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קְשֵׁי, קְשֵׁה, קְשָׁאch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְקַשֶּׁה, Nithpa. נִתְקַשֶּׁה to suffer severely), 1) to be hard, difficult. Targ. Deut. 1:17. Ib. 15:18; a. e.Yoma 28b קָשוּ משמשא are harder (on the eye), v. שַׁבְרִירֵי; a. fr. 2) to find a thing difficult to understand, to object, argue against, dispute. Y.Ter.V, 43c bot. ר׳ סימון קַשְׁיְיתָהּ … קיימה R. Simon argued against it (refuted it), but R. Ba. … proved it to be correct. Y.Kidd.III, 64c top (read:) לא כבר קְשוּנְתָּהּ הרי עולם לא כבר קַשְׁיְתָהּוכ׳ have not mountains of the world (great scholars) disputed it? did not R. El. dispute it in the presence of ; Y.Ned.VIII, 40d sq. (corr. acc.). B. Kam.66b האי מילתא ק׳ בה רבה לרבוכ׳ Rabbah argued this difficulty before R. Joseph for twenty-two years, and it was not solved; Keth.42b האי … קְשָׁאֵי רבה ורבוכ׳ Rabbah and R. Joseph discussed this difficulty Part. קָשֵׁי; f. קַשְׁיָא, q. v. 3) to get old, v. קְשַׁש II. Pa. קַשֵּׁי 1) to be in pain of travailing. Targ. Gen. 35:17 בקַשָּׁיוּתָהּ (not בקַשְׁיוּ׳). Targ. O. ib. 16 (Y. II Ithpa.). 2) to perplex. Pes.78b מתניתן קַשִּׁיתֵיהוכ׳ the Mishnah perplexed him; why does it read Af. אַקְשֵׁי, אַקְשֵׁה 1) to harden, make difficult. Targ. Ex. 7:3. Targ. 2 Kings 2:10. Targ. 1 Kings 12:4. Targ. Ps. 95:8; a. fr. 2) to be hard on, press heavily. Cant. R. to II, 16 כד הוה צערא קשי עלוי … וכד הוה מַקְשֵׁיוכ׳ when his suffering was severe, he said, God the faithful, but when it was severer on him than necessary 3) to argue against, object, dispute. Targ. Job 6:6 Ms. Var. מדלית מַקְשה עליה when there is none to dispute it.Yeb.77a top א׳ להו דואג כל הני קושייתא Doeg brought up before them all those arguments. Y.Yoma I, 38d bot. מַקְשֵׁי … קְשַׁיְיתָהּ עלוכ׳ (not קשייתא) instead of offering objection against R. J., rather offer it against ; a. v. fr. Ithpa. אִתְקֵשֵּׁי, Ithpe. אִיקְּשֵׁי 1) to be in pain of travailing. Targ. Y. II Gen. 35:16, v. supra. 2) to be difficult, perplexing. Yeb.40a ומִיקְּשֵׁה היא דאיקשי לךוכ׳ (Rashi דקשיא) it was perplexing to thee, and thou didst reverse it.

עֲבוֹדָהf. (b. h. עֲבֹדָה; עָבַד) work, labor, service, attendance, esp. 1) (in agric.) space required for attending to a plant. Kil. VI, 1, a. e. (כדי ע׳) נותנין לו את עֲבוֹדָתוֹ we must allow it (the vine) its space (within which no other seed should be planted). Ib. וכמה היא עֲבוֹדַת הגפן and how large is the space for the vine? B. Bath.83a כדי עבודת הכרם as much space as is required for attending to the vineyard. Tosef.Kil.II, 7 עבודת ירק בירק אחר the space to be left between one vegetable and another; a. fr. 2) service, agricultural implements, working cattle Gen. R. s. 42 (ref. to אָכְלָם, Gen. 14:11) זו ע׳ this means their agricultural service. 3) manual labor; servitude, service. Men.109b, v. שֵׁירוּת. R. Hash. 11a בר״ה בטלה ע׳ מאבותינווכ׳ on the New Years Day (prior to going out of Egypt) our ancestors in Egypt were freed from servitude; a. e. 4) divine service, priests service; worship. Y.Kidd.I, 59d top וייפסל מן הע׳ and he (the priest) will be made unfit for service. Tosef.Shek. III, 26; Ḥull.24a כ״ה ללמוד ושלשים לע׳ twenty-five years is the age for apprenticeship, and thirty years for practical service. Ib. הע׳ בכתף the service of carrying the Tabernacle on the shoulder. Men. l. c. אלמדך סדר ע׳ I will teach thee the order of the priestly service. Yoma 32a המשנה מע׳ לע׳ he who goes from one function of the Temple service to another. Ib. עבודת היום בבגדיוכ׳ the special service of the Day of Atonement is performed in white garments. Ib. 39b הגרלה לאו ע׳ היא casting lots is no special function. Ib. III, 3 אין אדם נכנס לעזרה לע׳וכ׳ no one must enter the Temple court for worship, unless Snh.VII, 6 (60b) זו היא עֲבוֹדָתוֹ (not עבודתה) this is the form of worshipping that deity; a. fr.Trnsf. the emoluments of the officiating priest. B. Kam. 109b, sq. עֲבוֹדָתָהּ ועורהוכ׳ (not עבודתו) the gifts for officiating at its offering and its hide belong to In gen. divine worship, prayer. Ab. I, 2. Taan.2a (ref. to Deut. 11:13) איזו היא ע׳ שבלב … זו תפלה what is meant by the service of the heart? Prayer. Arakh.11a (ref. to Deut. 28:47) איזו היא ע׳ … זה שירה what is the service in joy and cheerfulness of the heart? It is song. Ib. (ref. to Num. 4:47) איזו היא ע׳ שצריכה ע׳וכ׳ what service is that which requires (accompanies) sacrificial service? It is song; a. fr.הָעֲ׳ by the worship!, for ‘by God! Yeb.32b. Sifra Kdosh., Par. 2, ch. 4; a. fr.Esp. ‘Ăbodah, the first of the last three sections of the Prayer of Benedictions (תְּפִלָּה), containing the prayer for the restoration of the Temple service. Ber.29b טעה … בע׳ חוזר לע׳ if he failed to insert the prayer for the New Moon Day in the ‘Ăbodah, he must begin the ‘Ă. anew; נזכר בהודאה חוזר לע׳ if he recalls the omission while reading the Hodaah (the second of the last three sections), he must begin Y. ib. IV, 8a bot. כל דבר שהוא לַבָּא אומרה בע׳ whatever prayer refers to the future is inserted in the ‘A.Meg.18a כיון שבאת תפלה באת ע׳ when you speak of prayer (praying that your prayer be acceptable), comes the prayer for the restoration of the Temple service. Ib. ע׳ והודאה חדאוכ׳ ‘Ăb. and Hodaah are one thing (belong together); a. fr. 5) ע׳ זָרָה (abbrev. ע״ז) idolatry, mostly used for idol, heathen deity, interch. in editions with עֲבוֹדַת אֱלִילִים (abbrev. ע״א) and עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת (abbrev. עכ״ום, עכומ״ז). B. Bath. 110a תעשה כהן לע״א thou (Jonathan, grandson of Moses) to be a priest of idolatry?; כך מקובלני … ישכיר אדם עצמו לע״ז וכ׳ I have a tradition from my grandfather, a man should rather hire himself out for ‘strange service, than be dependent on man; הוא סבר לע״ז ממש … אלא ע׳ שזרה לו he thought it meant real strange service (idolatry), but it means ‘for labor strange to him (beneath his station). Snh.V, 1 (40a) העובד עכ״ום את מי עבדוכ׳ (Mish. ed. העובד כוכביםוכ׳) in the case of one accused of idolatry, (the witnesses are asked,) whom (what special deity) did he worship? and in what manner did he worship? Ab. Zar.11b בתיע״א idolatrous temples (and fairs connected therewith); a. v. fr.‘Ăbodah Zarah, name of a treatise of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud Babli a. Yrushalmi, of the Order of Nziḳin.Pl. עֲבוֹדוֹת. sifra Shmini, Miliuim בשעה קלה למדו שבעה ע׳וכ׳ in a short moment they iearned seven sacrificial functions: the slaughtering Yoma 47b זו היא מע׳ קשותוכ׳ this is one of the difficult services (manipulations) in sacrificial rites. Ib. 32a וחמש ע׳ הןוכ׳ and there were five rites (on the Day of Atonement): the daily morning sacrifice ; a. fr.

עֲבוֹדָהf. (b. h. עֲבֹדָה; עָבַד) work, labor, service, attendance, esp. 1) (in agric.) space required for attending to a plant. Kil. VI, 1, a. e. (כדי ע׳) נותנין לו את עֲבוֹדָתוֹ we must allow it (the vine) its space (within which no other seed should be planted). Ib. וכמה היא עֲבוֹדַת הגפן and how large is the space for the vine? B. Bath.83a כדי עבודת הכרם as much space as is required for attending to the vineyard. Tosef.Kil.II, 7 עבודת ירק בירק אחר the space to be left between one vegetable and another; a. fr. 2) service, agricultural implements, working cattle Gen. R. s. 42 (ref. to אָכְלָם, Gen. 14:11) זו ע׳ this means their agricultural service. 3) manual labor; servitude, service. Men.109b, v. שֵׁירוּת. R. Hash. 11a בר״ה בטלה ע׳ מאבותינווכ׳ on the New Years Day (prior to going out of Egypt) our ancestors in Egypt were freed from servitude; a. e. 4) divine service, priests service; worship. Y.Kidd.I, 59d top וייפסל מן הע׳ and he (the priest) will be made unfit for service. Tosef.Shek. III, 26; Ḥull.24a כ״ה ללמוד ושלשים לע׳ twenty-five years is the age for apprenticeship, and thirty years for practical service. Ib. הע׳ בכתף the service of carrying the Tabernacle on the shoulder. Men. l. c. אלמדך סדר ע׳ I will teach thee the order of the priestly service. Yoma 32a המשנה מע׳ לע׳ he who goes from one function of the Temple service to another. Ib. עבודת היום בבגדיוכ׳ the special service of the Day of Atonement is performed in white garments. Ib. 39b הגרלה לאו ע׳ היא casting lots is no special function. Ib. III, 3 אין אדם נכנס לעזרה לע׳וכ׳ no one must enter the Temple court for worship, unless Snh.VII, 6 (60b) זו היא עֲבוֹדָתוֹ (not עבודתה) this is the form of worshipping that deity; a. fr.Trnsf. the emoluments of the officiating priest. B. Kam. 109b, sq. עֲבוֹדָתָהּ ועורהוכ׳ (not עבודתו) the gifts for officiating at its offering and its hide belong to In gen. divine worship, prayer. Ab. I, 2. Taan.2a (ref. to Deut. 11:13) איזו היא ע׳ שבלב … זו תפלה what is meant by the service of the heart? Prayer. Arakh.11a (ref. to Deut. 28:47) איזו היא ע׳ … זה שירה what is the service in joy and cheerfulness of the heart? It is song. Ib. (ref. to Num. 4:47) איזו היא ע׳ שצריכה ע׳וכ׳ what service is that which requires (accompanies) sacrificial service? It is song; a. fr.הָעֲ׳ by the worship!, for ‘by God! Yeb.32b. Sifra Kdosh., Par. 2, ch. 4; a. fr.Esp. ‘Ăbodah, the first of the last three sections of the Prayer of Benedictions (תְּפִלָּה), containing the prayer for the restoration of the Temple service. Ber.29b טעה … בע׳ חוזר לע׳ if he failed to insert the prayer for the New Moon Day in the ‘Ăbodah, he must begin the ‘Ă. anew; נזכר בהודאה חוזר לע׳ if he recalls the omission while reading the Hodaah (the second of the last three sections), he must begin Y. ib. IV, 8a bot. כל דבר שהוא לַבָּא אומרה בע׳ whatever prayer refers to the future is inserted in the ‘A.Meg.18a כיון שבאת תפלה באת ע׳ when you speak of prayer (praying that your prayer be acceptable), comes the prayer for the restoration of the Temple service. Ib. ע׳ והודאה חדאוכ׳ ‘Ăb. and Hodaah are one thing (belong together); a. fr. 5) ע׳ זָרָה (abbrev. ע״ז) idolatry, mostly used for idol, heathen deity, interch. in editions with עֲבוֹדַת אֱלִילִים (abbrev. ע״א) and עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת (abbrev. עכ״ום, עכומ״ז). B. Bath. 110a תעשה כהן לע״א thou (Jonathan, grandson of Moses) to be a priest of idolatry?; כך מקובלני … ישכיר אדם עצמו לע״ז וכ׳ I have a tradition from my grandfather, a man should rather hire himself out for ‘strange service, than be dependent on man; הוא סבר לע״ז ממש … אלא ע׳ שזרה לו he thought it meant real strange service (idolatry), but it means ‘for labor strange to him (beneath his station). Snh.V, 1 (40a) העובד עכ״ום את מי עבדוכ׳ (Mish. ed. העובד כוכביםוכ׳) in the case of one accused of idolatry, (the witnesses are asked,) whom (what special deity) did he worship? and in what manner did he worship? Ab. Zar.11b בתיע״א idolatrous temples (and fairs connected therewith); a. v. fr.‘Ăbodah Zarah, name of a treatise of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud Babli a. Yrushalmi, of the Order of Nziḳin.Pl. עֲבוֹדוֹת. sifra Shmini, Miliuim בשעה קלה למדו שבעה ע׳וכ׳ in a short moment they iearned seven sacrificial functions: the slaughtering Yoma 47b זו היא מע׳ קשותוכ׳ this is one of the difficult services (manipulations) in sacrificial rites. Ib. 32a וחמש ע׳ הןוכ׳ and there were five rites (on the Day of Atonement): the daily morning sacrifice ; a. fr.

דַּיm. (b. h.; דָּוָה, cmp. דַּאי) sufficiency, plenty; constr. דֵּי enough for; דּיִּי enough for me, דַּיֶּיךָ enough for thee Nidd.I, 1 דַּיָּין שעתן they have enough for the time being, i. e. the unclean condition, now discovered, has no retrospective effect, opp. מפְּקִידָה לפקידה. Pes.8b דַּיֵּינוּ we should have been contented. Taan.24b דַּיּוֹ בקבוכ׳ (Ms. M. דַּיי לו קב) he is contented with a Kab of B. Kam.II, 5 (25a) דיו לבא מן הדיןוכ׳ it is sufficient for the law which is derived by conclusion ad majus to be as strict as the law from which it is derived, i. e. you cannot go beyond the latter. Ib. ור״ט לית ליה דיו does R. T. not follow the principle of dayyo (that the derived law cannot go beyond the original)? והא דיו דאורייתא הוא is not the principle of dayyo biblical?Gen. B. s. 21 דייך פפוס it is enough for thee, Papus, i. e. say no more; a. fr.With prefix כְּדַי (v. כְּדָיי), constr. כְּדֵי as much as is required for, corresponding to, as conj. in order to. Maasr. V, 6 ומצא כ׳ מדתו and found a quantity corresponding to what he had measured into it (reasonably increased); יתר על כ׳ מדתו more than the reasonable quantity.כ׳ דיבור or תוך כ׳ ד׳ as much, within as much, time as is needed for an utterance (e. g. a greeting, v. Y.Ber.I, 4b). B. Kam.73a, a. fr. תוך כ׳ דיבור כדיבור דמי two statements following each other immediately are considered one. Ib. b תרי ת׳ כ׳ ד׳ there are two different intervals comprised under the expression tokh kde dibbur. Snh.31b bot. ב׳ לחלוק וב׳ in order to give honor to Ib. 32a bot. כ׳ שלא תנעול דלתוכ׳ in order not to make loans too difficult, v. דֶּלֶת; a. fr.

