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חַדI m. (b. h.; חדד) 1) pointed, sharp. Ḥull.64a ראשה אחד חד if one side of the egg is pointed, the other rounded (כַּד); Ib. (Chald.) רישיה חד חד.Pl. חַדִּין. Ib.Fem. חַדָּה. Snh.94a. Ber.10a אפי׳ חרב ח׳וכ׳ even if a sharpened sword is laid on ones throat, one must not despair of praying for divine mercy. Gen. R. s. 16 (play on ח̇ד̇ק̇ל̇, Gen. 2:14) שהיתה ק̇ל̇ה וח̇ד̇הוכ׳ (Greece) who was rash and sharp in her decrees. 2) swift. Pl. as ab. Ber.59b (play on חדקל) its waters ח׳ וקלין are swift and light.V. חַדָּה.

חַדI m. (b. h.; חדד) 1) pointed, sharp. Ḥull.64a ראשה אחד חד if one side of the egg is pointed, the other rounded (כַּד); Ib. (Chald.) רישיה חד חד.Pl. חַדִּין. Ib.Fem. חַדָּה. Snh.94a. Ber.10a אפי׳ חרב ח׳וכ׳ even if a sharpened sword is laid on ones throat, one must not despair of praying for divine mercy. Gen. R. s. 16 (play on ח̇ד̇ק̇ל̇, Gen. 2:14) שהיתה ק̇ל̇ה וח̇ד̇הוכ׳ (Greece) who was rash and sharp in her decrees. 2) swift. Pl. as ab. Ber.59b (play on חדקל) its waters ח׳ וקלין are swift and light.V. חַדָּה.

חָדַד(b. h.) (to cut, point, to be sharp, pointed. Pi. חִידֵּד to sharpen, whet point. Y.Bets. V, 63b top לחַדֵּד ראשווכ׳ they differ as to pointing the top of the spit (on the Holy Day)Trnsf. to whet the mind, to try somebodys acumen, to puzzle. Taan.7a (ref. to Prov. 27:17) אף … מְחַדְּדִיןוכ׳ so do two scholars whet each others mind Naz.59b, a. e. לא אמר … לחַדֵּד בהוכ׳ R. J. said it only in order to encourage the students in raising points; a. e.Part. pass. מְחוּדָּד sharpened, well discussed, clear and ready. Kidd.30a (ref. to ושננתם, Deut. 6:7) שיהוד״ת מְחוּדָּדִים בפיך that the words of the Law be ever ready in thy mouth (Sifré Deut. 34 מְסוּדָּרִים), v. גִּמְגֵּם. Hithpa. הִתְחַדֵּד to be whetted. Gen. R. s. 69 אין סכין מִתְחַדֶּדֶתוכ׳ a knife is whetted on the broad side of another, כך איןת״ח מִתְחַדֵּדוכ׳ so is a students mind whetted by a fellow-student, v. supra.

חָדַד(b. h.) (to cut, point, to be sharp, pointed. Pi. חִידֵּד to sharpen, whet point. Y.Bets. V, 63b top לחַדֵּד ראשווכ׳ they differ as to pointing the top of the spit (on the Holy Day)Trnsf. to whet the mind, to try somebodys acumen, to puzzle. Taan.7a (ref. to Prov. 27:17) אף … מְחַדְּדִיןוכ׳ so do two scholars whet each others mind Naz.59b, a. e. לא אמר … לחַדֵּד בהוכ׳ R. J. said it only in order to encourage the students in raising points; a. e.Part. pass. מְחוּדָּד sharpened, well discussed, clear and ready. Kidd.30a (ref. to ושננתם, Deut. 6:7) שיהוד״ת מְחוּדָּדִים בפיך that the words of the Law be ever ready in thy mouth (Sifré Deut. 34 מְסוּדָּרִים), v. גִּמְגֵּם. Hithpa. הִתְחַדֵּד to be whetted. Gen. R. s. 69 אין סכין מִתְחַדֶּדֶתוכ׳ a knife is whetted on the broad side of another, כך איןת״ח מִתְחַדֵּדוכ׳ so is a students mind whetted by a fellow-student, v. supra.

נָטַשI (b. h.; cmp. טוּש I) to polish, sharpen. Snh.95b (כלום) מגלך נְטוּשָׁה is thy sickle (of death) polished? Sabb.67a (in an incantation) חדב שלופה וקלע נטושה the sword is drawn and (the stones of) the sling sharpened.

נָטַשI (b. h.; cmp. טוּש I) to polish, sharpen. Snh.95b (כלום) מגלך נְטוּשָׁה is thy sickle (of death) polished? Sabb.67a (in an incantation) חדב שלופה וקלע נטושה the sword is drawn and (the stones of) the sling sharpened.

