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כַּרְטֵיסm. (χάρτης) document. Y.Keth.IX, end. 33c כהן דמר אבד כַּרְטֵיסוֹוכ׳ (not … סן) in accordance with the opinion of him who says, if ones document (of indebtedness) is lost, write a duplicate for him. Ib. לבד מן כרטוסה קדמייאוכ׳ (read: כַּרְטֵיסָה or כַּרְטֵיסַיָּה pl.) irrespective of a previous document (or previous documents, against me) which may be in thy possession. Ib. (read:) אלא כי אורחא דבר נשא מימר אבד כַּרְטֵיסִי עבד חורן but is it a usual matter for a man to say (to his debtor), my document has been lost, write another for me?V. קַרְטֵיס.

כַּרְטֵיסm. (χάρτης) document. Y.Keth.IX, end. 33c כהן דמר אבד כַּרְטֵיסוֹוכ׳ (not … סן) in accordance with the opinion of him who says, if ones document (of indebtedness) is lost, write a duplicate for him. Ib. לבד מן כרטוסה קדמייאוכ׳ (read: כַּרְטֵיסָה or כַּרְטֵיסַיָּה pl.) irrespective of a previous document (or previous documents, against me) which may be in thy possession. Ib. (read:) אלא כי אורחא דבר נשא מימר אבד כַּרְטֵיסִי עבד חורן but is it a usual matter for a man to say (to his debtor), my document has been lost, write another for me?V. קַרְטֵיס.

כְּתַבI, כְּתוֹב ch. sam( Hif. הִכְתִּיב to cause to be written or recorded, to dictate, indite). Targ. Deut. 6:9 (v. Berl. Targ. O. II, p. 5 1). Ib. 31:24. Targ. Josh. 18:4; a. v. fr.Part. pass. (כְּתוּב) כְּתִיב. Targ. Ex. 31:18. Targ. O. Num. 11:26 (Y. כתוביא); a. fr.B. Kam.88a bot. כְּתַבְתִּינְהוּ לניכסיוכ׳ she willed her property to Gitt.20a איהי קא כָתְבָה ליה she (the wife) had it written (at her expense). B. Bath. 168b ולִיכְתּוֹב לן מרוכ׳ write for us another document (copy) in addition to this; a. v. fr.Sabb.115b היכא דכְתִיבֵי תרגוםוכ׳ when the books are written in Chaldaic or any other tongue (than Hebrew); a. fr.Esp. (in arguments on Biblical texts) כ׳ or כ׳ רחמנא the Lord has written, the text reads. Pes.21b טעמא דכ׳רחמנאוכ׳ this is so because the text reads לא יֵאָכֵל (passive voice), but if it did not read so Ib. לִכְתּוֹב רחמנאוכ׳ it ought to read Ber.3b א״ה לכתוב מהנשףוכ׳ if this were so (that נשף invariably means evening), it ought to read (1 Sam. 30:17) מהנשף ועד הנשף; a. v. fr.כְּתִיב it is written, it reads (used also in Hebr. diction). Ib. 13b דִּכְ׳ לדבר בם for it says (Deut. 11:19) ‘to speak thereof; ה״נ הא כ׳ ודברת בם here, too, (in the first part of the Shma) it says (6:7), ‘and thou shalt speak thereof!Meg.10b כ׳ הכא ויהי …וכ׳ התם ויהי here (Lev. 9:1) vayhi is used, and there (Gen. 1:5) vayhi is used. Ib. והָכְ׳, והא כ׳ but does it not also read ?Gen. R. s. 1 ומאי כ׳ אחריו and what do we read after this?הדא הוא דכ׳, v. דָּא I.Snh.71a, a. e. בעינן קרא כְּדִכְ׳ we must construe the Biblical text as it is written (literally, e. g. Mish. ib. VIII, 4 as an interpretation of Deut. 21:19); a. v. fr.B. Kam.66a שינוי קונה כְּתִיבָה ותנינא כ׳ that a change of form of a stolen object gives possession (compelling the thief to restore in value) is written (intimated in the Biblical text) and has been taught in the Mishnah.V. כְּתִיב. Ithpe. אִתְכְּתִיב, אִיכְּתִיב to be written, recorded Targ. Esth. 1:19. Targ. Ps. 40:8. Ib. 87:6 דמִכָּתְבִין Ms. (ed. דמְכַתְּבִין Pa.); a. fr.Meg.7a דאיבעי איכתיבוכ׳ (Ms. M. מאי דבעי כתיב, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note; Rashi: דאי בעי כתב) that which was liked was written down ; a. fr.

כְּתַבI, כְּתוֹב ch. sam( Hif. הִכְתִּיב to cause to be written or recorded, to dictate, indite). Targ. Deut. 6:9 (v. Berl. Targ. O. II, p. 5 1). Ib. 31:24. Targ. Josh. 18:4; a. v. fr.Part. pass. (כְּתוּב) כְּתִיב. Targ. Ex. 31:18. Targ. O. Num. 11:26 (Y. כתוביא); a. fr.B. Kam.88a bot. כְּתַבְתִּינְהוּ לניכסיוכ׳ she willed her property to Gitt.20a איהי קא כָתְבָה ליה she (the wife) had it written (at her expense). B. Bath. 168b ולִיכְתּוֹב לן מרוכ׳ write for us another document (copy) in addition to this; a. v. fr.Sabb.115b היכא דכְתִיבֵי תרגוםוכ׳ when the books are written in Chaldaic or any other tongue (than Hebrew); a. fr.Esp. (in arguments on Biblical texts) כ׳ or כ׳ רחמנא the Lord has written, the text reads. Pes.21b טעמא דכ׳רחמנאוכ׳ this is so because the text reads לא יֵאָכֵל (passive voice), but if it did not read so Ib. לִכְתּוֹב רחמנאוכ׳ it ought to read Ber.3b א״ה לכתוב מהנשףוכ׳ if this were so (that נשף invariably means evening), it ought to read (1 Sam. 30:17) מהנשף ועד הנשף; a. v. fr.כְּתִיב it is written, it reads (used also in Hebr. diction). Ib. 13b דִּכְ׳ לדבר בם for it says (Deut. 11:19) ‘to speak thereof; ה״נ הא כ׳ ודברת בם here, too, (in the first part of the Shma) it says (6:7), ‘and thou shalt speak thereof!Meg.10b כ׳ הכא ויהי …וכ׳ התם ויהי here (Lev. 9:1) vayhi is used, and there (Gen. 1:5) vayhi is used. Ib. והָכְ׳, והא כ׳ but does it not also read ?Gen. R. s. 1 ומאי כ׳ אחריו and what do we read after this?הדא הוא דכ׳, v. דָּא I.Snh.71a, a. e. בעינן קרא כְּדִכְ׳ we must construe the Biblical text as it is written (literally, e. g. Mish. ib. VIII, 4 as an interpretation of Deut. 21:19); a. v. fr.B. Kam.66a שינוי קונה כְּתִיבָה ותנינא כ׳ that a change of form of a stolen object gives possession (compelling the thief to restore in value) is written (intimated in the Biblical text) and has been taught in the Mishnah.V. כְּתִיב. Ithpe. אִתְכְּתִיב, אִיכְּתִיב to be written, recorded Targ. Esth. 1:19. Targ. Ps. 40:8. Ib. 87:6 דמִכָּתְבִין Ms. (ed. דמְכַתְּבִין Pa.); a. fr.Meg.7a דאיבעי איכתיבוכ׳ (Ms. M. מאי דבעי כתיב, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note; Rashi: דאי בעי כתב) that which was liked was written down ; a. fr.

