space and time

צפי, צָפָה(b. h.; cmp. ציּף) ( to shine; cmp. צוּץ, to look, esp. to look into distances of space or time; to foresee; to have a vision. Gitt.58a, v. צָפְנַת. Meg.24b הדבה צָפוּ למרכבהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. צִפּוּ לדרוש במ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) many looked out for the Merkabah (v. מֶרְכָּבָה), and never lived to see it; (ed. hoped to be able to preach on the Merkabah; Tosef. ib. III (IV), 28 הרבה דרשו במ׳). Gen. R. s. 79 צ׳ … ברוח הקדשוכ׳ R. S. b. Y. saw by means of the spirit of holiness (inspiration) ; Y.Shebi. IX, 38d; Koh. R. to X, 8; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 90a>. Sot.12b (ref. to והמצפצפים Is. 8:19) צוֹפִין ואינן … צופין they see (have a vision) and know not what they see. Tosef.Pes.II (III), 12 (belonging to 13) איזהוּ צוֹפֶה הרואהוכ׳ who is called a tsofeh (a pilgrim that sees Jerusalem)? He who sees it and never loses it out of sight again. Meg.14a (expl. הרמתים צופים, 1 Sam. 1:1) שתי רמות שצוֹפוֹת זו את זו two heights that look at each other; a. fr.(Num. R. s. 19, a. e. צופים, v. צָף.V. צוֹפֶה, צוֹפִים.Part. pass. צָפוּי a) seen, foreseen. Ab. III, 15 הכל צ׳ והרשותוכ׳ everything is foreseen (every deed of man is observed by God before whom there is no distance of space or time), but freedom of will is granted. Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 5 שהיה צ׳ לפניוכ׳ it was foreseen before the Lord that they would come Ib. 9 שהכל צ׳וכ׳ (omit היה) for every event is foreseen by the Lord; a. fr.b) bright, perspicuous. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 8 צְפוּיִם, v. צָף. Pi. צִיפָּה 1) to look forward to, wait, hope. Ber.57b יְצַפֶּה לחסידות may hope to attain piety. Pes.50b המְצַפֶּה לשכר אשתו he who looks forward to (is dependent on) his wifes earnings. Bets.32b המצפה לשלחן חבירו who depends on his neighbors table. Ib. המצפה על שולחןוכ׳ (corr. acc.) Ruth. R. introd. (ref. to Ez. 13:4) מה שועל הזה מצפה בחורבותוכ׳ as the fox in the ruins looks out, when he sees men pass by, which way to flee ; Yalk. Ez. 352 יושב ומצעה (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 74 אביך מצפה לך אמך מְצַפָּה לך thy (dead) father looks forward to thy coming, thy mother ; a. fr. 2) to cover with shining plate, to overlay. R. Hash. 27a צִיפָּהוּ זהבוכ׳ if he overlaid the Shofar at the place where the mouth is applied; Y. ib. III, 58d; a. fr.Part. pass. מְצוּפֶּה, f. מְצוּפָּה Ib. III, 3 ופיו מצ׳ זהב and its mouthpiece was covered with gold. Kel. XI, 4; 6. Ḥag.III, 8 מפני שהן מְצוּפִּין because they (the altars) are overlaid (with gold or copper); a. fr.

צפי, צָפָה(b. h.; cmp. ציּף) ( to shine; cmp. צוּץ, to look, esp. to look into distances of space or time; to foresee; to have a vision. Gitt.58a, v. צָפְנַת. Meg.24b הדבה צָפוּ למרכבהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. צִפּוּ לדרוש במ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) many looked out for the Merkabah (v. מֶרְכָּבָה), and never lived to see it; (ed. hoped to be able to preach on the Merkabah; Tosef. ib. III (IV), 28 הרבה דרשו במ׳). Gen. R. s. 79 צ׳ … ברוח הקדשוכ׳ R. S. b. Y. saw by means of the spirit of holiness (inspiration) ; Y.Shebi. IX, 38d; Koh. R. to X, 8; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 90a>. Sot.12b (ref. to והמצפצפים Is. 8:19) צוֹפִין ואינן … צופין they see (have a vision) and know not what they see. Tosef.Pes.II (III), 12 (belonging to 13) איזהוּ צוֹפֶה הרואהוכ׳ who is called a tsofeh (a pilgrim that sees Jerusalem)? He who sees it and never loses it out of sight again. Meg.14a (expl. הרמתים צופים, 1 Sam. 1:1) שתי רמות שצוֹפוֹת זו את זו two heights that look at each other; a. fr.(Num. R. s. 19, a. e. צופים, v. צָף.V. צוֹפֶה, צוֹפִים.Part. pass. צָפוּי a) seen, foreseen. Ab. III, 15 הכל צ׳ והרשותוכ׳ everything is foreseen (every deed of man is observed by God before whom there is no distance of space or time), but freedom of will is granted. Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 5 שהיה צ׳ לפניוכ׳ it was foreseen before the Lord that they would come Ib. 9 שהכל צ׳וכ׳ (omit היה) for every event is foreseen by the Lord; a. fr.b) bright, perspicuous. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 8 צְפוּיִם, v. צָף. Pi. צִיפָּה 1) to look forward to, wait, hope. Ber.57b יְצַפֶּה לחסידות may hope to attain piety. Pes.50b המְצַפֶּה לשכר אשתו he who looks forward to (is dependent on) his wifes earnings. Bets.32b המצפה לשלחן חבירו who depends on his neighbors table. Ib. המצפה על שולחןוכ׳ (corr. acc.) Ruth. R. introd. (ref. to Ez. 13:4) מה שועל הזה מצפה בחורבותוכ׳ as the fox in the ruins looks out, when he sees men pass by, which way to flee ; Yalk. Ez. 352 יושב ומצעה (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 74 אביך מצפה לך אמך מְצַפָּה לך thy (dead) father looks forward to thy coming, thy mother ; a. fr. 2) to cover with shining plate, to overlay. R. Hash. 27a צִיפָּהוּ זהבוכ׳ if he overlaid the Shofar at the place where the mouth is applied; Y. ib. III, 58d; a. fr.Part. pass. מְצוּפֶּה, f. מְצוּפָּה Ib. III, 3 ופיו מצ׳ זהב and its mouthpiece was covered with gold. Kel. XI, 4; 6. Ḥag.III, 8 מפני שהן מְצוּפִּין because they (the altars) are overlaid (with gold or copper); a. fr.

