; כלי, v. כּוֹלְיָא) 1) kidney. Y.B. Mets.II, beg.8b. Ḥull.55a כוליא; a. fr.Pl. כְּלָיוֹת, constr. כִּלְיוֹת. Ib. III, 2. Ber.61a, a. e., v. יָעַץ. Tanḥ. Vayigg. 11, a. e. כִּלְיוֹתָיו, v. כַּד II; a. fr. 2) the belly of a stove. B. Bath. II, 11 כליא (Ms. F. a. H. כיליא). Ib. 20b כ׳ דתנור טפח the protuberance of the belly of the stove is one hand-breadth beyond the rim; Tosef. ib. I, 3 כיליא ed. Zuck. (Var. כִּלְיָיה, כּוּלְיָיה). R. Ḥănanel: כיליא = κοιλία. -
31 יָא …
כִּלְיָה, כּוּלְיָה, יָא …f. (b. h. כִּלְיָה; כלי, v. כּוֹלְיָא) 1) kidney. Y.B. Mets.II, beg.8b. Ḥull.55a כוליא; a. fr.Pl. כְּלָיוֹת, constr. כִּלְיוֹת. Ib. III, 2. Ber.61a, a. e., v. יָעַץ. Tanḥ. Vayigg. 11, a. e. כִּלְיוֹתָיו, v. כַּד II; a. fr. 2) the belly of a stove. B. Bath. II, 11 כליא (Ms. F. a. H. כיליא). Ib. 20b כ׳ דתנור טפח the protuberance of the belly of the stove is one hand-breadth beyond the rim; Tosef. ib. I, 3 כיליא ed. Zuck. (Var. כִּלְיָיה, כּוּלְיָיה). R. Ḥănanel: כיליא = κοιλία. -
32 מלוא
מְלוֹא, מְלֹאm. (b. h.; מָלֵא) fulness, contents. Mikv. III, 1, sq. עד שיצא ממנו מְלוֹאוֹ ועוד until a quantity equal to its original contents and something besides have run off. Y.Succ.I, 51d top אכסדרה שנפרצה במְלוֹאָחּוכ׳ an exedra which is (on one side) entirely open towards the public road. Ib. bot. כמְלוֹאוֹ של דלי as far as the bucket is let down into the water (for filling it). Ḥull. II, 3 אם יש בסכין מְלֹא צואר if the slaughtering knife has the length of the width of the neck. Kidd.33a מ׳ עיניו as far as his eye can reach. Sabb.30a, a. e. כמ׳ נימא as much as a hairs breadth. Sifré Num. 160 (expl. אבן יד, Num. 35:17) מ׳ יד as large as the grasp of the hand; a. fr.Tosef.Ohol.XVII, 3 מ׳ טימיא, v. לָטוֹמְיָא. -
33 מלא
מְלוֹא, מְלֹאm. (b. h.; מָלֵא) fulness, contents. Mikv. III, 1, sq. עד שיצא ממנו מְלוֹאוֹ ועוד until a quantity equal to its original contents and something besides have run off. Y.Succ.I, 51d top אכסדרה שנפרצה במְלוֹאָחּוכ׳ an exedra which is (on one side) entirely open towards the public road. Ib. bot. כמְלוֹאוֹ של דלי as far as the bucket is let down into the water (for filling it). Ḥull. II, 3 אם יש בסכין מְלֹא צואר if the slaughtering knife has the length of the width of the neck. Kidd.33a מ׳ עיניו as far as his eye can reach. Sabb.30a, a. e. כמ׳ נימא as much as a hairs breadth. Sifré Num. 160 (expl. אבן יד, Num. 35:17) מ׳ יד as large as the grasp of the hand; a. fr.Tosef.Ohol.XVII, 3 מ׳ טימיא, v. לָטוֹמְיָא. -
34 מְלוֹא
מְלוֹא, מְלֹאm. (b. h.; מָלֵא) fulness, contents. Mikv. III, 1, sq. עד שיצא ממנו מְלוֹאוֹ ועוד until a quantity equal to its original contents and something besides have run off. Y.Succ.I, 51d top אכסדרה שנפרצה במְלוֹאָחּוכ׳ an exedra which is (on one side) entirely open towards the public road. Ib. bot. כמְלוֹאוֹ של דלי as far as the bucket is let down into the water (for filling it). Ḥull. II, 3 אם יש בסכין מְלֹא צואר if the slaughtering knife has the length of the width of the neck. Kidd.33a מ׳ עיניו as far as his eye can reach. Sabb.30a, a. e. כמ׳ נימא as much as a hairs breadth. Sifré Num. 160 (expl. אבן יד, Num. 35:17) מ׳ יד as large as the grasp of the hand; a. fr.Tosef.Ohol.XVII, 3 מ׳ טימיא, v. לָטוֹמְיָא. -
35 מְלֹא