כָּפַף(b. h.) 1) to bend, curve. Gen. R. s. 87, end כּוֹפֶפֶת אני את קומתך … כְּפוּפִים (Potiphars wife said to Joseph) I shall bend thy proud stature (humiliate thee with slave labor); said he, The Lord erects those who are bowed down. B. Kam.55b הכּוֹפֵף … בפניוכ׳ he who bends his neighbors grain stalks before the fire (so as to make them catch fire). Num. R. s. 6, beg. נביא כופף ידיווכ׳ the prophet must bend his hands and feet to sit before (surrender his power to) the high priest; (Y.Hor.III, 48b bot. מְכַפֵּת). Cant. R. beg. לָכוֹף אזניךוכ׳ to bend thy ear and listen; a. fr.Part. pass. כָּפוּף, f. כְּפוּפָה, pl. כְּפוּפִים, כְּפוּפִין; כְּפוּפוֹת. Sabb.17a היה הלל כ׳ ויושבוכ׳ Hillel sat bent (in submission) before Shammai. Gen. R. l. c., v. supra. R. Hash. III, 4 בשל זכרים כ׳ with bent horns of rams. Yalk. Ex. 276 דוויםוכ׳ suffering and humbled (v. סָגַף, סָחַף); a. fr.Esp. the curved letters צ, פ, נ, כ, opp. פשוט the straight-lined, the shape of the final letters. Sabb.104a (symbolization of letters) נו״ן כ׳ … נ̇אמן כ׳וכ׳ Nun bent, Nun straightened, faithful when bent (in distress), faithful when straightened (raised up) Ib. 103b כ׳ פשוטיןוכ׳ that one must not write the curved letters straightened 2) to bend, force, conquer. Y.Snh.I, 18a bot. מומחה שכ׳ ודן an authorized judge that forced (the law requiring three judges) and judged singly. Y.Yeb.XII, 12c ר׳ יצחק כ׳ R. J. forced (the law requiring three judges for ḥălitsah); ib. הא רבן כ׳ it was our teacher who did it. Keth.4b אין … לָכוֹףוכ׳ no husband dares force his wife (in mourning) to paint Num. R. s. 14 (play on כף) זה אברהם שכַּף את יצרווכ׳ (some ed. שכפף) that refers to Abraham who conquered his inclinations 3) to invert, upset. Y.Ber.III, 6a top גרמתני לכוֹפְפָהּ thou didst cause me to upset it (the divine image), v. כָּפָה; (M. Kat. 15b ובעונותיכם הפכתיה). Y. l. c. מטות כְּפוּפוֹת = כְּפוּיוֹת, v. כָּפָה; a. fr.(Num. R. s. 10 כפפתו אימו, read כפתתו, v. כָּפַת.Sabb.106a הסיט כפוף Ar., ed. כָּפוּל, v. סיט. 4) to bend ones self upon, to take pains (cmp. כְּפַל). Cant. R. to I, 17 כפפתי לעקורוכ׳ I took pains to destroy the passion for idolatry. Nif. נִכְפַּף to be bent. Pesik. R. s. 28 (read:) עד שנִכְפְּפָה קומתםוכ׳ so that their statures were bent under their load. Arakh.19a שרביט שאינו נכפף a staff (of gold or silver) which cannot be bent. Num. R. s. 5, end נִכְפְּפָה היריעהוכ׳ the curtain around the Ark was bent aside (prob. to be read נכפלה). B. Kam.61a בנִכְפֶּפֶת when the fire is diverted from its course through the wind; (oth. opin.: when the fire is subdued (low) and creeping over the plants on the ground), opp. קולחת or קודחת. Cant. R. to I, 17. Pesik. R. s. 14 שתי השערות נִכְפָּפוֹת (not … פים) the two hairs (on the neck) are bent, opp. נזקפות; a. e.

