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דּוּגְמָא, דִּיגְמָא, דּוּגְמָהf. (δεῑγμα, cmp. παράδειγμα) 1) simile, illustration (cmp. מָשָׁל ל־, משל למה הדבר דומה). Cant. R., introd. עד … היתה ד׳ up to Solomons days the method of argument by illustration was unknown (in Hebrew literature). 2) show, exhibition, public appearance. Y.Hor.III, beg.47a די׳ דידכו דמיוכ׳ (prob. to be read דמיא) your appearance resembles that of your Maker. Eduy. v, 6; Ber.19a ד׳ השקוה it was for show that they made her drink, i. e. they merely pretended to give her the real ‘bitter waters; (oth. opin. they performed the act on one who was, likethemselves, a descendant of gentiles; Y.M. Kat. III, 81d דִּכְמָהּ השקוה, (a popular adaptation of our w.; v. דִּכְמָא), expl. דִּכְוָותָהּ something like it). Midr. Sam. ch. 20 (expl. תפקד לשלום, 1 Sam. 17:18) ד׳ דידהין how they look. 3) sample, example, token (corresp. to h. אוֹת). Ḥag. 16a (play on ד̇ג̇ול מ̇רבבה, Cant. 5:10) ד̇וג̇מ̇א הוא ברבבה שלו He is exemplified by His myriad (of angels), i. e. the Divine nature is recognized indirectly from the nature of His ministering messengers, v. Cant. R. to V, 9.Keth.28b קחו לכם ד׳וכ׳ take a warning example Taan.23a ד׳ לדורותa> sample (of greatfertility) as a lesson for future generations. Sabb.30b I will show thee דּוּגְמָתָןוכ׳ (Ms. M. דּוּגְמָתוֹ) the like thereof in this world.Ib. 11b the dyer must not go out on the Sabbath בדו׳ שבצוארו (Ar. בדי׳ שבאזנו; Tosef. ib. I, 8 בדו׳ שבאזנו) with the sample of colors around his neck, v. אוֹת II.Num. R. s. 6 (expl. Job 36:7 עיניו) ד׳ דידהו that which is like his own doing, i. e. some realization of his ideal, v. עֵינָא; Midr. Sam. ch. 28 דוגמה דידהון; Gen. R. s. 71 דוגמת דידיה (corr. acc.), v. next w.; a. fr.Pl. דּוּגְמוֹת. B. Kam. 119b, v. אוֹת II (Var. Ms. דּוּגְמָאוֹת). (Our w., owing to its phonetic resemblance to דִּכְמָא, is inflected as though it were a native, whence the forms: דּוּגְמָה, דּוּגְמת, דוּגְמָת־, דּוּגְמוֹת, and even a Var. to Tosef.Sabb.I, 8 דִּגְמוֹ, as though fr. דֶּגֶם.

דּוּגְמָא, דִּיגְמָא, דּוּגְמָהf. (δεῑγμα, cmp. παράδειγμα) 1) simile, illustration (cmp. מָשָׁל ל־, משל למה הדבר דומה). Cant. R., introd. עד … היתה ד׳ up to Solomons days the method of argument by illustration was unknown (in Hebrew literature). 2) show, exhibition, public appearance. Y.Hor.III, beg.47a די׳ דידכו דמיוכ׳ (prob. to be read דמיא) your appearance resembles that of your Maker. Eduy. v, 6; Ber.19a ד׳ השקוה it was for show that they made her drink, i. e. they merely pretended to give her the real ‘bitter waters; (oth. opin. they performed the act on one who was, likethemselves, a descendant of gentiles; Y.M. Kat. III, 81d דִּכְמָהּ השקוה, (a popular adaptation of our w.; v. דִּכְמָא), expl. דִּכְוָותָהּ something like it). Midr. Sam. ch. 20 (expl. תפקד לשלום, 1 Sam. 17:18) ד׳ דידהין how they look. 3) sample, example, token (corresp. to h. אוֹת). Ḥag. 16a (play on ד̇ג̇ול מ̇רבבה, Cant. 5:10) ד̇וג̇מ̇א הוא ברבבה שלו He is exemplified by His myriad (of angels), i. e. the Divine nature is recognized indirectly from the nature of His ministering messengers, v. Cant. R. to V, 9.Keth.28b קחו לכם ד׳וכ׳ take a warning example Taan.23a ד׳ לדורותa> sample (of greatfertility) as a lesson for future generations. Sabb.30b I will show thee דּוּגְמָתָןוכ׳ (Ms. M. דּוּגְמָתוֹ) the like thereof in this world.Ib. 11b the dyer must not go out on the Sabbath בדו׳ שבצוארו (Ar. בדי׳ שבאזנו; Tosef. ib. I, 8 בדו׳ שבאזנו) with the sample of colors around his neck, v. אוֹת II.Num. R. s. 6 (expl. Job 36:7 עיניו) ד׳ דידהו that which is like his own doing, i. e. some realization of his ideal, v. עֵינָא; Midr. Sam. ch. 28 דוגמה דידהון; Gen. R. s. 71 דוגמת דידיה (corr. acc.), v. next w.; a. fr.Pl. דּוּגְמוֹת. B. Kam. 119b, v. אוֹת II (Var. Ms. דּוּגְמָאוֹת). (Our w., owing to its phonetic resemblance to דִּכְמָא, is inflected as though it were a native, whence the forms: דּוּגְמָה, דּוּגְמת, דוּגְמָת־, דּוּגְמוֹת, and even a Var. to Tosef.Sabb.I, 8 דִּגְמוֹ, as though fr. דֶּגֶם.

