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מְמוּכָן(b. h.) pr. n. m. Memucan, one of the seven princes of Persia and Media. Meg.12b; Esth. R. to I, 14 (play on the name), v. כּוּן a. מָרַס. (מולאי) ממולאי (מוּלָּאֵי) מַמּוּלָּאֵי m. pl. (מָלַל II) frail, short-lived people (by the way of play on מַמְלָא, q. v.).Fem. pl. מַמּוּלְיָאתָא, (מוּלָּיָ׳) מַמּוּלְיָיתָא (with מִילֵּי) frail words (untenable arguments). Yeb.75b sq. משום דאַתּוּ מ׳ אמריתו מילי מ׳ because you are frail, you speak frail words; (Var. משום דאתיתו מִמּוּלָּאֵי … מוּלָּיָתָא because you are descendants of); B. Mets. 109a; B. Bath. 137b (Ms. R. דאַתּוּן); 151a (ed. Pes. מַמּוּלְיָאתָה).

מְמוּכָן(b. h.) pr. n. m. Memucan, one of the seven princes of Persia and Media. Meg.12b; Esth. R. to I, 14 (play on the name), v. כּוּן a. מָרַס. (מולאי) ממולאי (מוּלָּאֵי) מַמּוּלָּאֵי m. pl. (מָלַל II) frail, short-lived people (by the way of play on מַמְלָא, q. v.).Fem. pl. מַמּוּלְיָאתָא, (מוּלָּיָ׳) מַמּוּלְיָיתָא (with מִילֵּי) frail words (untenable arguments). Yeb.75b sq. משום דאַתּוּ מ׳ אמריתו מילי מ׳ because you are frail, you speak frail words; (Var. משום דאתיתו מִמּוּלָּאֵי … מוּלָּיָתָא because you are descendants of); B. Mets. 109a; B. Bath. 137b (Ms. R. דאַתּוּן); 151a (ed. Pes. מַמּוּלְיָאתָה).

שָׁפַר(b. h.) to be smooth, rounded; to be pleasing, good, cheerful. Ex. R. s. 1 (play on שִׁפְרָה) ששָׁפְרוּ מעשיהוכ׳ her deeds were pleasing before God. Pi. שִׁפֵּר to cleanse, make pleasing; to conciliate, harmonize. Sot.11b; Ex. R. l. c. the Lord sent an angel from on high ומנקה אותם ומְשַׁפֵּר אותם … שמְשַׁפֶּרֶתוכ׳ (not ומשפיר) who cleansed them and made them good-looking, like a midwife that cleanses an infant. Ib. שהיתה משפרת עלוכ׳ she smoothed over her daughters words, and pacified (the king) for her. Gen. R. s. 98 (ref. to אמרי שפר, Gen. 49:21) אמרי שופר שהן משֵׁפְּרִין אמריןוכ׳ words of the Shofar, for they harmonize the words that were given with sounding the Shofar (the Torah). Ib. ורץ … ושי׳ על ידו (not ידן) Naphtali ran like a hind and brought the document (of the purchase of the cave of Machpelah) from Egypt, and through it he pacified (the Hittites). Ib. s. 99, end (ref. to Gen. l. c.) (read:) והם מכבדין … ומשפרין דביהם they offer kings their fruits and speak pleasing words; Tanḥ. Vayḥi 13 ומשמירין (corr. acc.). Lev. R. s. 29 (ref. to Ps. 81:4 שנפר) בחדש הזה שַׁפְּרוּ מעשיכם in this month (Tishri) cleanse your deeds; אם שִׁפַּרְתֶּםוכ׳ if you cleanse your deeds, I will ; a. e. Nif. נִשְׁפַּר to be made neat-looking, be adorned. Y.Sabb.X, end, 12d העושה … לִישָּׁפֵר who makes a strap (for an animal) … to be adorned with it; Tosef.Kel.B. Bath.IV, 13 לשַׁפֵּר (Pi.).

שָׁפַר(b. h.) to be smooth, rounded; to be pleasing, good, cheerful. Ex. R. s. 1 (play on שִׁפְרָה) ששָׁפְרוּ מעשיהוכ׳ her deeds were pleasing before God. Pi. שִׁפֵּר to cleanse, make pleasing; to conciliate, harmonize. Sot.11b; Ex. R. l. c. the Lord sent an angel from on high ומנקה אותם ומְשַׁפֵּר אותם … שמְשַׁפֶּרֶתוכ׳ (not ומשפיר) who cleansed them and made them good-looking, like a midwife that cleanses an infant. Ib. שהיתה משפרת עלוכ׳ she smoothed over her daughters words, and pacified (the king) for her. Gen. R. s. 98 (ref. to אמרי שפר, Gen. 49:21) אמרי שופר שהן משֵׁפְּרִין אמריןוכ׳ words of the Shofar, for they harmonize the words that were given with sounding the Shofar (the Torah). Ib. ורץ … ושי׳ על ידו (not ידן) Naphtali ran like a hind and brought the document (of the purchase of the cave of Machpelah) from Egypt, and through it he pacified (the Hittites). Ib. s. 99, end (ref. to Gen. l. c.) (read:) והם מכבדין … ומשפרין דביהם they offer kings their fruits and speak pleasing words; Tanḥ. Vayḥi 13 ומשמירין (corr. acc.). Lev. R. s. 29 (ref. to Ps. 81:4 שנפר) בחדש הזה שַׁפְּרוּ מעשיכם in this month (Tishri) cleanse your deeds; אם שִׁפַּרְתֶּםוכ׳ if you cleanse your deeds, I will ; a. e. Nif. נִשְׁפַּר to be made neat-looking, be adorned. Y.Sabb.X, end, 12d העושה … לִישָּׁפֵר who makes a strap (for an animal) … to be adorned with it; Tosef.Kel.B. Bath.IV, 13 לשַׁפֵּר (Pi.).

חבי, חָבָא, חָבָה(b. h.) to cover, hide.Part. pass. (fr. חבה) חָבוּי, f. חֲבוּיָה. Cant. R. to II, 1 (play on ח̇ב̇צ̇ל̇ת, ib.) ח̇ב̇ויה בצ̇ל̇ן של מצרים hidden (disregarded) in the shade of Egypt; ח׳ בצלי של ים nearly covered up by the darkness of the Sea; ח׳ בצלו של סיני nearly covered up by the shade of Sinai (threatening to fall upon me) Ib. שח׳ בְצֵלָהּ its (the young lilys) onion is hidden (its leaves not being unfolded).Ib. כל מתי … חֲבוּיִים בי all the dead of the world are buried in me (the earth). Nif. נֶחְבָּא to be hidden. Sabb.60a היו נֶחְבָּאִיןוכ׳ they hid in a cave. Taan.23b, v. infra. Hif. הֶחְבִּיא to hide. Taan. l. c. they named him חנן הנחבא מפני שה׳ עצמו Ms. M. (ed. שהיה מַחְבִּיא) because he hid himself (in his modesty). Y.Kil.V, 30a top (play on בתי כְלָאִים, Is. 42:22) בית שמַחְבִּיאִין … כִּלְאַיִם a garden house in which it is permitted to keep plants of a different species (from the surrounding vines). Sot.34b (play on נחבי) שה׳וכ׳ he hid (suppressed) the word of God (truth); Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 6 שה׳ את דבריו he suppressed the words he ought to have said; ib. Haăz. 7. (Lam. R. introd. (R. Josh. 2) מחבי חביים, read: מחבר חברים, v. חָבַר. Hithpa. הִתְחַבֵּא to hide ones self. Midr. Prov. ch. 9 Tanḥ. Ki Thabo 2 מִתְחַבְּאִים trying to hide themselves.

