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1 עדות
testimony, evidence, witness, obtestation; sign, index, record -
2 זמם I
זָמַםI (b. h.; cmp. דמם, דבב) to mumble; to meditate, plan (mostly in an evil sense, cmp. דִּבָּה).Part. זוֹמֵם planning evil, esp. (with ref. to Deut. 19:19) a) giving false testimony, amenable to the law of retaliation; b) rebutting witness. Tosef.Macc.I, 1 עד ז׳ a witness convicted of false testimony; a. fr.Fem. זוֹמֶמֶת (sub. עדות). Macc.I, 9 נמצאת אחת מהן ז׳ if one evidence (of one set of witnesses) has been disproved; a. e.Pl. זוֹמְמִין, זוֹמְמִים. Ib. 4 אין אלו ז׳ they do not come under the law of retaliation, Ib. נעשים ז׳ are declared amenable to the law a. fr.Tosef. Ib. I, 10 זוֹמְמֵיהֶן those witnesses on whose evidence they had been declared guilty of false testimony. Y. Ib. I, beg.31a זוֹמְמָיו those who witnessed falsely against him. Tosef.Snh.VIII, 2 העדים וזוממיהן וזוֹמְמֵי זוממיהן the original witnesses and their refuters, and the refuters of their refuters; a. fr. Hif. הֵזֵים to make a person a זוֹמֵם, to refute witnesses by testifying to an alibi, to rebut. Macc.I, 5 if other witnesses came again והֵזֵימּוּם and rebutted them. Keth.20a, v. כָּחַש; a. fr. Macc.I, 4 (5a) שיזימו Bab. ed., read שיזומו, v. infra. Hof. הוּזַם, Nif. נִיזּוֹם to be refuted, to be declared liable to the law of retaliation. Snh.10a פלוני … והוּזַמּוּ if witnesses declared, This man did, and were declared guilty Macc.3a הוּזַמְּנוּוכ׳ we have been convicted before that certain court, and made to pay. Ib. I, 4 עד שיִזּוֹמּוּ את עצמן (Ar. בעצמן, Bab. ed. שיזימו corr. acc.) unless an alibi is established against their own persons (not an alibi of any of the alleged actors in the case). Ib. 5b עד שיזומו שניהם unless both of them are refuted; a. fr. Pi. זִמֵּם to rebut. Part. מְזַמֵּם, pl. מְזַמְּמִין, contr. מְזַמִּים. Y. Ib. I, 31b top.Part. pass. מְזוּמָּם one accused by false witnesses. Snh.VI, 2 אם היה יודע שהוא מ׳ if he knew that he was innocent. Nithpa. נִזְדַּמֵּם 1) to be refuted, v. Hof. Y.Macc.1, beg.31a נִזְדַּמְּמוּ = נִיזוֹמּוּ. 2) to be mumbled. Gen. R. s. 81, beg. (ref. to זמות, Prov. 30:32) אם נִזְדַּמְּמוּ אחריך דבריםוכ׳ (Yalk. Prov. 964 נִזְמְמוּ Nif.) if thou hast been slandered, put thy hand to thy mouth; v. זָמַם II.Denom. זְמָם I. -
3 זָמַם
זָמַםI (b. h.; cmp. דמם, דבב) to mumble; to meditate, plan (mostly in an evil sense, cmp. דִּבָּה).Part. זוֹמֵם planning evil, esp. (with ref. to Deut. 19:19) a) giving false testimony, amenable to the law of retaliation; b) rebutting witness. Tosef.Macc.I, 1 עד ז׳ a witness convicted of false testimony; a. fr.Fem. זוֹמֶמֶת (sub. עדות). Macc.I, 9 נמצאת אחת מהן ז׳ if one evidence (of one set of witnesses) has been disproved; a. e.Pl. זוֹמְמִין, זוֹמְמִים. Ib. 4 אין אלו ז׳ they do not come under the law of retaliation, Ib. נעשים ז׳ are declared amenable to the law a. fr.Tosef. Ib. I, 10 זוֹמְמֵיהֶן those witnesses on whose evidence they had been declared guilty of false testimony. Y. Ib. I, beg.31a זוֹמְמָיו those who witnessed falsely against him. Tosef.Snh.VIII, 2 העדים וזוממיהן וזוֹמְמֵי זוממיהן the original witnesses and their refuters, and the refuters of their refuters; a. fr. Hif. הֵזֵים to make a person a זוֹמֵם, to refute witnesses by testifying to an alibi, to rebut. Macc.I, 5 if other witnesses came again והֵזֵימּוּם and rebutted them. Keth.20a, v. כָּחַש; a. fr. Macc.I, 4 (5a) שיזימו Bab. ed., read שיזומו, v. infra. Hof. הוּזַם, Nif. נִיזּוֹם to be refuted, to be declared liable to the law of retaliation. Snh.10a פלוני … והוּזַמּוּ if witnesses declared, This man did, and were declared guilty Macc.3a הוּזַמְּנוּוכ׳ we have been