צפי, צָפָה(b. h.; cmp. ציּף) ( to shine; cmp. צוּץ, to look, esp. to look into distances of space or time; to foresee; to have a vision. Gitt.58a, v. צָפְנַת. Meg.24b הדבה צָפוּ למרכבהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. צִפּוּ לדרוש במ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) many looked out for the Merkabah (v. מֶרְכָּבָה), and never lived to see it; (ed. hoped to be able to preach on the Merkabah; Tosef. ib. III (IV), 28 הרבה דרשו במ׳). Gen. R. s. 79 צ׳ … ברוח הקדשוכ׳ R. S. b. Y. saw by means of the spirit of holiness (inspiration) ; Y.Shebi. IX, 38d; Koh. R. to X, 8; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 90a>. Sot.12b (ref. to והמצפצפים Is. 8:19) צוֹפִין ואינן … צופין they see (have a vision) and know not what they see. Tosef.Pes.II (III), 12 (belonging to 13) איזהוּ צוֹפֶה הרואהוכ׳ who is called a tsofeh (a pilgrim that sees Jerusalem)? He who sees it and never loses it out of sight again. Meg.14a (expl. הרמתים צופים, 1 Sam. 1:1) שתי רמות שצוֹפוֹת זו את זו two heights that look at each other; a. fr.(Num. R. s. 19, a. e. צופים, v. צָף.V. צוֹפֶה, צוֹפִים.Part. pass. צָפוּי a) seen, foreseen. Ab. III, 15 הכל צ׳ והרשותוכ׳ everything is foreseen (every deed of man is observed by God before whom there is no distance of space or time), but freedom of will is granted. Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 5 שהיה צ׳ לפניוכ׳ it was foreseen before the Lord that they would come Ib. 9 שהכל צ׳וכ׳ (omit היה) for every event is foreseen by the Lord; a. fr.b) bright, perspicuous. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 8 צְפוּיִם, v. צָף. Pi. צִיפָּה 1) to look forward to, wait, hope. Ber.57b יְצַפֶּה לחסידות may hope to attain piety. Pes.50b המְצַפֶּה לשכר אשתו he who looks forward to (is dependent on) his wifes earnings. Bets.32b המצפה לשלחן חבירו who depends on his neighbors table. Ib. המצפה על שולחןוכ׳ (corr. acc.) Ruth. R. introd. (ref. to Ez. 13:4) מה שועל הזה מצפה בחורבותוכ׳ as the fox in the ruins looks out, when he sees men pass by, which way to flee ; Yalk. Ez. 352 יושב ומצעה (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 74 אביך מצפה לך אמך מְצַפָּה לך thy (dead) father looks forward to thy coming, thy mother ; a. fr. 2) to cover with shining plate, to overlay. R. Hash. 27a צִיפָּהוּ זהבוכ׳ if he overlaid the Shofar at the place where the mouth is applied; Y. ib. III, 58d; a. fr.Part. pass. מְצוּפֶּה, f. מְצוּפָּה Ib. III, 3 ופיו מצ׳ זהב and its mouthpiece was covered with gold. Kel. XI, 4; 6. Ḥag.III, 8 מפני שהן מְצוּפִּין because they (the altars) are overlaid (with gold or copper); a. fr.

עֹונָהI f. (עָנָה I) (turn, circle, period, 1) moment, esp. ‘Onah, the twenty-fourth part of an hour. Yalk. Deut. 942 ואין להרהר …אפי׳ ע׳ של כלים and you must not criticise Gods dealings with man even for a moment of the least duration; Sifré Deut. 307 (some ed. שנה, emended in ed. Pl. עוולה; corr. acc.). Tosef.Ber.I, 3 הע׳ … בשעה והעת … בע׳ an ‘Onah is the twenty-fourth part of an hour, and an ‘Eth the twenty-fourth part of an ‘Onah, and a Rega the twenty-fourth part of an ‘Eth; Y. ib. I, 2d top; Lam. R. to II, 18 (corr. acc.). 2) ‘Onah, a period of twelve astronomical hours, one half of the natural day and of the natural night, or (at solstice) natural day, or natural night. Y.Ab. Zar. V, end, 45b; Bab. ib. 75a; Nidd.65b. Y. Ab. Zar. l. c. כדי ע׳; Tosef.Toh. XI, 16 מלא ע׳ for the term of an ‘Onah; Ab. Zar. l. c. וכמה ע׳ how long? An ‘Onah. Yeb. 62b; Nidd.63b וכמה … ע׳ and how long before?… An ‘Onah. Ib. ע׳ אחריתי an additional ‘O. (day or eventually night). Ib. 65a ע׳ שלמה a complete ‘O., expl. ib. לילה וחצי יום, expl. ib. b אי לילהוכ׳ either the space of one night at solstice, or half a day and half a night, in midsummer or midwinter; a. fr.Pl. עוֹנוֹת. Mikv. VIII, 3; Tosef. ib. VI, 6; Sabb.86a. Ib. b; Y. ib. IX, 12a top ע׳ שלמות full ‘Onahs (not counting fractions); a. fr. 4) due season, period, stage. Peah IV, 8 עד שלא באו לעוֹנַת המעשרות before the harvested products have arrived at the stage when they are subject to tithes; Maasr. V, 5. Y.M. Kat. III, 83a top עוֹנַח קרית שמע the time of the day for reading the Shm‘a. Y.Shek.I, beg.45d כדי שיביאו … בעוֹנָתָן so that the Israelites might deliver their Shekels in due time. Y.Erub.VIII, end, 25b אם עונת הגשמים היא if it is during the rainy season; Y.Kil.IX, 32a. Y.Ber.II, 5c top בעל התאנה … עֹונָתָהּוכ׳ the owner of the fig tree knows when it is time for the figs to be picked; כךהקב״ה … עֹונָתָן שלוכ׳ so does the Lord know when it is time for the rightheous to be called away; Cant. R. to VI, 2. Ylamd. to Num. 23:10, quot. in Ar. עונת אשה marriageable age, v. עוֹפֶר; a. v. fr.Esp. (b. h. עֹנָה) the duty of marital visits at certain intervals, marital duty. Keth.V, 6 הע׳ האמורה בתורהוכ׳ the time for marital duties intimated in the Law (Ex. 21:10) is: for men of leisure ; Gen. R. s. 76; Yalk. ib. 131. Sabb.118b למימרא … מצות ע׳ לא קיים does this mean that R. J. neglected the regulations concerning the marital duty? Keth.62b; a. fr.Mekh. Mishp., s. 3 (ref. to Ex. l. c.) ועוֹנָתָהּ זו דרך ארץ her ‘onah refers to marital visits; (oth. opin.: ועזנתה לא יתןוכ׳ her ‘onah means, he must not give her summer apparel in winter, but כל אחד ואחד בעונתה each in its due season; anoth. opin.: עונתה זו מזונה her ‘onah means her sustenance (with ref. to ויענך Deut. 8:3; v. next w.); Keth.47b; Y. ib. V, 30b top.

