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פָּשַׁט(b. h.) 1) to stretch, straighten. Sabb.I, 1, sq. פ׳ העני את ידווכ׳ if the recipient puts his hand forth to within (the house). Pes.118b, a. e. שפּוֹשְׁטִין, v. פַּס II. Gen. R. s. 28 לא פָשְׁטוּ ידיהם במצות they (the Sodomites) never stretched their hands forth for good deeds (charity); Lam. R. to IV, 6; Yalk. Ez. 351. Ber.3b; Snh.16a לכו פִשְׁטוּוכ׳, v. גְּדוּד. Men.I, 2 פושט את אצבעותיווכ׳ he stretches his fingers so as to reach his wrist. Lev. R. s. 2 פושטין לו יד we must reach forth our hands to him, v. כָּנָף. Keth.XIII, 5 הפוסק … ופ׳ לו את הרגל a man promises a certain amount to his intended son-in-law, and shows him the foot, i. e. refuses to give it to him; a. v. fr.Y.R. Hash. III, 58d top (ref. to פשוט, ib. III, 3) כדי שיִפְשְׁטוּוכ׳ (or שיְפַשְּׁטוּ, Pi.) (the horn is straight,) intimating that they must straighten their hearts through repentance.Part. pass. פָּשוּט, q. v. 2) to strip; (sub. בגדיו) to undress. Yoma III, 4; 6. Ib. 31b פּוֹשֵׁט … מקדש he (the high priest) undresses first and then sanctifies (washes his hands and feet). Ib. 32a כלום אדם פושט אלאוכ׳ can a man put off anything except what he has put on? Tam.I, 1; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּשוּט. Y.Yoma III, 40c bot. אחת פ׳ ואחת לבושוכ׳ whether he undresses or dresses, in either case the sanctification follows the act. 3) to make plain, to explain. Num. R. s. 18; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 1 היה יושב ופושטוכ׳ was sitting at the gate of his town and explaining (teaching); (Gen. R. s. 10 ודורש). Ex. R. s. 47 היה למד … ופושט אותהוכ׳ he learned (the Torah) in day-time and explained it to himself at night; a. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Lev. R. s. 16 (ref. to Ps. 34:13) כל ימי … היכן הוא פ׳ all my days I have read this verse (question), but I never knew where it is answered. 4) (neut. verb) to spread, be published. Hor.3b עד שתִּפְשוֹט הוראה בכלוכ׳ until the decision is spread (adopted) in the whole congregation of Israel. Ab. Zar.36a; a. fr. Pi. פִּישֵּׁט 1) to stretch, straighten out. Y.Snh.III, 21a bot. התחיל מְפַשִּׁטוכ׳ (interch. with פישט) he began to put forth his hands and deal in fruits of the Sabbatical year. Tosef.Neg.I, 8 מְפַשְּׁטִין את קומטיווכ׳ the creases are straightened out, and then the leprous spot is examined; a. e.Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4, v. infra.Part. pass. מְפוּשָּׁט. Y.Naz.IX, 57d רגליו מְפוּשָּׁטוֹת וידווכ׳ if the corpse is found with its feet stretched and its hands on the heart, opp. קמצוץ. 2) to strip, take off. Tosef.Kel.B. Kam.IV, 17 משיְפַשֵּׁט את חלוקו (not חלוקן) from the time that the coat (the plaster of the stove) is taken off. Nif. נִפְשַׁט 1) to be straightened out, be unfolded, become flat. Kel. XXVI, 2 נ׳ טהור when it (the bag) is straightened out (so as to be a plain piece of leather, v. פָּשוּט), it is not susceptible to uncleanness. Tosef. Neg. l. c. כקמיטשנ׳ like a creased garment that has been straightened out; a. e. 2) to be stripped. Pirké dR. El. ch. XIV נ׳ עור צפורןוכ׳ the horny skin was taken from Adam, and he saw himself naked. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92, v. infra. Hif. הִפְשִׁיט 1) to strip, flay. Pes.V, 9 כיצד תולין ומַפְשִׁיטִין how did they suspend and flay (the Passover Iamb)? Ib. מי … ולהַפְשִׁיט he that could find no place where to suspend and flay. Tam.IV, 2. Pesik. R. s. 28 הִפְשִׁיטוּ את עבדיהםוכ׳ they undressed their men servants and maid servants and presented them ; a. fr. 2) to shed the skin. Pirké dR. El. l. c. שיהא מַפְשִׁיט את עורווכ׳ that it (the serpent) should shed its skin once in seven years. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92 מן העור שה׳ הנחשוכ׳ ed. Bub. (oth. ed. שנפשט) of the skin which the serpent shed the Lord made garments of honor ; Pirké dR. El. ch. XX; Yalk. Gen. 34. Hof. הוּפְשַׁט to be stripped. Zeb.XI, 3 עד שלאה׳ before the hide was taken off. Ib. 93b; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְפַּשֵּׁט, Nithpa. נִתְפַּשֵּׁט to be straightened, become even; to flatten. Ḥag.9a חיגר … ונ׳וכ׳ if he was lame on the first day and became straight Y.Yeb.I, 2d bot. עד שתִּתְפַּשֵּׁט הכף, v. כַּף; Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4 עד שתְּפַשֵּׁט אתוכ׳. B. Bath. 120a נִתְפַּשְּׁטוּ הקמטיןוכ׳ the wrinkles became even, and her beauty returned ; a. e.

פָּשַׁט(b. h.) 1) to stretch, straighten. Sabb.I, 1, sq. פ׳ העני את ידווכ׳ if the recipient puts his hand forth to within (the house). Pes.118b, a. e. שפּוֹשְׁטִין, v. פַּס II. Gen. R. s. 28 לא פָשְׁטוּ ידיהם במצות they (the Sodomites) never stretched their hands forth for good deeds (charity); Lam. R. to IV, 6; Yalk. Ez. 351. Ber.3b; Snh.16a לכו פִשְׁטוּוכ׳, v. גְּדוּד. Men.I, 2 פושט את אצבעותיווכ׳ he stretches his fingers so as to reach his wrist. Lev. R. s. 2 פושטין לו יד we must reach forth our hands to him, v. כָּנָף. Keth.XIII, 5 הפוסק … ופ׳ לו את הרגל a man promises a certain amount to his intended son-in-law, and shows him the foot, i. e. refuses to give it to him; a. v. fr.Y.R. Hash. III, 58d top (ref. to פשוט, ib. III, 3) כדי שיִפְשְׁטוּוכ׳ (or שיְפַשְּׁטוּ, Pi.) (the horn is straight,) intimating that they must straighten their hearts through repentance.Part. pass. פָּשוּט, q. v. 2) to strip; (sub. בגדיו) to undress. Yoma III, 4; 6. Ib. 31b פּוֹשֵׁט … מקדש he (the high priest) undresses first and then sanctifies (washes his hands and feet). Ib. 32a כלום אדם פושט אלאוכ׳ can a man put off anything except what he has put on? Tam.I, 1; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּשוּט. Y.Yoma III, 40c bot. אחת פ׳ ואחת לבושוכ׳ whether he undresses or dresses, in either case the sanctification follows the act. 3) to make plain, to explain. Num. R. s. 18; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 1 היה יושב ופושטוכ׳ was sitting at the gate of his town and explaining (teaching); (Gen. R. s. 10 ודורש). Ex. R. s. 47 היה למד … ופושט אותהוכ׳ he learned (the Torah) in day-time and explained it to himself at night; a. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Lev. R. s. 16 (ref. to Ps. 34:13) כל ימי … היכן הוא פ׳ all my days I have read this verse (question), but I never knew where it is answered. 4) (neut. verb) to spread, be published. Hor.3b עד שתִּפְשוֹט הוראה בכלוכ׳ until the decision is spread (adopted) in the whole congregation of Israel. Ab. Zar.36a; a. fr. Pi. פִּישֵּׁט 1) to stretch, straighten out. Y.Snh.III, 21a bot. התחיל מְפַשִּׁטוכ׳ (interch. with פישט) he began to put forth his hands and deal in fruits of the Sabbatical year. Tosef.Neg.I, 8 מְפַשְּׁטִין את קומטיווכ׳ the creases are straightened out, and then the leprous spot is examined; a. e.Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4, v. infra.Part. pass. מְפוּשָּׁט. Y.Naz.IX, 57d רגליו מְפוּשָּׁטוֹת וידווכ׳ if the corpse is found with its feet stretched and its hands on the heart, opp. קמצוץ. 2) to strip, take off. Tosef.Kel.B. Kam.IV, 17 משיְפַשֵּׁט את חלוקו (not חלוקן) from the time that the coat (the plaster of the stove) is taken off. Nif. נִפְשַׁט 1) to be straightened out, be unfolded, become flat. Kel. XXVI, 2 נ׳ טהור when it (the bag) is straightened out (so as to be a plain piece of leather, v. פָּשוּט), it is not susceptible to uncleanness. Tosef. Neg. l. c. כקמיטשנ׳ like a creased garment that has been straightened out; a. e. 2) to be stripped. Pirké dR. El. ch. XIV נ׳ עור צפורןוכ׳ the horny skin was taken from Adam, and he saw himself naked. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92, v. infra. Hif. הִפְשִׁיט 1) to strip, flay. Pes.V, 9 כיצד תולין ומַפְשִׁיטִין how did they suspend and flay (the Passover Iamb)? Ib. מי … ולהַפְשִׁיט he that could find no place where to suspend and flay. Tam.IV, 2. Pesik. R. s. 28 הִפְשִׁיטוּ את עבדיהםוכ׳ they undressed their men servants and maid servants and presented them ; a. fr. 2) to shed the skin. Pirké dR. El. l. c. שיהא מַפְשִׁיט את עורווכ׳ that it (the serpent) should shed its skin once in seven years. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92 מן העור שה׳ הנחשוכ׳ ed. Bub. (oth. ed. שנפשט) of the skin which the serpent shed the Lord made garments of honor ; Pirké dR. El. ch. XX; Yalk. Gen. 34. Hof. הוּפְשַׁט to be stripped. Zeb.XI, 3 עד שלאה׳ before the hide was taken off. Ib. 93b; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְפַּשֵּׁט, Nithpa. נִתְפַּשֵּׁט to be straightened, become even; to flatten. Ḥag.9a חיגר … ונ׳וכ׳ if he was lame on the first day and became straight Y.Yeb.I, 2d bot. עד שתִּתְפַּשֵּׁט הכף, v. כַּף; Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4 עד שתְּפַשֵּׁט אתוכ׳. B. Bath. 120a נִתְפַּשְּׁטוּ הקמטיןוכ׳ the wrinkles became even, and her beauty returned ; a. e.

רָתַע(cmp. רָתַת) to tremble, shake. Nif. נִרְתַּע to be startled; נ׳ לאחוריו to be startled and move backward, to start back. Par. III, 3. Y.R. Hash II, beg. 57d ונִרְתַּעְתִּי לאחוריי I started back (was astonished); (Tosef. ib. I, 15 נבעתתי ונפלתי); Bab. ib. 22b ונרתעתי ונפלתי (Ms. M. 2 והתרעתי, read: והִרְתַּעְתִּי Hif.); a. fr. Hif. הִרְתִּיעַ 1) same. Y.Ber.III, 6d bot. וה׳ מלפניו כמַרְתִּיעַוכ׳ and he shrank back from it, as one shrinks from a serpent. Num. R. s. 123> שלשה … וה׳ לאחוריו three things did Moses hear by which he was startled (puzzled); a. e. 2) (cmp. רָתַח) to be excited; (of a serpent) to hiss. Gen. R. s. 10 ראה נחש מַרְתִּיעַ ובא saw a serpent coming on in excitement; Lev. R. s. 22. Y.Ber.V, 9a bot. אבל היה מרתיע ובא כנגדו but if the serpent comes against him in excitement, opp. כרוך; a. e. 3) to frighten away. Sabb.55b (play on פ̇ח̇ז̇, Gen. 49:4) זֹעזעתה הִירְֹתַּעְתָּהּ פֹרחֹהוכ׳ thou didst scare her, thou didst frighten her away, and sin flew from thee.

רָתַע(cmp. רָתַת) to tremble, shake. Nif. נִרְתַּע to be startled; נ׳ לאחוריו to be startled and move backward, to start back. Par. III, 3. Y.R. Hash II, beg. 57d ונִרְתַּעְתִּי לאחוריי I started back (was astonished); (Tosef. ib. I, 15 נבעתתי ונפלתי); Bab. ib. 22b ונרתעתי ונפלתי (Ms. M. 2 והתרעתי, read: והִרְתַּעְתִּי Hif.); a. fr. Hif. הִרְתִּיעַ 1) same. Y.Ber.III, 6d bot. וה׳ מלפניו כמַרְתִּיעַוכ׳ and he shrank back from it, as one shrinks from a serpent. Num. R. s. 123> שלשה … וה׳ לאחוריו three things did Moses hear by which he was startled (puzzled); a. e. 2) (cmp. רָתַח) to be excited; (of a serpent) to hiss. Gen. R. s. 10 ראה נחש מַרְתִּיעַ ובא saw a serpent coming on in excitement; Lev. R. s. 22. Y.Ber.V, 9a bot. אבל היה מרתיע ובא כנגדו but if the serpent comes against him in excitement, opp. כרוך; a. e. 3) to frighten away. Sabb.55b (play on פ̇ח̇ז̇, Gen. 49:4) זֹעזעתה הִירְֹתַּעְתָּהּ פֹרחֹהוכ׳ thou didst scare her, thou didst frighten her away, and sin flew from thee.

רָשָׁעm. (b. h.; preced. wds.) wicked man, wrongful claimant. Snh.27a (ref. to Ex. 23:1) אל תשתר׳ עד allow not a wicked man to be witness. Ib. 9b ר׳ הוא והתורה אמרהוכ׳ he is a (self-confessed) wicked man, and the Law says, allow not Ib. אין אדם משים עצמור׳ none can incriminate himself (his testimony against himself has no legal effect). Ib. 27a ר׳ דחמס בעינן (to be disqualified in court) he must be a wicked man connected with violence (but you cannot disqualify a sinner against ceremonial laws). Gen. R. s. 20 נחש זהר׳ בעל תשובות that serpent is a wicked creature rich in arguments. Bekh.8a ולאותור׳ לאוכ׳ and to that wicked creature (the serpent) I find no parallel in nature (as to duration of pregnancy). Ab. V, 19 בלעם הר׳ Balaam the wicked; a. v. fr.Pl. רְשָׁעִים. Ib. 1 להפרע מן הר׳וכ׳ in order to punish the wicked who ruin the world Ib. I, 8 וכשיהיו … יהיו בעיניך כר׳ when disputants stand before thee (the judge), look upon both parties as wrongful claimants, opp. זכאין. Ib. IV, 15 אין … משלות הר׳וכ׳ it is beyond our power to understand why the wicked are prosperous or why the righteous suffer. Snh.110b קטני בני רִשְׁעֵי ישראל young children of wicked Israelites; Tosef. ib. XIII, 1 רשעי ארץ (corr. acc.). Ib. 2 (ref. to Ps. 9:18) אלור׳ ישראל this refers to Israelitish sinners. Hor.10b (ref. to Koh. 8:14) כמעשה הר׳ שלעוה״ב like that which happens to the wicked in the world to come. Snh.93a רִשְׁעֵיהֶם של ישראל the wicked (idolaters) of the Israelitish people; a. v. fr.Fem. רְשָׁעָה. Ber.61b מלכות הר׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the wicked (Roman) government. Ex. R. s. 35 אדום הר׳ (sub. מלכות); a. fr.

רָשָׁעm. (b. h.; preced. wds.) wicked man, wrongful claimant. Snh.27a (ref. to Ex. 23:1) אל תשתר׳ עד allow not a wicked man to be witness. Ib. 9b ר׳ הוא והתורה אמרהוכ׳ he is a (self-confessed) wicked man, and the Law says, allow not Ib. אין אדם משים עצמור׳ none can incriminate himself (his testimony against himself has no legal effect). Ib. 27a ר׳ דחמס בעינן (to be disqualified in court) he must be a wicked man connected with violence (but you cannot disqualify a sinner against ceremonial laws). Gen. R. s. 20 נחש זהר׳ בעל תשובות that serpent is a wicked creature rich in arguments. Bekh.8a ולאותור׳ לאוכ׳ and to that wicked creature (the serpent) I find no parallel in nature (as to duration of pregnancy). Ab. V, 19 בלעם הר׳ Balaam the wicked; a. v. fr.Pl. רְשָׁעִים. Ib. 1 להפרע מן הר׳וכ׳ in order to punish the wicked who ruin the world Ib. I, 8 וכשיהיו … יהיו בעיניך כר׳ when disputants stand before thee (the judge), look upon both parties as wrongful claimants, opp. זכאין. Ib. IV, 15 אין … משלות הר׳וכ׳ it is beyond our power to understand why the wicked are prosperous or why the righteous suffer. Snh.110b קטני בני רִשְׁעֵי ישראל young children of wicked Israelites; Tosef. ib. XIII, 1 רשעי ארץ (corr. acc.). Ib. 2 (ref. to Ps. 9:18) אלור׳ ישראל this refers to Israelitish sinners. Hor.10b (ref. to Koh. 8:14) כמעשה הר׳ שלעוה״ב like that which happens to the wicked in the world to come. Snh.93a רִשְׁעֵיהֶם של ישראל the wicked (idolaters) of the Israelitish people; a. v. fr.Fem. רְשָׁעָה. Ber.61b מלכות הר׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the wicked (Roman) government. Ex. R. s. 35 אדום הר׳ (sub. מלכות); a. fr.

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עָקַם(cmp. עקב) 1) to curve, wind. Y.Erub.II, 20a bot. כל מה שהפרה פושטת … הגמל עוֹקֵםוכ׳ whereas the cow stretches her neck out straight, the camel turns his neck. Lev. R. s. 10, v. infra. Lam. R. to II, 8 עוקם את חוטמו turns up his nose (at the bad odor).Meil.17b ע׳ פיור׳ אליעזרוכ׳ R. El … curved his mouth (pouted speaking in an undertone, v. עֲקִימָה). 2) to circumvent, supersede, v. עָקַב. Pi. עִיקֵּם to curve, wind; to make a circuit. Y.Yoma VI, 44b bot. שלשים … והיה מְעַקְּמוֹוכ׳ the priests belt was thirty-two cubits long, and he wound it this way and that; Lev. R. s. 10 ועוקמו לפניו ולאחוריו (read: ועִיקְּמוֹ); Cant. R. to IV, 4 (not מעמקו). Gen. R. s. 50 (ref. to סורו, Gen. 19:2) אפי׳ איני כדאי עַקְּמוּ עלי את הדרך though I be not worthy (of your visit), go out of your way on my account; ib. עקמו עלי את הדרך כדי שלא תהיו נראיםוכ׳ take a circuitous route in coming to me, that you may not be seen going to me. Ib. s. 32 ע׳הקב״ה שתיםוכ׳ the Lord (Bible text) uses a circumlocution of two or three words (writes two or three words where one would have been sufficient) in order to avoid the word ‘unclean; Pes.3a; Lev. R. s. 26, beg.; a. e.Part. pass. מְעוּקָּם; f. מְעוּקֶּמֶת tortuous; tricky. Y.Erub.V, 22d top היה הנחל מע׳ if the wady meandered. Tanḥ. Vaëra 4 מה הנחש הולך מע׳ אף המלכות מְעַקֶּמֶת דרכיה as the serpent moves in tortuous lines, so the government winds its ways; כשם שהנחש מע׳ אף פרעה מע׳ as the serpent is cunning, so is Pharaoh cunning; Ex. R. s. 9; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְעַקֵּם to wind ones self, be artful. Ib. כשיבוא להִתְעַקֵּםוכ׳ if he (Pharaoh) tries his tricks, go and say to Aaron ; Tanḥ. l. c.

עָקַם(cmp. עקב) 1) to curve, wind. Y.Erub.II, 20a bot. כל מה שהפרה פושטת … הגמל עוֹקֵםוכ׳ whereas the cow stretches her neck out straight, the camel turns his neck. Lev. R. s. 10, v. infra. Lam. R. to II, 8 עוקם את חוטמו turns up his nose (at the bad odor).Meil.17b ע׳ פיור׳ אליעזרוכ׳ R. El … curved his mouth (pouted speaking in an undertone, v. עֲקִימָה). 2) to circumvent, supersede, v. עָקַב. Pi. עִיקֵּם to curve, wind; to make a circuit. Y.Yoma VI, 44b bot. שלשים … והיה מְעַקְּמוֹוכ׳ the priests belt was thirty-two cubits long, and he wound it this way and that; Lev. R. s. 10 ועוקמו לפניו ולאחוריו (read: ועִיקְּמוֹ); Cant. R. to IV, 4 (not מעמקו). Gen. R. s. 50 (ref. to סורו, Gen. 19:2) אפי׳ איני כדאי עַקְּמוּ עלי את הדרך though I be not worthy (of your visit), go out of your way on my account; ib. עקמו עלי את הדרך כדי שלא תהיו נראיםוכ׳ take a circuitous route in coming to me, that you may not be seen going to me. Ib. s. 32 ע׳הקב״ה שתיםוכ׳ the Lord (Bible text) uses a circumlocution of two or three words (writes two or three words where one would have been sufficient) in order to avoid the word ‘unclean; Pes.3a; Lev. R. s. 26, beg.; a. e.Part. pass. מְעוּקָּם; f. מְעוּקֶּמֶת tortuous; tricky. Y.Erub.V, 22d top היה הנחל מע׳ if the wady meandered. Tanḥ. Vaëra 4 מה הנחש הולך מע׳ אף המלכות מְעַקֶּמֶת דרכיה as the serpent moves in tortuous lines, so the government winds its ways; כשם שהנחש מע׳ אף פרעה מע׳ as the serpent is cunning, so is Pharaoh cunning; Ex. R. s. 9; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְעַקֵּם to wind ones self, be artful. Ib. כשיבוא להִתְעַקֵּםוכ׳ if he (Pharaoh) tries his tricks, go and say to Aaron ; Tanḥ. l. c.

שוּףI (b. h.; = נָשַׁף) to blow. Num. R. s. 5, beg. וכיון … היתה האש שָׁפָהוכ׳ when the sparks (preceding the march of the Israelites) went forth, the fire blew (was wafted) towards those carrying the Ark; a. e.Esp. (of the serpent, cmp. שָׂרָף; v. נָשַׁף) to emit poisonous breath, to poison. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92 (ref. to Ps. 139:11) והיה יושב … וִישוּפֵנִי עקב and he (Adam) sat thinking in his heart, perchance the serpent that led me astray on the Sabbath eve will come and poison me in the heel. Lev. R. s. 15, end; Gen. R. s. 16; Yalk. ib. 22, v. נָשַׁף.

שוּףI (b. h.; = נָשַׁף) to blow. Num. R. s. 5, beg. וכיון … היתה האש שָׁפָהוכ׳ when the sparks (preceding the march of the Israelites) went forth, the fire blew (was wafted) towards those carrying the Ark; a. e.Esp. (of the serpent, cmp. שָׂרָף; v. נָשַׁף) to emit poisonous breath, to poison. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92 (ref. to Ps. 139:11) והיה יושב … וִישוּפֵנִי עקב and he (Adam) sat thinking in his heart, perchance the serpent that led me astray on the Sabbath eve will come and poison me in the heel. Lev. R. s. 15, end; Gen. R. s. 16; Yalk. ib. 22, v. נָשַׁף.

vāsuki

of a serpent-king (one of the three chief kings of the Nāgas, the other two being Ṡesha andﾠ Takshaka;
the gods andﾠ demons used the serpent Vāsuki as a rope for twisting round the mountain Mandara when they churned the ocean RTL. 108, 233) MBh. R. etc.;
of an author Pratāp. Sch. ;
of another man Pravar. ;
- वासुकिज
- वासुकिह्रद

муж.;
уст. serpent