spirit+of+the+law

קוּם(b. h.) to stand up, rise; to stand, exist. Sifré Deut. 357 (ref. to Deut. 26:10) אבל באומות קָם וכ׳ but among the nations he (a prophet like Moses) has existed ; R. Hash. 21b בנביאים לא קםוכ׳ among the prophets never one arose like Moses, but among the rulers one did arise (Solomon). Tanḥ. Bshall. 16 שכל הַקָּם … כאילו קםוכ׳ whoever rises against Israel is considered as if he rose against the Shkhinah. Ib. (ref. to Ex. 15:7) הרבית … כל הקָּמִים לנגדך thou hast often shown thyself glorious over all that rose against thee; a. v. fr.קוּם עֲשֵׂה rise and do, a transgression of a prohibitive law which you must repair by an action, v. נָתַק. Ḥull.XII, 4. Macc.15b, v. infra; a. fr.V. קַיָּים. Pi. קִיֵּים 1) to establish; to attest, identify. Gitt.2b אין עדים מצויין לקַיְּימוֹ no witnesses are likely to be found to attest it (identify the signatures). Ib. 6a כולי עלמא בעינן לקיימו all agree that identifiation by witnesses is required. B. Mets.7a מודה בשטר … צריך לקיימו even if the debtor admits that he has written the note, the creditor must establish its identity (or else the debtor may maintain that the debt has been paid). Gitt.III, 4 וקיְּימוּ את דבריו and they sustained his opinion. Keth.20a אין מְקַיְּימִין … אלא משטרוכ׳ a document can be identified only by comparison of the signatures with those on a document that had been disputed and declared valid in court. Ib. אין מקיימין … משתי כתובותוכ׳ a document can be identified only by comparison of signatures with two marriage deeds or deeds of sale of two fields Ned.72a שמע וק׳ if he heard her vow and confirmed it. Y.R. Hash. I, 56c top קִיַּימְתִּיהָ כשחלוכ׳ I sustain that opinion for a case when ; a. fr.Part. pass. מְקוּיָּים. B. Mets. l. c. במק׳ דבריוכ׳ if the document has been identified, all agree ; a. e. 2) to fulfill, carry out, execute. Yoma 28b ק׳ אברהםוכ׳ Abraham fulfilled the whole Law. Macc. l. c. כל מצות … ק׳וכ׳ in the case of a transgression of a prohibitive law for which reparation is commanded, if the transgressor fulfills the prescribed reparation, he is free (from legal punishment), but if he made the reparation impossible Ib. ור״ש בן ל׳ קִיְּימוֹ ולא קִיְּימוֹ R. S. ben L. reads, if he makes reparation (he is free), and if he refuses, (he is punished); ib. 15a למאן דאמר ק׳ ולא ק׳ according to him who reads ḳiyymo vlo ḳiyymo (punishment can be executed as soon as one refuses to make reparation, although reparation is not made impossible); Ḥull.141a. Ab. IV, 9 … כל הַמְקַיֵּים לקַיְּימָהּ מעושר he who maintains (studies and observes) the Law in poverty, shall finally maintain it in wealth. Sot.13a sq. אמרו ק׳ זה כלוכ׳ they said, this one (Joseph in the coffin) has fulfilled what is written in this (the tablets in the ark of the covenant). Y.R. Hash. I, 57b top רצה מְקַיְּימָהּ if he so desires, he observes it (his own decree). Ber.9b ועבדום … ק׳ בהםוכ׳ the Lord fulfilled on them ‘and they shall make them serve (Gen. 15:14), but he did not fulfill on them ; a. v. fr. מה אני מקייםוכ׳ how can I maintain the words, i. e. in what way can this Scriptural verse which seems to conflict with my opinion be interpreted? R. Hash. 21b אלא מה אני מקיים ביקשוכ׳ and how do I interpret the verse biḳḳesh (Koh. 12:10)? Y.Kidd.I, 61c מה מקיים … בנים how does R. Elazar interpret banim (Deut. 14:1)?; a. fr. 3) to sustain, preserve alive, save. Snh.IV, 5 כל המקיים … כאילו ק׳וכ׳ he who saves one life … is considered … as if he had preserved the whole world; B. Bath.11a. Ab. V, 1 צדיקים שמקיימין את העילםוכ׳ the righteous who sustain the world which was created Kil. V, 8 המקיים קוצים בכרם he who keeps (cultivates) thorns in a vineyard. Ib. דבר שכמוהו מקיימין a plant of the kind that people are wont to cultivate; a. e. 4) to place ( on the chafing stove). Tosef.Sabb.III, 1 ואין מקיימין עליהוכ׳ (not לה) you must not place dishes on it, until it is swept or covered with ashes. Ib. 3; Y. ib. III, beg.5c; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְקַיֵּים, Nithpa. נִתְקַיֵּים 1) to be established, identified. Gitt.I, 3 יִתְקַיֵּים בחותמיו let the genuineness of the document be established through its signers (the witnesses subscribed or through others identifying their signatures); a. fr. 2) to be fulfilled, realized. Macc.24b עד שלא נִתְקַיְּימָה … שלא תִתְקַיֵּים נבואתווכ׳ is as long as the prophecy of Uriah (Mic. 3:12) was not fulfilled, I was afraid lest Zechariahs prophecy (Zech. 8:4) fail to come true; עכשיו שנתקיימה … מִהְקַיֶּימֶת now that Uriahs prophecy has been fulfilled, it is sure that Zechariahs will come true. Tosef.Snh.XI, 8; Y. ib. XI, 30a bot. וכולן נִתְקַיְּימוּ, v. מִדָּה. Ber.55a מקצתו מתקייםוכ׳ part of a dream may come true, but the whole of it will not. Midr. Till. to Ps. 1:3 מִתְקַיְּימוֹת are executed, v. עֵצָה II; a. fr. 3) to be preserved; to last, endure. Gitt.II, 3 בכל דבר שאינו מתקיים with any writing-ink which does not endure. Pes.68b אילמלא … לא נתקיימווכ׳ but for the Law, heaven and earth would not continue to exist. Taan.7a מה … מִתְקַיְּימִיןוכ׳ as these three liquids can he preserved only in the lowest kind of vessels, so will the words of the Law stay with him only whose mind is lowly. Erub.54a תלמודו מתק׳ בידו his learning will remain with him (in his memory). Shebi. VII, 2 מתק׳ בארץ plants the roots of which continue in the ground (perennials). Ab. IV, 11 כל כנסיה … סופה להִתְקַיֵּים every union for a sacred purpose is destined to last. Ib. V, 17 כל מחלוקת … סופה להתק׳ a contest for a sacred purpose is bound to have an enduring effect; a. fr. 4) to be maintained, be harmonised. Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 כיצד יִתְקַיְּימוּ שני מקראות הללו how can these two verses be harmonised?; a. fr. Hif. הֵקִים 1) to put up, erect. Ex. R. s. 52 בואו שנָקִיםוכ׳ come, for we will put up the Tabernacle. lb שרתה … והֵקִימוֹ the holy spirit came upon him, and he put it up. Tanḥ. Pḳudé 11 אני כותב עליך שאתה הֲקִימֹתוֹ I will record about thee, that thou didst put it up; a. fr. 2) to confirm ( a womans vow). Ned.67b איה׳ה׳ if he (the father) has confirmed it, it stands confirmed (the betrothed cannot annul it). Ib. 69a יש שאלה בהָקֵם can a confirmation (by one of the two, the father or the husband) be reconsidered? (v. שְׁאֵלָה), v. הָקֵם; a. e. Hof. הוּקַם to be put up. Tanḥ. l. c. כיון שה׳ המשכן מידוכ׳ as soon as the Tabernacle was erected, the Divine Presence came down Tanḥ. Naso 23. Num. R. s. 12; a. fr.