כָּפַף(b. h.) 1) to bend, curve. Gen. R. s. 87, end כּוֹפֶפֶת אני את קומתך … כְּפוּפִים (Potiphars wife said to Joseph) I shall bend thy proud stature (humiliate thee with slave labor); said he, The Lord erects those who are bowed down. B. Kam.55b הכּוֹפֵף … בפניוכ׳ he who bends his neighbors grain stalks before the fire (so as to make them catch fire). Num. R. s. 6, beg. נביא כופף ידיווכ׳ the prophet must bend his hands and feet to sit before (surrender his power to) the high priest; (Y.Hor.III, 48b bot. מְכַפֵּת). Cant. R. beg. לָכוֹף אזניךוכ׳ to bend thy ear and listen; a. fr.Part. pass. כָּפוּף, f. כְּפוּפָה, pl. כְּפוּפִים, כְּפוּפִין; כְּפוּפוֹת. Sabb.17a היה הלל כ׳ ויושבוכ׳ Hillel sat bent (in submission) before Shammai. Gen. R. l. c., v. supra. R. Hash. III, 4 בשל זכרים כ׳ with bent horns of rams. Yalk. Ex. 276 דוויםוכ׳ suffering and humbled (v. סָגַף, סָחַף); a. fr.Esp. the curved letters צ, פ, נ, כ, opp. פשוט the straight-lined, the shape of the final letters. Sabb.104a (symbolization of letters) נו״ן כ׳ … נ̇אמן כ׳וכ׳ Nun bent, Nun straightened, faithful when bent (in distress), faithful when straightened (raised up) Ib. 103b כ׳ פשוטיןוכ׳ that one must not write the curved letters straightened 2) to bend, force, conquer. Y.Snh.I, 18a bot. מומחה שכ׳ ודן an authorized judge that forced (the law requiring three judges) and judged singly. Y.Yeb.XII, 12c ר׳ יצחק כ׳ R. J. forced (the law requiring three judges for ḥălitsah); ib. הא רבן כ׳ it was our teacher who did it. Keth.4b אין … לָכוֹףוכ׳ no husband dares force his wife (in mourning) to paint Num. R. s. 14 (play on כף) זה אברהם שכַּף את יצרווכ׳ (some ed. שכפף) that refers to Abraham who conquered his inclinations 3) to invert, upset. Y.Ber.III, 6a top גרמתני לכוֹפְפָהּ thou didst cause me to upset it (the divine image), v. כָּפָה; (M. Kat. 15b ובעונותיכם הפכתיה). Y. l. c. מטות כְּפוּפוֹת = כְּפוּיוֹת, v. כָּפָה; a. fr.(Num. R. s. 10 כפפתו אימו, read כפתתו, v. כָּפַת.Sabb.106a הסיט כפוף Ar., ed. כָּפוּל, v. סיט. 4) to bend ones self upon, to take pains (cmp. כְּפַל). Cant. R. to I, 17 כפפתי לעקורוכ׳ I took pains to destroy the passion for idolatry. Nif. נִכְפַּף to be bent. Pesik. R. s. 28 (read:) עד שנִכְפְּפָה קומתםוכ׳ so that their statures were bent under their load. Arakh.19a שרביט שאינו נכפף a staff (of gold or silver) which cannot be bent. Num. R. s. 5, end נִכְפְּפָה היריעהוכ׳ the curtain around the Ark was bent aside (prob. to be read נכפלה). B. Kam.61a בנִכְפֶּפֶת when the fire is diverted from its course through the wind; (oth. opin.: when the fire is subdued (low) and creeping over the plants on the ground), opp. קולחת or קודחת. Cant. R. to I, 17. Pesik. R. s. 14 שתי השערות נִכְפָּפוֹת (not … פים) the two hairs (on the neck) are bent, opp. נזקפות; a. e.

סָרַג(b. h. שָׂרַג; Saf. of אָרַג), Pi. סֵירֵג (to interlace, plait, to strap (in zig-zag); to girth. Kel. XVI, 1 משיְסָרֵג בהוכ׳ from the time he made three meshes of girthing. Tosef. ib. B. Bath.I, 12 סֵירְגֹו במשיחיתוכ׳ if he strapped it (the disjointed frame) with cords Ib. B. Mets.IX, 4 (read:) שהוא מְסָרֵג בו את המטה with which one girths the bedstead. M. Kat. I, 8 ומסָרְגִין את המטות you may girth the bedsteads (during the festive week). Y.Ber.III, beg.5d, a. e. כל שמסרגין עלוכ׳ a bedstead on which the girths are drawn on top is called miṭṭah, when drawn beneath, dargesh; Ned.56b (v. אַבְקָתָא); a. fr.Trnsf. a) to unite, combine. Gen. R. s. 85 (ref. to the chronological disorder in the Book of Daniel, in going from Belshazzar (ch. 5) to Darius (ch. 6), again to the first year of B. (ch. 7), and to the third year of B. (ch. 8) unite כדי לסָרֵג עלוכ׳ in order to combine the entire section as one written in the spirit of holiness; Yalk. ib. 144; Yalk. Dan. 1063 לִסְרֹוג (perh. to be read לסָרֵיג).b) to make a partition by means of net-work, like lattices Tosef.Men. X, 23 ומסרגין שם כנגדוכ׳ and there they fence in an area of about three Sah.Part. pass. מְסֹורָג. Ber.57b, v. next w. 2) to do a thing in a manner in which straps are drawn in bedsteads, i. e. in zig-zag; to skip. Tosef.Nidd.IX, 3 סֵירְגָה להוכ׳ if she skipped four days (beyond the ordinary period of menstruation); Nidd.64a סירגה ליוםוכ׳ if she skipped (from the twenty-first) to the twenty-fourth day. Y.Gitt.VII, 48c bot. ובלבד במְסָרְגִין לו provided they put cross-questions to him alternately (one question to which a positive, and one to which a negative answer are expected, so as to test his sanity).Part. pass. מְסֹורָג; f. מְסֹורֶגֶת; pl. מְסֹורָגִים, מְסֹורָגִין; מְסֹורָגֹות. Mekh. Yithro, Baḥod. s. 6 (read as;) Yalk. Ex. 292 (ref. to Ex. 20:5) בזמן שהן אינן מסורגין או בזמן שהן מס׳ (not מסרגין) are the sins of the fathers visited upon the children when the succession is uninterrupted, or even when interrupted (by a good generation)? Y.Snh.I, 19c bot. מס׳ עלו the differently marked ballots came up alternately. Tosef.Nidd.IX, 13, v. סֵירוּג.Trnsf. a) to write in broken lines (leaving a vacant space in the middle of the line); to spread. Treat. Sofrim I, 11 מְסָרְגֹווכ׳ he spreads the writing so as to make a small column of it.Part. pass. as ab. Ib. 10 רצוף שעשאו מס׳ או מס׳וכ׳ if he wrote in broken lines what is to be written in continuous lines or vice versa; או שעשה המס׳ שלא כהלכתו or if he did the spreading not in accordance with the rule.b) to trace cross-lines on stone, to carve designs. Pesik. ‘Ăniya, p. 137a> מְסָרְגִין בו carving it; Yalk. Is. 339 (omitted in Pesik. R. s. 3 2); v. סָתַת.V. סִירוּג. Hithpa. הִסְתָּרֵג to be provided with girths, be strapped. Ned.56b אי מטה מִסְתָּרֶגֶת על גבה if it be, that miṭṭah is a couch, the straps of which are drawn over the frame

