to squeeze together

חָזַק(b. h.; cmp. אדק, הדק, חדק) ( to squeeze together, (neut. verb) to be thick, solid; to be strong. Y.Ber.I, 2c bot. (ref. to Gen. 1:6) יֶחֱזַק הרקיעוכ׳ let the expanse become solidified, let it coagulate, congeal; Gen. R. s. 4; (Yalk. ib. 5 יתחזק, Hithpa.). Pi. חִיזֵּק to join, repair, tighten, strengthen. Snh.94a (expl. חזקיה) שחי׳ את ישראלוכ׳ (Ms. M. שהחזיק, Hif.) he joined Israel to their Father Ib. שחִזְּקוֹ יה the Lord strengthened him. Pes.45a שעשוי לחַזֵּק Ms. M. where the dough in the cracks is put in for repairing the trough. Sabb.146b (העשוי) לחַ׳ when the hole was filled up for making the vessel sound, opp. לשמר to prevent evaporation; a. fr.Part. pass. מְחוּזָּק, pl. מְחוּזָּקִים. Sifré Num. 1 אין מְחַזְּקִים אלא המח׳ (ed. תמוחז׳) only the strong-minded it is worth while to strengthen (encourage). Hif. הֶחֱזִיק 1) same, v. supra.ה׳ טובה ל־ to attach merit to, to account as merit, to be grateful. Ab. II, 8 אל תַּחֲזִיק ט׳ לעצמך do not claim credit for it (be not proud). Yoma 86b אלא שמַחֲזִיק לו ט׳ but He even gives him credit (for his sins when he repents). Men.53a הַחֲזֵק ליוכ׳ give me credit for making Thee known Keth.68a, a. e. בואו ונַחֲזִיקוכ׳ let us be thankful to the fraudulent poor ; a. fr. 2) (with יד) to strengthen, to encourage, abet. Gitt.V, 9 לפי שאין מַחֲזִיקִיןוכ׳ because we must not encourage (by favors) those who do wrong. Ib. ומחזיקין ידיעכו״םוכ׳ we may encourage (greet with תחזקנה ידיכם, Zech. 8:9) gentiles at agricultural work in the Sabbatical year; a. fr. 3) to hold, contain. Ib. 57a אין עורו מחזיקוכ׳ its skin (once flayed) can not again cover its entire body (it shrinks). Ib. (in Chald. dict.) אפי׳ שתין … לא מ׳ it would not have room even for sixty myriads of reeds. Par. VII, 8 בשביל שתַּחֲזִיקוכ׳ in order that it (the reservoir) might hold more water. Ukts. III, 12 לא מצא … מחזיקוכ׳ the Lord found no vessel so fit to contain all blessings as peace; Deut. R. s. 5 end; a. fr. 4) (with ב) to take a hold of, seize, take possession. Ḥull.4a, a. e. כל מצוה שהֶחֱזִיקוּוכ׳ whatever Jewish law the Samaritans have adopted, v. דִּקְדֵּק. B. Mets.I, 4 וה׳ בה and took a hold of it. B. Bath.III, 3 במַחֲזִיק when one is in possession (basing his claim on possession). Ib. המַ׳ בנכסי הגר he who takes possession of the estate of a convert (who has no heirs in law). Ib. 2 ויַחֲזִיק שנה that he may be in possession for one year, v. אִסְפַּמְיָא; a. fr.; v. חֲזָקָה.Y. Ḥag. I, 76c, a. e. שלא הֶחֱזִיקוּ בשכרוכ׳ they did not cling to the duty of maintaining teachers 5) (v. חֲזָקָה) to presume, to be under a certain impression, to be convinced. Y.Kidd.IV, 66b היו מַחֲזִיקִין בו שהוא בנווכ׳ if people were under the impression that a certain person was their neighbors son, but in his dying hour he declared Ib. היו מ׳ אותו שהואוכ׳ if people took him to be a relation of his; a. e.Ḥag.19a, v. infra. Hof. הוּחֲזָק (denom. of חֲזָקָה) to be presumed, be held for, be known for. Gitt.14a בשה׳ כפרן when the man is known to be a liar. Shebu.34b, a. fr. ה׳ כפרן (in such a case) he is considered a confirmed liar.Y. Kidd. l. c. bot. הוּחְזְקוּ if they were generally assumed (to be husband and wife); a. fr.Ḥag.19a הטובל לחולין וה׳ לחולין if one takes an immersion for the purpose of being enabled to partake of ordinary food and is considered (by himself) to have immersed for that purpose. Ib. טבל ולאה׳ if he did immerse but did not have a certain purpose in view. Ib. עודיהו …ה׳ לדבר קל מחזיק עצמווכ׳ as long as he has one foot yet in the water, when he had had in view a minor purpose for his bath, he may still change it for a higher purpose. Ib. אם לאה׳ מחזיק if he had had no particular object in view, he may on coming out define the object for which he has bathed.Part. מוּחֲזָק 1) held in possession, adhered to. Bekh.VIII, 9 ולא בראוי כבמ׳ nor does he take a double share of what is coming due to the estate as he does of what is held in possession; B. Bath.55a; a. fr.Sabb.130a עדיין היא מוּחֲזֶקֶת בידם it is still strongly adhered to, opp. מרופה, v. רָפָה. 2) being known, approved. Sifra Kdosh. Par. 3, ch. V במ׳ לך when he is known to thee (to be a proselyte); a. e. 3) being sure, convinced, knowing from experience. Keth.25b מוּחֲזַקְנִי בזהוכ׳ (= מ׳ אני) I know this man to be a priest; a. e.Sifré Num. 1:5. supra. Hithpa. הִתְחַזֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְחַזֵּק 1) to become solid, strong. Yalk. Gen. 5 יִתְחַזֵּק, v. preced. 2) to feel encouraged, take courage. Ber.32a נ׳ בתפלה became emboldened to pray.

