handbreadth

עוֹבִי, עֳבִיm. (b. h.; עָבָה) thickness, diameter. Y.Ber.I, 2c bot. עוֹבְיוֹ של רקיעוכ׳ the thickness (diameter) of the heavens is equal to a journey of 500 years; עוֹבְיָהּ של ארץ the diameter of the earth; Gen. R. s. 4; Pes.94a. Gen. R. s. 42 בעל קורה טעין בעוביה the owner of the beam must put his shoulder to the thickest part of it; Ber.64a בעָבְיָהּוכ׳, v. כַּאַן, Tanḥ. Shmoth 3 נותן עביה של תקרה זו בצד ראשהוכ׳ he places the thick side (trunk) of one beam by the side of the top (the thinner part) of the other beam; Ex. R. s. 1. Ohol. XVI, 1 בע׳ המרדע measured by the diameter of the handle of a plough; Sabb.17a מרדע שאמרו אין בעָבְיוֹוכ׳ the handle of which they speak is less than a handbreadth in diameter, but is a handbreadth in circumference; a. e.

עוֹבִי, עֳבִיm. (b. h.; עָבָה) thickness, diameter. Y.Ber.I, 2c bot. עוֹבְיוֹ של רקיעוכ׳ the thickness (diameter) of the heavens is equal to a journey of 500 years; עוֹבְיָהּ של ארץ the diameter of the earth; Gen. R. s. 4; Pes.94a. Gen. R. s. 42 בעל קורה טעין בעוביה the owner of the beam must put his shoulder to the thickest part of it; Ber.64a בעָבְיָהּוכ׳, v. כַּאַן, Tanḥ. Shmoth 3 נותן עביה של תקרה זו בצד ראשהוכ׳ he places the thick side (trunk) of one beam by the side of the top (the thinner part) of the other beam; Ex. R. s. 1. Ohol. XVI, 1 בע׳ המרדע measured by the diameter of the handle of a plough; Sabb.17a מרדע שאמרו אין בעָבְיוֹוכ׳ the handle of which they speak is less than a handbreadth in diameter, but is a handbreadth in circumference; a. e.

עוֹבִי, עֳבִיm. (b. h.; עָבָה) thickness, diameter. Y.Ber.I, 2c bot. עוֹבְיוֹ של רקיעוכ׳ the thickness (diameter) of the heavens is equal to a journey of 500 years; עוֹבְיָהּ של ארץ the diameter of the earth; Gen. R. s. 4; Pes.94a. Gen. R. s. 42 בעל קורה טעין בעוביה the owner of the beam must put his shoulder to the thickest part of it; Ber.64a בעָבְיָהּוכ׳, v. כַּאַן, Tanḥ. Shmoth 3 נותן עביה של תקרה זו בצד ראשהוכ׳ he places the thick side (trunk) of one beam by the side of the top (the thinner part) of the other beam; Ex. R. s. 1. Ohol. XVI, 1 בע׳ המרדע measured by the diameter of the handle of a plough; Sabb.17a מרדע שאמרו אין בעָבְיוֹוכ׳ the handle of which they speak is less than a handbreadth in diameter, but is a handbreadth in circumference; a. e.

עוֹבִי, עֳבִיm. (b. h.; עָבָה) thickness, diameter. Y.Ber.I, 2c bot. עוֹבְיוֹ של רקיעוכ׳ the thickness (diameter) of the heavens is equal to a journey of 500 years; עוֹבְיָהּ של ארץ the diameter of the earth; Gen. R. s. 4; Pes.94a. Gen. R. s. 42 בעל קורה טעין בעוביה the owner of the beam must put his shoulder to the thickest part of it; Ber.64a בעָבְיָהּוכ׳, v. כַּאַן, Tanḥ. Shmoth 3 נותן עביה של תקרה זו בצד ראשהוכ׳ he places the thick side (trunk) of one beam by the side of the top (the thinner part) of the other beam; Ex. R. s. 1. Ohol. XVI, 1 בע׳ המרדע measured by the diameter of the handle of a plough; Sabb.17a מרדע שאמרו אין בעָבְיוֹוכ׳ the handle of which they speak is less than a handbreadth in diameter, but is a handbreadth in circumference; a. e.