עָמַךII (b. h.) 1) to stand, stand up, rise; to remain, endure; to be ready. Ber.V, 1 אין עוֹמְדִין להתפללוכ׳ you must not stand up (make ready) for prayer,, v. כּוֹבֶד. Ib. I, 2 שכן דרך … לַעֲמוֹדוכ׳ for princes generally rise at three hours. Ib. 3 (expl. ובקומך, Deut. 6:7) בשעה שבני אדם עוֹמְדִים at the time when people get up (in the morning). Kidd.71a עוֹמֵד בחצי ימיו a middle-aged man. Y.Snh.VIII, 26b ע׳ בדין stood before court. B. Mets.47b מי שאינו עוֹמד בדיבורו who does not stand by (keep) his promise. Kil. IV, 4 העומד that part of the fence which is unimpaired, opp. פרוץ. Neg. I, 3, sq. העומד the leprous spot which remained in its place (Lev. 13:28). B. Bath.60b יכולין לעמוד בה, v. גְּזֵרָה. Ex. R. s. 2 בקש משה שיַעַמְדּוּ וכו׳ Moses prayed that from him should rise priests and kings; a. v. fr.Esp. uses: ע׳ על a) to understand. Y.Shek.I, 45d, v. אוֹפִי; a. e.b) to insist upon. Meg.28a לא עָמַדְתִּי על מדותי, v. מִדָּה. Kidd. l. c. מְעַמֵּד על מדותיו Pi. (Rashi מַעֲמִיד Hif.)c) to be reduced to. Y.Ber.II, 5c ע׳ על חמשים it came down to fifty; a. fr. 2) (of liquids) to settle, become consistent. Ab. Zar.35b חלב טהור עומד milk of a clean animal curdles (can be made into cheese or butter). 3) (of blades) to become dull (without being notched). Bets.28b סכין שעָמְדָה מותרוכ׳ a slaughtering knife which has become dull may be sharpened on the Holy Day.)עוֹמֵד ל־ standing ready, designated for. Pes.13b, a. fr. כל העומד לזרוקוכ׳ whatever is ready to be sprinkled, is considered as if it had been sprinkled. Keth.51a top; a. fr. 5) ע׳ ב־ to resist. Cant. R. to VII, 8 כל … לעמוד בזנות he who can resister the temptation of lust; כאילו עומד בשתיהן as if he resisted both; a. e. Hif. הֶעֱמִיד to cause to stand, to place; to restore, preserve; to beget, produce. Y.R. Hash. I, 57b top הַעֲמִידוּ בימה put the dais up (to hold court). Tam.V, 6 היה מַעֲמִידוכ׳ made the unclean priests stand in the eastern gate. Yeb.62b הם הם הֶעֱמִידוּ תורהוכ׳ it was they who preserved the law (tradition) in those days. Ab. I, 1 הַעֲמִידוּ תלמידים הרבה rear many scholars. Num. R. s. 14 ה׳ בנים begot children. Koh. R. to I, 4 מה היא עומדת מַעֲמֶדֶת what does ʿomadeth (ib.) mean? She (the earth) preserves, v. תַּפְקִיד. Gen. R. s. 90 שכל ארץ וארץ מעמדת פירותיה each ground preserves its own fruits (when put into the ground), Ib. דברים שהן מַעֲמִידִין substances which conserve, v. קִטְמִית; a. fr. 2) to change the standing of; to enlarge; to reduce. Meg.15b שתי אמות היה והֶעֱמִידוֹ עלוכ׳ it was two cubits long, and he extended it to twelve. Macc.24a (of the 613 laws of the Torah) בא דוד והֶעֱמִידָן עלוכ׳ David came and brought them down to eleven (Ps. 15); בא עמוס והעמידן על אחת Amos came and reduced them to one (Am. 5:4). 3) ה׳ (על) עצמו to contain, check ones self. Snh.72a אין אדם מעמיד עצמו על ממונו no one will restrain himself from defending his property. Ib. 93b מַעֲמִידִין על עצמם בשעהוכ׳ they restrained themselves when they had a human need. 4) (of liquids) to make consistent, curdle. Ab. Zar. II, 5 מעמידין אותן בקיבת נבלה they make the cheese by putting into the milk rennet from an animal not ritually slaughtered. Orl. I, 7 המעמיד בשרף הערלה if one curdles milk by means of a resinous substance (an acid) from an ‘uncircumcised tree (v. עָרְלָה); a. e. 5) ה׳ על חזקתו to let a thing stand on the basis of its presumptive condition, to assume that the ordinary condition has not changed. Nidd.2a הַעֲמֵד אשה על חזקתה assume that the woman has not changed her presumptive condition (of cleanness); העמד דבר על חזקתו assume everything to remain unchanged (until a change is proven). Keth.75b; a. fr. 6) ה׳ על מדותיו (sub. עצמו), v. supra. Pi. עִמֵּד 1) (sub. עצמו) to insist. Kidd.71a, v. supra. 2) to place; part. pass. מְעוּמָּד, q. v.