קוּם(b. h.) to stand up, rise; to stand, exist. Sifré Deut. 357 (ref. to Deut. 26:10) אבל באומות קָם וכ׳ but among the nations he (a prophet like Moses) has existed ; R. Hash. 21b בנביאים לא קםוכ׳ among the prophets never one arose like Moses, but among the rulers one did arise (Solomon). Tanḥ. Bshall. 16 שכל הַקָּם … כאילו קםוכ׳ whoever rises against Israel is considered as if he rose against the Shkhinah. Ib. (ref. to Ex. 15:7) הרבית … כל הקָּמִים לנגדך thou hast often shown thyself glorious over all that rose against thee; a. v. fr.קוּם עֲשֵׂה rise and do, a transgression of a prohibitive law which you must repair by an action, v. נָתַק. Ḥull.XII, 4. Macc.15b, v. infra; a. fr.V. קַיָּים. Pi. קִיֵּים 1) to establish; to attest, identify. Gitt.2b אין עדים מצויין לקַיְּימוֹ no witnesses are likely to be found to attest it (identify the signatures). Ib. 6a כולי עלמא בעינן לקיימו all agree that identifiation by witnesses is required. B. Mets.7a מודה בשטר … צריך לקיימו even if the debtor admits that he has written the note, the creditor must establish its identity (or else the debtor may maintain that the debt has been paid). Gitt.III, 4 וקיְּימוּ את דבריו and they sustained his opinion. Keth.20a אין מְקַיְּימִין … אלא משטרוכ׳ a document can be identified only by comparison of the signatures with those on a document that had been disputed and declared valid in court. Ib. אין מקיימין … משתי כתובותוכ׳ a document can be identified only by comparison of signatures with two marriage deeds or deeds of sale of two fields Ned.72a שמע וק׳ if he heard her vow and confirmed it. Y.R. Hash. I, 56c top קִיַּימְתִּיהָ כשחלוכ׳ I sustain that opinion for a case when ; a. fr.Part. pass. מְקוּיָּים. B. Mets. l. c. במק׳ דבריוכ׳ if the document has been identified, all agree ; a. e. 2) to fulfill, carry out, execute. Yoma 28b ק׳ אברהםוכ׳ Abraham fulfilled the whole Law. Macc. l. c. כל מצות … ק׳וכ׳ in the case of a transgression of a prohibitive law for which reparation is commanded, if the transgressor fulfills the prescribed reparation, he is free (from legal punishment), but if he made the reparation impossible Ib. ור״ש בן ל׳ קִיְּימוֹ ולא קִיְּימוֹ R. S. ben L. reads, if he makes reparation (he is free), and if he refuses, (he is punished); ib. 15a למאן דאמר ק׳ ולא ק׳ according to him who reads ḳiyymo vlo ḳiyymo (punishment can be executed as soon as one refuses to make reparation, although reparation is not made impossible); Ḥull.141a. Ab. IV, 9 … כל הַמְקַיֵּים לקַיְּימָהּ מעושר he who maintains (studies and observes) the Law in poverty, shall finally maintain it in wealth. Sot.13a sq. אמרו ק׳ זה כלוכ׳ they said, this one (Joseph in the coffin) has fulfilled what is written in this (the tablets in the ark of the covenant). Y.R. Hash. I, 57b top רצה מְקַיְּימָהּ if he so desires, he observes it (his own decree). Ber.9b ועבדום … ק׳ בהםוכ׳ the Lord fulfilled on them ‘and they shall make them serve (Gen. 15:14), but he did not fulfill on them ; a. v. fr. מה אני מקייםוכ׳ how can I maintain the words, i. e. in what way can this Scriptural verse which seems to conflict with my opinion be interpreted? R. Hash. 21b אלא מה אני מקיים ביקשוכ׳ and how do I interpret the verse biḳḳesh (Koh. 12:10)? Y.Kidd.I, 61c מה מקיים … בנים how does R. Elazar interpret banim (Deut. 14:1)?; a. fr. 3) to sustain, preserve alive, save. Snh.IV, 5 כל המקיים … כאילו ק׳וכ׳ he who saves one life … is considered … as if he had preserved the whole world; B. Bath.11a. Ab. V, 1 צדיקים שמקיימין את העילםוכ׳ the righteous who sustain the world which was created Kil. V, 8 המקיים קוצים בכרם he who keeps (cultivates) thorns in a vineyard. Ib. דבר שכמוהו מקיימין a plant of the kind that people are wont to cultivate; a. e. 4) to place ( on the chafing stove). Tosef.Sabb.III, 1 ואין מקיימין עליהוכ׳ (not לה) you must not place dishes on it, until it is swept or covered with ashes. Ib. 3; Y. ib. III, beg.5c; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְקַיֵּים, Nithpa. נִתְקַיֵּים 1) to be established, identified. Gitt.I, 3 יִתְקַיֵּים בחותמיו let the genuineness of the document be established through its signers (the witnesses subscribed or through others identifying their signatures); a. fr. 2) to be fulfilled, realized. Macc.24b עד שלא נִתְקַיְּימָה … שלא תִתְקַיֵּים נבואתווכ׳ is as long as the prophecy of Uriah (Mic. 3:12) was not fulfilled, I was afraid lest Zechariahs prophecy (Zech. 8:4) fail to come true; עכשיו שנתקיימה … מִהְקַיֶּימֶת now that Uriahs prophecy has been fulfilled, it is sure that Zechariahs will come true. Tosef.Snh.XI, 8; Y. ib. XI, 30a bot. וכולן נִתְקַיְּימוּ, v. מִדָּה. Ber.55a מקצתו מתקייםוכ׳ part of a dream may come true, but the whole of it will not. Midr. Till. to Ps. 1:3 מִתְקַיְּימוֹת are executed, v. עֵצָה II; a. fr. 3) to be preserved; to last, endure. Gitt.II, 3 בכל דבר שאינו מתקיים with any writing-ink which does not endure. Pes.68b אילמלא … לא נתקיימווכ׳ but for the Law, heaven and earth would not continue to exist. Taan.7a מה … מִתְקַיְּימִיןוכ׳ as these three liquids can he preserved only in the lowest kind of vessels, so will the words of the Law stay with him only whose mind is lowly. Erub.54a תלמודו מתק׳ בידו his learning will remain with him (in his memory). Shebi. VII, 2 מתק׳ בארץ plants the roots of which continue in the ground (perennials). Ab. IV, 11 כל כנסיה … סופה להִתְקַיֵּים every union for a sacred purpose is destined to last. Ib. V, 17 כל מחלוקת … סופה להתק׳ a contest for a sacred purpose is bound to have an enduring effect; a. fr. 4) to be maintained, be harmonised. Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 כיצד יִתְקַיְּימוּ שני מקראות הללו how can these two verses be harmonised?; a. fr. Hif. הֵקִים 1) to put up, erect. Ex. R. s. 52 בואו שנָקִיםוכ׳ come, for we will put up the Tabernacle. lb שרתה … והֵקִימוֹ the holy spirit came upon him, and he put it up. Tanḥ. Pḳudé 11 אני כותב עליך שאתה הֲקִימֹתוֹ I will record about thee, that thou didst put it up; a. fr. 2) to confirm ( a womans vow). Ned.67b איה׳ה׳ if he (the father) has confirmed it, it stands confirmed (the betrothed cannot annul it). Ib. 69a יש שאלה בהָקֵם can a confirmation (by one of the two, the father or the husband) be reconsidered? (v. שְׁאֵלָה), v. הָקֵם; a. e. Hof. הוּקַם to be put up. Tanḥ. l. c. כיון שה׳ המשכן מידוכ׳ as soon as the Tabernacle was erected, the Divine Presence came down Tanḥ. Naso 23. Num. R. s. 12; a. fr.