חבי, חָבָא, חָבָה(b. h.) to cover, hide.Part. pass. (fr. חבה) חָבוּי, f. חֲבוּיָה. Cant. R. to II, 1 (play on ח̇ב̇צ̇ל̇ת, ib.) ח̇ב̇ויה בצ̇ל̇ן של מצרים hidden (disregarded) in the shade of Egypt; ח׳ בצלי של ים nearly covered up by the darkness of the Sea; ח׳ בצלו של סיני nearly covered up by the shade of Sinai (threatening to fall upon me) Ib. שח׳ בְצֵלָהּ its (the young lilys) onion is hidden (its leaves not being unfolded).Ib. כל מתי … חֲבוּיִים בי all the dead of the world are buried in me (the earth). Nif. נֶחְבָּא to be hidden. Sabb.60a היו נֶחְבָּאִיןוכ׳ they hid in a cave. Taan.23b, v. infra. Hif. הֶחְבִּיא to hide. Taan. l. c. they named him חנן הנחבא מפני שה׳ עצמו Ms. M. (ed. שהיה מַחְבִּיא) because he hid himself (in his modesty). Y.Kil.V, 30a top (play on בתי כְלָאִים, Is. 42:22) בית שמַחְבִּיאִין … כִּלְאַיִם a garden house in which it is permitted to keep plants of a different species (from the surrounding vines). Sot.34b (play on נחבי) שה׳וכ׳ he hid (suppressed) the word of God (truth); Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 6 שה׳ את דבריו he suppressed the words he ought to have said; ib. Haăz. 7. (Lam. R. introd. (R. Josh. 2) מחבי חביים, read: מחבר חברים, v. חָבַר. Hithpa. הִתְחַבֵּא to hide ones self. Midr. Prov. ch. 9 Tanḥ. Ki Thabo 2 מִתְחַבְּאִים trying to hide themselves.

חבי, חָבָא, חָבָה(b. h.) to cover, hide.Part. pass. (fr. חבה) חָבוּי, f. חֲבוּיָה. Cant. R. to II, 1 (play on ח̇ב̇צ̇ל̇ת, ib.) ח̇ב̇ויה בצ̇ל̇ן של מצרים hidden (disregarded) in the shade of Egypt; ח׳ בצלי של ים nearly covered up by the darkness of the Sea; ח׳ בצלו של סיני nearly covered up by the shade of Sinai (threatening to fall upon me) Ib. שח׳ בְצֵלָהּ its (the young lilys) onion is hidden (its leaves not being unfolded).Ib. כל מתי … חֲבוּיִים בי all the dead of the world are buried in me (the earth). Nif. נֶחְבָּא to be hidden. Sabb.60a היו נֶחְבָּאִיןוכ׳ they hid in a cave. Taan.23b, v. infra. Hif. הֶחְבִּיא to hide. Taan. l. c. they named him חנן הנחבא מפני שה׳ עצמו Ms. M. (ed. שהיה מַחְבִּיא) because he hid himself (in his modesty). Y.Kil.V, 30a top (play on בתי כְלָאִים, Is. 42:22) בית שמַחְבִּיאִין … כִּלְאַיִם a garden house in which it is permitted to keep plants of a different species (from the surrounding vines). Sot.34b (play on נחבי) שה׳וכ׳ he hid (suppressed) the word of God (truth); Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 6 שה׳ את דבריו he suppressed the words he ought to have said; ib. Haăz. 7. (Lam. R. introd. (R. Josh. 2) מחבי חביים, read: מחבר חברים, v. חָבַר. Hithpa. הִתְחַבֵּא to hide ones self. Midr. Prov. ch. 9 Tanḥ. Ki Thabo 2 מִתְחַבְּאִים trying to hide themselves.

חבי, חָבָא, חָבָה(b. h.) to cover, hide.Part. pass. (fr. חבה) חָבוּי, f. חֲבוּיָה. Cant. R. to II, 1 (play on ח̇ב̇צ̇ל̇ת, ib.) ח̇ב̇ויה בצ̇ל̇ן של מצרים hidden (disregarded) in the shade of Egypt; ח׳ בצלי של ים nearly covered up by the darkness of the Sea; ח׳ בצלו של סיני nearly covered up by the shade of Sinai (threatening to fall upon me) Ib. שח׳ בְצֵלָהּ its (the young lilys) onion is hidden (its leaves not being unfolded).Ib. כל מתי … חֲבוּיִים בי all the dead of the world are buried in me (the earth). Nif. נֶחְבָּא to be hidden. Sabb.60a היו נֶחְבָּאִיןוכ׳ they hid in a cave. Taan.23b, v. infra. Hif. הֶחְבִּיא to hide. Taan. l. c. they named him חנן הנחבא מפני שה׳ עצמו Ms. M. (ed. שהיה מַחְבִּיא) because he hid himself (in his modesty). Y.Kil.V, 30a top (play on בתי כְלָאִים, Is. 42:22) בית שמַחְבִּיאִין … כִּלְאַיִם a garden house in which it is permitted to keep plants of a different species (from the surrounding vines). Sot.34b (play on נחבי) שה׳וכ׳ he hid (suppressed) the word of God (truth); Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 6 שה׳ את דבריו he suppressed the words he ought to have said; ib. Haăz. 7. (Lam. R. introd. (R. Josh. 2) מחבי חביים, read: מחבר חברים, v. חָבַר. Hithpa. הִתְחַבֵּא to hide ones self. Midr. Prov. ch. 9 Tanḥ. Ki Thabo 2 מִתְחַבְּאִים trying to hide themselves.

