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קָצַץ(b. h.) 1) to cut, fell. Shebi. IV, 10 מותר לקוֹצְצוֹ it is permitted to cut the tree down (in the Sabbatical year). Ib. כמה … ולא יְקוֹצֶּנּוּ (Y. ed. יקצונו, corr. acc.; Bab. ed. יְקוֹצְצוֹ; Ms. M. יִקְצְצֶנּוּ) how much must an olive tree bear so that one dare not cut it down (because it is an act of wilful destruction, Deut. 20:19–20); B. Kam.91b יקצצנו Ms. F. a. R. (later ed. יִקְצְצוֹ; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 10). Ib. נטיעותי קָצַצְתָּ thou hast cut down my young trees; אתה אמרת לי לקוֹצְצָן (not לקוצצו, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 7) thou hast told me to cut them. Y.Shebi.IV, 35b bot. לָקוֹץ … יָקוֹץ, v. נָתַק. Ib. הקוצץ בקורות he that cuts trunks for beams. Lev. R. s. 23, v. infra:Sifré Deut. 212 (expl. ועשתה, Deut. 21:12) תָּקוֹץ let her cut (her nails). Macc.22a הקוצץ את בהרתו he that cuts off a white spot (suspicious of leprosy, v. קְצִיצָה); Neg. VII, 5 קְצָצָהּ מתכוין if he cut it intentionally. Tosef.Sabb.XI (XII), 3; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 85 (ref. to Dan. 5:1 a. 6:1) והיכן הוא … קוצץ לקוצץ where is Evil Merodach?… (He is left out) in order to join a wicked man to a wicked man, a destroyer to a destroyer. Y.Yeb.II, 4a top קוצץ בן קוצץ a destroyer son of a destroyer (wicked by heredity); Pesik. Sliḥ. p. 167b> אין בישראל קו׳ בן קו׳ there is no hereditary wickedness in Israel. Ex. R. s. 1 וקוץ … שק׳ עצתוכ׳ Koz (1 Chr. 4:8) is Caleb, for he destroyed the counsel of the spies; a. fr. 2) (cmp. קָצַב, גָּזַר) to stipulate, agree upon. Shebu.45b אפי׳ ק׳ נמי let it be the same even if a stipulation has been made (and the amount is in litigation). Ib. אומן … קָצַצְתָּ … לא קָצַצְתִּיוכ׳ if the mechanic says, thou hast stipulated to pay me two (Zuz), and he (the employer) says, I have stipulated one only; a. e.Part. pass. קָצוּץ; f. קְצוּצָח. B. Mets.61b רבית ק׳ stipulated, direct usury, opp. אבק רבית, v. אָבָק Ib. 62b; a. e. Nif. נִקְצָץ 1) to be cut. Neg. l. c. מי … ונִקְצָצָה if one bad a white spot, and it was cut off (accidentally). Nidd.II, 1 תִּקָּצֵץ let the hand be cut off. B. Kam.91b, v. קְצִיצָה; a. fr. 2) to be cut off, excluded. Y.Kidd.I, 60c, a. e., v. קְצָצָח. 3) to be stipulated, definitely assigned. Lev. R. s. 30, beg. מראש השנה נִקְצָצִיןוכ׳ from the beginning of the year the means of support are definitely assigned to men, except, v. קָצַב. Pi. קִיצֵּץ 1) to scrape, cut off; to fell. Pes.56a ק׳ דלתותוכ׳ (2 Kings 18:16) he took the gold off the Temple doors. Y.Ber.VIII, 12a bot. אפי׳ מְקַצֵּץוכ׳ even when cutting lupines. Ib. II, 5c top היה מקצץ כלוכ׳ he cut down all he had planted. Pesik. R. s. 31 ומְקַצְּצִים, v. רָצַץ. Cant. R. to II, 2 לקַצְּצוֹ; Lev. R. s. 23 לָקוֹצּוֹ, v. קַצָּץ.Esp. ק׳ בנטיעות ( to cut down the shoots in the garden of religion, to be hostile to religion, corrupt the youths; to be a heretic. Ḥag.14b; Y. ib. II, 77b top, v. נְטִיעָה. Cant. R. to I, 4 כיצד ק׳ בנ׳ in what way did he manifest his hostility to religion! Gen. R. s. 19 לא תעשה … וִיקַצֵּץוכ׳ make not the fence (around the religious laws) more important than the essentials, lest it fall down and ruin the shoots. 2) to stipulate. Shebi. IV, 1 ואין … שיְקַצֵּץ להם מזונות (R. S. שיִקְצוֹץ) it is unnecessary to say, that he must not stipulate to give them their food (for their work). Hif. הֵקֵיץ to cut off, deduct. Sifré Num. 8 ומֵקֵיץ מכתובתה he may deduct (his outlay for her) from her jointure.

