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41 זְכָא
זְכֵי, זְכָאch. sam( Hithpa. הִזִדַּכֶּה, Nithpa. נִזְדַּכֶּה to he acquitted, to be found not guilty), 1) to be clear, pure. Targ. Job 9:15. Ib. 10:15 זְכִיתִי (some ed. זִכִּי׳, corr. acc.); a. e. 2) to go unpunished (h. נקה). Targ. Jer. 25:29; a. e. 3) to deserve welt, do good, to obtain a claim on divine favor. Lev. R. s. 34 (read:) אדם … זְכִי בי או דְכִי בי the beggar says … ‘obtain a claim through me, or ‘become pure through me, (which means) זַכֵּי גדמך בי benefit thyself through me. Ib. אנן זַכְיִין בן we shall give thee something. Ib. ז׳ בהאי אתתא give this woman (me) something. Y. Ḥag.I, 76b bot. שלח … מִזְכֵּיוכ׳ sent his son to Tiberias for his improvement (through study); Y.Pes.III, 30b bot. יזכי (corr. acc.); a. fr. 4) to become worthy of divine grace, to be privileged to enjoy, to live to see. Targ. Job 20:17; a. e.Ber.17a נשים בטאי זַכְיָין wherewith do women (who do not study the Law) deserve divine grace?Sabb.21b אי זְכָאִי if I had been worthy (if the Lord had permitted me). Lev. R. s. 25 אִי זָכִית אכלית if the Lord permit, I may eat thereof. Ib. אם זַכְיַת (תיכול) אכול if thou shalt live long enough to eat thereof. Ḥull.50a; Bets.27a, a. e. אִזְכֵּי ואסיקוכ׳ the Lord permitting I will go ; a. fr. 4) to take possession, acquire a title. B. Mets.8a מיגו דזָכֵי לנפשיה since he has a right to take possession for himself, v. מִיגּוֹ, s. v. גּוֹ.B. Kam.12b; a. fr. Pa. זַכֵּי 1) to clear (from rubbish). M. Kat. 10b; B. Bath.54a, v. זִיכֵּי. 2) to clear, acquit, justify; to leave unpunished. Targ. O. Ex. 20:7 (Y. מִזְכֵי, read: מְזַכֵּי). Targ. Cant. 7:3; a. fr. 3) to cleanse. Targ. Ps. 73:13 זַכָּאִית Ms. (ed. זַכִּית, ed. Wil. זַכְוַת, corr. acc.); a. e.Lev. R. s. 34, v. supra. 4) to win, defeat. Ab. Zar.10b; Snh.39a כל דז׳ מלכא Ms. M. (ed. למלכא) whosoever defeats the: king in argument. Ib. 107a עבדא ז׳ למריה (old ed. כפייה) the servant conquered his master. Bekh.8b אי זַכִּיתוּ לי if you defeat me: ואי זַכִּינָא בכו (read לכו) and if we defeat you. Ḥull.31b זַכַּנְהוּוכ׳ R. N. defeated the Rabbis; a. e. 5) to entitle, give possession to. Pes.78a שטרא מְזַכֵּי לבי תרי a document giving a title to both contestants, i. e. one agreeing with two opposite opinions. Ithpa. אִזְדַּכֵּי, Ithpe. אִזְדְּכֵי to be cleared, to go unpunished; to clear ones self, to defend ones self. Targ. Y. Gen. 24:8. Ib. 44:16; a. e. -
42 נקי I
נָקִיI m. (b. h.; preced.) clean, clear; bare. Tosef.Toh.III, 8, opp. מלוכלך. Pes.22b (ref. to Ex. 21:28) as one says to his neighbor יצא פלוני נ׳ מנכסיו that man went out of his possessions empty-handed; B. Kam.41a. Ib. b נ׳ מחצי כופר free from paying the half-fine. Taan.23a (ref. to Job 22:30) דור שלא היה נ׳וכ׳ thou hast saved with thy prayer a generation which was not clear from sin. Y.Meg.I, 71c; Y.Ber.II, 4d top (ref. to Koh. 5:17) שמור … שתהא טהור ונ׳ guard thy foot, that thou be pure and guiltless when thou art called to the house of God; a. fr.Erub.62b, a. fr. קב ונ׳ only a Kab (little in quantity), but well-sifted (v. infra).