חָזַק(b. h.; cmp. אדק, הדק, חדק) ( to squeeze together, (neut. verb) to be thick, solid; to be strong. Y.Ber.I, 2c bot. (ref. to Gen. 1:6) יֶחֱזַק הרקיעוכ׳ let the expanse become solidified, let it coagulate, congeal; Gen. R. s. 4; (Yalk. ib. 5 יתחזק, Hithpa.). Pi. חִיזֵּק to join, repair, tighten, strengthen. Snh.94a (expl. חזקיה) שחי׳ את ישראלוכ׳ (Ms. M. שהחזיק, Hif.) he joined Israel to their Father Ib. שחִזְּקוֹ יה the Lord strengthened him. Pes.45a שעשוי לחַזֵּק Ms. M. where the dough in the cracks is put in for repairing the trough. Sabb.146b (העשוי) לחַ׳ when the hole was filled up for making the vessel sound, opp. לשמר to prevent evaporation; a. fr.Part. pass. מְחוּזָּק, pl. מְחוּזָּקִים. Sifré Num. 1 אין מְחַזְּקִים אלא המח׳ (ed. תמוחז׳) only the strong-minded it is worth while to strengthen (encourage). Hif. הֶחֱזִיק 1) same, v. supra.ה׳ טובה ל־ to attach merit to, to account as merit, to be grateful. Ab. II, 8 אל תַּחֲזִיק ט׳ לעצמך do not claim credit for it (be not proud). Yoma 86b אלא שמַחֲזִיק לו ט׳ but He even gives him credit (for his sins when he repents). Men.53a הַחֲזֵק ליוכ׳ give me credit for making Thee known Keth.68a, a. e. בואו ונַחֲזִיקוכ׳ let us be thankful to the fraudulent poor ; a. fr. 2) (with יד) to strengthen, to encourage, abet. Gitt.V, 9 לפי שאין מַחֲזִיקִיןוכ׳ because we must not encourage (by favors) those who do wrong. Ib. ומחזיקין ידיעכו״םוכ׳ we may encourage (greet with תחזקנה ידיכם, Zech. 8:9) gentiles at agricultural work in the Sabbatical year; a. fr. 3) to hold, contain. Ib. 57a אין עורו מחזיקוכ׳ its skin (once flayed) can not again cover its entire body (it shrinks). Ib. (in Chald. dict.) אפי׳ שתין … לא מ׳ it would not have room even for sixty myriads of reeds. Par. VII, 8 בשביל שתַּחֲזִיקוכ׳ in order that it (the reservoir) might hold more water. Ukts. III, 12 לא מצא … מחזיקוכ׳ the Lord found no vessel so fit to contain all blessings as peace; Deut. R. s. 5 end; a. fr. 4) (with ב) to take a hold of, seize, take possession. Ḥull.4a, a. e. כל מצוה שהֶחֱזִיקוּוכ׳ whatever Jewish law the Samaritans have adopted, v. דִּקְדֵּק. B. Mets.I, 4 וה׳ בה and took a hold of it. B. Bath.III, 3 במַחֲזִיק when one is in possession (basing his claim on possession). Ib. המַ׳ בנכסי הגר he who takes possession of the estate of a convert (who has no heirs in law). Ib. 2 ויַחֲזִיק שנה that he may be in possession for one year, v. אִסְפַּמְיָא; a. fr.; v. חֲזָקָה.Y. Ḥag. I, 76c, a. e. שלא הֶחֱזִיקוּ בשכרוכ׳ they did not cling to the duty of maintaining teachers 5) (v. חֲזָקָה) to presume, to be under a certain impression, to be convinced. Y.Kidd.IV, 66b היו מַחֲזִיקִין בו שהוא בנווכ׳ if people were under the impression that a certain person was their neighbors son, but in his dying hour he declared Ib. היו מ׳ אותו שהואוכ׳ if people took him to be a relation of his; a. e.Ḥag.19a, v. infra. Hof. הוּחֲזָק (denom. of חֲזָקָה) to be presumed, be held for, be known for. Gitt.14a בשה׳ כפרן when the man is known to be a liar. Shebu.34b, a. fr. ה׳ כפרן (in such a case) he is considered a confirmed liar.Y. Kidd. l. c. bot. הוּחְזְקוּ if they were generally assumed (to be husband and wife); a. fr.Ḥag.19a הטובל לחולין וה׳ לחולין if one takes an immersion for the purpose of being enabled to partake of ordinary food and is considered (by himself) to have immersed for that purpose. Ib. טבל ולאה׳ if he did immerse but did not have a certain purpose in view. Ib. עודיהו …ה׳ לדבר קל מחזיק עצמווכ׳ as long as he has one foot yet in the water, when he had had in view a minor purpose for his bath, he may still change it for a higher purpose. Ib. אם לאה׳ מחזיק if he had had no particular object in view, he may on coming out define the object for which he has bathed.Part. מוּחֲזָק 1) held in possession, adhered to. Bekh.VIII, 9 ולא בראוי כבמ׳ nor does he take a double share of what is coming due to the estate as he does of what is held in possession; B. Bath.55a; a. fr.Sabb.130a עדיין היא מוּחֲזֶקֶת בידם it is still strongly adhered to, opp. מרופה, v. רָפָה. 2) being known, approved. Sifra Kdosh. Par. 3, ch. V במ׳ לך when he is known to thee (to be a proselyte); a. e. 3) being sure, convinced, knowing from experience. Keth.25b מוּחֲזַקְנִי בזהוכ׳ (= מ׳ אני) I know this man to be a priest; a. e.Sifré Num. 1:5. supra. Hithpa. הִתְחַזֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְחַזֵּק 1) to become solid, strong. Yalk. Gen. 5 יִתְחַזֵּק, v. preced. 2) to feel encouraged, take courage. Ber.32a נ׳ בתפלה became emboldened to pray.