פֶּהc. (b. h.) ( opening, orifice, mouth; speech. Ḥull.142a, v. לָחַךְ. Pes.113b המדבר אחד בפה ואחד בלב he who speaks one way with his mouth, and another way in his heart. Ex. R. s. 1 (play on בפרך, Ex. 1:13) בפה רך with soft (persuasive) speech; Sot.11b. Tanḥ. Kor. 9 עד שהביאתו לפִי הארץוכ׳ until it (the fire) brought him to the opening of the earth, among those that were swallowed up; Yalk. Num. 752. Sabb.140b, sq. בהמה שפִּיהָ יפה a beast whose mouth is clean (that does not drop saliva when eating; oth. opin.: that is fastidious about its food), opp. שפיה רעה; a. v. fr.Keth.I, 6, a. e. לא מִפּיהָוכ׳, v. חָיָה. Shebu.IV, 1 מִפִּי עצמו (an oath) out of his own mouth (‘I swear that I know no testimony in thy case), מפי אחרים administered by others.בְּעַל פה or על פה by word of mouth. Gitt.72b top אי אמרר׳ יוסי בעל פה whether R. Yose had the same opinion in the case of a verbal condition. Ib. 60b תורה רוב בכתב ומיעוט על פה of the interpretations of the Law, the larger portion rests on the written text, the smaller on oral tradition. Ib. דברים שבכתב … על פה דברים שבעל פהוכ׳ written things (Biblical passages) must not be recited from memory, verbally transmitted words must not be recited from writing. תורה שבעל פה (abbrev. שבע״פ) oral law. Yoma 28b, a. fr., v. כְּתָב.לְפִי a) according to, in proportion to. B. Bath.11b לפי בני אדם in proportion to the number of inhabitants of a house; לפי פתחים in proportion to the number of entrances (of a building); a. fr.b) because. Snh.VII, 4 לפי שבאת … לפיכךוכ׳ because a human being has gone to ruin through it, therefore ; a. fr., v. לְפִיכָךְ.Trnsf. any orifice. Ab. V, 6 פי הארץ the opening of the earth (that swallowed Korah); פי הבאר the opening for the well (Num. 21:16).Nidd.16b רוק בתוך הפה spittle in the mouth, euphem. for blood in the orifice of the matrix. Snh.100a (play on ת̇ר̇ופ̇ה̇, Ez. 47:12) להת̇יר̇ פ̇ה̇ של מטה to open the lower orifice (the womb of the childless), opp. פה של מעלה the mouth; ib. להתיר פה עקרות; Men.98a; a. fr.Pl. a) פִּיּוֹת. Deut. R. s. 2 (ref. to Zech. 13:8) הפ׳ שאומרים שתיוכ׳ those mouths that say, there are two powers (good and evil). Cant. R. to IV, 4 (play on תלפיות, ib.) ספר שאמרוהו פ׳ הרבה the book (תִּלִּים, Psalms) which many mouths have indited (the book of many authors). Ib. ת̇ל̇ שמתפללין בו כל פ׳ the mound (Temple ruins) towards which all mouths are directed in prayer; Ber.30a. Ib. 5a (expl. פיפיות, Ps. 149:6) חרב של שתי פ׳ a two-edged sword; a. fr.Ab. dR. N. ch. XXVIII שתי פ׳ two faces, v. פִּינָּה.b) פִּיפִיּוֹת. Num. R. s. 18 באותה … פ׳ הרבה at that moment many mouths of the earth were opened (Yalk. ib. 752 פיות).c) (Chald. pl.) פּוּמִין open vessels; topmost layer in open vessels. Tosef.Ter.V, 11 אם יש (שם) מאה פ׳וכ׳ if a hundred open vessels are there (in one of which an upper layer of Trumah has been put) ; הפ׳ אסורין the upper layers are forbidden; Y. ib. IV, 43a bot.

פֶּהc. (b. h.) ( opening, orifice, mouth; speech. Ḥull.142a, v. לָחַךְ. Pes.113b המדבר אחד בפה ואחד בלב he who speaks one way with his mouth, and another way in his heart. Ex. R. s. 1 (play on בפרך, Ex. 1:13) בפה רך with soft (persuasive) speech; Sot.11b. Tanḥ. Kor. 9 עד שהביאתו לפִי הארץוכ׳ until it (the fire) brought him to the opening of the earth, among those that were swallowed up; Yalk. Num. 752. Sabb.140b, sq. בהמה שפִּיהָ יפה a beast whose mouth is clean (that does not drop saliva when eating; oth. opin.: that is fastidious about its food), opp. שפיה רעה; a. v. fr.Keth.I, 6, a. e. לא מִפּיהָוכ׳, v. חָיָה. Shebu.IV, 1 מִפִּי עצמו (an oath) out of his own mouth (‘I swear that I know no testimony in thy case), מפי אחרים administered by others.בְּעַל פה or על פה by word of mouth. Gitt.72b top אי אמרר׳ יוסי בעל פה whether R. Yose had the same opinion in the case of a verbal condition. Ib. 60b תורה רוב בכתב ומיעוט על פה of the interpretations of the Law, the larger portion rests on the written text, the smaller on oral tradition. Ib. דברים שבכתב … על פה דברים שבעל פהוכ׳ written things (Biblical passages) must not be recited from memory, verbally transmitted words must not be recited from writing. תורה שבעל פה (abbrev. שבע״פ) oral law. Yoma 28b, a. fr., v. כְּתָב.לְפִי a) according to, in proportion to. B. Bath.11b לפי בני אדם in proportion to the number of inhabitants of a house; לפי פתחים in proportion to the number of entrances (of a building); a. fr.b) because. Snh.VII, 4 לפי שבאת … לפיכךוכ׳ because a human being has gone to ruin through it, therefore ; a. fr., v. לְפִיכָךְ.Trnsf. any orifice. Ab. V, 6 פי הארץ the opening of the earth (that swallowed Korah); פי הבאר the opening for the well (Num. 21:16).Nidd.16b רוק בתוך הפה spittle in the mouth, euphem. for blood in the orifice of the matrix. Snh.100a (play on ת̇ר̇ופ̇ה̇, Ez. 47:12) להת̇יר̇ פ̇ה̇ של מטה to open the lower orifice (the womb of the childless), opp. פה של מעלה the mouth; ib. להתיר פה עקרות; Men.98a; a. fr.Pl. a) פִּיּוֹת. Deut. R. s. 2 (ref. to Zech. 13:8) הפ׳ שאומרים שתיוכ׳ those mouths that say, there are two powers (good and evil). Cant. R. to IV, 4 (play on תלפיות, ib.) ספר שאמרוהו פ׳ הרבה the book (תִּלִּים, Psalms) which many mouths have indited (the book of many authors). Ib. ת̇ל̇ שמתפללין בו כל פ׳ the mound (Temple ruins) towards which all mouths are directed in prayer; Ber.30a. Ib. 5a (expl. פיפיות, Ps. 149:6) חרב של שתי פ׳ a two-edged sword; a. fr.Ab. dR. N. ch. XXVIII שתי פ׳ two faces, v. פִּינָּה.b) פִּיפִיּוֹת. Num. R. s. 18 באותה … פ׳ הרבה at that moment many mouths of the earth were opened (Yalk. ib. 752 פיות).c) (Chald. pl.) פּוּמִין open vessels; topmost layer in open vessels. Tosef.Ter.V, 11 אם יש (שם) מאה פ׳וכ׳ if a hundred open vessels are there (in one of which an upper layer of Trumah has been put) ; הפ׳ אסורין the upper layers are forbidden; Y. ib. IV, 43a bot.