דּוּגְמָא, דִּיגְמָא, דּוּגְמָהf. (δεῑγμα, cmp. παράδειγμα) 1) simile, illustration (cmp. מָשָׁל ל־, משל למה הדבר דומה). Cant. R., introd. עד … היתה ד׳ up to Solomons days the method of argument by illustration was unknown (in Hebrew literature). 2) show, exhibition, public appearance. Y.Hor.III, beg.47a די׳ דידכו דמיוכ׳ (prob. to be read דמיא) your appearance resembles that of your Maker. Eduy. v, 6; Ber.19a ד׳ השקוה it was for show that they made her drink, i. e. they merely pretended to give her the real ‘bitter waters; (oth. opin. they performed the act on one who was, likethemselves, a descendant of gentiles; Y.M. Kat. III, 81d דִּכְמָהּ השקוה, (a popular adaptation of our w.; v. דִּכְמָא), expl. דִּכְוָותָהּ something like it). Midr. Sam. ch. 20 (expl. תפקד לשלום, 1 Sam. 17:18) ד׳ דידהין how they look. 3) sample, example, token (corresp. to h. אוֹת). Ḥag. 16a (play on ד̇ג̇ול מ̇רבבה, Cant. 5:10) ד̇וג̇מ̇א הוא ברבבה שלו He is exemplified by His myriad (of angels), i. e. the Divine nature is recognized indirectly from the nature of His ministering messengers, v. Cant. R. to V, 9.Keth.28b קחו לכם ד׳וכ׳ take a warning example Taan.23a ד׳ לדורותa> sample (of greatfertility) as a lesson for future generations. Sabb.30b I will show thee דּוּגְמָתָןוכ׳ (Ms. M. דּוּגְמָתוֹ) the like thereof in this world.Ib. 11b the dyer must not go out on the Sabbath בדו׳ שבצוארו (Ar. בדי׳ שבאזנו; Tosef. ib. I, 8 בדו׳ שבאזנו) with the sample of colors around his neck, v. אוֹת II.Num. R. s. 6 (expl. Job 36:7 עיניו) ד׳ דידהו that which is like his own doing, i. e. some realization of his ideal, v. עֵינָא; Midr. Sam. ch. 28 דוגמה דידהון; Gen. R. s. 71 דוגמת דידיה (corr. acc.), v. next w.; a. fr.Pl. דּוּגְמוֹת. B. Kam. 119b, v. אוֹת II (Var. Ms. דּוּגְמָאוֹת). (Our w., owing to its phonetic resemblance to דִּכְמָא, is inflected as though it were a native, whence the forms: דּוּגְמָה, דּוּגְמת, דוּגְמָת־, דּוּגְמוֹת, and even a Var. to Tosef.Sabb.I, 8 דִּגְמוֹ, as though fr. דֶּגֶם.