(Adv.) נְקֵי נדר, נ׳ שבועה without vow (as an oath), without oath; or: cleared by means of a vow Keth.87a.Pl. נְקִיִּים, נְקִיִּין. Gen. R. s. 98, v. נִקָּיוֹן. Gitt.IX, 10 נְקִיֵּי הדעת the pure-minded; a. e. Fem. נְקִיָּה, נְקִיָּיה. Nidd.31b נ̇ק̇ב̇ה̇ נ̇ק̇ייה ב̇אה a female comes into the world poor (without the means of making a livelihood). Y.Maasr.II, 49d דעתו נ׳ his mind is clear (he is wise). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b top אין דעתן נ׳ their minds are not clear enough (for esoteric wisdom). Num. R. s. 9 כדי שתהיי נ׳ לבעליךוכ׳ in order that thou be clean for thy husband through these waters. Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. פת נ׳ bread of fine (sifted) flour; Pes.37a, v. הַדְרָאָה. Kidd.82b אומנות נ׳ וקלה a cleanly and easy trade; Tosef. ib. V, 15; a. fr. -
43 נָקִי
נָקִיI m. (b. h.; preced.) clean, clear; bare. Tosef.Toh.III, 8, opp. מלוכלך. Pes.22b (ref. to Ex. 21:28) as one says to his neighbor יצא פלוני נ׳ מנכסיו that man went out of his possessions empty-handed; B. Kam.41a. Ib. b נ׳ מחצי כופר free from paying the half-fine. Taan.23a (ref. to Job 22:30) דור שלא היה נ׳וכ׳ thou hast saved with thy prayer a generation which was not clear from sin. Y.Meg.I, 71c; Y.Ber.II, 4d top (ref. to Koh. 5:17) שמור … שתהא טהור ונ׳ guard thy foot, that thou be pure and guiltless when thou art called to the house of God; a. fr.Erub.62b, a. fr. קב ונ׳ only a Kab (little in quantity), but well-sifted (v. infra).(Adv.) נְקֵי נדר, נ׳ שבועה without vow (as an oath), without oath; or: cleared by means of a vow Keth.87a.Pl. נְקִיִּים, נְקִיִּין. Gen. R. s. 98, v. נִקָּיוֹן. Gitt.IX, 10 נְקִיֵּי הדעת the pure-minded; a. e. Fem. נְקִיָּה, נְקִיָּיה. Nidd.31b נ̇ק̇ב̇ה̇ נ̇ק̇ייה ב̇אה a female comes into the world poor (without the means of making a livelihood). Y.Maasr.II, 49d דעתו נ׳ his mind is clear (he is wise). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b top אין דעתן נ׳ their minds are not clear enough (for esoteric wisdom). Num. R. s. 9 כדי שתהיי נ׳ לבעליךוכ׳ in order that thou be clean for thy husband through these waters. Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. פת נ׳ bread of fine (sifted) flour; Pes.37a, v. הַדְרָאָה. Kidd.82b אומנות נ׳ וקלה a cleanly and easy trade; Tosef. ib. V, 15; a. fr. -
44 סקל
סָקַל(b. h.) to stone, put to death by stoning. Snh.VI, 1 (42b); מוציאין אותו לסוֹקְלוֹ (Mish. ed. לסָקְלוֹ) they take him out (from the court) to execute him. Ib. 46a וסְקָלוּהוּ and they condemned him to be stoned; a. fr.Tosef.Sabb.VI (VII), 5 האומר סִקְלוּ תרנגול זהוכ׳ (not תרנגולת) ed. Zuck. (Var. שחטו) if one says, stone this cock, for he crowed at evening,that is a superstitious practice (v. אֱמֹורִי). Nif. נִסְקַל to be stoned, be condemned to death by stoning. Snh.43a אבןשנ׳ בה the stone with which the culprit is to be put to death. Ib. VI, 1 יוצא לִיסָּקֵל is taken out to be stoned. Ib. 3 האיש נ׳ ערום ואין האשה נִסְקֶלֶתוכ׳ the male convict is put to death undressed, but not so the woman. Ib. 4 כל הנִסְקָלִין נתלין all those executed by stoning are afterwards hanged; a. fr.