בזי, בָּזָה(b. h.; √בז to tread, v. בּוּז) to tread upon, whence to despise, spurn, degrade. Ab. dR. Nath. ch. XXIX הבּוֹזֶה את חבירווכ׳ he who spurns his neighbor (rebuking him) for a sacred cause. Ib. הן בּוֹזִין בעצמן they make themselves contemptible (neglecting their appearance). Part. pass. בָּזוּי, f. בְּזוּיָה Y.Sot.V, end, 20d שהיתה נבואתו כ׳ his prophetic gift was degraded (by him). Ruth. R. to I, מי שהוא ב׳ בדבריו he who becomes contemptible through his own words (in not practicing what he teaches). Cant. R. to VI, 5 מה עז זו ב׳ as the goat is despised כך בְּזוּיִיןוכ׳ so were the Israelites made despicable at Shittim (through debauchery); a. fr. Pi. בִּיזָּה, בִּזָּה same. Ab. dR. Nath. l. c. Y. Sot. l. c. he (Isaac) is called Buzi, שבי׳ אתוכ׳ because he made all idolatrous temples appear contemptible (by his willingness to be sacrificed to the Lord). Gen. R. s. 30 (play on בוז Job 12:5) שהיו מְבַזִּים עליו they sneered at him. Snh.65b בִּיזִּיתֹו thou hast insulted him. Aboth III, 11 המְבַזֶּה אתוכ׳ he who disregards the festive weeks (treating them as week days); a. fr.Part. Pu. מְבוּזֶּה, pl. מְבוּזִּין. Ab. Zar. III, 3 המב׳ common vessels, opp. מכובדין ornamental; Tosef. ib. V (VI), 1 בזויין ed. Zuck. (Var. מב׳); Y. ib. III, 42d; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְבַּזָּה to be despised, humbled, exposed. Y.Taan.II, beg.65a you cannot compare המִתְבַּזֶּה מעצמווכ׳ one who humbles himself to one who is humbled by others. Keth.97b. Ruth. R. to I, 1 אימתיד״ת מִתְבַּזִּיןוכ׳ when are the words of the Law despised by the people? When the scholars make them contemptible (through their conduct); a. fr.

בזי, בָּזָה(b. h.; √בז to tread, v. בּוּז) to tread upon, whence to despise, spurn, degrade. Ab. dR. Nath. ch. XXIX הבּוֹזֶה את חבירווכ׳ he who spurns his neighbor (rebuking him) for a sacred cause. Ib. הן בּוֹזִין בעצמן they make themselves contemptible (neglecting their appearance). Part. pass. בָּזוּי, f. בְּזוּיָה Y.Sot.V, end, 20d שהיתה נבואתו כ׳ his prophetic gift was degraded (by him). Ruth. R. to I, מי שהוא ב׳ בדבריו he who becomes contemptible through his own words (in not practicing what he teaches). Cant. R. to VI, 5 מה עז זו ב׳ as the goat is despised כך בְּזוּיִיןוכ׳ so were the Israelites made despicable at Shittim (through debauchery); a. fr. Pi. בִּיזָּה, בִּזָּה same. Ab. dR. Nath. l. c. Y. Sot. l. c. he (Isaac) is called Buzi, שבי׳ אתוכ׳ because he made all idolatrous temples appear contemptible (by his willingness to be sacrificed to the Lord). Gen. R. s. 30 (play on בוז Job 12:5) שהיו מְבַזִּים עליו they sneered at him. Snh.65b בִּיזִּיתֹו thou hast insulted him. Aboth III, 11 המְבַזֶּה אתוכ׳ he who disregards the festive weeks (treating them as week days); a. fr.Part. Pu. מְבוּזֶּה, pl. מְבוּזִּין. Ab. Zar. III, 3 המב׳ common vessels, opp. מכובדין ornamental; Tosef. ib. V (VI), 1 בזויין ed. Zuck. (Var. מב׳); Y. ib. III, 42d; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְבַּזָּה to be despised, humbled, exposed. Y.Taan.II, beg.65a you cannot compare המִתְבַּזֶּה מעצמווכ׳ one who humbles himself to one who is humbled by others. Keth.97b. Ruth. R. to I, 1 אימתיד״ת מִתְבַּזִּיןוכ׳ when are the words of the Law despised by the people? When the scholars make them contemptible (through their conduct); a. fr.

בזי, בָּזָה(b. h.; √בז to tread, v. בּוּז) to tread upon, whence to despise, spurn, degrade. Ab. dR. Nath. ch. XXIX הבּוֹזֶה את חבירווכ׳ he who spurns his neighbor (rebuking him) for a sacred cause. Ib. הן בּוֹזִין בעצמן they make themselves contemptible (neglecting their appearance). Part. pass. בָּזוּי, f. בְּזוּיָה Y.Sot.V, end, 20d שהיתה נבואתו כ׳ his prophetic gift was degraded (by him). Ruth. R. to I, מי שהוא ב׳ בדבריו he who becomes contemptible through his own words (in not practicing what he teaches). Cant. R. to VI, 5 מה עז זו ב׳ as the goat is despised כך בְּזוּיִיןוכ׳ so were the Israelites made despicable at Shittim (through debauchery); a. fr. Pi. בִּיזָּה, בִּזָּה same. Ab. dR. Nath. l. c. Y. Sot. l. c. he (Isaac) is called Buzi, שבי׳ אתוכ׳ because he made all idolatrous temples appear contemptible (by his willingness to be sacrificed to the Lord). Gen. R. s. 30 (play on בוז Job 12:5) שהיו מְבַזִּים עליו they sneered at him. Snh.65b בִּיזִּיתֹו thou hast insulted him. Aboth III, 11 המְבַזֶּה אתוכ׳ he who disregards the festive weeks (treating them as week days); a. fr.Part. Pu. מְבוּזֶּה, pl. מְבוּזִּין. Ab. Zar. III, 3 המב׳ common vessels, opp. מכובדין ornamental; Tosef. ib. V (VI), 1 בזויין ed. Zuck. (Var. מב׳); Y. ib. III, 42d; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְבַּזָּה to be despised, humbled, exposed. Y.Taan.II, beg.65a you cannot compare המִתְבַּזֶּה מעצמווכ׳ one who humbles himself to one who is humbled by others. Keth.97b. Ruth. R. to I, 1 אימתיד״ת מִתְבַּזִּיןוכ׳ when are the words of the Law despised by the people? When the scholars make them contemptible (through their conduct); a. fr.

כָּבַש(b. h.; cmp. כָּבַס) 1) to press, squeeze. Ohol. VIII, 5 כ׳ את האבןוכ׳ if one pressed a stone on (weighted) the sheet. Bets.23b שהיא כּוֹבֶשֶׂת because it (the wagon) presses (the ground) down. Sabb.XX, 5 לא כוֹבְשִׁין you must not screw down, v. מַכְבֵּש; a. fr.Part. pass. כָּביּש, f. כְּבוּשָׁה pressed, compressed; pressing. Ib. 135a; Tosef. ib. XV (XVI), 9; a. e. ערלה כ׳ היא the foreskin (which seems to be wanting) is pressed (to the membrum). Tosef.Ohol.IX, 4 כאילו אבנים כְּבוּשוֹתוכ׳ as if stones were placed tightly upon them. Ex. R. s. 15 ההר … כְּבוּשִׁין עלוכ׳ a mountain on each side pressing upon (preventing the run of) the springs; a. fr. 2) כ׳ פנים (בקרקע) to press the face into the ground, to hide ones self in fear or shame. Snh.19b כָּבְשוּ פניהם בקרקע they cast their looks down (were afraid to give an opinion). Y. ib. X, 27d (ref. to Is. 7:3) א״ת כובס אלא כּוֹבֵש שהיה כובש פניווכ׳ read not kobes, but kobesh, for he hid his face and fled before him; (Bab. ib. 104a דכבשינהו לאפי Chald.). 3) to press vegetables, meat ; to preserve, pickle. Toh. II, 1 האשה … כּוֹבֶשֶׁתוכ׳ if a woman was pressing vegetables in a pot. Ukts. II, 1 זתים שכְּבָשָׂןוכ׳ olives which one pressed with their leaves; a. fr.Part. pass. כָּביּש preserved substance, pickle. Ḥull97b, a. fr. כ׳ הרי הוא כמבושל preserved substances are in ritual law like cooked.Pl. כְּבוּשִׁין. Pes.II, 6. Y.Sabb.I, 3c bot. כְּבוּשֵׁיהֶן preserves made by gentiles; a. fr. 4) Trnsf. to store, hide. Ḥag.13a (ref. to Prov. 27:26) א״ת כבשים אלא כְּברּשִׁים Ms. M. (missing in ed.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) read not Kbasim (sheep) but Kbushim (hidden things), v. כִּבְשָׁן; Yalk. Prov. 961.Sot.10b; Macc.23b (ref. to Gen. 38:25) יצאת … ממני יצאו כבושים a divine voice went forth and said, ‘from me went forth the secret things (I declare that Judah is the father of Tamars children; Ar.: ממני היו הדברים כ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 6); Yalk. Gen. 145; Yalk. 1 Sam. 112. 5) to detain (cmp. עצר). Pesik. Bayom, p. 193b>; כָּבְשָׁה אותם מטרונאוכ׳ the matron detained them one day longer; כבשה אותן התורחוכ׳ the Law detained them one day longer (before the Lord); ib. 195a>, sq.; Pesik. R. suppl., s. 4. Gen. R. s. 8, end האיש כּיֹבֵשוכ׳ the man detains his wife from going out; a. e. 6) to suppress, restrain, conquer. Snh.XI, 5 (89a) הכּוֹבֵש את נבואתו (a prophet) who suppresses his prophecy (being afraid to proclaim it). Ab. IV, 1 הכיבש את יצרו who conquers his passion. Lam. R. to V, 1 כובש את הגדול (not כביש), v. זַרְזִיר I. Y.Succ.V, 55b top עד שאתה מְכַבֵּש … בוא וכְבוֹשוכ׳ instead of conquering the barbarians, come and subdue the Jews; Lam. R. to I, 16; ib. to IV, 19. Ex. R. s. 25 הוא כוֹבְשוֹוכ׳ he suppresses (withholds the evidence) and does not produce it.כ׳ עון to suppress guilt, to forgive, cause forgiveness. Pesik. Eth Korb, p. 61b>; Pesik. R. s. 16, v. כֶּבֶש; a. fr.7) to violate. Esth. R. to VII, 7 (read:) הרי הוא כּוֹבְשֵׁנִיוכ׳ behold, he is attacking me in thy presence.8) to pave, grade a road.Part. pass. כָּבוּש, f. כְּבוּשָׁה. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 20 דרך כ׳ graded road; ib. ed. Bub. 47; Yalk. Num. 764. (Pirké dR. El. ch. 52 כובשים במזלות, read with Yalk. Josh. 22: חושבים; Yalk. Gen. 77 רוגשים. Pi. כִּיבֵּש 1) to press, squeeze.Part. pass. מְכוּבָּש, pl. מְכוּבָּשִׁים. Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 17 לכלוכי צואה … המ׳ (ed. Zuck. והמכושים, corr. acc.) secretory substances … which are compressed, i. e. dried up by being sat upon. 2) (cmp. סָלַל II) to press down, make even, grade. Bets.IV, 5 מְכַבְּשִׁין you may press the ashes down (make a graded surface for baking); a. e.Trnsf. to level, make plain. Cant. R. to I, 2 (play on כבשים, Prov. 28:26, v. כֶּבֶש) כְּבָשִׁים … תהי׳ מְכַבֵּש לפניהםוכ׳ it may be read Kbashim ( grades), as long as thy pupils are young, make the words of the Law plain before them; when they are older reveal to them the secrets (reasons) of the Law; Yalk. ib. 985 הֱיֵה כוֹבֵש לפניהם (another expl., v. infra).כ׳ את הריחיים ( to carve steps for the grain, to put the millstones in working order. M. Kat. I, 9; expl. ib. 10a to sharpen the millstones (v. נָקַר I), (oth. opin.) to cut the hole out for the hopper. 3) (interch. with Kal) to conquer, defeat. Y.Peah VII, 20c top שבע שכִּיבְּשוּ seven years during which they were engaged in conquering the land; Ḥull.17a שכבשו. Sifré Deut. 51 לכַבֵּשח״ל עד שלא יְכַבְּשוּוכ׳ to conquer foreign land before they shall have conquered Palestine. Pes.5b נכרי שכִּיבַּשְׁתּוֹ a gentile who is in thy power. Yeb.65b (ref. to וכבשח, Gen. 1:28) איש דרכו לכַבֵּשוכ׳ it is man who conquers (the earth) but not woman; Kidd.35a; a. fr. 4) to suppress, withhold. Cant. R. l. c. תהי׳ מכבש לפניהםוכ׳ withhold from them, i. e. teach them merely the words of the Law without arguments; (another expl., v. supra). 5) (denom. of כֶּבֶש) to storm, climb over. Tosef.Sot.VI, 6 מכבש את הגנותוכ׳ climbing over the garden fences and violating the women; Gen. R. s. 53; Yalk. Gen. 94 מַכְבִּיש Hif. Nif. נִכְבַּש 1) to be pressed down, suppressed. Pesik. Eth. Korb. p. 61b> כל דבר שהוא נ׳ סופו לצוף whatever is pressed down, is liable to come to the surface again; Pesik. R. s. 16. 2) to be submissive. Midr. Till. to Ps. 30, end when scholars sit down ונִכְבָּשִׁין אלו לאלו and are submissive (respectful) to one another; (Sabb.63a ונוחין). 3) to have surreptitious intercourse. Sifra Emor, Par. 6, ch. V נ׳ עם; Yeb.VII, 5 to נ׳ על. Hif. הִכְכִּיש to climb, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְכַּבֵּש, Nithpa. נִתְכַּבֵּש to be conquered, be taken. Y.Shebi.VI, 36c bot. כמי שנִתְכַּבְּשוּ they are to be treated as if they had been subdued (in the days of Joshua). Ib. שמא נִתְכַּבְּשָׁהמד״ת perhaps it was to be taken by the command of the Law; Y. Yeb.VII, 8a bot. (corr. acc.). Ex. R. s. 18 עכשיו … מִתְכַּבֶּשֶׁת בידו just now Jerusalem may be taken by him (Sennacherib). (Pesik. Zutr., Ekeb, ed. Bub. p. 30 מתכבשים, מתכבשות, v. כָּתַש.

