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לָהַט(b. h.; cmp. להב) to glisten, glow. Gen. R. s. 21, end מי מציל … מאש לוֹהֶטֶת זו what will save my children from this glowing fire (hell)?; a. e.Part. pass. לָהוּט, f. לְהוּטָה; pl. לְהוּטִים, לְהוּטִין; לְהוּטוֹת glowing; (with אחר) passionately following, anxious for. Gen. R. s. 94 ל׳ אתר גרונו, v. גָּרוֹן. Y.Taan.VI, 69b; Pesik Dibré, p. 114a> שהיו ישראל ל׳ אחרוכ׳ (not שיהו) the Israelites were greedy for sweet things. Gen. R. s. 22 היו ל׳ אחר האדמה had a passion for agriculture. Cant. R. to I, 4 ל׳ … אחרי שכינה the Israelites were anxious for the Divine Presence; a. fr.Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 4 (ref. to Ps. 57:5) שהיו לוֹהֲטִים אחרלה״ר (= לְהוּטִים) they had a passion for denunciation; Midr. Till. to Ps. 7; Yalk. ib. 637; Yalk. Kings 213 להוטים; Y.Peah I, 16a; a. e. Pi. לִיהֵט to glow; to make glowing. Lev. R. s. 16 האש מְלַהֶטֶת סביבותיו the fire was shining around him. Gen. R. s. 21, end (ref. to Gen. 3:24) שהיא מתהפכת … ומְלַהַטְתּוֹוכ׳ it (the fire of hell) turns around man and heats him through from top to bottom Num. R. s. 18 לִיהֲטוֹ האש the fire seized him; a. e.

מַכְשְׁירm., pl. מַכְשִׁירִין (כָּשֵׁר) 1) preparatory means, preliminary acts. Meg.7b מַכְשִׁירֵי אוכל נפש acts preliminary to the preparation of food (as grinding the slaughtering knife). Ib. הוא ולא מַכְשִׁירָיו it says (Ex. 12:16) ‘that (alone may be done), but not its preliminaries. Ib. מ׳ שאפשרוכ׳ acts which might have been done a day before. Erub.102b, sq. מ׳ מצוה requirements of a religious act (to be performed on the Sabbath, v. דָּחָה). Sabb.136a מ׳ מילה requirements for circumcision. Tosef.Pes.V, 1; Y.Sabb.XIX, 17a top; a. fr. 2) Makhshirin (things which make an object fit for levitical uncleanness), name of a treatise of the Mishnah and Tosefta, of the Order of Tohăroth.

מַכְשְׁירm., pl. מַכְשִׁירִין (כָּשֵׁר) 1) preparatory means, preliminary acts. Meg.7b מַכְשִׁירֵי אוכל נפש acts preliminary to the preparation of food (as grinding the slaughtering knife). Ib. הוא ולא מַכְשִׁירָיו it says (Ex. 12:16) ‘that (alone may be done), but not its preliminaries. Ib. מ׳ שאפשרוכ׳ acts which might have been done a day before. Erub.102b, sq. מ׳ מצוה requirements of a religious act (to be performed on the Sabbath, v. דָּחָה). Sabb.136a מ׳ מילה requirements for circumcision. Tosef.Pes.V, 1; Y.Sabb.XIX, 17a top; a. fr. 2) Makhshirin (things which make an object fit for levitical uncleanness), name of a treatise of the Mishnah and Tosefta, of the Order of Tohăroth.

מָעַט(b. h.; cmp. מוּט) to be thin, minute.Part. pass. מָעוּט, f. מְעוּטָה; pl. מְעוּטִים, מְעוּטִין; מְעוּטוֹת. Y.Pes.V, 32a bot.; Y.Snh.I, 18c bot. גסי רוח ומְעוּטֵי תידה big in spirit (haughty) and small in learning (of narrow capacity). Tosef.Ḥall.I, 7; a. e.Tam.IV, 2 במעוטה at least (Talm. ed. 31a במעוטן, comment. במיעוטן on the smallest of the tables). Pi. מִעֵט, מִיעֵט 1) to diminish, reduce; to do little. Ab. IV, 10 הוי מְמַעֵט בעסקוכ׳ do less business, and busy thyself with the Law. M. Kat. 22a, v. עֵסֶק. Taan. I, 7 מְמַעֲטִין במשאוכ׳ we must reduce business transactions, building Ib. IV, 6 משנכנס אב ממעטין בשמחה with the beginning of the month of Ab we must reduce rejoicing. Ḥull.60b לכי ומַעֲטִי את עצמך go and make thyself smaller (be reduced). Snh.17a הואיל ומִיעַטְתֶּם עצמיכם because you made yourselves small (were modest); Num. R. s. 15. Tosef.Erub.IX (VI), 15 מִיעֲטָהּ באבניםוכ׳ if he reduced the size of the gap by means of stones Y. ib. VII, beg.24b ממעטין בכלים you may use utensils for reducing the opening. Bab. ib. 77b ממעט effects the reduction, i. e. puts the two adjoining places in the legal condition of dwellings connected by a gate; a. fr. 2) (interpret.) to limit, qualify, exclude from the rule. Shebu.26a היה דורש את כל התורה בריבה ומיעט interpreted the entire Law on the principle of ‘It includes and it excludes, i. e. on the principle that if, in the Biblical text, a specification is preceded and followed by general terms, both an extension ( ריבוי) and a limitation ( מיעוט) must be found; e. g. ib. (ref. to Lev. 5:4) או נפש … להרע … מי׳וכ׳ ‘or if a soul swears, this is a general expression, ‘for bad or for good, this limits (the sphere of the law to things which are either an advantage or a disadvantage); ‘whatsoever it be, this is again a generalization; now what does it include? All kinds of words (vows); ומאי מ׳ מ׳וכ׳ and what does it exclude? It excludes a religious act (the vow of doing a forbidden thing or not doing a commanded thing). Sifra Tsav, ch. XV, Par. 11 אם מִיעַטְתִּים מסמיכה מרובה לא אֲמַעֲטֵם בתנופהוכ׳ if I exclude them (the gentiles) from the privilege of laying hands on the sacrifice, which has a wider sphere of application, must I not exclude them from the privilege of waving ?; a. fr.Part. pass. מְמוּעָט, v. מוּעָט. Hif. הִמְעִיט to do little, less. Ber.I7a שמא תאמר אני מרבה והוא מַמְעִיט lest you say, I do much good, and he but little; שנינו אחד המרבה ואחד הממעיטוכ׳ we have learned, whether one does much or little (they are equally worthy), provided one directs his heart ; Men. XIII, 11; a. fr. Nithpa. נִתְמַעֵט, Hithpa. הִתְמַעֵט to be diminished, reduced. Erub.VII, 5 נ׳ התבן מעשרהוכ׳ if the pile of straw has been reduced to less than ten handbreadths. Ib. 54b; Ab. Zar.19a מִתְמַעֵט he will become less (will decline in learning). Arakh.30b נ׳ כספו if his value was reduced. Tosef.Sot.XIV, 10 נִתְמַעֲטוּ הימיםוכ׳ the days were reduced, and the years shortened. Ib. התחילו הגוים להתרבות וישראל להִתְמעֵט the nations began to grow and the Israelites to be reduced (in rank). Pesik. R. s. 14 נִתְמַעֲטָה ידו he became reduced in fortune. Midr. Till. to Ps. 12, end נפשם מִתְמַעֶטֶת עליהם their soul within them shrinks, i. e. they feel jealous and angry; Yalk. ib. 659; Lev. R. s. 32, beg. מתמענת (corr. acc.). Sifra l. c. נִתְמַעֶטֶת תנופה the sphere of the act of waving is the smaller one; נִתְמַעֲטָה סמיכה the laying on of hands has the smaller sphere; a. fr.Erub.80b מאי נתמעט נתמטמט ‘it was reduced (Mish. VII, 7) means, it was reduced to atoms, v. מִטְמֵט.B. Mets.71a נכסיו מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. סוּט h.Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 14 מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. מָעַךְ.