שור הנִסְקָל the ox that is to be, or has been put to death by stoning, having killed a human being (Ex. 21:28). Ib. I, 4 שור הנ׳וכ׳ the case of an ox to be stoned is argued before a court of twenty-three. Mekh. Misp., Nziḳin, s. 10; a. fr. Pi. סִיקֵּל to clear of stones. Shebi. II, 3 מְסַקְּלִין עדוכ׳ you may clear fields of stones (in the sixth year) up to the beginning of the Sabbatical year. Tosef.B. Kam. II, 12 כדרך … לא יְסַקֵּל ואם סי׳וכ׳ as one has no right to put dung on the public road, so one must not clear his field and deposit the stones on the road, and if he does clear it, he must carry the stones to Ib. 13 (to one who deposited stones on the road) מפני מה אתה מְסַקֵּל מתוךוכ׳ why dost thou remove the stones from a place which is not thine to a place which is thine?; a. fr. -
45 סָקַל
סָקַל(b. h.) to stone, put to death by stoning. Snh.VI, 1 (42b); מוציאין אותו לסוֹקְלוֹ (Mish. ed. לסָקְלוֹ) they take him out (from the court) to execute him. Ib. 46a וסְקָלוּהוּ and they condemned him to be stoned; a. fr.Tosef.Sabb.VI (VII), 5 האומר סִקְלוּ תרנגול זהוכ׳ (not תרנגולת) ed. Zuck. (Var. שחטו) if one says, stone this cock, for he crowed at evening,that is a superstitious practice (v. אֱמֹורִי). Nif. נִסְקַל to be stoned, be condemned to death by stoning. Snh.43a אבןשנ׳ בה the stone with which the culprit is to be put to death. Ib. VI, 1 יוצא לִיסָּקֵל is taken out to be stoned. Ib. 3 האיש נ׳ ערום ואין האשה נִסְקֶלֶתוכ׳ the male convict is put to death undressed, but not so the woman. Ib. 4 כל הנִסְקָלִין נתלין all those executed by stoning are afterwards hanged; a. fr.שור הנִסְקָל the ox that is to be, or has been put to death by stoning, having killed a human being (Ex. 21:28). Ib. I, 4 שור הנ׳וכ׳ the case of an ox to be stoned is argued before a court of twenty-three. Mekh. Misp., Nziḳin, s. 10; a. fr. Pi. סִיקֵּל to clear of stones. Shebi. II, 3 מְסַקְּלִין עדוכ׳ you may clear fields of stones (in the sixth year) up to the beginning of the Sabbatical year. Tosef.B. Kam. II, 12 כדרך … לא יְסַקֵּל ואם סי׳וכ׳ as one has no right to put dung on the public road, so one must not clear his field and deposit the stones on the road, and if he does clear it, he must carry the stones to Ib. 13 (to one who deposited stones on the road) מפני מה אתה מְסַקֵּל מתוךוכ׳ why dost thou remove the stones from a place which is not thine to a place which is thine?; a. fr. -
46 עכר
עָכַר(b. h.) to stir up, disturb; to trouble, make turbid; to sadden. Sot.5a כל אדם … עוֹכַרְתּוֹ if a man has swelling of wind (haughtiness) in him, the slightest breeze will trouble him (the slightest adversity will upset him); מה ים … עוכרתווכ׳ if the sea … is stirred up by the slightest breeze Y.Keth.I, 25b bot. לעוֹכֵר את העיןוכ׳ (not לעובר) like one troubling the eye, which becomes clear again. Ber.25b עוֹכְרָן ברגלו he must stir them up with his foot. Gen. R. s. 80, end (ref. to עכרתם, Gen. 34:30) צלולה היתה החבית ועֲכַרְתֶּם אותה the wine in the cask was clear, and you have troubled it; Yalk. ib. 135 ועֲכַרְתּוּהָ. Nidd.20a צללו חוזר ועוכרן if the mixture became clear (the earth settled), he must stir