stand+in+judgment

נטי, נָטָה(b. h.) 1) (cmp. נָטַע) to stretch; to pitch a tent. Yalk. Gen. 67 בתחלה נ׳ אהלהוכ׳ (Gen. R. s. 39 נטע) first he pitched Sarahs tent 2) to hang over, incline; to decline. Macc.II, 7 ונופו נוֹטֶה, v. נוֹף II; Kidd.40b. Ned.IV, 5, a. e. הנוֹטוֹת overhanging fruit. Y.M. Kat. III, 82a בנוֹטוֹת when ones mustache hangs over the mouth.Snh.6b להיכן הדין נוטה which way the judgment will incline (in whose favor the verdict will be). Ib. 3b (ref. to Ex. 23:2) עשה לך בית דין נוטה arrange for thyself a court which can lean towards one side, i. e. of uneven numbers. Gen. R. s. 96, a. fr. נ׳ למות one inclines towards dying, feels death approaching; a. v. fr. 3) to bend, pervert judgment. Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 שמא תאמר … ואיני נוטה את הדין lest you say, I will take a bribe but will not pervert the law.Part. pass. נָטוּי; f. נְטוּיָה; pl. נְטוּיִים; נְטוּיִין, נְטוּיוֹת a) hanging over, threatening, inclining. Snh.109a קיר נ׳ a threatening wall; R. Hash. 16b; a. e.Gen. R. s. 49 נ׳ למות, v. supra.b) spread; pitched. Ohol. VII, 2. Tosef. ib. VIII, 2; a. e. Hif. הִיטָּה 1) (neut. verb) to incline. B. Mets.59b הִיטּוּ כותליוכ׳ the walls of the school-house bowed (threatening to fall). Ib. ועדיין מַטִּין ועומדין and so they still stand bending over. Ber.11a הִטֵּתִי, v. זָקַף. Keth.84b; Erub.46b מַטִּין one is inclined (in favor of R. Akibas opinion), i. e. the presumption is in his favor, opp. הלכה definite decision for general practice. Y.Snh.I, 18a bot. (ref. to 1 Kings 22:19) אלו מטין לכף זכותוכ׳ these argued in favor, and those against. R. Hash. 17a ורב חסד מַטֶּהוכ׳ and He who is abundant in kindness inclines (the scales) towards the side of kindness; a. fr. 2) to decline, move sideways. Keth.10a a man walking in the dark, ה׳ מצאו פתוח if he moves sideways (towards the door), he finds it open, if he does not (but strikes against the door) Trnsf. to perform coition without violently tearing the hymen. Ib. 3) (act. verb) to bend; ה׳ דין to wrest judgment. Mekh. l. c. שלא תאמר … אַטֶּה עליו את הדין say not, because he is a wicked man, I will turn the verdict against him. Peah VIII, 9 כל דיין … ומַטֶּה את הדין a judge that takes a bribe and perverts judgment; a. fr. 4) (after Ex. 23:2) to decide by majority (cmp. כָּרַע). Snh.IV, 1 דיני ממונות מטיןוכ׳ in civil law a majority of one decides in favor or against (the claimant), ודיני נפשות מטיןוכ׳ in criminal law a majority of one decides in favor of the defendant, but for a verdict against the defendant a majority of two is required, v. הַטָּיָה Mekh. l. c. הרוג על פי מטין put to death on a majority vote; מה עדים … אף מטין בשנים as incriminating witnessess must be two, so must the majority be two.Part. pass. מוּטֶּה; f. מוּטָּה reclining, bending over. M. Kat. 21a; Yeb.103a בין עומד … בין מ׳ standing, sitting or reclining. Kel. IV, 3; Tosef. ib. B. Kam. III, 10 היתה מ׳ על צדהוכ׳ if the vessel was misshaped so as to bend sideways like a sedan chair. Ib.; ib. 5 מַטָּה על צדה.V. מוּטָּה.