דַּיm. (b. h.; דָּוָה, cmp. דַּאי) sufficiency, plenty; constr. דֵּי enough for; דּיִּי enough for me, דַּיֶּיךָ enough for thee Nidd.I, 1 דַּיָּין שעתן they have enough for the time being, i. e. the unclean condition, now discovered, has no retrospective effect, opp. מפְּקִידָה לפקידה. Pes.8b דַּיֵּינוּ we should have been contented. Taan.24b דַּיּוֹ בקבוכ׳ (Ms. M. דַּיי לו קב) he is contented with a Kab of B. Kam.II, 5 (25a) דיו לבא מן הדיןוכ׳ it is sufficient for the law which is derived by conclusion ad majus to be as strict as the law from which it is derived, i. e. you cannot go beyond the latter. Ib. ור״ט לית ליה דיו does R. T. not follow the principle of dayyo (that the derived law cannot go beyond the original)? והא דיו דאורייתא הוא is not the principle of dayyo biblical?Gen. B. s. 21 דייך פפוס it is enough for thee, Papus, i. e. say no more; a. fr.With prefix כְּדַי (v. כְּדָיי), constr. כְּדֵי as much as is required for, corresponding to, as conj. in order to. Maasr. V, 6 ומצא כ׳ מדתו and found a quantity corresponding to what he had measured into it (reasonably increased); יתר על כ׳ מדתו more than the reasonable quantity.כ׳ דיבור or תוך כ׳ ד׳ as much, within as much, time as is needed for an utterance (e. g. a greeting, v. Y.Ber.I, 4b). B. Kam.73a, a. fr. תוך כ׳ דיבור כדיבור דמי two statements following each other immediately are considered one. Ib. b תרי ת׳ כ׳ ד׳ there are two different intervals comprised under the expression tokh kde dibbur. Snh.31b bot. ב׳ לחלוק וב׳ in order to give honor to Ib. 32a bot. כ׳ שלא תנעול דלתוכ׳ in order not to make loans too difficult, v. דֶּלֶת; a. fr.

שוי, שָׁרָה(b. h.) (to join, combine, 1) (to be even, equal, alike. M. Kat. 9b (ref. to Prov. 3:15) כל חפצך … הא חפצי שמים יִשְׁווּ בה all thy affairs are not of equal value with her (the Torah), but heavens affairs (pious deeds) are of equal value with her (you may interrupt study for pious works); וכתיב … חפצי שמים לא ישוו בה but it is also written (ib. 8:11), ‘and all affairs (which implies that) even heavens affairs are not equal to her! Y.Peah 1, 15d bot. חפציך וחפצי לא ישוו בה I sent thee something with which thy affairs and my affairs cannot compare; a. e.Denom. שָׁוֶה, q. v. 2) (denom. of שָׁוֶה) a) to be of value. Meg.15b (ref. to Esth. 5:13) מלמד … כל זה איננו שֹׁוֶה לי this indicates that all that wicked mans treasures were engraven (registered) in the tablet on his heart, but when he saw Mordecai, he said, ‘all this is of no value to me.b) to value, weigh, consider. Ib. 16a (ref. to Esth. 7:4) צר זה אינו שוה בנזקוכ׳ this enemy has no consideration for the kings loss Hif. הִשְׁוָה 1) to place side by side. Y.Ber.I, 2c top זה … צריך להַשְׁווֹת את רגליו he that stands up to pray must set his feet together. 2) to make even, smooth, level. Tosef.B. Kam. XI, 14 אם עתיד להַשְׁוֹותוֹוכ׳ if the hatcheller has to make the web even (cut away the protruding threads), he may take even a handbreadth (they belong to him); מַשְׁוֵיהוּ לאורכווכ׳ he must shear it lengthwise, but not widthwise; B. Kam. 119b. Erub.93a ה׳ פצימיה if he made the posts even, i. e. made walls to connect them in one line. Succ.19a כשה׳ את קירויו when he made its ceiling even, i. e. extended it in a horizontal direction over the whole building; a. e. 3) to compare, make alike, place on a level standard. B. Bath.VIII, 5 וה׳ להן את חבכור and made the first-born alike with them, i. e. assigned to him an equal share with his brothers. Nidd.46b ה׳ הכתוב הקטן כגדולוכ׳ the Scriptural text places the minor on a level with the adult as regards the laws of Y.Kidd.I, 61b bot. ה׳ הכתוב מצוה … מצוהוכ׳ the Scripture puts the lightest command on a level with the most difficult (as regards reward). B. Kam.15a; a. fr. 4) to harmonize, find in harmony. Gen. R. s. 34 שה׳ דצתו לדעתוכ׳ for he found his (Antoninus) opinion in harmony with the Scriptural intimation; ib. שהִשְׁוָהּ לדעתוכ׳ for he found it in harmony Lev. R. s. 4; Yalk. Gen. 137 we are the majority מפני מה אינכם מַשְׁוִים (עצמיכם) עמנו לע״א why do you not accommodate yourselves to us with regard to idolatry? Ib. ומַשְׁוֶה אתה עמהן and dost thou create harmony among them (thy sons)? עד … להשוות עמך והַשְׁוֵה עם בניך instead of asking me to agree with thee, go and make harmony among thy sons; Lev. R. l. c. עד שאתה משוה אותנו לך והשוה את בניך; a. e. Nif. נִשְׁוָה to be compared, be equal. Yalk. Ex. 244 להִשָּׁוֹות, v. נָוָה. Pi. שִׁוָּה 1) to place. Midr. Till. to Ps. 119:9 (ref. to Ps. 16:8, sq.) ובשביל ששִׁוִּיתִיוכ׳ and because I placed the Lord before me continually, therefore my heart rejoices ; a. e. 2) (to level obstacles, overcome temptations, to achieve. Tanḥ. Naso 28 (ref. to מצליח, Gen. 39:2) שִׁוִּיתָ מה שלא ש׳וכ׳ thou hast achieved what Adam could not achieve (to resist temptation), v. שְׁוִיָּה. Nithpa. נִשְׁתַּוֶּה to be made alike; to join. Num. R. s. 1620> שאלו לא נִשְׁתַּוּוּוכ׳ for if they had not joined the spies ; Tanḥ. ed. Bub. Shlaḥ 20; (Tanḥ. ib. 11 שמעו).