כָּתַבb. h.; v. Ges. H. Dict. s. v.) ( to join sign to sign, to compose, write; to promise in writing, to will, assign, consign. Gitt.20a וכ׳ ולא חקק it says (Deut. 24:1) ‘and he shall write but not engrave; Y. ib. II, 44b top, v. כְּתִיבָה. Macc.III, 6 (ref. to Lev. 19:28) עד שיִכְתּוֹבוכ׳ unless he writes (designs) and etches with ink, stibium or anything that marks; Sifra Kdoshim, Par. 3, ch. 6, v. כְּתוֹבֶת.Meg.9a כִּתְבוּ לי תורתוכ׳ write (translate) for me the Law Ib. 7a כִּתְבוּנִי בספר Ms. M. (ed. לדורות) write me down (record my deeds) in a book (Book of Esther). Ex. R. s. 47, beg. כְּתוֹב אתה write thou thyself. Sabb.XII, 3 הכּוֹתֵבוכ׳ he who writes two letters (on the Sabbath). Ib. 5 נתכוין לִכְתּוֹב ח״ית if he intended to write a Ḥeth.Keth.IX, 1 הכּוֹתֵב לאשתווכ׳ he who declares to his wife ; ib. 83a תניר׳ חייא האומר R. Ḥ. interpreted it, ‘he who says (verbally). Ib. 102b מאי כּוֹתְבִין אומרים ‘they write (in the Mishnah) means merely they declare. Ib. V, 1 והיא כוֹתֶבֶתוכ׳ and she may write (a receipt), I have received Pes.50b כּוֹתְבֵי ספריםוכ׳ copyists of sacred books, or Tfillin B. Bath.14b משה כ׳ ספרווכ׳ Moses is the author of his book, the chapter of Balaam, and the Book of Job; a. v. fr.Part. pass. כָּתוּב, f. כְּתוּבָה; pl. כְּתוּבִים, כְּתוּבִין; כְּתוּבוֹת. Meg.31a דבר זה כ׳ בתורהוכ׳ this is written in the Law, and repeated in the Prophets Ib. 7a כבר כ׳ אניוכ׳ I am already recorded in the chronicles of Y.Shek.VI, 49d bot. כיצד היו הלוחות כ׳ how was the writing on the tablets arranged?Gitt.54b כלס״ת … כ׳ לשמן any scroll of the Law in which the Divine names are not written with full consciousness, v. שֵׁם; a. fr.V. כָּתוּב. Nif. נִכְתָּב to be written, be reduced to writing; to be written upon. Meg.I, 8 הספרים נִכְתָּבִים בכל לשון the Biblical books may be written in (translated into) any language (v. ib. 9a); ib. לא התירו שיִכָּתְבוּוכ׳ they permitted them to be translated only into Greek. Ib. 7a נאמרה לִיכָּתֵב was indited (by the divine spirit) for the purpose of being written (as a book); Yoma 29a נתנה ליכתב (some ed. לִכְתּוֹב); a. v. fr. Hif. הִכְתִּיב 1) to cause to be written or recorded, to dictate, indite. Gen. R. s. 22 כבר הִכְתַּבְתִּי לךוכ׳ I have already ordered to be written in the Law Ruth R. to II, 14 אילו היה ראובן יודע שהק״בה מַכְתִּיב עליווכ׳ if R. had known that the Lord would cause to be written about him (Gen. 37:21) ; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 24 ג׳ פרשיותה׳ לנווכ׳ (Pesik. R. s. 15; Yalk. Ex. 307 כתכ) there are three sections that Moses indited for us in the Law. 2) to consign, enlist in the army, levy. Ex. R. s. 15 (מלך) ב״וד מַכְתִּיב לווכ׳ a human king levies soldiers for himself, strong ; Tanḥ. Hayé 3 מסביב (corr. acc.). Cant. R. to II, 8, a. e. מַכְתֶּבֶת, v. טִירוֹנְיָא.Part. pass, מוּכְתָּב recorded; levied. Kidd.IV, 5, v. אִסְטְרַטְיָא II.Tosef.B. Bath.IV, 7; B. Bath.92b; Keth.58a מ׳ למלכות levied for royal service (comment.: sentenced to death); Kidd.11a נִכְתָּב.Gen. R. s. 89 (Yalk. ib. 147 כתיב), v. סַקְרָרִין.