דּוּגְמָא, דִּיגְמָא, דּוּגְמָהf. (δεῑγμα, cmp. παράδειγμα) 1) simile, illustration (cmp. מָשָׁל ל־, משל למה הדבר דומה). Cant. R., introd. עד … היתה ד׳ up to Solomons days the method of argument by illustration was unknown (in Hebrew literature). 2) show, exhibition, public appearance. Y.Hor.III, beg.47a די׳ דידכו דמיוכ׳ (prob. to be read דמיא) your appearance resembles that of your Maker. Eduy. v, 6; Ber.19a ד׳ השקוה it was for show that they made her drink, i. e. they merely pretended to give her the real ‘bitter waters; (oth. opin. they performed the act on one who was, likethemselves, a descendant of gentiles; Y.M. Kat. III, 81d דִּכְמָהּ השקוה, (a popular adaptation of our w.; v. דִּכְמָא), expl. דִּכְוָותָהּ something like it). Midr. Sam. ch. 20 (expl. תפקד לשלום, 1 Sam. 17:18) ד׳ דידהין how they look. 3) sample, example, token (corresp. to h. אוֹת). Ḥag. 16a (play on ד̇ג̇ול מ̇רבבה, Cant. 5:10) ד̇וג̇מ̇א הוא ברבבה שלו He is exemplified by His myriad (of angels), i. e. the Divine nature is recognized indirectly from the nature of His ministering messengers, v. Cant. R. to V, 9.Keth.28b קחו לכם ד׳וכ׳ take a warning example Taan.23a ד׳ לדורותa> sample (of greatfertility) as a lesson for future generations. Sabb.30b I will show thee דּוּגְמָתָןוכ׳ (Ms. M. דּוּגְמָתוֹ) the like thereof in this world.Ib. 11b the dyer must not go out on the Sabbath בדו׳ שבצוארו (Ar. בדי׳ שבאזנו; Tosef. ib. I, 8 בדו׳ שבאזנו) with the sample of colors around his neck, v. אוֹת II.Num. R. s. 6 (expl. Job 36:7 עיניו) ד׳ דידהו that which is like his own doing, i. e. some realization of his ideal, v. עֵינָא; Midr. Sam. ch. 28 דוגמה דידהון; Gen. R. s. 71 דוגמת דידיה (corr. acc.), v. next w.; a. fr.Pl. דּוּגְמוֹת. B. Kam. 119b, v. אוֹת II (Var. Ms. דּוּגְמָאוֹת). (Our w., owing to its phonetic resemblance to דִּכְמָא, is inflected as though it were a native, whence the forms: דּוּגְמָה, דּוּגְמת, דוּגְמָת־, דּוּגְמוֹת, and even a Var. to Tosef.Sabb.I, 8 דִּגְמוֹ, as though fr. דֶּגֶם.

דּוּגְמָא, דִּיגְמָא, דּוּגְמָהf. (δεῑγμα, cmp. παράδειγμα) 1) simile, illustration (cmp. מָשָׁל ל־, משל למה הדבר דומה). Cant. R., introd. עד … היתה ד׳ up to Solomons days the method of argument by illustration was unknown (in Hebrew literature). 2) show, exhibition, public appearance. Y.Hor.III, beg.47a די׳ דידכו דמיוכ׳ (prob. to be read דמיא) your appearance resembles that of your Maker. Eduy. v, 6; Ber.19a ד׳ השקוה it was for show that they made her drink, i. e. they merely pretended to give her the real ‘bitter waters; (oth. opin. they performed the act on one who was, likethemselves, a descendant of gentiles; Y.M. Kat. III, 81d דִּכְמָהּ השקוה, (a popular adaptation of our w.; v. דִּכְמָא), expl. דִּכְוָותָהּ something like it). Midr. Sam. ch. 20 (expl. תפקד לשלום, 1 Sam. 17:18) ד׳ דידהין how they look. 3) sample, example, token (corresp. to h. אוֹת). Ḥag. 16a (play on ד̇ג̇ול מ̇רבבה, Cant. 5:10) ד̇וג̇מ̇א הוא ברבבה שלו He is exemplified by His myriad (of angels), i. e. the Divine nature is recognized indirectly from the nature of His ministering messengers, v. Cant. R. to V, 9.Keth.28b קחו לכם ד׳וכ׳ take a warning example Taan.23a ד׳ לדורותa> sample (of greatfertility) as a lesson for future generations. Sabb.30b I will show thee דּוּגְמָתָןוכ׳ (Ms. M. דּוּגְמָתוֹ) the like thereof in this world.Ib. 11b the dyer must not go out on the Sabbath בדו׳ שבצוארו (Ar. בדי׳ שבאזנו; Tosef. ib. I, 8 בדו׳ שבאזנו) with the sample of colors around his neck, v. אוֹת II.Num. R. s. 6 (expl. Job 36:7 עיניו) ד׳ דידהו that which is like his own doing, i. e. some realization of his ideal, v. עֵינָא; Midr. Sam. ch. 28 דוגמה דידהון; Gen. R. s. 71 דוגמת דידיה (corr. acc.), v. next w.; a. fr.Pl. דּוּגְמוֹת. B. Kam. 119b, v. אוֹת II (Var. Ms. דּוּגְמָאוֹת). (Our w., owing to its phonetic resemblance to דִּכְמָא, is inflected as though it were a native, whence the forms: דּוּגְמָה, דּוּגְמת, דוּגְמָת־, דּוּגְמוֹת, and even a Var. to Tosef.Sabb.I, 8 דִּגְמוֹ, as though fr. דֶּגֶם.

