to break bread and say grace

פָּרַסI, פָּרַשׂ, (b. h.) 1) to split, break, esp. (v. בָּצַע) to break bread and say grace. R. Hash. 29b לא יִפְרוֹס אדם פרוסהוכ׳ a person should not break bread and say grace for his guests, unless he dines with them אבל פּוֹרֵס הוא לבניווכ׳ but he may do so for his children and his household in order to train them in religious practice. Pes.37a; Men.78b (expl. מצה הינא) כל שפּוֹרְסָהּ ואיןוכ׳ when he breaks it apart, and no cords (of unbaked dough) can be drawn out of it; a. e.Part. pass. פָּרוּס; f. פְּרוּסָה; pl. פְּרוּסִים, פְּרוּסִין; פְּרוּסוֹת. Lev. R. s. 34 (ref. to פָּרֹס, Is. 58:7) הלא תִפְרוֹשׂ … פָרוּס כבר היא פ׳וכ׳ it does not read, ‘behold, thou shalt break, but, ‘behold broken; it (thy bread) is broken for thee, for from the beginning of the year it is decreed Y.Dem.I, 21d bot. בפ׳ when it is a broken piece of an eatable, opp. שלם. Y.Ber.VI, 10b bot. פ׳ של חטים (sub. פת) a broken loaf of wheat bread; a. fr.V. פְּרוּס, פְּרוּסָה. 2) (cmp. פָּרַץ) to break through; Part. pass. as ab. open, plain. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. V, 4, v. סַוָּאר. 3) to spread. Meg.III, 3 (28a) ואין פּוֹרְשִׂין לתוכו מצודות nor dare you spread traps leading into it (the synagogue in ruins). Yoma III, 4 פָּרְסוּ סדיןוכ׳ (Y. ed. פָּרְשׂוּ), v. סָדִין. Num. R. s. 11 הכהנים פּוֹרְשִׂים את כפיהם the priests spread their hands (when blessing). Ex. R. s. 42 אחז … ופ׳הקב״הוכ׳ he (Moses) took hold of the divine throne, and the Lord spread his cloak over him. Ib. (ref. to ̇פּר̇ש̇ז̇, Job 26:9) פ̇׳ ר̇חום ש̇די ז̇יווכ׳ the Merciful Almighty spread the splendor of his cloud over him; ib. s. 41 פ׳ והגין עליוהקב״ה the Lord spread (his cloak) over him and protected him; a. fr.Deut. R. s. 5 היה פוֹרֵשׂ דיאטגמאוכ׳ (not דאטגמא) he spread (published) a decree wherever he conquered Part. pass. as ab. Ab. III, 16, v. מְצוּדָה; a. e.פ׳ על שמע (interch. with פ׳ את שמע) to spread a cloak over the head for the recitation of the prayers preceding the Shmʿa (Ḳaddish and Barkhu), esp. to recite the prayers for the benefit of those who have come too late for the regular service (cmp. Ber.51a פריס סודרא, quot. in next w.). Meg.IV, 3 (23b) אין פורסין על שמעוכ׳ (Mish. ed. את; Mish. Pes. פורשין, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 90) the prayers for the Shmʿa are not read aloud … with less than two persons; (Rashi: to divide the Shma (v. supra), i. e. to read parts of the prayers preceding the Shmʿa;) Y. ib. IV, 75a bot. פורסין את שמע. Ib. IV, 5 המפטיר … פורסוכ׳, v. פָּטַר. Ib. 6. Lev. R. s. 23 א״ל פְּרוֹס על שמע פ׳ they said to him, recite the prayers for the Shmʿa; he did; Cant. R. to II, 2 (mixed dict.) פְּרוֹס לן את שמע פרוס לון (read: פָּרֵיס); a. fr. Nif. נִפְרַס, Nithpa. נִתְפָּרֵס