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שְׁמַעI ch. sam( Nif. נִשְׁמַע to be heard; to be listened to, be obeyed). Targ. Gen. 27:5. Targ. Ex. 18:1. Targ. Job 4:16; a. v. fr.Part. pass. שְׁמִיעַ; f. שְׁמִיעָא. Targ. Ps. 29:3, sq. Targ. 2 Chr. 7:12; a. fr.Y.Ter.X, 47b bot. אנא מה דשַׁמְעִית ואינון מה דשַׁמְעוּן I report what I have heard, and they, what they have heard. Sabb.46b הא שַׁמְעִינָן ליה לר״שוכ׳ have we not heard what R. S. says ? Y.Sot.VII, beg.21b, v. אֲלִנִיסְטִי; a. v. fr.שמיע ל־ he has heard, he knows of. Erub.9b ור״י מי לא ש׳ ליה הא but has R. J. not heard that (does he not know that Boraitha of R. Ḥiya)? ש׳ ליה ולא סבר (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) he knows of it, but does not accept it. Ib. 10a, a. fr. לא ש׳ לי הא שמעתתא this tradition is not known to me. Pes.34a מידי ש׳ לך בהא do you know anything about this (hălakhah)?; a. v. fr.Esp. שמע מ־ to understand from, to infer, prove. Ab. Zar.72b, a. fr. ש׳ מינהוכ׳ (abbrev. ש״מ) deduce from this that Ib. שַׁמְעַת מינהוכ׳ wilt thou conclude from this that Ib., a. fr. אלא מהא ליכא למִשְׁמַע מינה but (the conclusion is,) you can derive nothing from this.Ib., a. fr. תא שמע (abbrev. ת״ש; v. אֲתָא) come and learn, i. e. derive it from the following. Sabb.13b ת״ש …ש״מ ואלו תנןש״מ I will prove it (from this Tosefta): ‘you must not … and those are some of the halakhoth, which proves that the right version is ‘ and those: it stands proved. Y.M. Kat. III, 83a top נִישְׁמְעִינָהּ מן הדא let us prove it from this; a. v. fr. Pa. שַׁמַּע 1) to make music; to sing, v. Af. 2) (v. שַׁמְּעָא) to minister to, be an attendant of. Ber.41b מאן … ונְשַׁמְּעִינָךְ would that we had iron feet, that we could always wait on thee! Meg.28b ניחא לי דאֲשַׁמְּעֵיה למר (Ms. M. דאשתמש ליה למר, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) it gives me pleasure to be your servant; a. e. Af. אַשְׁמַע 1) to cause to hear, cause to be heard, announce, proclaim. Targ. Deut. 4:36. Targ. Is. 52:7. Targ. Ps. 26:7; a. fr.Esp. (interch. with Pa.) to make music, play; to be a musician. Targ. 1 Sam. 29:5 (Ms. Pa.). Targ. 1 Chr. 15:16. Ib. 16:42 מַשְׁמְעַיָּא ed. Lag. (ed. Rahmer משמעייאה, Var. מַשְׁמְעַיָּה; h. text מַשְׁמִיעִים) musicians. Targ. Ps. 150:5 דמְשַׁמְּעִין לבדוחא Ms. (ed. Lag. דמשמעין בלחודיהון; ed. Wil. a. oth. דשמעין בלחודיהון, corr. acc.). Ib. דמַשְׁ׳ ביבבא (Ms. Pa.). 2) to give to understand; to teach, prove. Ber.2a מילתא … קא מַשְׁמַע לןוכ׳ (the Tannai in using such an expression) wants to teach us something by the way: when do the priests eat ; והא קמשמע לןוכ׳ (abbrev. קמ״ל) and it is this he teaches us, that the sacrifice of atonement is not indispensable Ib. 4b לאפוקי … קמ״ל דחובה in opposition to the opinion that the evening prayer is optional, he gives us to understand that it is obligatory. Sabb.19a מהו דתימא … קמ״ל you may have thought (that the cases are different, because) this devolves upon him, and the other does not, therefore he teaches us (that they are the same). Ib. 108a מאיקמ״ל what does he teach us (is it not a matter of course)? Ber.21a sq. דאי אַשְׁמְעִינָןוכ׳, v. צְרִיךְ; a. v. fr.Part. pass. מַשְׁמֵע a) understood. Yeb.102b מ׳ הכי ומ׳ הכי it may be understood thus (it may mean, ‘to take off), and may be understood thus (it may mean, ‘to strengthen); a. fr. 2) inferred, proved; evidence. Sabb.84b מאי מ׳ how is this proved (from the verse quoted)? Erub.65a מאי מ׳וכ׳ what evidence is there ?, v. פּוּק. Ib. מַשְׁמְעֵי, v. infra; a. fr.V. מַשְׁמָע. Ithpa. אִשְׁתַּמַּע, Ithpe. אִשְׁתְּמַע 1) to be heard, let ones self be heard. Targ. Gen. 45:16. Targ. Job 37:4 Ms. (ed. ישמע). Targ. Ps. 77:19; a. fr.Snh.95b (prov.) אגב אורחך … א׳ on thy road let thy enemy hear from thee, i. e. take revenge when occasion offers. R. Hash. 27a תרתי … לא מִשְׁתַּמְּעֵי … משתמעי two different sounds produced simultaneously by the same person are not distinctly perceived, but if produced by two persons, they are. Erub. l. c. מכרי קראי מִשְׁתַּמְּעֵי בין למרוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. משמעי, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) since verses may be quoted in favor of the one as well as of the other, what is the practical difference between them?; a. fr. 2) to make ones self subservient, obey; to surrender to the enemy, desert. Targ. 2 Kings 25:11 (h. text נפלו). Ib. 7:4. Targ. Ps. 18:45; 2 Sam. 22:45; a. fr.