כָּתַבb. h.; v. Ges. H. Dict. s. v.) ( to join sign to sign, to compose, write; to promise in writing, to will, assign, consign. Gitt.20a וכ׳ ולא חקק it says (Deut. 24:1) ‘and he shall write but not engrave; Y. ib. II, 44b top, v. כְּתִיבָה. Macc.III, 6 (ref. to Lev. 19:28) עד שיִכְתּוֹבוכ׳ unless he writes (designs) and etches with ink, stibium or anything that marks; Sifra Kdoshim, Par. 3, ch. 6, v. כְּתוֹבֶת.Meg.9a כִּתְבוּ לי תורתוכ׳ write (translate) for me the Law Ib. 7a כִּתְבוּנִי בספר Ms. M. (ed. לדורות) write me down (record my deeds) in a book (Book of Esther). Ex. R. s. 47, beg. כְּתוֹב אתה write thou thyself. Sabb.XII, 3 הכּוֹתֵבוכ׳ he who writes two letters (on the Sabbath). Ib. 5 נתכוין לִכְתּוֹב ח״ית if he intended to write a Ḥeth.Keth.IX, 1 הכּוֹתֵב לאשתווכ׳ he who declares to his wife ; ib. 83a תניר׳ חייא האומר R. Ḥ. interpreted it, ‘he who says (verbally). Ib. 102b מאי כּוֹתְבִין אומרים ‘they write (in the Mishnah) means merely they declare. Ib. V, 1 והיא כוֹתֶבֶתוכ׳ and she may write (a receipt), I have received Pes.50b כּוֹתְבֵי ספריםוכ׳ copyists of sacred books, or Tfillin B. Bath.14b משה כ׳ ספרווכ׳ Moses is the author of his book, the chapter of Balaam, and the Book of Job; a. v. fr.Part. pass. כָּתוּב, f. כְּתוּבָה; pl. כְּתוּבִים, כְּתוּבִין; כְּתוּבוֹת. Meg.31a דבר זה כ׳ בתורהוכ׳ this is written in the Law, and repeated in the Prophets Ib. 7a כבר כ׳ אניוכ׳ I am already recorded in the chronicles of Y.Shek.VI, 49d bot. כיצד היו הלוחות כ׳ how was the writing on the tablets arranged?Gitt.54b כלס״ת … כ׳ לשמן any scroll of the Law in which the Divine names are not written with full consciousness, v. שֵׁם; a. fr.V. כָּתוּב. Nif. נִכְתָּב to be written, be reduced to writing; to be written upon. Meg.I, 8 הספרים נִכְתָּבִים בכל לשון the Biblical books may be written in (translated into) any language (v. ib. 9a); ib. לא התירו שיִכָּתְבוּוכ׳ they permitted them to be translated only into Greek. Ib. 7a נאמרה לִיכָּתֵב was indited (by the divine spirit) for the purpose of being written (as a book); Yoma 29a נתנה ליכתב (some ed. לִכְתּוֹב); a. v. fr. Hif. הִכְתִּיב 1) to cause to be written or recorded, to dictate, indite. Gen. R. s. 22 כבר הִכְתַּבְתִּי לךוכ׳ I have already ordered to be written in the Law Ruth R. to II, 14 אילו היה ראובן יודע שהק״בה מַכְתִּיב עליווכ׳ if R. had known that the Lord would cause to be written about him (Gen. 37:21) ; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 24 ג׳ פרשיותה׳ לנווכ׳ (Pesik. R. s. 15; Yalk. Ex. 307 כתכ) there are three sections that Moses indited for us in the Law. 2) to consign, enlist in the army, levy. Ex. R. s. 15 (מלך) ב״וד מַכְתִּיב לווכ׳ a human king levies soldiers for himself, strong ; Tanḥ. Hayé 3 מסביב (corr. acc.). Cant. R. to II, 8, a. e. מַכְתֶּבֶת, v. טִירוֹנְיָא.Part. pass, מוּכְתָּב recorded; levied. Kidd.IV, 5, v. אִסְטְרַטְיָא II.Tosef.B. Bath.IV, 7; B. Bath.92b; Keth.58a מ׳ למלכות levied for royal service (comment.: sentenced to death); Kidd.11a נִכְתָּב.Gen. R. s. 89 (Yalk. ib. 147 כתיב), v. סַקְרָרִין.