שוי, שָׁרָה(b. h.) (to join, combine, 1) (to be even, equal, alike. M. Kat. 9b (ref. to Prov. 3:15) כל חפצך … הא חפצי שמים יִשְׁווּ בה all thy affairs are not of equal value with her (the Torah), but heavens affairs (pious deeds) are of equal value with her (you may interrupt study for pious works); וכתיב … חפצי שמים לא ישוו בה but it is also written (ib. 8:11), ‘and all affairs (which implies that) even heavens affairs are not equal to her! Y.Peah 1, 15d bot. חפציך וחפצי לא ישוו בה I sent thee something with which thy affairs and my affairs cannot compare; a. e.Denom. שָׁוֶה, q. v. 2) (denom. of שָׁוֶה) a) to be of value. Meg.15b (ref. to Esth. 5:13) מלמד … כל זה איננו שֹׁוֶה לי this indicates that all that wicked mans treasures were engraven (registered) in the tablet on his heart, but when he saw Mordecai, he said, ‘all this is of no value to me.b) to value, weigh, consider. Ib. 16a (ref. to Esth. 7:4) צר זה אינו שוה בנזקוכ׳ this enemy has no consideration for the kings loss Hif. הִשְׁוָה 1) to place side by side. Y.Ber.I, 2c top זה … צריך להַשְׁווֹת את רגליו he that stands up to pray must set his feet together. 2) to make even, smooth, level. Tosef.B. Kam. XI, 14 אם עתיד להַשְׁוֹותוֹוכ׳ if the hatcheller has to make the web even (cut away the protruding threads), he may take even a handbreadth (they belong to him); מַשְׁוֵיהוּ לאורכווכ׳ he must shear it lengthwise, but not widthwise; B. Kam. 119b. Erub.93a ה׳ פצימיה if he made the posts even, i. e. made walls to connect them in one line. Succ.19a כשה׳ את קירויו when he made its ceiling even, i. e. extended it in a horizontal direction over the whole building; a. e. 3) to compare, make alike, place on a level standard. B. Bath.VIII, 5 וה׳ להן את חבכור and made the first-born alike with them, i. e. assigned to him an equal share with his brothers. Nidd.46b ה׳ הכתוב הקטן כגדולוכ׳ the Scriptural text places the minor on a level with the adult as regards the laws of Y.Kidd.I, 61b bot. ה׳ הכתוב מצוה … מצוהוכ׳ the Scripture puts the lightest command on a level with the most difficult (as regards reward). B. Kam.15a; a. fr. 4) to harmonize, find in harmony. Gen. R. s. 34 שה׳ דצתו לדעתוכ׳ for he found his (Antoninus) opinion in harmony with the Scriptural intimation; ib. שהִשְׁוָהּ לדעתוכ׳ for he found it in harmony Lev. R. s. 4; Yalk. Gen. 137 we are the majority מפני מה אינכם מַשְׁוִים (עצמיכם) עמנו לע״א why do you not accommodate yourselves to us with regard to idolatry? Ib. ומַשְׁוֶה אתה עמהן and dost thou create harmony among them (thy sons)? עד … להשוות עמך והַשְׁוֵה עם בניך instead of asking me to agree with thee, go and make harmony among thy sons; Lev. R. l. c. עד שאתה משוה אותנו לך והשוה את בניך; a. e. Nif. נִשְׁוָה to be compared, be equal. Yalk. Ex. 244 להִשָּׁוֹות, v. נָוָה. Pi. שִׁוָּה 1) to place. Midr. Till. to Ps. 119:9 (ref. to Ps. 16:8, sq.) ובשביל ששִׁוִּיתִיוכ׳ and because I placed the Lord before me continually, therefore my heart rejoices ; a. e. 2) (to level obstacles, overcome temptations, to achieve. Tanḥ. Naso 28 (ref. to מצליח, Gen. 39:2) שִׁוִּיתָ מה שלא ש׳וכ׳ thou hast achieved what Adam could not achieve (to resist temptation), v. שְׁוִיָּה. Nithpa. נִשְׁתַּוֶּה to be made alike; to join. Num. R. s. 1620> שאלו לא נִשְׁתַּוּוּוכ׳ for if they had not joined the spies ; Tanḥ. ed. Bub. Shlaḥ 20; (Tanḥ. ib. 11 שמעו).

שוי, שָׁרָה(b. h.) (to join, combine, 1) (to be even, equal, alike. M. Kat. 9b (ref. to Prov. 3:15) כל חפצך … הא חפצי שמים יִשְׁווּ בה all thy affairs are not of equal value with her (the Torah), but heavens affairs (pious deeds) are of equal value with her (you may interrupt study for pious works); וכתיב … חפצי שמים לא ישוו בה but it is also written (ib. 8:11), ‘and all affairs (which implies that) even heavens affairs are not equal to her! Y.Peah 1, 15d bot. חפציך וחפצי לא ישוו בה I sent thee something with which thy affairs and my affairs cannot compare; a. e.Denom. שָׁוֶה, q. v. 2) (denom. of שָׁוֶה) a) to be of value. Meg.15b (ref. to Esth. 5:13) מלמד … כל זה איננו שֹׁוֶה לי this indicates that all that wicked mans treasures were engraven (registered) in the tablet on his heart, but when he saw Mordecai, he said, ‘all this is of no value to me.b) to value, weigh, consider. Ib. 16a (ref. to Esth. 7:4) צר זה אינו שוה בנזקוכ׳ this enemy has no consideration for the kings loss Hif. הִשְׁוָה 1) to place side by side. Y.Ber.I, 2c top זה … צריך להַשְׁווֹת את רגליו he that stands up to pray must set his feet together. 2) to make even, smooth, level. Tosef.B. Kam. XI, 14 אם עתיד להַשְׁוֹותוֹוכ׳ if the hatcheller has to make the web even (cut away the protruding threads), he may take even a handbreadth (they belong to him); מַשְׁוֵיהוּ לאורכווכ׳ he must shear it lengthwise, but not widthwise; B. Kam. 119b. Erub.93a ה׳ פצימיה if he made the posts even, i. e. made walls to connect them in one line. Succ.19a כשה׳ את קירויו when he made its ceiling even, i. e. extended it in a horizontal direction over the whole building; a. e. 3) to compare, make alike, place on a level standard. B. Bath.VIII, 5 וה׳ להן את חבכור and made the first-born alike with them, i. e. assigned to him an equal share with his brothers. Nidd.46b ה׳ הכתוב הקטן כגדולוכ׳ the Scriptural text places the minor on a level with the adult as regards the laws of Y.Kidd.I, 61b bot. ה׳ הכתוב מצוה … מצוהוכ׳ the Scripture puts the lightest command on a level with the most difficult (as regards reward). B. Kam.15a; a. fr. 4) to harmonize, find in harmony. Gen. R. s. 34 שה׳ דצתו לדעתוכ׳ for he found his (Antoninus) opinion in harmony with the Scriptural intimation; ib. שהִשְׁוָהּ לדעתוכ׳ for he found it in harmony Lev. R. s. 4; Yalk. Gen. 137 we are the majority מפני מה אינכם מַשְׁוִים (עצמיכם) עמנו לע״א why do you not accommodate yourselves to us with regard to idolatry? Ib. ומַשְׁוֶה אתה עמהן and dost thou create harmony among them (thy sons)? עד … להשוות עמך והַשְׁוֵה עם בניך instead of asking me to agree with thee, go and make harmony among thy sons; Lev. R. l. c. עד שאתה משוה אותנו לך והשוה את בניך; a. e. Nif. נִשְׁוָה to be compared, be equal. Yalk. Ex. 244 להִשָּׁוֹות, v. נָוָה. Pi. שִׁוָּה 1) to place. Midr. Till. to Ps. 119:9 (ref. to Ps. 16:8, sq.) ובשביל ששִׁוִּיתִיוכ׳ and because I placed the Lord before me continually, therefore my heart rejoices ; a. e. 2) (to level obstacles, overcome temptations, to achieve. Tanḥ. Naso 28 (ref. to מצליח, Gen. 39:2) שִׁוִּיתָ מה שלא ש׳וכ׳ thou hast achieved what Adam could not achieve (to resist temptation), v. שְׁוִיָּה. Nithpa. נִשְׁתַּוֶּה to be made alike; to join. Num. R. s. 1620> שאלו לא נִשְׁתַּוּוּוכ׳ for if they had not joined the spies ; Tanḥ. ed. Bub. Shlaḥ 20; (Tanḥ. ib. 11 שמעו).