שְׁמַעI ch. sam( Nif. נִשְׁמַע to be heard; to be listened to, be obeyed). Targ. Gen. 27:5. Targ. Ex. 18:1. Targ. Job 4:16; a. v. fr.Part. pass. שְׁמִיעַ; f. שְׁמִיעָא. Targ. Ps. 29:3, sq. Targ. 2 Chr. 7:12; a. fr.Y.Ter.X, 47b bot. אנא מה דשַׁמְעִית ואינון מה דשַׁמְעוּן I report what I have heard, and they, what they have heard. Sabb.46b הא שַׁמְעִינָן ליה לר״שוכ׳ have we not heard what R. S. says ? Y.Sot.VII, beg.21b, v. אֲלִנִיסְטִי; a. v. fr.שמיע ל־ he has heard, he knows of. Erub.9b ור״י מי לא ש׳ ליה הא but has R. J. not heard that (does he not know that Boraitha of R. Ḥiya)? ש׳ ליה ולא סבר (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) he knows of it, but does not accept it. Ib. 10a, a. fr. לא ש׳ לי הא שמעתתא this tradition is not known to me. Pes.34a מידי ש׳ לך בהא do you know anything about this (hălakhah)?; a. v. fr.Esp. שמע מ־ to understand from, to infer, prove. Ab. Zar.72b, a. fr. ש׳ מינהוכ׳ (abbrev. ש״מ) deduce from this that Ib. שַׁמְעַת מינהוכ׳ wilt thou conclude from this that Ib., a. fr. אלא מהא ליכא למִשְׁמַע מינה but (the conclusion is,) you can derive nothing from this.Ib., a. fr. תא שמע (abbrev. ת״ש; v. אֲתָא) come and learn, i. e. derive it from the following. Sabb.13b ת״ש …ש״מ ואלו תנןש״מ I will prove it (from this Tosefta): ‘you must not … and those are some of the halakhoth, which proves that the right version is ‘ and those: it stands proved. Y.M. Kat. III, 83a top נִישְׁמְעִינָהּ מן הדא let us prove it from this; a. v. fr. Pa. שַׁמַּע 1) to make music; to sing, v. Af. 2) (v. שַׁמְּעָא) to minister to, be an attendant of. Ber.41b מאן … ונְשַׁמְּעִינָךְ would that we had iron feet, that we could always wait on thee! Meg.28b ניחא לי דאֲשַׁמְּעֵיה למר (Ms. M. דאשתמש ליה למר, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) it gives me pleasure to be your servant; a. e. Af. אַשְׁמַע 1) to cause to hear, cause to be heard, announce, proclaim. Targ. Deut. 4:36. Targ. Is. 52:7. Targ. Ps. 26:7; a. fr.Esp. (interch. with Pa.) to make music, play; to be a musician. Targ. 1 Sam. 29:5 (Ms. Pa.). Targ. 1 Chr. 15:16. Ib. 16:42 מַשְׁמְעַיָּא ed. Lag. (ed. Rahmer משמעייאה, Var. מַשְׁמְעַיָּה; h. text מַשְׁמִיעִים) musicians. Targ. Ps. 150:5 דמְשַׁמְּעִין לבדוחא Ms. (ed. Lag. דמשמעין בלחודיהון; ed. Wil. a. oth. דשמעין בלחודיהון, corr. acc.). Ib. דמַשְׁ׳ ביבבא (Ms. Pa.). 2) to give to understand; to teach, prove. Ber.2a מילתא … קא מַשְׁמַע לןוכ׳ (the Tannai in using such an expression) wants to teach us something by the way: when do the priests eat ; והא קמשמע לןוכ׳ (abbrev. קמ״ל) and it is this he teaches us, that the sacrifice of atonement is not indispensable Ib. 4b לאפוקי … קמ״ל דחובה in opposition to the opinion that the evening prayer is optional, he gives us to understand that it is obligatory. Sabb.19a מהו דתימא … קמ״ל you may have thought (that the cases are different, because) this devolves upon him, and the other does not, therefore he teaches us (that they are the same). Ib. 108a מאיקמ״ל what does he teach us (is it not a matter of course)? Ber.21a sq. דאי אַשְׁמְעִינָןוכ׳, v. צְרִיךְ; a. v. fr.Part. pass. מַשְׁמֵע a) understood. Yeb.102b מ׳ הכי ומ׳ הכי it may be understood thus (it may mean, ‘to take off), and may be understood thus (it may mean, ‘to strengthen); a. fr. 2) inferred, proved; evidence. Sabb.84b מאי מ׳ how is this proved (from the verse quoted)? Erub.65a מאי מ׳וכ׳ what evidence is there ?, v. פּוּק. Ib. מַשְׁמְעֵי, v. infra; a. fr.V. מַשְׁמָע. Ithpa. אִשְׁתַּמַּע, Ithpe. אִשְׁתְּמַע 1) to be heard, let ones self be heard. Targ. Gen. 45:16. Targ. Job 37:4 Ms. (ed. ישמע). Targ. Ps. 77:19; a. fr.Snh.95b (prov.) אגב אורחך … א׳ on thy road let thy enemy hear from thee, i. e. take revenge when occasion offers. R. Hash. 27a תרתי … לא מִשְׁתַּמְּעֵי … משתמעי two different sounds produced simultaneously by the same person are not distinctly perceived, but if produced by two persons, they are. Erub. l. c. מכרי קראי מִשְׁתַּמְּעֵי בין למרוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. משמעי, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) since verses may be quoted in favor of the one as well as of the other, what is the practical difference between them?; a. fr. 2) to make ones self subservient, obey; to surrender to the enemy, desert. Targ. 2 Kings 25:11 (h. text נפלו). Ib. 7:4. Targ. Ps. 18:45; 2 Sam. 22:45; a. fr.

תְּשוּבָהf. (b. h.; שוּב) 1) return to God, repentance. Ab. IV, 11, v. תָּרִיס. Pes.54a שבעה … תורה ת׳וכ׳ seven things were created before the world was made, they are: the Law, repentance Ib. 119a (ref. to Ez. 1:8) זה ידו … כדי לקבל בעלי ת׳ that is the hand of the Lord which is spread under the wings of the Ḥayoth (v. חַיָּה I) to receive the repentant sinners. Ber.34b מקום שבעלי ת׳ עומדין וכ׳ where the repentant sinners stand, the perfectly righteous are not permitted to stand, for it is said (Is. 57:19) Yeb.21a (in Chald. dict.) הני אפשר בת׳ הני לא אפשר בת׳ these sins (of incest) may be remedied by repentance, but those (of giving false measures) cannot be remedied by repentance (because you can make no restoration). Pesik. R. s. 28 (ref. to Ps. 137:2) בא ודאה עפרה … לת׳וכ׳ come and see (the power of the love of) the dust of the land of Israel for repentance: as long as they were in the land of Israel, Jeremiah said to them, do penance, ; a. fr. 2) reply, answer. Sabb.88b החזיר להן ת׳ give them an answer (refute their argument). Pes.94a מה ת׳ השיבתו בת קולוכ׳ what was the reply the divine voice gave to that wicked man (Nebuchadnezzar), when he said (Is. 14:13), I will rise ?; Ḥag.13a. Snh.91a החזירו לו ת׳ make your argument against him; לא מצאו ת׳ they could find nothing to reply. Ib. 105a, v. נִצֵּחַ. Ab. Zar.44b ת׳ גנובה, v. גָּנַב; a. fr.Pl. תְּשוּבוֹת. Yoma 12b שתי ת׳ בדבר חדאוכ׳ there are two arguments against it, first that ; Keth.87b; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 20 בעל ת׳, v. בַּעַל.

