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גָּרַרI (b. h.; v. גָּרָה) (to produce a grating, scraping sound, 1) to scratch, scrape, shave (v. גָּרַד, גָּרַע I). Sabb.VIII, 6 (81a). כדי לִגְרֹורוכ׳ (Ar. a. Y. ed. לגרוד) large enough to scrape with it the top R. Hash. 27b גְּרָרֹו Ms. M. (ed. גרדו), v. גֶּלֶד. Keth.60a; Kerith. 21b גֹּורְרֹווכ׳ he must scrape the blood off before eating the bread; a. fr.Part. pass. גָּרוּר, v. גָּרוּד. 2) to drag, to move without lifting; (also neut. verb) to follow. Sabb.29b, a. fr. גורר אדםוכ׳ one may, on the Sabbath, pull or push a couch (on the floor). Y.Kil.I, 27b bot. לא יָגֹור אדםוכ׳ one must not pull Tanḥ. Thazr. 8 גְּרָרוּהוּ מקברו they dragged him out of his grave. Tosef.Erub.XI (VIII), 13; Tosef.Bets.II, 19 דלת הגֹּורֶרֶת … הגֹּורְרִים (Y.Erub.X, 26b bot. גודרת, corr. acc., v. גָּדַר) a door which drags along the ground (on opening), a matting which is moved by dragging, or large kegs which ; Erub.101a דלת הנִגְרֶרֶת … הנִגְרָר. Cant R. to II, 15 אני גֹורְרוֹ למבולו I will drag him to the flood in which to perish; a. fr.Tanḥ. Thazr. 9 (ref. to Ps. 5:5 יגרך) אין אתה נגרר … ואין הרעה גֹורֶרֶת אותךוכ׳ neither art thou dragged behind (attracted by) evil, nor does evil drag (have power over) thee, nor does it dwell with thee; Yalk. Kings 231 אין אתה גורר אחר … גוררת אחריך.Part. pass. גָּרוּר dragged along, hanging on.Pl. גְּרוּרִים, גְּרוּרִין. Num. R. s. 18 ח׳ ג׳ eight threads dragged along (as fringes; Tanḥ. Korah 12 ח׳ חוטין). Ab. Zar.3b, a. e. גרים ג׳ proselytes who have attached themselves but have not been admitted, v. גֵּר. 3) to carry with it, to cause; to affect (v. גָּרַם). Y.Hor.I, 46a bot.; Y.Pes.VII, 34c שבט אחד גֹּורֵרוכ׳ (a majority of) one tribe affects the legal status of the entire nation, i. e. the majority of tribes (seven) decides, though it may be a minority of the people as a whole. Lev. R. s. 13, end (play on gerah, Lev. 11:4 sq.) גָּרְרָה מלכותוכ׳ carried another government after it, i. e. was followed by another oppressive government. Ab. IV, 2 מצוה גֹורֶרֶתוכ׳ a good deed begets a good deed Tosef.Sabb.XV (XVI), 6 (read:) אין גֹּורֵרוכ׳ it is not considered a corpse so as to cause uncleanness to man or vessels. 4) to saw, split. Sabb.XVII, 2 (122b) a saw (may be used on the Sabbath) לָגֹור בהוכ׳ (Ms. M. לִגְרֹור, Mish. ed. Pes. לגָרֵר, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) to saw cheese with it. Ohol. XV, 8 עתיד לָגֹור Ar. intended to be sawed apart (ed. לגוד, fr. גדד, v. Tosef. ib. XV, 8). Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.II, 18 לָגֹורוכ׳ to saw off a part Nif. נִגְרַר 1) to be dragged, pulled. Erub.X, 11 נגר הנג׳ a bolt which is dragged along (with the door, i. e. attached and hanging down). Ib. 101a, v. supra. Tanḥ. Thazr. 9, v. supra. Bets.II, 10 (23b) אינה נִגְרֶרֶת; ib. אין נִגְרָרִין must not be dragged or pulled, a. fr. 2) to be scraped, planed. B. Kam. 119b הנ׳ במגירה shavings, opp. נפסק במגירה chips.Nidd.55b נִגְרָרִין דרך הפה (secretions of the nose) scraped (discharged) through the mouth (v. גָּרַף). Pi. גֵּירַר, גֵּרַר 1) to drag. Pes.IV, 9 (56a) ג׳ עצמותוכ׳ he had the bones of his father carried out on a bed of ropes. Ib. I, 2 (9a); a. fr.Tosef.Sabb.VI (VII), 1 (a superstitious custom) המְגָרֶרֶת בנהוכ׳ Var. (ed. Zuck. המגוררת) one who drags her son among the dead (to the cemetery). 2) to scrape, plane. Ib. XVI (XVII), 19 מְגָרְרָן he may scrape them (clean his feet of mud). Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.II, 17; Ḥull.25a עתיד … לגָרֵר requiring planing for finish; a. fr.Part. pass. מְגֹורָר a) scratched, full of scabs. Gen. R. s. 64 (play on מגרר, Gen. 26:26) ד״א מג׳וכ׳ another explanation is mgorar, for eruptions grew on him (with ref. to Job 2:8); Yalk. ib. 111; v. גָּרַר II. b) planed. Tosef.Sot.XV, 1 מְגֹורָרוֹת במגר׳ היו Var. (ed. Zuck. היה מְגָרֵר) the stones were planed with a plane. Hithpa. הִתְגָּרֵר to be scraped. Tosef.Sabb. XVI (XVII), 19 אין מִתְגָּרְרִין במגוררת ed. Zuck. (Var. מגרדין במגרדת, Sabb.147b גוררין במגררת, Ms. M. גודרין במגדירה, corr. acc.) one must not be scraped with a strigil. Ib. XXII, 6 (147a) מתגררין, Talm. ed. (Mish. מִתְגָּרְדִין, v. Rabb. D. S. to 147b>, note 70).