convicted before that certain court, and made to pay. Ib. I, 4 עד שיִזּוֹמּוּ את עצמן (Ar. בעצמן, Bab. ed. שיזימו corr. acc.) unless an alibi is established against their own persons (not an alibi of any of the alleged actors in the case). Ib. 5b עד שיזומו שניהם unless both of them are refuted; a. fr. Pi. זִמֵּם to rebut. Part. מְזַמֵּם, pl. מְזַמְּמִין, contr. מְזַמִּים. Y. Ib. I, 31b top.Part. pass. מְזוּמָּם one accused by false witnesses. Snh.VI, 2 אם היה יודע שהוא מ׳ if he knew that he was innocent. Nithpa. נִזְדַּמֵּם 1) to be refuted, v. Hof. Y.Macc.1, beg.31a נִזְדַּמְּמוּ = נִיזוֹמּוּ. 2) to be mumbled. Gen. R. s. 81, beg. (ref. to זמות, Prov. 30:32) אם נִזְדַּמְּמוּ אחריך דבריםוכ׳ (Yalk. Prov. 964 נִזְמְמוּ Nif.) if thou hast been slandered, put thy hand to thy mouth; v. זָמַם II.Denom. זְמָם I. -
4 עדות
עֵדוּתf. (b. h.; v. עֵד) testimony, evidence. Ber.14b כאילו מעיד ע׳וכ׳ as if offering evidence of falsehood against himself. Succ.29a מעידי ע׳ שקר those who give false witness. Sabb.22b (ref. to Lev. 24:3) ע׳ היא לבאי עולםוכ׳ it (the light in the Temple) is an evidence to mankind that the Divine Presence dwells in Israel; Men.86b. Ib. מאי עֵדוּתָהּ how did it give evidence (of the Divine Presence)?; Sabb. l. c. מאי עדות (corr. acc., as Ms. M.). Macc.5a גופה של ע׳ (not עדיות) the testimony to the fact itself, v. סָרָה. Ib. I, 7 אם מתקיימת הע׳ בשניםוכ׳ if an evidence is legally established by two witnesses, why does the Scripture mention three? Ib. 8. מה שנים … עֵדוּתָן בטלהוכ׳ as in the case of two witnesses, if one of them is found out to be a relative or a disqualified witness, their testimony is void, so in the case of three Ex. R. s. 41 מה כלה … כל מי שיודע לי ע׳וכ׳ as the bride … on entering her chamber (in procession) uncovers her face, as if saying, whoever knows any evidence against me, let him come …, so must the scholar ; Yalk. ib. 391; Cant. R. to IV, 11 וזו עֵדוּתִי מעידה עלי and this (procession) is my testimonial testifying for me; a. v. fr.Trnsf. (v. סַהֲדוּ) tokens of virginity. Gen. R. s. 60 ממקים עֵדוּתָן Ar. (ed. ערותן) at the seat of virginity. Ib. s. 45; s. 51 הוציאו עדותן Ar. (ed.; Yalk. ib. 79 ערותן).Pl., עֵדָיוֹת. Macc.I, 9 הרי אלו שתי ע׳ these are two testimonies (two independent sets of witnesses); a. fr.‘Eduyoth, name of a treatise, of the Order of Nziḳin, of the Mishnah and Tosefta, containing statements of traditional deliveries and rules. Ber.28a ע׳ בו ביום נשנית on that day ‘Eduyoth was taught. -
5 עֵדוּת
עֵדוּתf. (b. h.; v. עֵד) testimony, evidence. Ber.14b כאילו מעיד ע׳וכ׳ as if offering evidence of falsehood against himself. Succ.29a מעידי ע׳ שקר those who give false witness. Sabb.22b (ref. to Lev. 24:3) ע׳ היא לבאי עולםוכ׳ it (the light in the Temple) is an evidence to mankind that the Divine Presence dwells in Israel; Men.86b. Ib. מאי עֵדוּתָהּ how did it give evidence (of the Divine Presence)?; Sabb. l. c. מאי עדות (corr. acc., as Ms. M.). Macc.5a גופה של ע׳ (not עדיות) the testimony to the fact itself, v. סָרָה. Ib. I, 7 אם מתקיימת הע׳ בשניםוכ׳ if an evidence is legally established by two witnesses, why does the Scripture mention three? Ib. 8. מה שנים … עֵדוּתָן בטלהוכ׳ as in the case of two witnesses, if one of them is found out to be a relative or a disqualified witness, their testimony is void, so in the case of three Ex. R. s. 41 מה כלה … כל מי שיודע לי ע׳וכ׳ as the bride … on entering her chamber (in procession) uncovers her face, as if saying, whoever knows any evidence against me, let him come …, so must the scholar ; Yalk. ib. 391; Cant. R. to IV, 11 וזו עֵדוּתִי מעידה עלי and this (procession) is my testimonial testifying for me; a. v. fr.Trnsf. (v. סַהֲדוּ) tokens of virginity. Gen. R. s. 60 ממקים עֵדוּתָן Ar. (ed. ערותן) at the seat of virginity. Ib. s. 45; s. 51 הוציאו עדותן Ar. (ed.; Yalk. ib. 79 ערותן).Pl., עֵדָיוֹת. Macc.I, 9 הרי אלו שתי ע׳ these are two testimonies (two independent sets of witnesses); a. fr.‘Eduyoth, name of a treatise, of the Order of Nziḳin, of the Mishnah and Tosefta, containing statements of traditional deliveries and rules. Ber.28a ע׳ בו ביום נשנית on that day ‘Eduyoth was taught. -