תְּשוּבָהf. (b. h.; שוּב) 1) return to God, repentance. Ab. IV, 11, v. תָּרִיס. Pes.54a שבעה … תורה ת׳וכ׳ seven things were created before the world was made, they are: the Law, repentance Ib. 119a (ref. to Ez. 1:8) זה ידו … כדי לקבל בעלי ת׳ that is the hand of the Lord which is spread under the wings of the Ḥayoth (v. חַיָּה I) to receive the repentant sinners. Ber.34b מקום שבעלי ת׳ עומדין וכ׳ where the repentant sinners stand, the perfectly righteous are not permitted to stand, for it is said (Is. 57:19) Yeb.21a (in Chald. dict.) הני אפשר בת׳ הני לא אפשר בת׳ these sins (of incest) may be remedied by repentance, but those (of giving false measures) cannot be remedied by repentance (because you can make no restoration). Pesik. R. s. 28 (ref. to Ps. 137:2) בא ודאה עפרה … לת׳וכ׳ come and see (the power of the love of) the dust of the land of Israel for repentance: as long as they were in the land of Israel, Jeremiah said to them, do penance, ; a. fr. 2) reply, answer. Sabb.88b החזיר להן ת׳ give them an answer (refute their argument). Pes.94a מה ת׳ השיבתו בת קולוכ׳ what was the reply the divine voice gave to that wicked man (Nebuchadnezzar), when he said (Is. 14:13), I will rise ?; Ḥag.13a. Snh.91a החזירו לו ת׳ make your argument against him; לא מצאו ת׳ they could find nothing to reply. Ib. 105a, v. נִצֵּחַ. Ab. Zar.44b ת׳ גנובה, v. גָּנַב; a. fr.Pl. תְּשוּבוֹת. Yoma 12b שתי ת׳ בדבר חדאוכ׳ there are two arguments against it, first that ; Keth.87b; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 20 בעל ת׳, v. בַּעַל.

הוי, הָוָה, הָיָה(b. h.) to exits; to be, become; to occur, come to pass.With part. ה׳ מביט he looked; ה׳ אומר he said, freq. used to say. Gen. B. s. 1, beg. אני הָיִיתִיוכ׳ I was the implement Ib. ה׳הקב״ה מביטוכ׳ the Lord looked into the Law (as often as a thing was to be created). Ab. I, 13 הואה׳ אומר the same used to say. Gen. R. s. 2 ה׳ ללמה ולא כלום became a nothing; a. v. fr.Apocopate forms: אֱהִי, אֱהֵא, תְּהִי, תְּהֵא, יְהִי, יְהֵא; תְּהוּ (= תִּהְיוּ), יְהוּ (= יִהְיוּ). Yoma 66b אהא בשלום אני נכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (III), 14 נִהְיֶה) may I and you be as well; Y. ib. VI, 43c bot. כן תהווכ׳ so may ye be well. B. Mets.35a תהא במאמינו let this be (speak of a case) when he accepts his opponents statement; a. v. fr.Part. הֹוֶה, הֹוֶוה 1) frequent, usual. Sabb.VI, 6 דברו חכמים בה׳ the scholars (in using the words ‘Arabian women‘) speak of the ordinary custom (not to the exclusion of other people); a. fr. 2) existing, enduring. Pesik. R. s. 11, end הם הוֹוִים ודומים (להקב״ה) they shall be existing for themselves (not merely as an attachment) and resembling (the Lord); ib. אף הם הווים אשוכ׳ they, too, shall endure as a consuming fire.Cant. R. to II, 13 עניות ירבה ויוקר הווה (read תרבה) poverty shall increase, and prices remain high (different in Snh.97a a. Sot.49b, v. אָמַר II). Imper. הֱוֵי, הֱוֵא; pl. הֱווּ. Ab. I, 4. Ib. II, 3; a. fr.הֱוֵי אוֹמֵר, also elliptically הֱוֵי Say, i. e you must admit, this proves, that is meant by saying. Taan.2a which is the service of the heart? ה׳ אומר זו תפלה you must admit, it is prayer. Tosef.Nidd.I, 6 ה׳ לא אמרוםוכ׳ that is to say, the scholars have spoken Cant. R. to I, 6 ה׳ כרמי שליוכ׳ this is meant by ‘my vineyard Y.Shebu.VII, 38c top היוי לא צורכהוכ׳ it is evident that it would not have been necessary ; a. fr. Pi. הִוָּה, הִיָּה (v. הֲוָיָה 1) 1) to change ones legal status, to dispose of. Keth.40b (ref. to תהיה Deut. 22:19) במְהַוָּה עצמהוכ׳ the text speaks of a woman who can dispose of herself. 2) to produce, make. Kidd.58a (ref. to והיית, Deut. 7:26) כל שאתה מְהַיֶּיה הימנה whatever thou makest out of it; Tem.30b מְהַיֶּה ממנה; a. e.

