in+the+woods

אִבָּאm. ( אבב) 1) thicket, woods, grove. M. Kat. 12b א׳ בשלניא a forest in Shlanya. Keth.79a, v. זַרְדְּתָא. Snh.39b (prov.) מיניה וביה א׳ ניזיל (ליזיל) ביה נרגא (Ag. Hatt. בנרגא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) from the very woods shall it go into the hatchet (as a handle to strike the woods). 2) fruit, v. אִיבָּא.

אִבָּאm. ( אבב) 1) thicket, woods, grove. M. Kat. 12b א׳ בשלניא a forest in Shlanya. Keth.79a, v. זַרְדְּתָא. Snh.39b (prov.) מיניה וביה א׳ ניזיל (ליזיל) ביה נרגא (Ag. Hatt. בנרגא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) from the very woods shall it go into the hatchet (as a handle to strike the woods). 2) fruit, v. אִיבָּא.

רָבַץ(b. h.; cmp. רבע) to lie down, esp. to break down under a load. B. Mets.33a, v. רַבְצָן.Part. pass. רָבוּץ; f. רְבוּצָה a) lying. Y.B. Kam.VII, end, 6a שמא ראוהור׳ perhaps they saw him in the act of slaughtering after the ox was laid down, opp. ראוהו מושך they saw him pull the ox into the woods to kill him. Y.Naz.V, 54c ר׳ lying, opp. עומד. Ab. Zar.54a; Ḥull.40a היתה …ר׳וכ׳ if his neighbors beast was laid down before an idol (to be sacrificed). Y.R. Hash. II, beg. 57d ראיתיור׳ ביןוכ׳ I saw it (the moon, like an animal) lying between two rocks; Tosef. ib. I, 15 רוֹבֵץ; Bab. ib. 22b. Num. R. s. 1, beg., v. infra.b) horizontal. Lev. R. s. 14 בהמה …ר׳וכ׳ the quadruped walks with her body in a horizontal position, … but woman walks erect; Yalk. Lev. 546; Tanḥ. Thazr. 3 הבהמה … והולדר׳וכ׳ the animal walks and her embryo lies horizontally, opp. זקוף. Pi. רִיבֵּץ 1) (cmp. רְבִיעָה) to irrigate by sprinkling, contrad. to השקה. Y.Peah V, 19a top; Tosef. ib. II, 20 המְרַבֵּץ את שדהווכ׳ (ed. Zuck. המַרְבִּיץ) if one irrigates his field, before the poor have entered it. Shebi. II, 10 מְרַבְּצִין בעפר לבן Y. ed. (Mish. a. Bab. ed. מַרְבִּיצִין) you may (in the Sabbatical year) irrigate ‘blank soil (a vegetable or grain field, v. לָבָן); Y. ib. 34b; Y.M. Kat. I, 80c; Bab. ib. 6b מרביצין שדהוכ׳. Tosef. ib. I, 2 מרצפין (corr. acc.); a. e.Esp. to sprinkle (a floor in order to lay the dust). Snh.VII, 6 המכבד והמרבץ he who sweeps or sprinkles (before an idol); Yalk. Ex. 348 והמרביץ. Y.Sabb.II, end, 5c; Bab. ib. 95a מְרַבֶּצֶת ביתהוכ׳ may contrive to sprinkle her room on the Sabbath. Ib. הרוצה לרַבֵּץוכ׳ he who desires to sprinkle Y.Ber.VI, 10d, v. אֲלוּנְטִית II; a. fr.Tosef.Ab. Zar. IV (V), 11 ולא רִיבַּצְתִּי עליהםוכ׳ I sprinkled no liquids on them (the herbs, to keep them fresh). 2) (with תורה) to spread the Law, to teach. Y.Keth.XII, 35a ר׳ … יותרוכ׳ he spread the Law more (has had more pupils) than thou; Y.Kil.IX, 32b bot. B. Mets.85b לא רִיבַּצְתָּ, v. פִּלְפֵּל. Tem.16a (play on י̇ע̇ב̇ץ̇, v. יַעְבֵּץ) שי̇ע̇ץ וריב̇ץ̇וכ׳ he (Othniel) gave advice and taught the Law in Israel. M. Kat. 25a; a. fr. Hif. הִרְבִּיץ 1) to sprinkle, v. supra. Pesik. Par., p. 40b>; Pesik. R. s. 14; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 6 ומַרְבִּיצִין עליווכ׳ and they sprinkle water upon him, v. תְּזָוִית. 2) to cause to lie down. Pesik. R. s. 3 נפל … והִרְבִּיצָםוכ׳ he fell upon his face, and made them (his sons) lie down on their faces, and prayed. Gen. R. s. 41; s. 69, a. e., v. פְּלַטְיָא II h. Num. R. s. 1 (expl. ויסב, Ex. 13:18, cmp. סָבַב Hif.) שהִרְבִּיצָם … רבוציןוכ׳ he made them recline (at meals) like kings lying on their couches. Ib. הִרְבַּצְתִּיוכ׳, v. סִיגְמָטִין; Tanḥ. Bmidbar 2; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְרַבֵּץ to be besprinkled. Sabb. l. c. ונמצא … מִתְרַבֵּץ מאליו and thus the room is sprinkled of itself.

רָבַץ(b. h.; cmp. רבע) to lie down, esp. to break down under a load. B. Mets.33a, v. רַבְצָן.Part. pass. רָבוּץ; f. רְבוּצָה a) lying. Y.B. Kam.VII, end, 6a שמא ראוהור׳ perhaps they saw him in the act of slaughtering after the ox was laid down, opp. ראוהו מושך they saw him pull the ox into the woods to kill him. Y.Naz.V, 54c ר׳ lying, opp. עומד. Ab. Zar.54a; Ḥull.40a היתה …ר׳וכ׳ if his neighbors beast was laid down before an idol (to be sacrificed). Y.R. Hash. II, beg. 57d ראיתיור׳ ביןוכ׳ I saw it (the moon, like an animal) lying between two rocks; Tosef. ib. I, 15 רוֹבֵץ; Bab. ib. 22b. Num. R. s. 1, beg., v. infra.b) horizontal. Lev. R. s. 14 בהמה …ר׳וכ׳ the quadruped walks with her body in a horizontal position, … but woman walks erect; Yalk. Lev. 546; Tanḥ. Thazr. 3 הבהמה … והולדר׳וכ׳ the animal walks and her embryo lies horizontally, opp. זקוף. Pi. רִיבֵּץ 1) (cmp. רְבִיעָה) to irrigate by sprinkling, contrad. to השקה. Y.Peah V, 19a top; Tosef. ib. II, 20 המְרַבֵּץ את שדהווכ׳ (ed. Zuck. המַרְבִּיץ) if one irrigates his field, before the poor have entered it. Shebi. II, 10 מְרַבְּצִין בעפר לבן Y. ed. (Mish. a. Bab. ed. מַרְבִּיצִין) you may (in the Sabbatical year) irrigate ‘blank soil (a vegetable or grain field, v. לָבָן); Y. ib. 34b; Y.M. Kat. I, 80c; Bab. ib. 6b מרביצין שדהוכ׳. Tosef. ib. I, 2 מרצפין (corr. acc.); a. e.Esp. to sprinkle (a floor in order to lay the dust). Snh.VII, 6 המכבד והמרבץ he who sweeps or sprinkles (before an idol); Yalk. Ex. 348 והמרביץ. Y.Sabb.II, end, 5c; Bab. ib. 95a מְרַבֶּצֶת ביתהוכ׳ may contrive to sprinkle her room on the Sabbath. Ib. הרוצה לרַבֵּץוכ׳ he who desires to sprinkle Y.Ber.VI, 10d, v. אֲלוּנְטִית II; a. fr.Tosef.Ab. Zar. IV (V), 11 ולא רִיבַּצְתִּי עליהםוכ׳ I sprinkled no liquids on them (the herbs, to keep them fresh). 2) (with תורה) to spread the Law, to teach. Y.Keth.XII, 35a ר׳ … יותרוכ׳ he spread the Law more (has had more pupils) than thou; Y.Kil.IX, 32b bot. B. Mets.85b לא רִיבַּצְתָּ, v. פִּלְפֵּל. Tem.16a (play on י̇ע̇ב̇ץ̇, v. יַעְבֵּץ) שי̇ע̇ץ וריב̇ץ̇וכ׳ he (Othniel) gave advice and taught the Law in Israel. M. Kat. 25a; a. fr. Hif. הִרְבִּיץ 1) to sprinkle, v. supra. Pesik. Par., p. 40b>; Pesik. R. s. 14; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 6 ומַרְבִּיצִין עליווכ׳ and they sprinkle water upon him, v. תְּזָוִית. 2) to cause to lie down. Pesik. R. s. 3 נפל … והִרְבִּיצָםוכ׳ he fell upon his face, and made them (his sons) lie down on their faces, and prayed. Gen. R. s. 41; s. 69, a. e., v. פְּלַטְיָא II h. Num. R. s. 1 (expl. ויסב, Ex. 13:18, cmp. סָבַב Hif.) שהִרְבִּיצָם … רבוציןוכ׳ he made them recline (at meals) like kings lying on their couches. Ib. הִרְבַּצְתִּיוכ׳, v. סִיגְמָטִין; Tanḥ. Bmidbar 2; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְרַבֵּץ to be besprinkled. Sabb. l. c. ונמצא … מִתְרַבֵּץ מאליו and thus the room is sprinkled of itself.

זוּזָאI ch. sam(זוז II the glittering). Targ. 1 Sam. 9:8 (h. text ובע שקל).Kidd.12a קום כ״ד בז׳ twenty four Isar went on a Zuz: when the Isar was reduced, קום ל״ב ז׳ thirty two Isar went Sabb.66b ז׳ חיורא a new silver coin; Pes.74b, v. זְגוּגִיתָא. Ḥag.5a (prov.) ז׳ לעללאוכ׳ a Zuz for provision is not on hand, but for (saving from) hanging it is, i. e. charity often waits for the extremest distress. B. Kam.11a (prov.) כשורא במתא בז׳וכ׳ a joist in town costs a Zuz, a joist in the woods the same, i. e. the cost of transportation has no influence on the price; a. fr.Pl. זוּזִין, זוּזֵי; also in gen. money. Targ. II Esth. 1:8; a. e.Ḥag.9b. B. Mets.63b אי הוו לי ז׳וכ׳ if I had money. Ib. ז׳ דאינשיוכ׳ peoples money does the brokership for them (with cash in hand you need no broker); a. fr.Ib. 65b זוּזָאַי the money due to me.Keth.65b; 67a ז׳ פשבטי (= ז׳ מדינה) country Zuz, one eighth of the town Zuz (or Tyrian) in value; (v. Zuckerman Münzen, Jahresber. des Jüd. Theol. Seminars, Breslau 1862, p. 6; p. 2 4).

זוּזָאI ch. sam(זוז II the glittering). Targ. 1 Sam. 9:8 (h. text ובע שקל).Kidd.12a קום כ״ד בז׳ twenty four Isar went on a Zuz: when the Isar was reduced, קום ל״ב ז׳ thirty two Isar went Sabb.66b ז׳ חיורא a new silver coin; Pes.74b, v. זְגוּגִיתָא. Ḥag.5a (prov.) ז׳ לעללאוכ׳ a Zuz for provision is not on hand, but for (saving from) hanging it is, i. e. charity often waits for the extremest distress. B. Kam.11a (prov.) כשורא במתא בז׳וכ׳ a joist in town costs a Zuz, a joist in the woods the same, i. e. the cost of transportation has no influence on the price; a. fr.Pl. זוּזִין, זוּזֵי; also in gen. money. Targ. II Esth. 1:8; a. e.Ḥag.9b. B. Mets.63b אי הוו לי ז׳וכ׳ if I had money. Ib. ז׳ דאינשיוכ׳ peoples money does the brokership for them (with cash in hand you need no broker); a. fr.Ib. 65b זוּזָאַי the money due to me.Keth.65b; 67a ז׳ פשבטי (= ז׳ מדינה) country Zuz, one eighth of the town Zuz (or Tyrian) in value; (v. Zuckerman Münzen, Jahresber. des Jüd. Theol. Seminars, Breslau 1862, p. 6; p. 2 4).

טָמַן(b. h.; cmp. preced.) to hide, store away, preserve, esp. to keep dishes warm for the Sabbath. Sabb.II, 7 טוֹמְנִין את החמין you may put warm dishes in the chafing stove Ib. IV, 1; a. fr.Makhsh. I, 6 הטומן פירותיווכ׳ if one hides his fruits in water against thieves.Koh. R. to X, 8 שהוא ט׳וכ׳ that he buried it there; a. e.Part. pass. טָמוּן. B. Kam.5b, a. e. נזקי ט׳ באש damage caused to things hidden in a pile to which fire was set. Gen. R. s. 68 היה ט׳וכ׳ he (Jacob) was hiding (before Esau) in the house of Eber; Meg.17a מוּטְמָן (Ms. M. נטמן, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); a. fr. Nif. נִטְמָן to be hidden, to hide ones self, to be stored up. Ib. שנ׳ בבית עבר, v. supra. Lev. R. s. 3 ויִטָּמְנוּד״ת בפיך and the words of the Law shall be stored up in thy mouth. Pesik. R. s. 4 נ׳ במערה sought protection in a cave; a. e. Hif. הִטְמִין 1) to hide, keep. B. Kam.61b שדרכם להַטְמִיןוכ׳ which it is customary to hide in the stack. B. Mets.61b לא יַטְמִין … במלח he must not keep his weights in salt (by which they gain in weight); a. fr.Part. pass. מוּטְמָן, v. supra. 2) to hide ones self, lie in wait. B. Kam.79b ראוהו שה׳וכ׳ if he has been seen hiding himself in the woods (waiting for a chance to steal).