מְלוֹא, מְלֹאm. (b. h.; מָלֵא) fulness, contents. Mikv. III, 1, sq. עד שיצא ממנו מְלוֹאוֹ ועוד until a quantity equal to its original contents and something besides have run off. Y.Succ.I, 51d top אכסדרה שנפרצה במְלוֹאָחּוכ׳ an exedra which is (on one side) entirely open towards the public road. Ib. bot. כמְלוֹאוֹ של דלי as far as the bucket is let down into the water (for filling it). Ḥull. II, 3 אם יש בסכין מְלֹא צואר if the slaughtering knife has the length of the width of the neck. Kidd.33a מ׳ עיניו as far as his eye can reach. Sabb.30a, a. e. כמ׳ נימא as much as a hairs breadth. Sifré Num. 160 (expl. אבן יד, Num. 35:17) מ׳ יד as large as the grasp of the hand; a. fr.Tosef.Ohol.XVII, 3 מ׳ טימיא, v. לָטוֹמְיָא. -
36 נימא
נִימָא, נִימָהf. ( נמא, cmp. נְמָיָה = נְבָיָיה, also meanings of נִיב, נִיבָא) ( hanging over, 1) fringe, cord, hair (of the eye-brow); bristle; fibre. Bets.14b שמא תכרך נ׳וכ׳ lest a fringe (shred of the garment used as mattress) wind itself around his body; Y.Kil.IX, 32a bot. Nidd.67a, a. e. נ׳ אחת one single thread; Y.Sabb.VII, 7d top נמא (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 93 קשר חבל בחבל ונ׳ בנ׳ (Ar. ניניא) he tied rope to rope, string to string. Ib. נ׳ אחת היתה לו בלבו he had one bristle on his chest; Yalk. ib. 150. Gen. R. s. 65, end קשר בה נ׳וכ׳ (Ar. ניניא) he tied a string to it …, and hanged himself. Tosef.Sot.I, 2 כדי שיקשור הגרדי נ׳ as much time as the weaver needs to knot a fringe; Y. ib. I, 16c bot.B. Bath.16a (ref. to סערה, Job 38:1) וכל נ׳ ונ׳וכ׳ for each hair (of the eye-brow), v. גּוּמָא. Sabb.30a, a. fr. מלא נ׳ a threads (or hairs) breadth. Erub.X, 13 קושרין נ׳ במקדש they were permitted to knot a broken string of a musical instrument in the Temple; ib. 102b נִימַת כינור; a. fr.Pl. נִימִין. B. Bath. l. c. Shek. VIII, 5 ed. (Ms. M. נִירִין); a. fr. 2) (cmp. נִיב) pl. נִימִין mustache. Yoma 38b בין הנ׳ on the division line between the two parts of the mustache. 3) נ׳ של מים (cmp. בִּינָא III) leech. Ab. Zar.12b. (Ib. 10b, v. נוֹמִי.. -
37 נימה
נִימָא, נִימָהf. ( נמא, cmp. נְמָיָה = נְבָיָיה, also meanings of נִיב, נִיבָא) ( hanging over, 1) fringe, cord, hair (of the eye-brow); bristle; fibre. Bets.14b שמא תכרך נ׳וכ׳ lest a fringe (shred of the garment used as mattress) wind itself around his body; Y.Kil.IX, 32a bot. Nidd.67a, a. e. נ׳ אחת one single thread; Y.Sabb.VII, 7d top נמא (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 93 קשר חבל בחבל ונ׳ בנ׳ (Ar. ניניא) he tied rope to rope, string to string. Ib. נ׳ אחת היתה לו בלבו he had one bristle on his chest; Yalk. ib. 150. Gen. R. s. 65, end קשר בה נ׳וכ׳ (Ar. ניניא) he tied a string to it …, and hanged himself. Tosef.Sot.I, 2 כדי שיקשור הגרדי נ׳ as much time as the weaver needs to knot a fringe; Y. ib. I, 16c bot.B. Bath.16a (ref. to סערה, Job 38:1) וכל נ׳ ונ׳וכ׳ for each hair (of the eye-brow), v. גּוּמָא. Sabb.30a, a. fr. מלא נ׳ a threads (or hairs) breadth. Erub.X, 13 קושרין נ׳ במקדש they were permitted to knot a broken string of a musical instrument in the Temple; ib. 102b נִימַת כינור; a. fr.Pl. נִימִין. B. Bath. l. c. Shek. VIII, 5 ed. (Ms. M. נִירִין); a. fr. 2) (cmp. נִיב) pl. נִימִין mustache. Yoma 38b בין הנ׳ on the division line between the two parts of the mustache. 3) נ׳ של מים (cmp. בִּינָא III) leech. Ab. Zar.12b. (Ib. 10b, v. נוֹמִי.. -
38 נִימָא