גָּרַרI (b. h.; v. גָּרָה) (to produce a grating, scraping sound, 1) to scratch, scrape, shave (v. גָּרַד, גָּרַע I). Sabb.VIII, 6 (81a). כדי לִגְרֹורוכ׳ (Ar. a. Y. ed. לגרוד) large enough to scrape with it the top R. Hash. 27b גְּרָרֹו Ms. M. (ed. גרדו), v. גֶּלֶד. Keth.60a; Kerith. 21b גֹּורְרֹווכ׳ he must scrape the blood off before eating the bread; a. fr.Part. pass. גָּרוּר, v. גָּרוּד. 2) to drag, to move without lifting; (also neut. verb) to follow. Sabb.29b, a. fr. גורר אדםוכ׳ one may, on the Sabbath, pull or push a couch (on the floor). Y.Kil.I, 27b bot. לא יָגֹור אדםוכ׳ one must not pull Tanḥ. Thazr. 8 גְּרָרוּהוּ מקברו they dragged him out of his grave. Tosef.Erub.XI (VIII), 13; Tosef.Bets.II, 19 דלת הגֹּורֶרֶת … הגֹּורְרִים (Y.Erub.X, 26b bot. גודרת, corr. acc., v. גָּדַר) a door which drags along the ground (on opening), a matting which is moved by dragging, or large kegs which ; Erub.101a דלת הנִגְרֶרֶת … הנִגְרָר. Cant R. to II, 15 אני גֹורְרוֹ למבולו I will drag him to the flood in which to perish; a. fr.Tanḥ. Thazr. 9 (ref. to Ps. 5:5 יגרך) אין אתה נגרר … ואין הרעה גֹורֶרֶת אותךוכ׳ neither art thou dragged behind (attracted by) evil, nor does evil drag (have power over) thee, nor does it dwell with thee; Yalk. Kings 231 אין אתה גורר אחר … גוררת אחריך.Part. pass. גָּרוּר dragged along, hanging on.Pl. גְּרוּרִים, גְּרוּרִין. Num. R. s. 18 ח׳ ג׳ eight threads dragged along (as fringes; Tanḥ. Korah 12 ח׳ חוטין). Ab. Zar.3b, a. e. גרים ג׳ proselytes who have attached themselves but have not been admitted, v. גֵּר. 3) to carry with it, to cause; to affect (v. גָּרַם). Y.Hor.I, 46a bot.; Y.Pes.VII, 34c שבט אחד גֹּורֵרוכ׳ (a majority of) one tribe affects the legal status of the entire nation, i. e. the majority of tribes (seven) decides, though it may be a minority of the people as a whole. Lev. R. s. 13, end (play on gerah, Lev. 11:4 sq.) גָּרְרָה מלכותוכ׳ carried another government after it, i. e. was followed by another oppressive government. Ab. IV, 2 מצוה גֹורֶרֶתוכ׳ a good deed begets a good deed Tosef.Sabb.XV (XVI), 6 (read:) אין גֹּורֵרוכ׳ it is not considered a corpse so as to cause uncleanness to man or vessels. 4) to saw, split. Sabb.XVII, 2 (122b) a saw (may be used on the Sabbath) לָגֹור בהוכ׳ (Ms. M. לִגְרֹור, Mish. ed. Pes. לגָרֵר, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) to saw cheese with it. Ohol. XV, 8 עתיד לָגֹור Ar. intended to be sawed apart (ed. לגוד, fr. גדד, v. Tosef. ib. XV, 8). Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.II, 18 לָגֹורוכ׳ to saw off a part Nif. נִגְרַר 1) to be dragged, pulled. Erub.X, 11 נגר הנג׳ a bolt which is dragged along (with the door, i. e. attached and hanging down). Ib. 101a, v. supra. Tanḥ. Thazr. 9, v. supra. Bets.II, 10 (23b) אינה נִגְרֶרֶת; ib. אין נִגְרָרִין must not be dragged or pulled, a. fr. 2) to be scraped, planed. B. Kam. 119b הנ׳ במגירה shavings, opp. נפסק במגירה chips.Nidd.55b נִגְרָרִין דרך הפה (secretions of the nose) scraped (discharged) through the mouth (v. גָּרַף). Pi. גֵּירַר, גֵּרַר 1) to drag. Pes.IV, 9 (56a) ג׳ עצמותוכ׳ he had the bones of his father carried out on a bed of ropes. Ib. I, 2 (9a); a. fr.Tosef.Sabb.VI (VII), 1 (a superstitious custom) המְגָרֶרֶת בנהוכ׳ Var. (ed. Zuck. המגוררת) one who drags her son among the dead (to the cemetery). 2) to scrape, plane. Ib. XVI (XVII), 19 מְגָרְרָן he may scrape them (clean his feet of mud). Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.II, 17; Ḥull.25a עתיד … לגָרֵר requiring planing for finish; a. fr.Part. pass. מְגֹורָר a) scratched, full of scabs. Gen. R. s. 64 (play on מגרר, Gen. 26:26) ד״א מג׳וכ׳ another explanation is mgorar, for eruptions grew on him (with ref. to Job 2:8); Yalk. ib. 111; v. גָּרַר II. b) planed. Tosef.Sot.XV, 1 מְגֹורָרוֹת במגר׳ היו Var. (ed. Zuck. היה מְגָרֵר) the stones were planed with a plane. Hithpa. הִתְגָּרֵר to be scraped. Tosef.Sabb. XVI (XVII), 19 אין מִתְגָּרְרִין במגוררת ed. Zuck. (Var. מגרדין במגרדת, Sabb.147b גוררין במגררת, Ms. M. גודרין במגדירה, corr. acc.) one must not be scraped with a strigil. Ib. XXII, 6 (147a) מתגררין, Talm. ed. (Mish. מִתְגָּרְדִין, v. Rabb. D. S. to 147b>, note 70).

אִגֶּרֶת, אִיגֶּרֶתf. (b. h. אִגֶּ׳; נגר, to join, v. esp. Snh.11b; ושלש איגרותוכ׳) tablet, letter, brief, document. Git. IX, 3 (formula of a letter of divorce) ספר … וא׳ … וגטוכ׳. Ib. 85b ולא … איגרת … אלא אגרת one must not write (in the letter of divorce) egereth with אי׳ which might mean roof (v. אִיגָר), but Keth.64a; Y.Kid. I, 59a bot. א׳ מרד a document stating a wifes disobedience. Y.Meg.IV, 75b top; Y.Snh.I, 19b top א׳ ביקורת a document fixing the value of a property, v. אַכְרָזָה.Pl. אִגָּרוֹת, אִיגָּרוֹת. M. Kat. III, 3 א׳ של רשות secular, social correspondence, opp. religious correspondence; cmp. Y. ib. 82a bot.; (commentaries: documents of secular government, v. רָשוּת). Ib.; B. Mets.I, 8 א׳ שום א׳ מזון documents relating to legal assessment and to alimony.

אִגֶּרֶת, אִיגֶּרֶתf. (b. h. אִגֶּ׳; נגר, to join, v. esp. Snh.11b; ושלש איגרותוכ׳) tablet, letter, brief, document. Git. IX, 3 (formula of a letter of divorce) ספר … וא׳ … וגטוכ׳. Ib. 85b ולא … איגרת … אלא אגרת one must not write (in the letter of divorce) egereth with אי׳ which might mean roof (v. אִיגָר), but Keth.64a; Y.Kid. I, 59a bot. א׳ מרד a document stating a wifes disobedience. Y.Meg.IV, 75b top; Y.Snh.I, 19b top א׳ ביקורת a document fixing the value of a property, v. אַכְרָזָה.Pl. אִגָּרוֹת, אִיגָּרוֹת. M. Kat. III, 3 א׳ של רשות secular, social correspondence, opp. religious correspondence; cmp. Y. ib. 82a bot.; (commentaries: documents of secular government, v. רָשוּת). Ib.; B. Mets.I, 8 א׳ שום א׳ מזון documents relating to legal assessment and to alimony.

אִגֶּרֶת, אִיגֶּרֶתf. (b. h. אִגֶּ׳; נגר, to join, v. esp. Snh.11b; ושלש איגרותוכ׳) tablet, letter, brief, document. Git. IX, 3 (formula of a letter of divorce) ספר … וא׳ … וגטוכ׳. Ib. 85b ולא … איגרת … אלא אגרת one must not write (in the letter of divorce) egereth with אי׳ which might mean roof (v. אִיגָר), but Keth.64a; Y.Kid. I, 59a bot. א׳ מרד a document stating a wifes disobedience. Y.Meg.IV, 75b top; Y.Snh.I, 19b top א׳ ביקורת a document fixing the value of a property, v. אַכְרָזָה.Pl. אִגָּרוֹת, אִיגָּרוֹת. M. Kat. III, 3 א׳ של רשות secular, social correspondence, opp. religious correspondence; cmp. Y. ib. 82a bot.; (commentaries: documents of secular government, v. רָשוּת). Ib.; B. Mets.I, 8 א׳ שום א׳ מזון documents relating to legal assessment and to alimony.

אִגֶּרֶת, אִיגֶּרֶתf. (b. h. אִגֶּ׳; נגר, to join, v. esp. Snh.11b; ושלש איגרותוכ׳) tablet, letter, brief, document. Git. IX, 3 (formula of a letter of divorce) ספר … וא׳ … וגטוכ׳. Ib. 85b ולא … איגרת … אלא אגרת one must not write (in the letter of divorce) egereth with אי׳ which might mean roof (v. אִיגָר), but Keth.64a; Y.Kid. I, 59a bot. א׳ מרד a document stating a wifes disobedience. Y.Meg.IV, 75b top; Y.Snh.I, 19b top א׳ ביקורת a document fixing the value of a property, v. אַכְרָזָה.Pl. אִגָּרוֹת, אִיגָּרוֹת. M. Kat. III, 3 א׳ של רשות secular, social correspondence, opp. religious correspondence; cmp. Y. ib. 82a bot.; (commentaries: documents of secular government, v. רָשוּת). Ib.; B. Mets.I, 8 א׳ שום א׳ מזון documents relating to legal assessment and to alimony.