קָצַץ(b. h.) 1) to cut, fell. Shebi. IV, 10 מותר לקוֹצְצוֹ it is permitted to cut the tree down (in the Sabbatical year). Ib. כמה … ולא יְקוֹצֶּנּוּ (Y. ed. יקצונו, corr. acc.; Bab. ed. יְקוֹצְצוֹ; Ms. M. יִקְצְצֶנּוּ) how much must an olive tree bear so that one dare not cut it down (because it is an act of wilful destruction, Deut. 20:19–20); B. Kam.91b יקצצנו Ms. F. a. R. (later ed. יִקְצְצוֹ; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 10). Ib. נטיעותי קָצַצְתָּ thou hast cut down my young trees; אתה אמרת לי לקוֹצְצָן (not לקוצצו, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 7) thou hast told me to cut them. Y.Shebi.IV, 35b bot. לָקוֹץ … יָקוֹץ, v. נָתַק. Ib. הקוצץ בקורות he that cuts trunks for beams. Lev. R. s. 23, v. infra:Sifré Deut. 212 (expl. ועשתה, Deut. 21:12) תָּקוֹץ let her cut (her nails). Macc.22a הקוצץ את בהרתו he that cuts off a white spot (suspicious of leprosy, v. קְצִיצָה); Neg. VII, 5 קְצָצָהּ מתכוין if he cut it intentionally. Tosef.Sabb.XI (XII), 3; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 85 (ref. to Dan. 5:1 a. 6:1) והיכן הוא … קוצץ לקוצץ where is Evil Merodach?… (He is left out) in order to join a wicked man to a wicked man, a destroyer to a destroyer. Y.Yeb.II, 4a top קוצץ בן קוצץ a destroyer son of a destroyer (wicked by heredity); Pesik. Sliḥ. p. 167b> אין בישראל קו׳ בן קו׳ there is no hereditary wickedness in Israel. Ex. R. s. 1 וקוץ … שק׳ עצתוכ׳ Koz (1 Chr. 4:8) is Caleb, for he destroyed the counsel of the spies; a. fr. 2) (cmp. קָצַב, גָּזַר) to stipulate, agree upon. Shebu.45b אפי׳ ק׳ נמי let it be the same even if a stipulation has been made (and the amount is in litigation). Ib. אומן … קָצַצְתָּ … לא קָצַצְתִּיוכ׳ if the mechanic says, thou hast stipulated to pay me two (Zuz), and he (the employer) says, I have stipulated one only; a. e.Part. pass. קָצוּץ; f. קְצוּצָח. B. Mets.61b רבית ק׳ stipulated, direct usury, opp. אבק רבית, v. אָבָק Ib. 62b; a. e. Nif. נִקְצָץ 1) to be cut. Neg. l. c. מי … ונִקְצָצָה if one bad a white spot, and it was cut off (accidentally). Nidd.II, 1 תִּקָּצֵץ let the hand be cut off. B. Kam.91b, v. קְצִיצָה; a. fr. 2) to be cut off, excluded. Y.Kidd.I, 60c, a. e., v. קְצָצָח. 3) to be stipulated, definitely assigned. Lev. R. s. 30, beg. מראש השנה נִקְצָצִיןוכ׳ from the beginning of the year the means of support are definitely assigned to men, except, v. קָצַב. Pi. קִיצֵּץ 1) to scrape, cut off; to fell. Pes.56a ק׳ דלתותוכ׳ (2 Kings 18:16) he took the gold off the Temple doors. Y.Ber.VIII, 12a bot. אפי׳ מְקַצֵּץוכ׳ even when cutting lupines. Ib. II, 5c top היה מקצץ כלוכ׳ he cut down all he had planted. Pesik. R. s. 31 ומְקַצְּצִים, v. רָצַץ. Cant. R. to II, 2 לקַצְּצוֹ; Lev. R. s. 23 לָקוֹצּוֹ, v. קַצָּץ.Esp. ק׳ בנטיעות ( to cut down the shoots in the garden of religion, to be hostile to religion, corrupt the youths; to be a heretic. Ḥag.14b; Y. ib. II, 77b top, v. נְטִיעָה. Cant. R. to I, 4 כיצד ק׳ בנ׳ in what way did he manifest his hostility to religion! Gen. R. s. 19 לא תעשה … וִיקַצֵּץוכ׳ make not the fence (around the religious laws) more important than the essentials, lest it fall down and ruin the shoots. 2) to stipulate. Shebi. IV, 1 ואין … שיְקַצֵּץ להם מזונות (R. S. שיִקְצוֹץ) it is unnecessary to say, that he must not stipulate to give them their food (for their work). Hif. הֵקֵיץ to cut off, deduct. Sifré Num. 8 ומֵקֵיץ מכתובתה he may deduct (his outlay for her) from her jointure.