עֹונָהI f. (עָנָה I) (turn, circle, period, 1) moment, esp. ‘Onah, the twenty-fourth part of an hour. Yalk. Deut. 942 ואין להרהר …אפי׳ ע׳ של כלים and you must not criticise Gods dealings with man even for a moment of the least duration; Sifré Deut. 307 (some ed. שנה, emended in ed. Pl. עוולה; corr. acc.). Tosef.Ber.I, 3 הע׳ … בשעה והעת … בע׳ an ‘Onah is the twenty-fourth part of an hour, and an ‘Eth the twenty-fourth part of an ‘Onah, and a Rega the twenty-fourth part of an ‘Eth; Y. ib. I, 2d top; Lam. R. to II, 18 (corr. acc.). 2) ‘Onah, a period of twelve astronomical hours, one half of the natural day and of the natural night, or (at solstice) natural day, or natural night. Y.Ab. Zar. V, end, 45b; Bab. ib. 75a; Nidd.65b. Y. Ab. Zar. l. c. כדי ע׳; Tosef.Toh. XI, 16 מלא ע׳ for the term of an ‘Onah; Ab. Zar. l. c. וכמה ע׳ how long? An ‘Onah. Yeb. 62b; Nidd.63b וכמה … ע׳ and how long before?… An ‘Onah. Ib. ע׳ אחריתי an additional ‘O. (day or eventually night). Ib. 65a ע׳ שלמה a complete ‘O., expl. ib. לילה וחצי יום, expl. ib. b אי לילהוכ׳ either the space of one night at solstice, or half a day and half a night, in midsummer or midwinter; a. fr.Pl. עוֹנוֹת. Mikv. VIII, 3; Tosef. ib. VI, 6; Sabb.86a. Ib. b; Y. ib. IX, 12a top ע׳ שלמות full ‘Onahs (not counting fractions); a. fr. 4) due season, period, stage. Peah IV, 8 עד שלא באו לעוֹנַת המעשרות before the harvested products have arrived at the stage when they are subject to tithes; Maasr. V, 5. Y.M. Kat. III, 83a top עוֹנַח קרית שמע the time of the day for reading the Shm‘a. Y.Shek.I, beg.45d כדי שיביאו … בעוֹנָתָן so that the Israelites might deliver their Shekels in due time. Y.Erub.VIII, end, 25b אם עונת הגשמים היא if it is during the rainy season; Y.Kil.IX, 32a. Y.Ber.II, 5c top בעל התאנה … עֹונָתָהּוכ׳ the owner of the fig tree knows when it is time for the figs to be picked; כךהקב״ה … עֹונָתָן שלוכ׳ so does the Lord know when it is time for the rightheous to be called away; Cant. R. to VI, 2. Ylamd. to Num. 23:10, quot. in Ar. עונת אשה marriageable age, v. עוֹפֶר; a. v. fr.Esp. (b. h. עֹנָה) the duty of marital visits at certain intervals, marital duty. Keth.V, 6 הע׳ האמורה בתורהוכ׳ the time for marital duties intimated in the Law (Ex. 21:10) is: for men of leisure ; Gen. R. s. 76; Yalk. ib. 131. Sabb.118b למימרא … מצות ע׳ לא קיים does this mean that R. J. neglected the regulations concerning the marital duty? Keth.62b; a. fr.Mekh. Mishp., s. 3 (ref. to Ex. l. c.) ועוֹנָתָהּ זו דרך ארץ her ‘onah refers to marital visits; (oth. opin.: ועזנתה לא יתןוכ׳ her ‘onah means, he must not give her summer apparel in winter, but כל אחד ואחד בעונתה each in its due season; anoth. opin.: עונתה זו מזונה her ‘onah means her sustenance (with ref. to ויענך Deut. 8:3; v. next w.); Keth.47b; Y. ib. V, 30b top.

מוּקְצֶהm. (Part. Hof. of קָצָה) (cut off, set aside, stored away, 1) a space back of the dwelling, containing stored up wood, cattle in sheds Erub.II, 3; ib. 22a. Ib. X, 8. Bets.IV, 1 עצים שבמ׳ wood in the muktseh (stored for the winter); a. e. 2) store of fruits. Maasr. III, 2. Ib. I, 5 עד שיעשה מ׳ until the melon is stored away. Y.Ter.II, 41d top היה נוטל … מן המ׳ עלוכ׳ he took ten dry figs from the storage as tithes for ninety in the basket (designated for immediate use, v. כַּלְכָּלָה); (Men.54b; 55a מקצוע). 3) (sub. כלי) the tool specially intended ( for cutting figs). Shebi. VIII, 6, v. חַרְבָּה; (Maim. the shed where figs are spread for drying.. 4) an animal set aside ( in a shed) for a sacrifice. Tem.28b מ׳ לשבע שנים set aside until it would be seven years old. Ib. 29a מניין למ׳ מן התורה where in the Torah is muktseh intimated? (misunderstood by Abbaye as meaning, ‘where is it intimated that an animal must be kept in an enclosed space for some time before it can be offered on the altar?and corrected as meaning, ‘where is it intimated that an animal designated for idolatry is forbidden for the Jewish altar?).Tosef.Ab. Zar. V (VI), 10 איזה מ׳ מ׳ לע״זוכ׳ what is meant by m. (as forbidden for the altar)? That which has been set aside (in a special place designated for the purpose) for idolatrous use, but if one merely devoted it by word of mouth Tem.VI, 1. Tosef. l. c. 9 מאימתי נקרא מ׳ משנעשהוכ׳ when is an animal called m. (for idolatry)? From the time that an act (of dedication) has been done with it; Tem.29a אין מ׳ אסור אלא עד שיעבדו (בו) (v. Rashia first interpret.; second interpret.) a m. remains forbidden only until it has been used for some work (whereby its designation for the idolatrous altar is annulled). Ib. אין מ׳ אסור … מעשה a m. remains forbidden only until some act (as shearing its wool or some work) has been done with it; a. e. 4) (Sabbath law) muktseh, that which is not counted on for use on the Sabbath or Holy Day (v. מוּכָן s. v. כּוּן, a. הַזְמָנָה); forbidden for use or handling. Bets.2a מאי טעמייהו דב״ש מ׳ הוא what reason had Beth Shammai (to permit the egg laid on the Holy Day by a hen which is kept for laying eggs and can, therefore, not be used for consumption on that day)? Is it not muktseh? Ib. דאית ליה מ׳ אית ליה נולד he who forbids m. forbids also nolad (v. יָלַד). Sabb.44a מ׳ מחמת מיאוס not counted on (and therefore forbidden to handle) on account of its repulsiveness (e. g. an old clay candlestick); מ׳ מחמת איסור m. in consequence of a ritual prohibition (e. g. a candlestick which on the entrance of the Sabbath could not be moved because a light was burning on it). Ib. 157a מ׳ מחמת חסרון כיס not counted on for use on the Sabbath because the object is too expensive for a use for which it is not originally made; a. fr.Pl. מוּקְצִים, מוּקְצִין set apart, chosen. Sifré Num. 85 (ref. to בקצה, Num. 11:1) במ׳ שבהם the fire seized the distinguished among them (with ref. to קצין, Jud. 11:11; Yalk. Num. 732 בקצינים). Fem. מוּקְצָה, pl. מוּקְצוֹת. Sabb.43b והא מ׳ נינהו are they not muktseh (because they are not intended for human food)?