it again; a. fr.Part. pass. עָכוּר; f. עֲכוּרָה; pl. עֲכוּרִים, עֲכוּרִין; עֲכוּרוֹת. Ib. אין … צלולין אלא ע׳ you must not examine the mixture when it is clear, but when it is turbid; Tosef. ib. III, 11. Gen. R. l. c. ע׳ היתה … וצללנו אותה the wine was turbid, and we cleared it (we redeemed our honor). Snh.44b; Lev. R. s. 9 (ref. to Josh. 7:25) היום הזה אתה ע׳ ואי אתה ע׳וכ׳ thou art troubled (punished) this day, but thou shalt not be troubled in the hereafter. Sifré Deut. 48 שתה ממים של בוראך … מים ע׳וכ׳ drink of the water of thy Creators well, and drink not muddy water, nor be attracted by the words of the heretics; Yalk. Prov. 937; a. fr.Ex. R. s. 22 (ref. to Job 16:17) וכי יש תפלה ע׳ is there also a turbid prayer? Ib. מנין … שתפלתו ע׳ where is it intimated that the prayer of him in whose hand is robbery, is turbid (rejected)? Nif. נֶעְכָּר to be stirred up; to become turbid, dreggy, foul. Nidd.9a דם נ׳ ונעשה חלב the blood (of a pregnant animal) is disturbed (decomposed), and turns into milk. Y.Sot.IV, 19c bot. אין החלב נ׳וכ׳ the milk (of a nursing woman) becomes turbid only after three months (after conception). Y.Nidd.II, end, 50b יצללו ולא יֵעָכְרוּ the water mixed with earth must settle and not be stirred up again; a. fr.Men.IX, 5 (90a) הלח נ׳ היבש אינו נ׳ (Bab. ed. נעקר; Ms. M. נעבר, corr. acc.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) liquid emptied from a large measure into a smaller one is stirred up (and what remains in the large measure partakes of the sacred character of the liquid in the smaller, sacred vessels), whereas dry objects are not stirred up. -
47 עָכַר
עָכַר(b. h.) to stir up, disturb; to trouble, make turbid; to sadden. Sot.5a כל אדם … עוֹכַרְתּוֹ if a man has swelling of wind (haughtiness) in him, the slightest breeze will trouble him (the slightest adversity will upset him); מה ים … עוכרתווכ׳ if the sea … is stirred up by the slightest breeze Y.Keth.I, 25b bot. לעוֹכֵר את העיןוכ׳ (not לעובר) like one troubling the eye, which becomes clear again. Ber.25b עוֹכְרָן ברגלו he must stir them up with his foot. Gen. R. s. 80, end (ref. to עכרתם, Gen. 34:30) צלולה היתה החבית ועֲכַרְתֶּם אותה the wine in the cask was clear, and you have troubled it; Yalk. ib. 135 ועֲכַרְתּוּהָ. Nidd.20a צללו חוזר ועוכרן if the mixture became clear (the earth settled), he must stir it again; a. fr.Part. pass. עָכוּר; f. עֲכוּרָה; pl. עֲכוּרִים, עֲכוּרִין; עֲכוּרוֹת. Ib. אין … צלולין אלא ע׳ you must not examine the mixture when it is clear, but when it is turbid; Tosef. ib. III, 11. Gen. R. l. c. ע׳ היתה … וצללנו אותה the wine was turbid, and we cleared it (we redeemed our honor). Snh.44b; Lev. R. s. 9 (ref. to Josh. 7:25) היום הזה אתה ע׳ ואי אתה ע׳וכ׳ thou art troubled (punished) this day, but thou shalt not be troubled in the hereafter. Sifré Deut. 48 שתה ממים של בוראך … מים ע׳וכ׳ drink of the water of thy Creators well, and drink not muddy water, nor be attracted by the words of the heretics; Yalk. Prov. 937; a. fr.Ex. R. s. 22 (ref. to Job 16:17) וכי יש תפלה ע׳ is there also a turbid prayer? Ib. מנין … שתפלתו ע׳ where is it