מָעַט(b. h.; cmp. מוּט) to be thin, minute.Part. pass. מָעוּט, f. מְעוּטָה; pl. מְעוּטִים, מְעוּטִין; מְעוּטוֹת. Y.Pes.V, 32a bot.; Y.Snh.I, 18c bot. גסי רוח ומְעוּטֵי תידה big in spirit (haughty) and small in learning (of narrow capacity). Tosef.Ḥall.I, 7; a. e.Tam.IV, 2 במעוטה at least (Talm. ed. 31a במעוטן, comment. במיעוטן on the smallest of the tables). Pi. מִעֵט, מִיעֵט 1) to diminish, reduce; to do little. Ab. IV, 10 הוי מְמַעֵט בעסקוכ׳ do less business, and busy thyself with the Law. M. Kat. 22a, v. עֵסֶק. Taan. I, 7 מְמַעֲטִין במשאוכ׳ we must reduce business transactions, building Ib. IV, 6 משנכנס אב ממעטין בשמחה with the beginning of the month of Ab we must reduce rejoicing. Ḥull.60b לכי ומַעֲטִי את עצמך go and make thyself smaller (be reduced). Snh.17a הואיל ומִיעַטְתֶּם עצמיכם because you made yourselves small (were modest); Num. R. s. 15. Tosef.Erub.IX (VI), 15 מִיעֲטָהּ באבניםוכ׳ if he reduced the size of the gap by means of stones Y. ib. VII, beg.24b ממעטין בכלים you may use utensils for reducing the opening. Bab. ib. 77b ממעט effects the reduction, i. e. puts the two adjoining places in the legal condition of dwellings connected by a gate; a. fr. 2) (interpret.) to limit, qualify, exclude from the rule. Shebu.26a היה דורש את כל התורה בריבה ומיעט interpreted the entire Law on the principle of ‘It includes and it excludes, i. e. on the principle that if, in the Biblical text, a specification is preceded and followed by general terms, both an extension ( ריבוי) and a limitation ( מיעוט) must be found; e. g. ib. (ref. to Lev. 5:4) או נפש … להרע … מי׳וכ׳ ‘or if a soul swears, this is a general expression, ‘for bad or for good, this limits (the sphere of the law to things which are either an advantage or a disadvantage); ‘whatsoever it be, this is again a generalization; now what does it include? All kinds of words (vows); ומאי מ׳ מ׳וכ׳ and what does it exclude? It excludes a religious act (the vow of doing a forbidden thing or not doing a commanded thing). Sifra Tsav, ch. XV, Par. 11 אם מִיעַטְתִּים מסמיכה מרובה לא אֲמַעֲטֵם בתנופהוכ׳ if I exclude them (the gentiles) from the privilege of laying hands on the sacrifice, which has a wider sphere of application, must I not exclude them from the privilege of waving ?; a. fr.Part. pass. מְמוּעָט, v. מוּעָט. Hif. הִמְעִיט to do little, less. Ber.I7a שמא תאמר אני מרבה והוא מַמְעִיט lest you say, I do much good, and he but little; שנינו אחד המרבה ואחד הממעיטוכ׳ we have learned, whether one does much or little (they are equally worthy), provided one directs his heart ; Men. XIII, 11; a. fr. Nithpa. נִתְמַעֵט, Hithpa. הִתְמַעֵט to be diminished, reduced. Erub.VII, 5 נ׳ התבן מעשרהוכ׳ if the pile of straw has been reduced to less than ten handbreadths. Ib. 54b; Ab. Zar.19a מִתְמַעֵט he will become less (will decline in learning). Arakh.30b נ׳ כספו if his value was reduced. Tosef.Sot.XIV, 10 נִתְמַעֲטוּ הימיםוכ׳ the days were reduced, and the years shortened. Ib. התחילו הגוים להתרבות וישראל להִתְמעֵט the nations began to grow and the Israelites to be reduced (in rank). Pesik. R. s. 14 נִתְמַעֲטָה ידו he became reduced in fortune. Midr. Till. to Ps. 12, end נפשם מִתְמַעֶטֶת עליהם their soul within them shrinks, i. e. they feel jealous and angry; Yalk. ib. 659; Lev. R. s. 32, beg. מתמענת (corr. acc.). Sifra l. c. נִתְמַעֶטֶת תנופה the sphere of the act of waving is the smaller one; נִתְמַעֲטָה סמיכה the laying on of hands has the smaller sphere; a. fr.Erub.80b מאי נתמעט נתמטמט ‘it was reduced (Mish. VII, 7) means, it was reduced to atoms, v. מִטְמֵט.B. Mets.71a נכסיו מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. סוּט h.Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 14 מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. מָעַךְ.