סָרַג(b. h. שָׂרַג; Saf. of אָרַג), Pi. סֵירֵג (to interlace, plait, to strap (in zig-zag); to girth. Kel. XVI, 1 משיְסָרֵג בהוכ׳ from the time he made three meshes of girthing. Tosef. ib. B. Bath.I, 12 סֵירְגֹו במשיחיתוכ׳ if he strapped it (the disjointed frame) with cords Ib. B. Mets.IX, 4 (read:) שהוא מְסָרֵג בו את המטה with which one girths the bedstead. M. Kat. I, 8 ומסָרְגִין את המטות you may girth the bedsteads (during the festive week). Y.Ber.III, beg.5d, a. e. כל שמסרגין עלוכ׳ a bedstead on which the girths are drawn on top is called miṭṭah, when drawn beneath, dargesh; Ned.56b (v. אַבְקָתָא); a. fr.Trnsf. a) to unite, combine. Gen. R. s. 85 (ref. to the chronological disorder in the Book of Daniel, in going from Belshazzar (ch. 5) to Darius (ch. 6), again to the first year of B. (ch. 7), and to the third year of B. (ch. 8) unite כדי לסָרֵג עלוכ׳ in order to combine the entire section as one written in the spirit of holiness; Yalk. ib. 144; Yalk. Dan. 1063 לִסְרֹוג (perh. to be read לסָרֵיג).b) to make a partition by means of net-work, like lattices Tosef.Men. X, 23 ומסרגין שם כנגדוכ׳ and there they fence in an area of about three Sah.Part. pass. מְסֹורָג. Ber.57b, v. next w. 2) to do a thing in a manner in which straps are drawn in bedsteads, i. e. in zig-zag; to skip. Tosef.Nidd.IX, 3 סֵירְגָה להוכ׳ if she skipped four days (beyond the ordinary period of menstruation); Nidd.64a סירגה ליוםוכ׳ if she skipped (from the twenty-first) to the twenty-fourth day. Y.Gitt.VII, 48c bot. ובלבד במְסָרְגִין לו provided they put cross-questions to him alternately (one question to which a positive, and one to which a negative answer are expected, so as to test his sanity).Part. pass. מְסֹורָג; f. מְסֹורֶגֶת; pl. מְסֹורָגִים, מְסֹורָגִין; מְסֹורָגֹות. Mekh. Yithro, Baḥod. s. 6 (read as;) Yalk. Ex. 292 (ref. to Ex. 20:5) בזמן שהן אינן מסורגין או בזמן שהן מס׳ (not מסרגין) are the sins of the fathers visited upon the children when the succession is uninterrupted, or even when interrupted (by a good generation)? Y.Snh.I, 19c bot. מס׳ עלו the differently marked ballots came up alternately. Tosef.Nidd.IX, 13, v. סֵירוּג.Trnsf. a) to write in broken lines (leaving a vacant space in the middle of the line); to spread. Treat. Sofrim I, 11 מְסָרְגֹווכ׳ he spreads the writing so as to make a small column of it.Part. pass. as ab. Ib. 10 רצוף שעשאו מס׳ או מס׳וכ׳ if he wrote in broken lines what is to be written in continuous lines or vice versa; או שעשה המס׳ שלא כהלכתו or if he did the spreading not in accordance with the rule.b) to trace cross-lines on stone, to carve designs. Pesik. ‘Ăniya, p. 137a> מְסָרְגִין בו carving it; Yalk. Is. 339 (omitted in Pesik. R. s. 3 2); v. סָתַת.V. סִירוּג. Hithpa. הִסְתָּרֵג to be provided with girths, be strapped. Ned.56b אי מטה מִסְתָּרֶגֶת על גבה if it be, that miṭṭah is a couch, the straps of which are drawn over the frame