מוּקְצֶהm. (Part. Hof. of קָצָה) (cut off, set aside, stored away, 1) a space back of the dwelling, containing stored up wood, cattle in sheds Erub.II, 3; ib. 22a. Ib. X, 8. Bets.IV, 1 עצים שבמ׳ wood in the muktseh (stored for the winter); a. e. 2) store of fruits. Maasr. III, 2. Ib. I, 5 עד שיעשה מ׳ until the melon is stored away. Y.Ter.II, 41d top היה נוטל … מן המ׳ עלוכ׳ he took ten dry figs from the storage as tithes for ninety in the basket (designated for immediate use, v. כַּלְכָּלָה); (Men.54b; 55a מקצוע). 3) (sub. כלי) the tool specially intended ( for cutting figs). Shebi. VIII, 6, v. חַרְבָּה; (Maim. the shed where figs are spread for drying.. 4) an animal set aside ( in a shed) for a sacrifice. Tem.28b מ׳ לשבע שנים set aside until it would be seven years old. Ib. 29a מניין למ׳ מן התורה where in the Torah is muktseh intimated? (misunderstood by Abbaye as meaning, ‘where is it intimated that an animal must be kept in an enclosed space for some time before it can be offered on the altar?and corrected as meaning, ‘where is it intimated that an animal designated for idolatry is forbidden for the Jewish altar?).Tosef.Ab. Zar. V (VI), 10 איזה מ׳ מ׳ לע״זוכ׳ what is meant by m. (as forbidden for the altar)? That which has been set aside (in a special place designated for the purpose) for idolatrous use, but if one merely devoted it by word of mouth Tem.VI, 1. Tosef. l. c. 9 מאימתי נקרא מ׳ משנעשהוכ׳ when is an animal called m. (for idolatry)? From the time that an act (of dedication) has been done with it; Tem.29a אין מ׳ אסור אלא עד שיעבדו (בו) (v. Rashia first interpret.; second interpret.) a m. remains forbidden only until it has been used for some work (whereby its designation for the idolatrous altar is annulled). Ib. אין מ׳ אסור … מעשה a m. remains forbidden only until some act (as shearing its wool or some work) has been done with it; a. e. 4) (Sabbath law) muktseh, that which is not counted on for use on the Sabbath or Holy Day (v. מוּכָן s. v. כּוּן, a. הַזְמָנָה); forbidden for use or handling. Bets.2a מאי טעמייהו דב״ש מ׳ הוא what reason had Beth Shammai (to permit the egg laid on the Holy Day by a hen which is kept for laying eggs and can, therefore, not be used for consumption on that day)? Is it not muktseh? Ib. דאית ליה מ׳ אית ליה נולד he who forbids m. forbids also nolad (v. יָלַד). Sabb.44a מ׳ מחמת מיאוס not counted on (and therefore forbidden to handle) on account of its repulsiveness (e. g. an old clay candlestick); מ׳ מחמת איסור m. in consequence of a ritual prohibition (e. g. a candlestick which on the entrance of the Sabbath could not be moved because a light was burning on it). Ib. 157a מ׳ מחמת חסרון כיס not counted on for use on the Sabbath because the object is too expensive for a use for which it is not originally made; a. fr.Pl. מוּקְצִים, מוּקְצִין set apart, chosen. Sifré Num. 85 (ref. to בקצה, Num. 11:1) במ׳ שבהם the fire seized the distinguished among them (with ref. to קצין, Jud. 11:11; Yalk. Num. 732 בקצינים). Fem. מוּקְצָה, pl. מוּקְצוֹת. Sabb.43b והא מ׳ נינהו are they not muktseh (because they are not intended for human food)?

רֶוַוח, רֵוַח, רֵי׳m. (b. h.; preced.) 1) extension, wide space; interval. Gen. R. s. 74 אין … במקיםר׳ they (the eastern men) hold council only in an open and level place (where they are safe against spies); Yalk. ib. 130 בשדה דאית בהר׳; Koh. R. to VI, 23 במקום מְרוּוָּח (v. רָוַוח); Pesik. Par., p. 34a> במקום רחוק (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 19 (play on לרוּחַ היום, Gen. 3:8) לרי׳ היום for the extension of the day (in order to extend Adams day to Gods day, a thousand years); Pesik. R. s. 40 יום משלי … לר׳ היוםוכ׳ I will give him one of my days,‘to the extension of the dayI will give him Ḥull.V, 3 בזמן שאין לור׳ when there is no interval of time between the sale of the dam for slaughter and that of her young. Koh. R. to I, 7 ארבע …ר׳ ביןוכ׳ there was a space of four cubits between each two. Ber.15b שיתןר׳ בין הדבקים he must allow an interval between words that may easily run into each other; a. fr. 2) case, relief. Tosef.Sot.II, 3 שאם … בצער יולדת בר׳ if (before she was tested) she used to give birth with great pains, she would now do so with ease; Num. R. s. 941>; Ber.31b. Tanḥ. Vayishl. 8 כשהיית בצרה … בר׳וכ׳ when thou wast in trouble, thou didst make a vow, but now that thou art relieved, thou forgettest; a. e. 3) profit, gain. Midr. Till., to Ps. 92; Yalk. ib. 843 והיו … את הר׳ שהרויח and when the students saw the gain that he had made

רֶוַוח, רֵוַח, רֵי׳m. (b. h.; preced.) 1) extension, wide space; interval. Gen. R. s. 74 אין … במקיםר׳ they (the eastern men) hold council only in an open and level place (where they are safe against spies); Yalk. ib. 130 בשדה דאית בהר׳; Koh. R. to VI, 23 במקום מְרוּוָּח (v. רָוַוח); Pesik. Par., p. 34a> במקום רחוק (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 19 (play on לרוּחַ היום, Gen. 3:8) לרי׳ היום for the extension of the day (in order to extend Adams day to Gods day, a thousand years); Pesik. R. s. 40 יום משלי … לר׳ היוםוכ׳ I will give him one of my days,‘to the extension of the dayI will give him Ḥull.V, 3 בזמן שאין לור׳ when there is no interval of time between the sale of the dam for slaughter and that of her young. Koh. R. to I, 7 ארבע …ר׳ ביןוכ׳ there was a space of four cubits between each two. Ber.15b שיתןר׳ בין הדבקים he must allow an interval between words that may easily run into each other; a. fr. 2) case, relief. Tosef.Sot.II, 3 שאם … בצער יולדת בר׳ if (before she was tested) she used to give birth with great pains, she would now do so with ease; Num. R. s. 941>; Ber.31b. Tanḥ. Vayishl. 8 כשהיית בצרה … בר׳וכ׳ when thou wast in trouble, thou didst make a vow, but now that thou art relieved, thou forgettest; a. e. 3) profit, gain. Midr. Till., to Ps. 92; Yalk. ib. 843 והיו … את הר׳ שהרויח and when the students saw the gain that he had made

רֶוַוח, רֵוַח, רֵי׳m. (b. h.; preced.) 1) extension, wide space; interval. Gen. R. s. 74 אין … במקיםר׳ they (the eastern men) hold council only in an open and level place (where they are safe against spies); Yalk. ib. 130 בשדה דאית בהר׳; Koh. R. to VI, 23 במקום מְרוּוָּח (v. רָוַוח); Pesik. Par., p. 34a> במקום רחוק (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 19 (play on לרוּחַ היום, Gen. 3:8) לרי׳ היום for the extension of the day (in order to extend Adams day to Gods day, a thousand years); Pesik. R. s. 40 יום משלי … לר׳ היוםוכ׳ I will give him one of my days,‘to the extension of the dayI will give him Ḥull.V, 3 בזמן שאין לור׳ when there is no interval of time between the sale of the dam for slaughter and that of her young. Koh. R. to I, 7 ארבע …ר׳ ביןוכ׳ there was a space of four cubits between each two. Ber.15b שיתןר׳ בין הדבקים he must allow an interval between words that may easily run into each other; a. fr. 2) case, relief. Tosef.Sot.II, 3 שאם … בצער יולדת בר׳ if (before she was tested) she used to give birth with great pains, she would now do so with ease; Num. R. s. 941>; Ber.31b. Tanḥ. Vayishl. 8 כשהיית בצרה … בר׳וכ׳ when thou wast in trouble, thou didst make a vow, but now that thou art relieved, thou forgettest; a. e. 3) profit, gain. Midr. Till., to Ps. 92; Yalk. ib. 843 והיו … את הר׳ שהרויח and when the students saw the gain that he had made