אַנְפָּרוּתf. ( פרר or נפר √פר) a break, division, whence 1) the purchase of an odd object, of one of a pair. Sabb.80b (ref. to אַנְדִּיפָא q. v.) וכי אדם עושה מעותיו א׳ will a man buy a half of a thing (as a cosmetic for one temple)? 2) partial payments, an agreement (invalid according to Jewish law) of term payments with the condition of forfeiture on missing one term (v. אַסְמַכְתָּא), esp. such an agreement forced upon a Jew by a gentile ( Roman) individual or authority. Gitt.44a (v. אָנַס) אם בא׳ if his crop was seized in consequence of an anparuth, he is exempt from paying the tithes (of his produces, since he is the loser, whereas if distrained for a real debt, he enjoys the legal benefit of being released of a debt, and therefore must pay the tithes, as if he had sold the crop). Y.Keth.X, end, 34a בארנונהוכ׳ with reference to annona, capitation tax and forfeiture. Gitt.58b הבא מחמת חוב ומחמת א׳וכ׳ if a gentile (Roman) obtained possession of a Jews property in consequence of seizure for a debt or of forfeiture and subsequently sold it to a Jew, the Sicarion law finds no application (and the property must, without any indemnity, be restored to its original owner; v. סִיקְרִיקֹון); וא׳ עצמהוכ׳ and the property seized for forfeiture must have been in the possession of the gentile for twelve months (during which the Jew might have had a chance to reclaim it as illegally seized; v., however, the objection, and subsequent emendation of סיקריקין for א׳, ibid.). Ib. אין א׳ בבבל in Babylon (under the Persian government) there is no anparuth, (which is interpreted) אין דין א׳וכ׳ the laws concerning the purchase by a Jew of property which a gentile had seized for forfeiture find no application in the well regulated Persian state because the owner might have gone to court, if he felt himself aggrieved. Tosef.Gitt.V (III), 2.Pl. אַנְפָּרִיֹּות. Ylamd. Shlaḥ. (quot. in Ar.) אני נוטל מהן א׳וכ׳ I (the Lord) take from them promises to pay in instalments (promises of amending their ways, repentance) and give them extension. Tanḥ. ib., end, a citizen was paying annonœ וכותב א׳ and signing agreements of forfeiture; (Num. R. s. 17 אפכיות, v. אַפּוּכִי). (Ibid. s. 2 אנפריאות, v. אַנְפֹּורָא pl.

אַנְפָּרוּתf. ( פרר or נפר √פר) a break, division, whence 1) the purchase of an odd object, of one of a pair. Sabb.80b (ref. to אַנְדִּיפָא q. v.) וכי אדם עושה מעותיו א׳ will a man buy a half of a thing (as a cosmetic for one temple)? 2) partial payments, an agreement (invalid according to Jewish law) of term payments with the condition of forfeiture on missing one term (v. אַסְמַכְתָּא), esp. such an agreement forced upon a Jew by a gentile ( Roman) individual or authority. Gitt.44a (v. אָנַס) אם בא׳ if his crop was seized in consequence of an anparuth, he is exempt from paying the tithes (of his produces, since he is the loser, whereas if distrained for a real debt, he enjoys the legal benefit of being released of a debt, and therefore must pay the tithes, as if he had sold the crop). Y.Keth.X, end, 34a בארנונהוכ׳ with reference to annona, capitation tax and forfeiture. Gitt.58b הבא מחמת חוב ומחמת א׳וכ׳ if a gentile (Roman) obtained possession of a Jews property in consequence of seizure for a debt or of forfeiture and subsequently sold it to a Jew, the Sicarion law finds no application (and the property must, without any indemnity, be restored to its original owner; v. סִיקְרִיקֹון); וא׳ עצמהוכ׳ and the property seized for forfeiture must have been in the possession of the gentile for twelve months (during which the Jew might have had a chance to reclaim it as illegally seized; v., however, the objection, and subsequent emendation of סיקריקין for א׳, ibid.). Ib. אין א׳ בבבל in Babylon (under the Persian government) there is no anparuth, (which is interpreted) אין דין א׳וכ׳ the laws concerning the purchase by a Jew of property which a gentile had seized for forfeiture find no application in the well regulated Persian state because the owner might have gone to court, if he felt himself aggrieved. Tosef.Gitt.V (III), 2.Pl. אַנְפָּרִיֹּות. Ylamd. Shlaḥ. (quot. in Ar.) אני נוטל מהן א׳וכ׳ I (the Lord) take from them promises to pay in instalments (promises of amending their ways, repentance) and give them extension. Tanḥ. ib., end, a citizen was paying annonœ וכותב א׳ and signing agreements of forfeiture; (Num. R. s. 17 אפכיות, v. אַפּוּכִי). (Ibid. s. 2 אנפריאות, v. אַנְפֹּורָא pl.

בָּטֵלI (b. h.; v. בטי) ( to be hollow); 1) to be void, abolished, suspended; to cease to exist. Keth.103b בָּטְלָה קדושה sanctity of life ceased; (oth. opin.: the levitical law concerning the contact with a corpse was suspended in favor of Rabbi; v. Tosaf. a. l.. Ab. V, 16 ב׳ דבר בְּטֵלָהוכ׳ as soon as the (sensual) attraction disappears, love will disappear. Ib. 21 as if dead ועבר וב׳ מן העולם and passed away and disappeared from this world. Y.Meg.I, 70d top, a. e. בטלה מגלת תענית the Scroll of Fasts has been abolished (the festive commemorations enumerated therein are no more observed). Sot.IX, 9 (47a); a. fr. 2) to rest from labor, be at ease, be idle. Ab. IV, 10 אם בָּטַלְתָּ מןוכ׳ if thou choosest not to study the law, there will be many disturbances (excuses) to assist thee. Ib. I, 5 בּוֹטֵל מד׳׳ת he neglects the study of the Law; a. fr. Nif. נִבְטַל 1) to be abolished, suspended. Y.Meg.I, 70d bot. עתידין לִיבָּטֵל (= לְהִיבָּטֵל) shall in future be abolished (neglected). Gitt.32a, v. infra. 2) to be excused, be exempt, Ib. II, 16 thou art not a free man להִבָּטֵל ממנה so as to be exempt from lifes duties. 3) to remain single. Gitt.IV, 5 (41b) יִבָּטֵל shall he never marry? Pi. בִּיטֵּל, בִּטֵּל 1) to abolish, suspend, cancel, undo, neglect. Ab. II, 4 בַּטֵּל רצונךוכ׳ set aside thy will for the sake of the Lords will, in order that He may set aside the will of others (euphem. for His will) for the sake of thy will (withdraw evil decrees at thy prayer). Ib. IV, 9 המְבַטֵּלוכ׳ he who neglects the study of the Law on account of his wealth. Sot.IX, 10 (47a) אף הוא בִּטֵּל את המעוררין he also abolished (the custom of) the wakers, v. עָרַר. Sabb.63a מְבַטְּלָהּ he (the observer of the Law) will cancel it (avert Gods evil decree). Mekh. Bshall., Amalek, 2, v. אִיפָּטִיקוֹס. Macc.24a. Ab. Zar. IV, 7 למה מְבַטְּלָהּ why does He not destroy it (the objects of idol worship)?Gitt.IV, 1 שוב אינו יכול לבַטְּלוֹ he can no longer annul it (his letter of divorce). Ib. 2 in former times a man could summon a court in a strange place ובִּטְּלוֹ and declare it (the letter of divorce which he had sent off) void. Ib. 32b אתי דיבור ומבטל דיבור a word (declaration) comes and cancels a word.Ab. Zar.IV, 4 (42b) an idolator (gentile) מבטל אליל שלווכ׳ may (by mutilation) cancel his own or his neigbors idol (so that it is no longer subject to the law forbidding Jews to derive any benefits from idolatrous paraphernalia), but an Israelite cannot Ib. המב׳ אליל ב׳וכ׳ in cancelling an idol, one has at the same time cancelled its attachments; a. fr.ב׳ רשות to resign possession, a legal fiction by which the carrying of objects on the Sabbath from ones own place to one common to several persons, may be permitted. Erub.VI, 7 מְבַטֵּל את רשותו he (the brother who forgot to lay the Erub, v. עֵירוּב) must resign his share in the common property. Ib. 68b מבטלין ותוזרין ומב׳ you may resign your share to your neighbor, and then he may resign to you; a. fr.ב׳ חמץ to renounce (by declaration) the possession of anything leavened that may have remained undiscovered in ones possession. Pes.6b הבודק צריך שיְבַטֵּל after one has searched the house for leavened things, he most renounce (whatever he may have failed to find); a. fr.Part. pass. מְבוּטָּל, f. מְבוּטֶּלֶת. Erub.69b רשותי מב׳ לך my possession be resigned to thee (for Sabbath purposes). Gitt.32a if a recipient says, מתנה זו מב׳ ‘this donation be void, תִּיבָּטֵל ‘shall be void, opp. to בְּטֵלָה היא ‘is a void one, i. e. has been annulled.Eduy. I, 5; Gitt36b, a. fr. אין ב׳׳ד יכול לבַ׳וכ׳ no court can repeal (overrule) the decisions of another court, unless 2) to neutralize an admixture of forbidden food in a certain quantity. Ḥull.108a ושאינו מינו … ומבטלו and the portion of the mixture which is not its kind is prevailing and neutralizes the forbidden portion (as if did not exist at all); a. fr. 3) to disturb, cause suspense, interfere with. Erub.63b; Meg.3a בִּיטַּלְתֶּםוכ׳ ye interfered with the daily offering; a. fr.Ber.II, 5 לבטל ממניוכ׳ to suspend (shake off) the yoke of heavenly government even one minute. Hif. הִבְטִיל to cause interruption, to order suspension. Succ.V, 5 להַבְטִיל את העםוכ׳ to cause the people to cease working. Hithpa. a. Nithpa. הִתְבַּטֵּל, נִתְבַּטֵּל to be interrupted, v. Nif.Tan. dbe El. I, 5; II, 3.

בָּטֵלI (b. h.; v. בטי) ( to be hollow); 1) to be void, abolished, suspended; to cease to exist. Keth.103b בָּטְלָה קדושה sanctity of life ceased; (oth. opin.: the levitical law concerning the contact with a corpse was suspended in favor of Rabbi; v. Tosaf. a. l.. Ab. V, 16 ב׳ דבר בְּטֵלָהוכ׳ as soon as the (sensual) attraction disappears, love will disappear. Ib. 21 as if dead ועבר וב׳ מן העולם and passed away and disappeared from this world. Y.Meg.I, 70d top, a. e. בטלה מגלת תענית the Scroll of Fasts has been abolished (the festive commemorations enumerated therein are no more observed). Sot.IX, 9 (47a); a. fr. 2) to rest from labor, be at ease, be idle. Ab. IV, 10 אם בָּטַלְתָּ מןוכ׳ if thou choosest not to study the law, there will be many disturbances (excuses) to assist thee. Ib. I, 5 בּוֹטֵל מד׳׳ת he neglects the study of the Law; a. fr. Nif. נִבְטַל 1) to be abolished, suspended. Y.Meg.I, 70d bot. עתידין לִיבָּטֵל (= לְהִיבָּטֵל) shall in future be abolished (neglected). Gitt.32a, v. infra. 2) to be excused, be exempt, Ib. II, 16 thou art not a free man להִבָּטֵל ממנה so as to be exempt from lifes duties. 3) to remain single. Gitt.IV, 5 (41b) יִבָּטֵל shall he never marry? Pi. בִּיטֵּל, בִּטֵּל 1) to abolish, suspend, cancel, undo, neglect. Ab. II, 4 בַּטֵּל רצונךוכ׳ set aside thy will for the sake of the Lords will, in order that He may set aside the will of others (euphem. for His will) for the sake of thy will (withdraw evil decrees at thy prayer). Ib. IV, 9 המְבַטֵּלוכ׳ he who neglects the study of the Law on account of his wealth. Sot.IX, 10 (47a) אף הוא בִּטֵּל את המעוררין he also abolished (the custom of) the wakers, v. עָרַר. Sabb.63a מְבַטְּלָהּ he (the observer of the Law) will cancel it (avert Gods evil decree). Mekh. Bshall., Amalek, 2, v. אִיפָּטִיקוֹס. Macc.24a. Ab. Zar. IV, 7 למה מְבַטְּלָהּ why does He not destroy it (the objects of idol worship)?Gitt.IV, 1 שוב אינו יכול לבַטְּלוֹ he can no longer annul it (his letter of divorce). Ib. 2 in former times a man could summon a court in a strange place ובִּטְּלוֹ and declare it (the letter of divorce which he had sent off) void. Ib. 32b אתי דיבור ומבטל דיבור a word (declaration) comes and cancels a word.Ab. Zar.IV, 4 (42b) an idolator (gentile) מבטל אליל שלווכ׳ may (by mutilation) cancel his own or his neigbors idol (so that it is no longer subject to the law forbidding Jews to derive any benefits from idolatrous paraphernalia), but an Israelite cannot Ib. המב׳ אליל ב׳וכ׳ in cancelling an idol, one has at the same time cancelled its attachments; a. fr.ב׳ רשות to resign possession, a legal fiction by which the carrying of objects on the Sabbath from ones own place to one common to several persons, may be permitted. Erub.VI, 7 מְבַטֵּל את רשותו he (the brother who forgot to lay the Erub, v. עֵירוּב) must resign his share in the common property. Ib. 68b מבטלין ותוזרין ומב׳ you may resign your share to your neighbor, and then he may resign to you; a. fr.ב׳ חמץ to renounce (by declaration) the possession of anything leavened that may have remained undiscovered in ones possession. Pes.6b הבודק צריך שיְבַטֵּל after one has searched the house for leavened things, he most renounce (whatever he may have failed to find); a. fr.Part. pass. מְבוּטָּל, f. מְבוּטֶּלֶת. Erub.69b רשותי מב׳ לך my possession be resigned to thee (for Sabbath purposes). Gitt.32a if a recipient says, מתנה זו מב׳ ‘this donation be void, תִּיבָּטֵל ‘shall be void, opp. to בְּטֵלָה היא ‘is a void one, i. e. has been annulled.Eduy. I, 5; Gitt36b, a. fr. אין ב׳׳ד יכול לבַ׳וכ׳ no court can repeal (overrule) the decisions of another court, unless 2) to neutralize an admixture of forbidden food in a certain quantity. Ḥull.108a ושאינו מינו … ומבטלו and the portion of the mixture which is not its kind is prevailing and neutralizes the forbidden portion (as if did not exist at all); a. fr. 3) to disturb, cause suspense, interfere with. Erub.63b; Meg.3a בִּיטַּלְתֶּםוכ׳ ye interfered with the daily offering; a. fr.Ber.II, 5 לבטל ממניוכ׳ to suspend (shake off) the yoke of heavenly government even one minute. Hif. הִבְטִיל to cause interruption, to order suspension. Succ.V, 5 להַבְטִיל את העםוכ׳ to cause the people to cease working. Hithpa. a. Nithpa. הִתְבַּטֵּל, נִתְבַּטֵּל to be interrupted, v. Nif.Tan. dbe El. I, 5; II, 3.

בַּיִתm. (b. h.; cmp. preced.; v. Ges. H. Diet s. v. as to various etymological attempts), constr. בֵּית, pl. בָּחִּים. 1) house, household, home. Yoma 11b ב׳ מיוחד לדירה bayith means a building intended for a dwelling. Ib. מי שמייחד ביתו לו (Var. v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he who devotes his house (its contents) to himself exclusively (unaccommodating); Arakh.16a מי שמיוחדוכ׳.בעל הב׳ (abbrev. בע״ה) owner, landlord; host; private man, opp. to trader, artisan Ber.46a בע״ה בוצעוכ׳ the host breaks the bread, and the guest says the blessing. Tosef. ib. IV, 14 שלבע״ה home-made (bread), opp. גלוסקין; Y. ib. VI, 10b bot.Sabb.I, 1 בע״ה the donor, opp. עני the recipient. Gen. R. s. 22; a. v. fr.בן ב׳ inmate, attendant. Ab. I, 5; a. fr.פסול הב׳ the degraded (slave) of the house. Gen. R. s. 70. 2) Esp. (הַ)בַּ׳ the Temple. בפני הב׳ in days when the Temple exists, שלא בפני הב׳ when it does not exist. Ḥull.V, 1; a. fr.ב׳ שני or ב׳ אחרון the Second Temple. Cant. R. to VIII, 9; a. fr.הר הב׳ Temple Mount, v. הַר. 3) school, college, (collect.) disciples; בֵּית הלל Hillelites Bets.I, 1; a. fr. Treat. Sofrim IV, 1 של ב׳וכ׳ those of the house of Y.Shebi.II, 33d bot., a. e. דבית …ר׳, usu. דבי, v. בֵּי). 4) body. Ber.44b אוי לו לב׳וכ׳ that human body (Rashi: stomach) is to be pitied where vegetables are a constant guest (being the only food). 5) wife. Yoma I, 1 ביתו זווכ׳ ‘his housethat means his wife. Ib. 13a והך לאו ביתו היא but this one (designated for him in case of his wifes death) cannot be called ‘his house. Sabb.118b; a. fr. 6) Euphem. pudenda; marital intercourse. Y.Sabb.IX, 12a top; Mikv. VIII, 4 שמשה את בֵּיתָהּ she had intercourse. Ib. כבדה את הב׳ she washed Y.Sot.I, 16c bot. אסורה לביתה is forbidden to her husband. Nidd.5a מהומת לביתה she hastens to perform her marital duty. Y. ib. I, beg.48d. Cmp. חֶדֶר.7) store-house, store-room. בֵּית העצים wood-room; ב׳ התבן straw-magazine; ב׳ הבקר stable; Yoma 11a; a. fr.8) (geogr.) place, town, in compounds (for which see the respective determinants), e. g. ב׳ בוקיא Beth-Bukya 9) (anat.) limb, organ, in compounds (v. supra 8)), e. g. ב׳ הבליעה œsophagus, 10) shed for plants, covering. Shebi. II, 4 (pl.). Y. ib. 33d.Y.Sabb.VII, 10a.1 1) in compounds, denoting receptacle, cover, e. g. ב׳ הדיו inkstand. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.IV, 11; ב׳ יד sleeve, v. אוּנְקְלַי II, Men.34b, a. e. cases of the Tfillin. Chief compounds: בֵּית אָב, pl. בָּתֵּי אָבוֹת 1) paternal home, family. Snh.38a שני ב׳ א׳ two families (dynasties); a. fr.Tosef.Ter.II, 11 בתי אבות = אריסי ב׳ א׳ hereditary land-tenants; B. Bath.46b. 2) priests division. Taan.II, 6; a. fr.; v. אֱנֹוש pl. 3) origin of a law, rule ; cmp. אָב II. Cant. R. to II, 4 ב׳ א׳ של הלכה the origin (principle) of a legal rule. Midr. Till. to Ps. 104:29 wherever the root רעש is used, it means cessation of government, ואיזהו ב׳ א׳ שלהםוכ׳ and where is the origin (determining the meaning) of all of them? (Answ. Jer. 51:29). Lev. R. s. 1, beg. מב׳ א׳ שלהןוכ׳ from the chief passage (Hagg. I, 13 ‘Haggai, the messenger) we learn that prophets are called messengers (or angels).בֵּית דִּין (abbr. ב״ד) court.ב״ד של שבעים ואחד or ב״ד הגדול the Great Sanedrin of seventy one members. Snh.I, 5. Y. ib. 19a bot.; a. fr.ב״ד נוטה court of an odd number of judges. ב״ד שקול of an even number of judges. Snh.3b.ב״ד שריא a permitting court, opprobrious name of a court too lax in religious affairs. Y.Gitt.VII, 48d top; Y.Nidd.III, 50d bot.(For all other compounds not self-evident, v. respective determinants. בית תר, v. בִּיתֵּר.Gen. R. s. 12 בית שאו, בית של עולם, v. בִּיָּא.

בַּיִתm. (b. h.; cmp. preced.; v. Ges. H. Diet s. v. as to various etymological attempts), constr. בֵּית, pl. בָּחִּים. 1) house, household, home. Yoma 11b ב׳ מיוחד לדירה bayith means a building intended for a dwelling. Ib. מי שמייחד ביתו לו (Var. v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he who devotes his house (its contents) to himself exclusively (unaccommodating); Arakh.16a מי שמיוחדוכ׳.בעל הב׳ (abbrev. בע״ה) owner, landlord; host; private man, opp. to trader, artisan Ber.46a בע״ה בוצעוכ׳ the host breaks the bread, and the guest says the blessing. Tosef. ib. IV, 14 שלבע״ה home-made (bread), opp. גלוסקין; Y. ib. VI, 10b bot.Sabb.I, 1 בע״ה the donor, opp. עני the recipient. Gen. R. s. 22; a. v. fr.בן ב׳ inmate, attendant. Ab. I, 5; a. fr.פסול הב׳ the degraded (slave) of the house. Gen. R. s. 70. 2) Esp. (הַ)בַּ׳ the Temple. בפני הב׳ in days when the Temple exists, שלא בפני הב׳ when it does not exist. Ḥull.V, 1; a. fr.ב׳ שני or ב׳ אחרון the Second Temple. Cant. R. to VIII, 9; a. fr.הר הב׳ Temple Mount, v. הַר. 3) school, college, (collect.) disciples; בֵּית הלל Hillelites Bets.I, 1; a. fr. Treat. Sofrim IV, 1 של ב׳וכ׳ those of the house of Y.Shebi.II, 33d bot., a. e. דבית …ר׳, usu. דבי, v. בֵּי). 4) body. Ber.44b אוי לו לב׳וכ׳ that human body (Rashi: stomach) is to be pitied where vegetables are a constant guest (being the only food). 5) wife. Yoma I, 1 ביתו זווכ׳ ‘his housethat means his wife. Ib. 13a והך לאו ביתו היא but this one (designated for him in case of his wifes death) cannot be called ‘his house. Sabb.118b; a. fr. 6) Euphem. pudenda; marital intercourse. Y.Sabb.IX, 12a top; Mikv. VIII, 4 שמשה את בֵּיתָהּ she had intercourse. Ib. כבדה את הב׳ she washed Y.Sot.I, 16c bot. אסורה לביתה is forbidden to her husband. Nidd.5a מהומת לביתה she hastens to perform her marital duty. Y. ib. I, beg.48d. Cmp. חֶדֶר.7) store-house, store-room. בֵּית העצים wood-room; ב׳ התבן straw-magazine; ב׳ הבקר stable; Yoma 11a; a. fr.8) (geogr.) place, town, in compounds (for which see the respective determinants), e. g. ב׳ בוקיא Beth-Bukya 9) (anat.) limb, organ, in compounds (v. supra 8)), e. g. ב׳ הבליעה œsophagus, 10) shed for plants, covering. Shebi. II, 4 (pl.). Y. ib. 33d.Y.Sabb.VII, 10a.1 1) in compounds, denoting receptacle, cover, e. g. ב׳ הדיו inkstand. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.IV, 11; ב׳ יד sleeve, v. אוּנְקְלַי II, Men.34b, a. e. cases of the Tfillin. Chief compounds: בֵּית אָב, pl. בָּתֵּי אָבוֹת 1) paternal home, family. Snh.38a שני ב׳ א׳ two families (dynasties); a. fr.Tosef.Ter.II, 11 בתי אבות = אריסי ב׳ א׳ hereditary land-tenants; B. Bath.46b. 2) priests division. Taan.II, 6; a. fr.; v. אֱנֹוש pl. 3) origin of a law, rule ; cmp. אָב II. Cant. R. to II, 4 ב׳ א׳ של הלכה the origin (principle) of a legal rule. Midr. Till. to Ps. 104:29 wherever the root רעש is used, it means cessation of government, ואיזהו ב׳ א׳ שלהםוכ׳ and where is the origin (determining the meaning) of all of them? (Answ. Jer. 51:29). Lev. R. s. 1, beg. מב׳ א׳ שלהןוכ׳ from the chief passage (Hagg. I, 13 ‘Haggai, the messenger) we learn that prophets are called messengers (or angels).בֵּית דִּין (abbr. ב״ד) court.ב״ד של שבעים ואחד or ב״ד הגדול the Great Sanedrin of seventy one members. Snh.I, 5. Y. ib. 19a bot.; a. fr.ב״ד נוטה court of an odd number of judges. ב״ד שקול of an even number of judges. Snh.3b.ב״ד שריא a permitting court, opprobrious name of a court too lax in religious affairs. Y.Gitt.VII, 48d top; Y.Nidd.III, 50d bot.(For all other compounds not self-evident, v. respective determinants. בית תר, v. בִּיתֵּר.Gen. R. s. 12 בית שאו, בית של עולם, v. בִּיָּא.

כַּרְכּוֹםII, (כַּרְקוֹם, כּוּרְכּ׳) m. (v. כָּרַם, cmp. כָּרָךְ) ( encircling, 1) troop of siege, stage of siege. Keth.II, 9; Ab. Zar.71a עיר שכבשוה כ׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 80) a town which troops of siege have taken. Gitt.III, 4 על עיר שהקיפה כ׳ concerning a husband living in a town during a siege (that he is legally presumed to be alive), opp. to עיר שכבשה כ׳. Y.Keth.II, 26d; Y.Gitt.III, 45a top איזהו כ׳ what is called a stage of siege (for legal purposes); Ib. כ׳ של אותה מלכות a siege by the government troops of the country, opp. to a siege by the enemy. 2) camp of besiegers, the Roman castra. Ab. Zar.18b ההולך … ולכ׳ whosoever goes to the arena or the camp; Tosef. ib. II, 6 ולכַרְקוֹמִין (pl.). Ib. 7 ולכ׳ (מותר) מפניוכ׳ and going to the camp is permitted for the sake of maintaining the political order, v. חָשַׁב Hithpa.Pl. כַּרְכּוֹמִין, (כַּרְקֹ). Koh. R. to XII, 7 (ref. to לשום כרים על שערים, Ez. 21:27) עשה כ׳ he erected camps of siege (Lam. R. introd., R. Josh. 2 טירונין, v. טִירוֹן II). Tosef. l. c., v. supra.

כַּרְכּוֹםII, (כַּרְקוֹם, כּוּרְכּ׳) m. (v. כָּרַם, cmp. כָּרָךְ) ( encircling, 1) troop of siege, stage of siege. Keth.II, 9; Ab. Zar.71a עיר שכבשוה כ׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 80) a town which troops of siege have taken. Gitt.III, 4 על עיר שהקיפה כ׳ concerning a husband living in a town during a siege (that he is legally presumed to be alive), opp. to עיר שכבשה כ׳. Y.Keth.II, 26d; Y.Gitt.III, 45a top איזהו כ׳ what is called a stage of siege (for legal purposes); Ib. כ׳ של אותה מלכות a siege by the government troops of the country, opp. to a siege by the enemy. 2) camp of besiegers, the Roman castra. Ab. Zar.18b ההולך … ולכ׳ whosoever goes to the arena or the camp; Tosef. ib. II, 6 ולכַרְקוֹמִין (pl.). Ib. 7 ולכ׳ (מותר) מפניוכ׳ and going to the camp is permitted for the sake of maintaining the political order, v. חָשַׁב Hithpa.Pl. כַּרְכּוֹמִין, (כַּרְקֹ). Koh. R. to XII, 7 (ref. to לשום כרים על שערים, Ez. 21:27) עשה כ׳ he erected camps of siege (Lam. R. introd., R. Josh. 2 טירונין, v. טִירוֹן II). Tosef. l. c., v. supra.

רָשָׁעm. (b. h.; preced. wds.) wicked man, wrongful claimant. Snh.27a (ref. to Ex. 23:1) אל תשתר׳ עד allow not a wicked man to be witness. Ib. 9b ר׳ הוא והתורה אמרהוכ׳ he is a (self-confessed) wicked man, and the Law says, allow not Ib. אין אדם משים עצמור׳ none can incriminate himself (his testimony against himself has no legal effect). Ib. 27a ר׳ דחמס בעינן (to be disqualified in court) he must be a wicked man connected with violence (but you cannot disqualify a sinner against ceremonial laws). Gen. R. s. 20 נחש זהר׳ בעל תשובות that serpent is a wicked creature rich in arguments. Bekh.8a ולאותור׳ לאוכ׳ and to that wicked creature (the serpent) I find no parallel in nature (as to duration of pregnancy). Ab. V, 19 בלעם הר׳ Balaam the wicked; a. v. fr.Pl. רְשָׁעִים. Ib. 1 להפרע מן הר׳וכ׳ in order to punish the wicked who ruin the world Ib. I, 8 וכשיהיו … יהיו בעיניך כר׳ when disputants stand before thee (the judge), look upon both parties as wrongful claimants, opp. זכאין. Ib. IV, 15 אין … משלות הר׳וכ׳ it is beyond our power to understand why the wicked are prosperous or why the righteous suffer. Snh.110b קטני בני רִשְׁעֵי ישראל young children of wicked Israelites; Tosef. ib. XIII, 1 רשעי ארץ (corr. acc.). Ib. 2 (ref. to Ps. 9:18) אלור׳ ישראל this refers to Israelitish sinners. Hor.10b (ref. to Koh. 8:14) כמעשה הר׳ שלעוה״ב like that which happens to the wicked in the world to come. Snh.93a רִשְׁעֵיהֶם של ישראל the wicked (idolaters) of the Israelitish people; a. v. fr.Fem. רְשָׁעָה. Ber.61b מלכות הר׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the wicked (Roman) government. Ex. R. s. 35 אדום הר׳ (sub. מלכות); a. fr.

רָשָׁעm. (b. h.; preced. wds.) wicked man, wrongful claimant. Snh.27a (ref. to Ex. 23:1) אל תשתר׳ עד allow not a wicked man to be witness. Ib. 9b ר׳ הוא והתורה אמרהוכ׳ he is a (self-confessed) wicked man, and the Law says, allow not Ib. אין אדם משים עצמור׳ none can incriminate himself (his testimony against himself has no legal effect). Ib. 27a ר׳ דחמס בעינן (to be disqualified in court) he must be a wicked man connected with violence (but you cannot disqualify a sinner against ceremonial laws). Gen. R. s. 20 נחש זהר׳ בעל תשובות that serpent is a wicked creature rich in arguments. Bekh.8a ולאותור׳ לאוכ׳ and to that wicked creature (the serpent) I find no parallel in nature (as to duration of pregnancy). Ab. V, 19 בלעם הר׳ Balaam the wicked; a. v. fr.Pl. רְשָׁעִים. Ib. 1 להפרע מן הר׳וכ׳ in order to punish the wicked who ruin the world Ib. I, 8 וכשיהיו … יהיו בעיניך כר׳ when disputants stand before thee (the judge), look upon both parties as wrongful claimants, opp. זכאין. Ib. IV, 15 אין … משלות הר׳וכ׳ it is beyond our power to understand why the wicked are prosperous or why the righteous suffer. Snh.110b קטני בני רִשְׁעֵי ישראל young children of wicked Israelites; Tosef. ib. XIII, 1 רשעי ארץ (corr. acc.). Ib. 2 (ref. to Ps. 9:18) אלור׳ ישראל this refers to Israelitish sinners. Hor.10b (ref. to Koh. 8:14) כמעשה הר׳ שלעוה״ב like that which happens to the wicked in the world to come. Snh.93a רִשְׁעֵיהֶם של ישראל the wicked (idolaters) of the Israelitish people; a. v. fr.Fem. רְשָׁעָה. Ber.61b מלכות הר׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the wicked (Roman) government. Ex. R. s. 35 אדום הר׳ (sub. מלכות); a. fr.