מָעַט(b. h.; cmp. מוּט) to be thin, minute.Part. pass. מָעוּט, f. מְעוּטָה; pl. מְעוּטִים, מְעוּטִין; מְעוּטוֹת. Y.Pes.V, 32a bot.; Y.Snh.I, 18c bot. גסי רוח ומְעוּטֵי תידה big in spirit (haughty) and small in learning (of narrow capacity). Tosef.Ḥall.I, 7; a. e.Tam.IV, 2 במעוטה at least (Talm. ed. 31a במעוטן, comment. במיעוטן on the smallest of the tables). Pi. מִעֵט, מִיעֵט 1) to diminish, reduce; to do little. Ab. IV, 10 הוי מְמַעֵט בעסקוכ׳ do less business, and busy thyself with the Law. M. Kat. 22a, v. עֵסֶק. Taan. I, 7 מְמַעֲטִין במשאוכ׳ we must reduce business transactions, building Ib. IV, 6 משנכנס אב ממעטין בשמחה with the beginning of the month of Ab we must reduce rejoicing. Ḥull.60b לכי ומַעֲטִי את עצמך go and make thyself smaller (be reduced). Snh.17a הואיל ומִיעַטְתֶּם עצמיכם because you made yourselves small (were modest); Num. R. s. 15. Tosef.Erub.IX (VI), 15 מִיעֲטָהּ באבניםוכ׳ if he reduced the size of the gap by means of stones Y. ib. VII, beg.24b ממעטין בכלים you may use utensils for reducing the opening. Bab. ib. 77b ממעט effects the reduction, i. e. puts the two adjoining places in the legal condition of dwellings connected by a gate; a. fr. 2) (interpret.) to limit, qualify, exclude from the rule. Shebu.26a היה דורש את כל התורה בריבה ומיעט interpreted the entire Law on the principle of ‘It includes and it excludes, i. e. on the principle that if, in the Biblical text, a specification is preceded and followed by general terms, both an extension ( ריבוי) and a limitation ( מיעוט) must be found; e. g. ib. (ref. to Lev. 5:4) או נפש … להרע … מי׳וכ׳ ‘or if a soul swears, this is a general expression, ‘for bad or for good, this limits (the sphere of the law to things which are either an advantage or a disadvantage); ‘whatsoever it be, this is again a generalization; now what does it include? All kinds of words (vows); ומאי מ׳ מ׳וכ׳ and what does it exclude? It excludes a religious act (the vow of doing a forbidden thing or not doing a commanded thing). Sifra Tsav, ch. XV, Par. 11 אם מִיעַטְתִּים מסמיכה מרובה לא אֲמַעֲטֵם בתנופהוכ׳ if I exclude them (the gentiles) from the privilege of laying hands on the sacrifice, which has a wider sphere of application, must I not exclude them from the privilege of waving ?; a. fr.Part. pass. מְמוּעָט, v. מוּעָט. Hif. הִמְעִיט to do little, less. Ber.I7a שמא תאמר אני מרבה והוא מַמְעִיט lest you say, I do much good, and he but little; שנינו אחד המרבה ואחד הממעיטוכ׳ we have learned, whether one does much or little (they are equally worthy), provided one directs his heart ; Men. XIII, 11; a. fr. Nithpa. נִתְמַעֵט, Hithpa. הִתְמַעֵט to be diminished, reduced. Erub.VII, 5 נ׳ התבן מעשרהוכ׳ if the pile of straw has been reduced to less than ten handbreadths. Ib. 54b; Ab. Zar.19a מִתְמַעֵט he will become less (will decline in learning). Arakh.30b נ׳ כספו if his value was reduced. Tosef.Sot.XIV, 10 נִתְמַעֲטוּ הימיםוכ׳ the days were reduced, and the years shortened. Ib. התחילו הגוים להתרבות וישראל להִתְמעֵט the nations began to grow and the Israelites to be reduced (in rank). Pesik. R. s. 14 נִתְמַעֲטָה ידו he became reduced in fortune. Midr. Till. to Ps. 12, end נפשם מִתְמַעֶטֶת עליהם their soul within them shrinks, i. e. they feel jealous and angry; Yalk. ib. 659; Lev. R. s. 32, beg. מתמענת (corr. acc.). Sifra l. c. נִתְמַעֶטֶת תנופה the sphere of the act of waving is the smaller one; נִתְמַעֲטָה סמיכה the laying on of hands has the smaller sphere; a. fr.Erub.80b מאי נתמעט נתמטמט ‘it was reduced (Mish. VII, 7) means, it was reduced to atoms, v. מִטְמֵט.B. Mets.71a נכסיו מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. סוּט h.Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 14 מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. מָעַךְ.

מָעַט(b. h.; cmp. מוּט) to be thin, minute.Part. pass. מָעוּט, f. מְעוּטָה; pl. מְעוּטִים, מְעוּטִין; מְעוּטוֹת. Y.Pes.V, 32a bot.; Y.Snh.I, 18c bot. גסי רוח ומְעוּטֵי תידה big in spirit (haughty) and small in learning (of narrow capacity). Tosef.Ḥall.I, 7; a. e.Tam.IV, 2 במעוטה at least (Talm. ed. 31a במעוטן, comment. במיעוטן on the smallest of the tables). Pi. מִעֵט, מִיעֵט 1) to diminish, reduce; to do little. Ab. IV, 10 הוי מְמַעֵט בעסקוכ׳ do less business, and busy thyself with the Law. M. Kat. 22a, v. עֵסֶק. Taan. I, 7 מְמַעֲטִין במשאוכ׳ we must reduce business transactions, building Ib. IV, 6 משנכנס אב ממעטין בשמחה with the beginning of the month of Ab we must reduce rejoicing. Ḥull.60b לכי ומַעֲטִי את עצמך go and make thyself smaller (be reduced). Snh.17a הואיל ומִיעַטְתֶּם עצמיכם because you made yourselves small (were modest); Num. R. s. 15. Tosef.Erub.IX (VI), 15 מִיעֲטָהּ באבניםוכ׳ if he reduced the size of the gap by means of stones Y. ib. VII, beg.24b ממעטין בכלים you may use utensils for reducing the opening. Bab. ib. 77b ממעט effects the reduction, i. e. puts the two adjoining places in the legal condition of dwellings connected by a gate; a. fr. 2) (interpret.) to limit, qualify, exclude from the rule. Shebu.26a היה דורש את כל התורה בריבה ומיעט interpreted the entire Law on the principle of ‘It includes and it excludes, i. e. on the principle that if, in the Biblical text, a specification is preceded and followed by general terms, both an extension ( ריבוי) and a limitation ( מיעוט) must be found; e. g. ib. (ref. to Lev. 5:4) או נפש … להרע … מי׳וכ׳ ‘or if a soul swears, this is a general expression, ‘for bad or for good, this limits (the sphere of the law to things which are either an advantage or a disadvantage); ‘whatsoever it be, this is again a generalization; now what does it include? All kinds of words (vows); ומאי מ׳ מ׳וכ׳ and what does it exclude? It excludes a religious act (the vow of doing a forbidden thing or not doing a commanded thing). Sifra Tsav, ch. XV, Par. 11 אם מִיעַטְתִּים מסמיכה מרובה לא אֲמַעֲטֵם בתנופהוכ׳ if I exclude them (the gentiles) from the privilege of laying hands on the sacrifice, which has a wider sphere of application, must I not exclude them from the privilege of waving ?; a. fr.Part. pass. מְמוּעָט, v. מוּעָט. Hif. הִמְעִיט to do little, less. Ber.I7a שמא תאמר אני מרבה והוא מַמְעִיט lest you say, I do much good, and he but little; שנינו אחד המרבה ואחד הממעיטוכ׳ we have learned, whether one does much or little (they are equally worthy), provided one directs his heart ; Men. XIII, 11; a. fr. Nithpa. נִתְמַעֵט, Hithpa. הִתְמַעֵט to be diminished, reduced. Erub.VII, 5 נ׳ התבן מעשרהוכ׳ if the pile of straw has been reduced to less than ten handbreadths. Ib. 54b; Ab. Zar.19a מִתְמַעֵט he will become less (will decline in learning). Arakh.30b נ׳ כספו if his value was reduced. Tosef.Sot.XIV, 10 נִתְמַעֲטוּ הימיםוכ׳ the days were reduced, and the years shortened. Ib. התחילו הגוים להתרבות וישראל להִתְמעֵט the nations began to grow and the Israelites to be reduced (in rank). Pesik. R. s. 14 נִתְמַעֲטָה ידו he became reduced in fortune. Midr. Till. to Ps. 12, end נפשם מִתְמַעֶטֶת עליהם their soul within them shrinks, i. e. they feel jealous and angry; Yalk. ib. 659; Lev. R. s. 32, beg. מתמענת (corr. acc.). Sifra l. c. נִתְמַעֶטֶת תנופה the sphere of the act of waving is the smaller one; נִתְמַעֲטָה סמיכה the laying on of hands has the smaller sphere; a. fr.Erub.80b מאי נתמעט נתמטמט ‘it was reduced (Mish. VII, 7) means, it was reduced to atoms, v. מִטְמֵט.B. Mets.71a נכסיו מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. סוּט h.Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 14 מִתְמַעֲטִין, v. מָעַךְ.