רֶוַוח, רֵוַח, רֵי׳m. (b. h.; preced.) 1) extension, wide space; interval. Gen. R. s. 74 אין … במקיםר׳ they (the eastern men) hold council only in an open and level place (where they are safe against spies); Yalk. ib. 130 בשדה דאית בהר׳; Koh. R. to VI, 23 במקום מְרוּוָּח (v. רָוַוח); Pesik. Par., p. 34a> במקום רחוק (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 19 (play on לרוּחַ היום, Gen. 3:8) לרי׳ היום for the extension of the day (in order to extend Adams day to Gods day, a thousand years); Pesik. R. s. 40 יום משלי … לר׳ היוםוכ׳ I will give him one of my days,‘to the extension of the dayI will give him Ḥull.V, 3 בזמן שאין לור׳ when there is no interval of time between the sale of the dam for slaughter and that of her young. Koh. R. to I, 7 ארבע …ר׳ ביןוכ׳ there was a space of four cubits between each two. Ber.15b שיתןר׳ בין הדבקים he must allow an interval between words that may easily run into each other; a. fr. 2) case, relief. Tosef.Sot.II, 3 שאם … בצער יולדת בר׳ if (before she was tested) she used to give birth with great pains, she would now do so with ease; Num. R. s. 941>; Ber.31b. Tanḥ. Vayishl. 8 כשהיית בצרה … בר׳וכ׳ when thou wast in trouble, thou didst make a vow, but now that thou art relieved, thou forgettest; a. e. 3) profit, gain. Midr. Till., to Ps. 92; Yalk. ib. 843 והיו … את הר׳ שהרויח and when the students saw the gain that he had made

רֶוַוח, רֵוַח, רֵי׳m. (b. h.; preced.) 1) extension, wide space; interval. Gen. R. s. 74 אין … במקיםר׳ they (the eastern men) hold council only in an open and level place (where they are safe against spies); Yalk. ib. 130 בשדה דאית בהר׳; Koh. R. to VI, 23 במקום מְרוּוָּח (v. רָוַוח); Pesik. Par., p. 34a> במקום רחוק (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 19 (play on לרוּחַ היום, Gen. 3:8) לרי׳ היום for the extension of the day (in order to extend Adams day to Gods day, a thousand years); Pesik. R. s. 40 יום משלי … לר׳ היוםוכ׳ I will give him one of my days,‘to the extension of the dayI will give him Ḥull.V, 3 בזמן שאין לור׳ when there is no interval of time between the sale of the dam for slaughter and that of her young. Koh. R. to I, 7 ארבע …ר׳ ביןוכ׳ there was a space of four cubits between each two. Ber.15b שיתןר׳ בין הדבקים he must allow an interval between words that may easily run into each other; a. fr. 2) case, relief. Tosef.Sot.II, 3 שאם … בצער יולדת בר׳ if (before she was tested) she used to give birth with great pains, she would now do so with ease; Num. R. s. 941>; Ber.31b. Tanḥ. Vayishl. 8 כשהיית בצרה … בר׳וכ׳ when thou wast in trouble, thou didst make a vow, but now that thou art relieved, thou forgettest; a. e. 3) profit, gain. Midr. Till., to Ps. 92; Yalk. ib. 843 והיו … את הר׳ שהרויח and when the students saw the gain that he had made

נָגַע(b. h.) 1) to touch; to strike; to injure (with ב of object). Sabb.13b. Num. R. s. 14 אילו נ׳ באשתוכ׳ if he touched Potifars wife. Ib. (ref. to Koh. 8:5) שלא נ׳ בו הדבר the thing (the speech of the chief butler) did not harm him, v. נִגְעָה. Y.Peah VIII, 21a bot., a. e. נָגְעוּ בה, v. מַכָּה. Y.Yeb.I, end, 13b לא היוב״ש נוֹגְעִין בו the Shammaites would not take up the ease; a. v. fr.נוֹגֵעַ בעדות an interested witness. Snh.34a דמיחזי כנ׳ בעדותו he has the appearance of an interested witness. B. Bath.43a top אמאי נוֹגְעִין בעדותן הן why are they admitted to testify? Are they not interested witnesses? Kidd.43b; a. fr. 2) (v. Hif.) to arrive, to come to pass. Gen. R. s. 84 שעתידין הדברים לִיגַּע for these things (which Joseph dreamt) shall come to pass; Yalk. ib. 141. Hif. הִגִּיעַ 1) to reach; to become the property of; to obtain; to cause to reach. B. Mets. X, 5 הִגִּיעוּךָ they shall be thine. Arakh.VIII, 1; 3 (27a, sq.) הִגִּיעָתְךָ it is thine (Bab. ed. הִגַּעְתִּיךָ I let thee have it), i. e. thy offer is accepted; Tosef. ib. IV, 20 הִגַּעְתָּהוּ thou hast acquired it. Tosef.B. Bath.VI, 7, a. e. הִגִּיעוֹ it is his, i. e. he must pay for it. Y.Erub.III, 21a bot., a. e. הִגִּיעוּךָ סוף thou hast been made to reach the final conclusion, i. e. thou must admit, v. חָוַר. Ber.IX, 3 (54a) שהחינו וקיימנו והִגִּיעָנוּ לזמן הזה (Mish. ed. only שהחינו) who hast granted us life and sustenance and suffered us to reach this period. Pes.X, 6 כן … יַגִּיעֵנוּוכ׳ so may He allow us to reach ; a. v. fr.הַגַּע עצמך put thyself in the position, i. e. suppose. Y.Gitt.III, 44d, v. זָוַג; a. fr. 2) to arrive, to come to pass; to concern. Gen. R. l. c. שתחיית המתים מַגַּעַת בימיו that the resurrection of the dead will come to pass in his days. Ib. שהדברים מַגִּיעִים לבלההוכ׳ that these things concern Bilhah. Gitt.VIII, 3 כיון שה׳ לאוירוכ׳ as soon as the letter of divorce reaches the space over the roof. Ib. VII, 7 ה׳ לאנטיפטריס if he came as far as Antipatris. Num. R. s. 5 שלא יַגִּיעַ לכם כשם שה׳וכ׳ that the same may not happen to you as happened to the sons of Aaron. Ned.VIII, 2 עד שיגיע until the time (Passover) comes, opp. עד שיצא until it is passed; a. fr.Tosef.Toh.VI, 14 ומשהגיע, v. יָגַע. Hof. הוּגָּע to be brought to a condition. Zeb.88a, sq. הוּגְּעוּ למים Rashi (ed. במים, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 2) if they have come to such a condition as to need washing in water; הוגעו לנתר ואהל if they need cleansing with natron and aloes; (Yalk. Ex. 381 הוּגְעֲלוּ במים if they can be cleansed with, v. גָּעַל). Pi. נִיגֵּעַ (denom. of נֶגַע) to afflict with leprosy.Part. pass. מְנוּגָּע; f. מְנוּגַּעַת; pl. מְנוּגָּעִים; מְנוּגָּעוֹת. Neg. XIII, 9 מי שנכנס לבית המ׳ he who enters a house which is unclean on account of leprosy in the walls. Erub. VIII, 2 חצייה לבית המנ׳ half the time (required for consuming it) is the measure for the stay in a leprous house. Tosef.Neg.VI, 1 בית המנ׳ לא היהוכ׳ a case of a leprous house has never occurred Ib. אבנים מנ׳ stones from a leprous house; Snh.71a; a. e. Nithpa. נִתְנַגֵּעַ to be afflicted with leprosy. Ker.II, 3 מצורעשנ׳ נגעים הרבה a leper that had several attacks in succession (before being purified from the first); Tosef.Neg.IX, 7. Tosef.B. Mets. VIII, 30 המשכיר … וניתנ׳ if one rented a house to his neighbor, and it became leprous; Arakh.20b; a. fr.