עָמַךII (b. h.) 1) to stand, stand up, rise; to remain, endure; to be ready. Ber.V, 1 אין עוֹמְדִין להתפללוכ׳ you must not stand up (make ready) for prayer,, v. כּוֹבֶד. Ib. I, 2 שכן דרך … לַעֲמוֹדוכ׳ for princes generally rise at three hours. Ib. 3 (expl. ובקומך, Deut. 6:7) בשעה שבני אדם עוֹמְדִים at the time when people get up (in the morning). Kidd.71a עוֹמֵד בחצי ימיו a middle-aged man. Y.Snh.VIII, 26b ע׳ בדין stood before court. B. Mets.47b מי שאינו עוֹמד בדיבורו who does not stand by (keep) his promise. Kil. IV, 4 העומד that part of the fence which is unimpaired, opp. פרוץ. Neg. I, 3, sq. העומד the leprous spot which remained in its place (Lev. 13:28). B. Bath.60b יכולין לעמוד בה, v. גְּזֵרָה. Ex. R. s. 2 בקש משה שיַעַמְדּוּ וכו׳ Moses prayed that from him should rise priests and kings; a. v. fr.Esp. uses: ע׳ על a) to understand. Y.Shek.I, 45d, v. אוֹפִי; a. e.b) to insist upon. Meg.28a לא עָמַדְתִּי על מדותי, v. מִדָּה. Kidd. l. c. מְעַמֵּד על מדותיו Pi. (Rashi מַעֲמִיד Hif.)c) to be reduced to. Y.Ber.II, 5c ע׳ על חמשים it came down to fifty; a. fr. 2) (of liquids) to settle, become consistent. Ab. Zar.35b חלב טהור עומד milk of a clean animal curdles (can be made into cheese or butter). 3) (of blades) to become dull (without being notched). Bets.28b סכין שעָמְדָה מותרוכ׳ a slaughtering knife which has become dull may be sharpened on the Holy Day.)עוֹמֵד ל־ standing ready, designated for. Pes.13b, a. fr. כל העומד לזרוקוכ׳ whatever is ready to be sprinkled, is considered as if it had been sprinkled. Keth.51a top; a. fr. 5) ע׳ ב־ to resist. Cant. R. to VII, 8 כל … לעמוד בזנות he who can resister the temptation of lust; כאילו עומד בשתיהן as if he resisted both; a. e. Hif. הֶעֱמִיד to cause to stand, to place; to restore, preserve; to beget, produce. Y.R. Hash. I, 57b top הַעֲמִידוּ בימה put the dais up (to hold court). Tam.V, 6 היה מַעֲמִידוכ׳ made the unclean priests stand in the eastern gate. Yeb.62b הם הם הֶעֱמִידוּ תורהוכ׳ it was they who preserved the law (tradition) in those days. Ab. I, 1 הַעֲמִידוּ תלמידים הרבה rear many scholars. Num. R. s. 14 ה׳ בנים begot children. Koh. R. to I, 4 מה היא עומדת מַעֲמֶדֶת what does ʿomadeth (ib.) mean? She (the earth) preserves, v. תַּפְקִיד. Gen. R. s. 90 שכל ארץ וארץ מעמדת פירותיה each ground preserves its own fruits (when put into the ground), Ib. דברים שהן מַעֲמִידִין substances which conserve, v. קִטְמִית; a. fr. 2) to change the standing of; to enlarge; to reduce. Meg.15b שתי אמות היה והֶעֱמִידוֹ עלוכ׳ it was two cubits long, and he extended it to twelve. Macc.24a (of the 613 laws of the Torah) בא דוד והֶעֱמִידָן עלוכ׳ David came and brought them down to eleven (Ps. 15); בא עמוס והעמידן על אחת Amos came and reduced them to one (Am. 5:4). 3) ה׳ (על) עצמו to contain, check ones self. Snh.72a אין אדם מעמיד עצמו על ממונו no one will restrain himself from defending his property. Ib. 93b מַעֲמִידִין על עצמם בשעהוכ׳ they restrained themselves when they had a human need. 4) (of liquids) to make consistent, curdle. Ab. Zar. II, 5 מעמידין אותן בקיבת נבלה they make the cheese by putting into the milk rennet from an animal not ritually slaughtered. Orl. I, 7 המעמיד בשרף הערלה if one curdles milk by means of a resinous substance (an acid) from an ‘uncircumcised tree (v. עָרְלָה); a. e. 5) ה׳ על חזקתו to let a thing stand on the basis of its presumptive condition, to assume that the ordinary condition has not changed. Nidd.2a הַעֲמֵד אשה על חזקתה assume that the woman has not changed her presumptive condition (of cleanness); העמד דבר על חזקתו assume everything to remain unchanged (until a change is proven). Keth.75b; a. fr. 6) ה׳ על מדותיו (sub. עצמו), v. supra. Pi. עִמֵּד 1) (sub. עצמו) to insist. Kidd.71a, v. supra. 2) to place; part. pass. מְעוּמָּד, q. v.

קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain

קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain

קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain

קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain