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סְפֵקָא, סְפֵי׳ch. sam( סָפֶק m. (preced. wds.) doubt). Targ. Y. Lev. 8:15 סְפֵיק (סְפֵק) constr.Ber.3b מי איכא ס׳ קמיוכ׳ is there a doubt before God?; Gitt.6b. Ker.21a, a. e. כוי ס׳ הוא the Koy is a doubtful animal (as to classification), v. כּוֹי. Ib. אצטריך קרא למיסר ס׳ does it need a special intimation in the Biblical text to forbid the blood of an animal of doubtful classification?; Yoma 74b אצטריך קרא לרבויי ס׳ does it need an intimation in order to include an animal of doubtful classification (i. e. is it doubtful with God who revealed the Law)?; a. v. fr.(סְפֵק) סְפֵיק ס׳ the doubt of a doubt, double doubt. Ab. Zar.70a bot. הוי ליה ס׳ ס׳ it is a doubly doubtful case (first, whether a Jew or a gentile opened the cask, and secondly, if a gentile, whether he touched the wine). Keth.9a; a. fr.Pl. סְפֵקי, סְפֵי׳. Ḥull.18b דאפילו ס׳ דגברי גריס who records even the doubts as to the authorities of a Halakhah. Ib. 95b תליסר גמלי ס׳וכ׳ thirteen camel loads of questionable cases of trefah; a. e.

סְפֵקָא, סְפֵי׳ch. sam( סָפֶק m. (preced. wds.) doubt). Targ. Y. Lev. 8:15 סְפֵיק (סְפֵק) constr.Ber.3b מי איכא ס׳ קמיוכ׳ is there a doubt before God?; Gitt.6b. Ker.21a, a. e. כוי ס׳ הוא the Koy is a doubtful animal (as to classification), v. כּוֹי. Ib. אצטריך קרא למיסר ס׳ does it need a special intimation in the Biblical text to forbid the blood of an animal of doubtful classification?; Yoma 74b אצטריך קרא לרבויי ס׳ does it need an intimation in order to include an animal of doubtful classification (i. e. is it doubtful with God who revealed the Law)?; a. v. fr.(סְפֵק) סְפֵיק ס׳ the doubt of a doubt, double doubt. Ab. Zar.70a bot. הוי ליה ס׳ ס׳ it is a doubly doubtful case (first, whether a Jew or a gentile opened the cask, and secondly, if a gentile, whether he touched the wine). Keth.9a; a. fr.Pl. סְפֵקי, סְפֵי׳. Ḥull.18b דאפילו ס׳ דגברי גריס who records even the doubts as to the authorities of a Halakhah. Ib. 95b תליסר גמלי ס׳וכ׳ thirteen camel loads of questionable cases of trefah; a. e.

סְפֵקָא, סְפֵי׳ch. sam( סָפֶק m. (preced. wds.) doubt). Targ. Y. Lev. 8:15 סְפֵיק (סְפֵק) constr.Ber.3b מי איכא ס׳ קמיוכ׳ is there a doubt before God?; Gitt.6b. Ker.21a, a. e. כוי ס׳ הוא the Koy is a doubtful animal (as to classification), v. כּוֹי. Ib. אצטריך קרא למיסר ס׳ does it need a special intimation in the Biblical text to forbid the blood of an animal of doubtful classification?; Yoma 74b אצטריך קרא לרבויי ס׳ does it need an intimation in order to include an animal of doubtful classification (i. e. is it doubtful with God who revealed the Law)?; a. v. fr.(סְפֵק) סְפֵיק ס׳ the doubt of a doubt, double doubt. Ab. Zar.70a bot. הוי ליה ס׳ ס׳ it is a doubly doubtful case (first, whether a Jew or a gentile opened the cask, and secondly, if a gentile, whether he touched the wine). Keth.9a; a. fr.Pl. סְפֵקי, סְפֵי׳. Ḥull.18b דאפילו ס׳ דגברי גריס who records even the doubts as to the authorities of a Halakhah. Ib. 95b תליסר גמלי ס׳וכ׳ thirteen camel loads of questionable cases of trefah; a. e.

סְפֵקָא, סְפֵי׳ch. sam( סָפֶק m. (preced. wds.) doubt). Targ. Y. Lev. 8:15 סְפֵיק (סְפֵק) constr.Ber.3b מי איכא ס׳ קמיוכ׳ is there a doubt before God?; Gitt.6b. Ker.21a, a. e. כוי ס׳ הוא the Koy is a doubtful animal (as to classification), v. כּוֹי. Ib. אצטריך קרא למיסר ס׳ does it need a special intimation in the Biblical text to forbid the blood of an animal of doubtful classification?; Yoma 74b אצטריך קרא לרבויי ס׳ does it need an intimation in order to include an animal of doubtful classification (i. e. is it doubtful with God who revealed the Law)?; a. v. fr.(סְפֵק) סְפֵיק ס׳ the doubt of a doubt, double doubt. Ab. Zar.70a bot. הוי ליה ס׳ ס׳ it is a doubly doubtful case (first, whether a Jew or a gentile opened the cask, and secondly, if a gentile, whether he touched the wine). Keth.9a; a. fr.Pl. סְפֵקי, סְפֵי׳. Ḥull.18b דאפילו ס׳ דגברי גריס who records even the doubts as to the authorities of a Halakhah. Ib. 95b תליסר גמלי ס׳וכ׳ thirteen camel loads of questionable cases of trefah; a. e.