הוי, הָוָה, הָיָה(b. h.) to exits; to be, become; to occur, come to pass.With part. ה׳ מביט he looked; ה׳ אומר he said, freq. used to say. Gen. B. s. 1, beg. אני הָיִיתִיוכ׳ I was the implement Ib. ה׳הקב״ה מביטוכ׳ the Lord looked into the Law (as often as a thing was to be created). Ab. I, 13 הואה׳ אומר the same used to say. Gen. R. s. 2 ה׳ ללמה ולא כלום became a nothing; a. v. fr.Apocopate forms: אֱהִי, אֱהֵא, תְּהִי, תְּהֵא, יְהִי, יְהֵא; תְּהוּ (= תִּהְיוּ), יְהוּ (= יִהְיוּ). Yoma 66b אהא בשלום אני נכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (III), 14 נִהְיֶה) may I and you be as well; Y. ib. VI, 43c bot. כן תהווכ׳ so may ye be well. B. Mets.35a תהא במאמינו let this be (speak of a case) when he accepts his opponents statement; a. v. fr.Part. הֹוֶה, הֹוֶוה 1) frequent, usual. Sabb.VI, 6 דברו חכמים בה׳ the scholars (in using the words ‘Arabian women‘) speak of the ordinary custom (not to the exclusion of other people); a. fr. 2) existing, enduring. Pesik. R. s. 11, end הם הוֹוִים ודומים (להקב״ה) they shall be existing for themselves (not merely as an attachment) and resembling (the Lord); ib. אף הם הווים אשוכ׳ they, too, shall endure as a consuming fire.Cant. R. to II, 13 עניות ירבה ויוקר הווה (read תרבה) poverty shall increase, and prices remain high (different in Snh.97a a. Sot.49b, v. אָמַר II). Imper. הֱוֵי, הֱוֵא; pl. הֱווּ. Ab. I, 4. Ib. II, 3; a. fr.הֱוֵי אוֹמֵר, also elliptically הֱוֵי Say, i. e you must admit, this proves, that is meant by saying. Taan.2a which is the service of the heart? ה׳ אומר זו תפלה you must admit, it is prayer. Tosef.Nidd.I, 6 ה׳ לא אמרוםוכ׳ that is to say, the scholars have spoken Cant. R. to I, 6 ה׳ כרמי שליוכ׳ this is meant by ‘my vineyard Y.Shebu.VII, 38c top היוי לא צורכהוכ׳ it is evident that it would not have been necessary ; a. fr. Pi. הִוָּה, הִיָּה (v. הֲוָיָה 1) 1) to change ones legal status, to dispose of. Keth.40b (ref. to תהיה Deut. 22:19) במְהַוָּה עצמהוכ׳ the text speaks of a woman who can dispose of herself. 2) to produce, make. Kidd.58a (ref. to והיית, Deut. 7:26) כל שאתה מְהַיֶּיה הימנה whatever thou makest out of it; Tem.30b מְהַיֶּה ממנה; a. e.

הוי, הָוָה, הָיָה(b. h.) to exits; to be, become; to occur, come to pass.With part. ה׳ מביט he looked; ה׳ אומר he said, freq. used to say. Gen. B. s. 1, beg. אני הָיִיתִיוכ׳ I was the implement Ib. ה׳הקב״ה מביטוכ׳ the Lord looked into the Law (as often as a thing was to be created). Ab. I, 13 הואה׳ אומר the same used to say. Gen. R. s. 2 ה׳ ללמה ולא כלום became a nothing; a. v. fr.Apocopate forms: אֱהִי, אֱהֵא, תְּהִי, תְּהֵא, יְהִי, יְהֵא; תְּהוּ (= תִּהְיוּ), יְהוּ (= יִהְיוּ). Yoma 66b אהא בשלום אני נכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (III), 14 נִהְיֶה) may I and you be as well; Y. ib. VI, 43c bot. כן תהווכ׳ so may ye be well. B. Mets.35a תהא במאמינו let this be (speak of a case) when he accepts his opponents statement; a. v. fr.Part. הֹוֶה, הֹוֶוה 1) frequent, usual. Sabb.VI, 6 דברו חכמים בה׳ the scholars (in using the words ‘Arabian women‘) speak of the ordinary custom (not to the exclusion of other people); a. fr. 2) existing, enduring. Pesik. R. s. 11, end הם הוֹוִים ודומים (להקב״ה) they shall be existing for themselves (not merely as an attachment) and resembling (the Lord); ib. אף הם הווים אשוכ׳ they, too, shall endure as a consuming fire.Cant. R. to II, 13 עניות ירבה ויוקר הווה (read תרבה) poverty shall increase, and prices remain high (different in Snh.97a a. Sot.49b, v. אָמַר II). Imper. הֱוֵי, הֱוֵא; pl. הֱווּ. Ab. I, 4. Ib. II, 3; a. fr.הֱוֵי אוֹמֵר, also elliptically הֱוֵי Say, i. e you must admit, this proves, that is meant by saying. Taan.2a which is the service of the heart? ה׳ אומר זו תפלה you must admit, it is prayer. Tosef.Nidd.I, 6 ה׳ לא אמרוםוכ׳ that is to say, the scholars have spoken Cant. R. to I, 6 ה׳ כרמי שליוכ׳ this is meant by ‘my vineyard Y.Shebu.VII, 38c top היוי לא צורכהוכ׳ it is evident that it would not have been necessary ; a. fr. Pi. הִוָּה, הִיָּה (v. הֲוָיָה 1) 1) to change ones legal status, to dispose of. Keth.40b (ref. to תהיה Deut. 22:19) במְהַוָּה עצמהוכ׳ the text speaks of a woman who can dispose of herself. 2) to produce, make. Kidd.58a (ref. to והיית, Deut. 7:26) כל שאתה מְהַיֶּיה הימנה whatever thou makest out of it; Tem.30b מְהַיֶּה ממנה; a. e.

הוי, הָוָה, הָיָה(b. h.) to exits; to be, become; to occur, come to pass.With part. ה׳ מביט he looked; ה׳ אומר he said, freq. used to say. Gen. B. s. 1, beg. אני הָיִיתִיוכ׳ I was the implement Ib. ה׳הקב״ה מביטוכ׳ the Lord looked into the Law (as often as a thing was to be created). Ab. I, 13 הואה׳ אומר the same used to say. Gen. R. s. 2 ה׳ ללמה ולא כלום became a nothing; a. v. fr.Apocopate forms: אֱהִי, אֱהֵא, תְּהִי, תְּהֵא, יְהִי, יְהֵא; תְּהוּ (= תִּהְיוּ), יְהוּ (= יִהְיוּ). Yoma 66b אהא בשלום אני נכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (III), 14 נִהְיֶה) may I and you be as well; Y. ib. VI, 43c bot. כן תהווכ׳ so may ye be well. B. Mets.35a תהא במאמינו let this be (speak of a case) when he accepts his opponents statement; a. v. fr.Part. הֹוֶה, הֹוֶוה 1) frequent, usual. Sabb.VI, 6 דברו חכמים בה׳ the scholars (in using the words ‘Arabian women‘) speak of the ordinary custom (not to the exclusion of other people); a. fr. 2) existing, enduring. Pesik. R. s. 11, end הם הוֹוִים ודומים (להקב״ה) they shall be existing for themselves (not merely as an attachment) and resembling (the Lord); ib. אף הם הווים אשוכ׳ they, too, shall endure as a consuming fire.Cant. R. to II, 13 עניות ירבה ויוקר הווה (read תרבה) poverty shall increase, and prices remain high (different in Snh.97a a. Sot.49b, v. אָמַר II). Imper. הֱוֵי, הֱוֵא; pl. הֱווּ. Ab. I, 4. Ib. II, 3; a. fr.הֱוֵי אוֹמֵר, also elliptically הֱוֵי Say, i. e you must admit, this proves, that is meant by saying. Taan.2a which is the service of the heart? ה׳ אומר זו תפלה you must admit, it is prayer. Tosef.Nidd.I, 6 ה׳ לא אמרוםוכ׳ that is to say, the scholars have spoken Cant. R. to I, 6 ה׳ כרמי שליוכ׳ this is meant by ‘my vineyard Y.Shebu.VII, 38c top היוי לא צורכהוכ׳ it is evident that it would not have been necessary ; a. fr. Pi. הִוָּה, הִיָּה (v. הֲוָיָה 1) 1) to change ones legal status, to dispose of. Keth.40b (ref. to תהיה Deut. 22:19) במְהַוָּה עצמהוכ׳ the text speaks of a woman who can dispose of herself. 2) to produce, make. Kidd.58a (ref. to והיית, Deut. 7:26) כל שאתה מְהַיֶּיה הימנה whatever thou makest out of it; Tem.30b מְהַיֶּה ממנה; a. e.