טָמַן(b. h.; cmp. preced.) to hide, store away, preserve, esp. to keep dishes warm for the Sabbath. Sabb.II, 7 טוֹמְנִין את החמין you may put warm dishes in the chafing stove Ib. IV, 1; a. fr.Makhsh. I, 6 הטומן פירותיווכ׳ if one hides his fruits in water against thieves.Koh. R. to X, 8 שהוא ט׳וכ׳ that he buried it there; a. e.Part. pass. טָמוּן. B. Kam.5b, a. e. נזקי ט׳ באש damage caused to things hidden in a pile to which fire was set. Gen. R. s. 68 היה ט׳וכ׳ he (Jacob) was hiding (before Esau) in the house of Eber; Meg.17a מוּטְמָן (Ms. M. נטמן, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); a. fr. Nif. נִטְמָן to be hidden, to hide ones self, to be stored up. Ib. שנ׳ בבית עבר, v. supra. Lev. R. s. 3 ויִטָּמְנוּד״ת בפיך and the words of the Law shall be stored up in thy mouth. Pesik. R. s. 4 נ׳ במערה sought protection in a cave; a. e. Hif. הִטְמִין 1) to hide, keep. B. Kam.61b שדרכם להַטְמִיןוכ׳ which it is customary to hide in the stack. B. Mets.61b לא יַטְמִין … במלח he must not keep his weights in salt (by which they gain in weight); a. fr.Part. pass. מוּטְמָן, v. supra. 2) to hide ones self, lie in wait. B. Kam.79b ראוהו שה׳וכ׳ if he has been seen hiding himself in the woods (waiting for a chance to steal).

זְרִיקְתָּא, זִירְקְתָאf. ( זרק) that which is thrown off, pickings in the woods, used as fuel. Targ. Is. 33:4 זריק׳ ed. Lag. (oth. ed. זִירְקְ׳, זִרְקְ׳; h. text גֵּבִים, cmp. גְּבָבָה); v. אֲזִי.

זְרִיקְתָּא, זִירְקְתָאf. ( זרק) that which is thrown off, pickings in the woods, used as fuel. Targ. Is. 33:4 זריק׳ ed. Lag. (oth. ed. זִירְקְ׳, זִרְקְ׳; h. text גֵּבִים, cmp. גְּבָבָה); v. אֲזִי.

זְרִיקְתָּא, זִירְקְתָאf. ( זרק) that which is thrown off, pickings in the woods, used as fuel. Targ. Is. 33:4 זריק׳ ed. Lag. (oth. ed. זִירְקְ׳, זִרְקְ׳; h. text גֵּבִים, cmp. גְּבָבָה); v. אֲזִי.