נָגַע(b. h.) 1) to touch; to strike; to injure (with ב of object). Sabb.13b. Num. R. s. 14 אילו נ׳ באשתוכ׳ if he touched Potifars wife. Ib. (ref. to Koh. 8:5) שלא נ׳ בו הדבר the thing (the speech of the chief butler) did not harm him, v. נִגְעָה. Y.Peah VIII, 21a bot., a. e. נָגְעוּ בה, v. מַכָּה. Y.Yeb.I, end, 13b לא היוב״ש נוֹגְעִין בו the Shammaites would not take up the ease; a. v. fr.נוֹגֵעַ בעדות an interested witness. Snh.34a דמיחזי כנ׳ בעדותו he has the appearance of an interested witness. B. Bath.43a top אמאי נוֹגְעִין בעדותן הן why are they admitted to testify? Are they not interested witnesses? Kidd.43b; a. fr. 2) (v. Hif.) to arrive, to come to pass. Gen. R. s. 84 שעתידין הדברים לִיגַּע for these things (which Joseph dreamt) shall come to pass; Yalk. ib. 141. Hif. הִגִּיעַ 1) to reach; to become the property of; to obtain; to cause to reach. B. Mets. X, 5 הִגִּיעוּךָ they shall be thine. Arakh.VIII, 1; 3 (27a, sq.) הִגִּיעָתְךָ it is thine (Bab. ed. הִגַּעְתִּיךָ I let thee have it), i. e. thy offer is accepted; Tosef. ib. IV, 20 הִגַּעְתָּהוּ thou hast acquired it. Tosef.B. Bath.VI, 7, a. e. הִגִּיעוֹ it is his, i. e. he must pay for it. Y.Erub.III, 21a bot., a. e. הִגִּיעוּךָ סוף thou hast been made to reach the final conclusion, i. e. thou must admit, v. חָוַר. Ber.IX, 3 (54a) שהחינו וקיימנו והִגִּיעָנוּ לזמן הזה (Mish. ed. only שהחינו) who hast granted us life and sustenance and suffered us to reach this period. Pes.X, 6 כן … יַגִּיעֵנוּוכ׳ so may He allow us to reach ; a. v. fr.הַגַּע עצמך put thyself in the position, i. e. suppose. Y.Gitt.III, 44d, v. זָוַג; a. fr. 2) to arrive, to come to pass; to concern. Gen. R. l. c. שתחיית המתים מַגַּעַת בימיו that the resurrection of the dead will come to pass in his days. Ib. שהדברים מַגִּיעִים לבלההוכ׳ that these things concern Bilhah. Gitt.VIII, 3 כיון שה׳ לאוירוכ׳ as soon as the letter of divorce reaches the space over the roof. Ib. VII, 7 ה׳ לאנטיפטריס if he came as far as Antipatris. Num. R. s. 5 שלא יַגִּיעַ לכם כשם שה׳וכ׳ that the same may not happen to you as happened to the sons of Aaron. Ned.VIII, 2 עד שיגיע until the time (Passover) comes, opp. עד שיצא until it is passed; a. fr.Tosef.Toh.VI, 14 ומשהגיע, v. יָגַע. Hof. הוּגָּע to be brought to a condition. Zeb.88a, sq. הוּגְּעוּ למים Rashi (ed. במים, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 2) if they have come to such a condition as to need washing in water; הוגעו לנתר ואהל if they need cleansing with natron and aloes; (Yalk. Ex. 381 הוּגְעֲלוּ במים if they can be cleansed with, v. גָּעַל). Pi. נִיגֵּעַ (denom. of נֶגַע) to afflict with leprosy.Part. pass. מְנוּגָּע; f. מְנוּגַּעַת; pl. מְנוּגָּעִים; מְנוּגָּעוֹת. Neg. XIII, 9 מי שנכנס לבית המ׳ he who enters a house which is unclean on account of leprosy in the walls. Erub. VIII, 2 חצייה לבית המנ׳ half the time (required for consuming it) is the measure for the stay in a leprous house. Tosef.Neg.VI, 1 בית המנ׳ לא היהוכ׳ a case of a leprous house has never occurred Ib. אבנים מנ׳ stones from a leprous house; Snh.71a; a. e. Nithpa. נִתְנַגֵּעַ to be afflicted with leprosy. Ker.II, 3 מצורעשנ׳ נגעים הרבה a leper that had several attacks in succession (before being purified from the first); Tosef.Neg.IX, 7. Tosef.B. Mets. VIII, 30 המשכיר … וניתנ׳ if one rented a house to his neighbor, and it became leprous; Arakh.20b; a. fr.

תְּפִיסָה, תְּפִישָׂהf. (תָּפַּס) 1) seizing, taking hold, possession; grasp, manipulation. Keth.84b top זד״ע ת׳ … כלל and according to R. Akiba does possession have no legal effect at all? Ḥull.44a עד כדי תְפִיסַת יד as much space as is covered by a grasp of the hand. Ned.V, 3 (46a) אם יש לו בהן תפיסת יד (Y. ed. תפוסת) if he has an interest in them (the bath, or the wine or oil press which he has rented out); ib. 46b וכמה ת׳ ידוכ׳ and how large must that interest be?… One-half, or one-third, or one-fourth. Ab. Zar. III, 5 מפני מה … שיש בה תפיסת ידי אדם (Y. ed. תְּפִישַׂת) why is it forbidden to make use of the wood of an Asherah (it being a natural object)? Because the hands of men had something to do with it (they planted it). Ib. 50a שתים בת׳ לו two stones (of a merculis) within a grasps distance (four cubits). Tosef.Ḥull.VIII, 5 לא … שכולן ת׳ אחת) (not שכולי) they forbid (two guests in an inn at the same table to eat, the one meat, and the other cheese) only when all of it is handled together; Ḥull.107b ת׳ אחת סלקא דעתך you cannot mean really handled together (wrapped together); אלא כעין ת׳ אחת but it means, with the appearance of belonging together. Tosef.Ter.III, 7 כל בית הגיתות תפו׳ אחת ed. Zuck. (Var. תפי׳) the whole wine-press room may be considered one concern; כיצד גת אחת … בזמן שכולן ת׳ אחתוכ׳ in what way? if there is one vat for two pits, or …, as long as they are all worked at the same time, you may take Trumah or tithes from one for the other; אין כולמ ת׳ אחתוכ׳ if they are not all worked at the same time, you cannot Ib. כל בית הבד ת׳ אחת the whole oil press room may be considered one concern; a. fr.Deut. R. s. 2 תפיסת קורצין, v. קְווּצּוֹת.Pl. תְּפִיסוֹת, תְּפִישׂ׳, תְּפוּ׳. Ab. Zar.8b שתי ת׳ תפסה רומיוכ׳ twice Rome seized the empire (in the east), once in the days of queen Cleopatra, and once in the days of the Greeks. Ib. 50a בשתי ת׳ at a distance of two grasps (eight cubits), v. supra. Y.Ter.II, 41b bot. שהיה בלבו תפושה אחת … שתי תפוש׳ when he had intended to treat the wine in the press room as one concern, but reconsidered it in favor of two concerns; a. e. 2) being taken, detention. Num. R. s. 1318> שהיו מפשפשים … תפיסת מצרים they examined their own deeds to find out why the detention in Egypt had happened to them; a. e. 3) v. תְּפוּסָה.