נַחַתf. (b. h.; נוּחַ) 1) rest, tray, stand (v. אַנְחוּתָה). Ḥag.26b; Men.96b, a. e. כלי עץ העשוי לנ׳ a wooden utensil intended for resting things on it (table). Gen. R. s. 25; s. 33 לשם נ׳ התיבה נקרא Noah was named from the resting of the ark (Gen. 8:4). Yeb.103b סנדל של נ׳ע״ז Ar. (in ed. our w. omitted) a sandal used as a rest for an idol. 2) ease; gentleness; comfort. Erub.83b שלזה תשמישו בנ׳ which one neighbor can make use of with ease, opp. בקשה with difficulty. Ber.56b בנ׳ at a slow trot, opp. ברדוף at full speed. Snh.92a, v. נָהַג; a. fr.נ׳ רוח gratification, pleasure. Keth.95a תימא נ׳ר׳ עשיתי לבעלי she may say, I did it only to gratify my husband (but did not mean to sell). Ḥag.16b כדי לעשות נ׳ר׳ לנשים to let the (offering) women have the satisfaction (of putting their hands on the sacrifices). Ber.17a ועושה נ׳ר׳ ליוצרו and acts so as to please his Creator; a. fr.

נַחַתf. (b. h.; נוּחַ) 1) rest, tray, stand (v. אַנְחוּתָה). Ḥag.26b; Men.96b, a. e. כלי עץ העשוי לנ׳ a wooden utensil intended for resting things on it (table). Gen. R. s. 25; s. 33 לשם נ׳ התיבה נקרא Noah was named from the resting of the ark (Gen. 8:4). Yeb.103b סנדל של נ׳ע״ז Ar. (in ed. our w. omitted) a sandal used as a rest for an idol. 2) ease; gentleness; comfort. Erub.83b שלזה תשמישו בנ׳ which one neighbor can make use of with ease, opp. בקשה with difficulty. Ber.56b בנ׳ at a slow trot, opp. ברדוף at full speed. Snh.92a, v. נָהַג; a. fr.נ׳ רוח gratification, pleasure. Keth.95a תימא נ׳ר׳ עשיתי לבעלי she may say, I did it only to gratify my husband (but did not mean to sell). Ḥag.16b כדי לעשות נ׳ר׳ לנשים to let the (offering) women have the satisfaction (of putting their hands on the sacrifices). Ber.17a ועושה נ׳ר׳ ליוצרו and acts so as to please his Creator; a. fr.

נְפֵיש(interch. with פּוּש a. פְּשֵׁי, q. v.) 1) ( to be blown up, to be large; to increase. Targ. Ex. 1:7; a. e. Imper. פּוּש. Targ. Gen. 1:28; a. e. 2) ( to be blown away, to be gone. B. Bath. 121a; Ned.78a אתא לנהרדעא … נ׳ Ar. (ed. ולא אשכחיה) he came to N. to see R. S.; he was gone. Af. אַפֵּיש (interch. with אָפֵיש, a. אַפְשֵׁי) to extend, enlarge. Targ. Gen. 48:4 (some ed. מַפְשִׁי׳). Targ. Y. Num. 19:6 אַפּוּשֵׁי; a. fr.Men.23b דא׳ לה תבלין טפיוכ׳ when he made the quantity of spices larger than Bets.7a אַפּוּשֵׁי … לא מַפְּשִׁינָן (or אֲפוּשֵׁי … מַפְשִׁי׳) we must not extend the range of unclean things by rabbinical enactments. Sot.26a אפושי … לא לִיפַּש we ought not to increase the number of illegitimate births (by allowing intermarriage between bastards). B. Bath.12b בעינא דא׳ אריסי (Rashi ניחא לי לאפושי) I desire (it is an advantage to me) to have a large number of tenants around me (whom my neighbor must employ). Ib. אפושי לאו מילתא היא this plea about a large number, is no plea; a. e.Y.Kil.IX, 32c top; Y.Keth.XII, 35b top נַפֵּיש לר׳וכ׳ let us make room for R. H.

נְפֵיש(interch. with פּוּש a. פְּשֵׁי, q. v.) 1) ( to be blown up, to be large; to increase. Targ. Ex. 1:7; a. e. Imper. פּוּש. Targ. Gen. 1:28; a. e. 2) ( to be blown away, to be gone. B. Bath. 121a; Ned.78a אתא לנהרדעא … נ׳ Ar. (ed. ולא אשכחיה) he came to N. to see R. S.; he was gone. Af. אַפֵּיש (interch. with אָפֵיש, a. אַפְשֵׁי) to extend, enlarge. Targ. Gen. 48:4 (some ed. מַפְשִׁי׳). Targ. Y. Num. 19:6 אַפּוּשֵׁי; a. fr.Men.23b דא׳ לה תבלין טפיוכ׳ when he made the quantity of spices larger than Bets.7a אַפּוּשֵׁי … לא מַפְּשִׁינָן (or אֲפוּשֵׁי … מַפְשִׁי׳) we must not extend the range of unclean things by rabbinical enactments. Sot.26a אפושי … לא לִיפַּש we ought not to increase the number of illegitimate births (by allowing intermarriage between bastards). B. Bath.12b בעינא דא׳ אריסי (Rashi ניחא לי לאפושי) I desire (it is an advantage to me) to have a large number of tenants around me (whom my neighbor must employ). Ib. אפושי לאו מילתא היא this plea about a large number, is no plea; a. e.Y.Kil.IX, 32c top; Y.Keth.XII, 35b top נַפֵּיש לר׳וכ׳ let us make room for R. H.

עֶלְיוֹןm. (b. h.; עָלָה) uppermost, highest; most high. B. Mets. X, 2 הע׳ the owner of the upper story, v. מַעֲזִיבָה. Y.Bicc.II, 64d bot. (ref. to הקדש, Deut. 26:13) הקודש הע׳ במשמע if refers to the sacred matter mentioned above (first-fruits, ib. 2, sq.). Maasr. V, 8 זרע לוף הע׳ the seed-capsules on the tops of lof (v. לוֹף), expl. Y. ib. 52a bot., v. סָלַל I; a. fr. Fem. עֶלְיוֹנָה. Tanḥ. Tsav 1 (play on עוֹלָה) שהיא ע׳וכ׳ it is the highest of all sacrifices. B. Bath.64a דיוטא הע׳ the upper story. B. Mets.77b יד לוקח על הע׳ the buyer is at an advantage, has the choice between annulling and insisting on the bargain, opp. על התחתונה, v. יָד.Lev. R. s. 24, beg. (ref. to Ps. 92:9) לעולם ידך בע׳ thy power is always uppermost, i. e. is always submitted to, whether thou blessest or punishest; Yalk. Ps. 843 על הע׳; Y.Ber.IX, 14b על הע׳, לע׳; a. fr.Pl. עֶלְיוֹנִים, עֶלְיוֹנִין; f. עֶלְיוֹנוֹת. Ib. 14a top המים הע׳ the waters from above the earth; a. fr.Esp. עליונים heavenly creatures, angels. Lev. R. s. 9 בראשון ברא מן הע׳וכ׳ on the first he created heavenly and earthly things ; בראו מן הע׳וכ׳ he created man so as to make him partake of the nature of the upper creatures and of that of the lower; a. fr.