יָשַׁב(b. h.) 1) to sit down, rest; to dwell, remain; to be inactive. Macc.III, 15 כל חיוֹשֵׁב ולא עברוכ׳ whoever is inactive and commits no sin, i. e. omits to do wrong; Kidd.39b.Erub.100a שֵׁב ואל תעשה עדיף ‘sit and do nothing, i. e. not to act in doubtful cases, is better, opp. קום ועשה. Ber.20a שב ואל תעשה שאני with an omission it is different. Tosef.Snh.VII, 8 ולא יֵשְׁבוּ … להם שֵׁבוּ and they must not sit down until he says to them, Be seated; Hor.13b; Y.Bicc.III, 65c bot.Y.Dem.II, 23a top שי׳ בישיבח who has a seat in the scholars meetings. Snh.10b; Tosef. ib. II, 1 אחד אומר לֵישֵׁב if one is in favor of sitting (holding deliberation in court). Zeb.II, 1 יוֹשֵׁב in a sitting position. Ber.28b מיוֹשְׁבֵיבה״מ one of the attendants at college, יושבי קרנות those placed at street corners (traders, idlers). Gen. R. s. 75 יושבי קרנות (corr. קרונות) sitting in chariots; a. v. fr. 2) to be settled (v. יִישּׁוּב), be inhabited. Num. R. s. 4 הגבעה … יוֹשְׁבִים Gibeah and Kiryath Jearim were settled at the same time.Erub.86a (ref. to Ps. 59:8) אימתי יושב עולם לפניוכ׳ (Rashi a. Ar. יֵשֵׁב) when is the world settled (evenly balanced) before God? When kindness and truth are appointed to guard it (differ. in Rashi v. infra). Pi. יִשֵּׁב, יִישֵּׁב 1) to settle, put in place, to arrange evenly. Y.Sabb.XII, beg.13c הבנאי י׳ את האבןוכ׳ the builder that placed a stone on top of the row (v. דִּימוֹס I.). Ib.d top; Y.Pes.VIII, 33b top מפני שהוא כמְיַישֵּׁב בידו because it is like settling the web with ones own hand. Lev. R. s. 37 (read:) יָשַׁב וְיִ׳ להם סבלותםוכ׳ he sat down (as a judge) and arranged their burdens in proper proportions between man and woman. Ib. אתה עתיד ליַישֵּׁבוכ׳ thou art designated to settle and explain to my children their vows Ex. R. s. 31 (ref. to Ps. 59:8, v. supra) יַשֵּׁב עולמך make thy world evenly balanced (as to property); Tanḥ. Mishp. 9 תיישר עולמך בשוה (read: תְּיַישֵּׁב). Ex. R. s. 52 לא היו יודעין ליַישְּׁבוֹ they knew not how to put its parts together; a. fr.Trnsf. to set the mind at ease, to quiet. Sabb.87a דברים שמְיַישְּׁבִין לבווכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שמושכין) words which quiet the mind of man ; Gen. R. s. 80 דברים שמְיַישְּׁבִים את הלב. Y.Pes.V, end, 32d (expl. וישב, 2 Sam. 7:18) וַיַישֶּׁב עצמו לתפלה he quieted his mind for prayer; a. e. 2) to settle, cultivate, populate. Ber.58a עתיד … להחזירו וליַישְּׁבוֹ Ms. M. (ed. ליִישּׁוּבוֹ) the Lord will again people it. Sot.22a מְיַישְּׁבֵי עולם cultivators of the world.Part. pass, מְיוּשָּׁב, f. מְיוּשֶּׁבֶת a) seated. Meg.21a. Y.Gitt.VII, 48d top; a. fr.b) sedate, at ease. Y.Ber.IV, 8b bot. לבו מי׳ his mind is at ease (about his animal); Bab. ib. 30a לפי שאין דעתו מי׳ עליו because his mind is not at ease without it. Sifré Num. 131 היה … בקי ומי׳ the polemarch was experienced and cool-headed; a. fr. Hif. הוֹשִׁיב to seat, place, appoint; to settle. Yoma 38a sq.; Tosef. ib. II, 7 במקומך יוֹשִׁיבוּךָ people will finally seat thee in the place which thou deservest. Tosef.Sabb.VI (VII), 17 (among superstitious practices) חמוֹשֶׁבֶת אפרוחים (ו)אמרה איני מוֹשַׁבְתָּןוכ׳ a woman who sets hens to brood and says I will not set them except in pairs (v. ed. Zuck. note). Snh.IV, 4 מוֹשִׁיבִין אותווכ׳ a seat is assigned to him in the third row. Macc.10a ואין מוֹשִׁיבִין אותםוכ׳ and we must not lay them out except on a river; (Tosef. ib. III (II), 8 בונין).Tosef. l. c. מביאין … ומושיביןוכ׳ other people are imported and settled in their place. B. Kam.16b bot. הוֹשִׁיבוּ ישיבהוכ׳ they held scholars meetings by his grave. Snh.17a אין מושיבין בסנהדריוכ׳ none can be appointed members of the Sanhedrin except ; a. v. fr. Nif. נוֹשָׁב to be inhabited. Pirké dR. El. ch. 43 ארץ נוֹשֶׁבֶת an inhabited land, settlement; (Koh. R. to I, 15 יִישּׁוּכ). Hithpa. חִתְיַישֵּׁב, Nithpa. נִתְיַישֵּׁב 1) to be settled, colonized. Ber.31a כל ארץ שגזר … ליישוב נִתְיַישְּׁבָה every land which Adam designated for settlement, has been settled. 2) to be at ease, to be refreshed, to come to. Yoma 82a אם נִתְיַשְּׁבָה דעתה if she feels that her craving has been gratified. Lam. R. to 1, 11 (ref. to להשיב נפש, ib.) עד כמה מִתְיַישֶּׁבֶת נפש how much is required for one fainting from hunger (v. בּוֹלִימוֹס) to come to himself again?Ḥag.3b לאחר שנתיישבה דעתו after his excitement had subsided. Erub.65a כל המתיישב ביינו he who remains clear-minded when drinking wine. Kinnim III, 6 כל זמן … דעתם מתישבת עליהם the older they grow, the more clear-minded do they become, opp. מיטרפת; a. fr.