כָּבַש(b. h.; cmp. כָּבַס) 1) to press, squeeze. Ohol. VIII, 5 כ׳ את האבןוכ׳ if one pressed a stone on (weighted) the sheet. Bets.23b שהיא כּוֹבֶשֶׂת because it (the wagon) presses (the ground) down. Sabb.XX, 5 לא כוֹבְשִׁין you must not screw down, v. מַכְבֵּש; a. fr.Part. pass. כָּביּש, f. כְּבוּשָׁה pressed, compressed; pressing. Ib. 135a; Tosef. ib. XV (XVI), 9; a. e. ערלה כ׳ היא the foreskin (which seems to be wanting) is pressed (to the membrum). Tosef.Ohol.IX, 4 כאילו אבנים כְּבוּשוֹתוכ׳ as if stones were placed tightly upon them. Ex. R. s. 15 ההר … כְּבוּשִׁין עלוכ׳ a mountain on each side pressing upon (preventing the run of) the springs; a. fr. 2) כ׳ פנים (בקרקע) to press the face into the ground, to hide ones self in fear or shame. Snh.19b כָּבְשוּ פניהם בקרקע they cast their looks down (were afraid to give an opinion). Y. ib. X, 27d (ref. to Is. 7:3) א״ת כובס אלא כּוֹבֵש שהיה כובש פניווכ׳ read not kobes, but kobesh, for he hid his face and fled before him; (Bab. ib. 104a דכבשינהו לאפי Chald.). 3) to press vegetables, meat ; to preserve, pickle. Toh. II, 1 האשה … כּוֹבֶשֶׁתוכ׳ if a woman was pressing vegetables in a pot. Ukts. II, 1 זתים שכְּבָשָׂןוכ׳ olives which one pressed with their leaves; a. fr.Part. pass. כָּביּש preserved substance, pickle. Ḥull97b, a. fr. כ׳ הרי הוא כמבושל preserved substances are in ritual law like cooked.Pl. כְּבוּשִׁין. Pes.II, 6. Y.Sabb.I, 3c bot. כְּבוּשֵׁיהֶן preserves made by gentiles; a. fr. 4) Trnsf. to store, hide. Ḥag.13a (ref. to Prov. 27:26) א״ת כבשים אלא כְּברּשִׁים Ms. M. (missing in ed.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) read not Kbasim (sheep) but Kbushim (hidden things), v. כִּבְשָׁן; Yalk. Prov. 961.Sot.10b; Macc.23b (ref. to Gen. 38:25) יצאת … ממני יצאו כבושים a divine voice went forth and said, ‘from me went forth the secret things (I declare that Judah is the father of Tamars children; Ar.: ממני היו הדברים כ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 6); Yalk. Gen. 145; Yalk. 1 Sam. 112. 5) to detain (cmp. עצר). Pesik. Bayom, p. 193b>; כָּבְשָׁה אותם מטרונאוכ׳ the matron detained them one day longer; כבשה אותן התורחוכ׳ the Law detained them one day longer (before the Lord); ib. 195a>, sq.; Pesik. R. suppl., s. 4. Gen. R. s. 8, end האיש כּיֹבֵשוכ׳ the man detains his wife from going out; a. e. 6) to suppress, restrain, conquer. Snh.XI, 5 (89a) הכּוֹבֵש את נבואתו (a prophet) who suppresses his prophecy (being afraid to proclaim it). Ab. IV, 1 הכיבש את יצרו who conquers his passion. Lam. R. to V, 1 כובש את הגדול (not כביש), v. זַרְזִיר I. Y.Succ.V, 55b top עד שאתה מְכַבֵּש … בוא וכְבוֹשוכ׳ instead of conquering the barbarians, come and subdue the Jews; Lam. R. to I, 16; ib. to IV, 19. Ex. R. s. 25 הוא כוֹבְשוֹוכ׳ he suppresses (withholds the evidence) and does not produce it.כ׳ עון to suppress guilt, to forgive, cause forgiveness. Pesik. Eth Korb, p. 61b>; Pesik. R. s. 16, v. כֶּבֶש; a. fr.7) to violate. Esth. R. to VII, 7 (read:) הרי הוא כּוֹבְשֵׁנִיוכ׳ behold, he is attacking me in thy presence.8) to pave, grade a road.Part. pass. כָּבוּש, f. כְּבוּשָׁה. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 20 דרך כ׳ graded road; ib. ed. Bub. 47; Yalk. Num. 764. (Pirké dR. El. ch. 52 כובשים במזלות, read with Yalk. Josh. 22: חושבים; Yalk. Gen. 77 רוגשים. Pi. כִּיבֵּש 1) to press, squeeze.Part. pass. מְכוּבָּש, pl. מְכוּבָּשִׁים. Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 17 לכלוכי צואה … המ׳ (ed. Zuck. והמכושים, corr. acc.) secretory substances … which are compressed, i. e. dried up by being sat upon. 2) (cmp. סָלַל II) to press down, make even, grade. Bets.IV, 5 מְכַבְּשִׁין you may press the ashes down (make a graded surface for baking); a. e.Trnsf. to level, make plain. Cant. R. to I, 2 (play on כבשים, Prov. 28:26, v. כֶּבֶש) כְּבָשִׁים … תהי׳ מְכַבֵּש לפניהםוכ׳ it may be read Kbashim ( grades), as long as thy pupils are young, make the words of the Law plain before them; when they are older reveal to them the secrets (reasons) of the Law; Yalk. ib. 985 הֱיֵה כוֹבֵש לפניהם (another expl., v. infra).כ׳ את הריחיים ( to carve steps for the grain, to put the millstones in working order. M. Kat. I, 9; expl. ib. 10a to sharpen the millstones (v. נָקַר I), (oth. opin.) to cut the hole out for the hopper. 3) (interch. with Kal) to conquer, defeat. Y.Peah VII, 20c top שבע שכִּיבְּשוּ seven years during which they were engaged in conquering the land; Ḥull.17a שכבשו. Sifré Deut. 51 לכַבֵּשח״ל עד שלא יְכַבְּשוּוכ׳ to conquer foreign land before they shall have conquered Palestine. Pes.5b נכרי שכִּיבַּשְׁתּוֹ a gentile who is in thy power. Yeb.65b (ref. to וכבשח, Gen. 1:28) איש דרכו לכַבֵּשוכ׳ it is man who conquers (the earth) but not woman; Kidd.35a; a. fr. 4) to suppress, withhold. Cant. R. l. c. תהי׳ מכבש לפניהםוכ׳ withhold from them, i. e. teach them merely the words of the Law without arguments; (another expl., v. supra). 5) (denom. of כֶּבֶש) to storm, climb over. Tosef.Sot.VI, 6 מכבש את הגנותוכ׳ climbing over the garden fences and violating the women; Gen. R. s. 53; Yalk. Gen. 94 מַכְבִּיש Hif. Nif. נִכְבַּש 1) to be pressed down, suppressed. Pesik. Eth. Korb. p. 61b> כל דבר שהוא נ׳ סופו לצוף whatever is pressed down, is liable to come to the surface again; Pesik. R. s. 16. 2) to be submissive. Midr. Till. to Ps. 30, end when scholars sit down ונִכְבָּשִׁין אלו לאלו and are submissive (respectful) to one another; (Sabb.63a ונוחין). 3) to have surreptitious intercourse. Sifra Emor, Par. 6, ch. V נ׳ עם; Yeb.VII, 5 to נ׳ על. Hif. הִכְכִּיש to climb, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְכַּבֵּש, Nithpa. נִתְכַּבֵּש to be conquered, be taken. Y.Shebi.VI, 36c bot. כמי שנִתְכַּבְּשוּ they are to be treated as if they had been subdued (in the days of Joshua). Ib. שמא נִתְכַּבְּשָׁהמד״ת perhaps it was to be taken by the command of the Law; Y. Yeb.VII, 8a bot. (corr. acc.). Ex. R. s. 18 עכשיו … מִתְכַּבֶּשֶׁת בידו just now Jerusalem may be taken by him (Sennacherib). (Pesik. Zutr., Ekeb, ed. Bub. p. 30 מתכבשים, מתכבשות, v. כָּתַש.