דְּרַשch. same. Targ. Jer. 48:26, someed., ידרשון, v. דְּשַׁש. Targ. Jud. 5:9.Succ.51b bot. קרא אשכחו ודָרוּש they found a Bible verse and interpreted it. Arakh.30b איכא למִידְרְשִׁינְהוּוכ׳ it may be interpreted in favor of a lenient practice Sot.21a דַּרְשַׁיה … להאי קרא R. … interpreted this verse. Ib. מאי דָרוּש what verse did they interpret (to guide them in their action)?Bets.28a דַּרְשִׁינָן משמך we taught in thy name. Yeb.94a הוה ליה … למִידְרַשוכ׳ R. El. might have given a valuable interpretation, v. מַרְגְּנִיתָא. Lev. R. s. 9 עד דיחסל מִמִּדְרַש until he ended his lecture. Ber.28a נִדְרֹוש מרוכ׳ shall this teacher lecture one Sabbath, and the other ? Ib. לִדְרֹושר׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); a. v. fr.דָּרֵיש lecturer. Y.Yeb.XIV, 13a top ד׳ ודייןוכ׳ to serve as lecturer, judge Ithpe. אִידְּרִיש to be interpreted. Ber63a האי קרא … מִדְּרִישוכ׳ this verse (Ps. 119:126) can be interpreted in its regular order (it is time to work, because people neglect the law) or in inverted order (the teachers ignore the letter of the law, because it is time to work for the Lord by guarding its spirit); ib. 60a; Snh.70a.

דְּרַשch. same. Targ. Jer. 48:26, someed., ידרשון, v. דְּשַׁש. Targ. Jud. 5:9.Succ.51b bot. קרא אשכחו ודָרוּש they found a Bible verse and interpreted it. Arakh.30b איכא למִידְרְשִׁינְהוּוכ׳ it may be interpreted in favor of a lenient practice Sot.21a דַּרְשַׁיה … להאי קרא R. … interpreted this verse. Ib. מאי דָרוּש what verse did they interpret (to guide them in their action)?Bets.28a דַּרְשִׁינָן משמך we taught in thy name. Yeb.94a הוה ליה … למִידְרַשוכ׳ R. El. might have given a valuable interpretation, v. מַרְגְּנִיתָא. Lev. R. s. 9 עד דיחסל מִמִּדְרַש until he ended his lecture. Ber.28a נִדְרֹוש מרוכ׳ shall this teacher lecture one Sabbath, and the other ? Ib. לִדְרֹושר׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); a. v. fr.דָּרֵיש lecturer. Y.Yeb.XIV, 13a top ד׳ ודייןוכ׳ to serve as lecturer, judge Ithpe. אִידְּרִיש to be interpreted. Ber63a האי קרא … מִדְּרִישוכ׳ this verse (Ps. 119:126) can be interpreted in its regular order (it is time to work, because people neglect the law) or in inverted order (the teachers ignore the letter of the law, because it is time to work for the Lord by guarding its spirit); ib. 60a; Snh.70a.

לָעַג(b. h.; cmp. preced. wds) to jest, mock. Pesik. R. s. 34 לשוא לָעַגְנוּ עלוכ׳ in vain did we deride their words. Hif. הִלְעִיג same. Y.Peah I, 15d top (ref. to Prov. 30:17) עין שהִלְעִיגָה עלוכ׳ the eye that mocked at the law commanding to honor father and mother and despised the law (Deut. 22:6) Erub.21b (ref. to להג, Koh. 12:12) כל המַלְעִיג עלוכ׳ whosoever derides the words of the wise, v. לַעַג. Gen. R. s. 94 מַלְעִיגִים בשפתותיהן spoke lasciviously. Esth. R. to III, 9 מַלְעִיגִין אותנווכ׳ they deride us and our religion. Num. R. s. 16 הִלְעִיגוּ לי they spoke irreverently of me. Y.Naz.I, beg.51a (read:) מהו זה מַלְעִיג עליהן אווכ׳ how is this? Does he mean it sarcastically; or does he mean to say, I will be a Nazir like them? Yalk. Ex. 250 ורוה״ק מַלְעֶגֶת עליו and the Spirit of Holiness laughs at him; a. e.

לָעַג(b. h.; cmp. preced. wds) to jest, mock. Pesik. R. s. 34 לשוא לָעַגְנוּ עלוכ׳ in vain did we deride their words. Hif. הִלְעִיג same. Y.Peah I, 15d top (ref. to Prov. 30:17) עין שהִלְעִיגָה עלוכ׳ the eye that mocked at the law commanding to honor father and mother and despised the law (Deut. 22:6) Erub.21b (ref. to להג, Koh. 12:12) כל המַלְעִיג עלוכ׳ whosoever derides the words of the wise, v. לַעַג. Gen. R. s. 94 מַלְעִיגִים בשפתותיהן spoke lasciviously. Esth. R. to III, 9 מַלְעִיגִין אותנווכ׳ they deride us and our religion. Num. R. s. 16 הִלְעִיגוּ לי they spoke irreverently of me. Y.Naz.I, beg.51a (read:) מהו זה מַלְעִיג עליהן אווכ׳ how is this? Does he mean it sarcastically; or does he mean to say, I will be a Nazir like them? Yalk. Ex. 250 ורוה״ק מַלְעֶגֶת עליו and the Spirit of Holiness laughs at him; a. e.