to be divided, broken. Tbul Yom III, 1, v. עָרָה II. B. Mets.VII, 7 נִתְפָּרְסוּ עיגוליו if his fig cakes were broken; a. e. Hif. הִפְרִיס 1) to assign, give a share, a present. Gen. R. s. 74 end ולא היו מַפְרִיסִיםוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מפרינים) they endowed only with their mouth, v. פָּרַן. Yalk. ib. 22 מַפְרִיס והולך, v. פְּרָת. 2) (denom. of פַּרְסָה) to part the foot, to have a parted hoof. Sifra Shmini, ch. V, Par. 4 משוסע, חזיר מפריס the swine parts its foot and is cloven-footed. Ḥull.59a אין לך דבר שמפריס פרסהוכ׳ there is no animal that parts its foot and yet is unclean, except swine; a. e.Ib. 51b ה׳ע״ג קרקע the animal, after its fall, in attempting to rise made an impression of its parted feet on the ground (an evidence of its spines being unaffected).Trnsf. to show the cloven foot (like swine, as if saying, ‘I am clean, v. Lev. R. s. 13, end), to pretend piety. Gen. R. s. 22 יצא כמפריס וכמרמהוכ׳ (some ed. מפרים, corr. acc.) he went forth like a hypocrite and as one deceiving his Creator; (Yalk. ib. 38; Lev. R. s. 10 כמַעֲרִים, v. עָרַם II). Pi. פֵּירֵס, פֵּירֵש 1) to spread. Bekh.44a (ref. to Ex. 40:19) רבינו פֵּירְשׂוֹ Moses our teacher spread it (hence he must have been ten cubits high); Sabb.92a פרשו; Yalk. Ex. 372; a. e. 2) to put a wrap on, only in פֵּירְסָה נדה she became menstruous. Keth.2a. Gen. R. s. 48; a. fr.

פָּרַסI, פָּרַשׂ, (b. h.) 1) to split, break, esp. (v. בָּצַע) to break bread and say grace. R. Hash. 29b לא יִפְרוֹס אדם פרוסהוכ׳ a person should not break bread and say grace for his guests, unless he dines with them אבל פּוֹרֵס הוא לבניווכ׳ but he may do so for his children and his household in order to train them in religious practice. Pes.37a; Men.78b (expl. מצה הינא) כל שפּוֹרְסָהּ ואיןוכ׳ when he breaks it apart, and no cords (of unbaked dough) can be drawn out of it; a. e.Part. pass. פָּרוּס; f. פְּרוּסָה; pl. פְּרוּסִים, פְּרוּסִין; פְּרוּסוֹת. Lev. R. s. 34 (ref. to פָּרֹס, Is. 58:7) הלא תִפְרוֹשׂ … פָרוּס כבר היא פ׳וכ׳ it does not read, ‘behold, thou shalt break, but, ‘behold broken; it (thy bread) is broken for thee, for from the beginning of the year it is decreed Y.Dem.I, 21d bot. בפ׳ when it is a broken piece of an eatable, opp. שלם. Y.Ber.VI, 10b bot. פ׳ של חטים (sub. פת) a broken loaf of wheat bread; a. fr.V. פְּרוּס, פְּרוּסָה. 2) (cmp. פָּרַץ) to break through; Part. pass. as ab. open, plain. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. V, 4, v. סַוָּאר. 3) to spread. Meg.III, 3 (28a) ואין פּוֹרְשִׂין לתוכו מצודות nor dare you spread traps leading into it (the synagogue in ruins). Yoma III, 4 פָּרְסוּ סדיןוכ׳ (Y. ed. פָּרְשׂוּ), v. סָדִין. Num. R. s. 11 הכהנים פּוֹרְשִׂים את כפיהם the priests spread their hands (when blessing). Ex. R. s. 42 אחז … ופ׳הקב״הוכ׳ he (Moses) took hold of the divine throne, and the Lord spread his cloak over him. Ib. (ref. to ̇פּר̇ש̇ז̇, Job 26:9) פ̇׳ ר̇חום ש̇די ז̇יווכ׳ the Merciful Almighty spread the splendor of his cloud over him; ib. s. 41 פ׳ והגין עליוהקב״ה the Lord spread (his cloak) over him and protected him; a. fr.Deut. R. s. 5 היה פוֹרֵשׂ דיאטגמאוכ׳ (not דאטגמא) he spread (published) a decree wherever he conquered Part. pass. as ab. Ab. III, 16, v. מְצוּדָה; a. e.פ׳ על שמע (interch. with פ׳ את שמע) to spread a cloak over the head for the recitation of the prayers preceding the Shmʿa (Ḳaddish and Barkhu), esp. to recite the prayers for the benefit of those who have come too late for the regular service (cmp. Ber.51a פריס סודרא, quot. in next w.). Meg.IV, 3 (23b) אין פורסין על שמעוכ׳ (Mish. ed. את; Mish. Pes. פורשין, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 90) the prayers for the Shmʿa are not read aloud … with less than two persons; (Rashi: to divide the Shma (v. supra), i. e. to read parts of the prayers preceding the Shmʿa;) Y. ib. IV, 75a bot. פורסין את שמע. Ib. IV, 5 המפטיר … פורסוכ׳, v. פָּטַר. Ib. 6. Lev. R. s. 23 א״ל פְּרוֹס על שמע פ׳ they said to him, recite the prayers for the Shmʿa; he did; Cant. R. to II, 2 (mixed dict.) פְּרוֹס לן את שמע פרוס לון (read: פָּרֵיס); a. fr. Nif. נִפְרַס, Nithpa. נִתְפָּרֵס to be divided, broken. Tbul Yom III, 1, v. עָרָה II. B. Mets.VII, 7 נִתְפָּרְסוּ עיגוליו if his fig cakes were broken; a. e. Hif. הִפְרִיס 1) to assign, give a share, a present. Gen. R. s. 74 end ולא היו מַפְרִיסִיםוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מפרינים) they endowed only with their mouth, v. פָּרַן. Yalk. ib. 22 מַפְרִיס והולך, v. פְּרָת. 2) (denom. of פַּרְסָה) to part the foot, to have a parted hoof. Sifra Shmini, ch. V, Par. 4 משוסע, חזיר מפריס the swine parts its foot and is cloven-footed. Ḥull.59a אין לך דבר שמפריס פרסהוכ׳ there is no animal that parts its foot and yet is unclean, except swine; a. e.Ib. 51b ה׳ע״ג קרקע the animal, after its fall, in attempting to rise made an impression of its parted feet on the ground (an evidence of its spines being unaffected).Trnsf. to show the cloven foot (like swine, as if saying, ‘I am clean, v. Lev. R. s. 13, end), to pretend piety. Gen. R. s. 22 יצא כמפריס וכמרמהוכ׳ (some ed. מפרים, corr. acc.) he went forth like a hypocrite and as one deceiving his Creator; (Yalk. ib. 38; Lev. R. s. 10 כמַעֲרִים, v. עָרַם II). Pi. פֵּירֵס, פֵּירֵש 1) to spread. Bekh.44a (ref. to Ex. 40:19) רבינו פֵּירְשׂוֹ Moses our teacher spread it (hence he must have been ten cubits high); Sabb.92a פרשו; Yalk. Ex. 372; a. e. 2) to put a wrap on, only in פֵּירְסָה נדה she became menstruous. Keth.2a. Gen. R. s. 48; a. fr.

פְּרַסI ch. sam( Pi. פֵּירֵס, פֵּירֵש to spread), 1) to split, divide, break; esp. to break bread and say grace. Targ. 2 Kings 4:39 (h. text פלח). Targ. 1 Sam. 9:13 פריס על מזונא ed. Lag. (oth. ed. פ׳ מזונא; Ar. יַפְרִיס נכסתא Af.).Yalk. Prov. 947 פָּרֵיס מנחם ויהיב לאבל the comforter breaks the bread and gives it to the mourner (ref. to Lam. 1:17). Snh.49a bot. פריס להו he divided with them, v. מוֹנִינֵי. B. Mets.40a פריסר׳ י׳ שיתאוכ׳ R. J. sold at the rate of six kuzé for ; a. e.Part. pass. פָּרִיס; f. פְּרִיסָא. Pes.37b והכא כמאן דפ׳ דמיא and here it has the appearance of being broken; Men.78b (not דמי). Bekh.40a דשפיד ופריס (ed. ופרוס, Hebr. form) when the mouth is pointed and (the lip) parted (like that of swine); a. e. 2) to divide, arrange; (= h. העריך, סדר) to arbitrate, value. Targ. O. Lev. 27:8; a. fr.Denom. פּוּרְסָא, פּוֹרָסָא, פּוּרְסָנָא. 3) to distribute, spread; to publish. Targ. Job 36:30. Targ. 2 Sam. 17:19 ופַרְסַת (not ופֵ׳). Targ. Prov. 29:5; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּרִיס; f. פְּרִיסָא; pl. פְּרִיסִין; פְּרִיסַן. Targ. Ex. 25:20 (Bxt. פָּרְסִין); a. fr.Targ. II Esth. 4:8 פָּרִיס published.Ber.55b בעידנא דפַרְסֵיוכ׳ when they (the priests) spread their hands (to bless). Y.Sabb.XX, beg.17c הוון פָּרְסִין קילעיהוכ׳ they spread the curtains on the day before up to four cubits, and the next day they spread them entirely. Ber.51a (expl. עיטוף) ר׳ אסי פָרֵיס סודראוכ׳ R. A. used to spread a cloth over his head (before taking up the cup of benediction). Sabb.48a. Y. ib. XVII, end, 15d, v. גְּדִישָׁא; a. fr. Pa. פָּרֵיס 1) to spread. Targ. Lam. 1:17; a. e. 2) ( Pali) פַּרְסִי (v. P. Sm. 327 6) to publish, divulge. Targ. Y. II Gen. 38:25 מפרסיא (Y. I מפרסמא). Af. אַפְרֵס 1) to distribute, arrange. Targ. 1 Sam. 9:13 Ar. (v. supra). 2) to spread forth. Targ. Is. 25:11. 3) (v. preced. Hif.) to set the foot. Targ. II Esth. 1:2. Ithpa. אִתְפָּרַס to be spread, published. Ib. 3:15; 8:13, sq. אתפרסת Ar. s. v. דיטגמא (ed. אתפרסמת).Lam. R. to II, 2 ולא תִתְפַּרְסִיןוכ׳ (fr. פַּרְסִי) rather than that the secrets of the government be divulged.

פְּרַסI ch. sam( Pi. פֵּירֵס, פֵּירֵש to spread), 1) to split, divide, break; esp. to break bread and say grace. Targ. 2 Kings 4:39 (h. text פלח). Targ. 1 Sam. 9:13 פריס על מזונא ed. Lag. (oth. ed. פ׳ מזונא; Ar. יַפְרִיס נכסתא Af.).Yalk. Prov. 947 פָּרֵיס מנחם ויהיב לאבל the comforter breaks the bread and gives it to the mourner (ref. to Lam. 1:17). Snh.49a bot. פריס להו he divided with them, v. מוֹנִינֵי. B. Mets.40a פריסר׳ י׳ שיתאוכ׳ R. J. sold at the rate of six kuzé for ; a. e.Part. pass. פָּרִיס; f. פְּרִיסָא. Pes.37b והכא כמאן דפ׳ דמיא and here it has the appearance of being broken; Men.78b (not דמי). Bekh.40a דשפיד ופריס (ed. ופרוס, Hebr. form) when the mouth is pointed and (the lip) parted (like that of swine); a. e. 2) to divide, arrange; (= h. העריך, סדר) to arbitrate, value. Targ. O. Lev. 27:8; a. fr.Denom. פּוּרְסָא, פּוֹרָסָא, פּוּרְסָנָא. 3) to distribute, spread; to publish. Targ. Job 36:30. Targ. 2 Sam. 17:19 ופַרְסַת (not ופֵ׳). Targ. Prov. 29:5; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּרִיס; f. פְּרִיסָא; pl. פְּרִיסִין; פְּרִיסַן. Targ. Ex. 