עָרִבII m. (b. h.; preced.) spiced, sweet; pleasing. Dem. I, 3 שמן ע׳ spiced (perfumed) oil; Tosef.Shebi.VI, 8. Cant. R. to IV, 4 שקולו ע׳ because his voice is sweet; a. fr.Pl. עֲרֵבִים, עֲרֵבִין, עֲרֵי׳. Gen. R. s. 50 בשעה … ע׳ להם היו אומרים לו גש הלאהוכ׳ when he spoke to them words that pleased them, they said, come near Ab. Zar.35a (ref. to Cant. 1:2) ע׳ עלי דברי דודיךוכ׳ the words of thy friends (the scholars) are sweeter to me than the wine of the Law; a. fr. Fem. עֲרֵבָה, עֲרֵי׳. Cant. R. to I, 2 (read:) מה מום … אינן ערבין בגופי כך תורה … אינה ע׳ בגופו as water does not taste well, if one is not thirsty, so it is with the Law, unless a man wearies himself in studying it, he does not get the taste of it; a. fr.Pl. עֲרֵבוֹת, עֲרֵי׳. Ib. to V, 11 (play on כעֹרֵב, ib.) ע׳ הן עלי they are pleasing to me.

עָרִבII m. (b. h.; preced.) spiced, sweet; pleasing. Dem. I, 3 שמן ע׳ spiced (perfumed) oil; Tosef.Shebi.VI, 8. Cant. R. to IV, 4 שקולו ע׳ because his voice is sweet; a. fr.Pl. עֲרֵבִים, עֲרֵבִין, עֲרֵי׳. Gen. R. s. 50 בשעה … ע׳ להם היו אומרים לו גש הלאהוכ׳ when he spoke to them words that pleased them, they said, come near Ab. Zar.35a (ref. to Cant. 1:2) ע׳ עלי דברי דודיךוכ׳ the words of thy friends (the scholars) are sweeter to me than the wine of the Law; a. fr. Fem. עֲרֵבָה, עֲרֵי׳. Cant. R. to I, 2 (read:) מה מום … אינן ערבין בגופי כך תורה … אינה ע׳ בגופו as water does not taste well, if one is not thirsty, so it is with the Law, unless a man wearies himself in studying it, he does not get the taste of it; a. fr.Pl. עֲרֵבוֹת, עֲרֵי׳. Ib. to V, 11 (play on כעֹרֵב, ib.) ע׳ הן עלי they are pleasing to me.