טְרַחI ch. sam( Hif. הטְרִיחַ to put to trouble, put a task on). Targ. Koh. 2:11. Ib. 9:9; a. fr.B. Kam.11a בדנפשיה ט׳ he takes pains with what belongs to himself (for his own benefit). Ḥull.83a דאורח ארעא למִטְרַחוכ׳ in the bridegrooms family they generally take more trouble in preparing the wedding feast ; a. fr. Sot.7b ומטרח, v. טְרִי.Part. pass. טָרִיחַ, f. טְרִיחָא giving trouble, troublesome. Ned.25a מילתא דלא ט׳ an easily intelligible expression. Ḥull.51a, a next w.B. Mets. 112b ט׳ להו מילתא (Ms. M. ליה) it is too troublesome for them (for him); a. e.Sabb.82a, v. טְחַר.B. Kam.80b Ar., v. תְּרַח. Af. אַטְרַח 1) to make ready for moving, to load (cmp. טָעַן II) Targ. Job 37:11 (h. text יטריח). 2) to trouble. Meg.22b לא מַטְרַח ציבורא Ms. M. (ed. לא בעי למִיטְרַח, read למַטְרַח, v. Rashi, a. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he would not trouble the congregation (to rise before him); Yalk. Lev. 669; a. fr. 3) to beg persistently. Lev. R. s. 16 א׳ עליה he insisted upon his telling him.Y.Peah I, 16b bot. אין מַטְרְחַת עלוי if you strain the chord too much. Ithpe. אִיטְּרַח 1) to be wearied. Targ. Y. Num. 19:2 אִיטְרְחָא (not אַט׳). 2) to be troublesome, difficult. Taan.24b מי איכא דמִיטְּרַהוכ׳ is it so hard a labor to the Lord?

טְרַחI ch. sam( Hif. הטְרִיחַ to put to trouble, put a task on). Targ. Koh. 2:11. Ib. 9:9; a. fr.B. Kam.11a בדנפשיה ט׳ he takes pains with what belongs to himself (for his own benefit). Ḥull.83a דאורח ארעא למִטְרַחוכ׳ in the bridegrooms family they generally take more trouble in preparing the wedding feast ; a. fr. Sot.7b ומטרח, v. טְרִי.Part. pass. טָרִיחַ, f. טְרִיחָא giving trouble, troublesome. Ned.25a מילתא דלא ט׳ an easily intelligible expression. Ḥull.51a, a next w.B. Mets. 112b ט׳ להו מילתא (Ms. M. ליה) it is too troublesome for them (for him); a. e.Sabb.82a, v. טְחַר.B. Kam.80b Ar., v. תְּרַח. Af. אַטְרַח 1) to make ready for moving, to load (cmp. טָעַן II) Targ. Job 37:11 (h. text יטריח). 2) to trouble. Meg.22b לא מַטְרַח ציבורא Ms. M. (ed. לא בעי למִיטְרַח, read למַטְרַח, v. Rashi, a. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he would not trouble the congregation (to rise before him); Yalk. Lev. 669; a. fr. 3) to beg persistently. Lev. R. s. 16 א׳ עליה he insisted upon his telling him.Y.Peah I, 16b bot. אין מַטְרְחַת עלוי if you strain the chord too much. Ithpe. אִיטְּרַח 1) to be wearied. Targ. Y. Num. 19:2 אִיטְרְחָא (not אַט׳). 2) to be troublesome, difficult. Taan.24b מי איכא דמִיטְּרַהוכ׳ is it so hard a labor to the Lord?

זָוַגPi. זִיוֵּוג, זִוֵּוג 1) to join, couple, match; to adjust. Tosef.Kil.V, 11 המְזַוֵּיג את הכלאים he who harnesses together two heterogeneous animals; B. Mets.90b המְזַ׳ בכל׳. Y.Gitt.III, 44d bot. הגע עצמך שזִיוֵּוג but supposed that one matched it, i. e. found a letter of divorce just containing the names of the persons under consideration (though not written for that special transaction). Ib. כיון שאינו מצוי לזַוֵּוגאפי׳ ז׳ כמי שלא ז׳ since it is so rare to find such a matching combination, even if one did, we consider it as if he had not done it, i. e. such rare chances are not taken into consideration. Y.Shek.V, 49a bot. הגע … שז׳ אותו היום supposed somebody produced a ticket with the mark of the same day of the week?Ib. אפי׳ לזויגוכ׳ (read as above: כיון שאינווכ׳). Y.M. Kat. l, end, 80d bot. מְזַוֵּוג את האומריות one who knots the fringes two by two (instead of making a regular network).Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. מְזַיֵּיג את הפתילות (Bab. ed. מְזַוֵּוג) he adjusted the length of the wicks (to the length of the time they had to burn); Y.Yoma II, 39d bot.Esp. 2) to join in wedlock, to wed. Sot.2a אין מְזַוְּוגִין לו לאדםוכ׳ a wife is selected (in heaven) for each man according to his deserts. Ib. קשין לזַיְּוגָןוכ׳ to wed couples is as difficult as the splitting of the Red Sea. Gen. R. s. 68; Lev. R. s. 8, beg. מְזַוֵּוג זִיוּוּגִיםוכ׳ He joins couples, decrees who should be married to whom. Ib. אני יכולה לזַיְּוגָםוכ׳ I can couple them in one hour. Ib. זווגן בלילהוכ׳ (read: זִוְּוגָתָן); a. fr. 3) to join in a hostile sense, to attack. Cant. R. to III, 6, v. לָבַב. 4) to match in misery, to comfort by pointing out a similar case (cmp. Lam. 2:13). Pesik. R. s. 30 מזדווג בהוכ׳ (read מְזַוֵּוג לה) He shows her (the country) a fellow-sufferer to comfort her. Ib. מזדווג לה אלכסנדריהוכ׳ (corr. acc.) he pointed out to her Alexandria. Ib. בא יואל וזי׳ לה Joel came and comforted her (by pointing to the Lords sympathy). Hithpa. הִזְדַּוֵּוג, Nithpa. נִזְדַּוֵּוג 1) to be joined; to join, meet. Y.Yoma VI, 43c top שיִזְדַּוֵּוג לו חבירו that the other bullock must be joined to him (they must belong to the same couple). Snh.V, 5 (40a) מִזְדַּוְּוגִין זוגותוכ׳ they met in couples (for consultation). Y.Taan.I, 64a top (ref. to Is. 21:11, play on אֵלַי) אֶלִי מאיכן נז׳ ליוכ׳ whence did my God join me again? From Seir (Rome); a. fr. 2) (in a hostile sense) to join in battle, attack. Ex. R. s. 1; Tanḥ. Shmoth 5 בוא ונִזְדַּוֵּוגוכ׳ come and let us plan how to get at that nation. Lev. R. s. 11 נִזְדַּוְּוגוּ לו שלשהוכ׳ three enemies attacked it jointly. Ib. באו ברבריים נ׳ לו barbarians attacked him; Esth. R. introd.; a. fr. 3) to be wedded. Cant. R. to I, 4 ( נגילח); Pesik. Sos, p. 147a> כשם שנִזְדַוַּוגְתֶּםוכ׳ as you have been married with festivities.