6 מסירת עדות
giving testimony, offering testimony -
7 הרחק
הַרְחֵקor הֶרְחֵק (רָחַק) 1) distance.ה׳ עדות a) an unlawful space between a deed and the signatures of the witnesses. Y.Gitt.I, 43c bot. עדים פסולין אינן נעשין כה׳ ע׳ the signatures of disqualified witnesses, between qualified ones, are not to be looked upon as if they were a blank creating an unlawful distance; ib. IX, 50c; ib. VIII, end, 49d (insert: עדים פסולים אינן).b) distance of relationship, i. e. testimony not objectionable on account of kinship. Y.Keth.II, 26d top (read:) ואם אין את מאמינו שהוא בנו יעשה כה׳ ע׳וכ׳ and if you do not believe him that he is his son, let his statement (that he is a priest) be considered a strangers testimony 2) a precautionary measure, a preventive law. Y.Maasr.I, 49b top. -
8 הַרְחֵק
הַרְחֵקor הֶרְחֵק (רָחַק) 1) distance.ה׳ עדות a) an unlawful space between a deed and the signatures of the witnesses. Y.Gitt.I, 43c bot. עדים פסולין אינן נעשין כה׳ ע׳ the signatures of disqualified witnesses, between qualified ones, are not to be looked upon as if they were a blank creating an unlawful distance; ib. IX, 50c; ib. VIII, end, 49d (insert: עדים פסולים אינן).b) distance of relationship, i. e. testimony not objectionable on account of kinship. Y.Keth.II, 26d top (read:) ואם אין את מאמינו שהוא בנו יעשה כה׳ ע׳וכ׳ and if you do not believe him that he is his son, let his statement (that he is a priest) be considered a strangers testimony 2) a precautionary measure, a preventive law. Y.Maasr.I, 49b top. -
9 זמם I
זְמָםI or זָמֵם m. (זָמַם I) false testimony. Macc.2b בגניבתו ולא בזְמָמוֹ ‘one is sold for theft (Ex. 22:2), but not for false testimony (which might eventually have caused the sale of the alleged thief); Y.Sot.III, end, 19b; Tosef.Macc.I, 1 בזְמֵימוֹ. -
10 זְמָם
זְמָםI or זָמֵם m. (זָמַם I) false testimony. Macc.2b בגניבתו ולא בזְמָמוֹ ‘one is sold for theft (Ex. 22:2), but not for false testimony (which might eventually have caused the sale of the alleged thief); Y.Sot.III, end, 19b; Tosef.Macc.I, 1 בזְמֵימוֹ. -
11 עדה II
עֵדָה II f. = עֵדוּת, testimony. Tosef.Bekh.III, 8 שכר עֵרָתוֹ ed. Zuck. (oth. ed. עדותו) pay for his testimony.Pl. עֵדוֹת. Bekh.IV, 6 (29a) עֵדוֹתָיו בטילין masc. (Var. in Mish. ed. עדותו בטילה) his testimonies are void; (Kidd.58b עדותו בטילה). -
12 שבע
שָׁבַעNif. נִשְׁבַּע (b. h.) to be sworn, to swear. Shebu.III, 6 נ׳ לבטלוכ׳ if a person swears that he will omit to perform a commandment. Ib. VI, 4 אין נִשְׁבָּעִין עלוכ׳ no oath is imposed in refutation of a claim of a deaf and mute, or of an insane person, or of a minor, nor do we administer an oath to a (claimant) minor, אבל נשבעין לקטןוכ׳ but you must make oath when suing a minor or the sacred treasury. Ib. 7 ומי נ׳ מי … שמא יִשָּׁבַע זהוכ׳ which of them is first admitted to an oath? He with whom the (lost) pledge was deposited, lest this one (the debtor) swear (to the value of the pledge), and the other produce the pledge (and prove him a perjurer). Ib. VII, 1 כל הנשבעין שבתורה נשבעיןוכ׳ all those bound to swear according to Biblical law swear and are free from payment, but the following swear and receive (are awarded their claim). Ib. 32b ואינו יכול לִישָּׁבֵעַ, v. שְׁבוּעָה; a. fr. Hif. הִשְׁבִּיעַ to adjure; to impose, administer an oath. Ib. IV, 3 אמרו אין אנו … מַשְׁבִּיעַ אני עליכםוכ׳ if they say, we know no testimony in thy case, (and he says,) I adjure you, and they say, Amen: they are guilty (if they could testify). Ib. ה׳ עליהן … חוץוכ׳ if he adjured them five times out of court, and coming before court they confess (that they know testimony), they are acquitted. Ib. VIII, 2 מַשְׁבִּיעֲךָ אניוכ׳ I adjure thee, and he says, Amen. Ib. 29a; 39a, a. e. וכשמַשְׁבִּיעִין אותו … אני משביעין אותךוכ׳ and when the court administers an oath to him, they say to him, know that we cause thee to swear not in thy sense, but in the sense of God and in the sense of the court; a. fr.Part. pass. מוּשְׁבָּע; pl. מוּשְׁבָּעִין. Ib. 31a מ׳ מפי עצמו one who is sworn on his own demand (in his own case); מ׳ מפי אחרים one who is sworn on other peoples demands (as a supposed witness that claims ignorance). Ib. III, 6 הרשות שאינו מ׳ עליה מהר סיני a religiously indifferent act, on which he is not sworn from Mount Sinai; מצוה שהוא מ׳וכ׳ a religious act on which he is sworn Ib. 21b; 22b, v. סִינַי; a. fr. -
13 שָׁבַע
שָׁבַעNif. נִשְׁבַּע (b. h.) to be sworn, to swear. Shebu.III, 6 נ׳ לבטלוכ׳ if a person swears that he will omit to perform a commandment. Ib. VI, 4 אין נִשְׁבָּעִין עלוכ׳ no oath is imposed in refutation of a claim of a deaf and mute, or of an insane person, or of a minor, nor do we administer an oath to a (claimant) minor, אבל נשבעין לקטןוכ׳ but you must make oath when suing a minor or the sacred treasury. Ib. 7 ומי נ׳ מי … שמא יִשָּׁבַע זהוכ׳ which of them is first admitted to an oath? He with whom the (lost) pledge was deposited, lest this one (the debtor) swear (to the value of the pledge), and the other produce the pledge (and prove him a perjurer). Ib. VII, 1 כל הנשבעין שבתורה נשבעיןוכ׳ all those bound to swear according to Biblical law swear and are free from payment, but the following swear and receive (are awarded their claim). Ib. 32b ואינו יכול לִישָּׁבֵעַ, v. שְׁבוּעָה; a. fr. Hif. הִשְׁבִּיעַ to adjure; to impose, administer an oath. Ib. IV, 3 אמרו אין אנו … מַשְׁבִּיעַ אני עליכםוכ׳ if they say, we know no testimony in thy case, (and he says,) I adjure you, and they say, Amen: they are guilty (if they could testify). Ib. ה׳ עליהן … חוץוכ׳ if he adjured them five times out of court, and coming before court they confess (that they know testimony), they are acquitted. Ib. VIII, 2 מַשְׁבִּיעֲךָ אניוכ׳ I adjure thee, and he says, Amen. Ib. 29a; 39a, a. e. וכשמַשְׁבִּיעִין אותו … אני משביעין אותךוכ׳ and when the court administers an oath to him, they say to him, know that we cause thee to swear not in thy sense, but in the sense of God and in the sense of the court; a. fr.Part. pass. מוּשְׁבָּע; pl. מוּשְׁבָּעִין. Ib. 31a מ׳ מפי עצמו one who is sworn on his own demand (in his own case); מ׳ מפי אחרים one who is sworn on other peoples demands (as a supposed witness that claims ignorance). Ib. III, 6 הרשות שאינו מ׳ עליה מהר סיני a religiously indifferent act, on which he is not sworn from Mount Sinai; מצוה שהוא מ׳וכ׳ a religious act on which he is sworn Ib. 21b; 22b, v. סִינַי; a. fr. -
14 ארון העדות
The Ark of Testimony -
15 בר עדות
fit to give testimony -
16 הוכחה
proof, evidence, substantiation, testimony, vindication, averment; demonstration; reproach -
17 הזים עדות
refuted a testimony -
18 הפריך עדות
refuted a testimony -
19 הצהרה
declaration, proclamation, statement, affirmation, plea, profession, pronouncement, testimony, allegation, asseveration, averment, avowal; affidavit -
20 חירש שוטה וקטן
the deaf the insane and the minors (are disqualified for testimony)
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