פָּטַר(b. h.) 1) to break through, open. Bekh.VIII, 1 (46a) (ref. to Ex. 13:2) עד שיִפְטְרוּ רחם מישראל (not שיפטרוה) provided they open the womb when the mother is an Israelite (although she conceived before her conversion); ib. 47a. 2) to send off, discharge, dismiss. Keth.XIII, 5, a. fr. או כנוס או פְּטוֹר (the betrothed has a right to say) either marry or release (me by divorce). Gitt.VI, 5 פִּטְרוּהָ … לא אמר כלום if one says to friends, ‘release her … he has said nothing (they are not authorized to write a letter of divorce, as it might mean, release her of her debts); ib. 65b ר׳ נתן אומר פַּטְּרוּהָ דבריו קיימין פִּיטָרוּהָ לא אמר כלום R. N. says, if he said paṭṭruha (Pi.), his words stand (a divorce is meant), but if he says piṭruha ( Kal) Ib. ר׳ נתן דבבלאה … בין פיטרוה לפטרוהוכ׳ R. N. who is a Babylonian, draws a distinction between piṭruha and paṭṭruha; our Tannai (in the Mishnah) being a Palestinian does not Ib. VIII, 4. פּוֹטֵר … בגט ישן a man may divorce his wife with an old letter of divorce (having been closeted with her after he had written it); Tosef. ib. VIII (VI), 3 אינו פוטרוכ׳ he must not divorce with an old letter, in order that the letter of divorce may not date farther back than (the conception of) her child; a. fr. 3) to dismiss, give leave, let go. Sot.IX, 6 ופְטַרְנוּהוּ בלא מזון and we let him (the stranger) go without provision. Midr. Till. to Ps. 91 מי גרול הפּוֹטֵר או הנִפְטָר which is the superior of the two? he who gives leave, or he who takes leave? Ib. (ref. to Gen. 32:27) הרי יעקב פוטר למלאך behold, Jacob gives leave to the angel; a. fr. 4) (law) to discharge, acquit; (ritual) to exempt from obligation, to declare free from punishment, eventually from sacrificial atonement, opp. חִיֵּיב. Erub.65a יכול אני לִפְטוֹרוכ׳ I can (by my plea) release from judgment the whole world (all Israelites) from the destruction of the Temple to the present time, for we read (Is. 51:21), Hear now this, thou afflicted and drunken (a drunken person is irresponsible); ib. מאי יכולני לפטור נמי מדין תפלה this ‘I can release means also from responsibility for neglect of prayer (the drunken not being permitted to pray). Succ.45b. Sabb.II, 5 ר׳ יוסי פוטר בכלןוכ׳ R. J. declares (him that did it) free from punishment or eventual sacrifice in all those cases, except Ker.IV, 2 ר׳ יהושע פוטר R. J. absolves him from bringing a sin-offering, opp. מחייב חטאת. Snh.V, 5 אם מצאו לו זכות פְּטָרוּהוּ if they found evidence in his favor, they (the court) acquitted him; a. v. fr.Trnsf. to cause exemption; to cover, include. Ber.VI, 5 ברך על היין … פ׳ את הייןוכ׳ if he recited the blessing over wine before the meal, he has therewith exempted the wine offered after the meal (from an additional blessing). Ib. 7 מברך על העיקר ופוטר את הטפלה he says the blessing over the chief dish, and with this he covers that which goes with it (v. טְפֵלָה). Yeb.I, 1 חמש … פּוֹטְרוֹת צרותיהן fifteen women (of various kinship with the yabam, by which he is prevented from marrying any of them) cover their rivals (making them free from dependence on the yabam for marriage or discharge); a. fr.Part. pass. פָּטוּר; f. פְּטוּרָה; pl. פְּטוּרִים, פְּטוּרִין; פְּטוּרוֹת (is, are) exempt, free, opp. חַיָּיב. Peah I, 6 ופ׳ מן המעשרותוכ׳ and he need not give the tithes, until B. Mets.VIII, 1 פ׳ (sub. מלשלם) he is free from indemnity. Ib. VII, 10 מתנה … להיות פ׳ משבועה may have an agreement to be eventually exempt from making oath; להיות פ׳ מלשלם to be exempt from responsibility. Kidd.I, 7 כל מצות הבן על האב … ונשים פ׳ to all paternal duties men are bound, but women (mothers) are exempt from them. Yeb.I, 2 כשם שבתו פ׳ כך צרתה פ׳ as well as his (the yabams) daughter is exempt (from the law of levirate marriage, because the yabam cannot marry her), so her rival is exempt; a. v. fr. Pi. פִּיטֵּר to dismiss; to divorce. Gitt.65b, v. supra. Kidd.31b פַּטְּרוּנִי dismiss (escort) me; a. e. Nif. נִפְטָר, Hithpa. הִתְפַטֵּר 1) to be exempted, freed. Bekh.II, 1 לא נִפְטְרוּ מבכורוכ׳ they (the Levites) have not been exempted from consecrating the firstborn of clean animals, but only from redeeming their firstborn sons and the firstborn of asses; a. e. 2) to be dismissed, take leave, depart. Yoma I, 5 נפטרו והלכו להם they took leave and went. Sot.IX, 5. Ber.64a הנ׳ מחבירווכ׳ he who leaves his friend (after escorting him a distance) must not say, ‘go in peace, but, ‘go to peace; הנ׳ מן המתוכ׳ he who takes leave of the dead (after burial) Ib. 31a; Erub.64a לא יִפָּטֵר אדםוכ׳ one must not leave a friend otherwise than with a word of tradition (on legal or religious subjects), by which he may remember him; a. fr.Esp. to depart this world, to die. Ber.17a גדל בשם טוב ונ׳ בשם טוב מן העולם who grew (lived) with a good name, and left the world with a good name. Tem.16a בשעהשנ׳ משה רבינו לגן עדן when Moses our teacher was to depart for paradise. Gen. R. s. 96; a. fr.Yalk. Koh. 989 בשעה … מִתְפַּטְּרִיםוכ׳ when the children are dismissed from school. Hif. הִפְטִיר 1) to discard; ה׳ בשפה to discard with the lip, to spurn. Pesik. R. s. 37 מחרקין … ומַפְטִירִים בשפתותיהם gnashed their teeth … and spurned with their lips (ref. to Ps. 22:8). Treat. Der. Er. ch. 2 מפְטִירֵי שפה (= מפטירין בשפה). 2) to dismiss, adjourn a meeting. Y.Ber.IV, 7d top הַפְטֵר את העם dismiss the people (adjourn the meeting). M. Kat. 5b, v. בָּכָה. Ḥull.51a מַפְטִיר כנסיות one who dismisses the assemblies, janitor, v. כְּנֶסֶת.Pes.X, 8, v. אֶפִּיקוֹמָן; a. e. 3) ( to recite before dismissal, to conclude the reading from the Law by reading a portion of the Prophets, to read the Hafṭarah (v. הַפְטָרָה). Meg.IV, 1 בשני … ואין מַפְטִירִין בנביא on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturday afternoons three persons read from the Law …, and we do not close with a lesson from the Prophets. Ib. 5 המפטיר בנביא הואוכ׳ he who concludes with the prophetic lesson (being the last of those called up) has the privilege of, v. פָּרַס; a. fr.

פָּטַר(b. h.) 1) to break through, open. Bekh.VIII, 1 (46a) (ref. to Ex. 13:2) עד שיִפְטְרוּ רחם מישראל (not שיפטרוה) provided they open the womb when the mother is an Israelite (although she conceived before her conversion); ib. 47a. 2) to send off, discharge, dismiss. Keth.XIII, 5, a. fr. או כנוס או פְּטוֹר (the betrothed has a right to say) either marry or release (me by divorce). Gitt.VI, 5 פִּטְרוּהָ … לא אמר כלום if one says to friends, ‘release her … he has said nothing (they are not authorized to write a letter of divorce, as it might mean, release her of her debts); ib. 65b ר׳ נתן אומר פַּטְּרוּהָ דבריו קיימין פִּיטָרוּהָ לא אמר כלום R. N. says, if he said paṭṭruha (Pi.), his words stand (a divorce is meant), but if he says piṭruha ( Kal) Ib. ר׳ נתן דבבלאה … בין פיטרוה לפטרוהוכ׳ R. N. who is a Babylonian, draws a distinction between piṭruha and paṭṭruha; our Tannai (in the Mishnah) being a Palestinian does not Ib. VIII, 4. פּוֹטֵר … בגט ישן a man may divorce his wife with an old letter of divorce (having been closeted with her after he had written it); Tosef. ib. VIII (VI), 3 אינו פוטרוכ׳ he must not divorce with an old letter, in order that the letter of divorce may not date farther back than (the conception of) her child; a. fr. 3) to dismiss, give leave, let go. Sot.IX, 6 ופְטַרְנוּהוּ בלא מזון and we let him (the stranger) go without provision. Midr. Till. to Ps. 91 מי גרול הפּוֹטֵר או הנִפְטָר which is the superior of the two? he who gives leave, or he who takes leave? Ib. (ref. to Gen. 32:27) הרי יעקב פוטר למלאך behold, Jacob gives leave to the angel; a. fr. 4) (law) to discharge, acquit; (ritual) to exempt from obligation, to declare free from punishment, eventually from sacrificial atonement, opp. חִיֵּיב. Erub.65a יכול אני לִפְטוֹרוכ׳ I can (by my plea) release from judgment the whole world (all Israelites) from the destruction of the Temple to the present time, for we read (Is. 51:21), Hear now this, thou afflicted and drunken (a drunken person is irresponsible); ib. מאי יכולני לפטור נמי מדין תפלה this ‘I can release means also from responsibility for neglect of prayer (the drunken not being permitted to pray). Succ.45b. Sabb.II, 5 ר׳ יוסי פוטר בכלןוכ׳ R. J. declares (him that did it) free from punishment or eventual sacrifice in all those cases, except Ker.IV, 2 ר׳ יהושע פוטר R. J. absolves him from bringing a sin-offering, opp. מחייב חטאת. Snh.V, 5 אם מצאו לו זכות פְּטָרוּהוּ if they found evidence in his favor, they (the court) acquitted him; a. v. fr.Trnsf. to cause exemption; to cover, include. Ber.VI, 5 ברך על היין … פ׳ את הייןוכ׳ if he recited the blessing over wine before the meal, he has therewith exempted the wine offered after the meal (from an additional blessing). Ib. 7 מברך על העיקר ופוטר את הטפלה he says the blessing over the chief dish, and with this he covers that which goes with it (v. טְפֵלָה). Yeb.I, 1 חמש … פּוֹטְרוֹת צרותיהן fifteen women (of various kinship with the yabam, by which he is prevented from marrying any of them) cover their rivals (making them free from dependence on the yabam for marriage or discharge); a. fr.Part. pass. פָּטוּר; f. פְּטוּרָה; pl. פְּטוּרִים, פְּטוּרִין; פְּטוּרוֹת (is, are) exempt, free, opp. חַיָּיב. Peah I, 6 ופ׳ מן המעשרותוכ׳ and he need not give the tithes, until B. Mets.VIII, 1 פ׳ (sub. מלשלם) he is free from indemnity. Ib. VII, 10 מתנה … להיות פ׳ משבועה may have an agreement to be eventually exempt from making oath; להיות פ׳ מלשלם to be exempt from responsibility. Kidd.I, 7 כל מצות הבן על האב … ונשים פ׳ to all paternal duties men are bound, but women (mothers) are exempt from them. Yeb.I, 2 כשם שבתו פ׳ כך צרתה פ׳ as well as his (the yabams) daughter is exempt (from the law of levirate marriage, because the yabam cannot marry her), so her rival is exempt; a. v. fr. Pi. פִּיטֵּר to dismiss; to divorce. Gitt.65b, v. supra. Kidd.31b פַּטְּרוּנִי dismiss (escort) me; a. e. Nif. נִפְטָר, Hithpa. הִתְפַטֵּר 1) to be exempted, freed. Bekh.II, 1 לא נִפְטְרוּ מבכורוכ׳ they (the Levites) have not been exempted from consecrating the firstborn of clean animals, but only from redeeming their firstborn sons and the firstborn of asses; a. e. 2) to be dismissed, take leave, depart. Yoma I, 5 נפטרו והלכו להם they took leave and went. Sot.IX, 5. Ber.64a הנ׳ מחבירווכ׳ he who leaves his friend (after escorting him a distance) must not say, ‘go in peace, but, ‘go to peace; הנ׳ מן המתוכ׳ he who takes leave of the dead (after burial) Ib. 31a; Erub.64a לא יִפָּטֵר אדםוכ׳ one must not leave a friend otherwise than with a word of tradition (on legal or religious subjects), by which he may remember him; a. fr.Esp. to depart this world, to die. Ber.17a גדל בשם טוב ונ׳ בשם טוב מן העולם who grew (lived) with a good name, and left the world with a good name. Tem.16a בשעהשנ׳ משה רבינו לגן עדן when Moses our teacher was to depart for paradise. Gen. R. s. 96; a. fr.Yalk. Koh. 989 בשעה … מִתְפַּטְּרִיםוכ׳ when the children are dismissed from school. Hif. הִפְטִיר 1) to discard; ה׳ בשפה to discard with the lip, to spurn. Pesik. R. s. 37 מחרקין … ומַפְטִירִים בשפתותיהם gnashed their teeth … and spurned with their lips (ref. to Ps. 22:8). Treat. Der. Er. ch. 2 מפְטִירֵי שפה (= מפטירין בשפה). 2) to dismiss, adjourn a meeting. Y.Ber.IV, 7d top הַפְטֵר את העם dismiss the people (adjourn the meeting). M. Kat. 5b, v. בָּכָה. Ḥull.51a מַפְטִיר כנסיות one who dismisses the assemblies, janitor, v. כְּנֶסֶת.Pes.X, 8, v. אֶפִּיקוֹמָן; a. e. 3) ( to recite before dismissal, to conclude the reading from the Law by reading a portion of the Prophets, to read the Hafṭarah (v. הַפְטָרָה). Meg.IV, 1 בשני … ואין מַפְטִירִין בנביא on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturday afternoons three persons read from the Law …, and we do not close with a lesson from the Prophets. Ib. 5 המפטיר בנביא הואוכ׳ he who concludes with the prophetic lesson (being the last of those called up) has the privilege of, v. פָּרַס; a. fr.

בַּתII f., adv. בְּבַת (daughter, product of), בב׳ ראש (= בב׳ זקירת ראש) headlong; בב׳ אחת (= בב׳ עשייה אחת בב׳ כתיבה), at once, simultaneously, suddenly. Yoma 38b נזקרים בב׳ר׳ לאחוריהם (Ms. M. בב׳אחת) staggered backward with a sudden movement (enchanted with the beauty of the music); Cant. R. to III, 6 נסקריןוכ׳; Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. נזקרין לו בת ראש (read בב׳) rushed forward to him headlong (to congratulate him). Yoma 67b זוקרו בב׳ר׳ Ar. a. Ms. Oxf. (ed. זורקו) he pushes the scapegoat down the precipice headlong. Succ.14b כדי שיזדקר בה גדי בב׳ר׳ (Ms. M. גדי ראשו בב׳ אחת …, read בב׳ ראשו) wide enough for a goat to leap through with one headlong rush. Erub.16a כדי שלא יזד׳ הגדי בב׳ר׳ (Ms. M. … שלא ירקד הגדי בב׳ א׳; Tosef.Kil.IV, 6 … שלא יכנס הגדי; Erub. l. c. bot. בב׳ א׳) less space than a goat would require Yoma 38b היה כותבה בב׳ א׳ would write a word of four letters (with four pens between his fingers) at a time. Pes.86b who empties his goblet בב׳ א׳ in one draught. Num. R. s. 4 they did not drop the curtain בב׳ א׳ at once, opp. קימעא קימעא; a. fr.