זָוַגPi. זִיוֵּוג, זִוֵּוג 1) to join, couple, match; to adjust. Tosef.Kil.V, 11 המְזַוֵּיג את הכלאים he who harnesses together two heterogeneous animals; B. Mets.90b המְזַ׳ בכל׳. Y.Gitt.III, 44d bot. הגע עצמך שזִיוֵּוג but supposed that one matched it, i. e. found a letter of divorce just containing the names of the persons under consideration (though not written for that special transaction). Ib. כיון שאינו מצוי לזַוֵּוגאפי׳ ז׳ כמי שלא ז׳ since it is so rare to find such a matching combination, even if one did, we consider it as if he had not done it, i. e. such rare chances are not taken into consideration. Y.Shek.V, 49a bot. הגע … שז׳ אותו היום supposed somebody produced a ticket with the mark of the same day of the week?Ib. אפי׳ לזויגוכ׳ (read as above: כיון שאינווכ׳). Y.M. Kat. l, end, 80d bot. מְזַוֵּוג את האומריות one who knots the fringes two by two (instead of making a regular network).Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. מְזַיֵּיג את הפתילות (Bab. ed. מְזַוֵּוג) he adjusted the length of the wicks (to the length of the time they had to burn); Y.Yoma II, 39d bot.Esp. 2) to join in wedlock, to wed. Sot.2a אין מְזַוְּוגִין לו לאדםוכ׳ a wife is selected (in heaven) for each man according to his deserts. Ib. קשין לזַיְּוגָןוכ׳ to wed couples is as difficult as the splitting of the Red Sea. Gen. R. s. 68; Lev. R. s. 8, beg. מְזַוֵּוג זִיוּוּגִיםוכ׳ He joins couples, decrees who should be married to whom. Ib. אני יכולה לזַיְּוגָםוכ׳ I can couple them in one hour. Ib. זווגן בלילהוכ׳ (read: זִוְּוגָתָן); a. fr. 3) to join in a hostile sense, to attack. Cant. R. to III, 6, v. לָבַב. 4) to match in misery, to comfort by pointing out a similar case (cmp. Lam. 2:13). Pesik. R. s. 30 מזדווג בהוכ׳ (read מְזַוֵּוג לה) He shows her (the country) a fellow-sufferer to comfort her. Ib. מזדווג לה אלכסנדריהוכ׳ (corr. acc.) he pointed out to her Alexandria. Ib. בא יואל וזי׳ לה Joel came and comforted her (by pointing to the Lords sympathy). Hithpa. הִזְדַּוֵּוג, Nithpa. נִזְדַּוֵּוג 1) to be joined; to join, meet. Y.Yoma VI, 43c top שיִזְדַּוֵּוג לו חבירו that the other bullock must be joined to him (they must belong to the same couple). Snh.V, 5 (40a) מִזְדַּוְּוגִין זוגותוכ׳ they met in couples (for consultation). Y.Taan.I, 64a top (ref. to Is. 21:11, play on אֵלַי) אֶלִי מאיכן נז׳ ליוכ׳ whence did my God join me again? From Seir (Rome); a. fr. 2) (in a hostile sense) to join in battle, attack. Ex. R. s. 1; Tanḥ. Shmoth 5 בוא ונִזְדַּוֵּוגוכ׳ come and let us plan how to get at that nation. Lev. R. s. 11 נִזְדַּוְּוגוּ לו שלשהוכ׳ three enemies attacked it jointly. Ib. באו ברבריים נ׳ לו barbarians attacked him; Esth. R. introd.; a. fr. 3) to be wedded. Cant. R. to I, 4 ( נגילח); Pesik. Sos, p. 147a> כשם שנִזְדַוַּוגְתֶּםוכ׳ as you have been married with festivities.

קפי, קָפָא, קָפָה(b. h.) (to bend, arch, be arched, 1) to be on top, float on the surface. Part. pass. קָפוּי; f קְפוּיָה pl. קְפוּיִים, קְפיּיִין; קְפוּיוֹת light of weight. Pes.50a (ref. to יקרות וקפאון, Zech. 14:6) אור שיקר בעוה״ז ק׳ הואוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. וק׳) light which is weighty (precious, rare) in this world shall be light (little esteemed, an ordinary thing) in the world to come; ib. נגעים … וקפוייןוכ׳ (Ms. M. קפויות) the treatises Negaim and Oholoth, which are heavy (difficult, obscure) in this world, shall be light (easily understood), ib. אלו בני אדם … (ו)ק׳ הםוכ׳ those who are weighty (important on account of their wealth, though otherwise without merit) in this world, shall be light (disregarded) ; Yalk. Zech. 583. 2) to coagulate, be curdled. Gen. R. s. 4 כיון שירד … מיד הוא קוֹפֵא ועומד ed. Wil. (oth. ed. קוֹפֶה) as soon as a drop of mso (v. מְסוֹ) is put in, the milk curdles and ‘stands (v. עָמַד); ib. s. 14 קופה (ed. Wil. קָפוּי); Lev. R. s. 14 נִקְפָּא. Tanḥ. Bshall. 17; Mekh. ib., Shirah, s.6 קפא עליהםוכ׳ the sea around them was congealed as far as ; Yalk. Ex. 248 נִקְפָּה; a. e.Tosef.Maasr.I, 7, v. infra. Pi. קִיפָּה to skim, take off the scum and the substances that gather on wine when it begins to ferment. Maasr. I, 7 היין משיְקַפֶּהאע״פ שקי׳וכ׳ Y. ed. (Bab. and Mish. ed. שקִפָּה) wine is subject to tithes when the manufacturer begins to skim; but although he has skimmed, he may take ; Tosef. ib. I, 7 אע״פ שקופה ed. Zuck. (Var. שקיפה); Ab. Zar.56a; Y.B. Mets.VII, beg.11b; (Maim. to Maasr. l. c. seems to read משיִקְפֶּה, expl. to form scum). Tosef. l. c. שולה וקופה ed. Zuck. (Var. שילה וקיפה), v. שָׁלָה. Maasr. IV, 1 המְקַפֵּא לתבשיל he that skims for the purpose of taking wine for a dish; Tosef. ib. I, 9 המְקַפֶּה בעריבה he that skims and takes wine out in a trough; a. fr.In gen. to take from the top. Ter. IV, 11 סאה … וְקִפְּאָהּ if one Sah of Trumah fell on top of a pile, and he took it off. Ib. יְקַפְּאֶנָּה Mish. ed. (Bab. ed. יַקְפִּיאֶנָּה Hif.; Y. ed. Krot. ייקפינה read: יְקַפֶּינָּה; Ms. M. יקיפנה, corr. acc.) let him take it off. Y. ib. 43a bot. קפה וחזר וק׳ if he took from the top once and again; a. e. Hif. הִקְפִּיא, הִקְפָּה 1) same, v. supra. 2) to cause to float. Ber.40a המַקְפֶּה אכילתו במים he that makes his food float in water (who drinks freely after meals). Sabb.21a להַקְפּוֹת to keep the wick floating. 3) to curdle, congeal; to cause coagulation; to become thick. Ḥull.120a; Men.21a ה׳ את הדם if he made the blood thick (through boiling); ib. הִקְפָּהוּ באור Mss. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 30) if he made it thick by means of artificial heat; הקפהו בחמה by exposure to the sun. Lev. R. s. 14 (ref. to Job 10:10) הִקְפִיאֲתָנִי אינו אומרוכ׳ it does not read, thou hast curdled me, but thou wilt ; Gen. R. s. 14 הִקְפֵּאתַנִי (some ed. הִקְפֵּתַנִי). Num. R. s. 9 (ref. to Ex. 15:8) ה׳ שלישו של ים he made one-third of the sea thick (v. supra); a. e. Nif. נִקְפָּא, נִקְפָּה to be curdled, made thick. Lev. R. l. c.; Yalk. Ex. 248, v. supra.Y.Ned.VII, end, 40c ניקפת, read: נִיכְפֵּית, v. כָּפָה.

קפי, קָפָא, קָפָה(b. h.) (to bend, arch, be arched, 1) to be on top, float on the surface. Part. pass. קָפוּי; f קְפוּיָה pl. קְפוּיִים, קְפיּיִין; קְפוּיוֹת light of weight. Pes.50a (ref. to יקרות וקפאון, Zech. 14:6) אור שיקר בעוה״ז ק׳ הואוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. וק׳) light which is weighty (precious, rare) in this world shall be light (little esteemed, an ordinary thing) in the world to come; ib. נגעים … וקפוייןוכ׳ (Ms. M. קפויות) the treatises Negaim and Oholoth, which are heavy (difficult, obscure) in this world, shall be light (easily understood), ib. אלו בני אדם … (ו)ק׳ הםוכ׳ those who are weighty (important on account of their wealth, though otherwise without merit) in this world, shall be light (disregarded) ; Yalk. Zech. 583. 2) to coagulate, be curdled. Gen. R. s. 4 כיון שירד … מיד הוא קוֹפֵא ועומד ed. Wil. (oth. ed. קוֹפֶה) as soon as a drop of mso (v. מְסוֹ) is put in, the milk curdles and ‘stands (v. עָמַד); ib. s. 14 קופה (ed. Wil. קָפוּי); Lev. R. s. 14 נִקְפָּא. Tanḥ. Bshall. 17; Mekh. ib., Shirah, s.6 קפא עליהםוכ׳ the sea around them was congealed as far as ; Yalk. Ex. 248 נִקְפָּה; a. e.Tosef.Maasr.I, 7, v. infra. Pi. קִיפָּה to skim, take off the scum and the substances that gather on wine when it begins to ferment. Maasr. I, 7 היין משיְקַפֶּהאע״פ שקי׳וכ׳ Y. ed. (Bab. and Mish. ed. שקִפָּה) wine is subject to tithes when the manufacturer begins to skim; but although he has skimmed, he may take ; Tosef. ib. I, 7 אע״פ שקופה ed. Zuck. (Var. שקיפה); Ab. Zar.56a; Y.B. Mets.VII, beg.11b; (Maim. to Maasr. l. c. seems to read משיִקְפֶּה, expl. to form scum). Tosef. l. c. שולה וקופה ed. Zuck. (Var. שילה וקיפה), v. שָׁלָה. Maasr. IV, 1 המְקַפֵּא לתבשיל he that skims for the purpose of taking wine for a dish; Tosef. ib. I, 9 המְקַפֶּה בעריבה he that skims and takes wine out in a trough; a. fr.In gen. to take from the top. Ter. IV, 11 סאה … וְקִפְּאָהּ if one Sah of Trumah fell on top of a pile, and he took it off. Ib. יְקַפְּאֶנָּה Mish. ed. (Bab. ed. יַקְפִּיאֶנָּה Hif.; Y. ed. Krot. ייקפינה read: יְקַפֶּינָּה; Ms. M. יקיפנה, corr. acc.) let him take it off. Y. ib. 43a bot. קפה וחזר וק׳ if he took from the top once and again; a. e. Hif. הִקְפִּיא, הִקְפָּה 1) same, v. supra. 2) to cause to float. Ber.40a המַקְפֶּה אכילתו במים he that makes his food float in water (who drinks freely after meals). Sabb.21a להַקְפּוֹת to keep the wick floating. 3) to curdle, congeal; to cause coagulation; to become thick. Ḥull.120a; Men.21a ה׳ את הדם if he made the blood thick (through boiling); ib. הִקְפָּהוּ באור Mss. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 30) if he made it thick by means of artificial heat; הקפהו בחמה by exposure to the sun. Lev. R. s. 14 (ref. to Job 10:10) הִקְפִיאֲתָנִי אינו אומרוכ׳ it does not read, thou hast curdled me, but thou wilt ; Gen. R. s. 14 הִקְפֵּאתַנִי (some ed. הִקְפֵּתַנִי). Num. R. s. 9 (ref. to Ex. 15:8) ה׳ שלישו של ים he made one-third of the sea thick (v. supra); a. e. Nif. נִקְפָּא, נִקְפָּה to be curdled, made thick. Lev. R. l. c.; Yalk. Ex. 248, v. supra.Y.Ned.VII, end, 40c ניקפת, read: נִיכְפֵּית, v. כָּפָה.

קפי, קָפָא, קָפָה(b. h.) (to bend, arch, be arched, 1) to be on top, float on the surface. Part. pass. קָפוּי; f קְפוּיָה pl. קְפוּיִים, קְפיּיִין; קְפוּיוֹת light of weight. Pes.50a (ref. to יקרות וקפאון, Zech. 14:6) אור שיקר בעוה״ז ק׳ הואוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. וק׳) light which is weighty (precious, rare) in this world shall be light (little esteemed, an ordinary thing) in the world to come; ib. נגעים … וקפוייןוכ׳ (Ms. M. קפויות) the treatises Negaim and Oholoth, which are heavy (difficult, obscure) in this world, shall be light (easily understood), ib. אלו בני אדם … (ו)ק׳ הםוכ׳ those who are weighty (important on account of their wealth, though otherwise without merit) in this world, shall be light (disregarded) ; Yalk. Zech. 583. 2) to coagulate, be curdled. Gen. R. s. 4 כיון שירד … מיד הוא קוֹפֵא ועומד ed. Wil. (oth. ed. קוֹפֶה) as soon as a drop of mso (v. מְסוֹ) is put in, the milk curdles and ‘stands (v. עָמַד); ib. s. 14 קופה (ed. Wil. קָפוּי); Lev. R. s. 14 נִקְפָּא. Tanḥ. Bshall. 17; Mekh. ib., Shirah, s.6 קפא עליהםוכ׳ the sea around them was congealed as far as ; Yalk. Ex. 248 נִקְפָּה; a. e.Tosef.Maasr.I, 7, v. infra. Pi. קִיפָּה to skim, take off the scum and the substances that gather on wine when it begins to ferment. Maasr. I, 7 היין משיְקַפֶּהאע״פ שקי׳וכ׳ Y. ed. (Bab. and Mish. ed. שקִפָּה) wine is subject to tithes when the manufacturer begins to skim; but although he has skimmed, he may take ; Tosef. ib. I, 7 אע״פ שקופה ed. Zuck. (Var. שקיפה); Ab. Zar.56a; Y.B. Mets.VII, beg.11b; (Maim. to Maasr. l. c. seems to read משיִקְפֶּה, expl. to form scum). Tosef. l. c. שולה וקופה ed. Zuck. (Var. שילה וקיפה), v. שָׁלָה. Maasr. IV, 1 המְקַפֵּא לתבשיל he that skims for the purpose of taking wine for a dish; Tosef. ib. I, 9 המְקַפֶּה בעריבה he that skims and takes wine out in a trough; a. fr.In gen. to take from the top. Ter. IV, 11 סאה … וְקִפְּאָהּ if one Sah of Trumah fell on top of a pile, and he took it off. Ib. יְקַפְּאֶנָּה Mish. ed. (Bab. ed. יַקְפִּיאֶנָּה Hif.; Y. ed. Krot. ייקפינה read: יְקַפֶּינָּה; Ms. M. יקיפנה, corr. acc.) let him take it off. Y. ib. 43a bot. קפה וחזר וק׳ if he took from the top once and again; a. e. Hif. הִקְפִּיא, הִקְפָּה 1) same, v. supra. 2) to cause to float. Ber.40a המַקְפֶּה אכילתו במים he that makes his food float in water (who drinks freely after meals). Sabb.21a להַקְפּוֹת to keep the wick floating. 3) to curdle, congeal; to cause coagulation; to become thick. Ḥull.120a; Men.21a ה׳ את הדם if he made the blood thick (through boiling); ib. הִקְפָּהוּ באור Mss. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 30) if he made it thick by means of artificial heat; הקפהו בחמה by exposure to the sun. Lev. R. s. 14 (ref. to Job 10:10) הִקְפִיאֲתָנִי אינו אומרוכ׳ it does not read, thou hast curdled me, but thou wilt ; Gen. R. s. 14 הִקְפֵּאתַנִי (some ed. הִקְפֵּתַנִי). Num. R. s. 9 (ref. to Ex. 15:8) ה׳ שלישו של ים he made one-third of the sea thick (v. supra); a. e. Nif. נִקְפָּא, נִקְפָּה to be curdled, made thick. Lev. R. l. c.; Yalk. Ex. 248, v. supra.Y.Ned.VII, end, 40c ניקפת, read: נִיכְפֵּית, v. כָּפָה.

קפי, קָפָא, קָפָה(b. h.) (to bend, arch, be arched, 1) to be on top, float on the surface. Part. pass. קָפוּי; f קְפוּיָה pl. קְפוּיִים, קְפיּיִין; קְפוּיוֹת light of weight. Pes.50a (ref. to יקרות וקפאון, Zech. 14:6) אור שיקר בעוה״ז ק׳ הואוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. וק׳) light which is weighty (precious, rare) in this world shall be light (little esteemed, an ordinary thing) in the world to come; ib. נגעים … וקפוייןוכ׳ (Ms. M. קפויות) the treatises Negaim and Oholoth, which are heavy (difficult, obscure) in this world, shall be light (easily understood), ib. אלו בני אדם … (ו)ק׳ הםוכ׳ those who are weighty (important on account of their wealth, though otherwise without merit) in this world, shall be light (disregarded) ; Yalk. Zech. 583. 2) to coagulate, be curdled. Gen. R. s. 4 כיון שירד … מיד הוא קוֹפֵא ועומד ed. Wil. (oth. ed. קוֹפֶה) as soon as a drop of mso (v. מְסוֹ) is put in, the milk curdles and ‘stands (v. עָמַד); ib. s. 14 קופה (ed. Wil. קָפוּי); Lev. R. s. 14 נִקְפָּא. Tanḥ. Bshall. 17; Mekh. ib., Shirah, s.6 קפא עליהםוכ׳ the sea around them was congealed as far as ; Yalk. Ex. 248 נִקְפָּה; a. e.Tosef.Maasr.I, 7, v. infra. Pi. קִיפָּה to skim, take off the scum and the substances that gather on wine when it begins to ferment. Maasr. I, 7 היין משיְקַפֶּהאע״פ שקי׳וכ׳ Y. ed. (Bab. and Mish. ed. שקִפָּה) wine is subject to tithes when the manufacturer begins to skim; but although he has skimmed, he may take ; Tosef. ib. I, 7 אע״פ שקופה ed. Zuck. (Var. שקיפה); Ab. Zar.56a; Y.B. Mets.VII, beg.11b; (Maim. to Maasr. l. c. seems to read משיִקְפֶּה, expl. to form scum). Tosef. l. c. שולה וקופה ed. Zuck. (Var. שילה וקיפה), v. שָׁלָה. Maasr. IV, 1 המְקַפֵּא לתבשיל he that skims for the purpose of taking wine for a dish; Tosef. ib. I, 9 המְקַפֶּה בעריבה he that skims and takes wine out in a trough; a. fr.In gen. to take from the top. Ter. IV, 11 סאה … וְקִפְּאָהּ if one Sah of Trumah fell on top of a pile, and he took it off. Ib. יְקַפְּאֶנָּה Mish. ed. (Bab. ed. יַקְפִּיאֶנָּה Hif.; Y. ed. Krot. ייקפינה read: יְקַפֶּינָּה; Ms. M. יקיפנה, corr. acc.) let him take it off. Y. ib. 43a bot. קפה וחזר וק׳ if he took from the top once and again; a. e. Hif. הִקְפִּיא, הִקְפָּה 1) same, v. supra. 2) to cause to float. Ber.40a המַקְפֶּה אכילתו במים he that makes his food float in water (who drinks freely after meals). Sabb.21a להַקְפּוֹת to keep the wick floating. 3) to curdle, congeal; to cause coagulation; to become thick. Ḥull.120a; Men.21a ה׳ את הדם if he made the blood thick (through boiling); ib. הִקְפָּהוּ באור Mss. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 30) if he made it thick by means of artificial heat; הקפהו בחמה by exposure to the sun. Lev. R. s. 14 (ref. to Job 10:10) הִקְפִיאֲתָנִי אינו אומרוכ׳ it does not read, thou hast curdled me, but thou wilt ; Gen. R. s. 14 הִקְפֵּאתַנִי (some ed. הִקְפֵּתַנִי). Num. R. s. 9 (ref. to Ex. 15:8) ה׳ שלישו של ים he made one-third of the sea thick (v. supra); a. e. Nif. נִקְפָּא, נִקְפָּה to be curdled, made thick. Lev. R. l. c.; Yalk. Ex. 248, v. supra.Y.Ned.VII, end, 40c ניקפת, read: נִיכְפֵּית, v. כָּפָה.

גַּבָּיי, גַּבַּאיm. ( גבי) collector of taxes or charities, treasurer, manager. Ned.65b when one is reduced to poverty, אינו נופל לידי ג׳ תחלה he does not at once fall into the hands of the public almoner (but is taken care of by his friends). Y.Dem.II, 23a top; Tosef. ib. III, 4 חבר שנעשה ג׳ if a ḥaber (socius, v. חָבֵר 3) becomes a collector (publican), he is expelled from the order; a. fr.Y.Sabb.XVI, end, 15d; Y.Yoma VIII, 45b; Y.Ned.IV, 38c הניחו לַגַּ׳ שיגבהוכ׳ let the collector collect his debt, i. e. let the divine agency do its mission.Pl. גַּבָּאִים, גַּבָּאִין. Tosef.B. Mets. VIII, 26 הג׳ והמוכסיםוכ׳ for tax and custom collectors it is difficult to make reparation; B. Kam.94b. Tosef.Dem.III, 17 גַּבָּאֵי צדקה collectors or managers of charity.Ab. III, 16 הג׳ מחזיריםוכ׳ the collectors (divine agencies of justice) go around every day; a. fr.Chald. גַּבּוֹיָיא, pl. גַּבּוֹיִין. Targ. Esth. 4:7 (Bxt. a. oth. גַּבָּאִין). גַּבְיָיא, v. גַּבְיָא I.

גַּבָּיי, גַּבַּאיm. ( גבי) collector of taxes or charities, treasurer, manager. Ned.65b when one is reduced to poverty, אינו נופל לידי ג׳ תחלה he does not at once fall into the hands of the public almoner (but is taken care of by his friends). Y.Dem.II, 23a top; Tosef. ib. III, 4 חבר שנעשה ג׳ if a ḥaber (socius, v. חָבֵר 3) becomes a collector (publican), he is expelled from the order; a. fr.Y.Sabb.XVI, end, 15d; Y.Yoma VIII, 45b; Y.Ned.IV, 38c הניחו לַגַּ׳ שיגבהוכ׳ let the collector collect his debt, i. e. let the divine agency do its mission.Pl. גַּבָּאִים, גַּבָּאִין. Tosef.B. Mets. VIII, 26 הג׳ והמוכסיםוכ׳ for tax and custom collectors it is difficult to make reparation; B. Kam.94b. Tosef.Dem.III, 17 גַּבָּאֵי צדקה collectors or managers of charity.Ab. III, 16 הג׳ מחזיריםוכ׳ the collectors (divine agencies of justice) go around every day; a. fr.Chald. גַּבּוֹיָיא, pl. גַּבּוֹיִין. Targ. Esth. 4:7 (Bxt. a. oth. גַּבָּאִין). גַּבְיָיא, v. גַּבְיָא I.

גַּבָּיי, גַּבַּאיm. ( גבי) collector of taxes or charities, treasurer, manager. Ned.65b when one is reduced to poverty, אינו נופל לידי ג׳ תחלה he does not at once fall into the hands of the public almoner (but is taken care of by his friends). Y.Dem.II, 23a top; Tosef. ib. III, 4 חבר שנעשה ג׳ if a ḥaber (socius, v. חָבֵר 3) becomes a collector (publican), he is expelled from the order; a. fr.Y.Sabb.XVI, end, 15d; Y.Yoma VIII, 45b; Y.Ned.IV, 38c הניחו לַגַּ׳ שיגבהוכ׳ let the collector collect his debt, i. e. let the divine agency do its mission.Pl. גַּבָּאִים, גַּבָּאִין. Tosef.B. Mets. VIII, 26 הג׳ והמוכסיםוכ׳ for tax and custom collectors it is difficult to make reparation; B. Kam.94b. Tosef.Dem.III, 17 גַּבָּאֵי צדקה collectors or managers of charity.Ab. III, 16 הג׳ מחזיריםוכ׳ the collectors (divine agencies of justice) go around every day; a. fr.Chald. גַּבּוֹיָיא, pl. גַּבּוֹיִין. Targ. Esth. 4:7 (Bxt. a. oth. גַּבָּאִין). גַּבְיָיא, v. גַּבְיָא I.