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עָסַק(cmp. b. h. עָשַׂק) (with ב) to work at, be engaged in. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4 ועוֹסֵק בו; Yalk. Lev. 619 ועוֹסְקֵנִי בו and busy myself with him (to punish him), v. עֵסֶק II. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7, ‘when thou sittest in thy house) פרט לעוסק במצוה this exempts (from reading the Shma) him who is engaged in a religious work; Succ.25a Ib. והעוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה מהכא נפקאוכ׳ is it from here (Deut. l. c.) that we derive the rule, that he who is engaged in a religious act is exempt from other religious duties? Ib. 26a. Pes.50b לעולם וַעֲסוֹק אדם בתורהוכ׳ let man by all means be engaged in the study of the Law and the pursuit of religious work, even if not for their own sake, v. שֵׁם. Ib. וכל העוֹסְקִין במלאכת שמים and all those who make a living of religious work (deal in objects used for religious ceremonies); ib. ואם עוסקין לשמהוכ׳ but if they do so from a religious motive ; a. fr.Part. pass. עָסוּק; pl. עֲסוּקִון. Keth.103b ר׳ חייא ע׳ במצות הוה R. Ḥ. was always engaged in some good work (charity). Tosef.Bicc.II, 15 וכל העסוקין לגכוה all whose business is connected with religion, v. supra. Ib. אם היו ע׳ לשום שמים, v. supra. Ex. R. s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 13:19) כל ישראל היו ע׳ בכסףוכ׳ while all Israel were busy taking along silver and gold, Moses was busy getting the bones of Joseph; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱסִיק to engage, keep interested, entertain. Yoma I, 7 ומַעֲסִיקִין אותו and they entertain him (to keep him awake); ib. 19b לא היו מעסיקין אותווכ׳ they did not entertain him with music, but with their mouth (speech); Tosef. ib. I, 9. Ib. לעַסְּקוֹ בהברה (not בהברא, Pi.) to keep him awake with noise (recitations). Midr. Till. to Ps. 7 הין מַעֲסִיקוֹת אותי עד שיבוא שמואל they kept him engaged (in talk) until Samuel came; a. e. Pi. עִיסֵּק same, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְעַסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְעַסֵּק 1) to occupy ones self, to attend. Sot.I, 9 מי לנו גדול מיוסף שלא נ׳ בו אלא משה who is greater than Joseph, to whose body none attended but Moses himself? (v. supra); מי גדול ממשה שלא ני בווכ׳ who is greater than Moses in whose burial none but the Lord himself was engaged? Lev. R. s. 25 מתחלת ברייתו … לא נ׳וכ׳ soon after the creation the Lord was first of all engaged in planting (Gen. 2:8), אף אתם לא תִתְעַסְּקוּוכ׳ even so, when you enter the land, you shall apply yourselves first of all to planting (Lev. 19:23). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b וישבו ונִתְעַסְּקוּ, v. next w. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 (play on הָעשֶׁק, Koh. 7:7) עסקשנ׳ שלמה … הטעהו (not הטעוהו) the occupation with vain things in which Solomon engaged, led him astray; ib. כשהחכם מִתְעַסֵּק בדברים הרבה מערבביןוכ׳ when a scholar engages in too many affairs, they confound him so that he loses his wisdom; ib. חכם המתעסק בצרכי צמור משכחיןוכ׳ if a scholar busies himself with public affairs, they cause him to forget his learning; a. fr.Tosef.Arakh.IV, 27 מִתְעַסֵּק בירק בקדרה בכל יום may arrange to have vegetables in the pot every day; מתעסק ירק בקדרה ואלפסוכ׳ (read: בירק) may have vegetables in the pot and stew 2) to do a thing without a direct practical purpose; to practice, experiment. Sabb.157b מתעסק בעלמא אנא I was merely playing (without the intention of measuring). R. Hash. IV, 8 (32b) אבל מִתְעַסְּקִין בהם כדי שילמדו Ms. M. (ed. מתע׳ עמהם עד) but you may practice with them that they may learn (to blow the Shofar); והמתעסק לא יצא and he who merely blows for practice, has not done his duty. Ib. 33a מתע׳ בהן עד שילמדווכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (II), 10 מתלמדין להקוע) you may practice with them …, even on the Sabbath; a. e. 3) to do one thing while intending to do another thing; to miss ones purpose, choose the wrong thing. Snh.62b המתעסק בחלביםוכ׳ he that misses his purpose in selecting forbidden fat to eat (intending to reach out for a permitted piece), or in consanguineous connection (by mistaking the person) is bound to bring a sin offering; המתע׳ בשבת who does a forbidden act by mistake on the Sabbath (meaning to do a different though forbidden act); Kerith. 19b. Ib. IV, 3 (19a) (ref. to אשר חטא בה, Lev. 4:23) פרט למתעסק this is to exempt him who sinned by doing the thing which he had not intended to do. Ib. 19b מתעסק דמאי to what kind of a mistaken act does this refer? Ib. מתע׳ בדבר דלאו מצוה if by mistake he did an act which was not commanded (for that day). Ib. מתע׳ בחבורה making a wound (on the Sabbath) by mistake (circumcising the wrong child), opp. מקלקל בחבורה doing harm by making a wound; a. fr. 4) to dispute, argue. Gen. R. s. 8 עו שמלאכי השרת מדיינין … ומתעסקין אלו עם אלו while the ministering angels were arguing with one another, disputing with one another, God created him (Adam); a. e.