עָבַד(b. h.) ( to work) 1) to serve, work for. Gitt.IV, 5 עוֹבֵד את רבווכ׳ works one day for his master, and one for himself; a. fr. Esp. to do priestly service. Ḥull.24b אחיו הכהנים … לַעֲבוֹדוכ׳ his brother priests allow him not to serve, until he is twenty years of age. 2) to prepare; to till the ground; to dress (hides). Gen. R. s. 22 קין עובד אדמה Cain the tiller of the ground. Y.Ab. Zar. II, 41b bot. גוי עוֹבְדָן; Tosef. ib. IV (V), 10 עוֹבְדוֹ, v. דָּבַב I; (Bab. ib. 33a עיבדן). Y.Sabb.I, 4b top נתן כלים … ומצאו עובד בווכ׳ if one gave a gentile garments to wash, and found him working at them on the Sabbath; a. fr.Part. pass. עָבוּד, pl. עֲבוּדִין dressed, v. infra. 3) (v. עֲבוֹדָה) to use esp. for idolatrous purposes; to worship. Tem.VI, 1, v. infra. Ab. Zar. III, 7 (defining אשרה) כל שעוֹבְדִין אותה a tree which is itself worshipped (not one at which idolatrous rites are performed). Ib. הואיל … הן עובדין since they worship merely the image (under the tree). Snh.VII, 6 העובדע״ז אחד העובדוכ׳ he who worships an idol, whether he goes through the regular forms of that particular worship (v. ib. 60b), or sacrifices Ab. Zar. III, 5 העכומ״ז העובדיןוכ׳ as to idolaters that worship mountains and hills (as deities), they (the territories) may be used, but what is on them is forbidden. Ib. 45b אילן … ולבסוף עֲבָדוֹ if one planted a tree and afterwards made it a subject of worship. Ib. 46a ועוֹבְדֵיהֶן בסייף and those (Jews) who worship them are put to death by the sword; Tosef. ib. VI (VII), 8. Sabb.56b אילמלי לא … ולא עָבְדוּ ישראלע״א had David not listened to evil gossip (against Mephibosheth), … Israel would not have worshipped idols (under Jeroboam). Ib. 105b עד שיאמר לו עֲבוֹדע״ז until he (the tempter) finally tells him, worship idols; Tosef.B. Kam. IX, 31. Ḥull.13b נכרים שבח״ל לאו עוֹבְדֵיע״א הן gentiles outside of Palestine must not be considered as idolaters; a. v. fr. Nif. נֶעֱבַד 1) to be prepared, dressed. Tosef. B. Kam. l. c. עורות שאינן נֶעֱבָדִין ed. Zuck. (oth. ed. עֲבוּדִין) undressed hides; a. e. 2) to be used, esp. for illicit purposes; to be worshipped. Tem. l. c. המוקצה והנ׳ the animal designated for idolatrous purposes and the one used; expl. כל שעובדין אותו whatever they may use it for ((e. g. yoking the ox, shearing the sheep for the benefit of idolatrous temples). Ib. 28a נעבדה בהן עבירה an illicit act has been done with them (by coupling them); ib. לא נֵתְעַבְּדָה בה עבירה no sinful act has been done with it (by which to unfit it for the altar). Ab. Zar.46b יש נ׳ במחובר אצל גבוה does the law forbidding the use in divine worship of objects which have been used for idolatrous purposes include things fixed in the ground? Ib. יש שינוי בנ׳ does change of form restore to legitimate use objects otherwise forbidden on account of their use in connection with idolatry? a. fr. Nithpa. נַתְעַבֵּד same, v. supra. Hif. הֶעֱבִיד to enslave, oppress. Yalk. Ex. 162 הֶעֱבִידוֹ בכלוכ׳ he (Esau) oppressed him with all sorts of troubles. Pi. עִיבֵּד to prepare, esp. to dress hides. Sabb.VII, 2 (among the labors forbidden on the Sabbath) והמְעַבֵּד את עורו dressing the hide of the deer (to fit it for parchment). Ib. 75b חייב משום מעבד is guilty of a Sabbath offence coming under the category of tanning. Gitt.54b גוילין … לא עִיבַּדְתִּין לשמן I did not prepare the parchment sheets with the proper intention; a. fr.

