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1 נטייה דקדוקית
inflection -
2 נקודת פיתול
inflection point -
3 הטיה
diversion, shunt, lurch, deflection, diffraction; bending, inclination, flection, flexion; inflection (grammar) ; bias -
4 הטייה
diversion, shunt, lurch, deflection, diffraction; bending, inclination, flection, flexion; inflection (grammar) ; bias -
5 בימוס
בִּימוּס, בִּימָסm. (an adaptation of βωμός, treated in inflection as a cacophemism = בי מיאוס, v. Tosef.Ab. Zar. V, 6, quot. bel., cmp. איצטריא; Syr. בומסא, Ch. בַּמְסָא, בִּימְסָא, בָּמֹוסָא) pedestal of idolatrous statuary. Ab. Zar. III, 7 a stone originally hewn לב׳ for an idols pedestal. Tosef. ib. V (VI), 8 ב׳ שנפגם a broken bomos, (contrad. to מזבח); Bab. ib. 53b bot. ב׳ אבןוכ׳ a bomos is made of one stone, an altar of several. Tosef. ib. VI, 10; a. fr.Y.B. Mets.X, end, 12c העלה על גבי ב׳, read דִּימֹוס.Pl. בִּימוּסָאֹות, בִּימוּסְיָאֹות, בִּימֹוסִיֹּות, בִּימְס׳. Ab. Zar.IV, 6 (53b) ב׳ של מלכים (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l., Mish. N. בומסיות) pedestals temporarily put up for the reception of princes (governors). Ib. 54a בימסיאות בשעת השמד Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) idolatrous pedestals (or altars) erected during (the Hadrianic) persecution, אע״פ שהשמד בטל אותן הב׳ לא ביטלו although the persecution has been repealed, they (the Romans) have not cancelled these altars; v. בָּטֵל Pi.Gen. R. s. 53, a. e. (some ed. בִּימָסֹות) altars. Tosef.Ab. Zar. V (VI), 6 בֵּי מוּסְיָיאֹות ed. Zuck. (Var. בימסיות). Ab. Zar.I, 7 (16a) בימוסיאות, בימסיות, read with Ms. M. a. Ar. דִּימֹוסְיָאֹות. -
6 בימס
בִּימוּס, בִּימָסm. (an adaptation of βωμός, treated in inflection as a cacophemism = בי מיאוס, v. Tosef.Ab. Zar. V, 6, quot. bel., cmp. איצטריא; Syr. בומסא, Ch. בַּמְסָא, בִּימְסָא, בָּמֹוסָא) pedestal of idolatrous statuary. Ab. Zar. III, 7 a stone originally hewn לב׳ for an idols pedestal. Tosef. ib. V (VI), 8 ב׳ שנפגם a broken bomos, (contrad. to מזבח); Bab. ib. 53b bot. ב׳ אבןוכ׳ a bomos is made of one stone, an altar of several. Tosef. ib. VI, 10; a. fr.Y.B. Mets.X, end, 12c העלה על גבי ב׳, read דִּימֹוס.Pl. בִּימוּסָאֹות, בִּימוּסְיָאֹות, בִּימֹוסִיֹּות, בִּימְס׳. Ab. Zar.IV, 6 (53b) ב׳ של מלכים (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l., Mish. N. בומסיות) pedestals temporarily put up for the reception of princes (governors). Ib. 54a בימסיאות בשעת השמד Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) idolatrous pedestals (or altars) erected during (the Hadrianic) persecution, אע״פ שהשמד בטל אותן הב׳ לא ביטלו although the persecution has been repealed, they (the Romans) have not cancelled these altars; v. בָּטֵל Pi.Gen. R. s. 53, a. e. (some ed. בִּימָסֹות) altars. Tosef.Ab. Zar. V (VI), 6 בֵּי מוּסְיָיאֹות ed. Zuck. (Var. בימסיות). Ab. Zar.I, 7 (16a) בימוסיאות, בימסיות, read with Ms. M. a. Ar. דִּימֹוסְיָאֹות. -
7 בִּימוּס
בִּימוּס, בִּימָסm. (an adaptation of βωμός, treated in inflection as a cacophemism = בי מיאוס, v. Tosef.Ab. Zar. V, 6, quot. bel., cmp. איצטריא; Syr. בומסא, Ch. בַּמְסָא, בִּימְסָא, בָּמֹוסָא) pedestal of idolatrous statuary. Ab. Zar. III, 7 a stone originally hewn לב׳ for an idols pedestal. Tosef. ib. V (VI), 8 ב׳ שנפגם a broken bomos, (contrad. to מזבח); Bab. ib. 53b bot. ב׳ אבןוכ׳ a bomos is made of one stone, an altar of several. Tosef. ib. VI, 10; a. fr.Y.B. Mets.X, end, 12c העלה על גבי ב׳, read דִּימֹוס.Pl. בִּימוּסָאֹות, בִּימוּסְיָאֹות, בִּימֹוסִיֹּות, בִּימְס׳. Ab. Zar.IV, 6 (53b) ב׳ של מלכים (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l., Mish. N. בומסיות) pedestals temporarily put up for the reception of princes (governors). Ib. 54a בימסיאות בשעת השמד Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) idolatrous pedestals (or altars) erected during (the Hadrianic) persecution, אע״פ שהשמד בטל אותן הב׳ לא ביטלו although the persecution has been repealed, they (the Romans) have not cancelled these altars; v. בָּטֵל Pi.Gen. R. s. 53, a. e. (some ed. בִּימָסֹות) altars. Tosef.Ab. Zar. V (VI), 6 בֵּי מוּסְיָיאֹות ed. Zuck. (Var. בימסיות). Ab. Zar.I, 7 (16a) בימוסיאות, בימסיות, read with Ms. M. a. Ar. דִּימֹוסְיָאֹות. -
8 בִּימָס
בִּימוּס, בִּימָסm. (an adaptation of βωμός, treated in inflection as a cacophemism = בי מיאוס, v. Tosef.Ab. Zar. V, 6, quot. bel., cmp. איצטריא; Syr. בומסא, Ch. בַּמְסָא, בִּימְסָא, בָּמֹוסָא) pedestal of idolatrous statuary. Ab. Zar. III, 7 a stone originally hewn לב׳ for an idols pedestal. Tosef. ib. V (VI), 8 ב׳ שנפגם a broken bomos, (contrad. to מזבח); Bab. ib. 53b bot. ב׳ אבןוכ׳ a bomos is made of one stone, an altar of several. Tosef. ib. VI, 10; a. fr.Y.B. Mets.X, end, 12c העלה על גבי ב׳, read דִּימֹוס.Pl. בִּימוּסָאֹות, בִּימוּסְיָאֹות, בִּימֹוסִיֹּות, בִּימְס׳. Ab. Zar.IV, 6 (53b) ב׳ של מלכים (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l., Mish. N. בומסיות) pedestals temporarily put up for the reception of princes (governors). Ib. 54a בימסיאות בשעת השמד Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) idolatrous pedestals (or altars) erected during (the Hadrianic) persecution, אע״פ שהשמד בטל אותן הב׳ לא ביטלו although the persecution has been repealed, they (the Romans) have not cancelled these altars; v. בָּטֵל Pi.Gen. R. s. 53, a. e. (some ed. בִּימָסֹות) altars. Tosef.Ab. Zar. V (VI), 6 בֵּי מוּסְיָיאֹות ed. Zuck. (Var. בימסיות). Ab. Zar.I, 7 (16a) בימוסיאות, בימסיות, read with Ms. M. a. Ar. דִּימֹוסְיָאֹות. -
9 חכם
חֲכַם, חֲכִים,also חַכִּים (adj. with verbal inflection) 1) to be wise, shrewd; to be learned. Targ. 1 Kings 5:11. Targ. O. Ex. 15:8 חֲכִימוּ (חַכִּ׳, h. text נערמו!). Targ. Is. 29:16; a. fr.Gitt.56b דחַכְמִיתוּוכ׳ that you are so wise. Taan.23b דנִיחְכִּים טובא that we may become well-learned; a. fr. 2) to recognize, to know, remember. Targ. Y. II Gen. 37:33 (some ed. חַכַּם Pa.).Targ. II Esth. 2:18; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 30 ח׳ אתוכ׳ doest thou know anything in favor of this man?Y.M. Kat. III, 83b top, v. בְּאַרY.Ber.II, 4d top וחַכְמִין אינון כלום do they (the dead) know anything?Y.Shek.VII, 50c bot. יֶחְכְּמוּן שפייא קיטריהון let the wine-dealers identify their knots (marks on the wine bottles). Y.Keth.V, 30a bot. (read:) חֲכִים אנא לחייתא דמילדא לי (or חַכִּים) I (as an infant) recognized the midwife that assisted at my birth (when she came to nurse my mother). Y.Ter.XI, end, 48b לא אנא ח׳ לאבא I never knew my father. Y. Ḥag.II, 78a top יַחְכּוּם shall select (Y.Snh.VI, 23a bot. יטול), v. זוֹגָא. 2) (euphem. = b. h. יָדַע) to sleep with. Targ. Y. Gen. 4:1 Ar. (ed. ידע). Targ. Y. II, ib. 20:16; a. e.Y.Maas. Sh. IV, 55b bot.; Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי ( חד כותאי 1) a. e. 3) to be clear, evident. Snh.42a, v. זָקֵן I. Pa. חַכֵּים 1) to make wise, teach. Targ. Y. Deut. 34:10. Targ. Job 35:11; a. e. 2) to outwit. Targ. O. Gen. 27:36 (Rashi a. l. quotes וכמני, v. כְּמַן, v. Berl. Targ. O. II, p. 10). Ithpa. אִתְחַכֵּים 1) to become wise. Targ. Ps. 105:22; a. e. 2) to be informed, aware; to learn. Ib. 35:8. Targ. Y. Ex. 2:4. 3) to hold counsel. Targ. O. Ex. 1:10. 4) to be recognized. Y.Sot.IX, 23c bot.; Y.Yeb.XVI, 15c מאן דבעי דלא מִתְחַכְּמָה he who desires to disguise himself; לא מִתְחַכְּמִין they were not recognized, v. נְחִירָא. Af. אַחְכִּים to teach, make wise. Targ. Ez. 3:2; a. e.B. Bath. 158b אוירא דא״י מַחְכּים the climate of Palestine makes wise. -
10 חכים
חֲכַם, חֲכִים,also חַכִּים (adj. with verbal inflection) 1) to be wise, shrewd; to be learned. Targ. 1 Kings 5:11. Targ. O. Ex. 15:8 חֲכִימוּ (חַכִּ׳, h. text נערמו!). Targ. Is. 29:16; a. fr.Gitt.56b דחַכְמִיתוּוכ׳ that you are so wise. Taan.23b דנִיחְכִּים טובא that we may become well-learned; a. fr. 2) to recognize, to know, remember. Targ. Y. II Gen. 37:33 (some ed. חַכַּם Pa.).Targ. II Esth. 2:18; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 30 ח׳ אתוכ׳ doest thou know anything in favor of this man?Y.M. Kat. III, 83b top, v. בְּאַרY.Ber.II, 4d top וחַכְמִין אינון כלום do they (the dead) know anything?Y.Shek.VII, 50c bot. יֶחְכְּמוּן שפייא קיטריהון let the wine-dealers identify their knots (marks on the wine bottles). Y.Keth.V, 30a bot. (read:) חֲכִים אנא לחייתא דמילדא לי (or חַכִּים) I (as an infant) recognized the midwife that assisted at my birth (when she came to nurse my mother). Y.Ter.XI, end, 48b לא אנא ח׳ לאבא I never knew my father. Y. Ḥag.II, 78a top יַחְכּוּם shall select (Y.Snh.VI, 23a bot. יטול), v. זוֹגָא. 2) (euphem. = b. h. יָדַע) to sleep with. Targ. Y. Gen. 4:1 Ar. (ed. ידע). Targ. Y. II, ib. 20:16; a. e.Y.Maas. Sh. IV, 55b bot.; Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי ( חד כותאי 1) a. e. 3) to be clear, evident. Snh.42a, v. זָקֵן I. Pa. חַכֵּים 1) to make wise, teach. Targ. Y. Deut. 34:10. Targ. Job 35:11; a. e. 2) to outwit. Targ. O. Gen. 27:36 (Rashi a. l. quotes וכמני, v. כְּמַן, v. Berl. Targ. O. II, p. 10). Ithpa. אִתְחַכֵּים 1) to become wise. Targ. Ps. 105:22; a. e. 2) to be informed, aware; to learn. Ib. 35:8. Targ. Y. Ex. 2:4. 3) to hold counsel. Targ. O. Ex. 1:10. 4) to be recognized. Y.Sot.IX, 23c bot.; Y.Yeb.XVI, 15c מאן דבעי דלא מִתְחַכְּמָה he who desires to disguise himself; לא מִתְחַכְּמִין they were not recognized, v. נְחִירָא. Af. אַחְכִּים to teach, make wise. Targ. Ez. 3:2; a. e.B. Bath. 158b אוירא דא״י מַחְכּים the climate of Palestine makes wise. -
11 חֲכַם
חֲכַם, חֲכִים,also חַכִּים (adj. with verbal inflection) 1) to be wise, shrewd; to be learned. Targ. 1 Kings 5:11. Targ. O. Ex. 15:8 חֲכִימוּ (חַכִּ׳, h. text נערמו!). Targ. Is. 29:16; a. fr.Gitt.56b דחַכְמִיתוּוכ׳ that you are so wise. Taan.23b דנִיחְכִּים טובא that we may become well-learned; a. fr. 2) to recognize, to know, remember. Targ. Y. II Gen. 37:33 (some ed. חַכַּם Pa.).Targ. II Esth. 2:18; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 30 ח׳ אתוכ׳ doest thou know anything in favor of this man?Y.M. Kat. III, 83b top, v. בְּאַרY.Ber.II, 4d top וחַכְמִין אינון כלום do they (the dead) know anything?Y.Shek.VII, 50c bot. יֶחְכְּמוּן שפייא קיטריהון let the wine-dealers identify their knots (marks on the wine bottles). Y.Keth.V, 30a bot. (read:) חֲכִים אנא לחייתא דמילדא לי (or חַכִּים) I (as an infant) recognized the midwife that assisted at my birth (when she came to nurse my mother). Y.Ter.XI, end, 48b לא אנא ח׳ לאבא I never knew my father. Y. Ḥag.II, 78a top יַחְכּוּם shall select (Y.Snh.VI, 23a bot. יטול), v. זוֹגָא. 2) (euphem. = b. h. יָדַע) to sleep with. Targ. Y. Gen. 4:1 Ar. (ed. ידע). Targ. Y. II, ib. 20:16; a. e.Y.Maas. Sh. IV, 55b bot.; Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי ( חד כותאי 1) a. e. 3) to be clear, evident. Snh.42a, v. זָקֵן I. Pa. חַכֵּים 1) to make wise, teach. Targ. Y. Deut. 34:10. Targ. Job 35:11; a. e. 2) to outwit. Targ. O. Gen. 27:36 (Rashi a. l. quotes וכמני, v. כְּמַן, v. Berl. Targ. O. II, p. 10). Ithpa. אִתְחַכֵּים 1) to become wise. Targ. Ps. 105:22; a. e. 2) to be informed, aware; to learn. Ib. 35:8. Targ. Y. Ex. 2:4. 3) to hold counsel. Targ. O. Ex. 1:10. 4) to be recognized. Y.Sot.IX, 23c bot.; Y.Yeb.XVI, 15c מאן דבעי דלא מִתְחַכְּמָה he who desires to disguise himself; לא מִתְחַכְּמִין they were not recognized, v. נְחִירָא. Af. אַחְכִּים to teach, make wise. Targ. Ez. 3:2; a. e.B. Bath. 158b אוירא דא״י מַחְכּים the climate of Palestine makes wise. -
12 חֲכִים
חֲכַם, חֲכִים,also חַכִּים (adj. with verbal inflection) 1) to be wise, shrewd; to be learned. Targ. 1 Kings 5:11. Targ. O. Ex. 15:8 חֲכִימוּ (חַכִּ׳, h. text נערמו!). Targ. Is. 29:16; a. fr.Gitt.56b דחַכְמִיתוּוכ׳ that you are so wise. Taan.23b דנִיחְכִּים טובא that we may become well-learned; a. fr. 2) to recognize, to know, remember. Targ. Y. II Gen. 37:33 (some ed. חַכַּם Pa.).Targ. II Esth. 2:18; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 30 ח׳ אתוכ׳ doest thou know anything in favor of this man?Y.M. Kat. III, 83b top, v. בְּאַרY.Ber.II, 4d top וחַכְמִין אינון כלום do they (the dead) know anything?Y.Shek.VII, 50c bot. יֶחְכְּמוּן שפייא קיטריהון let the wine-dealers identify their knots (marks on the wine bottles). Y.Keth.V, 30a bot. (read:) חֲכִים אנא לחייתא דמילדא לי (or חַכִּים) I (as an infant) recognized the midwife that assisted at my birth (when she came to nurse my mother). Y.Ter.XI, end, 48b לא אנא ח׳ לאבא I never knew my father. Y. Ḥag.II, 78a top יַחְכּוּם shall select (Y.Snh.VI, 23a bot. יטול), v. זוֹגָא. 2) (euphem. = b. h. יָדַע) to sleep with. Targ. Y. Gen. 4:1 Ar. (ed. ידע). Targ. Y. II, ib. 20:16; a. e.Y.Maas. Sh. IV, 55b bot.; Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי ( חד כותאי 1) a. e. 3) to be clear, evident. Snh.42a, v. זָקֵן I. Pa. חַכֵּים 1) to make wise, teach. Targ. Y. Deut. 34:10. Targ. Job 35:11; a. e. 2) to outwit. Targ. O. Gen. 27:36 (Rashi a. l. quotes וכמני, v. כְּמַן, v. Berl. Targ. O. II, p. 10). Ithpa. אִתְחַכֵּים 1) to become wise. Targ. Ps. 105:22; a. e. 2) to be informed, aware; to learn. Ib. 35:8. Targ. Y. Ex. 2:4. 3) to hold counsel. Targ. O. Ex. 1:10. 4) to be recognized. Y.Sot.IX, 23c bot.; Y.Yeb.XVI, 15c מאן דבעי דלא מִתְחַכְּמָה he who desires to disguise himself; לא מִתְחַכְּמִין they were not recognized, v. נְחִירָא. Af. אַחְכִּים to teach, make wise. Targ. Ez. 3:2; a. e.B. Bath. 158b אוירא דא״י מַחְכּים the climate of Palestine makes wise. -
13 טצדקא I
טַצְדְּקָא I m., pl. טַצְדְּקֵי (= אִצְטַ׳; צדק, v. Pesik. Zutr. to Gen. 44:16) excuse, subterfuge. Men.41a ט׳ למיפטרוכ׳ you want excuses to free yourself from the duty of wearing show-fringes. (For the phonetic inflection of our and the following wds., cmp. Nöld. Mand. Gramm. § 49. -
14 כתת
כְּתַתch. sam( Pi. כִּיתֵּת to strike), 1) to join closely, be grouped. Targ. Job 30:7 בתתין Ms. Var., read: כָּתְתִין (ed. מתחברין, h. text יְסֻפָּחוּ).Denom. כָּתָא, כִּתָּא. 2) to strike, v. infra. Pa. כַּתֵּת 1) to pound, crush. Ab. Zar.44a, בדין הוא דכַתּוּתֵי לאוכ׳ by law it was necessary to grind it (the bronze serpent) to powder, v. preced. 