חָרַז(b. h.) (to bore holes, to carry thread through a hole, 1) to squeeze into. Cant. R. to I, 10 (ref. to בחרוזים ib.) שחוֹרְזִים צואריהםוכ׳ (not שחוזרין) who squeeze their necks (through window holes, open doors) to hear the words of the Law (v. Yoma 35b; Ber.6b; v. דּוּחֲקָא); Yalk. ib. 983 שהם חוזרים אחריוכ׳ (read: חוֹרְזִים אחוֹרֵי). 2) to string. Ex. R. s. 20 ישב וח׳וכ׳ he sat down and strung (assorting) the larger pearls separately Part. pass. חָרוּז, pl. חֲרוּזִים, חֲרוּזִין. Cant. R. l. c. (read:) אלו ע׳ זקנים שהיו חֲרוּזִים אחריהם כליניאוכ׳ (v. Yalk. l. c.) those are the seventy elders who were strung (arranged) behind them (Moses and Aaron) like a string of pearls.Ḥull.95b בחרוזין (Ar. חֲרִיזִים, noun) if the pieces of meat are strung together. Lam. R. to V, 13 ג׳ מאות … ח׳וכ׳ three hundred children were found strung up on the branches of one tree.Trnsf. to draw parallels between Biblical passages, to explain one passage by another. Cant. R. l. c. הייתי יושב וחוֹרֵזוכ׳ I was sitting and comparing verses of the Pentateuch, and Pentateuch with Prophets Ib. שהיו חוֹרְזִיםוכ׳; Yalk. l. c. חוזרים (corr. acc.). Cant. R. l. c. שהן חֲרוּזוֹתוכ׳ which are strung together (illustrate one another). Hif. הֶחֱרִיז same. Lev. R. s. 16 מַחֲרִיזד״תוכ׳ I was comparing