יָשַׁב(b. h.) 1) to sit down, rest; to dwell, remain; to be inactive. Macc.III, 15 כל חיוֹשֵׁב ולא עברוכ׳ whoever is inactive and commits no sin, i. e. omits to do wrong; Kidd.39b.Erub.100a שֵׁב ואל תעשה עדיף ‘sit and do nothing, i. e. not to act in doubtful cases, is better, opp. קום ועשה. Ber.20a שב ואל תעשה שאני with an omission it is different. Tosef.Snh.VII, 8 ולא יֵשְׁבוּ … להם שֵׁבוּ and they must not sit down until he says to them, Be seated; Hor.13b; Y.Bicc.III, 65c bot.Y.Dem.II, 23a top שי׳ בישיבח who has a seat in the scholars meetings. Snh.10b; Tosef. ib. II, 1 אחד אומר לֵישֵׁב if one is in favor of sitting (holding deliberation in court). Zeb.II, 1 יוֹשֵׁב in a sitting position. Ber.28b מיוֹשְׁבֵיבה״מ one of the attendants at college, יושבי קרנות those placed at street corners (traders, idlers). Gen. R. s. 75 יושבי קרנות (corr. קרונות) sitting in chariots; a. v. fr. 2) to be settled (v. יִישּׁוּב), be inhabited. Num. R. s. 4 הגבעה … יוֹשְׁבִים Gibeah and Kiryath Jearim were settled at the same time.Erub.86a (ref. to Ps. 59:8) אימתי יושב עולם לפניוכ׳ (Rashi a. Ar. יֵשֵׁב) when is the world settled (evenly balanced) before God? When kindness and truth are appointed to guard it (differ. in Rashi v. infra). Pi. יִשֵּׁב, יִישֵּׁב 1) to settle, put in place, to arrange evenly. Y.Sabb.XII, beg.13c הבנאי י׳ את האבןוכ׳ the builder that placed a stone on top of the row (v. דִּימוֹס I.). Ib.d top; Y.Pes.VIII, 33b top מפני שהוא כמְיַישֵּׁב בידו because it is like settling the web with ones own hand. Lev. R. s. 37 (read:) יָשַׁב וְיִ׳ להם סבלותםוכ׳ he sat down (as a judge) and arranged their burdens in proper proportions between man and woman. Ib. אתה עתיד ליַישֵּׁבוכ׳ thou art designated to settle and explain to my children their vows Ex. R. s. 31 (ref. to Ps. 59:8, v. supra) יַשֵּׁב עולמך make thy world evenly balanced (as to property); Tanḥ. Mishp. 9 תיישר עולמך בשוה (read: תְּיַישֵּׁב). Ex. R. s. 52 לא היו יודעין ליַישְּׁבוֹ they knew not how to put its parts together; a. fr.Trnsf. to set the mind at ease, to quiet. Sabb.87a דברים שמְיַישְּׁבִין לבווכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שמושכין) words which quiet the mind of man ; Gen. R. s. 80 דברים שמְיַישְּׁבִים את הלב. Y.Pes.V, end, 32d (expl. וישב, 2 Sam. 7:18) וַיַישֶּׁב עצמו לתפלה he quieted his mind for prayer; a. e. 2) to settle, cultivate, populate. Ber.58a עתיד … להחזירו וליַישְּׁבוֹ Ms. M. (ed. ליִישּׁוּבוֹ) the Lord will again people it. Sot.22a מְיַישְּׁבֵי עולם cultivators of the world.Part. pass, מְיוּשָּׁב, f. מְיוּשֶּׁבֶת a) seated. Meg.21a. Y.Gitt.VII, 48d top; a. fr.b) sedate, at ease. Y.Ber.IV, 8b bot. לבו מי׳ his mind is at ease (about his animal); Bab. ib. 30a לפי שאין דעתו מי׳ עליו because his mind is not at ease without it. Sifré Num. 131 היה … בקי ומי׳ the polemarch was experienced and cool-headed; a. fr. Hif. הוֹשִׁיב to seat, place, appoint; to settle. Yoma 38a sq.; Tosef. ib. II, 7 במקומך יוֹשִׁיבוּךָ people will finally seat thee in the place which thou deservest. Tosef.Sabb.VI (VII), 17 (among superstitious practices) חמוֹשֶׁבֶת אפרוחים (ו)אמרה איני מוֹשַׁבְתָּןוכ׳ a woman who sets hens to brood and says I will not set them except in pairs (v. ed. Zuck. note). Snh.IV, 4 מוֹשִׁיבִין אותווכ׳ a seat is assigned to him in the third row. Macc.10a ואין מוֹשִׁיבִין אותםוכ׳ and we must not lay them out except on a river; (Tosef. ib. III (II), 8 בונין).Tosef. l. c. מביאין … ומושיביןוכ׳ other people are imported and settled in their place. B. Kam.16b bot. הוֹשִׁיבוּ ישיבהוכ׳ they held scholars meetings by his grave. Snh.17a אין מושיבין בסנהדריוכ׳ none can be appointed members of the Sanhedrin except ; a. v. fr. Nif. נוֹשָׁב to be inhabited. Pirké dR. El. ch. 43 ארץ נוֹשֶׁבֶת an inhabited land, settlement; (Koh. R. to I, 15 יִישּׁוּכ). Hithpa. חִתְיַישֵּׁב, Nithpa. נִתְיַישֵּׁב 1) to be settled, colonized. Ber.31a כל ארץ שגזר … ליישוב נִתְיַישְּׁבָה every land which Adam designated for settlement, has been settled. 2) to be at ease, to be refreshed, to come to. Yoma 82a אם נִתְיַשְּׁבָה דעתה if she feels that her craving has been gratified. Lam. R. to 1, 11 (ref. to להשיב נפש, ib.) עד כמה מִתְיַישֶּׁבֶת נפש how much is required for one fainting from hunger (v. בּוֹלִימוֹס) to come to himself again?Ḥag.3b לאחר שנתיישבה דעתו after his excitement had subsided. Erub.65a כל המתיישב ביינו he who remains clear-minded when drinking wine. Kinnim III, 6 כל זמן … דעתם מתישבת עליהם the older they grow, the more clear-minded do they become, opp. מיטרפת; a. fr.