בָּקַע(b. h.; √בק, v. בְּקָא) 1) to split, chop; to break through. B. Mets.99a בָּ׳ בו; (Kidd.47b בִּיקַּע) if he chopped wood with it. Gen. R. s. 55, end; Koh. R. to X, 9; II, 23, v. בְּקִיעָה. Ex. R. s. 21 אני בוֹקֵעַ להםוכ׳ I am going to split the sea for them; a. fr.Lam. R. to II, 2 כקעו בחיילותיווכ׳ broke through the lines of N.s armies; Y.Taan.IV, 69b top ברחו לתוך. 2) to cross, make a short cut, pass over. Y.Pes.I, 27b bot. חצר שהרבים בּוֹקְעִיןוכ׳ a court which people use for crossing. Erub.16b; Sabb.101b (a low wall) שהגדייםוכ׳ ב׳ over which the kids pass; v. בִּקְעָה. 3) (cmp. בִּצְבֵּץ) to break through the ground, esp. as a legal fiction for a levitical impurity the cause of which is underground, but which affects the things above and beneath. Ohol. VI, 6 טומאה בּוֹקַעַתוכ׳ the impurity breaks through the ground and rises, and breaks through and goes down; a. fr.Koh. R. III, 16 היה הדם בו׳ ועולה the blood broke through and rose. Midr. Till. to Ps. 78:45 ב׳ את הצור, ב׳ בצור break through (take root in) the rock; a. fr. Nif. נִבְקַע to be split, to burst open. Ib. הסיפין נבקעיןוכ׳ the door sells were burst before them. Ib. נ׳ הספל מאליו the vessel went to pieces of itself. Gen. R. s. 55, end זכה להִבָּקַע היםוכ׳ he was rewarded by the sea being divided before the children of Israel. Ḥull.14b שמא יִבָּקַע הנוד the wine bottle may burst; a. fr. Pi. בִּקַּע, בִּיקַּע 1) to split, chop, tear. Kidd.47b, v. supra. Y.Bets. I, 60a bot.; Y.Ab. Zar. II, 41c bot. שביקעו (שבקעו) להםוכ׳ of whose flocks the wolves had torn more than Bets.IV, 3 אין מְבַקְּעִיןוכ׳ one must not split woods (on Holy Days) etc. Sifré Deut. 183 (ref. to Deut. 19:5) מן העץ המְבַקֵּעַ from the splitting wood (the handle), opp. העץ המִתְבַּקֵּעַ the split wood (the tree). Tanḥ. Vayetse 9 בַּקְּעִיוכ׳ chop thou Part. pass. מְבוּקָּע. Ab. Zar.65b מְבוּקָּעוֹת grapes burst open. 2) to jam in, wedge. Sabb.67b המְבַקַּעַת ביצים (Rashi Var. המקבעת, Ms. M. עצים) one who squeezes egg-shells (a superstitious practice; Tosef. ib. VI (VII), 18 הנותנת בצים … בכותל). Hif. הִבְקִיעַ 1) to cut, clear. Shebi. IV, 5 המַבְקִיעַ בזתיםוכ׳ he who cuts olive-trees down (in the Sabbath year) must not cover the stump with ground. 2) to lead a line crosswise. Y.Kil.III, 28d top להַבְקִיעַוכ׳ to plant four rows across a valley from end to end. Hithpa. הִתְבַּקֵּעַ to be split; to burst, break. Sifré Deut. 183, v. supra.Sabb.XVI, 5. Cant. R. to vi, 4.

בָּקַע(b. h.; √בק, v. בְּקָא) 1) to split, chop; to break through. B. Mets.99a בָּ׳ בו; (Kidd.47b בִּיקַּע) if he chopped wood with it. Gen. R. s. 55, end; Koh. R. to X, 9; II, 23, v. בְּקִיעָה. Ex. R. s. 21 אני בוֹקֵעַ להםוכ׳ I am going to split the sea for them; a. fr.Lam. R. to II, 2 כקעו בחיילותיווכ׳ broke through the lines of N.s armies; Y.Taan.IV, 69b top ברחו לתוך. 2) to cross, make a short cut, pass over. Y.Pes.I, 27b bot. חצר שהרבים בּוֹקְעִיןוכ׳ a court which people use for crossing. Erub.16b; Sabb.101b (a low wall) שהגדייםוכ׳ ב׳ over which the kids pass; v. בִּקְעָה. 3) (cmp. בִּצְבֵּץ) to break through the ground, esp. as a legal fiction for a levitical impurity the cause of which is underground, but which affects the things above and beneath. Ohol. VI, 6 טומאה בּוֹקַעַתוכ׳ the impurity breaks through the ground and rises, and breaks through and goes down; a. fr.Koh. R. III, 16 היה הדם בו׳ ועולה the blood broke through and rose. Midr. Till. to Ps. 78:45 ב׳ את הצור, ב׳ בצור break through (take root in) the rock; a. fr. Nif. נִבְקַע to be split, to burst open. Ib. הסיפין נבקעיןוכ׳ the door sells were burst before them. Ib. נ׳ הספל מאליו the vessel went to pieces of itself. Gen. R. s. 55, end זכה להִבָּקַע היםוכ׳ he was rewarded by the sea being divided before the children of Israel. Ḥull.14b שמא יִבָּקַע הנוד the wine bottle may burst; a. fr. Pi. בִּקַּע, בִּיקַּע 1) to split, chop, tear. Kidd.47b, v. supra. Y.Bets. I, 60a bot.; Y.Ab. Zar. II, 41c bot. שביקעו (שבקעו) להםוכ׳ of whose flocks the wolves had torn more than Bets.IV, 3 אין מְבַקְּעִיןוכ׳ one must not split woods (on Holy Days) etc. Sifré Deut. 183 (ref. to Deut. 19:5) מן העץ המְבַקֵּעַ from the splitting wood (the handle), opp. העץ המִתְבַּקֵּעַ the split wood (the tree). Tanḥ. Vayetse 9 בַּקְּעִיוכ׳ chop thou Part. pass. מְבוּקָּע. Ab. Zar.65b מְבוּקָּעוֹת grapes burst open. 2) to jam in, wedge. Sabb.67b המְבַקַּעַת ביצים (Rashi Var. המקבעת, Ms. M. עצים) one who squeezes egg-shells (a superstitious practice; Tosef. ib. VI (VII), 18 הנותנת בצים … בכותל). Hif. הִבְקִיעַ 1) to cut, clear. Shebi. IV, 5 המַבְקִיעַ בזתיםוכ׳ he who cuts olive-trees down (in the Sabbath year) must not cover the stump with ground. 2) to lead a line crosswise. Y.Kil.III, 28d top להַבְקִיעַוכ׳ to plant four rows across a valley from end to end. Hithpa. הִתְבַּקֵּעַ to be split; to burst, break. Sifré Deut. 183, v. supra.Sabb.XVI, 5. Cant. R. to vi, 4.