חָרַז(b. h.) (to bore holes, to carry thread through a hole, 1) to squeeze into. Cant. R. to I, 10 (ref. to בחרוזים ib.) שחוֹרְזִים צואריהםוכ׳ (not שחוזרין) who squeeze their necks (through window holes, open doors) to hear the words of the Law (v. Yoma 35b; Ber.6b; v. דּוּחֲקָא); Yalk. ib. 983 שהם חוזרים אחריוכ׳ (read: חוֹרְזִים אחוֹרֵי). 2) to string. Ex. R. s. 20 ישב וח׳וכ׳ he sat down and strung (assorting) the larger pearls separately Part. pass. חָרוּז, pl. חֲרוּזִים, חֲרוּזִין. Cant. R. l. c. (read:) אלו ע׳ זקנים שהיו חֲרוּזִים אחריהם כליניאוכ׳ (v. Yalk. l. c.) those are the seventy elders who were strung (arranged) behind them (Moses and Aaron) like a string of pearls.Ḥull.95b בחרוזין (Ar. חֲרִיזִים, noun) if the pieces of meat are strung together. Lam. R. to V, 13 ג׳ מאות … ח׳וכ׳ three hundred children were found strung up on the branches of one tree.Trnsf. to draw parallels between Biblical passages, to explain one passage by another. Cant. R. l. c. הייתי יושב וחוֹרֵזוכ׳ I was sitting and comparing verses of the Pentateuch, and Pentateuch with Prophets Ib. שהיו חוֹרְזִיםוכ׳; Yalk. l. c. חוזרים (corr. acc.). Cant. R. l. c. שהן חֲרוּזוֹתוכ׳ which are strung together (illustrate one another). Hif. הֶחֱרִיז same. Lev. R. s. 16 מַחֲרִיזד״תוכ׳ I was comparing

דּוּץII (contr. of דְּעַץ) to prick, stick, squeeze. Sabb.50b דָּצָהּ שלפהוכ׳ if he stuck it in, pulled it out Ib. 156b דָּצְתָהּ בגודא (Ms. O. דעיצתא בביזעא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 30) she stuck it (the brooch) into the wall. Ḥull93b אי דָץ ביה מידי if he stuck something into the nostrils (so as to keep them open). Succ.37b לא לֵדוּץוכ׳ one must not squeeze the palm branch between the myrtle and willow (after they have been tied together). B. Bath.74a דצייה Ar., v. דְּעַץ.

דּוּץII (contr. of דְּעַץ) to prick, stick, squeeze. Sabb.50b דָּצָהּ שלפהוכ׳ if he stuck it in, pulled it out Ib. 156b דָּצְתָהּ בגודא (Ms. O. דעיצתא בביזעא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 30) she stuck it (the brooch) into the wall. Ḥull93b אי דָץ ביה מידי if he stuck something into the nostrils (so as to keep them open). Succ.37b לא לֵדוּץוכ׳ one must not squeeze the palm branch between the myrtle and willow (after they have been tied together). B. Bath.74a דצייה Ar., v. דְּעַץ.

צָפַף(cmp. טָפַף I) to touch closely, press; to squeeze into, weave (v. צִיפָּא). Midr. Till, to Ps. 18:41 השחיל וצַף הוא בעצמווכ׳ ed. Bub. (ed. השחיל עצמו) he slipped and squeezed himself into the cave.Part pass. צָפוּף; f. צְפוּפָה; pl. צְפוּפִים, צְפוּפִין. Ab. V, 5 עומדים צ׳ … רוחים when they stood (in the Temple), they were pressed together, but when they prostrated themselves, they had room enough; Lev. R. s. 10; Kob. R. to I, 7. Ylamd. to Deut. 5:6, quot. in Ar. ראו היאך עומדין המלאכים צ׳וכ׳ see, how the angels stand before me crowded and trembling. Nif. נִצְפַּף to be pressed together, huddle. Yalk. Ex. 283 (ref. to Ex. 19:17 ויתיצבו נִצְפְּפוּ מלמדוכ׳ ‘they placed themselves, they huddled together, which intimates that they were afraid ; Mesh. Yithro, Baḥodesh, s. 3 נכפפווכ׳ (corr. acc.; the entire paragraph is to be emended after Yalk.).(Hif. הֵיצֵף, הֵיצֵיף, v. צוּף.