עָבַד(b. h.) ( to work) 1) to serve, work for. Gitt.IV, 5 עוֹבֵד את רבווכ׳ works one day for his master, and one for himself; a. fr. Esp. to do priestly service. Ḥull.24b אחיו הכהנים … לַעֲבוֹדוכ׳ his brother priests allow him not to serve, until he is twenty years of age. 2) to prepare; to till the ground; to dress (hides). Gen. R. s. 22 קין עובד אדמה Cain the tiller of the ground. Y.Ab. Zar. II, 41b bot. גוי עוֹבְדָן; Tosef. ib. IV (V), 10 עוֹבְדוֹ, v. דָּבַב I; (Bab. ib. 33a עיבדן). Y.Sabb.I, 4b top נתן כלים … ומצאו עובד בווכ׳ if one gave a gentile garments to wash, and found him working at them on the Sabbath; a. fr.Part. pass. עָבוּד, pl. עֲבוּדִין dressed, v. infra. 3) (v. עֲבוֹדָה) to use esp. for idolatrous purposes; to worship. Tem.VI, 1, v. infra. Ab. Zar. III, 7 (defining אשרה) כל שעוֹבְדִין אותה a tree which is itself worshipped (not one at which idolatrous rites are performed). Ib. הואיל … הן עובדין since they worship merely the image (under the tree). Snh.VII, 6 העובדע״ז אחד העובדוכ׳ he who worships an idol, whether he goes through the regular forms of that particular worship (v. ib. 60b), or sacrifices Ab. Zar. III, 5 העכומ״ז העובדיןוכ׳ as to idolaters that worship mountains and hills (as deities), they (the territories) may be used, but what is on them is forbidden. Ib. 45b אילן … ולבסוף עֲבָדוֹ if one planted a tree and afterwards made it a subject of worship. Ib. 46a ועוֹבְדֵיהֶן בסייף and those (Jews) who worship them are put to death by the sword; Tosef. ib. VI (VII), 8. Sabb.56b אילמלי לא … ולא עָבְדוּ ישראלע״א had David not listened to evil gossip (against Mephibosheth), … Israel would not have worshipped idols (under Jeroboam). Ib. 105b עד שיאמר לו עֲבוֹדע״ז until he (the tempter) finally tells him, worship idols; Tosef.B. Kam. IX, 31. Ḥull.13b נכרים שבח״ל לאו עוֹבְדֵיע״א הן gentiles outside of Palestine must not be considered as idolaters; a. v. fr. Nif. נֶעֱבַד 1) to be prepared, dressed. Tosef. B. Kam. l. c. עורות שאינן נֶעֱבָדִין ed. Zuck. (oth. ed. עֲבוּדִין) undressed hides; a. e. 2) to be used, esp. for illicit purposes; to be worshipped. Tem. l. c. המוקצה והנ׳ the animal designated for idolatrous purposes and the one used; expl. כל שעובדין אותו whatever they may use it for ((e. g. yoking the ox, shearing the sheep for the benefit of idolatrous temples). Ib. 28a נעבדה בהן עבירה an illicit act has been done with them (by coupling them); ib. לא נֵתְעַבְּדָה בה עבירה no sinful act has been done with it (by which to unfit it for the altar). Ab. Zar.46b יש נ׳ במחובר אצל גבוה does the law forbidding the use in divine worship of objects which have been used for idolatrous purposes include things fixed in the ground? Ib. יש שינוי בנ׳ does change of form restore to legitimate use objects otherwise forbidden on account of their use in connection with idolatry? a. fr. Nithpa. נַתְעַבֵּד same, v. supra. Hif. הֶעֱבִיד to enslave, oppress. Yalk. Ex. 162 הֶעֱבִידוֹ בכלוכ׳ he (Esau) oppressed him with all sorts of troubles. Pi. עִיבֵּד to prepare, esp. to dress hides. Sabb.VII, 2 (among the labors forbidden on the Sabbath) והמְעַבֵּד את עורו dressing the hide of the deer (to fit it for parchment). Ib. 75b חייב משום מעבד is guilty of a Sabbath offence coming under the category of tanning. Gitt.54b גוילין … לא עִיבַּדְתִּין לשמן I did not prepare the parchment sheets with the proper intention; a. fr.

עַדm. (b. h.; עוּד) turn, continuation; (prep.) up to, until, during, while; in place of. B. Mets.87a; Snh.107b עד אברהם up to Abrahams time, v. זִקְנָה. B. Kam.55a עד שאתה שואלניוכ׳ during the time that, instead of asking me Gen. R. s. 58 עד שלא ישקיעוכ׳ before yet the Lord causes the sun of one righteous man to set, he causes that of another to rise. Kidd.29b עד כ׳ שנה until a person is twenty years old. Ib. 31a עד היכן כיבודוכ׳ how far does the duty of honoring parents go?; a. v. fr.Ber.26b (ref. to ib. IV, 1 ‘up to four hours) עד וָעַד בכללוכ׳ does it mean ‘up to, and that ‘up to included, i. e. including the whole fourth hour of the day, or excluding the fourth hour? Nidd.58b לימא בעד ועד בכלל קמיפלגי shall we say, their difference turns on the question whether ‘until is meant to include or to exclude the terminus? Ib. איכא עד ועד בכלל ואיכא עד ולא עד בכלל sometimes ‘until means inclusive of, and sometimes exclusive of. Ib. קמיפלגי בעד ועד דהכא they differ as to the meaning of the word ‘until in this case (in the Mishnah); a. fr.בַּעַד, בְּעַד (cmp. עֲבוּר) in behalf of, for, about. Midr. Till. to Ps. 4 וכי … הפונדק בַּעֲדֵינוּ (our w. missing in ed. Bub.) has that innkeeper opened his shop for the first time today, for our benefit? Ib. to Ps. 12 שאל בַּעֲדוֹוכ׳ he inquired about him, where is he?; a. e.וָעֶד, v. עוֹלָם.