טָהֳרָהor טַהֲרָה f. (b. h. טָ׳; preced. wds.) 1) clearness of the sky after the rainy season. Ber.59a הרואה רקיע בטָהֳרָתָהּ (or בטַהֲ׳) he who sees the sky in its restored brightness (Ms. F. בטיהרו, v. טִיהָר). Ib. נראית רקיע בטהרתה (Ms. M. נראו שמים בטהרה; Yalk. Is. 335 נראה שמים בטִהֲרוֹ, corr. acc.). 2) pureness, condition of levitical cleanness; purification. Sabb.152b תנה לו כמו שנתנה לך מה הוא בט׳ אף אתה בט׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) give her (the soul) to Him as He has given her to thee, as He (has given her) in pureness, so give thou Snh.68a, v. טָהוֹר.Ber.16a (ref. to Num. 24:6) מה נחלים … מטומאה לט׳וכ׳ as the rivers raise man from a condition of uncleanness to one of cleanness, so do the tents (schools) Ab. Zar.8a עובדיע״ז בט׳ encouraging idolatry, though from no impure motives. Yoma 72b; Men.110a הלומד תורה בט׳ he who studies the Law in (sexual) purity.Snh. l. c. וטַהֲרָתָן במה שהן and their purification (immersion) is performed in whatever condition they are (whole or torn); a. v. fr.Esp. ט׳ or טַהֲרַת הקודש observance of levitical rules originally prescribed for the handling of sacred food; also (mostly in pl.) secular food so prepared or pretended to be so prepared; v. חָבֵר.Gitt.62a אין עושין חלתע״ה בט׳ you must not separate the priests share under levitical precautions for a non-observant (because it might mislead the priest); Tosef.Dem.III, 1. Sabb.13a עד היכן פרצה ט׳וכ׳ how far the custom of observing the rules of levitical cleanness for secular food has spread Ḥag.II, 7 היה אוכל על ט׳ הקודש used to eat his ordinary meals with the observance required for sacred food; a. fr.Pl. טָהֳרוֹת, טַהֲרוֹת. Tosef. Dem. l. c אין עושין ט׳ לע״ה one must not prepare food with observance of levitical precautions for, v. supra. Ber.19a; B. Mets.59b כל ט׳ שטיהרוכ׳ all objects which R. … had declared clean. Tosef.Dem.II, 20 אין משלחין ט׳וכ׳ you must not send food levitically prepared through a non-observant; a. v. fr. Tohŏroth, or Tahăroth, (euphem. for טומאות), name of the sixth order of the Mishnah and Tosefta (סדר ט׳), and of one treatise of that order.