2) to ally, form into factions. Targ. Y. I Num. 24:23 (play on כִּתִּים, ib. 24) מְכַתֵּתוכ׳ causes nations … to form alliances and incites them against one another.Part. pass. מְכַתַּת, v. infra. Ithpa. אִיכַּתֵּת 1) to be powdered, crushed. Succ.31b כַּתּוּתֵי מִיכַּתַּת שיעוריה the size which the Lulab must have, is (in the eyes of the law) crushed to powder (as an object of idolatry); Ḥull.89b כתותי מִכַּתַּת שיעורא (or מְכַתַּת. v. supra). Ib. כל מה דמכ׳וכ׳ the more it is crushed to powder, the better it is fitted (for covering the blood). Yeb.103b כִּדְמִכַּתֵּת דמי (or כִּדְמְכַתַּת) the house doomed to destruction (Lev. 14:45) is to be considered as crushed to powder. 2) to come in contact (hostile or friendly, cmp. זווג). Gen. R. s. 78 (ref. to פגש, Gen. 33:8) א״ל מִיכַּתֵּת אנא גביהוןא״לוכ׳ said he (Esau), I had a meeting with them. Said he (Jacob) they came to find grace Said he, I have had enough blows; Yalk. ib. 133 br/> p style="font-weight:bold; font-size:16pt; margin-top:72pt; text-align:center;" lang="en-US"> p style="font-size:12pt; margin-top:18pt; text-indent:18pt;" lang="en-US"> ל ל Lamed, the twelfth letter of the Alphabet. It interchanges with the liquids, e. g. שַׁלְשֶׁלֶת a. שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת; נִדְנָה a. לִדְנָה ל as first radical letter often rejected in inflection, e. g. לָקַח, קַח, קִיחָה -
15 כְּתַת
כְּתַתch. sam( Pi. כִּיתֵּת to strike), 1) to join closely, be grouped. Targ. Job 30:7 בתתין Ms. Var., read: כָּתְתִין (ed. מתחברין, h. text יְסֻפָּחוּ).Denom. כָּתָא, כִּתָּא. 2) to strike, v. infra. Pa. כַּתֵּת 1) to pound, crush. Ab. Zar.44a, בדין הוא דכַתּוּתֵי לאוכ׳ by law it was necessary to grind it (the bronze serpent) to powder, v. preced. 2) to ally, form into factions. Targ. Y. I Num. 24:23 (play on כִּתִּים, ib. 24) מְכַתֵּתוכ׳ causes nations … to form alliances and incites them against one another.Part. pass. מְכַתַּת, v. infra. Ithpa. אִיכַּתֵּת 1) to be powdered, crushed. Succ.31b כַּתּוּתֵי מִיכַּתַּת שיעוריה the size which the Lulab must have, is (in the eyes of the law) crushed to powder (as an object of idolatry); Ḥull.89b כתותי מִכַּתַּת שיעורא (or מְכַתַּת. v. supra). Ib. כל מה דמכ׳וכ׳ the more it is crushed to powder, the better it is fitted (for covering the blood). Yeb.103b כִּדְמִכַּתֵּת דמי (or כִּדְמְכַתַּת) the house doomed to destruction (Lev. 14:45) is to be considered as crushed to powder. 2) to come in contact (hostile or friendly, cmp. זווג). Gen. R. s. 78 (ref. to פגש, Gen. 33:8) א״ל מִיכַּתֵּת אנא גביהוןא״לוכ׳ said he (Esau), I had a meeting with them. Said he (Jacob) they came to find grace Said he, I have had enough blows; Yalk. ib. 133 br/> p style="font-weight:bold; font-size:16pt; margin-top:72pt; text-align:center;" lang="en-US"> p style="font-size:12pt; margin-top:18pt; text-indent:18pt;" lang="en-US"> ל ל Lamed, the twelfth letter of the Alphabet. It interchanges with the liquids, e. g. שַׁלְשֶׁלֶת a. שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת; נִדְנָה a. לִדְנָה ל as first radical letter often rejected in inflection, e. g. לָקַח, קַח, קִיחָה
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