intimated that the prayer of him in whose hand is robbery, is turbid (rejected)? Nif. נֶעְכָּר to be stirred up; to become turbid, dreggy, foul. Nidd.9a דם נ׳ ונעשה חלב the blood (of a pregnant animal) is disturbed (decomposed), and turns into milk. Y.Sot.IV, 19c bot. אין החלב נ׳וכ׳ the milk (of a nursing woman) becomes turbid only after three months (after conception). Y.Nidd.II, end, 50b יצללו ולא יֵעָכְרוּ the water mixed with earth must settle and not be stirred up again; a. fr.Men.IX, 5 (90a) הלח נ׳ היבש אינו נ׳ (Bab. ed. נעקר; Ms. M. נעבר, corr. acc.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) liquid emptied from a large measure into a smaller one is stirred up (and what remains in the large measure partakes of the sacred character of the liquid in the smaller, sacred vessels), whereas dry objects are not stirred up. -
48 פשיטא
פְּשִׁיטָאc. (preced.) 1) explanation, teaching.Pl. פְּשִׁיטִין. Yalk. Lev. 665 כיון דחסלין מן פְּשִׁיטֵיהוֹן when they had finished their studies; Yalk. Is. 352 מפשוטיהן. 2) plain, self-evident truth; is it not a matter of course? Meg.3b, a. fr. פ׳ לי I have no doubt. Y.Pes.VII, 34b bot. פ׳ דא מילתאוכ׳ this is clear, that Y.Sabb.X, end, 12d מה דצריכא לר׳ י׳ פ׳ לי׳וכ׳ what to R. Jeremiah is doubtful, is clear to Isaac ben U. B. Bath. 137a פ׳ מהו דתימאוכ׳ is not this a matter of course (what need was there to say it)? (Answ.) I might have thought B. Mets.16a פ׳ זבנהוכ׳ it is undisputed, if he sold it …, but if he made a present of it (to the robber), there is a difference of opinion ; a. v. fr.Pl. פְּשִׁיטָן. Y.Bets. I, 60b מילין … פ׳ לכון פ׳וכ׳ things doubtful to the Rabbis are clear to you; those clear to the Rabbis, are doubtful to you. 3) (fem.) Pshiṭa, a small coin. Ḥull.54b כפ׳ זוטרתי like a small P.Pl. פְּשִׁיטֵי. Ib. פ׳ דפומבדיתא the small coins of Pumbditha. B. Mets.16b פ׳ דספרא the writers fee, v. זוּר ch.Trnsf. flat and round blisters. Gitt.67b קאי בישריה פ׳ פ׳ his body was full of blisters. -
49 פְּשִׁיטָא
פְּשִׁיטָאc. (preced.) 1) explanation, teaching.Pl. פְּשִׁיטִין. Yalk. Lev. 665 כיון דחסלין מן פְּשִׁיטֵיהוֹן when they had finished their studies; Yalk. Is. 352 מפשוטיהן. 2) plain, self-evident truth; is it not a matter of course? Meg.3b, a. fr. פ׳ לי I have no doubt. Y.Pes.VII, 34b bot. פ׳ דא מילתאוכ׳ this is clear, that Y.Sabb.X, end, 12d מה דצריכא לר׳ י׳ פ׳ לי׳וכ׳ what to R. Jeremiah is doubtful, is clear to Isaac ben U. B. Bath. 137a פ׳ מהו דתימאוכ׳ is not this a matter of course (what need was there to say it)? (Answ.) I might have thought B. Mets.16a פ׳ זבנהוכ׳ it is undisputed, if he sold it …, but if he made a present of it (to the robber), there is a difference of opinion ; a. v. fr.Pl. פְּשִׁיטָן. Y.Bets. I, 60b מילין … פ׳ לכון פ׳וכ׳ things doubtful to the Rabbis are clear to you; those clear to the Rabbis, are doubtful to you. 3) (fem.) Pshiṭa, a small coin. Ḥull.54b כפ׳ זוטרתי like a small P.Pl. פְּשִׁיטֵי. Ib. פ׳ דפומבדיתא the small coins of Pumbditha. B. Mets.16b פ׳ דספרא the writers fee, v. זוּר ch.Trnsf. flat and round blisters. Gitt.67b קאי בישריה פ׳ פ׳ his body was full of blisters. -