נִימָא, נִימָהf. ( נמא, cmp. נְמָיָה = נְבָיָיה, also meanings of נִיב, נִיבָא) ( hanging over, 1) fringe, cord, hair (of the eye-brow); bristle; fibre. Bets.14b שמא תכרך נ׳וכ׳ lest a fringe (shred of the garment used as mattress) wind itself around his body; Y.Kil.IX, 32a bot. Nidd.67a, a. e. נ׳ אחת one single thread; Y.Sabb.VII, 7d top נמא (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 93 קשר חבל בחבל ונ׳ בנ׳ (Ar. ניניא) he tied rope to rope, string to string. Ib. נ׳ אחת היתה לו בלבו he had one bristle on his chest; Yalk. ib. 150. Gen. R. s. 65, end קשר בה נ׳וכ׳ (Ar. ניניא) he tied a string to it …, and hanged himself. Tosef.Sot.I, 2 כדי שיקשור הגרדי נ׳ as much time as the weaver needs to knot a fringe; Y. ib. I, 16c bot.B. Bath.16a (ref. to סערה, Job 38:1) וכל נ׳ ונ׳וכ׳ for each hair (of the eye-brow), v. גּוּמָא. Sabb.30a, a. fr. מלא נ׳ a threads (or hairs) breadth. Erub.X, 13 קושרין נ׳ במקדש they were permitted to knot a broken string of a musical instrument in the Temple; ib. 102b נִימַת כינור; a. fr.Pl. נִימִין. B. Bath. l. c. Shek. VIII, 5 ed. (Ms. M. נִירִין); a. fr. 2) (cmp. נִיב) pl. נִימִין mustache. Yoma 38b בין הנ׳ on the division line between the two parts of the mustache. 3) נ׳ של מים (cmp. בִּינָא III) leech. Ab. Zar.12b. (Ib. 10b, v. נוֹמִי.. -
39 נִימָה
נִימָא, נִימָהf. ( נמא, cmp. נְמָיָה = נְבָיָיה, also meanings of נִיב, נִיבָא) ( hanging over, 1) fringe, cord, hair (of the eye-brow); bristle; fibre. Bets.14b שמא תכרך נ׳וכ׳ lest a fringe (shred of the garment used as mattress) wind itself around his body; Y.Kil.IX, 32a bot. Nidd.67a, a. e. נ׳ אחת one single thread; Y.Sabb.VII, 7d top נמא (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 93 קשר חבל בחבל ונ׳ בנ׳ (Ar. ניניא) he tied rope to rope, string to string. Ib. נ׳ אחת היתה לו בלבו he had one bristle on his chest; Yalk. ib. 150. Gen. R. s. 65, end קשר בה נ׳וכ׳ (Ar. ניניא) he tied a string to it …, and hanged himself. Tosef.Sot.I, 2 כדי שיקשור הגרדי נ׳ as much time as the weaver needs to knot a fringe; Y. ib. I, 16c bot.B. Bath.16a (ref. to סערה, Job 38:1) וכל נ׳ ונ׳וכ׳ for each hair (of the eye-brow), v. גּוּמָא. Sabb.30a, a. fr. מלא נ׳ a threads (or hairs) breadth. Erub.X, 13 קושרין נ׳ במקדש they were permitted to knot a broken string of a musical instrument in the Temple; ib. 102b נִימַת כינור; a. fr.Pl. נִימִין. B. Bath. l. c. Shek. VIII, 5 ed. (Ms. M. נִירִין); a. fr. 2) (cmp. נִיב) pl. נִימִין mustache. Yoma 38b בין הנ׳ on the division line between the two parts of the mustache. 3) נ׳ של מים (cmp. בִּינָא III) leech. Ab. Zar.12b. (Ib. 10b, v. נוֹמִי.. -
40 סיתות
סִיתּוּת, סִתּ׳m. (סָתַת) 1) chiselling, cutting. Y.Shebi.III, end, 34d צא חצי טפח לס׳וכ׳ deduct half a hand-breadth for chiselling on one side Y.Sabb.IX, 11d bot. סִיתּוּתָן של אבניםוכ׳ the chiselling (smoothing) of stones is the finishing touch on them; Y.Ab. Zar. III, 43b top סתיתן (read סתו׳). Ib. IV, 43d bot. על כל ס׳ וס׳ at every stroke by which he breaks the stone loose in the quarry; a. e. 2) chip. Y.B. Mets.X, end, 12c והוזק בין בס׳וכ׳ and a person was hurt either by a chip or by the stone itself. Ib. (read:) אחר שמסרה הסתת לסבל והוזק בס׳וכ׳ if a person was hurt after the stone-cutter had delivered it to the carrier, if by a chip, the cutter is responsible
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