עָסַק(cmp. b. h. עָשַׂק) (with ב) to work at, be engaged in. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4 ועוֹסֵק בו; Yalk. Lev. 619 ועוֹסְקֵנִי בו and busy myself with him (to punish him), v. עֵסֶק II. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7, ‘when thou sittest in thy house) פרט לעוסק במצוה this exempts (from reading the Shma) him who is engaged in a religious work; Succ.25a Ib. והעוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה מהכא נפקאוכ׳ is it from here (Deut. l. c.) that we derive the rule, that he who is engaged in a religious act is exempt from other religious duties? Ib. 26a. Pes.50b לעולם וַעֲסוֹק אדם בתורהוכ׳ let man by all means be engaged in the study of the Law and the pursuit of religious work, even if not for their own sake, v. שֵׁם. Ib. וכל העוֹסְקִין במלאכת שמים and all those who make a living of religious work (deal in objects used for religious ceremonies); ib. ואם עוסקין לשמהוכ׳ but if they do so from a religious motive ; a. fr.Part. pass. עָסוּק; pl. עֲסוּקִון. Keth.103b ר׳ חייא ע׳ במצות הוה R. Ḥ. was always engaged in some good work (charity). Tosef.Bicc.II, 15 וכל העסוקין לגכוה all whose business is connected with religion, v. supra. Ib. אם היו ע׳ לשום שמים, v. supra. Ex. R. s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 13:19) כל ישראל היו ע׳ בכסףוכ׳ while all Israel were busy taking along silver and gold, Moses was busy getting the bones of Joseph; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱסִיק to engage, keep interested, entertain. Yoma I, 7 ומַעֲסִיקִין אותו and they entertain him (to keep him awake); ib. 19b לא היו מעסיקין אותווכ׳ they did not entertain him with music, but with their mouth (speech); Tosef. ib. I, 9. Ib. לעַסְּקוֹ בהברה (not בהברא, Pi.) to keep him awake with noise (recitations). Midr. Till. to Ps. 7 הין מַעֲסִיקוֹת אותי עד שיבוא שמואל they kept him engaged (in talk) until Samuel came; a. e. Pi. עִיסֵּק same, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְעַסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְעַסֵּק 1) to occupy ones self, to attend. Sot.I, 9 מי לנו גדול מיוסף שלא נ׳ בו אלא משה who is greater than Joseph, to whose body none attended but Moses himself? (v. supra); מי גדול ממשה שלא ני בווכ׳ who is greater than Moses in whose burial none but the Lord himself was engaged? Lev. R. s. 25 מתחלת ברייתו … לא נ׳וכ׳ soon after the creation the Lord was first of all engaged in planting (Gen. 2:8), אף אתם לא תִתְעַסְּקוּוכ׳ even so, when you enter the land, you shall apply yourselves first of all to planting (Lev. 19:23). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b וישבו ונִתְעַסְּקוּ, v. next w. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 (play on הָעשֶׁק, Koh. 7:7) עסקשנ׳ שלמה … הטעהו (not הטעוהו) the occupation with vain things in which Solomon engaged, led him astray; ib. כשהחכם מִתְעַסֵּק בדברים הרבה מערבביןוכ׳ when a scholar engages in too many affairs, they confound him so that he loses his wisdom; ib. חכם המתעסק בצרכי צמור משכחיןוכ׳ if a scholar busies himself with public affairs, they cause him to forget his learning; a. fr.Tosef.Arakh.IV, 27 מִתְעַסֵּק בירק בקדרה בכל יום may arrange to have vegetables in the pot every day; מתעסק ירק בקדרה ואלפסוכ׳ (read: בירק) may have vegetables in the pot and stew 2) to do a thing without a direct practical purpose; to practice, experiment. Sabb.157b מתעסק בעלמא אנא I was merely playing (without the intention of measuring). R. Hash. IV, 8 (32b) אבל מִתְעַסְּקִין בהם כדי שילמדו Ms. M. (ed. מתע׳ עמהם עד) but you may practice with them that they may learn (to blow the Shofar); והמתעסק לא יצא and he who merely blows for practice, has not done his duty. Ib. 33a מתע׳ בהן עד שילמדווכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (II), 10 מתלמדין להקוע) you may practice with them …, even on the Sabbath; a. e. 3) to do one thing while intending to do another thing; to miss ones purpose, choose the wrong thing. Snh.62b המתעסק בחלביםוכ׳ he that misses his purpose in selecting forbidden fat to eat (intending to reach out for a permitted piece), or in consanguineous connection (by mistaking the person) is bound to bring a sin offering; המתע׳ בשבת who does a forbidden act by mistake on the Sabbath (meaning to do a different though forbidden act); Kerith. 19b. Ib. IV, 3 (19a) (ref. to אשר חטא בה, Lev. 4:23) פרט למתעסק this is to exempt him who sinned by doing the thing which he had not intended to do. Ib. 19b מתעסק דמאי to what kind of a mistaken act does this refer? Ib. מתע׳ בדבר דלאו מצוה if by mistake he did an act which was not commanded (for that day). Ib. מתע׳ בחבורה making a wound (on the Sabbath) by mistake (circumcising the wrong child), opp. מקלקל בחבורה doing harm by making a wound; a. fr. 4) to dispute, argue. Gen. R. s. 8 עו שמלאכי השרת מדיינין … ומתעסקין אלו עם אלו while the ministering angels were arguing with one another, disputing with one another, God created him (Adam); a. e.