טָהֳרָהor טַהֲרָה f. (b. h. טָ׳; preced. wds.) 1) clearness of the sky after the rainy season. Ber.59a הרואה רקיע בטָהֳרָתָהּ (or בטַהֲ׳) he who sees the sky in its restored brightness (Ms. F. בטיהרו, v. טִיהָר). Ib. נראית רקיע בטהרתה (Ms. M. נראו שמים בטהרה; Yalk. Is. 335 נראה שמים בטִהֲרוֹ, corr. acc.). 2) pureness, condition of levitical cleanness; purification. Sabb.152b תנה לו כמו שנתנה לך מה הוא בט׳ אף אתה בט׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) give her (the soul) to Him as He has given her to thee, as He (has given her) in pureness, so give thou Snh.68a, v. טָהוֹר.Ber.16a (ref. to Num. 24:6) מה נחלים … מטומאה לט׳וכ׳ as the rivers raise man from a condition of uncleanness to one of cleanness, so do the tents (schools) Ab. Zar.8a עובדיע״ז בט׳ encouraging idolatry, though from no impure motives. Yoma 72b; Men.110a הלומד תורה בט׳ he who studies the Law in (sexual) purity.Snh. l. c. וטַהֲרָתָן במה שהן and their purification (immersion) is performed in whatever condition they are (whole or torn); a. v. fr.Esp. ט׳ or טַהֲרַת הקודש observance of levitical rules originally prescribed for the handling of sacred food; also (mostly in pl.) secular food so prepared or pretended to be so prepared; v. חָבֵר.Gitt.62a אין עושין חלתע״ה בט׳ you must not separate the priests share under levitical precautions for a non-observant (because it might mislead the priest); Tosef.Dem.III, 1. Sabb.13a עד היכן פרצה ט׳וכ׳ how far the custom of observing the rules of levitical cleanness for secular food has spread Ḥag.II, 7 היה אוכל על ט׳ הקודש used to eat his ordinary meals with the observance required for sacred food; a. fr.Pl. טָהֳרוֹת, טַהֲרוֹת. Tosef. Dem. l. c אין עושין ט׳ לע״ה one must not prepare food with observance of levitical precautions for, v. supra. Ber.19a; B. Mets.59b כל ט׳ שטיהרוכ׳ all objects which R. … had declared clean. Tosef.Dem.II, 20 אין משלחין ט׳וכ׳ you must not send food levitically prepared through a non-observant; a. v. fr. Tohŏroth, or Tahăroth, (euphem. for טומאות), name of the sixth order of the Mishnah and Tosefta (סדר ט׳), and of one treatise of that order.

כּוּשI m. (cmp. כּוֹס, כִּיס) ( something hollow, reed, esp. reed used as spindle (v. Ar. s. v.); also as fork. Yoma 82a תוחבין לה כ׳ ברוטב we put for her a reed into the juice (and let her suck it); Tosef. ib. V (IV), 4 (corr. acc.). Sabb.123a; Y. ib. XVII, 16b top, v. כַּרְכָּר. Y.Erub.III, 20d bot. לתחוב בכ׳ ובקיסם to stick it on a reed or a chip. Kel. IX, 8 מלא כ׳ the size of a reed. Tosef. ib. B. Mets.VI, 12 בכ׳ בכ׳ הבינוני wherever the size of a reed (or spindle) is mentioned, a middle-sized reed is meant. Kel. IX, 7 כ׳ שבלע את הצנורא a reed in which the iron hook has disappeared. Par. XII, 8; Tosef. ib. XII (XI), 16, v. אָרְבָּן; a. fr.Pl. כּוּשִׁין. Y.Yeb.XII, 12d bot. (in Chald. diction, in a disguised answer to a ritual question propounded to R. Akiba by a pretended street vendor) אית לך כ׳ אית לך כשר hast thou spindles? hast thou ‘ Kasher? (play on כִּישוֹר, v. כּוּנְשְׁרָא; intimating ‘It is legal).

כּוּשI m. (cmp. כּוֹס, כִּיס) ( something hollow, reed, esp. reed used as spindle (v. Ar. s. v.); also as fork. Yoma 82a תוחבין לה כ׳ ברוטב we put for her a reed into the juice (and let her suck it); Tosef. ib. V (IV), 4 (corr. acc.). Sabb.123a; Y. ib. XVII, 16b top, v. כַּרְכָּר. Y.Erub.III, 20d bot. לתחוב בכ׳ ובקיסם to stick it on a reed or a chip. Kel. IX, 8 מלא כ׳ the size of a reed. Tosef. ib. B. Mets.VI, 12 בכ׳ בכ׳ הבינוני wherever the size of a reed (or spindle) is mentioned, a middle-sized reed is meant. Kel. IX, 7 כ׳ שבלע את הצנורא a reed in which the iron hook has disappeared. Par. XII, 8; Tosef. ib. XII (XI), 16, v. אָרְבָּן; a. fr.Pl. כּוּשִׁין. Y.Yeb.XII, 12d bot. (in Chald. diction, in a disguised answer to a ritual question propounded to R. Akiba by a pretended street vendor) אית לך כ׳ אית לך כשר hast thou spindles? hast thou ‘ Kasher? (play on כִּישוֹר, v. כּוּנְשְׁרָא; intimating ‘It is legal).