בַּתII f., adv. בְּבַת (daughter, product of), בב׳ ראש (= בב׳ זקירת ראש) headlong; בב׳ אחת (= בב׳ עשייה אחת בב׳ כתיבה), at once, simultaneously, suddenly. Yoma 38b נזקרים בב׳ר׳ לאחוריהם (Ms. M. בב׳אחת) staggered backward with a sudden movement (enchanted with the beauty of the music); Cant. R. to III, 6 נסקריןוכ׳; Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. נזקרין לו בת ראש (read בב׳) rushed forward to him headlong (to congratulate him). Yoma 67b זוקרו בב׳ר׳ Ar. a. Ms. Oxf. (ed. זורקו) he pushes the scapegoat down the precipice headlong. Succ.14b כדי שיזדקר בה גדי בב׳ר׳ (Ms. M. גדי ראשו בב׳ אחת …, read בב׳ ראשו) wide enough for a goat to leap through with one headlong rush. Erub.16a כדי שלא יזד׳ הגדי בב׳ר׳ (Ms. M. … שלא ירקד הגדי בב׳ א׳; Tosef.Kil.IV, 6 … שלא יכנס הגדי; Erub. l. c. bot. בב׳ א׳) less space than a goat would require Yoma 38b היה כותבה בב׳ א׳ would write a word of four letters (with four pens between his fingers) at a time. Pes.86b who empties his goblet בב׳ א׳ in one draught. Num. R. s. 4 they did not drop the curtain בב׳ א׳ at once, opp. קימעא קימעא; a. fr.

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בי״ת Beth, the second letter of the Alphabeth. Y.Sabb.XVI, 15c top; a. fr.; v. אל״ף.Y.Ned.III, 38a bot. בי״ת תריוכ׳ the Beth (in ביצחק Gen. 21:12) intimates two, a son that is destined to inherit two worlds. Lev. R. s. 19 אם אתה עושה ב׳ כ״ף if thou changest the Beth into a Kaf; a. fr.Pl. בֵּיתִין. Sabb.103b one must not write … בי׳ כפין (Ms. M. בָּתִּין) the Beths so as to be taken for Kafs.Chald. בי״תא. Cant. R. beg.; a. fr. Shek. III, 2 Mish. ed. ביתא, read בֵּיטָא.

סָפַר(b. h.) (to cut; to mark, 1) to write; to count. Y.Kil.VII, end, 31a יִסְפּוֹר he (who is in possession of property bought from an oppressor, v. אַנָּס) must count (settle with the original owner according to rules, v. גוֹרְדְּיָינִי), opp. יחזיר he must return the property; ib. יִסְפֹּר (or יְסַפֵּר Pi.). Kidd.30a שהיו סוֹפְרִים, v. סוֹפֵר. Nidd.69a סוֹפַרְתָּן למניןוכ׳ she counts them in with the requisite number of seven days. Ib. 31a יושב וסוֹפֵרוכ׳ sits and records the copulations Men.65b, v. סְפִירָה; a. v. fr.(Sifré Deut. 33 סופרה; read: סופנה, v. סָפַן.Part. pass. סָפוּר, q. v. 2) to cut, shear, v. infra. Nif. נִסְפַּר to be counted. Bekh.45a שנִסְפֶּרֶתע״ג היד when the additional finger is counted (is in a line) with the others; Yalk. Sam. 156. Pi. סִיפֵּר 1) to cut, shear. Sot.49b, a. fr. מְסַפֵּר קומי, v. קוֹמִי I. Ib. התירו (לו)לסַפֵּרוכ׳ they allowed him to cut his hair in gentile fashion, because of his connections with royalty. Sifra Aḥăré, Par. 9, ch. XIII תִּסְפּוֹר, v. קוֹמִי I. Tosef.Bets.III, 19 אין מְסַפְּרִין היוקוכ׳ you must not no trim vegetables with the clipper (on the Holy Day) ; a. fr. 2) to tell, speak, count. Y. Kil. l. c., v. supra. Gen. R. s. 78 (ref. to אברם in place of אברהם, Neh. 9:7) סיפור הוא מְסַפֵּרוכ׳ he states a historical fact, saying Y.Ber.IX, beg.12d אם בא אדם לסַפֵּרוכ׳ if one were to undertake to count the mighty deeds of the Lord, he would be ruined (ref. to Job 37:20); המספר בשבחווכ׳ he who tells the praise of the Lord more than is becoming. Ib. מכאן … אסור לסַפֵּרוכ׳ beyond that (which has been adopted in ritual prayers) one must not tell Arakh.16a לעולם אל יְסַפֵּר אדם בטובתווכ׳ man should not count up his neighbors good qualities, for he may be induced to speak of his shortcomings; B. Bath. 164b. Sot.42a מְספְּרֵי לשון הרע gossipers. Snh.38b בלשון ארמי סי׳ spoke Aramæan; a. v. fr.Ib. 52b סי׳ הימנו if he (the scholar) holds conversation with him. Hithpa. הִסְתַּפֵּר to have ones hair cut. Ab. Zar. II, 2 מִסְתַּפְּרִין מהןוכ׳ אין you must not have your hair cut by them in any place (on account of danger to life). Tosef. ib. III, 5 ישראל המִסְתַּפֵּרוכ׳ if an Israelite has his hair cut by a gentile, he must look into the mirror; Ab. Zar.29a; a. fr.