חַזְרַןch. sam(חזרן zealous in the execution of religious duties), busy. Sabb.156a גבר ח׳ a busy, active man, expl. חזרן במצות, v. preced.

חַזְרַןch. sam(חזרן zealous in the execution of religious duties), busy. Sabb.156a גבר ח׳ a busy, active man, expl. חזרן במצות, v. preced.

עָלַל(b. h. עוֹלֵל Pol. to bring about) to go about, 1) (cmp. סוּר I ch.) to superintend, be busy. Koh. R. to VI, 10 מלך … ומסרו לאריס לַעֲלוֹל בו a King that had a vineyard and gave it in charge of a tenant to attend to it (ed. Wil. לעֹמול).Part. pass, עָלוּל; f. עֲלוּלָה; pl. עֲלוּלִים, עֲלוּלִין; עֲלוּלוֹת ( brought about, liable, likely (cmp. רָגִיל). Nidd.7b ע׳ לקבל טומאה likely to catch uncleanness; Tosef.Makhsh.II, 11. 2) (with ל־; cmp. סוּר I) to ascend, land, enter. Koh. R. to VI, 5 למה לא עָלַלְתָּה למדינה why didst thou not visit the city?; ואת שירדת ועָלַלְתָּ and thou who didst go down (leave the ship) and visit; (Yalk. ib. 972 עאל, עלת, עיילת, v. עוּל, a. next w.). Ab. Zar.71a עוֹל תחתי לעוצר go for me to the collector (settle with him). Hithpa. הִתְעַלֵּל (b. h.), Nithpa. נִתְעַלֵּל ( to busy ones self, to sport, abuse. Gitt.58a; Yalk. Jer. 276; a. e.