שָׂכַלI (b. h.; v. סָכַל I) to be bright. Hif. הִשְׂכִּיל 1) to be wise, understand; to consider, deliberate. Midr. Prov. to I, 3 כיון … צריך להַשְׂכִּיל היאךוכ׳ when a man is appointed judge, he must deliberate how to acquit the innocent ; צריך להשכיל ולדקדקוכ׳ he must study and investigate the law, that he may not sin or lead to sin; Yalk. ib. 929 צריך להשכיל היאך לדקדקוכ׳ he must deliberate how to carry out the law exactly Midr. Till. to Ps. 32 (ref. to 1 Sam. 18:14, sq.) ומפני שהיה מַשְׂכִּיל היה כסוי חטאה and because he was wise, his sin was covered; a. fr. 2) to look towards, face; (cmp. סָכַם, a. כּוּן) to be directed. Num. R. s. 145>; Pesik. R. s. 3 (ref. to שִׂכֵּל את ידיו, Gen. 48:14) הִשְׂכִּילוּ ידיו … לרוח הקדש Jacobs hands were directed towards (pointed to) the holy spirit.

שָׂכַלI (b. h.; v. סָכַל I) to be bright. Hif. הִשְׂכִּיל 1) to be wise, understand; to consider, deliberate. Midr. Prov. to I, 3 כיון … צריך להַשְׂכִּיל היאךוכ׳ when a man is appointed judge, he must deliberate how to acquit the innocent ; צריך להשכיל ולדקדקוכ׳ he must study and investigate the law, that he may not sin or lead to sin; Yalk. ib. 929 צריך להשכיל היאך לדקדקוכ׳ he must deliberate how to carry out the law exactly Midr. Till. to Ps. 32 (ref. to 1 Sam. 18:14, sq.) ומפני שהיה מַשְׂכִּיל היה כסוי חטאה and because he was wise, his sin was covered; a. fr. 2) to look towards, face; (cmp. סָכַם, a. כּוּן) to be directed. Num. R. s. 145>; Pesik. R. s. 3 (ref. to שִׂכֵּל את ידיו, Gen. 48:14) הִשְׂכִּילוּ ידיו … לרוח הקדש Jacobs hands were directed towards (pointed to) the holy spirit.

רָעֵבII (b. h.) to be hungry. Succ.52b אבר … מַרְעִיבוֹ שבע משביעור׳ a small organ is in man, when you starve it, it is satisfied, when you satisfy it, it is hungry; Snh.107a. Mekh. Bshall., s.4 ר׳ האכילו when the child was hungry, he gave him food; (Yalk. Ex. 233 נִרְעָב); a. e. Hif. הִרְעִיב 1) same. Mekh. l. c. ה׳ האכילו when Israel was hungry, he (the Lord) gave him food. 2) to starve, subject to privation. Succ. l. c. Snh.65b (ref. to Deut. 18:11 דורש אל המתים) זה המַרְעִיב עצמווכ׳ that is he who fasts and spends the night in the cemetery in order that the spirit of impurity (unholy inspiration) may rest upon him. Ib. 100a כל המרעיב עצמווכ׳ him who undergoes privations for the sake of studying the words of the Law in this world, the Lord will satisfy Y.Keth.V, 30b האבר הזה הִרְעִיבָתוֹ השביעתו … הרעיבתו that certain organ, if she starves it, she makes it satisfied, the more she satisfies it, the more she makes it hungry, v. supra. Taan.11a; a. e. Nif. נִרְעָב to be famished, v. supra.

רָעֵבII (b. h.) to be hungry. Succ.52b אבר … מַרְעִיבוֹ שבע משביעור׳ a small organ is in man, when you starve it, it is satisfied, when you satisfy it, it is hungry; Snh.107a. Mekh. Bshall., s.4 ר׳ האכילו when the child was hungry, he gave him food; (Yalk. Ex. 233 נִרְעָב); a. e. Hif. הִרְעִיב 1) same. Mekh. l. c. ה׳ האכילו when Israel was hungry, he (the Lord) gave him food. 2) to starve, subject to privation. Succ. l. c. Snh.65b (ref. to Deut. 18:11 דורש אל המתים) זה המַרְעִיב עצמווכ׳ that is he who fasts and spends the night in the cemetery in order that the spirit of impurity (unholy inspiration) may rest upon him. Ib. 100a כל המרעיב עצמווכ׳ him who undergoes privations for the sake of studying the words of the Law in this world, the Lord will satisfy Y.Keth.V, 30b האבר הזה הִרְעִיבָתוֹ השביעתו … הרעיבתו that certain organ, if she starves it, she makes it satisfied, the more she satisfies it, the more she makes it hungry, v. supra. Taan.11a; a. e. Nif. נִרְעָב to be famished, v. supra.

יָפַע(b. h.; cmp. יָפֶה), Hif. הוֹפִיעַ 1) to join, arrive (cmp. אָתָא), to come forth, appear. Gen. R. s. 12 כל א׳ וא׳ה׳ בזמנו each (part of creation) came forth in its due time (though all were created at once). 2) to bring, transfer. B. Kam.38a (ref. to Deut. 33:2) מפארןה׳ ממונםוכ׳ from (what occurred at) Paran (the gentiles refusing to receive the Law) he (the Lord) transferred their wealth to Israel. 3) to bring about, bring to light, reveal. Gen. R. s. 90; Yalk. ib. 148 (play on צ̇פ̇נ̇ת̇ פ̇ע̇נ̇ח̇) צפ̇ונ̇ות̇ הופ̇יע̇ ונ̇ח̇ותוכ׳ he reveals secrets, and it is easy to him to tell them; צ̇פ̇ונ̇ות̇ הופיע̇ בדעת מנ̇יח̇וכ׳ he brings secret things to light through his intelligence; with them he sets mankind at ease. Macc.23b; Gen. R. s. 85 בג׳ מקומותה׳רוה״ק on three occasions did the holy spirit reveal (the true state of affairs); (oth. opin. v. פּוּעַ). Koh. R. to VII, 1 (play on פועה, Ex. 1:15) שהוֹפִיעָה את מעשה אחיה she (Miriam) brought about what happened to her brother (she was the cause of Moses peculiar career). 4) to lift up, raise. Ex. R. s. 1 (play on פועה, v. supra) שהופיעה את ישראלוכ׳ she (Miriam) lifted Israel up to God.ה׳ פנים כנגד to lift ones face up against, to have the courage to rebuke. Ib. שהופיעה פ׳ … וזקפהוכ׳ she lifted her face up against Pharaoh and turned her nose up against him (in angry rebuke). Ib. שה׳ פ׳ כנגד אביה she dared to reprove her father. Y.B. Kam.IV, 4b top.