נטי, נָטָה(b. h.) 1) (cmp. נָטַע) to stretch; to pitch a tent. Yalk. Gen. 67 בתחלה נ׳ אהלהוכ׳ (Gen. R. s. 39 נטע) first he pitched Sarahs tent 2) to hang over, incline; to decline. Macc.II, 7 ונופו נוֹטֶה, v. נוֹף II; Kidd.40b. Ned.IV, 5, a. e. הנוֹטוֹת overhanging fruit. Y.M. Kat. III, 82a בנוֹטוֹת when ones mustache hangs over the mouth.Snh.6b להיכן הדין נוטה which way the judgment will incline (in whose favor the verdict will be). Ib. 3b (ref. to Ex. 23:2) עשה לך בית דין נוטה arrange for thyself a court which can lean towards one side, i. e. of uneven numbers. Gen. R. s. 96, a. fr. נ׳ למות one inclines towards dying, feels death approaching; a. v. fr. 3) to bend, pervert judgment. Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 שמא תאמר … ואיני נוטה את הדין lest you say, I will take a bribe but will not pervert the law.Part. pass. נָטוּי; f. נְטוּיָה; pl. נְטוּיִים; נְטוּיִין, נְטוּיוֹת a) hanging over, threatening, inclining. Snh.109a קיר נ׳ a threatening wall; R. Hash. 16b; a. e.Gen. R. s. 49 נ׳ למות, v. supra.b) spread; pitched. Ohol. VII, 2. Tosef. ib. VIII, 2; a. e. Hif. הִיטָּה 1) (neut. verb) to incline. B. Mets.59b הִיטּוּ כותליוכ׳ the walls of the school-house bowed (threatening to fall). Ib. ועדיין מַטִּין ועומדין and so they still stand bending over. Ber.11a הִטֵּתִי, v. זָקַף. Keth.84b; Erub.46b מַטִּין one is inclined (in favor of R. Akibas opinion), i. e. the presumption is in his favor, opp. הלכה definite decision for general practice. Y.Snh.I, 18a bot. (ref. to 1 Kings 22:19) אלו מטין לכף זכותוכ׳ these argued in favor, and those against. R. Hash. 17a ורב חסד מַטֶּהוכ׳ and He who is abundant in kindness inclines (the scales) towards the side of kindness; a. fr. 2) to decline, move sideways. Keth.10a a man walking in the dark, ה׳ מצאו פתוח if he moves sideways (towards the door), he finds it open, if he does not (but strikes against the door) Trnsf. to perform coition without violently tearing the hymen. Ib. 3) (act. verb) to bend; ה׳ דין to wrest judgment. Mekh. l. c. שלא תאמר … אַטֶּה עליו את הדין say not, because he is a wicked man, I will turn the verdict against him. Peah VIII, 9 כל דיין … ומַטֶּה את הדין a judge that takes a bribe and perverts judgment; a. fr. 4) (after Ex. 23:2) to decide by majority (cmp. כָּרַע). Snh.IV, 1 דיני ממונות מטיןוכ׳ in civil law a majority of one decides in favor or against (the claimant), ודיני נפשות מטיןוכ׳ in criminal law a majority of one decides in favor of the defendant, but for a verdict against the defendant a majority of two is required, v. הַטָּיָה Mekh. l. c. הרוג על פי מטין put to death on a majority vote; מה עדים … אף מטין בשנים as incriminating witnessess must be two, so must the majority be two.Part. pass. מוּטֶּה; f. מוּטָּה reclining, bending over. M. Kat. 21a; Yeb.103a בין עומד … בין מ׳ standing, sitting or reclining. Kel. IV, 3; Tosef. ib. B. Kam. III, 10 היתה מ׳ על צדהוכ׳ if the vessel was misshaped so as to bend sideways like a sedan chair. Ib.; ib. 5 מַטָּה על צדה.V. מוּטָּה.