סָפַר(b. h.) (to cut; to mark, 1) to write; to count. Y.Kil.VII, end, 31a יִסְפּוֹר he (who is in possession of property bought from an oppressor, v. אַנָּס) must count (settle with the original owner according to rules, v. גוֹרְדְּיָינִי), opp. יחזיר he must return the property; ib. יִסְפֹּר (or יְסַפֵּר Pi.). Kidd.30a שהיו סוֹפְרִים, v. סוֹפֵר. Nidd.69a סוֹפַרְתָּן למניןוכ׳ she counts them in with the requisite number of seven days. Ib. 31a יושב וסוֹפֵרוכ׳ sits and records the copulations Men.65b, v. סְפִירָה; a. v. fr.(Sifré Deut. 33 סופרה; read: סופנה, v. סָפַן.Part. pass. סָפוּר, q. v. 2) to cut, shear, v. infra. Nif. נִסְפַּר to be counted. Bekh.45a שנִסְפֶּרֶתע״ג היד when the additional finger is counted (is in a line) with the others; Yalk. Sam. 156. Pi. סִיפֵּר 1) to cut, shear. Sot.49b, a. fr. מְסַפֵּר קומי, v. קוֹמִי I. Ib. התירו (לו)לסַפֵּרוכ׳ they allowed him to cut his hair in gentile fashion, because of his connections with royalty. Sifra Aḥăré, Par. 9, ch. XIII תִּסְפּוֹר, v. קוֹמִי I. Tosef.Bets.III, 19 אין מְסַפְּרִין היוקוכ׳ you must not no trim vegetables with the clipper (on the Holy Day) ; a. fr. 2) to tell, speak, count. Y. Kil. l. c., v. supra. Gen. R. s. 78 (ref. to אברם in place of אברהם, Neh. 9:7) סיפור הוא מְסַפֵּרוכ׳ he states a historical fact, saying Y.Ber.IX, beg.12d אם בא אדם לסַפֵּרוכ׳ if one were to undertake to count the mighty deeds of the Lord, he would be ruined (ref. to Job 37:20); המספר בשבחווכ׳ he who tells the praise of the Lord more than is becoming. Ib. מכאן … אסור לסַפֵּרוכ׳ beyond that (which has been adopted in ritual prayers) one must not tell Arakh.16a לעולם אל יְסַפֵּר אדם בטובתווכ׳ man should not count up his neighbors good qualities, for he may be induced to speak of his shortcomings; B. Bath. 164b. Sot.42a מְספְּרֵי לשון הרע gossipers. Snh.38b בלשון ארמי סי׳ spoke Aramæan; a. v. fr.Ib. 52b סי׳ הימנו if he (the scholar) holds conversation with him. Hithpa. הִסְתַּפֵּר to have ones hair cut. Ab. Zar. II, 2 מִסְתַּפְּרִין מהןוכ׳ אין you must not have your hair cut by them in any place (on account of danger to life). Tosef. ib. III, 5 ישראל המִסְתַּפֵּרוכ׳ if an Israelite has his hair cut by a gentile, he must look into the mirror; Ab. Zar.29a; a. fr.

פ״ה, פ״א, פ״יthe letter Pé. Sabb.104a (read:) פ״ה כפופה פ״ה פשוטה פה פתוח פה סתום the curved Pé and the straight Pé (פ and ף) intimate: an open mouth (in due time), a closed mouth (in due time). Snh.104b מפני מה הקדים פ״ה לע״ין why has Pé been placed before ‘Ayin (Lam. 2:16–17)? Gen. R. s. 84 (ref. to פ̇ס̇י̇ם̇) פ״א פוטיפרוכ׳ Pé intimates Potifar ; a. fr.Pl. פֵּיפִין. Sabb.103b טיתין פ׳ פ׳ טיתין one must be careful not to write Teths looking like Pés

פ״ה, פ״א, פ״יthe letter Pé. Sabb.104a (read:) פ״ה כפופה פ״ה פשוטה פה פתוח פה סתום the curved Pé and the straight Pé (פ and ף) intimate: an open mouth (in due time), a closed mouth (in due time). Snh.104b מפני מה הקדים פ״ה לע״ין why has Pé been placed before ‘Ayin (Lam. 2:16–17)? Gen. R. s. 84 (ref. to פ̇ס̇י̇ם̇) פ״א פוטיפרוכ׳ Pé intimates Potifar ; a. fr.Pl. פֵּיפִין. Sabb.103b טיתין פ׳ פ׳ טיתין one must be careful not to write Teths looking like Pés

פ״ה, פ״א, פ״יthe letter Pé. Sabb.104a (read:) פ״ה כפופה פ״ה פשוטה פה פתוח פה סתום the curved Pé and the straight Pé (פ and ף) intimate: an open mouth (in due time), a closed mouth (in due time). Snh.104b מפני מה הקדים פ״ה לע״ין why has Pé been placed before ‘Ayin (Lam. 2:16–17)? Gen. R. s. 84 (ref. to פ̇ס̇י̇ם̇) פ״א פוטיפרוכ׳ Pé intimates Potifar ; a. fr.Pl. פֵּיפִין. Sabb.103b טיתין פ׳ פ׳ טיתין one must be careful not to write Teths looking like Pés

פִּיסְטִין, פִּיסְטִיס, פִּסְ׳,f. (πίστις) trust. Yalk. Ps. 672 נוטלין … ופורעין בפ׳ they borrow from one another in trust (without witnesses or note) and pay in trust; Midr. Till. to Ps. 19 בפינוסין, ed. Bub. בפטסין (corr. acc.).Esp. שטר פ׳ a deed of trust, an instrument by which property is conveyed to a person in trust (fideicommissum) to use it in a certain way; a feigned sale or donation (for the purpose of eluding creditors). Y.Keth.II, 26b bot. נאמנין … ושטר פ׳ הוא (not פוסיטים, פיסיטים) witnesses (signed on an instrument) are credited when they say, it was a deed of trust (v. אֲמָנָה), or it was a feigned transfer. Ib. (ref. to Job 11:14) ‘if there be wrong in thy house, remove it, this means a deed ; Bab. ib. 19b פסים, (read with Ar. פָּסִיס q. v.). Ib. 79a הרוצה … כותבת שטר פסים לאחרים if a woman desires to withhold her property from her husbands control, she may write out a deed of trust (a feigned transfer) to a third person (prior to her marriage); Tosef. ib. IX, 2 כותבן שטר פטים לאחר ed. Zuck. (Var. בטפיח, כותבתו בטפוס, corr. acc.). B. Bath. 154b אם אמר שטר פסים הוא זה (Ms. H. פיס) if he says, it was a feigned sale (you persuaded me to a nominal sale in order to make people believe that you are a man of means).