עָלַל(b. h. עוֹלֵל Pol. to bring about) to go about, 1) (cmp. סוּר I ch.) to superintend, be busy. Koh. R. to VI, 10 מלך … ומסרו לאריס לַעֲלוֹל בו a King that had a vineyard and gave it in charge of a tenant to attend to it (ed. Wil. לעֹמול).Part. pass, עָלוּל; f. עֲלוּלָה; pl. עֲלוּלִים, עֲלוּלִין; עֲלוּלוֹת ( brought about, liable, likely (cmp. רָגִיל). Nidd.7b ע׳ לקבל טומאה likely to catch uncleanness; Tosef.Makhsh.II, 11. 2) (with ל־; cmp. סוּר I) to ascend, land, enter. Koh. R. to VI, 5 למה לא עָלַלְתָּה למדינה why didst thou not visit the city?; ואת שירדת ועָלַלְתָּ and thou who didst go down (leave the ship) and visit; (Yalk. ib. 972 עאל, עלת, עיילת, v. עוּל, a. next w.). Ab. Zar.71a עוֹל תחתי לעוצר go for me to the collector (settle with him). Hithpa. הִתְעַלֵּל (b. h.), Nithpa. נִתְעַלֵּל ( to busy ones self, to sport, abuse. Gitt.58a; Yalk. Jer. 276; a. e.

עֲלַלI ch. sam(עלל to go about), esp. (corresp. to h. בּוֹא) to enter a town, a house ; to come in (interch. with עוּל). Targ. Prov. 11:2; a. fr.Y.Taan.I, 64b bot. מי ע׳ when he was going home. Ib. c top כד דאנא עָלֵילוכ׳ when I was coming home from the hill. Ib. כד דאתית למֵיעוֹל when thou wert about to go home. Y.Sabb.VI, 8c bot. בר קפרא אִיעֲלַל … מי ע׳וכ׳ B. Ḳ. was trying to enter a town; when he entered it Y.Erub.V, beg.22b תלת … עבר עָלֵיל קומיוכ׳ thirteen years he spent going in and out before his teacher without need (of his instruction). Koh. R. to I, 3 עָלְלִין ונפקין are brought in and taken out again; a. e. 2) (with שמשא) to set. Targ. O. Gen. 15:12; a. fr. 3) to be busy, have to do with, (euphem.) to sport. Esth. R. to II, 16 אנא יהיב … ועליל עמה I would give one hundred denars to I sport with her; Yalk. Gen. 67; (Gen. R. s. 40 ואִיעֲלַל Ithpa.). Pa. עַלֵּיל to go around searching; to glean. Targ. O. Lev. 19:10 (ed. Berl. תְעַלִיל; ed. Amst. תְעָליל); Deut. 24:21 תְעַלֵּיל ed. Berl. (ed. Amst. a. Y. תְעָלֵיל). Af. אָעֵיל (fr. עוּל), אָעוֹל, אֵ׳ to cause to go in; to carry in, bring in. Targ. Gen. 6:19 (Y. ed. Vien. תֵעוֹל). Targ. Ps. 66:11. Targ. O. Gen. 47:24 אָעוֹלֵי ed. Berl. (oth. ed. אַעוּלֵי, verbal noun). Targ. Hag. 1:9; a. fr. Ittaf. אִיתָּעַל, אִיתַּעַל to be carried in. Targ. Job 10:19 אֶתְּעָל. Ib. 21:32 יִתָּעֵל ed. Wil. (oth. ed. יִתְּעָל). Ib. 30 יִתָּעֲלוּן (some ed. יִתְעֲלוּן Ithpe.). Targ. O. Gen. 43:18 (Y. מִתְעֲל׳, ed. Vien. מִתְעָ׳); a. fr. Ithpe. אִתְעֲלַל, אִיעֲלַל 1) same, v. supra. 2) to attempt entrance. Y. Sabb. l. c., v. supra. 3) to busy ones self, to sport. Gen. R. l. c., v. supra.