25:20 (Bxt. פָּרְסִין); a. fr.Targ. II Esth. 4:8 פָּרִיס published.Ber.55b בעידנא דפַרְסֵיוכ׳ when they (the priests) spread their hands (to bless). Y.Sabb.XX, beg.17c הוון פָּרְסִין קילעיהוכ׳ they spread the curtains on the day before up to four cubits, and the next day they spread them entirely. Ber.51a (expl. עיטוף) ר׳ אסי פָרֵיס סודראוכ׳ R. A. used to spread a cloth over his head (before taking up the cup of benediction). Sabb.48a. Y. ib. XVII, end, 15d, v. גְּדִישָׁא; a. fr. Pa. פָּרֵיס 1) to spread. Targ. Lam. 1:17; a. e. 2) ( Pali) פַּרְסִי (v. P. Sm. 327 6) to publish, divulge. Targ. Y. II Gen. 38:25 מפרסיא (Y. I מפרסמא). Af. אַפְרֵס 1) to distribute, arrange. Targ. 1 Sam. 9:13 Ar. (v. supra). 2) to spread forth. Targ. Is. 25:11. 3) (v. preced. Hif.) to set the foot. Targ. II Esth. 1:2. Ithpa. אִתְפָּרַס to be spread, published. Ib. 3:15; 8:13, sq. אתפרסת Ar. s. v. דיטגמא (ed. אתפרסמת).Lam. R. to II, 2 ולא תִתְפַּרְסִיןוכ׳ (fr. פַּרְסִי) rather than that the secrets of the government be divulged.

בָּצַע(b. h.; √בץ; cmp. בזע, בקע, פצע) 1) to cut, break, esp. to break bread and say the blessing. Ḥull.7b מימיו לא ב׳ עלוכ׳ never said grace over a piece of bread which was not his own (never accepted an invitation). Ber.46a בע״הב בּוֹצֵעַוכ׳ the host breaks the bread and the guest says grace after meal. Ib. 47a אין הבוצע רשאי לִבְצוֹעַוכ׳ he who is chosen to break the bread, must not begin to break until the Amen of those that respond (to the blessing) is finished; a. fr. 2) to split the difference, to adjust, compromise. Snh.6b top נגמר … לבצוע after the legal proceedings are closed, thou must not act as an arbiter in a compromise. Ib. אסור לב׳ the court is forbidden to attempt a settlement (you must let the law take its course). Ib. מצוה לב׳ it is a meritorious act to bring about a settlement. Ib. (before having formed an opinion the judge may say) צאו ובִצְעוּ go out and settle; a. fr. Pi. בִּצַּע to adjust. Y.Snh.I, 18b top המְבַצֵּעַ חוטא the judge who settles a case is a sinner. Ib. לְבַצֵּעַ (interch. with לבצוע). V. בִּיצּוּעַ.

בָּצַע(b. h.; √בץ; cmp. בזע, בקע, פצע) 1) to cut, break, esp. to break bread and say the blessing. Ḥull.7b מימיו לא ב׳ עלוכ׳ never said grace over a piece of bread which was not his own (never accepted an invitation). Ber.46a בע״הב בּוֹצֵעַוכ׳ the host breaks the bread and the guest says grace after meal. Ib. 47a אין הבוצע רשאי לִבְצוֹעַוכ׳ he who is chosen to break the bread, must not begin to break until the Amen of those that respond (to the blessing) is finished; a. fr. 2) to split the difference, to adjust, compromise. Snh.6b top נגמר … לבצוע after the legal proceedings are closed, thou must not act as an arbiter in a compromise. Ib. אסור לב׳ the court is forbidden to attempt a settlement (you must let the law take its course). Ib. מצוה לב׳ it is a meritorious act to bring about a settlement. Ib. (before having formed an opinion the judge may say) צאו ובִצְעוּ go out and settle; a. fr. Pi. בִּצַּע to adjust. Y.Snh.I, 18b top המְבַצֵּעַ חוטא the judge who settles a case is a sinner. Ib. לְבַצֵּעַ (interch. with לבצוע). V. בִּיצּוּעַ.