תְּפִיסָה, תְּפִישָׂהf. (תָּפַּס) 1) seizing, taking hold, possession; grasp, manipulation. Keth.84b top זד״ע ת׳ … כלל and according to R. Akiba does possession have no legal effect at all? Ḥull.44a עד כדי תְפִיסַת יד as much space as is covered by a grasp of the hand. Ned.V, 3 (46a) אם יש לו בהן תפיסת יד (Y. ed. תפוסת) if he has an interest in them (the bath, or the wine or oil press which he has rented out); ib. 46b וכמה ת׳ ידוכ׳ and how large must that interest be?… One-half, or one-third, or one-fourth. Ab. Zar. III, 5 מפני מה … שיש בה תפיסת ידי אדם (Y. ed. תְּפִישַׂת) why is it forbidden to make use of the wood of an Asherah (it being a natural object)? Because the hands of men had something to do with it (they planted it). Ib. 50a שתים בת׳ לו two stones (of a merculis) within a grasps distance (four cubits). Tosef.Ḥull.VIII, 5 לא … שכולן ת׳ אחת) (not שכולי) they forbid (two guests in an inn at the same table to eat, the one meat, and the other cheese) only when all of it is handled together; Ḥull.107b ת׳ אחת סלקא דעתך you cannot mean really handled together (wrapped together); אלא כעין ת׳ אחת but it means, with the appearance of belonging together. Tosef.Ter.III, 7 כל בית הגיתות תפו׳ אחת ed. Zuck. (Var. תפי׳) the whole wine-press room may be considered one concern; כיצד גת אחת … בזמן שכולן ת׳ אחתוכ׳ in what way? if there is one vat for two pits, or …, as long as they are all worked at the same time, you may take Trumah or tithes from one for the other; אין כולמ ת׳ אחתוכ׳ if they are not all worked at the same time, you cannot Ib. כל בית הבד ת׳ אחת the whole oil press room may be considered one concern; a. fr.Deut. R. s. 2 תפיסת קורצין, v. קְווּצּוֹת.Pl. תְּפִיסוֹת, תְּפִישׂ׳, תְּפוּ׳. Ab. Zar.8b שתי ת׳ תפסה רומיוכ׳ twice Rome seized the empire (in the east), once in the days of queen Cleopatra, and once in the days of the Greeks. Ib. 50a בשתי ת׳ at a distance of two grasps (eight cubits), v. supra. Y.Ter.II, 41b bot. שהיה בלבו תפושה אחת … שתי תפוש׳ when he had intended to treat the wine in the press room as one concern, but reconsidered it in favor of two concerns; a. e. 2) being taken, detention. Num. R. s. 1318> שהיו מפשפשים … תפיסת מצרים they examined their own deeds to find out why the detention in Egypt had happened to them; a. e. 3) v. תְּפוּסָה.

תְּפִיסָה, תְּפִישָׂהf. (תָּפַּס) 1) seizing, taking hold, possession; grasp, manipulation. Keth.84b top זד״ע ת׳ … כלל and according to R. Akiba does possession have no legal effect at all? Ḥull.44a עד כדי תְפִיסַת יד as much space as is covered by a grasp of the hand. Ned.V, 3 (46a) אם יש לו בהן תפיסת יד (Y. ed. תפוסת) if he has an interest in them (the bath, or the wine or oil press which he has rented out); ib. 46b וכמה ת׳ ידוכ׳ and how large must that interest be?… One-half, or one-third, or one-fourth. Ab. Zar. III, 5 מפני מה … שיש בה תפיסת ידי אדם (Y. ed. תְּפִישַׂת) why is it forbidden to make use of the wood of an Asherah (it being a natural object)? Because the hands of men had something to do with it (they planted it). Ib. 50a שתים בת׳ לו two stones (of a merculis) within a grasps distance (four cubits). Tosef.Ḥull.VIII, 5 לא … שכולן ת׳ אחת) (not שכולי) they forbid (two guests in an inn at the same table to eat, the one meat, and the other cheese) only when all of it is handled together; Ḥull.107b ת׳ אחת סלקא דעתך you cannot mean really handled together (wrapped together); אלא כעין ת׳ אחת but it means, with the appearance of belonging together. Tosef.Ter.III, 7 כל בית הגיתות תפו׳ אחת ed. Zuck. (Var. תפי׳) the whole wine-press room may be considered one concern; כיצד גת אחת … בזמן שכולן ת׳ אחתוכ׳ in what way? if there is one vat for two pits, or …, as long as they are all worked at the same time, you may take Trumah or tithes from one for the other; אין כולמ ת׳ אחתוכ׳ if they are not all worked at the same time, you cannot Ib. כל בית הבד ת׳ אחת the whole oil press room may be considered one concern; a. fr.Deut. R. s. 2 תפיסת קורצין, v. קְווּצּוֹת.Pl. תְּפִיסוֹת, תְּפִישׂ׳, תְּפוּ׳. Ab. Zar.8b שתי ת׳ תפסה רומיוכ׳ twice Rome seized the empire (in the east), once in the days of queen Cleopatra, and once in the days of the Greeks. Ib. 50a בשתי ת׳ at a distance of two grasps (eight cubits), v. supra. Y.Ter.II, 41b bot. שהיה בלבו תפושה אחת … שתי תפוש׳ when he had intended to treat the wine in the press room as one concern, but reconsidered it in favor of two concerns; a. e. 2) being taken, detention. Num. R. s. 1318> שהיו מפשפשים … תפיסת מצרים they examined their own deeds to find out why the detention in Egypt had happened to them; a. e. 3) v. תְּפוּסָה.

תְּפִיסָה, תְּפִישָׂהf. (תָּפַּס) 1) seizing, taking hold, possession; grasp, manipulation. Keth.84b top זד״ע ת׳ … כלל and according to R. Akiba does possession have no legal effect at all? Ḥull.44a עד כדי תְפִיסַת יד as much space as is covered by a grasp of the hand. Ned.V, 3 (46a) אם יש לו בהן תפיסת יד (Y. ed. תפוסת) if he has an interest in them (the bath, or the wine or oil press which he has rented out); ib. 46b וכמה ת׳ ידוכ׳ and how large must that interest be?… One-half, or one-third, or one-fourth. Ab. Zar. III, 5 מפני מה … שיש בה תפיסת ידי אדם (Y. ed. תְּפִישַׂת) why is it forbidden to make use of the wood of an Asherah (it being a natural object)? Because the hands of men had something to do with it (they planted it). Ib. 50a שתים בת׳ לו two stones (of a merculis) within a grasps distance (four cubits). Tosef.Ḥull.VIII, 5 לא … שכולן ת׳ אחת) (not שכולי) they forbid (two guests in an inn at the same table to eat, the one meat, and the other cheese) only when all of it is handled together; Ḥull.107b ת׳ אחת סלקא דעתך you cannot mean really handled together (wrapped together); אלא כעין ת׳ אחת but it means, with the appearance of belonging together. Tosef.Ter.III, 7 כל בית הגיתות תפו׳ אחת ed. Zuck. (Var. תפי׳) the whole wine-press room may be considered one concern; כיצד גת אחת … בזמן שכולן ת׳ אחתוכ׳ in what way? if there is one vat for two pits, or …, as long as they are all worked at the same time, you may take Trumah or tithes from one for the other; אין כולמ ת׳ אחתוכ׳ if they are not all worked at the same time, you cannot Ib. כל בית הבד ת׳ אחת the whole oil press room may be considered one concern; a. fr.Deut. R. s. 2 תפיסת קורצין, v. קְווּצּוֹת.Pl. תְּפִיסוֹת, תְּפִישׂ׳, תְּפוּ׳. Ab. Zar.8b שתי ת׳ תפסה רומיוכ׳ twice Rome seized the empire (in the east), once in the days of queen Cleopatra, and once in the days of the Greeks. Ib. 50a בשתי ת׳ at a distance of two grasps (eight cubits), v. supra. Y.Ter.II, 41b bot. שהיה בלבו תפושה אחת … שתי תפוש׳ when he had intended to treat the wine in the press room as one concern, but reconsidered it in favor of two concerns; a. e. 2) being taken, detention. Num. R. s. 1318> שהיו מפשפשים … תפיסת מצרים they examined their own deeds to find out why the detention in Egypt had happened to them; a. e. 3) v. תְּפוּסָה.