עֶלְיוֹןm. (b. h.; עָלָה) uppermost, highest; most high. B. Mets. X, 2 הע׳ the owner of the upper story, v. מַעֲזִיבָה. Y.Bicc.II, 64d bot. (ref. to הקדש, Deut. 26:13) הקודש הע׳ במשמע if refers to the sacred matter mentioned above (first-fruits, ib. 2, sq.). Maasr. V, 8 זרע לוף הע׳ the seed-capsules on the tops of lof (v. לוֹף), expl. Y. ib. 52a bot., v. סָלַל I; a. fr. Fem. עֶלְיוֹנָה. Tanḥ. Tsav 1 (play on עוֹלָה) שהיא ע׳וכ׳ it is the highest of all sacrifices. B. Bath.64a דיוטא הע׳ the upper story. B. Mets.77b יד לוקח על הע׳ the buyer is at an advantage, has the choice between annulling and insisting on the bargain, opp. על התחתונה, v. יָד.Lev. R. s. 24, beg. (ref. to Ps. 92:9) לעולם ידך בע׳ thy power is always uppermost, i. e. is always submitted to, whether thou blessest or punishest; Yalk. Ps. 843 על הע׳; Y.Ber.IX, 14b על הע׳, לע׳; a. fr.Pl. עֶלְיוֹנִים, עֶלְיוֹנִין; f. עֶלְיוֹנוֹת. Ib. 14a top המים הע׳ the waters from above the earth; a. fr.Esp. עליונים heavenly creatures, angels. Lev. R. s. 9 בראשון ברא מן הע׳וכ׳ on the first he created heavenly and earthly things ; בראו מן הע׳וכ׳ he created man so as to make him partake of the nature of the upper creatures and of that of the lower; a. fr.

עָסַק(cmp. b. h. עָשַׂק) (with ב) to work at, be engaged in. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4 ועוֹסֵק בו; Yalk. Lev. 619 ועוֹסְקֵנִי בו and busy myself with him (to punish him), v. עֵסֶק II. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7, ‘when thou sittest in thy house) פרט לעוסק במצוה this exempts (from reading the Shma) him who is engaged in a religious work; Succ.25a Ib. והעוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה מהכא נפקאוכ׳ is it from here (Deut. l. c.) that we derive the rule, that he who is engaged in a religious act is exempt from other religious duties? Ib. 26a. Pes.50b לעולם וַעֲסוֹק אדם בתורהוכ׳ let man by all means be engaged in the study of the Law and the pursuit of religious work, even if not for their own sake, v. שֵׁם. Ib. וכל העוֹסְקִין במלאכת שמים and all those who make a living of religious work (deal in objects used for religious ceremonies); ib. ואם עוסקין לשמהוכ׳ but if they do so from a religious motive ; a. fr.Part. pass. עָסוּק; pl. עֲסוּקִון. Keth.103b ר׳ חייא ע׳ במצות הוה R. Ḥ. was always engaged in some good work (charity). Tosef.Bicc.II, 15 וכל העסוקין לגכוה all whose business is connected with religion, v. supra. Ib. אם היו ע׳ לשום שמים, v. supra. Ex. R. s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 13:19) כל ישראל היו ע׳ בכסףוכ׳ while all Israel were busy taking along silver and gold, Moses was busy getting the bones of Joseph; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱסִיק to engage, keep interested, entertain. Yoma I, 7 ומַעֲסִיקִין אותו and they entertain him (to keep him awake); ib. 19b לא היו מעסיקין אותווכ׳ they did not entertain him with music, but with their mouth (speech); Tosef. ib. I, 9. Ib. לעַסְּקוֹ בהברה (not בהברא, Pi.) to keep him awake with noise (recitations). Midr. Till. to Ps. 7 הין מַעֲסִיקוֹת אותי עד שיבוא שמואל they kept him engaged (in talk) until Samuel came; a. e. Pi. עִיסֵּק same, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְעַסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְעַסֵּק 1) to occupy ones self, to attend. Sot.I, 9 מי לנו גדול מיוסף שלא נ׳ בו אלא משה who is greater than Joseph, to whose body none attended but Moses himself? (v. supra); מי גדול ממשה שלא ני בווכ׳ who is greater than Moses in whose burial none but the Lord himself was engaged? Lev. R. s. 25 מתחלת ברייתו … לא נ׳וכ׳ soon after the creation the Lord was first of all engaged in planting (Gen. 2:8), אף אתם לא תִתְעַסְּקוּוכ׳ even so, when you enter the land, you shall apply yourselves first of all to planting (Lev. 19:23). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b וישבו ונִתְעַסְּקוּ, v. next w. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 (play on הָעשֶׁק, Koh. 7:7) עסקשנ׳ שלמה … הטעהו (not הטעוהו) the occupation with vain things in which Solomon engaged, led him astray; ib. כשהחכם מִתְעַסֵּק בדברים הרבה מערבביןוכ׳ when a scholar engages in too many affairs, they confound him so that he loses his wisdom; ib. חכם המתעסק בצרכי צמור משכחיןוכ׳ if a scholar busies himself with public affairs, they cause him to forget his learning; a. fr.Tosef.Arakh.IV, 27 מִתְעַסֵּק בירק בקדרה בכל יום may arrange to have vegetables in the pot every day; מתעסק ירק בקדרה ואלפסוכ׳ (read: בירק) may have vegetables in the pot and stew 2) to do a thing without a direct practical purpose; to practice, experiment. Sabb.157b מתעסק בעלמא אנא I was merely playing (without the intention of measuring). R. Hash. IV, 8 (32b) אבל מִתְעַסְּקִין בהם כדי שילמדו Ms. M. (ed. מתע׳ עמהם עד) but you may practice with them that they may learn (to blow the Shofar); והמתעסק לא יצא and he who merely blows for practice, has not done his duty. Ib. 33a מתע׳ בהן עד שילמדווכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (II), 10 מתלמדין להקוע) you may practice with them …, even on the Sabbath; a. e. 3) to do one thing while intending to do another thing; to miss ones purpose, choose the wrong thing. Snh.62b המתעסק בחלביםוכ׳ he that misses his purpose in selecting forbidden fat to eat (intending to reach out for a permitted piece), or in consanguineous connection (by mistaking the person) is bound to bring a sin offering; המתע׳ בשבת who does a forbidden act by mistake on the Sabbath (meaning to do a different though forbidden act); Kerith. 19b. Ib. IV, 3 (19a) (ref. to אשר חטא בה, Lev. 4:23) פרט למתעסק this is to exempt him who sinned by doing the thing which he had not intended to do. Ib. 19b מתעסק דמאי to what kind of a mistaken act does this refer? Ib. מתע׳ בדבר דלאו מצוה if by mistake he did an act which was not commanded (for that day). Ib. מתע׳ בחבורה making a wound (on the Sabbath) by mistake (circumcising the wrong child), opp. מקלקל בחבורה doing harm by making a wound; a. fr. 4) to dispute, argue. Gen. R. s. 8 עו שמלאכי השרת מדיינין … ומתעסקין אלו עם אלו while the ministering angels were arguing with one another, disputing with one another, God created him (Adam); a. e.

עָסַק(cmp. b. h. עָשַׂק) (with ב) to work at, be engaged in. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4 ועוֹסֵק בו; Yalk. Lev. 619 ועוֹסְקֵנִי בו and busy myself with him (to punish him), v. עֵסֶק II. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7, ‘when thou sittest in thy house) פרט לעוסק במצוה this exempts (from reading the Shma) him who is engaged in a religious work; Succ.25a Ib. והעוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה מהכא נפקאוכ׳ is it from here (Deut. l. c.) that we derive the rule, that he who is engaged in a religious act is exempt from other religious duties? Ib. 26a. Pes.50b לעולם וַעֲסוֹק אדם בתורהוכ׳ let man by all means be engaged in the study of the Law and the pursuit of religious work, even if not for their own sake, v. שֵׁם. Ib. וכל העוֹסְקִין במלאכת שמים and all those who make a living of religious work (deal in objects used for religious ceremonies); ib. ואם עוסקין לשמהוכ׳ but if they do so from a religious motive ; a. fr.Part. pass. עָסוּק; pl. עֲסוּקִון. Keth.103b ר׳ חייא ע׳ במצות הוה R. Ḥ. was always engaged in some good work (charity). Tosef.Bicc.II, 15 וכל העסוקין לגכוה all whose business is connected with religion, v. supra. Ib. אם היו ע׳ לשום שמים, v. supra. Ex. R. s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 13:19) כל ישראל היו ע׳ בכסףוכ׳ while all Israel were busy taking along silver and gold, Moses was busy getting the bones of Joseph; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱסִיק to engage, keep interested, entertain. Yoma I, 7 ומַעֲסִיקִין אותו and they entertain him (to keep him awake); ib. 19b לא היו מעסיקין אותווכ׳ they did not entertain him with music, but with their mouth (speech); Tosef. ib. I, 9. Ib. לעַסְּקוֹ בהברה (not בהברא, Pi.) to keep him awake with noise (recitations). Midr. Till. to Ps. 7 הין מַעֲסִיקוֹת אותי עד שיבוא שמואל they kept him engaged (in talk) until Samuel came; a. e. Pi. עִיסֵּק same, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְעַסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְעַסֵּק 1) to occupy ones self, to attend. Sot.I, 9 מי לנו גדול מיוסף שלא נ׳ בו אלא משה who is greater than Joseph, to whose body none attended but Moses himself? (v. supra); מי גדול ממשה שלא ני בווכ׳ who is greater than Moses in whose burial none but the Lord himself was engaged? Lev. R. s. 25 מתחלת ברייתו … לא נ׳וכ׳ soon after the creation the Lord was first of all engaged in planting (Gen. 2:8), אף אתם לא תִתְעַסְּקוּוכ׳ even so, when you enter the land, you shall apply yourselves first of all to planting (Lev. 19:23). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b וישבו ונִתְעַסְּקוּ, v. next w. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 (play on הָעשֶׁק, Koh. 7:7) עסקשנ׳ שלמה … הטעהו (not הטעוהו) the occupation with vain things in which Solomon engaged, led him astray; ib. כשהחכם מִתְעַסֵּק בדברים הרבה מערבביןוכ׳ when a scholar engages in too many affairs, they confound him so that he loses his wisdom; ib. חכם המתעסק בצרכי צמור משכחיןוכ׳ if a scholar busies himself with public affairs, they cause him to forget his learning; a. fr.Tosef.Arakh.IV, 27 מִתְעַסֵּק בירק בקדרה בכל יום may arrange to have vegetables in the pot every day; מתעסק ירק בקדרה ואלפסוכ׳ (read: בירק) may have vegetables in the pot and stew 2) to do a thing without a direct practical purpose; to practice, experiment. Sabb.157b מתעסק בעלמא אנא I was merely playing (without the intention of measuring). R. Hash. IV, 8 (32b) אבל מִתְעַסְּקִין בהם כדי שילמדו Ms. M. (ed. מתע׳ עמהם עד) but you may practice with them that they may learn (to blow the Shofar); והמתעסק לא יצא and he who merely blows for practice, has not done his duty. Ib. 33a מתע׳ בהן עד שילמדווכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (II), 10 מתלמדין להקוע) you may practice with them …, even on the Sabbath; a. e. 3) to do one thing while intending to do another thing; to miss ones purpose, choose the wrong thing. Snh.62b המתעסק בחלביםוכ׳ he that misses his purpose in selecting forbidden fat to eat (intending to reach out for a permitted piece), or in consanguineous connection (by mistaking the person) is bound to bring a sin offering; המתע׳ בשבת who does a forbidden act by mistake on the Sabbath (meaning to do a different though forbidden act); Kerith. 19b. Ib. IV, 3 (19a) (ref. to אשר חטא בה, Lev. 4:23) פרט למתעסק this is to exempt him who sinned by doing the thing which he had not intended to do. Ib. 19b מתעסק דמאי to what kind of a mistaken act does this refer? Ib. מתע׳ בדבר דלאו מצוה if by mistake he did an act which was not commanded (for that day). Ib. מתע׳ בחבורה making a wound (on the Sabbath) by mistake (circumcising the wrong child), opp. מקלקל בחבורה doing harm by making a wound; a. fr. 4) to dispute, argue. Gen. R. s. 8 עו שמלאכי השרת מדיינין … ומתעסקין אלו עם אלו while the ministering angels were arguing with one another, disputing with one another, God created him (Adam); a. e.

עַסְקָןm. (preced. wds.) 1) experimenter, observer of nature. Ḥull.57b ע׳ בדברים היהוכ׳ he used to make experiments, and he made one to disprove R. Judahs theory. Ib. מאי ע׳ בדברים why was he called an experimenter? Lev. R. s. 19 (in Chald. dict.) ר׳ אסי הוה ע׳ R. A. used to experiment. Ib. s. 22 ר״ש הוה ע׳ בדברים; Koh. R. to V, 8 עוֹסְקָן. 2) busy, moving automatically. Fem. עַסְקָנִית; pl. עַסְקָנִיּוֹת. Succ.26b ידים ע׳ הן hands are busy, i. e. touch things automatically.

עַסְקָןm. (preced. wds.) 1) experimenter, observer of nature. Ḥull.57b ע׳ בדברים היהוכ׳ he used to make experiments, and he made one to disprove R. Judahs theory. Ib. מאי ע׳ בדברים why was he called an experimenter? Lev. R. s. 19 (in Chald. dict.) ר׳ אסי הוה ע׳ R. A. used to experiment. Ib. s. 22 ר״ש הוה ע׳ בדברים; Koh. R. to V, 8 עוֹסְקָן. 2) busy, moving automatically. Fem. עַסְקָנִית; pl. עַסְקָנִיּוֹת. Succ.26b ידים ע׳ הן hands are busy, i. e. touch things automatically.

עֲרַב, עֲרֵיבch. sam(ערב Ito insert, press into, interweave), 1) to vouch for, be surety for. Targ. Prov. 6:1. Targ. Job 17:3; a. e.Y.Dem.I, 22a top אמרו ליה עוֹרְבָן ועַרְבוֹןוכ׳ they said to him, pledge thyself to us (that the mice will not attack our produces, if we separate the tithes properly, v. preced.), and he did pledge himself to them, and they suffered no longer (v. נְכֵי). Y.Kil.IX, 32c dot ריגלוי … עַרְבוּנֵיה למיקמתיהוכ׳ (not ערבתיה) mans feet are pledged to place him where he is wanted (to die); Succ.53a רגלוהי … אינון עַרְבִין ביהוכ׳. Bekh.48b מכדי נכסוהי … ערבין ביה is a mans property pledged for his personal debts (that you can seize it, even if it is sold)?; B. Bath. 174a ניכסי … ערבין ביה Ms. M. (ed. מערבין יתיה) a mans property is pledged for him (you can attach it without previous summons); a. e. 2) to mix, v. infra, a. עָרִיב. 3) to combine. B. Kam.65b עַרְבֵיה, v. פְּסַק Af. Pa. עָרֵיב 1) to mix; to mix up, confound. Targ. O. Gen. 30:40 (Bxt. עֲ׳ Pe.; Y. עַרְבֵּיב׳). Targ. Y. I Deut. 7:23 (ed. Vien. וִיעַרְבִּ׳; Pe.; Y. II ויערבב׳); a. e.Ḥull.6a כמאן דע׳ בידים דמי it is as if he had mixed it (added leaven and spices) with his own hands. Ab. Zar.39b דילמא מייתי ומְעָרֵב ביה lest he bring (unclean milk) and mix it with the clean milk; a. e.Part. pass. מְעָרַב, מְעַרַב; pl. מְעַרְבִין, מְעַרְבֵי. Targ. Y. Lev. 16:18 (not מְעַרְבּ׳, מֵ׳) Targ. Ex. 30:35 (ed. Vien. מַעֲרַב Af.) well-mixed, seasoned (h. text מְמֻלָּח). Targ. Is. 1:22 (ed. Wil. מַעֲרָב Af.); a. e.Sabb.85b והא קא מערבי להדי הדדי Ms. M. (ed. מִיתְעָרְבֵי בהדדי, Ithpa.) but will not the leaves of the seeds grow into each other? 2) to lay an ʿErub (v. preced. Pi. 2). Targ. Y. Ex. 16:5 וִיעָ׳ (ed. Vien. ויעַ׳, corr. acc.).Y.Bets. I, 61b top אנשינן מְעָרְבָה we forgot to make ʿErub Tabshilin (v. עֵירוּב); a. e. 3) to vouch, be surety. Part. pass. as ab. Targ. O. Gen. 44:32 מְעָרַב (not מְעָרֵב). Ithpa. אִיתְעָרֵב, Ithpe. אִיעֲרֵיב 1) to be mixed. Targ. Josh. 23:7. Targ. Y. II Deut. 7:3 (h. text תתחתן); a. e.Sabb. l. c., v. supra.Ab. Zar. l. c. אי משום אִיעֲרוּבֵי shall we apprehend an admixture (of wine in the honey)? Zeb.76a סוף סוף איערובי מִיעֲרַב at the end it is mixed up. Ib. דאיע׳ when it became mixed; ib. 75b דאִיעֲרוּב Ms. M. (ed. דאיעבד) when things have become mixed; a. e.(Ab. Zar. l. c. ולא מיערב, read מְעָרֵב.

עֲרַב, עֲרֵיבch. sam(ערב Ito insert, press into, interweave), 1) to vouch for, be surety for. Targ. Prov. 6:1. Targ. Job 17:3; a. e.Y.Dem.I, 22a top אמרו ליה עוֹרְבָן ועַרְבוֹןוכ׳ they said to him, pledge thyself to us (that the mice will not attack our produces, if we separate the tithes properly, v. preced.), and he did pledge himself to them, and they suffered no longer (v. נְכֵי). Y.Kil.IX, 32c dot ריגלוי … עַרְבוּנֵיה למיקמתיהוכ׳ (not ערבתיה) mans feet are pledged to place him where he is wanted (to die); Succ.53a רגלוהי … אינון עַרְבִין ביהוכ׳. Bekh.48b מכדי נכסוהי … ערבין ביה is a mans property pledged for his personal debts (that you can seize it, even if it is sold)?; B. Bath. 174a ניכסי … ערבין ביה Ms. M. (ed. מערבין יתיה) a mans property is pledged for him (you can attach it without previous summons); a. e. 2) to mix, v. infra, a. עָרִיב. 3) to combine. B. Kam.65b עַרְבֵיה, v. פְּסַק Af. Pa. עָרֵיב 1) to mix; to mix up, confound. Targ. O. Gen. 30:40 (Bxt. עֲ׳ Pe.; Y. עַרְבֵּיב׳). Targ. Y. I Deut. 7:23 (ed. Vien. וִיעַרְבִּ׳; Pe.; Y. II ויערבב׳); a. e.Ḥull.6a כמאן דע׳ בידים דמי it is as if he had mixed it (added leaven and spices) with his own hands. Ab. Zar.39b דילמא מייתי ומְעָרֵב ביה lest he bring (unclean milk) and mix it with the clean milk; a. e.Part. pass. מְעָרַב, מְעַרַב; pl. מְעַרְבִין, מְעַרְבֵי. Targ. Y. Lev. 16:18 (not מְעַרְבּ׳, מֵ׳) Targ. Ex. 30:35 (ed. Vien. מַעֲרַב Af.) well-mixed, seasoned (h. text מְמֻלָּח). Targ. Is. 1:22 (ed. Wil. מַעֲרָב Af.); a. e.Sabb.85b והא קא מערבי להדי הדדי Ms. M. (ed. מִיתְעָרְבֵי בהדדי, Ithpa.) but will not the leaves of the seeds grow into each other? 2) to lay an ʿErub (v. preced. Pi. 2). Targ. Y. Ex. 16:5 וִיעָ׳ (ed. Vien. ויעַ׳, corr. acc.).Y.Bets. I, 61b top אנשינן מְעָרְבָה we forgot to make ʿErub Tabshilin (v. עֵירוּב); a. e. 3) to vouch, be surety. Part. pass. as ab. Targ. O. Gen. 44:32 מְעָרַב (not מְעָרֵב). Ithpa. אִיתְעָרֵב, Ithpe. אִיעֲרֵיב 1) to be mixed. Targ. Josh. 23:7. Targ. Y. II Deut. 7:3 (h. text תתחתן); a. e.Sabb. l. c., v. supra.Ab. Zar. l. c. אי משום אִיעֲרוּבֵי shall we apprehend an admixture (of wine in the honey)? Zeb.76a סוף סוף איערובי מִיעֲרַב at the end it is mixed up. Ib. דאיע׳ when it became mixed; ib. 75b דאִיעֲרוּב Ms. M. (ed. דאיעבד) when things have become mixed; a. e.(Ab. Zar. l. c. ולא מיערב, read מְעָרֵב.

עֲרַב, עֲרֵיבch. sam(ערב Ito insert, press into, interweave), 1) to vouch for, be surety for. Targ. Prov. 6:1. Targ. Job 17:3; a. e.Y.Dem.I, 22a top אמרו ליה עוֹרְבָן ועַרְבוֹןוכ׳ they said to him, pledge thyself to us (that the mice will not attack our produces, if we separate the tithes properly, v. preced.), and he did pledge himself to them, and they suffered no longer (v. נְכֵי). Y.Kil.IX, 32c dot ריגלוי … עַרְבוּנֵיה למיקמתיהוכ׳ (not ערבתיה) mans feet are pledged to place him where he is wanted (to die); Succ.53a רגלוהי … אינון עַרְבִין ביהוכ׳. Bekh.48b מכדי נכסוהי … ערבין ביה is a mans property pledged for his personal debts (that you can seize it, even if it is sold)?; B. Bath. 174a ניכסי … ערבין ביה Ms. M. (ed. מערבין יתיה) a mans property is pledged for him (you can attach it without previous summons); a. e. 2) to mix, v. infra, a. עָרִיב. 3) to combine. B. Kam.65b עַרְבֵיה, v. פְּסַק Af. Pa. עָרֵיב 1) to mix; to mix up, confound. Targ. O. Gen. 30:40 (Bxt. עֲ׳ Pe.; Y. עַרְבֵּיב׳). Targ. Y. I Deut. 7:23 (ed. Vien. וִיעַרְבִּ׳; Pe.; Y. II ויערבב׳); a. e.Ḥull.6a כמאן דע׳ בידים דמי it is as if he had mixed it (added leaven and spices) with his own hands. Ab. Zar.39b דילמא מייתי ומְעָרֵב ביה lest he bring (unclean milk) and mix it with the clean milk; a. e.Part. pass. מְעָרַב, מְעַרַב; pl. מְעַרְבִין, מְעַרְבֵי. Targ. Y. Lev. 16:18 (not מְעַרְבּ׳, מֵ׳) Targ. Ex. 30:35 (ed. Vien. מַעֲרַב Af.) well-mixed, seasoned (h. text מְמֻלָּח). Targ. Is. 1:22 (ed. Wil. מַעֲרָב Af.); a. e.Sabb.85b והא קא מערבי להדי הדדי Ms. M. (ed. מִיתְעָרְבֵי בהדדי, Ithpa.) but will not the leaves of the seeds grow into each other? 2) to lay an ʿErub (v. preced. Pi. 2). Targ. Y. Ex. 16:5 וִיעָ׳ (ed. Vien. ויעַ׳, corr. acc.).Y.Bets. I, 61b top אנשינן מְעָרְבָה we forgot to make ʿErub Tabshilin (v. עֵירוּב); a. e. 3) to vouch, be surety. Part. pass. as ab. Targ. O. Gen. 44:32 מְעָרַב (not מְעָרֵב). Ithpa. אִיתְעָרֵב, Ithpe. אִיעֲרֵיב 1) to be mixed. Targ. Josh. 23:7. Targ. Y. II Deut. 7:3 (h. text תתחתן); a. e.Sabb. l. c., v. supra.Ab. Zar. l. c. אי משום אִיעֲרוּבֵי shall we apprehend an admixture (of wine in the honey)? Zeb.76a סוף סוף איערובי מִיעֲרַב at the end it is mixed up. Ib. דאיע׳ when it became mixed; ib. 75b דאִיעֲרוּב Ms. M. (ed. דאיעבד) when things have become mixed; a. e.(Ab. Zar. l. c. ולא מיערב, read מְעָרֵב.

עֲרַב, עֲרֵיבch. sam(ערב Ito insert, press into, interweave), 1) to vouch for, be surety for. Targ. Prov. 6:1. Targ. Job 17:3; a. e.Y.Dem.I, 22a top אמרו ליה עוֹרְבָן ועַרְבוֹןוכ׳ they said to him, pledge thyself to us (that the mice will not attack our produces, if we separate the tithes properly, v. preced.), and he did pledge himself to them, and they suffered no longer (v. נְכֵי). Y.Kil.IX, 32c dot ריגלוי … עַרְבוּנֵיה למיקמתיהוכ׳ (not ערבתיה) mans feet are pledged to place him where he is wanted (to die); Succ.53a רגלוהי … אינון עַרְבִין ביהוכ׳. Bekh.48b מכדי נכסוהי … ערבין ביה is a mans property pledged for his personal debts (that you can seize it, even if it is sold)?; B. Bath. 174a ניכסי … ערבין ביה Ms. M. (ed. מערבין יתיה) a mans property is pledged for him (you can attach it without previous summons); a. e. 2) to mix, v. infra, a. עָרִיב. 3) to combine. B. Kam.65b עַרְבֵיה, v. פְּסַק Af. Pa. עָרֵיב 1) to mix; to mix up, confound. Targ. O. Gen. 30:40 (Bxt. עֲ׳ Pe.; Y. עַרְבֵּיב׳). Targ. Y. I Deut. 7:23 (ed. Vien. וִיעַרְבִּ׳; Pe.; Y. II ויערבב׳); a. e.Ḥull.6a כמאן דע׳ בידים דמי it is as if he had mixed it (added leaven and spices) with his own hands. Ab. Zar.39b דילמא מייתי ומְעָרֵב ביה lest he bring (unclean milk) and mix it with the clean milk; a. e.Part. pass. מְעָרַב, מְעַרַב; pl. מְעַרְבִין, מְעַרְבֵי. Targ. Y. Lev. 16:18 (not מְעַרְבּ׳, מֵ׳) Targ. Ex. 30:35 (ed. Vien. מַעֲרַב Af.) well-mixed, seasoned (h. text מְמֻלָּח). Targ. Is. 1:22 (ed. Wil. מַעֲרָב Af.); a. e.Sabb.85b והא קא מערבי להדי הדדי Ms. M. (ed. מִיתְעָרְבֵי בהדדי, Ithpa.) but will not the leaves of the seeds grow into each other? 2) to lay an ʿErub (v. preced. Pi. 2). Targ. Y. Ex. 16:5 וִיעָ׳ (ed. Vien. ויעַ׳, corr. acc.).Y.Bets. I, 61b top אנשינן מְעָרְבָה we forgot to make ʿErub Tabshilin (v. עֵירוּב); a. e. 3) to vouch, be surety. Part. pass. as ab. Targ. O. Gen. 44:32 מְעָרַב (not מְעָרֵב). Ithpa. אִיתְעָרֵב, Ithpe. אִיעֲרֵיב 1) to be mixed. Targ. Josh. 23:7. Targ. Y. II Deut. 7:3 (h. text תתחתן); a. e.Sabb. l. c., v. supra.Ab. Zar. l. c. אי משום אִיעֲרוּבֵי shall we apprehend an admixture (of wine in the honey)? Zeb.76a סוף סוף איערובי מִיעֲרַב at the end it is mixed up. Ib. דאיע׳ when it became mixed; ib. 75b דאִיעֲרוּב Ms. M. (ed. דאיעבד) when things have become mixed; a. e.(Ab. Zar. l. c. ולא מיערב, read מְעָרֵב.

פְּנֵיI, פְּנָא ch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְפַּנָּה to be vacated, cleared, removed), 1) to turn to or from; to go. Targ. Y. Gen. 24:49 (O. Ithpe.). Targ. O. Deut. 29:17 (Y. I Ithpe.). Targ. O. Gen. 24:63 למִפְנֵי רמשא (ed. Amst. למִפַּנֵּי Ithpa.) towards evening; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 20; Yalk. ib. 30 כמִפְנֵי רמשא at the turn (approach) of the evening. Gen. R. s. 63 שלח … מִפְנֵי רמשא דערובתא sent letters to Tiberias (to reach the elders) towards the evening of Friday; (Y.Ter.VIII, 46b bot. בערובתא עם מטמעי שמשא); a. fr. 2) to remove, empty, v. infra. 3) to ease ones self. Ber.62a דבעינא למִפְנֵי (Ms. F. לאַפְנוּיֵי Af.). Pa. פַּנֵּי 1) to clear, empty, remove. Targ. Y. Gen. 24:20 Ar. (ed. ורוקינת; h. text ותער). Targ. Ps. 80:10 (ed. Wil. פָּנִי׳ Pe.). Targ. O. Gen. 24:31 (Y. Pe.). Targ. Is. 40:3; a. fr.Part. pass. מְפַנָּא clear, levelled. Targ. Gen. 14:17 (O. ed. Vien. מַפְנָא Af.).Ber. l. c. פַּנּוּ לי דוכתא Ms. M. (ed. פַּנִּי, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) clear a place for me. Taan.20b בעי לפַנּוּיֵיה wanted to remove it (the wine); משכיה בשמעתא עד דפַּנְּיֵיה he kept him engaged in discussion on a tradition until he had removed it. Lam. R. to V, 1 (expl. ערו, Ps. 137:7) פַּנּוּן פנון clear, clear (the place, with ref. to ותער, Gen. 24:20, v. supra), contrad. to פגר; Pesik. Zakhor, p. 26a> פאטן (read פָּאנוּן); ib. ʿĂniya, p. 135a>; Pesik. R. s. 32; a. fr. 2) to free, acquit. Y.Ber.IX, 13a sq. פַּנִּינָן יתיה, v. דֵּיו. Y.Taan.I, 64b bot. מה מיעבד ומְפַנִּינֵיה what to do in order to release him (from prison); הא לך פַּנְּיִי בעליך here is money for thee, release thy husband; a. e. 3) to ease ones self. Y.Sabb.VI, 8c bot. עאל לפַנּוּיֵיה (not לפונייה) went to ease himself (v. infra). Af. אַפְנֵי 1) to turn, direct; to take aside. Targ. 2 Sam. 3:27. ib. 6:10. Targ. Josh. 24:23; a. fr. 2) to vacate, free (ones mind); to take time. Targ. Nah. 2:9 לית דמַפְנֵיוכ׳ none take time to stand still.Esp. to make a text free for interpretation, to use as מוּפְנֶה (v. preced.). Nidd.22b ויברא לגזפיה וייצר לאַפְנוּיֵי vayibra (Gen. 1:27) is needed for its own sake (to state the fact), vayitser (ib. 2:7) is to be used for interpretation. Sabb.64a בגד ועור … שמע מינה לאפנויי what need was there to mention ‘garment and skin again in connection with creeping things? Learn from it, that it is to be used for exegetical purposes. Ib.; Snh.40b לאי אפנויי וכ׳, v. לַאי; a. fr.Part. pass. מַפְנֵי. Sabb. l. c. מ׳ דאי לא מ׳וכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. ומופנה דאי לאו מופנה) it is free for exegesis, for if it were not free (but needed for its own sake) Ib. דמת נמי אפנויי מ׳ ed. Sonc. a. Ven. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 10; ed. מופנה) ‘garment and skin in connection with corpses is likewise (unnecessary, and) free for exegesis; a. fr. 3) to ease ones Self. Ib. 140b לא תִיפְנוּן היכא דמַפְניוכ׳ do not go out to the same place that your men use Ber.62a, v. supra. Ithpe. אִתְפְּנֵי, אִיפְּנֵי to turn; to go away. Targ. Ex. 3:3 sq. Targ. Jud. 19:8; a. fr.Kidd.65a עד דמִיפְּני פיסחא (prob. to be read: עד מ׳) until Passover is past.