פָּסַק(b. h. פָּשַׂק) (to separate, part, distribute, 1) to divide, split, interrupt. Taan.27b; Meg.22a פּוֹסֵק the reader divides (one verse), i. e. the first reads two verses and a half, leaving the other half to be read by his successor. Ib. לא התיר לי לִפְסוֹקוכ׳ he permitted me to cut a verse in two only in teaching the school children. Ib. 31b במשנה תורה פוסק the chapter in Deuteronomy containing the curses (Deut. 28:15–69) may be divided (to be read by two or more); a. fr.(Gen. R. s. 10 כיון שפסקה; Yalk. ib. 16 שפוסקה, v. פָּתַק.Part. pass. פָּסוּק; f. פְּסוּקָה. Ḥull.III, 3 פְּסוּקַת הגרגרת, v. גַּרְגֶּרֶת. 2) (denom. of פָּסוּק) to recite a verse. Ḥag.15a, sq. פְּסוֹק לי פְּסוּקְךָ (interch. with Chald. פסוק לי פסוקיך) recite to me thy Bible verse (recently learned). 3) (cmp. חָתַךְ, גָּזַר) to apportion, assign; to provide; to promise, agree. Keth.65a אין פּוֹסְקִין יינות לאשה in decreeing alimentation for a woman we do not provide for wine. Ib. כך תִּפְסְקוּ לבנותיכם so much (and no more) may ye grant to your daughters. Ib. 107a פוסקין מזונות לאשת איש the court assigns alimentation (from the estate) to a deserted wife. Ib. V, 8 לא פ׳ … אלאוכ׳ only R. Y. decreed barley as a part of alimentation, because he lived near Edom. Ib. פוסק לעומתןוכ׳ he must give her, v. עוּמָּה. Ib. VI, 2 הפוסק מעות לחתנו if a man agrees to pay a certain amount to his intended son-in-law (on the date of marriage). Ib. 3 פָּסְקָה להכניס … הוא פוסקוכ׳ if she promises to bring to him one thousand Denars, he must assign to her (as settlement in the Kthubah) fifteen Manehs. Tosef. ib. XIII (XII), 1 אם פָּסְקוּ לה … מה שפסקו פסקו if the court has granted her (alimentation), what they have granted, is granted. Ib. פסקה היא לעצמה (not על עצמה) if she herself has promised (to bring her husband a certain sum, and now her father refuses to give it). Ib. אבה פ׳ עליוכ׳ my father has promised for me; what can I do (if he retracts)?; Keth.XIII, 5. Y.Kidd.IV, 65c top פּוֹסְקֵי צדקה ברביםוכ׳ those who subscribe to a charity in public and refuse to pay; Taan.8b; a. v. fr. 4) to fix a price; to buy on time. Gitt.58a אפדנו בכל ממון שפוסקין עליו I will redeem him for any price that they may set on him. B. Mets.V, 7 אין פוסקין … עד שיצא השער you dare not fix a price on crops (buy on time), until the market price has been published. Ib. יצא השער פוסקין ואע״פ שאין לזה יש לזה (missing in Y. ed.) when the market price is out, you may buy, for although he (the seller) has no goods as yet, others have. Ib. פוסק עמו על הגדיש, v. גָּדִיש; a. v. fr. 5) פ׳ דברים ( to split words, to argue. Snh.44b פיסקון שפוסק דברים כלפי מעלה Gabriel is surnamed Pisḳon, because he argues with the Lord. 6) (neut. verb) to be cut off; to cease, be stopped. Sot.IX, 9 משרבו … פסקו המים המרים … הפסיקן when the faithless men became frequent, the application of the waters of jealousy ceased, and it was R. J. ben Z. that abolished them. Ib. 12 פסקו אנשי אמונה the men of faith ceased to exist. Tanḥ. Shmoth 16 אין אותה מצוה פוֹסֶקֶת מביתו that good deed shall never cease from (being practiced in) his house. Gen. R. s. 52 פסקו העוברים והשבים travellers ceased to pass by; a. v. fr. Nif. נִפְסַק to