50 צילא
צִילָאm. (preced. art.) clear. B. Mets.40b ניחא ליה בצ׳ he prefers clear wine (without dregs). Fem. צִילְתָא. Yeb.113a sq. אי דעתא צ׳ היאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. צילותא) whether his mind is at all times equally clear (though weak) or Gitt.70b התם דעתא צ׳ היאוכ׳ (ed. צילותא) there his mind was clear, only that weakness befell him, opp. שגישתא. -
51 צִילָא
צִילָאm. (preced. art.) clear. B. Mets.40b ניחא ליה בצ׳ he prefers clear wine (without dregs). Fem. צִילְתָא. Yeb.113a sq. אי דעתא צ׳ היאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. צילותא) whether his mind is at all times equally clear (though weak) or Gitt.70b התם דעתא צ׳ היאוכ׳ (ed. צילותא) there his mind was clear, only that weakness befell him, opp. שגישתא. -
52 בהר
v. be clarified, cleared————————v. become clear, clarified; brighten, bright————————v. to clarify, make clear; brighten; clear up -
53 בר III
בַּרIII m. (b. h.; ברר; v. בַּר I) clear, bright, clean, pure. Tosef.Kil.III, 6 (missing in ed. Zuckerm., v. Var. a. l.) שהוא בר ובקיוכ׳ who is clear and well-versed in Num. R. s. 10 (ref. to ברי Prov. 31:2, a. בר Ps. 2:12) the Law שהיא נקראת בר which is called bar (clear, pure, Ps. 19:9).Pl. בָּרִים. Ib. -
54 בַּר
בַּרIII m. (b. h.; ברר; v. בַּר I) clear, bright, clean, pure. Tosef.Kil.III, 6 (missing in ed. Zuckerm., v. Var. a. l.) שהוא בר ובקיוכ׳ who is clear and well-versed in Num. R. s. 10 (ref. to ברי Prov. 31:2, a. בר Ps. 2:12) the Law שהיא נקראת בר which is called bar (clear, pure, Ps. 19:9).Pl. בָּרִים. Ib. -
55 נקי
נְקֵי, נְקָאch. sam(נקי, נקהto be clean, clear). Targ. Prov. 17:3, v. בְּקָא. Pa. נַקֵּי to cleanse, clear. Targ. Is. 1:25.Keth.87a נַקִּו נפשך בשבועתא clear thyself by means of an oath. Part. pass. מְנַקֵּי. Ib. מְנַקִּית משבועתא thou art free from the obligation of an oath. Ithpa. אִתְנַקָּא, אִתְנַקֵּי to be cleansed. Targ. Ez. 16:4; v. נְקַר II. -
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נְקֵי, נְקָאch. sam(נקי, נקהto be clean, clear). Targ. Prov. 17:3, v. בְּקָא. Pa. נַקֵּי to cleanse, clear. Targ. Is. 1:25.Keth.87a נַקִּו נפשך בשבועתא clear thyself by means of an oath. Part. pass. מְנַקֵּי. Ib. מְנַקִּית משבועתא thou art free from the obligation of an oath. Ithpa. אִתְנַקָּא, אִתְנַקֵּי to be cleansed. Targ. Ez. 16:4; v. נְקַר II. -
57 נְקֵי
נְקֵי, נְקָאch. sam(נקי, נקהto be clean, clear). Targ. Prov. 17:3, v. בְּקָא. Pa. נַקֵּי to cleanse, clear. Targ. Is. 1:25.Keth.87a נַקִּו נפשך בשבועתא clear thyself by means of an oath. Part. pass. מְנַקֵּי. Ib. מְנַקִּית משבועתא thou art free from the obligation of an oath. Ithpa. אִתְנַקָּא, אִתְנַקֵּי to be cleansed. Targ. Ez. 16:4; v. נְקַר II. -
58 נְקָא
נְקֵי, נְקָאch. sam(נקי, נקהto be clean, clear). Targ. Prov. 17:3, v. בְּקָא. Pa. נַקֵּי to cleanse, clear. Targ. Is. 1:25.Keth.87a נַקִּו נפשך בשבועתא clear thyself by means of an oath. Part. pass. מְנַקֵּי. Ib. מְנַקִּית משבועתא thou art free from the obligation of an oath. Ithpa. אִתְנַקָּא, אִתְנַקֵּי to be cleansed. Targ. Ez. 16:4; v. נְקַר II. -
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