תָּפַס, תָּפַשׂ(b. h.; cmp. תָּפַף) to seize, take hold on; to take effect. Keth.84b את תּוֹפֵס לבעל חובוכ׳ thou seizest property in behalf of a creditor when the debtor owes others, ואמרר׳ י׳ התופסוכ׳ and R. J. has decided that he who seizes in behalf of a creditor when there are other claimants has not taken legal possession. Ib. top והוא שת׳ מחיים (his possession is effectual) when he has seized it during the decedents life-time. Ab. Zar.8b (expl. קרטיסיס) יום שתָּפְסָה בו רומי מלכות the day when Rome took hold of the government (of the east, v. תְּפִיסָה). Y.Taan.IV, 68c top היה משה תוֹפְשָׂן Moses held fast on them (the tablets). R. Hash. 4b, a. fr. תָּפַסְתָּ מרובהוכ׳, v. מוּעָט. B. Mets. 102b, a. e. תְּפוֹס לשון אחרון hold to the latter expression, i. e. if an agreement contains two discrepant clauses, the second is legally recognized; Ten. 26a a. e. תפוס לשון ראשון the first clause (of a vow) is legally recognized. Yeb.10b, a. fr. אין קודושין תּוֹפְסִיןוכ׳, v. קִידּוּש. Y.Dem.VI, 25b תָּפְשָׂה מדת הדיןוכ׳ justice takes hold on him, i. e. the full rigor of the law is applied against him Num. R. s. 111> (ref. to Prov. 3:34) אלו הנזירים שתּוֹפְשִׂים ענוה בעצמןוכ׳ that means the Nazarites who choose humility for themselves, who abstain from wine Ib. 108> ותְפָשָׂם and arrested them, v. לוּפָר. Snh.64a מפני מה תפסה תורה לשון מולך why does the Biblical text choose the word Molekh (in place of idol in general)?, Y.Ber.VII, 11c top, a. e. תופסין אותו seize him, take him to task, v. נַקְדָּן. Ab. Zar.64a דמי … מי תוֹפֶסֶת דמיהוכ׳ how about money which was realized by the sale of an idol, in the hands of a gentile? does the idol hold its equivalent in gentile hands or not?, i. e. does the money in gentile hands retain its character as compensation for an idol, and is it thus forbidden to a Jew? Ex. R. s. 1520> היה שלמה תופס פיווכ׳ Solomon controlled his mouth, in order not to speak before Gen. R. s. 12 כל … תופסין את הלשון וזה אינו תופסוכ׳ all other letters catch the tongue (require an effort of the organs of speech), but this (the Hé) does not catch (is merely a breathing sound).Part. pass. תָּפוּס, תָּפוּשׂ; f. תְּפוּסָה, תְּפוּשָׂה a) (cmp. אָחוּז s. v. אָחַז) holding. Y. Taan. l. c. היה משה ת׳ בטפחיים Moses was holding two handbreadths (of the tablets). Ex. R. s. 46, beg. חיה ת׳ בלוחותוכ׳ he held the tablets, and would not believe that Israel had sinned. Sifra Bḥuck. Par. 2, ch. VIII תְּפוּסֵי מעשהוכ׳ holding to the deeds of their fathers, generation after generation; a. e.b) seized, captured. Mekh. Mishp., s. 17 תפוסה the outraged woman, opp. מפותה the seduced. Nif. נִתְפַּס, נִתְפַּשׂ to be seized, arrested; to have ones property seized; to be made responsible. Ex. R. s. 1518> בן ביתשנ׳ על ידי בעלוכ׳ a domestic servant who was seized for his employers debt. Tosef.Ḥull.II, 24 נ׳ ע״ר מינות, v. מִינוּת. Ib. ונִתְפַּסְתִּי עלוכ׳ and therefore I was arrested on the suspicion of heresy. Ab. Zar.17b כשנִתְפְּסוּר׳ אלעזרוכ׳ when R. El. a. R. H. b. T. were arrested (by Roman officials, for rebellious conduct). Ib. אשריך שנִתְפַּסְתָּ עלוכ׳ happy art thou, for thou hast been arrested on one charge only, and woe me that I have been arrested on five charges. B. Bath.16b אין אדם נ׳ על צערו Ms. M. (ed. בשעת) no man is taken to account for what he speaks in his distress. Sabb.33b נִתְפָּסִים על הדור are seized for the debt (die for the sins) of their generation. Y.Keth.XIII, 35d כל הנ׳ על חבירו חייב ליתן לו in every case if ones property was seized for a neighbors debt, the latter has to reimburse him; ib. אין לך נ׳וכ׳ in no case must he reimburse him, except in the case of annona and head-tax; Y.B. Kam.X, end, 7c; Y.Ned.IV, beg.38c. Deut. R. s. 2, beg. (prov.) הוי זהיר שלא תִתָּפֵס מקום דבורך take care that thou be not caught on the spot where thou speakest (held to thy word); a. fr. Hif. חִתְפִּיס to cause to be seized, cause to take hold. Y.Succ.IV, 54d top ראה שהִתְפִּיסָתְךָ התורה לשוןוכ׳ behold, the Law has made thee use the expression of endearment Tem.2a הכל מַתְפִּיסִין בתמורה all persons can cause the seizure of the substitute together with the original by exchanging a consecrated animal (v. תְּמוּרָה). Ib. 9a מי מַתְפִּיס בדבר שאינו שלו can one cause the seizure of a thing which is not his?; a. e.Ned.11b, sq. מתפיס, v. next w. Pi. תִּפֵּס, תִּפֵּשׂ (v. טָפַס) to climb, rise. Gen. R. s. 66, end (ref. to Prov. 30:28) באיזה זכות השממית מְתַפֶּשֶׂת בזכותוכ׳ for what merit does the spider (Esau-Rome) climb (rise to power)? For the merit of those hands (with which Esau nursed his father, by ref. to Gen. 27:31); Yalk. ib. 115; Yalk. Prov. 963 תְּתַפֵּשׂ. Pirel תִּרְפֵּס, Hithparel הִתַּרְפֵּס same. Y.Erub.V, 22d top רואה אותי כי מִיתַּרְפֵּס ועולה מְתַרְפֵּס ויורד, (v. טָפַס) you look upon it (measure the distance for Sabbath purposes) as if one would climb up and climb down (the wady).

תָּפַס, תָּפַשׂ(b. h.; cmp. תָּפַף) to seize, take hold on; to take effect. Keth.84b את תּוֹפֵס לבעל חובוכ׳ thou seizest property in behalf of a creditor when the debtor owes others, ואמרר׳ י׳ התופסוכ׳ and R. J. has decided that he who seizes in behalf of a creditor when there are other claimants has not taken legal possession. Ib. top והוא שת׳ מחיים (his possession is effectual) when he has seized it during the decedents life-time. Ab. Zar.8b (expl. קרטיסיס) יום שתָּפְסָה בו רומי מלכות the day when Rome took hold of the government (of the east, v. תְּפִיסָה). Y.Taan.IV, 68c top היה משה תוֹפְשָׂן Moses held fast on them (the tablets). R. Hash. 4b, a. fr. תָּפַסְתָּ מרובהוכ׳, v. מוּעָט. B. Mets. 102b, a. e. תְּפוֹס לשון אחרון hold to the latter expression, i. e. if an agreement contains two discrepant clauses, the second is legally recognized; Ten. 26a a. e. תפוס לשון ראשון the first clause (of a vow) is legally recognized. Yeb.10b, a. fr. אין קודושין תּוֹפְסִיןוכ׳, v. קִידּוּש. Y.Dem.VI, 25b תָּפְשָׂה מדת הדיןוכ׳ justice takes hold on him, i. e. the full rigor of the law is applied against him Num. R. s. 111> (ref. to Prov. 3:34) אלו הנזירים שתּוֹפְשִׂים ענוה בעצמןוכ׳ that means the Nazarites who choose humility for themselves, who abstain from wine Ib. 108> ותְפָשָׂם and arrested them, v. לוּפָר. Snh.64a מפני מה תפסה תורה לשון מולך why does the Biblical text choose the word Molekh (in place of idol in general)?, Y.Ber.VII, 11c top, a. e. תופסין אותו seize him, take him to task, v. נַקְדָּן. Ab. Zar.64a דמי … מי תוֹפֶסֶת דמיהוכ׳ how about money which was realized by the sale of an idol, in the hands of a gentile? does the idol hold its equivalent in gentile hands or not?, i. e. does the money in gentile hands retain its character as compensation for an idol, and is it thus forbidden to a Jew? Ex. R. s. 1520> היה שלמה תופס פיווכ׳ Solomon controlled his mouth, in order not to speak before Gen. R. s. 12 כל … תופסין את הלשון וזה אינו תופסוכ׳ all other letters catch the tongue (require an effort of the organs of speech), but this (the Hé) does not catch (is merely a breathing sound).Part. pass. תָּפוּס, תָּפוּשׂ; f. תְּפוּסָה, תְּפוּשָׂה a) (cmp. אָחוּז s. v. אָחַז) holding. Y. Taan. l. c. היה משה ת׳ בטפחיים Moses was holding two handbreadths (of the tablets). Ex. R. s. 46, beg. חיה ת׳ בלוחותוכ׳ he held the tablets, and would not believe that Israel had sinned. Sifra Bḥuck. Par. 2, ch. VIII תְּפוּסֵי מעשהוכ׳ holding to the deeds of their fathers, generation after generation; a. e.b) seized, captured. Mekh. Mishp., s. 17 תפוסה the outraged woman, opp. מפותה the seduced. Nif. נִתְפַּס, נִתְפַּשׂ to be seized, arrested; to have ones property seized; to be made responsible. Ex. R. s. 1518> בן ביתשנ׳ על ידי בעלוכ׳ a domestic servant who was seized for his employers debt. Tosef.Ḥull.II, 24 נ׳ ע״ר מינות, v. מִינוּת. Ib. ונִתְפַּסְתִּי עלוכ׳ and therefore I was arrested on the suspicion of heresy. Ab. Zar.17b כשנִתְפְּסוּר׳ אלעזרוכ׳ when R. El. a. R. H. b. T. were arrested (by Roman officials, for rebellious conduct). Ib. אשריך שנִתְפַּסְתָּ עלוכ׳ happy art thou, for thou hast been arrested on one charge only, and woe me that I have been arrested on five charges. B. Bath.16b אין אדם נ׳ על צערו Ms. M. (ed. בשעת) no man is taken to account for what he speaks in his distress. Sabb.33b נִתְפָּסִים על הדור are seized for the debt (die for the sins) of their generation. Y.Keth.XIII, 35d כל הנ׳ על חבירו חייב ליתן לו in every case if ones property was seized for a neighbors debt, the latter has to reimburse him; ib. אין לך נ׳וכ׳ in no case must he reimburse him, except in the case of annona and head-tax; Y.B. Kam.X, end, 7c; Y.Ned.IV, beg.38c. Deut. R. s. 2, beg. (prov.) הוי זהיר שלא תִתָּפֵס מקום דבורך take care that thou be not caught on the spot where thou speakest (held to thy word); a. fr. Hif. חִתְפִּיס to cause to be seized, cause to take hold. Y.Succ.IV, 54d top ראה שהִתְפִּיסָתְךָ התורה לשוןוכ׳ behold, the Law has made thee use the expression of endearment Tem.2a הכל מַתְפִּיסִין בתמורה all persons can cause the seizure of the substitute together with the original by exchanging a consecrated animal (v. תְּמוּרָה). Ib. 9a מי מַתְפִּיס בדבר שאינו שלו can one cause the seizure of a thing which is not his?; a. e.Ned.11b, sq. מתפיס, v. next w. Pi. תִּפֵּס, תִּפֵּשׂ (v. טָפַס) to climb, rise. Gen. R. s. 66, end (ref. to Prov. 30:28) באיזה זכות השממית מְתַפֶּשֶׂת בזכותוכ׳ for what merit does the spider (Esau-Rome) climb (rise to power)? For the merit of those hands (with which Esau nursed his father, by ref. to Gen. 27:31); Yalk. ib. 115; Yalk. Prov. 963 תְּתַפֵּשׂ. Pirel תִּרְפֵּס, Hithparel הִתַּרְפֵּס same. Y.Erub.V, 22d top רואה אותי כי מִיתַּרְפֵּס ועולה מְתַרְפֵּס ויורד, (v. טָפַס) you look upon it (measure the distance for Sabbath purposes) as if one would climb up and climb down (the wady).