be split, cut in two, broken. Tosef.B. Kam. XI, 15; B. Kam. 119b הנ׳ במגירה chips at planing, v. גָּרַר I. Ḥull.III, 1 נשברה השדרה ונ׳ החוט שלה if the spinal column is broken and the spinal cord severed. Sabb.112a סנדל שנִפְסְקוּ שתי אזניו a sandal, both ears (loops) of which are torn off; Tosef.Kel.B. Bath. IV, 5 שנִתְפַּסְּקוּ; Kel. XXVI, 4; a. fr.Tosef.Mikv.III, 5, sq. ונפסקו, v. פָּתַק. Hif. הִפְסִיק 1) to separate, sever connection; to form a partition. Sot.38b אפי׳ מחיצה … אינה מַפְסֶקֶת ביןוכ׳ not even an iron wall forms a partition between Israel and his father in heaven (worshippers form a congregation even if separated by a partition); Pes.85b. Peah. I, 2 ואלו מַפְסִיקִין לפאה the following things form a division of fields with regard to Peah: a brook Ab. Zar.52a אתה׳ הענין the word eth (before ĕlohehem Deut. 12:2) divides the subject (so as not to allow an analogy between idolatrous utensils and the idols themselves), v. next w.; a. fr. 2) to interrupt; to cause to cease; to leave off; to pause. Ber.II, 2 בין ויאמר לאמת ויציב לא יַפְסִיק between the last portion of the Sh‘mʿa (Num. 15:37–41) and ‘Ĕmeth Vyatsib one must not pause (interrupt the prayer to greet a person). Ib. 14a במגילה מהו שיפסיק may one interrupt ones self during the reading of the Mgillah? (Ib. also פּוֹסֵק Kal. Ib. 5:1. Ex. R. s. 2 עם כל הנביאיםה׳ מלדבר … לאה׳ מימיו with all other prophets the Lord ceased from speaking at times, but with Moses he never ceased. Taan.30a סעודה המַפְסִיק בה the meal with which one ceases (the last meal before beginning to fast, called סעודה המַפְסֶקֶת). Y.Nidd.I, 49c והִפְסִיקָה שלש עונות and ceased (to have menstruation) for three periods. Meg.III, 6 אין מַפְסִיקִין בקללותוכ׳ in reading the curses (Lev. 26:14–44; Deut. 28:15–69) you must not break off, but one person must read the whole Ib. 31b מקום שמפסיקין בשבתוכ׳ where they leave off reading on Sabbath morning, there they continue in the afternoon Sot.IX, 9, v. supra. Gen. R. s. 52, beg. מה אני מפסיק צדקה מביתי shall I allow charity to cease in my house (to fall into desuetude from want of opportunity)?; a. fr. 3) to cut sprays off, trim, v. פָּסַג. 4) to dam. Tosef.Par.V (IV), 9 מפסיק ומנגב he makes a dam (cuts off the influx) and lays the cavity dry. Pi. פִּיסֵּק 1) to trim. Tosef.B. Kam. XI, 18, v. פָּסַג. 2) to interrupt.Part. pass. מְפוּסָּק; pl. מְפוּסָּקִין. Y.Pes.X, 37c; Y.Sabb.VIII, beg.11a מהו לשתותן מפ׳ how about drinking them (the four cups of the Passover evening) in pauses (sipping)?, v. פִּיסָּק. 3) to cut down, ruin; to cut to pieces. Pesik. Naḥ., p. 128a> קיצצוהו ופִיסְּקוּהוּ they cut it down and ruined it (the vineyard). Lam. R. to IV, 15 והיתה … עליהן ומְפַסַּקְתָּן the carriage passed over them and dismembered them; Pesik. Vattom., p. 133b> ומפסקתה (corr. acc.); Yalk. Is. 266 והיתה … עליה ומְפַסַּקְתָּהּ; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְפַּסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְפַּסֵּק 1) to be severed. Tosef.Kel.B. Bath. IV, 5, v. supra. 2) (sub. בעינים, cmp. קרץ, Prov. 10:10; 6:13) to blink. Deut. R. s. 5 עשה עצמו מִתְפַּסֵּק he pretended to be blinking (Y.Sot.I, 16d bot., a. e. עבד גרמיה חשש בעייניה).