נטי, נָטָה(b. h.) 1) (cmp. נָטַע) to stretch; to pitch a tent. Yalk. Gen. 67 בתחלה נ׳ אהלהוכ׳ (Gen. R. s. 39 נטע) first he pitched Sarahs tent 2) to hang over, incline; to decline. Macc.II, 7 ונופו נוֹטֶה, v. נוֹף II; Kidd.40b. Ned.IV, 5, a. e. הנוֹטוֹת overhanging fruit. Y.M. Kat. III, 82a בנוֹטוֹת when ones mustache hangs over the mouth.Snh.6b להיכן הדין נוטה which way the judgment will incline (in whose favor the verdict will be). Ib. 3b (ref. to Ex. 23:2) עשה לך בית דין נוטה arrange for thyself a court which can lean towards one side, i. e. of uneven numbers. Gen. R. s. 96, a. fr. נ׳ למות one inclines towards dying, feels death approaching; a. v. fr. 3) to bend, pervert judgment. Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 שמא תאמר … ואיני נוטה את הדין lest you say, I will take a bribe but will not pervert the law.Part. pass. נָטוּי; f. נְטוּיָה; pl. נְטוּיִים; נְטוּיִין, נְטוּיוֹת a) hanging over, threatening, inclining. Snh.109a קיר נ׳ a threatening wall; R. Hash. 16b; a. e.Gen. R. s. 49 נ׳ למות, v. supra.b) spread; pitched. Ohol. VII, 2. Tosef. ib. VIII, 2; a. e. Hif. הִיטָּה 1) (neut. verb) to incline. B. Mets.59b הִיטּוּ כותליוכ׳ the walls of the school-house bowed (threatening to fall). Ib. ועדיין מַטִּין ועומדין and so they still stand bending over. Ber.11a הִטֵּתִי, v. זָקַף. Keth.84b; Erub.46b מַטִּין one is inclined (in favor of R. Akibas opinion), i. e. the presumption is in his favor, opp. הלכה definite decision for general practice. Y.Snh.I, 18a bot. (ref. to 1 Kings 22:19) אלו מטין לכף זכותוכ׳ these argued in favor, and those against. R. Hash. 17a ורב חסד מַטֶּהוכ׳ and He who is abundant in kindness inclines (the scales) towards the side of kindness; a. fr. 2) to decline, move sideways. Keth.10a a man walking in the dark, ה׳ מצאו פתוח if he moves sideways (towards the door), he finds it open, if he does not (but strikes against the door) Trnsf. to perform coition without violently tearing the hymen. Ib. 3) (act. verb) to bend; ה׳ דין to wrest judgment. Mekh. l. c. שלא תאמר … אַטֶּה עליו את הדין say not, because he is a wicked man, I will turn the verdict against him. Peah VIII, 9 כל דיין … ומַטֶּה את הדין a judge that takes a bribe and perverts judgment; a. fr. 4) (after Ex. 23:2) to decide by majority (cmp. כָּרַע). Snh.IV, 1 דיני ממונות מטיןוכ׳ in civil law a majority of one decides in favor or against (the claimant), ודיני נפשות מטיןוכ׳ in criminal law a majority of one decides in favor of the defendant, but for a verdict against the defendant a majority of two is required, v. הַטָּיָה Mekh. l. c. הרוג על פי מטין put to death on a majority vote; מה עדים … אף מטין בשנים as incriminating witnessess must be two, so must the majority be two.Part. pass. מוּטֶּה; f. מוּטָּה reclining, bending over. M. Kat. 21a; Yeb.103a בין עומד … בין מ׳ standing, sitting or reclining. Kel. IV, 3; Tosef. ib. B. Kam. III, 10 היתה מ׳ על צדהוכ׳ if the vessel was misshaped so as to bend sideways like a sedan chair. Ib.; ib. 5 מַטָּה על צדה.V. מוּטָּה.

זְכוּתf. (זָכָה) 1) acquittal, favorable judgment, plea in defence.לִמֵּד ז׳ to plead in favor of the defendant. Snh.IV, 1 הכל מלמדין ז׳ all are permitted to plead for the defendant. Ib. פותחין לז׳ the opening argument must be for the defence. Ib. מטין על פי אחד לז׳ a majority of one is sufficient for acquittal; a. fr.Ab. I, 6 הוי דן … לכף ז׳ judge every man with an inclination in his favor. Sabb.32a הבא ז׳ והפטר bring pleaders in thy favor (good deeds) and be acquitted; a. fr. 2) doing good, blessing. Taan.29a, a. fr. מגלגלין ז׳, v. גִּלְגֵּל.Y.Naz.VII, 56a bot. נתכוונתי לז׳ I had the intention of doing good; Treat. Smaḥ. IV, end. (Ib. תחלת זכותי, read: תשמישי. 3) the protecting influence of good conduct, merit. Y.Peah I, 16b top הז׳ יש לה קרן יכ׳ good deeds have a capital and interests (reward the author and protect his offspring).R. Hash. 11a בז׳ אבות for the sake of the Patriarchs; בז׳ אימהות for the sake of the Mothers (Sarah). Ber.27b לית ליה ז׳ אבות has no distinguished ancestry to rely on. Gen. R. s. 44 זְכוּתְךָ עומדתוכ׳ thy guarding influence shall stand by them. Snh.12a בז׳ הרחמים ובזְכוּתָם through Divine mercy and their own merits; a. fr. 4) advantage, privilege, benefit. B. Mets.19a ז׳ הוא לעבדוכ׳ liberty is a benefit to the slave. Tosef.Gitt.I, 5 היאך נמצא ז׳וכ׳ ed. Zuck. (Var. מפני מה זכין) how dare we obtain a benefit for this slave?; a. fr.Pl. זָכִיּוֹת. Yoma 86b זרונות נעשו לו כז׳ wilful wrongs are accounted to him (who repents) as though they were merits. Taan.20b מנכין לו מזָכִיּוֹתָיו it is deducted from the rewards for his good deeds. Ex. R. s. 38, end; a. fr.

זְכוּתf. (זָכָה) 1) acquittal, favorable judgment, plea in defence.לִמֵּד ז׳ to plead in favor of the defendant. Snh.IV, 1 הכל מלמדין ז׳ all are permitted to plead for the defendant. Ib. פותחין לז׳ the opening argument must be for the defence. Ib. מטין על פי אחד לז׳ a majority of one is sufficient for acquittal; a. fr.Ab. I, 6 הוי דן … לכף ז׳ judge every man with an inclination in his favor. Sabb.32a הבא ז׳ והפטר bring pleaders in thy favor (good deeds) and be acquitted; a. fr. 2) doing good, blessing. Taan.29a, a. fr. מגלגלין ז׳, v. גִּלְגֵּל.Y.Naz.VII, 56a bot. נתכוונתי לז׳ I had the intention of doing good; Treat. Smaḥ. IV, end. (Ib. תחלת זכותי, read: תשמישי. 3) the protecting influence of good conduct, merit. Y.Peah I, 16b top הז׳ יש לה קרן יכ׳ good deeds have a capital and interests (reward the author and protect his offspring).R. Hash. 11a בז׳ אבות for the sake of the Patriarchs; בז׳ אימהות for the sake of the Mothers (Sarah). Ber.27b לית ליה ז׳ אבות has no distinguished ancestry to rely on. Gen. R. s. 44 זְכוּתְךָ עומדתוכ׳ thy guarding influence shall stand by them. Snh.12a בז׳ הרחמים ובזְכוּתָם through Divine mercy and their own merits; a. fr. 4) advantage, privilege, benefit. B. Mets.19a ז׳ הוא לעבדוכ׳ liberty is a benefit to the slave. Tosef.Gitt.I, 5 היאך נמצא ז׳וכ׳ ed. Zuck. (Var. מפני מה זכין) how dare we obtain a benefit for this slave?; a. fr.Pl. זָכִיּוֹת. Yoma 86b זרונות נעשו לו כז׳ wilful wrongs are accounted to him (who repents) as though they were merits. Taan.20b מנכין לו מזָכִיּוֹתָיו it is deducted from the rewards for his good deeds. Ex. R. s. 38, end; a. fr.

חֲמוֹרc. (b. h.; v. חָמַר II a. חֲמִיר I) 1) ( load-carrier, cmp. גָּמָל. ass. Nidd.31a, v. גָּרַם. Sabb.152a דעל ח׳וכ׳ he who rides an ass is a freeman. B. Bath. 143a את וח׳ thou and the ass (shall own my property, a form of donation implying a rational and an irrational being).Bekh.I, 2 ח׳ שילדהוכ׳ if an ass gave birth to Snh.33a הלכה חֲמוֹרְךָוכ׳ thy ass is gone, Tarfon! (I shall have to make compensation for erroneous judgment); a. fr. 2) (cmp. various uses of horse) a contrivance for working-men, rest, jack, stocks Kel. XIV, 3 ח׳ של נפחין the smiths ass (‘on which the smith sits while using its head as an anvil, Maim.; ‘the rest of the bellows, R. S.). Ib. XVIII, 3 וח׳ a stand on which the bedstead is placed. Gen. R. s. 65, end ח׳ של חרשים carpenters sawing-jack (an instrument for torture); Ib. s. 70 (alluding to Prov. 27:22) אפי׳ … בח׳ של חרשיםוכ׳ even if you put the wicked man on a carpenters jack, you cannot make anything useful out of him (sufferings will have no effect on him); Yalk. Kings 201; Yalk. Prov. 961; (Pesik. Shek., p. 15a> במכתש).Pl. חֲמוֹרִים. Sabb.112b. Gen. R. s. 75; a. fr.Denom. חַמָּר, חִמִּר.Fem. חֲמוֹרָה. Tosef.Kil.V, 5.

חֲמוֹרc. (b. h.; v. חָמַר II a. חֲמִיר I) 1) ( load-carrier, cmp. גָּמָל. ass. Nidd.31a, v. גָּרַם. Sabb.152a דעל ח׳וכ׳ he who rides an ass is a freeman. B. Bath. 143a את וח׳ thou and the ass (shall own my property, a form of donation implying a rational and an irrational being).Bekh.I, 2 ח׳ שילדהוכ׳ if an ass gave birth to Snh.33a הלכה חֲמוֹרְךָוכ׳ thy ass is gone, Tarfon! (I shall have to make compensation for erroneous judgment); a. fr. 2) (cmp. various uses of horse) a contrivance for working-men, rest, jack, stocks Kel. XIV, 3 ח׳ של נפחין the smiths ass (‘on which the smith sits while using its head as an anvil, Maim.; ‘the rest of the bellows, R. S.). Ib. XVIII, 3 וח׳ a stand on which the bedstead is placed. Gen. R. s. 65, end ח׳ של חרשים carpenters sawing-jack (an instrument for torture); Ib. s. 70 (alluding to Prov. 27:22) אפי׳ … בח׳ של חרשיםוכ׳ even if you put the wicked man on a carpenters jack, you cannot make anything useful out of him (sufferings will have no effect on him); Yalk. Kings 201; Yalk. Prov. 961; (Pesik. Shek., p. 15a> במכתש).Pl. חֲמוֹרִים. Sabb.112b. Gen. R. s. 75; a. fr.Denom. חַמָּר, חִמִּר.Fem. חֲמוֹרָה. Tosef.Kil.V, 5.

מָלַט(b. h.) (to stand forth, project (cmp. בָּלַט), to escape. Pi. מִלֵּט to rescue. Midr. Till. to Ps. 41 ביום רעה אֲמַלֶּטְךָ on the day of evil I shall save thee. Taan.23a מִילַּטְתּוֹ בתפלתךָ thou hast saved it (the generation) through thy prayer. Yalk. Ps. 777 מיכל מְמַלֶּטֶתוכ׳ Michael helped David to escape from within and Jonathan from without; a. e. Nif. נִמְלָט to be saved, to escape. Esth. R. introd. נח ראש לנִמְלָטִים Noah is the first of those saved (mentioned in the Bible). Koh. R. to IX, 15 כל השומע ליצר טוב נ׳ whosoever listens to the suggestions of his good inclination will be saved; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְמַלֵּט same. Yalk. Deut. 854 ואתם מִתְמַלְּטִיםוכ׳ and you will be saved from the judgment of

מָלַט(b. h.) (to stand forth, project (cmp. בָּלַט), to escape. Pi. מִלֵּט to rescue. Midr. Till. to Ps. 41 ביום רעה אֲמַלֶּטְךָ on the day of evil I shall save thee. Taan.23a מִילַּטְתּוֹ בתפלתךָ thou hast saved it (the generation) through thy prayer. Yalk. Ps. 777 מיכל מְמַלֶּטֶתוכ׳ Michael helped David to escape from within and Jonathan from without; a. e. Nif. נִמְלָט to be saved, to escape. Esth. R. introd. נח ראש לנִמְלָטִים Noah is the first of those saved (mentioned in the Bible). Koh. R. to IX, 15 כל השומע ליצר טוב נ׳ whosoever listens to the suggestions of his good inclination will be saved; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְמַלֵּט same. Yalk. Deut. 854 ואתם מִתְמַלְּטִיםוכ׳ and you will be saved from the judgment of

פָּזm. (b. h.; פָּזַז) ( glistening, 1) fine gold; 2) name of a jewel. Yoma 44b sq. (expl. מוּפָז, 1 Kings 10:18) שדומה לַפָּז because it resembles the paz. Midr. Till. to Ps. 119:127 לפי שאינו עומד … והפז ליום הדין because money and gold and fine gold cannot stand up (as defense) on the day of judgment. Gitt.58a, v. גָּנָה. Ex. R. s. 8; Tanḥ. Vaëra 8 כתם פז fine gold; a. e.

פָּזm. (b. h.; פָּזַז) ( glistening, 1) fine gold; 2) name of a jewel. Yoma 44b sq. (expl. מוּפָז, 1 Kings 10:18) שדומה לַפָּז because it resembles the paz. Midr. Till. to Ps. 119:127 לפי שאינו עומד … והפז ליום הדין because money and gold and fine gold cannot stand up (as defense) on the day of judgment. Gitt.58a, v. גָּנָה. Ex. R. s. 8; Tanḥ. Vaëra 8 כתם פז fine gold; a. e.

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

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