עֲלַלI ch. sam(עלל to go about), esp. (corresp. to h. בּוֹא) to enter a town, a house ; to come in (interch. with עוּל). Targ. Prov. 11:2; a. fr.Y.Taan.I, 64b bot. מי ע׳ when he was going home. Ib. c top כד דאנא עָלֵילוכ׳ when I was coming home from the hill. Ib. כד דאתית למֵיעוֹל when thou wert about to go home. Y.Sabb.VI, 8c bot. בר קפרא אִיעֲלַל … מי ע׳וכ׳ B. Ḳ. was trying to enter a town; when he entered it Y.Erub.V, beg.22b תלת … עבר עָלֵיל קומיוכ׳ thirteen years he spent going in and out before his teacher without need (of his instruction). Koh. R. to I, 3 עָלְלִין ונפקין are brought in and taken out again; a. e. 2) (with שמשא) to set. Targ. O. Gen. 15:12; a. fr. 3) to be busy, have to do with, (euphem.) to sport. Esth. R. to II, 16 אנא יהיב … ועליל עמה I would give one hundred denars to I sport with her; Yalk. Gen. 67; (Gen. R. s. 40 ואִיעֲלַל Ithpa.). Pa. עַלֵּיל to go around searching; to glean. Targ. O. Lev. 19:10 (ed. Berl. תְעַלִיל; ed. Amst. תְעָליל); Deut. 24:21 תְעַלֵּיל ed. Berl. (ed. Amst. a. Y. תְעָלֵיל). Af. אָעֵיל (fr. עוּל), אָעוֹל, אֵ׳ to cause to go in; to carry in, bring in. Targ. Gen. 6:19 (Y. ed. Vien. תֵעוֹל). Targ. Ps. 66:11. Targ. O. Gen. 47:24 אָעוֹלֵי ed. Berl. (oth. ed. אַעוּלֵי, verbal noun). Targ. Hag. 1:9; a. fr. Ittaf. אִיתָּעַל, אִיתַּעַל to be carried in. Targ. Job 10:19 אֶתְּעָל. Ib. 21:32 יִתָּעֵל ed. Wil. (oth. ed. יִתְּעָל). Ib. 30 יִתָּעֲלוּן (some ed. יִתְעֲלוּן Ithpe.). Targ. O. Gen. 43:18 (Y. מִתְעֲל׳, ed. Vien. מִתְעָ׳); a. fr. Ithpe. אִתְעֲלַל, אִיעֲלַל 1) same, v. supra. 2) to attempt entrance. Y. Sabb. l. c., v. supra. 3) to busy ones self, to sport. Gen. R. l. c., v. supra.

עַסְקָןm. (preced. wds.) 1) experimenter, observer of nature. Ḥull.57b ע׳ בדברים היהוכ׳ he used to make experiments, and he made one to disprove R. Judahs theory. Ib. מאי ע׳ בדברים why was he called an experimenter? Lev. R. s. 19 (in Chald. dict.) ר׳ אסי הוה ע׳ R. A. used to experiment. Ib. s. 22 ר״ש הוה ע׳ בדברים; Koh. R. to V, 8 עוֹסְקָן. 2) busy, moving automatically. Fem. עַסְקָנִית; pl. עַסְקָנִיּוֹת. Succ.26b ידים ע׳ הן hands are busy, i. e. touch things automatically.

עַסְקָןm. (preced. wds.) 1) experimenter, observer of nature. Ḥull.57b ע׳ בדברים היהוכ׳ he used to make experiments, and he made one to disprove R. Judahs theory. Ib. מאי ע׳ בדברים why was he called an experimenter? Lev. R. s. 19 (in Chald. dict.) ר׳ אסי הוה ע׳ R. A. used to experiment. Ib. s. 22 ר״ש הוה ע׳ בדברים; Koh. R. to V, 8 עוֹסְקָן. 2) busy, moving automatically. Fem. עַסְקָנִית; pl. עַסְקָנִיּוֹת. Succ.26b ידים ע׳ הן hands are busy, i. e. touch things automatically.