פָּסַגPi. פִּסֵּג 1) to divide, branch off; denom. פְּסִיגָה. Par. XI, 9 מְפַסְּגֹו ואוגדו he severs the stalks of hyssop and ties them; פְּסָגֹו ולא אגדו if he severed, but failed to tie them. 2) (denom. of פְּסִיגָה) to cut off sprays, to thin. B. Kam. 119b מְכַּסְּגֵי אילנות ומפסגי גפנים (Ms. F. ומפסיקי; Ar. ומפסקי) those hired to thin trees or vines; (Tosef. ib. XI, 18 מפסקי גפנים only). M. Kat. 3a אין מְפַסְּגִין באילן you must not thin trees (during the festive week; Rashi: support the branches); a. e.Tosef.B. Mets. II, 28, v. infra. Hif. הִפְסִיג to cut ones way through branches, pass through woods, vineyards, trespass; to lead through thickets B. Kam.81b התועה … מַפְסִיג ויורד מפסיג ועולהוכ׳ if one loses his way in vineyards, he may cut his way through up and down ; הרואה … מפסיגוכ׳ he who sees a fellowman lost in vineyards, may make a way for him … until he brings him ; Tosef.B. Mets. II, 28 מְפַסְּגוֹ בשדותוכ׳ may lead him through fields and vineyards. Ib. הוא עצמו … מפסיגוכ׳ ed. Zuck. (ed. מפסג) he who is lost himself may make his way

פָּסַגPi. פִּסֵּג 1) to divide, branch off; denom. פְּסִיגָה. Par. XI, 9 מְפַסְּגֹו ואוגדו he severs the stalks of hyssop and ties them; פְּסָגֹו ולא אגדו if he severed, but failed to tie them. 2) (denom. of פְּסִיגָה) to cut off sprays, to thin. B. Kam. 119b מְכַּסְּגֵי אילנות ומפסגי גפנים (Ms. F. ומפסיקי; Ar. ומפסקי) those hired to thin trees or vines; (Tosef. ib. XI, 18 מפסקי גפנים only). M. Kat. 3a אין מְפַסְּגִין באילן you must not thin trees (during the festive week; Rashi: support the branches); a. e.Tosef.B. Mets. II, 28, v. infra. Hif. הִפְסִיג to cut ones way through branches, pass through woods, vineyards, trespass; to lead through thickets B. Kam.81b התועה … מַפְסִיג ויורד מפסיג ועולהוכ׳ if one loses his way in vineyards, he may cut his way through up and down ; הרואה … מפסיגוכ׳ he who sees a fellowman lost in vineyards, may make a way for him … until he brings him ; Tosef.B. Mets. II, 28 מְפַסְּגוֹ בשדותוכ׳ may lead him through fields and vineyards. Ib. הוא עצמו … מפסיגוכ׳ ed. Zuck. (ed. מפסג) he who is lost himself may make his way