עַדm. (b. h.; עוּד) turn, continuation; (prep.) up to, until, during, while; in place of. B. Mets.87a; Snh.107b עד אברהם up to Abrahams time, v. זִקְנָה. B. Kam.55a עד שאתה שואלניוכ׳ during the time that, instead of asking me Gen. R. s. 58 עד שלא ישקיעוכ׳ before yet the Lord causes the sun of one righteous man to set, he causes that of another to rise. Kidd.29b עד כ׳ שנה until a person is twenty years old. Ib. 31a עד היכן כיבודוכ׳ how far does the duty of honoring parents go?; a. v. fr.Ber.26b (ref. to ib. IV, 1 ‘up to four hours) עד וָעַד בכללוכ׳ does it mean ‘up to, and that ‘up to included, i. e. including the whole fourth hour of the day, or excluding the fourth hour? Nidd.58b לימא בעד ועד בכלל קמיפלגי shall we say, their difference turns on the question whether ‘until is meant to include or to exclude the terminus? Ib. איכא עד ועד בכלל ואיכא עד ולא עד בכלל sometimes ‘until means inclusive of, and sometimes exclusive of. Ib. קמיפלגי בעד ועד דהכא they differ as to the meaning of the word ‘until in this case (in the Mishnah); a. fr.בַּעַד, בְּעַד (cmp. עֲבוּר) in behalf of, for, about. Midr. Till. to Ps. 4 וכי … הפונדק בַּעֲדֵינוּ (our w. missing in ed. Bub.) has that innkeeper opened his shop for the first time today, for our benefit? Ib. to Ps. 12 שאל בַּעֲדוֹוכ׳ he inquired about him, where is he?; a. e.וָעֶד, v. עוֹלָם.

עֲרָבִיor עַרְבִי m. (b. h.) Arab; Arabian. Yeb.71a לאיתויי ע׳ מהול to include a circumcised Arab (as forbidden to partake of the Passover meal); a. fr.Pl. עַרְבִיִּים, עַרְבִיִּין. Ohol. XVIII, 10 אהלי הע׳ the tents of the (nomadic) Arabs. Kel. XXIV, 1, v. דִּיצָה; a. fr. Fem. עֲרָבִית or עַרְבִית; pl. עַרְבִיּוֹת. Sabb.VI, 6 ע׳ יוצאותוכ׳ (Jewish) Arabian women may go out (on the Sabbath) veiled.

עֲרָבִיor עַרְבִי m. (b. h.) Arab; Arabian. Yeb.71a לאיתויי ע׳ מהול to include a circumcised Arab (as forbidden to partake of the Passover meal); a. fr.Pl. עַרְבִיִּים, עַרְבִיִּין. Ohol. XVIII, 10 אהלי הע׳ the tents of the (nomadic) Arabs. Kel. XXIV, 1, v. דִּיצָה; a. fr. Fem. עֲרָבִית or עַרְבִית; pl. עַרְבִיּוֹת. Sabb.VI, 6 ע׳ יוצאותוכ׳ (Jewish) Arabian women may go out (on the Sabbath) veiled.