יָפַע(b. h.; cmp. יָפֶה), Hif. הוֹפִיעַ 1) to join, arrive (cmp. אָתָא), to come forth, appear. Gen. R. s. 12 כל א׳ וא׳ה׳ בזמנו each (part of creation) came forth in its due time (though all were created at once). 2) to bring, transfer. B. Kam.38a (ref. to Deut. 33:2) מפארןה׳ ממונםוכ׳ from (what occurred at) Paran (the gentiles refusing to receive the Law) he (the Lord) transferred their wealth to Israel. 3) to bring about, bring to light, reveal. Gen. R. s. 90; Yalk. ib. 148 (play on צ̇פ̇נ̇ת̇ פ̇ע̇נ̇ח̇) צפ̇ונ̇ות̇ הופ̇יע̇ ונ̇ח̇ותוכ׳ he reveals secrets, and it is easy to him to tell them; צ̇פ̇ונ̇ות̇ הופיע̇ בדעת מנ̇יח̇וכ׳ he brings secret things to light through his intelligence; with them he sets mankind at ease. Macc.23b; Gen. R. s. 85 בג׳ מקומותה׳רוה״ק on three occasions did the holy spirit reveal (the true state of affairs); (oth. opin. v. פּוּעַ). Koh. R. to VII, 1 (play on פועה, Ex. 1:15) שהוֹפִיעָה את מעשה אחיה she (Miriam) brought about what happened to her brother (she was the cause of Moses peculiar career). 4) to lift up, raise. Ex. R. s. 1 (play on פועה, v. supra) שהופיעה את ישראלוכ׳ she (Miriam) lifted Israel up to God.ה׳ פנים כנגד to lift ones face up against, to have the courage to rebuke. Ib. שהופיעה פ׳ … וזקפהוכ׳ she lifted her face up against Pharaoh and turned her nose up against him (in angry rebuke). Ib. שה׳ פ׳ כנגד אביה she dared to reprove her father. Y.B. Kam.IV, 4b top.

מוּךְ(b. h.) to be crushed; to be low, sink; to be poor. Tanḥ. Bhar על שמָךְ בעונות because he sank into sins.V. מָךְ. Hif. הֵמִיךְ 1) same. Mekh. Bshall., Amal., s.1 כשהוא מֵמִיךְ ידיו עתידין ישראל להָמִיךְ ול׳ when he (Moses) let his hands sink, (it intimated) that Israel is destined to sink in the knowledge of the words of the Law to be given through his hands; Tanḥ. Bshall. 27. 2) to lower, let sink. Ib., v. supra.Sifré Num. 90 כאןהקב״ה ממיך ומשה מגביהוכ׳ here the Lord lowers (his anger) and Moses raises (is more angry), but when the golden calf was made, the Lord raised, and Moses lowered (tried to soften his anger); Yalk. Num. 735 מַמְאִיךְ (fr. מָאַךְ). Nif., part. נָמוֹךְ; f. נְמוּכָה; pl. נְמוּכִים low. Kil. IV, 7 נ׳ מי׳ טפחים lower than ten handbreadths. Ruth R. to III, 3 בנ׳ שבעיר in the lowest part of the city. Y.Maas. Sh. V, end, 56d; Y.Sot.IX, 24a bot. קול נ׳ in a low voice, opp. גבוה. Ber.10b. Sifré Num. 58. Ib. 83, v. נָמַךְ. Ab. V, 19 רוח נְ׳ spirit, v. גָּבוֹהַּ.Cant. R. to IV, 4 ההרים הנ׳ the lower mountains; a. fr.

מוּךְ(b. h.) to be crushed; to be low, sink; to be poor. Tanḥ. Bhar על שמָךְ בעונות because he sank into sins.V. מָךְ. Hif. הֵמִיךְ 1) same. Mekh. Bshall., Amal., s.1 כשהוא מֵמִיךְ ידיו עתידין ישראל להָמִיךְ ול׳ when he (Moses) let his hands sink, (it intimated) that Israel is destined to sink in the knowledge of the words of the Law to be given through his hands; Tanḥ. Bshall. 27. 2) to lower, let sink. Ib., v. supra.Sifré Num. 90 כאןהקב״ה ממיך ומשה מגביהוכ׳ here the Lord lowers (his anger) and Moses raises (is more angry), but when the golden calf was made, the Lord raised, and Moses lowered (tried to soften his anger); Yalk. Num. 735 מַמְאִיךְ (fr. מָאַךְ). Nif., part. נָמוֹךְ; f. נְמוּכָה; pl. נְמוּכִים low. Kil. IV, 7 נ׳ מי׳ טפחים lower than ten handbreadths. Ruth R. to III, 3 בנ׳ שבעיר in the lowest part of the city. Y.Maas. Sh. V, end, 56d; Y.Sot.IX, 24a bot. קול נ׳ in a low voice, opp. גבוה. Ber.10b. Sifré Num. 58. Ib. 83, v. נָמַךְ. Ab. V, 19 רוח נְ׳ spirit, v. גָּבוֹהַּ.Cant. R. to IV, 4 ההרים הנ׳ the lower mountains; a. fr.

מוּמָרm. (part. Hof. of מוּר) 1) exchanged, v. מוּר. 2) converted, apostate, esp. muwmar, an open opponent of Jewish law, non-conformist. (Our w. interchanges with מְשוּמָּד in eds. a. mss. Ḥull.4b אפי׳ ישראל מ׳ even a non-observant Israelite; Tosef. ib. I, 1 משומד ed. Zuck. (Var. מ׳). Ḥull. l. c. מ׳ לערלות opposed to circumcision; מ׳ לאותו דבר opposed to this one practice (of slaughtering according to ritual); ib. הוי מ׳ לכל התורה כולה is considered as a rebel against the entire Law; ib. מ׳ לע״א accused of idolatry. Ib. 5a המ׳ ומנסךוכ׳, expl. ib. מ׳ לנסךוכ׳ one accused of idolatrous libation Erub.69a, v. גִּילּוּי. Ab. Zar.26b לתיאבון מ׳ להכעיסוכ׳ if eating unslaughtered flesh ( נבילות) to gratify his appetite, he is called a mumar; if he does it in a spirit of defiance, he is called a min (heretic). Ib. (oth. opin.) אפי׳ להכעיס נמי מ׳ even if in defiance, he is only a mumar; Hor.11a; a. v. fr.Pl. מוּמָרִים. Yalk. Lev. 434, quoted fr. Sifra Vayikra, Ndabah, ch. 2, s. 2 (ed. משומדים).