תָּפַס, תָּפַשׂ(b. h.; cmp. תָּפַף) to seize, take hold on; to take effect. Keth.84b את תּוֹפֵס לבעל חובוכ׳ thou seizest property in behalf of a creditor when the debtor owes others, ואמרר׳ י׳ התופסוכ׳ and R. J. has decided that he who seizes in behalf of a creditor when there are other claimants has not taken legal possession. Ib. top והוא שת׳ מחיים (his possession is effectual) when he has seized it during the decedents life-time. Ab. Zar.8b (expl. קרטיסיס) יום שתָּפְסָה בו רומי מלכות the day when Rome took hold of the government (of the east, v. תְּפִיסָה). Y.Taan.IV, 68c top היה משה תוֹפְשָׂן Moses held fast on them (the tablets). R. Hash. 4b, a. fr. תָּפַסְתָּ מרובהוכ׳, v. מוּעָט. B. Mets. 102b, a. e. תְּפוֹס לשון אחרון hold to the latter expression, i. e. if an agreement contains two discrepant clauses, the second is legally recognized; Ten. 26a a. e. תפוס לשון ראשון the first clause (of a vow) is legally recognized. Yeb.10b, a. fr. אין קודושין תּוֹפְסִיןוכ׳, v. קִידּוּש. Y.Dem.VI, 25b תָּפְשָׂה מדת הדיןוכ׳ justice takes hold on him, i. e. the full rigor of the law is applied against him Num. R. s. 111> (ref. to Prov. 3:34) אלו הנזירים שתּוֹפְשִׂים ענוה בעצמןוכ׳ that means the Nazarites who choose humility for themselves, who abstain from wine Ib. 108> ותְפָשָׂם and arrested them, v. לוּפָר. Snh.64a מפני מה תפסה תורה לשון מולך why does the Biblical text choose the word Molekh (in place of idol in general)?, Y.Ber.VII, 11c top, a. e. תופסין אותו seize him, take him to task, v. נַקְדָּן. Ab. Zar.64a דמי … מי תוֹפֶסֶת דמיהוכ׳ how about money which was realized by the sale of an idol, in the hands of a gentile? does the idol hold its equivalent in gentile hands or not?, i. e. does the money in gentile hands retain its character as compensation for an idol, and is it thus forbidden to a Jew? Ex. R. s. 1520> היה שלמה תופס פיווכ׳ Solomon controlled his mouth, in order not to speak before Gen. R. s. 12 כל … תופסין את הלשון וזה אינו תופסוכ׳ all other letters catch the tongue (require an effort of the organs of speech), but this (the Hé) does not catch (is merely a breathing sound).Part. pass. תָּפוּס, תָּפוּשׂ; f. תְּפוּסָה, תְּפוּשָׂה a) (cmp. אָחוּז s. v. אָחַז) holding. Y. Taan. l. c. היה משה ת׳ בטפחיים Moses was holding two handbreadths (of the tablets). Ex. R. s. 46, beg. חיה ת׳ בלוחותוכ׳ he held the tablets, and would not believe that Israel had sinned. Sifra Bḥuck. Par. 2, ch. VIII תְּפוּסֵי מעשהוכ׳ holding to the deeds of their fathers, generation after generation; a. e.b) seized, captured. Mekh. Mishp., s. 17 תפוסה the outraged woman, opp. מפותה the seduced. Nif. נִתְפַּס, נִתְפַּשׂ to be seized, arrested; to have ones property seized; to be made responsible. Ex. R. s. 1518> בן ביתשנ׳ על ידי בעלוכ׳ a domestic servant who was seized for his employers debt. Tosef.Ḥull.II, 24 נ׳ ע״ר מינות, v. מִינוּת. Ib. ונִתְפַּסְתִּי עלוכ׳ and therefore I was arrested on the suspicion of heresy. Ab. Zar.17b כשנִתְפְּסוּר׳ אלעזרוכ׳ when R. El. a. R. H. b. T. were arrested (by Roman officials, for rebellious conduct). Ib. אשריך שנִתְפַּסְתָּ עלוכ׳ happy art thou, for thou hast been arrested on one charge only, and woe me that I have been arrested on five charges. B. Bath.16b אין אדם נ׳ על צערו Ms. M. (ed. בשעת) no man is taken to account for what he speaks in his distress. Sabb.33b נִתְפָּסִים על הדור are seized for the debt (die for the sins) of their generation. Y.Keth.XIII, 35d כל הנ׳ על חבירו חייב ליתן לו in every case if ones property was seized for a neighbors debt, the latter has to reimburse him; ib. אין לך נ׳וכ׳ in no case must he reimburse him, except in the case of annona and head-tax; Y.B. Kam.X, end, 7c; Y.Ned.IV, beg.38c. Deut. R. s. 2, beg. (prov.) הוי זהיר שלא תִתָּפֵס מקום דבורך take care that thou be not caught on the spot where thou speakest (held to thy word); a. fr. Hif. חִתְפִּיס to cause to be seized, cause to take hold. Y.Succ.IV, 54d top ראה שהִתְפִּיסָתְךָ התורה לשוןוכ׳ behold, the Law has made thee use the expression of endearment Tem.2a הכל מַתְפִּיסִין בתמורה all persons can cause the seizure of the substitute together with the original by exchanging a consecrated animal (v. תְּמוּרָה). Ib. 9a מי מַתְפִּיס בדבר שאינו שלו can one cause the seizure of a thing which is not his?; a. e.Ned.11b, sq. מתפיס, v. next w. Pi. תִּפֵּס, תִּפֵּשׂ (v. טָפַס) to climb, rise. Gen. R. s. 66, end (ref. to Prov. 30:28) באיזה זכות השממית מְתַפֶּשֶׂת בזכותוכ׳ for what merit does the spider (Esau-Rome) climb (rise to power)? For the merit of those hands (with which Esau nursed his father, by ref. to Gen. 27:31); Yalk. ib. 115; Yalk. Prov. 963 תְּתַפֵּשׂ. Pirel תִּרְפֵּס, Hithparel הִתַּרְפֵּס same. Y.Erub.V, 22d top רואה אותי כי מִיתַּרְפֵּס ועולה מְתַרְפֵּס ויורד, (v. טָפַס) you look upon it (measure the distance for Sabbath purposes) as if one would climb up and climb down (the wady).