פָּטַר(b. h.) 1) to break through, open. Bekh.VIII, 1 (46a) (ref. to Ex. 13:2) עד שיִפְטְרוּ רחם מישראל (not שיפטרוה) provided they open the womb when the mother is an Israelite (although she conceived before her conversion); ib. 47a. 2) to send off, discharge, dismiss. Keth.XIII, 5, a. fr. או כנוס או פְּטוֹר (the betrothed has a right to say) either marry or release (me by divorce). Gitt.VI, 5 פִּטְרוּהָ … לא אמר כלום if one says to friends, ‘release her … he has said nothing (they are not authorized to write a letter of divorce, as it might mean, release her of her debts); ib. 65b ר׳ נתן אומר פַּטְּרוּהָ דבריו קיימין פִּיטָרוּהָ לא אמר כלום R. N. says, if he said paṭṭruha (Pi.), his words stand (a divorce is meant), but if he says piṭruha ( Kal) Ib. ר׳ נתן דבבלאה … בין פיטרוה לפטרוהוכ׳ R. N. who is a Babylonian, draws a distinction between piṭruha and paṭṭruha; our Tannai (in the Mishnah) being a Palestinian does not Ib. VIII, 4. פּוֹטֵר … בגט ישן a man may divorce his wife with an old letter of divorce (having been closeted with her after he had written it); Tosef. ib. VIII (VI), 3 אינו פוטרוכ׳ he must not divorce with an old letter, in order that the letter of divorce may not date farther back than (the conception of) her child; a. fr. 3) to dismiss, give leave, let go. Sot.IX, 6 ופְטַרְנוּהוּ בלא מזון and we let him (the stranger) go without provision. Midr. Till. to Ps. 91 מי גרול הפּוֹטֵר או הנִפְטָר which is the superior of the two? he who gives leave, or he who takes leave? Ib. (ref. to Gen. 32:27) הרי יעקב פוטר למלאך behold, Jacob gives leave to the angel; a. fr. 4) (law) to discharge, acquit; (ritual) to exempt from obligation, to declare free from punishment, eventually from sacrificial atonement, opp. חִיֵּיב. Erub.65a יכול אני לִפְטוֹרוכ׳ I can (by my plea) release from judgment the whole world (all Israelites) from the destruction of the Temple to the present time, for we read (Is. 51:21), Hear now this, thou afflicted and drunken (a drunken person is irresponsible); ib. מאי יכולני לפטור נמי מדין תפלה this ‘I can release means also from responsibility for neglect of prayer (the drunken not being permitted to pray). Succ.45b. Sabb.II, 5 ר׳ יוסי פוטר בכלןוכ׳ R. J. declares (him that did it) free from punishment or eventual sacrifice in all those cases, except Ker.IV, 2 ר׳ יהושע פוטר R. J. absolves him from bringing a sin-offering, opp. מחייב חטאת. Snh.V, 5 אם מצאו לו זכות פְּטָרוּהוּ if they found evidence in his favor, they (the court) acquitted him; a. v. fr.Trnsf. to cause exemption; to cover, include. Ber.VI, 5 ברך על היין … פ׳ את הייןוכ׳ if he recited the blessing over wine before the meal, he has therewith exempted the wine offered after the meal (from an additional blessing). Ib. 7 מברך על העיקר ופוטר את הטפלה he says the blessing over the chief dish, and with this he covers that which goes with it (v. טְפֵלָה). Yeb.I, 1 חמש … פּוֹטְרוֹת צרותיהן fifteen women (of various kinship with the yabam, by which he is prevented from marrying any of them) cover their rivals (making them free from dependence on the yabam for marriage or discharge); a. fr.Part. pass. פָּטוּר; f. פְּטוּרָה; pl. פְּטוּרִים, פְּטוּרִין; פְּטוּרוֹת (is, are) exempt, free, opp. חַיָּיב. Peah I, 6 ופ׳ מן המעשרותוכ׳ and he need not give the tithes, until B. Mets.VIII, 1 פ׳ (sub. מלשלם) he is free from indemnity. Ib. VII, 10 מתנה … להיות פ׳ משבועה may have an agreement to be eventually exempt from making oath; להיות פ׳ מלשלם to be exempt from responsibility. Kidd.I, 7 כל מצות הבן על האב … ונשים פ׳ to all paternal duties men are bound, but women (mothers) are exempt from them. Yeb.I, 2 כשם שבתו פ׳ כך צרתה פ׳ as well as his (the yabams) daughter is exempt (from the law of levirate marriage, because the yabam cannot marry her), so her rival is exempt; a. v. fr. Pi. פִּיטֵּר to dismiss; to divorce. Gitt.65b, v. supra. Kidd.31b פַּטְּרוּנִי dismiss (escort) me; a. e. Nif. נִפְטָר, Hithpa. הִתְפַטֵּר 1) to be exempted, freed. Bekh.II, 1 לא נִפְטְרוּ מבכורוכ׳ they (the Levites) have not been exempted from consecrating the firstborn of clean animals, but only from redeeming their firstborn sons and the firstborn of asses; a. e. 2) to be dismissed, take leave, depart. Yoma I, 5 נפטרו והלכו להם they took leave and went. Sot.IX, 5. Ber.64a הנ׳ מחבירווכ׳ he who leaves his friend (after escorting him a distance) must not say, ‘go in peace, but, ‘go to peace; הנ׳ מן המתוכ׳ he who takes leave of the dead (after burial) Ib. 31a; Erub.64a לא יִפָּטֵר אדםוכ׳ one must not leave a friend otherwise than with a word of tradition (on legal or religious subjects), by which he may remember him; a. fr.Esp. to depart this world, to die. Ber.17a גדל בשם טוב ונ׳ בשם טוב מן העולם who grew (lived) with a good name, and left the world with a good name. Tem.16a בשעהשנ׳ משה רבינו לגן עדן when Moses our teacher was to depart for paradise. Gen. R. s. 96; a. fr.Yalk. Koh. 989 בשעה … מִתְפַּטְּרִיםוכ׳ when the children are dismissed from school. Hif. הִפְטִיר 1) to discard; ה׳ בשפה to discard with the lip, to spurn. Pesik. R. s. 37 מחרקין … ומַפְטִירִים בשפתותיהם gnashed their teeth … and spurned with their lips (ref. to Ps. 22:8). Treat. Der. Er. ch. 2 מפְטִירֵי שפה (= מפטירין בשפה). 2) to dismiss, adjourn a meeting. Y.Ber.IV, 7d top הַפְטֵר את העם dismiss the people (adjourn the meeting). M. Kat. 5b, v. בָּכָה. Ḥull.51a מַפְטִיר כנסיות one who dismisses the assemblies, janitor, v. כְּנֶסֶת.Pes.X, 8, v. אֶפִּיקוֹמָן; a. e. 3) ( to recite before dismissal, to conclude the reading from the Law by reading a portion of the Prophets, to read the Hafṭarah (v. הַפְטָרָה). Meg.IV, 1 בשני … ואין מַפְטִירִין בנביא on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturday afternoons three persons read from the Law …, and we do not close with a lesson from the Prophets. Ib. 5 המפטיר בנביא הואוכ׳ he who concludes with the prophetic lesson (being the last of those called up) has the privilege of, v. פָּרַס; a. fr.

פָּטַר(b. h.) 1) to break through, open. Bekh.VIII, 1 (46a) (ref. to Ex. 13:2) עד שיִפְטְרוּ רחם מישראל (not שיפטרוה) provided they open the womb when the mother is an Israelite (although she conceived before her conversion); ib. 47a. 2) to send off, discharge, dismiss. Keth.XIII, 5, a. fr. או כנוס או פְּטוֹר (the betrothed has a right to say) either marry or release (me by divorce). Gitt.VI, 5 פִּטְרוּהָ … לא אמר כלום if one says to friends, ‘release her … he has said nothing (they are not authorized to write a letter of divorce, as it might mean, release her of her debts); ib. 65b ר׳ נתן אומר פַּטְּרוּהָ דבריו קיימין פִּיטָרוּהָ לא אמר כלום R. N. says, if he said paṭṭruha (Pi.), his words stand (a divorce is meant), but if he says piṭruha ( Kal) Ib. ר׳ נתן דבבלאה … בין פיטרוה לפטרוהוכ׳ R. N. who is a Babylonian, draws a distinction between piṭruha and paṭṭruha; our Tannai (in the Mishnah) being a Palestinian does not Ib. VIII, 4. פּוֹטֵר … בגט ישן a man may divorce his wife with an old letter of divorce (having been closeted with her after he had written it); Tosef. ib. VIII (VI), 3 אינו פוטרוכ׳ he must not divorce with an old letter, in order that the letter of divorce may not date farther back than (the conception of) her child; a. fr. 3) to dismiss, give leave, let go. Sot.IX, 6 ופְטַרְנוּהוּ בלא מזון and we let him (the stranger) go without provision. Midr. Till. to Ps. 91 מי גרול הפּוֹטֵר או הנִפְטָר which is the superior of the two? he who gives leave, or he who takes leave? Ib. (ref. to Gen. 32:27) הרי יעקב פוטר למלאך behold, Jacob gives leave to the angel; a. fr. 4) (law) to discharge, acquit; (ritual) to exempt from obligation, to declare free from punishment, eventually from sacrificial atonement, opp. חִיֵּיב. Erub.65a יכול אני לִפְטוֹרוכ׳ I can (by my plea) release from judgment the whole world (all Israelites) from the destruction of the Temple to the present time, for we read (Is. 51:21), Hear now this, thou afflicted and drunken (a drunken person is irresponsible); ib. מאי יכולני לפטור נמי מדין תפלה this ‘I can release means also from responsibility for neglect of prayer (the drunken not being permitted to pray). Succ.45b. Sabb.II, 5 ר׳ יוסי פוטר בכלןוכ׳ R. J. declares (him that did it) free from punishment or eventual sacrifice in all those cases, except Ker.IV, 2 ר׳ יהושע פוטר R. J. absolves him from bringing a sin-offering, opp. מחייב חטאת. Snh.V, 5 אם מצאו לו זכות פְּטָרוּהוּ if they found evidence in his favor, they (the court) acquitted him; a. v. fr.Trnsf. to cause exemption; to cover, include. Ber.VI, 5 ברך על היין … פ׳ את הייןוכ׳ if he recited the blessing over wine before the meal, he has therewith exempted the wine offered after the meal (from an additional blessing). Ib. 7 מברך על העיקר ופוטר את הטפלה he says the blessing over the chief dish, and with this he covers that which goes with it (v. טְפֵלָה). Yeb.I, 1 חמש … פּוֹטְרוֹת צרותיהן fifteen women (of various kinship with the yabam, by which he is prevented from marrying any of them) cover their rivals (making them free from dependence on the yabam for marriage or discharge); a. fr.Part. pass. פָּטוּר; f. פְּטוּרָה; pl. פְּטוּרִים, פְּטוּרִין; פְּטוּרוֹת (is, are) exempt, free, opp. חַיָּיב. Peah I, 6 ופ׳ מן המעשרותוכ׳ and he need not give the tithes, until B. Mets.VIII, 1 פ׳ (sub. מלשלם) he is free from indemnity. Ib. VII, 10 מתנה … להיות פ׳ משבועה may have an agreement to be eventually exempt from making oath; להיות פ׳ מלשלם to be exempt from responsibility. Kidd.I, 7 כל מצות הבן על האב … ונשים פ׳ to all paternal duties men are bound, but women (mothers) are exempt from them. Yeb.I, 2 כשם שבתו פ׳ כך צרתה פ׳ as well as his (the yabams) daughter is exempt (from the law of levirate marriage, because the yabam cannot marry her), so her rival is exempt; a. v. fr. Pi. פִּיטֵּר to dismiss; to divorce. Gitt.65b, v. supra. Kidd.31b פַּטְּרוּנִי dismiss (escort) me; a. e. Nif. נִפְטָר, Hithpa. הִתְפַטֵּר 1) to be exempted, freed. Bekh.II, 1 לא נִפְטְרוּ מבכורוכ׳ they (the Levites) have not been exempted from consecrating the firstborn of clean animals, but only from redeeming their firstborn sons and the firstborn of asses; a. e. 2) to be dismissed, take leave, depart. Yoma I, 5 נפטרו והלכו להם they took leave and went. Sot.IX, 5. Ber.64a הנ׳ מחבירווכ׳ he who leaves his friend (after escorting him a distance) must not say, ‘go in peace, but, ‘go to peace; הנ׳ מן המתוכ׳ he who takes leave of the dead (after burial) Ib. 31a; Erub.64a לא יִפָּטֵר אדםוכ׳ one must not leave a friend otherwise than with a word of tradition (on legal or religious subjects), by which he may remember him; a. fr.Esp. to depart this world, to die. Ber.17a גדל בשם טוב ונ׳ בשם טוב מן העולם who grew (lived) with a good name, and left the world with a good name. Tem.16a בשעהשנ׳ משה רבינו לגן עדן when Moses our teacher was to depart for paradise. Gen. R. s. 96; a. fr.Yalk. Koh. 989 בשעה … מִתְפַּטְּרִיםוכ׳ when the children are dismissed from school. Hif. הִפְטִיר 1) to discard; ה׳ בשפה to discard with the lip, to spurn. Pesik. R. s. 37 מחרקין … ומַפְטִירִים בשפתותיהם gnashed their teeth … and spurned with their lips (ref. to Ps. 22:8). Treat. Der. Er. ch. 2 מפְטִירֵי שפה (= מפטירין בשפה). 2) to dismiss, adjourn a meeting. Y.Ber.IV, 7d top הַפְטֵר את העם dismiss the people (adjourn the meeting). M. Kat. 5b, v. בָּכָה. Ḥull.51a מַפְטִיר כנסיות one who dismisses the assemblies, janitor, v. כְּנֶסֶת.Pes.X, 8, v. אֶפִּיקוֹמָן; a. e. 3) ( to recite before dismissal, to conclude the reading from the Law by reading a portion of the Prophets, to read the Hafṭarah (v. הַפְטָרָה). Meg.IV, 1 בשני … ואין מַפְטִירִין בנביא on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturday afternoons three persons read from the Law …, and we do not close with a lesson from the Prophets. Ib. 5 המפטיר בנביא הואוכ׳ he who concludes with the prophetic lesson (being the last of those called up) has the privilege of, v. פָּרַס; a. fr.

פֶּקַעI m. (preced.) split, crack; that which bounds off, splinter, piece. Gen. R. s. 94 לא נמצא … לא קשר ולא פ׳ there was not in the timber either a knot or a crack; Cant. R. to I, 12. Pes.84b משום פ׳ because by exposure to the coal fire the bone might crack. Ib. 85a משום פ׳ by striking at the uncovered part of the bone a split may be created in the covered portion; a. e.Pl. פְּקָעִים, פְּקָעִין. Sifré Num. 124 (ref. to Num. 19:5) להביא את הפ׳ R. S. to Par. III, 9 (ed. הפְּקִיעִים; Yalk. Num. 761 הפּוֹקְעִין, v. פָּקַע) this is to include the fragments that jumped off (that they must be brought back aud burned).

פֶּקַעI m. (preced.) split, crack; that which bounds off, splinter, piece. Gen. R. s. 94 לא נמצא … לא קשר ולא פ׳ there was not in the timber either a knot or a crack; Cant. R. to I, 12. Pes.84b משום פ׳ because by exposure to the coal fire the bone might crack. Ib. 85a משום פ׳ by striking at the uncovered part of the bone a split may be created in the covered portion; a. e.Pl. פְּקָעִים, פְּקָעִין. Sifré Num. 124 (ref. to Num. 19:5) להביא את הפ׳ R. S. to Par. III, 9 (ed. הפְּקִיעִים; Yalk. Num. 761 הפּוֹקְעִין, v. פָּקַע) this is to include the fragments that jumped off (that they must be brought back aud burned).

צָבI m. (b. h.; צבב swell, be soft, cmp. צָבָה) a species of lizard. Sifra Shmini, ch. VI, Par. 5 (ref. to Lev. 11:29) (read:) הצב זה הצב למינהו לרבות מינים של צב tsab means the species of lizard, ‘after its kind is to include the sub-species of lizard; Ḥull.127a, v. חֲבַרְבָּר. Ib. נחש שהוא כרוך על הצב a serpent wound around (coupling with) a tsab. Ex. R. s. 15, end; a. e.Num. R. s. 12 (ref. to צב, Num. 7:3) אין צב אלא מצויירות צב tsab means here (wagons) painted in the colors of the lizard; Cant. R. to VI, 4 צוויינות, Yalk. Num. 713 צב מצויינות (corr. acc., and add צב).

צָבI m. (b. h.; צבב swell, be soft, cmp. צָבָה) a species of lizard. Sifra Shmini, ch. VI, Par. 5 (ref. to Lev. 11:29) (read:) הצב זה הצב למינהו לרבות מינים של צב tsab means the species of lizard, ‘after its kind is to include the sub-species of lizard; Ḥull.127a, v. חֲבַרְבָּר. Ib. נחש שהוא כרוך על הצב a serpent wound around (coupling with) a tsab. Ex. R. s. 15, end; a. e.Num. R. s. 12 (ref. to צב, Num. 7:3) אין צב אלא מצויירות צב tsab means here (wagons) painted in the colors of the lizard; Cant. R. to VI, 4 צוויינות, Yalk. Num. 713 צב מצויינות (corr. acc., and add צב).

צְמִיתוּתf. (b. h. צְמִיתֻת; צָמַת) irredeemable sale; לצ׳ absolutely, finally. Arakh.31b (ref. to Lev. 25:30) לצ׳ לחלוטין latstsmithuth means absolutely; ד״א לצ׳ … המתנהמ״ט צמית צ׳ another interpretation: latstsmithuth is an amplification serving to include a gift (to be final if not redeemed within a year); why? Because צמית would have sufficed to Indicate a final sale, and tsmithuth amplifies the scope of the law.

צְמִיתוּתf. (b. h. צְמִיתֻת; צָמַת) irredeemable sale; לצ׳ absolutely, finally. Arakh.31b (ref. to Lev. 25:30) לצ׳ לחלוטין latstsmithuth means absolutely; ד״א לצ׳ … המתנהמ״ט צמית צ׳ another interpretation: latstsmithuth is an amplification serving to include a gift (to be final if not redeemed within a year); why? Because צמית would have sufficed to Indicate a final sale, and tsmithuth amplifies the scope of the law.

צִנָּה, צִינָּהI f. (b. h.; v. צָנַן) polished buckler or cuirass (cmp. סַנְוַורְתָּא). Midr. Till, to Ps. 1 מנין …ת״לוכ׳ whence do we learn to include the fourth side (as protected)? We read (Ps. 5:13) ‘as with a cuirass Ib. to Ps. 35:2 וכי למגן וצ׳וכ׳ (ed. Bub.) do I need buckler and cuirass?; Yalk. ib. 722. Tanḥ. Naso, ed. Bub. 27 (ref. to Ps. 91:4) צ׳ אני נעשה לכל מי שהוא סוחר בתורה I am a cuirass to whosoever travels about with the Law; Yalk. Ps. 842; Tanḥ. Naso 23. Ex. R. s. 40 (ref. to צנן, Josh. 15:37) (read:) צנן שהוא צ׳ Jerusalem is surnamed Zenan, because it is a cuirass (the Temple being a protection): a. e.

צִנָּה, צִינָּהI f. (b. h.; v. צָנַן) polished buckler or cuirass (cmp. סַנְוַורְתָּא). Midr. Till, to Ps. 1 מנין …ת״לוכ׳ whence do we learn to include the fourth side (as protected)? We read (Ps. 5:13) ‘as with a cuirass Ib. to Ps. 35:2 וכי למגן וצ׳וכ׳ (ed. Bub.) do I need buckler and cuirass?; Yalk. ib. 722. Tanḥ. Naso, ed. Bub. 27 (ref. to Ps. 91:4) צ׳ אני נעשה לכל מי שהוא סוחר בתורה I am a cuirass to whosoever travels about with the Law; Yalk. Ps. 842; Tanḥ. Naso 23. Ex. R. s. 40 (ref. to צנן, Josh. 15:37) (read:) צנן שהוא צ׳ Jerusalem is surnamed Zenan, because it is a cuirass (the Temple being a protection): a. e.