פָּתַח(b. h.) 1) to open, begin. Y.Ber.VI, end, 10d על כל … שהיה פוֹתֵהַוכ׳ over each cask as he opened it he said the benediction Sabb.104a, a. e. פּוֹתְחִין לו (Var. פְּתָחִין), v. טָמֵא I. Ib. 48a מתירין … אבל לא פותחין you may untie the neck-hole of a shirt, but not cut it open (on the Sabbath). Y.Taan.I, 64b top (ref. to Is. 45:8) כנקבה … פוֹתַחַתוכ׳ like the female that opens for the male. Ned.III, 4 לא יִפְתַּח לו בנדר he must not begin (offer his willingness) to make a vow (in order to escape robbery, v. נָדַר); a. v. fr.Part. pass. פָּתוּחַ; פְּתוּחָה; pl. פְּתוּחִים, פְּתוּחִין, פְּתוּחוֹת. Yeb.71b, a. e. נסתם הפ׳, v. סָתַם. Snh.94a, v. סָהֵם (v. מנצפ״ך). Meg.3a, פ׳ באמצע, v. סָתַם. Erub.IV, 6 שלש חצירות הפ׳ זו לזו ופ׳וכ׳ three courts opening into (communicating with) one another and into the public road; a. v. fr. פתה פתוח, v. פֶּתַח.Esp. (פרשה) פְּתוּחָה a paragraph in the Torah beginning with a new, indented line, opp. סתומה. Treat. Sofrim I, 14 איזהו פ׳ כל שלאוכ׳ what is an open paragraph? Such as does not begin at the beginning of a line, וכמה … ותהא נקראת פ׳ and how much space must one leave … for a paragraph to be called open?; a. fr.Trnsf. (to open the door to,) to introduce (into learning). Y.M. Kat. III, 83b top איזהו רבו כל שפ׳ לו תחלה who is called ones (special) teacher? He who was the first to initiate him; a. e.Esp. to open an opportunity for retracting a vow, to suggest reasons which, if known at the time, would have prevented the person from making the vow, v. חֲרָטָה. Ned.IX, 1 פותחין לאדם בכביךוכ׳ the judges offer suggestions taken from the respect due to parents (saying, if you had known that this vow cast a reflection on your father). Ib. רִפְתְּחוּ לו בכבוד המקים why not suggest to him the reverence due to the Lord (‘if you had known that he who makes a vow is considered an evil-doer)? Ib. 4 פותחין לו מן הכתובוכ׳ we offer suggestions to him from what is written in the Law, saying to him, if you had known that (in fulfilling that vow) you would transgress the law forbidding revenge ; a. fr.B. Kam.27a פ׳ בכד וסיים בחבית the Mishnah begins with kad and closes with ḥabith! Ber.10a פ׳ בה באשריוכ׳ v. סוּם I h. Gen. R. s. 84 אתה פָתֵחְתָּ תחלה בהצלתוכ׳ thou wast the first man to speak of saving life; אתה פתחת בתשובהוכ׳ thou wast the first to do repentance, … one of thy descendants shall rise and be the first (prophet) to call for repentance; a. fr.Esp. to open a lecture with a (Biblical) text. Pesik. Aḥăré, p. 170a> ר׳ לוי פ׳וכ׳ R. Levi took up the text (Ps. 75:5) Gen. R. s. 1; a. v. fr.Pesik. R. s. 33 (an editorial gloss) פ׳ בכל אלו הפרשיות the author takes his texts from all those (quoted) passages. 2) to explain, speak plainly. Shek. V, 1; Men.65a (ref. to פתחיה as identical with מרדכי) he was named Pethahia, שהיה פותח דברים ודורשןוכ׳ (not בדברים) because he explained words and interpreted them (etymologically) and knew seventy languages.Part. pass. as ab. Sifré Aḥăré, beg., v. סָתַם. Nif. נִפְתַּח 1) to be opened. Yeb.71b, a. e., v. סָתַם. R. Hash. 16b שלשה … נִפְתָּחִין בר״ה three books are opened (for recording) on the New Years Day. B. Bath. 125b, v. סוּם I, Nithpa. Pesik. R. l. c. להִיפָּתֵחַ to have ones bowels opened, v. פְּסִיעָה; a. fr.Ib. (editorial gloss) ונ׳ עוד שם בפרשתוכ׳ and furthermore this section (Is. 61:1) was used as the opening text; a. fr.Esp. to have ones eyes opened, to become seeing. Pesik. R. s. 42 בשילדה שדה כל סומא … נ׳ when Sarah gave birth, every blind person in the world was restored to sight; a. e. Pi. פִּיתֵּהֵ 1) to open. Ib. פי׳ הפילקיות he opened the prisons. Par. III, 8 ועושין … ומְפַתְּחִין בה חלונות they piled wood in the shape of a tower and opened windows in it. Zeb.88b רימונים שלא פִיתְּחוּ פיהן (Ms. K. a. R. 2 נִפְתְּהוּ; Ms. R. 1 נִתְפַּתְּחוּ, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 5) pomegranates which have not yet burst open; a. e. 2) to engrave. Y.Ab. Zar. III, 43b Pl. פי׳ בה פיתוחים if he cut designs into it. 3) to dig, break ground. Pirké dR. El. ch. XXVIII; Gen. R. s. 76 כשיצמד … יְפַתְּחוּ וישדדווכ׳ when an ox and a cow are harnessed together, they will break and harrow all valleys. Hithpa. הִתְפַּתֵּחַ, Nithpa. נִתְפַּתֵּחַ 1) to be opened, v. supra. Pesik. R. s. 31 נִתְפַּתְּחוּ בדם they (their cavities) were opened with (discharged) blood; a. e. 2) to be cut into, graven. Tosef.Sot.XV, 1; Y. ib. IX, 24b וכיון … היו מִתְפַּתְּחוֹת לפניווכ׳ and when they let it (the Shamir, v. שָׁמִיר) look at the stones, they were engraven before it like the (wax-covered) tablets Y.Kil.VII, beg.30d מתפתחת R. S. to Kil. VIII, 1, v. פִּתְפֵּת.