בּוּרְיָאII f. (v. I; = h. חוֹצֶלֶת, מַחֲצֶלֶת) reed-matting used for partitions, coverings (Var. בּוּדְיָא, against Syr. בוריא a. best Mss., v. בַּד III. Succ. 20b מסככין בב׳ Ms. M. 2 (ed. a. Ar. with ד, Ms. M. 1 בכ׳) you may cover the festive booth with matting. Bekh.8b. B. Mets.67b תמרי דאבודיא ed. (Ms. M. דעל בורי׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) dates spread on mattings. Erub.8a an alley כריך ב׳ (with ד, ed., Ms. M. with ר) surrounded by a partition of matting.Ib. 102a זיל כרוך ב׳וכ׳ go and fold the matting up (for the night), but leave a handbreadth of it spread.Pl. בּוּרְיָתָא. Succ. l. c. Ms. M. בוריתא a. ביריתא (Ms. M. 2 בריתא).

בּוּרְיָאII f. (v. I; = h. חוֹצֶלֶת, מַחֲצֶלֶת) reed-matting used for partitions, coverings (Var. בּוּדְיָא, against Syr. בוריא a. best Mss., v. בַּד III. Succ. 20b מסככין בב׳ Ms. M. 2 (ed. a. Ar. with ד, Ms. M. 1 בכ׳) you may cover the festive booth with matting. Bekh.8b. B. Mets.67b תמרי דאבודיא ed. (Ms. M. דעל בורי׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) dates spread on mattings. Erub.8a an alley כריך ב׳ (with ד, ed., Ms. M. with ר) surrounded by a partition of matting.Ib. 102a זיל כרוך ב׳וכ׳ go and fold the matting up (for the night), but leave a handbreadth of it spread.Pl. בּוּרְיָתָא. Succ. l. c. Ms. M. בוריתא a. ביריתא (Ms. M. 2 בריתא).

כֶּרֶסf. (b. h. כֶּרֶשׂ in כְּרֵשׂוֹ; cmp. כַּרְכְּשָׁא) ( bag, stomach, belly. Taan.26a top על נפש …וכ׳ מלאה when the appetite is satisfied and the stomach filled. Sabb.151b (ref. to Koh. 12:6) זה הכ׳ ‘the pitcher is broken, that means the stomach. Ib. לאחר שלשה … כְּרֵיסוֹ נבקעתוכ׳ three days after burial ones stomach bursts open … saying (to the mouth), Take what thou hast put into me; Koh. R. to l. c.; Y.Yeb.XVI, 15c bot.; Gen. R. s. 100. Keth.16a, a. fr. כְּרֵיסָהּ בין שיניה her belly extends to her teeth, i. e. she cannot deny her pregnaney. Koh. R. to VII, 8 (read:) היה מפעפע בכְרֵיסָהּ כאריסהוכ׳ burned in her stomach like the venom of ; Y.Snh.X, 28d top ככריסה, v. חֲכִינָה); a. fr.Esp. the stomach of ruminants, maw. Ḥull.III, 1 הכ׳ הפנימית the inner stomach, expl. ib. 50b כל הכ׳ כולו … ואיזהו כ׳ החיצוןוכ׳ (masc.!) the whole maw is called the inner stomach, and the outer stomach is the flesh (muscle) which covers the largest portion of the stomach; ib. (another opinion) טפח בוושט סמון לכ׳וכ׳, corrected; טפח בכ׳ סמוך לוושט one handbreadth of the stomach where it joins the gullet is called the inner stomach; (oth. defin., v. אִסְתּוֹמְכָא, דִּיבָא a. מֵילַת).Pl. כְּרֵיסוֹת. Succ.21b שכְּרֵיסוֹתֵיהֶן רחבות whose bellies are broad (projecting further than the riders body; Tosef.Par.III (II), 2 שכְּרֵיסָן רחבה).

כֶּרֶסf. (b. h. כֶּרֶשׂ in כְּרֵשׂוֹ; cmp. כַּרְכְּשָׁא) ( bag, stomach, belly. Taan.26a top על נפש …וכ׳ מלאה when the appetite is satisfied and the stomach filled. Sabb.151b (ref. to Koh. 12:6) זה הכ׳ ‘the pitcher is broken, that means the stomach. Ib. לאחר שלשה … כְּרֵיסוֹ נבקעתוכ׳ three days after burial ones stomach bursts open … saying (to the mouth), Take what thou hast put into me; Koh. R. to l. c.; Y.Yeb.XVI, 15c bot.; Gen. R. s. 100. Keth.16a, a. fr. כְּרֵיסָהּ בין שיניה her belly extends to her teeth, i. e. she cannot deny her pregnaney. Koh. R. to VII, 8 (read:) היה מפעפע בכְרֵיסָהּ כאריסהוכ׳ burned in her stomach like the venom of ; Y.Snh.X, 28d top ככריסה, v. חֲכִינָה); a. fr.Esp. the stomach of ruminants, maw. Ḥull.III, 1 הכ׳ הפנימית the inner stomach, expl. ib. 50b כל הכ׳ כולו … ואיזהו כ׳ החיצוןוכ׳ (masc.!) the whole maw is called the inner stomach, and the outer stomach is the flesh (muscle) which covers the largest portion of the stomach; ib. (another opinion) טפח בוושט סמון לכ׳וכ׳, corrected; טפח בכ׳ סמוך לוושט one handbreadth of the stomach where it joins the gullet is called the inner stomach; (oth. defin., v. אִסְתּוֹמְכָא, דִּיבָא a. מֵילַת).Pl. כְּרֵיסוֹת. Succ.21b שכְּרֵיסוֹתֵיהֶן רחבות whose bellies are broad (projecting further than the riders body; Tosef.Par.III (II), 2 שכְּרֵיסָן רחבה).

כָּרַע(b. h.; denom. of כֶּרַע) to bow, bend the knee. Ber.12a כשהוא כוֹרֵעַוכ׳ when bowing in prayer, one must bow at the word barukh, opp. זָקַף. Ib. 34b; Y. ib. I, 3c bot. (interch. with שחה); a. v. fr. Hif. הִכְרִיעַ 1) to cause to kneel; to subdue; to humiliate, sadden. Gen. R. s. 65; Yalk. Gen. 114 אני מַכְרִיעַ את אוהבי I shall sadden my friend. Gen. R. s. 75, beg., v. כָּרַח. Ib. s. 67 מה אני מכריעוכ׳ (Yalk. ib. 116 מַעֲכִיר) why shall I sadden my father? 2) to put the knee of the balance down; to overbalance; to outweigh. Y.Peah I, 16b bot. הזכיות מַכְרִיעוֹת the good deeds overbalance (the sins). Ab. II, 8 מַכְרִיעַ את כלם outweighs them all. B. Bath. V, 11 חייב להַכְרִיעַ לו טפח (weighing a litra of meat or more) he must allow the scale (which contains the meat) to sink one handbreadth lower than the scale of weights, i. e. he must give overweight, opp. עיין to weigh exactly. Ib. 89a שקול לי … והַכְרִיעָהּ weigh for me each litra for itself and give me the legal overweight on it; a. fr.Y.Sabb.I, 3c bot. הַכְרַע עליו כסף put money to it in the balance (bribe him). Gen. R. s. 80 כמה ממון ה׳ how much money he put in the balance (paid for it).Trnsf. to cast the deciding vote, to decide. Tosef.Ḥull.VII, 1; Ḥull.90b; Pes.83b הדעת מַכְרַעַת reason decides, v. דַּעַת. Y.Keth.II, 26b; Y.Yeb.X, 10d bot. הדעת מכרעת בעידי מיתה (not לידי) reason decides in favor of trusting the witnesses testifying to the death of a person. 3) to keep the balance; trnsf. to harmonize two contrary opinions, to compromise. Sifra introd. שני כתובים המכחישים … ויַכְרִיעַ ביניהם when two Biblical verses contradict each other, you must not draw any conclusions until a third verse is found which harmonizes them. Ib. end (ref. to Ex. 19:20 a. Deut. 4:36) הכ׳ השלישי a third passage (Ex. 20:22) harmonizes (that the Lord lowered the heavens so as to make them rest on Mount Sinai); Mekh. Yithro, Baḥod. s.9. Sifré Num. 58.Kidd.24b המַכְרִיעִים לפני חכמים the harmonizers arguing before the scholars. Sabb.39b כל מקום … ואחד מכריע הלכה כדברי המכ׳ whenever you find two scholars differing and one compromising, the practice follows the opinion of the compromiser; a. fr.v. הֶכְרַע, הַכְרָעָה.