פִּיס(cmp. פָּסַס) to split, divide, distribute. Hif. הֵפִיס 1) to penetrate, (cmp. בָּדַק); to cause abdominal trouble. Pes.107a מִיסְרָן ומֵפִיס this drink is a tempter and then gives pain (Ms. M. ומֵיפֵיס; Ms. O. מייסרן ומיפיס, v. פָּסַס; ed. ומפייס, v. infra). מפיס מורסא, v. פָּסַס. 2) to break a persons anger or will, to pacify, persuade, comfort. Shebu.45a כדי להָפִיס דעתווכ׳ in order to satisfy the mind of the employer (to convince him that he was mistaken). Y. ib. VIII, 38d top; Y.Snh.III, 21c bot. מצוה להֲפִיסוֹ it is proper to give him (the owner of the lost animal) satisfaction (by stating the cause of the loss); v. Pi.Ab. Zar.71a צא והָפֵס עלי מנת המלך go and satisfy for me the royal taxes (settle for me as best you can), v. מְנָת. 3) to arbitrate, decide (cmp. פָּסַק). Sabb.33a מי מֵפִיס who will decide (as to the cause of my disease)? Ib. 54a מי מפיסוכ׳ who will decide which udders are tied up for the purpose of drying them up and which for the purpose of preserving the milk?Esp. to decide by chance, by drawing lots, counting a certain number (v. פַּיִיס). Tam.I, 2 מי שטבל יבוא ויָפִיס let those who have bathed, come and take part in the count of chance; הֵפִיסוּ זכהוכ׳ after they have drawn, he who has won, has won (no appeal is permitted). Yoma 24b למה מְפִיסִין וחוזריןוכ׳ why did they draw once and again (why not at once for all the functions to be distributed)? Ib. במה מפיסין (Rashi: מפייסין) what garments do they wear when drawing? Gen. R. s. 84 (play on פסים, Gen. 37:23) שהפיסו עליהוכ׳ they drew lots about it (the coat) as to who should carry it to his father Sabb.XXIII, 2 (148b) מפיס (אדם) עםוכ׳ a man may decide by lot (on the Sabbath) the shares of honor at the table ; ib 149b; a. e. Pi. פִּיֵּיס to pacify, conciliate, persuade. Pes. l. c. מְיַסְּרָן ומְפַיֵּיס (that drink) chastises us (gives us pain), and yet is so persuasive (tempting). Ber.28b אני יכול לפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ I might appease him with words or bribe him with money. B. Bath.9b כל הנותן … והמְפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ he who gives a poor man a coin will be blessed with six blessings, but he who speaks kindly to him, will be blessed with eleven blessings. Gen. R. s. 93, end כשם שלא פ׳ … אלאוכ׳ as Joseph pacified his brothers only by weeping Y. Snh. l. c. מצוה להפיסו … ואינו מְפַיְּיסוֹ על שקר it is right to satisfy his mind by stating the truth, but one must not do so by a falsehood; Y. Shebu. l. c. מפייסו … אינו מפייסווכ׳. Lev. R. s. 19, end נלך ונְפַיֵּיס לגדלת, v. גַּדֶּלֶת; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 94, end ופייליה, read: ופִיְּיסוּהוּ and they appeased him (Nebuchadnezzar).Part. pass. מְפוּיָּיס. Ex. R. s. 51 הריני מפ׳ שמחלתוכ׳ I am convinced that thou hast forgiven Israel. Hithpa. הִתְפַּיֵּיס, Nithpa. נִתְפַּיֵּיס to be appeased, satisfied, persuaded. Ib. אותה שעה נֵתְפַּיְּיסוּ … עלוכ׳ now all Israelites were satisfied with regard to the work of the Tabernacle (that everything was correct). Ber.33a נתפ׳ אותו השר that princes anger was appeased. Pesik. R. s. 10 הרי הגורן בא והכל מִתְפַּיְּיסִים בשבילוכ׳ when harvesting time comes, all (that now are disputing) will be convinced for whose sake the field has been sown. Yoma 86b ספק מִתְפַּיֵּיס הימנווכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will or will not accept his apology; ספק מתפייס בדבריםוכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will be appeased by mere words (without demanding a fine or public satisfaction) ; a. fr.

פִּיס(cmp. פָּסַס) to split, divide, distribute. Hif. הֵפִיס 1) to penetrate, (cmp. בָּדַק); to cause abdominal trouble. Pes.107a מִיסְרָן ומֵפִיס this drink is a tempter and then gives pain (Ms. M. ומֵיפֵיס; Ms. O. מייסרן ומיפיס, v. פָּסַס; ed. ומפייס, v. infra). מפיס מורסא, v. פָּסַס. 2) to break a persons anger or will, to pacify, persuade, comfort. Shebu.45a כדי להָפִיס דעתווכ׳ in order to satisfy the mind of the employer (to convince him that he was mistaken). Y. ib. VIII, 38d top; Y.Snh.III, 21c bot. מצוה להֲפִיסוֹ it is proper to give him (the owner of the lost animal) satisfaction (by stating the cause of the loss); v. Pi.Ab. Zar.71a צא והָפֵס עלי מנת המלך go and satisfy for me the royal taxes (settle for me as best you can), v. מְנָת. 3) to arbitrate, decide (cmp. פָּסַק). Sabb.33a מי מֵפִיס who will decide (as to the cause of my disease)? Ib. 54a מי מפיסוכ׳ who will decide which udders are tied up for the purpose of drying them up and which for the purpose of preserving the milk?Esp. to decide by chance, by drawing lots, counting a certain number (v. פַּיִיס). Tam.I, 2 מי שטבל יבוא ויָפִיס let those who have bathed, come and take part in the count of chance; הֵפִיסוּ זכהוכ׳ after they have drawn, he who has won, has won (no appeal is permitted). Yoma 24b למה מְפִיסִין וחוזריןוכ׳ why did they draw once and again (why not at once for all the functions to be distributed)? Ib. במה מפיסין (Rashi: מפייסין) what garments do they wear when drawing? Gen. R. s. 84 (play on פסים, Gen. 37:23) שהפיסו עליהוכ׳ they drew lots about it (the coat) as to who should carry it to his father Sabb.XXIII, 2 (148b) מפיס (אדם) עםוכ׳ a man may decide by lot (on the Sabbath) the shares of honor at the table ; ib 149b; a. e. Pi. פִּיֵּיס to pacify, conciliate, persuade. Pes. l. c. מְיַסְּרָן ומְפַיֵּיס (that drink) chastises us (gives us pain), and yet is so persuasive (tempting). Ber.28b אני יכול לפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ I might appease him with words or bribe him with money. B. Bath.9b כל הנותן … והמְפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ he who gives a poor man a coin will be blessed with six blessings, but he who speaks kindly to him, will be blessed with eleven blessings. Gen. R. s. 93, end כשם שלא פ׳ … אלאוכ׳ as Joseph pacified his brothers only by weeping Y. Snh. l. c. מצוה להפיסו … ואינו מְפַיְּיסוֹ על שקר it is right to satisfy his mind by stating the truth, but one must not do so by a falsehood; Y. Shebu. l. c. מפייסו … אינו מפייסווכ׳. Lev. R. s. 19, end נלך ונְפַיֵּיס לגדלת, v. גַּדֶּלֶת; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 94, end ופייליה, read: ופִיְּיסוּהוּ and they appeased him (Nebuchadnezzar).Part. pass. מְפוּיָּיס. Ex. R. s. 51 הריני מפ׳ שמחלתוכ׳ I am convinced that thou hast forgiven Israel. Hithpa. הִתְפַּיֵּיס, Nithpa. נִתְפַּיֵּיס to be appeased, satisfied, persuaded. Ib. אותה שעה נֵתְפַּיְּיסוּ … עלוכ׳ now all Israelites were satisfied with regard to the work of the Tabernacle (that everything was correct). Ber.33a נתפ׳ אותו השר that princes anger was appeased. Pesik. R. s. 10 הרי הגורן בא והכל מִתְפַּיְּיסִים בשבילוכ׳ when harvesting time comes, all (that now are disputing) will be convinced for whose sake the field has been sown. Yoma 86b ספק מִתְפַּיֵּיס הימנווכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will or will not accept his apology; ספק מתפייס בדבריםוכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will be appeased by mere words (without demanding a fine or public satisfaction) ; a. fr.