לָמֵדI, לָמַד (b. h.) 1) to be joined, affixed to, v. Pi. 2) to accustom, train. Part. pass. לָמוּד, f. לְמוּדָה; pl. לְמוּדִים, לְמוּדִין; לְמוּדוֹת. Y.Ter.IV, 42d כמות שהוא ל׳ according to what he is used to. Lev. R. s. 4 אינה ל׳ מביתוכ׳ she is not used (to handle Trumah) from her fathers house. Dem. IV, 4 ואם … ל׳וכ׳ but if a priest or the poor are habitual guests at his table. Sifra Kdosh. Par. 3, ch. VI, v. לִימּוּד; a. fr. 3) to learn, study. Ab. II, 5 לא הביישן לָמֵדוכ׳ he who is bashful will not learn, nor can the hot-tempered teach, v. בַּיְישָׁן. Ib. IV, 1 הלוֹמֵד מכל אדם he who learns from everybody. Ib. 20 הל׳ ילד he who studies at an early age; הל׳ זקן who begins to study at an advanced age. Ib. I. 9 שמא … יִלְמְדוּ לשקר lest through them (your intricate cross-examinations) they may be led to tell a lie. Taan.7a; Macc.10a הרבה לָמַדְתִּיוכ׳ I have learned much from my teachers, more from my colleagues, and most from my pupils; a. v. fr.B. Mets.71a, a. fr. הא לָמַדְתָּ here you learn, i. e. this proves. Targ. Esth. 1:1 מכאן אתה לָמֵד from this you will learn. Pi. לִמֵּד, לִימֵּד 1) to join: to arrange. Sabb.125b צאו ולַמְּדוּם go out and place thein (the building stones) in order (for sitting thereon the next day).V. לִימּוּדִים. 2) to train, accustom. Hor.13b יְלַמֵּד אדם עצמווכ׳ man should train his body (to relieve his bowels) early in the morning Nidd.66b לעולם ילמד אדם בתוךוכ׳ man should make it a rule in his house; a. fr.Part. pass. מְלוּמָּד, f. מְלוּמֶּדֶת; pl. מְלוּמָּדִים, מְלוּמָּדִין; מְלוּמָּדוֹת trained, experienced. Snh.109a top (in Chald. dict.) דמל׳ בניסין הוא for he has experience in miracles. Taan.25a. Succ.29a מפני שמל׳ במכות הן (not במכותיהן; Ms. M. שרגילין) because they (the Jews) have experience in afflictions; a. e. 3) to teach, instruct; to argue. Keth.50a הלומד … ומְלַמְּדָהּ he who studies the Law and teaches it. Pes.112a לַמְּדֵנִי תורה teach me the Law; איני מְלַמֶּדְךָ I will not teach thee. Ib כשאתה מְלַמֵּד … לַמְּדֵהוּוכ׳. when thou teachest thy son, teach him from a revised (correct) copy. Snh.19b אהרן ילד ומשה לי׳וכ׳ Aaron begot (his sons), but Moses taught them, therefore they are recorded under his name; a. v. fr.מְלַמֵּד תינוקות primary teacher, Ib. 17b. B. Bath.21a מְלַמְּדֵי ת׳ teachers.ל׳ זכות על to argue in favor of, to plead for; ל׳ חובה to plead against. Sabb.32a ואפי׳ … מְלַמְּדִים … ואחד מלמד עליו זכות ניצול and even if nine hundred … plead against him, and one (good deed) for him, he will be saved; a. v. fr.Esp. (in textual interpret.) to lead, hint, throw light on. Sifra Emor Par. 4, ch. 4 הייתי אומר תושב … בא שכיר ולי׳ על התושבוכ׳ I might have thought toshab (Lev. 22:10) meant one hired for a limited period; therefore sakhir (ibid.) comes in to throw light on toshab that it means one bought for life; Kidd.4a; Yeb.70a.Sifra introd. יצא מן הכלל לְלַמֵּד is specified for the sake of illustration, v. כְּלָל. Meil.11b, a. fr. שני כתובים … אין מְלַמְּדִין two verses which coincide (teach the same), prove nothing, cannot serve as an illustration for similar cases; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְלַמֵּד to practice. Gitt.24b; Zeb.2b בסופרים העשויים להִתְלַמֵּדוכ׳ it treats of scribes who are in the habit of writing documents merely for practice. Gitt.60a לכתוב … להתל׳ בה to write one portion of the Pentateuch for a child for practicing purposes; a. fr.