כָּרַע(b. h.; denom. of כֶּרַע) to bow, bend the knee. Ber.12a כשהוא כוֹרֵעַוכ׳ when bowing in prayer, one must bow at the word barukh, opp. זָקַף. Ib. 34b; Y. ib. I, 3c bot. (interch. with שחה); a. v. fr. Hif. הִכְרִיעַ 1) to cause to kneel; to subdue; to humiliate, sadden. Gen. R. s. 65; Yalk. Gen. 114 אני מַכְרִיעַ את אוהבי I shall sadden my friend. Gen. R. s. 75, beg., v. כָּרַח. Ib. s. 67 מה אני מכריעוכ׳ (Yalk. ib. 116 מַעֲכִיר) why shall I sadden my father? 2) to put the knee of the balance down; to overbalance; to outweigh. Y.Peah I, 16b bot. הזכיות מַכְרִיעוֹת the good deeds overbalance (the sins). Ab. II, 8 מַכְרִיעַ את כלם outweighs them all. B. Bath. V, 11 חייב להַכְרִיעַ לו טפח (weighing a litra of meat or more) he must allow the scale (which contains the meat) to sink one handbreadth lower than the scale of weights, i. e. he must give overweight, opp. עיין to weigh exactly. Ib. 89a שקול לי … והַכְרִיעָהּ weigh for me each litra for itself and give me the legal overweight on it; a. fr.Y.Sabb.I, 3c bot. הַכְרַע עליו כסף put money to it in the balance (bribe him). Gen. R. s. 80 כמה ממון ה׳ how much money he put in the balance (paid for it).Trnsf. to cast the deciding vote, to decide. Tosef.Ḥull.VII, 1; Ḥull.90b; Pes.83b הדעת מַכְרַעַת reason decides, v. דַּעַת. Y.Keth.II, 26b; Y.Yeb.X, 10d bot. הדעת מכרעת בעידי מיתה (not לידי) reason decides in favor of trusting the witnesses testifying to the death of a person. 3) to keep the balance; trnsf. to harmonize two contrary opinions, to compromise. Sifra introd. שני כתובים המכחישים … ויַכְרִיעַ ביניהם when two Biblical verses contradict each other, you must not draw any conclusions until a third verse is found which harmonizes them. Ib. end (ref. to Ex. 19:20 a. Deut. 4:36) הכ׳ השלישי a third passage (Ex. 20:22) harmonizes (that the Lord lowered the heavens so as to make them rest on Mount Sinai); Mekh. Yithro, Baḥod. s.9. Sifré Num. 58.Kidd.24b המַכְרִיעִים לפני חכמים the harmonizers arguing before the scholars. Sabb.39b כל מקום … ואחד מכריע הלכה כדברי המכ׳ whenever you find two scholars differing and one compromising, the practice follows the opinion of the compromiser; a. fr.v. הֶכְרַע, הַכְרָעָה.

לְבִזְבֵּז, לְבִיזְבֵּז,contr. לִזְבֵּז, לִזְבֵּיז, לִיזְ׳ m. ( לבז, cmp. לָבַד) ( that which is joined to an object, vertical rim, edge (by which a flat utensil is made into a vessel-like receptacle, v. פָּשוּט a. תָּוֶךְ). Pes.48b טבלה שאין לה לבזבז Ms. M. (ed. לבזבזין pl.) a board which has no edges; Kel. II, 3 לזביז (R. S. in some ed. לביזבז). Tosef.Ukts.II, 18 טבלה שיש לה ליזביז ed. Zuck. (oth. eth. לבזבזין). Tosef.Oh. XII, 5 an inverted vessel (v. כְּפִישָׁה) ויש לה ליז׳ טפח which has a rim of one handbreadth projecting from the bottom (so that it can be used as a receptacle in its inverted state). Tosef.Kel.B. Kam.VI, 17 יש לה הליזבז (read שי לה ל׳); Kel. VIII, 9, v. אִסְטַגְיֹות. Mikv. IV, 2 לבזבז Mish. ed.; a. fr.Pl. לְבִזְבְּזִין, לִזְבֵּזִין, לִיזְ׳. Pes. l. c., v. supra. Kel. XVIII, 1 (ed. Dehr. לִיזְבֵּיזִין); Tosef. ib. B. Mets. VIII, 1 ליזביזין ed. Zuck. (Var. לישביזין; oth. ed. ליזבזין).

לְבִזְבֵּז, לְבִיזְבֵּז,contr. לִזְבֵּז, לִזְבֵּיז, לִיזְ׳ m. ( לבז, cmp. לָבַד) ( that which is joined to an object, vertical rim, edge (by which a flat utensil is made into a vessel-like receptacle, v. פָּשוּט a. תָּוֶךְ). Pes.48b טבלה שאין לה לבזבז Ms. M. (ed. לבזבזין pl.) a board which has no edges; Kel. II, 3 לזביז (R. S. in some ed. לביזבז). Tosef.Ukts.II, 18 טבלה שיש לה ליזביז ed. Zuck. (oth. eth. לבזבזין). Tosef.Oh. XII, 5 an inverted vessel (v. כְּפִישָׁה) ויש לה ליז׳ טפח which has a rim of one handbreadth projecting from the bottom (so that it can be used as a receptacle in its inverted state). Tosef.Kel.B. Kam.VI, 17 יש לה הליזבז (read שי לה ל׳); Kel. VIII, 9, v. אִסְטַגְיֹות. Mikv. IV, 2 לבזבז Mish. ed.; a. fr.Pl. לְבִזְבְּזִין, לִזְבֵּזִין, לִיזְ׳. Pes. l. c., v. supra. Kel. XVIII, 1 (ed. Dehr. לִיזְבֵּיזִין); Tosef. ib. B. Mets. VIII, 1 ליזביזין ed. Zuck. (Var. לישביזין; oth. ed. ליזבזין).

לְבִזְבֵּז, לְבִיזְבֵּז,contr. לִזְבֵּז, לִזְבֵּיז, לִיזְ׳ m. ( לבז, cmp. לָבַד) ( that which is joined to an object, vertical rim, edge (by which a flat utensil is made into a vessel-like receptacle, v. פָּשוּט a. תָּוֶךְ). Pes.48b טבלה שאין לה לבזבז Ms. M. (ed. לבזבזין pl.) a board which has no edges; Kel. II, 3 לזביז (R. S. in some ed. לביזבז). Tosef.Ukts.II, 18 טבלה שיש לה ליזביז ed. Zuck. (oth. eth. לבזבזין). Tosef.Oh. XII, 5 an inverted vessel (v. כְּפִישָׁה) ויש לה ליז׳ טפח which has a rim of one handbreadth projecting from the bottom (so that it can be used as a receptacle in its inverted state). Tosef.Kel.B. Kam.VI, 17 יש לה הליזבז (read שי לה ל׳); Kel. VIII, 9, v. אִסְטַגְיֹות. Mikv. IV, 2 לבזבז Mish. ed.; a. fr.Pl. לְבִזְבְּזִין, לִזְבֵּזִין, לִיזְ׳. Pes. l. c., v. supra. Kel. XVIII, 1 (ed. Dehr. לִיזְבֵּיזִין); Tosef. ib. B. Mets. VIII, 1 ליזביזין ed. Zuck. (Var. לישביזין; oth. ed. ליזבזין).

לְבִזְבֵּז, לְבִיזְבֵּז,contr. לִזְבֵּז, לִזְבֵּיז, לִיזְ׳ m. ( לבז, cmp. לָבַד) ( that which is joined to an object, vertical rim, edge (by which a flat utensil is made into a vessel-like receptacle, v. פָּשוּט a. תָּוֶךְ). Pes.48b טבלה שאין לה לבזבז Ms. M. (ed. לבזבזין pl.) a board which has no edges; Kel. II, 3 לזביז (R. S. in some ed. לביזבז). Tosef.Ukts.II, 18 טבלה שיש לה ליזביז ed. Zuck. (oth. eth. לבזבזין). Tosef.Oh. XII, 5 an inverted vessel (v. כְּפִישָׁה) ויש לה ליז׳ טפח which has a rim of one handbreadth projecting from the bottom (so that it can be used as a receptacle in its inverted state). Tosef.Kel.B. Kam.VI, 17 יש לה הליזבז (read שי לה ל׳); Kel. VIII, 9, v. אִסְטַגְיֹות. Mikv. IV, 2 לבזבז Mish. ed.; a. fr.Pl. לְבִזְבְּזִין, לִזְבֵּזִין, לִיזְ׳. Pes. l. c., v. supra. Kel. XVIII, 1 (ed. Dehr. לִיזְבֵּיזִין); Tosef. ib. B. Mets. VIII, 1 ליזביזין ed. Zuck. (Var. לישביזין; oth. ed. ליזבזין).

עָבI m., עָבָה f. (עָבַב) thick, dense, large. Men.III, 2, v. בְּלִילָה. Pes.36b sq.; Bets.22b אין אופין פת ע׳וכ׳ you must not bake thick bread on the Passover; וכמה פת ע׳ טפח and how high must it be to be called thick bread? One handbreadth; ib. (Rabbis interpret.) פת מרובה a large batch; a. fr.Pl. עָבִים, עָבִין; עָבוֹת. Tosef.Kel.B. Bath.V, 11 אלו הן הע׳ these are the thick (heavy) garments; Kel. XXVIII, 8; Y.Sabb.II, 4d bot. הע׳ הרכים the thick but soft garments. Mikv. VIII, 3 טפין ע׳ thick (turbid) drops; a. fr.Y.Kil.V, beg.29d היו עבות, ed. Krot. העבות, R. S. to Kil. V, 1 היו עבים, read: הֶעֱבוּ, v. עָבָה.

עָבI m., עָבָה f. (עָבַב) thick, dense, large. Men.III, 2, v. בְּלִילָה. Pes.36b sq.; Bets.22b אין אופין פת ע׳וכ׳ you must not bake thick bread on the Passover; וכמה פת ע׳ טפח and how high must it be to be called thick bread? One handbreadth; ib. (Rabbis interpret.) פת מרובה a large batch; a. fr.Pl. עָבִים, עָבִין; עָבוֹת. Tosef.Kel.B. Bath.V, 11 אלו הן הע׳ these are the thick (heavy) garments; Kel. XXVIII, 8; Y.Sabb.II, 4d bot. הע׳ הרכים the thick but soft garments. Mikv. VIII, 3 טפין ע׳ thick (turbid) drops; a. fr.Y.Kil.V, beg.29d היו עבות, ed. Krot. העבות, R. S. to Kil. V, 1 היו עבים, read: הֶעֱבוּ, v. עָבָה.

קָצַע(b. h.; cmp. קָצָה) 1) to scrape. Neg. XII, 6 שניהן … קוֹצְעִין both neighbors must bear the expense for tearing out (the leprous stone) and for scraping (the wall); Sifra Mtsorʿa, Neg., Par. 6, ch. IV; a. e. 2) to cut, dry, and pack figs (v. קְצִיעָה). Taan.28a קוֹצְעֵי קציעית those pretending to be engaged in packing figs; Tosef. ib. IV (III), 7 (Var. קוֹצְאֵי); Y. ib. IV, 68b bot. 3) to trim, v. infra. Pi. קִיצֵּעַ to cut the ends, trim. Kel. XXVII, 4 המְקַצֵּע מכולםוכ׳ if in trimming any of them he cuts off a piece one handbreadth square. Zeb.94a עוצבא … לקַצְּעָהּ … עד שיְקַצְּעֶנָּה a fur intended to be trimmed (v. עיּצְבָּא) remains unsusceptible of uncleanness until it has been trimmed; Tosef.Kel.B. Bath.IV, 10. B. Kam.66b כגון שקִיצְּעָן (Ar. שקצען) when he trimmed the stolen furs. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets, XI, 8 אם היה גדול וקִיצְּעוֹ (not וקיצעו) if the cloth was large and he shortened it by trimming; ib. 9. Ib. 2 עד שיְקֵצֵּעַ (or שיִקְצַע) until he cuts off (the defective portion). Ḥull.123b במקצע ובא לווכ׳ when he trimmed (the skin) going all around; a. e.

קָצַע(b. h.; cmp. קָצָה) 1) to scrape. Neg. XII, 6 שניהן … קוֹצְעִין both neighbors must bear the expense for tearing out (the leprous stone) and for scraping (the wall); Sifra Mtsorʿa, Neg., Par. 6, ch. IV; a. e. 2) to cut, dry, and pack figs (v. קְצִיעָה). Taan.28a קוֹצְעֵי קציעית those pretending to be engaged in packing figs; Tosef. ib. IV (III), 7 (Var. קוֹצְאֵי); Y. ib. IV, 68b bot. 3) to trim, v. infra. Pi. קִיצֵּעַ to cut the ends, trim. Kel. XXVII, 4 המְקַצֵּע מכולםוכ׳ if in trimming any of them he cuts off a piece one handbreadth square. Zeb.94a עוצבא … לקַצְּעָהּ … עד שיְקַצְּעֶנָּה a fur intended to be trimmed (v. עיּצְבָּא) remains unsusceptible of uncleanness until it has been trimmed; Tosef.Kel.B. Bath.IV, 10. B. Kam.66b כגון שקִיצְּעָן (Ar. שקצען) when he trimmed the stolen furs. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets, XI, 8 אם היה גדול וקִיצְּעוֹ (not וקיצעו) if the cloth was large and he shortened it by trimming; ib. 9. Ib. 2 עד שיְקֵצֵּעַ (or שיִקְצַע) until he cuts off (the defective portion). Ḥull.123b במקצע ובא לווכ׳ when he trimmed (the skin) going all around; a. e.

רְבִיעָהf. (רָבַע) 1) coupling, esp. (v. Lev. 20:16) carnal connection with beasts, buggery. Ab. Zar. II, 1 מפני … הר׳ because they (the gentiles) are suspected of using beasts for buggery. Ib. 23a B. Kam.40b, sq.; a. e. 2) (v. בַּעַל h. a. ch.) ( fructification, rainfall in the autumn. Taan.6b עד …ר׳ שנייה until the second rainfall comes down. Ib. מאי לשוןר׳ דבר שרובעוכ׳ what is the radical meaning of רביעה? Something which fructifies the ground, as R. J. says, ‘the rain is the husband Ib. ר׳ ראשונה כדיוכ׳ the first rainfall (is satisfactory, and you need no fast-day), when there is enough to enter the ground to the depth of one handbreadth; ד׳ שנייה כדי לגוףוכ׳ the second rainfall (is satisfactory), when the soil is fit to be used for sealing the mouth of a cask. Ib. 6a; Tosef. ib. I, 3. Ib. 4 רביע ed. Zuck. (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 13 כדיר׳ enough rain to be called rbiʿah (fructification); a. fr.Tosef.B. Kam.I, 9 ועלר׳ ed. Zuck., v. רְבִיצָה.

רְבִיעָהf. (רָבַע) 1) coupling, esp. (v. Lev. 20:16) carnal connection with beasts, buggery. Ab. Zar. II, 1 מפני … הר׳ because they (the gentiles) are suspected of using beasts for buggery. Ib. 23a B. Kam.40b, sq.; a. e. 2) (v. בַּעַל h. a. ch.) ( fructification, rainfall in the autumn. Taan.6b עד …ר׳ שנייה until the second rainfall comes down. Ib. מאי לשוןר׳ דבר שרובעוכ׳ what is the radical meaning of רביעה? Something which fructifies the ground, as R. J. says, ‘the rain is the husband Ib. ר׳ ראשונה כדיוכ׳ the first rainfall (is satisfactory, and you need no fast-day), when there is enough to enter the ground to the depth of one handbreadth; ד׳ שנייה כדי לגוףוכ׳ the second rainfall (is satisfactory), when the soil is fit to be used for sealing the mouth of a cask. Ib. 6a; Tosef. ib. I, 3. Ib. 4 רביע ed. Zuck. (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 13 כדיר׳ enough rain to be called rbiʿah (fructification); a. fr.Tosef.B. Kam.I, 9 ועלר׳ ed. Zuck., v. רְבִיצָה.