לָמֵדI, לָמַד (b. h.) 1) to be joined, affixed to, v. Pi. 2) to accustom, train. Part. pass. לָמוּד, f. לְמוּדָה; pl. לְמוּדִים, לְמוּדִין; לְמוּדוֹת. Y.Ter.IV, 42d כמות שהוא ל׳ according to what he is used to. Lev. R. s. 4 אינה ל׳ מביתוכ׳ she is not used (to handle Trumah) from her fathers house. Dem. IV, 4 ואם … ל׳וכ׳ but if a priest or the poor are habitual guests at his table. Sifra Kdosh. Par. 3, ch. VI, v. לִימּוּד; a. fr. 3) to learn, study. Ab. II, 5 לא הביישן לָמֵדוכ׳ he who is bashful will not learn, nor can the hot-tempered teach, v. בַּיְישָׁן. Ib. IV, 1 הלוֹמֵד מכל אדם he who learns from everybody. Ib. 20 הל׳ ילד he who studies at an early age; הל׳ זקן who begins to study at an advanced age. Ib. I. 9 שמא … יִלְמְדוּ לשקר lest through them (your intricate cross-examinations) they may be led to tell a lie. Taan.7a; Macc.10a הרבה לָמַדְתִּיוכ׳ I have learned much from my teachers, more from my colleagues, and most from my pupils; a. v. fr.B. Mets.71a, a. fr. הא לָמַדְתָּ here you learn, i. e. this proves. Targ. Esth. 1:1 מכאן אתה לָמֵד from this you will learn. Pi. לִמֵּד, לִימֵּד 1) to join: to arrange. Sabb.125b צאו ולַמְּדוּם go out and place thein (the building stones) in order (for sitting thereon the next day).V. לִימּוּדִים. 2) to train, accustom. Hor.13b יְלַמֵּד אדם עצמווכ׳ man should train his body (to relieve his bowels) early in the morning Nidd.66b לעולם ילמד אדם בתוךוכ׳ man should make it a rule in his house; a. fr.Part. pass. מְלוּמָּד, f. מְלוּמֶּדֶת; pl. מְלוּמָּדִים, מְלוּמָּדִין; מְלוּמָּדוֹת trained, experienced. Snh.109a top (in Chald. dict.) דמל׳ בניסין הוא for he has experience in miracles. Taan.25a. Succ.29a מפני שמל׳ במכות הן (not במכותיהן; Ms. M. שרגילין) because they (the Jews) have experience in afflictions; a. e. 3) to teach, instruct; to argue. Keth.50a הלומד … ומְלַמְּדָהּ he who studies the Law and teaches it. Pes.112a לַמְּדֵנִי תורה teach me the Law; איני מְלַמֶּדְךָ I will not teach thee. Ib כשאתה מְלַמֵּד … לַמְּדֵהוּוכ׳. when thou teachest thy son, teach him from a revised (correct) copy. Snh.19b אהרן ילד ומשה לי׳וכ׳ Aaron begot (his sons), but Moses taught them, therefore they are recorded under his name; a. v. fr.מְלַמֵּד תינוקות primary teacher, Ib. 17b. B. Bath.21a מְלַמְּדֵי ת׳ teachers.ל׳ זכות על to argue in favor of, to plead for; ל׳ חובה to plead against. Sabb.32a ואפי׳ … מְלַמְּדִים … ואחד מלמד עליו זכות ניצול and even if nine hundred … plead against him, and one (good deed) for him, he will be saved; a. v. fr.Esp. (in textual interpret.) to lead, hint, throw light on. Sifra Emor Par. 4, ch. 4 הייתי אומר תושב … בא שכיר ולי׳ על התושבוכ׳ I might have thought toshab (Lev. 22:10) meant one hired for a limited period; therefore sakhir (ibid.) comes in to throw light on toshab that it means one bought for life; Kidd.4a; Yeb.70a.Sifra introd. יצא מן הכלל לְלַמֵּד is specified for the sake of illustration, v. כְּלָל. Meil.11b, a. fr. שני כתובים … אין מְלַמְּדִין two verses which coincide (teach the same), prove nothing, cannot serve as an illustration for similar cases; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְלַמֵּד to practice. Gitt.24b; Zeb.2b בסופרים העשויים להִתְלַמֵּדוכ׳ it treats of scribes who are in the habit of writing documents merely for practice. Gitt.60a לכתוב … להתל׳ בה to write one portion of the Pentateuch for a child for practicing purposes; a. fr.

רָבַע(b. h.) to lie with, copulate with, cover. Y.Ab. Zar. I, 40a top והלא מביא … והוא רוֹבְעָהּוכ׳ but may he not bring (the crippled sire) to her, and he cover her, and she may give birth? Ib. והיא רוֹבַעַת ממנווכ׳ and she (the crippled mare) may be fecundated by him.Esp. a) (with ref. to Lev. 20:16) to have connection with a beast. Snh.I, 4 הרוֹבֵעַ והנִרְבָּע the animal that covered (a woman), and the animal that was covered (by a man). B. Kam.40b; a. e.b) to commit pederasty. Snh.9b פלוני רְבָעוֹ לאונסווכ׳ (if a man says) such and such a man committed sodomy with him (euphem. for me) against his will, he himself in connection with another witness can testify Trnsf. to fructify the ground. Taan.6b דבר שרובע, v. רְבִיעָה. Nif. נִרְבַּע to be covered, esp. to be copulated in an unnatural way. Snh.I, 4, v. supra. Ab. Zar.24a וולד הנִרְבַּעַת אסורה the issue of a beast that was used for buggery while pregnant is disqualified for the altar; היא וולדה נִירְבְּעוּ for mother and child have been abused; a. fr. Pi. רִבֵּעַ 1) (v. רְבִיעָה) to inundate for the sake of improving the soil. Y.Peah VII, 20b (ref. to המרבץ, ib. V, 19a top) מביון שהוא מְרַבְּעָהּוכ׳ because he inundates it, it will yield so much more next year. 2) (denom. of אַרְבַּע) a) to do for the fourth time. Sifré Deut. 306 הוי מפטם … ומְרַבֵּע perfume (thyself) with the words of the Law, and do it a second, a third, and a fourth time; Yalk. ib. 942.b) to quadrate, make quadrilateral. Part. pass. מְרוּבָּע; f. מְרוּבַּעַת; pl. מְרוּבָּעִים, מְרוּבָּעִין; מְרוּבָּעוֹת. Y.Maasr.V, end, 52a אין מר׳ מששת ימי בראשית there is no quadrangular form in natural objects; ib. והתנינן … הקילקי המ׳ but do we not read in the Mishnah (Neg. VI, 1) … ‘of the size of a Cilician bean which is quadrilateral? כל גרמא … (ד)יְרַבְּעֶנָּהּ הוא this very passage proves that there is nothing quadrangular in nature; and why does the Mishnah say so? It means that he (the priest) should calculate the size of a bean by circumscribing a quadrilateral around it; Y.Ned.III, 37d bot.; Y.Shebu.III, 34d די ירבעונה הוא (read: יְרַבְּעֶינָּהּ). Tosef.Maasr.III, 14, v. גָּרִיס. Y.Erub.II, 20a מר׳ a quadrilateral stone, opp. עגולה; Bab. ib. 19b; Tosef. ib. II , 1. Ib. VI (V), 10 ריבע את העירוכ׳ if he squares a town (which is built in a curve) and makes the calculation as if it were a square table (plane); Erub.56b המְרַבֵּעַוכ׳. Ib. וחוזר ומרבע את התחומין and then again he draws a square for the Sabbath limits. Ib. כמה מר׳ יתרוכ׳ how much larger is the square than the inscribed circle?; a. fr.