צָפַף(cmp. טָפַף I) to touch closely, press; to squeeze into, weave (v. צִיפָּא). Midr. Till, to Ps. 18:41 השחיל וצַף הוא בעצמווכ׳ ed. Bub. (ed. השחיל עצמו) he slipped and squeezed himself into the cave.Part pass. צָפוּף; f. צְפוּפָה; pl. צְפוּפִים, צְפוּפִין. Ab. V, 5 עומדים צ׳ … רוחים when they stood (in the Temple), they were pressed together, but when they prostrated themselves, they had room enough; Lev. R. s. 10; Kob. R. to I, 7. Ylamd. to Deut. 5:6, quot. in Ar. ראו היאך עומדין המלאכים צ׳וכ׳ see, how the angels stand before me crowded and trembling. Nif. נִצְפַּף to be pressed together, huddle. Yalk. Ex. 283 (ref. to Ex. 19:17 ויתיצבו נִצְפְּפוּ מלמדוכ׳ ‘they placed themselves, they huddled together, which intimates that they were afraid ; Mesh. Yithro, Baḥodesh, s. 3 נכפפווכ׳ (corr. acc.; the entire paragraph is to be emended after Yalk.).(Hif. הֵיצֵף, הֵיצֵיף, v. צוּף.

צִמְצֵם( Pilp. of צָמַם) 1) to contract; to press, squeeze in, force into close confinement. Snh.76b לרבות את המְצַמְצֵם this includes him who caused the death of a person by forcing him into a place whence he could not escape. Ib. 77a בנזקין … מצמצם in cases of damages the Law does not condemn him who causes damage through confinement (e. g. by placing an animal where it was exposed to sunstroke). Pesik. Baḥod., p. 152a> מצמצם שכינתו ביניהם forces his Divine Presence into their midst; ib. Vayhi, p. 5a>. Gen. R. s. 5; Lev. R. s. 10 צִימְצְמָן ביןוכ׳ he crowded them (the priests) between the two bars of the Ark (cmp. צָמַד); a. e.Part. pass. מְצוּמְצָם; f. מְצוּמְצֶמֶת; pl. מְצוּמְצָמִין; מְצוּמְצָמוֹת. Ib. s. 11 (in Chaid. dict.) אנא חמיתיה מצ׳ ביניהון I saw it (the Divine Presence) confined in the midst of them (the elders); Yalk. Prov. 964. Lev. R. s. 14 ושאר איבריו מצ׳ בווכ׳ and the rest of its (the embryos) limbs are pressed together like a shapeless lump; (Y.Nidd.III, 50d מצומתים), v. גּוֹלֶם. 2) to press against, hide behind. Pesik. Sos, p. 147b> (ref. to Is. 61:10 ככלה) כיון … היו מְצַמְצְמִין עצמןוכ׳ when the Israelites stood at Mount Sinai they pressed themselves (against one another, in reverence) like a bride (when she undresses), opening one (part of her garment) and holding together another Part. Cant. R. to IV, 10 the Ten Commandments שהיו מצמצמים עליהן ככלה (sub. עצמן) at receiving which they hid themselves like a bride. Gen. R. s. 45 end והיתה … וצִימְצְמָה פניהוכ׳ she leaned on her maid and pressed her face (against her), so that the king could not see her ; Yalk. ib. 80. Cant. R. to VI, 5 הלכה וצמצמה פניה אחורי העמוד she went and pressed her face (hid herself) behind a column; a. e. 3) ( to press the eye) to observe closely; to define exactly. Bekh.II, 6 (17a) אי אפשר לצַמְצֵם (Mish. ed. אי אפשר only) it is impossible to ascertain exactly (that both heads came forth simultaneously). Ib. 17b אפשר לצַ׳ בידי שמים it is possible to ascertain simultaneity in natural processes; א״א לצַ׳ בידי אדם it is impossible to ascertain simultaneity in human actions. Shebu.32a (ref. to כפרו שניהן כאחת, Mish. IV, 4) הא אי איפשר לצַ׳ but is it not impossible to ascertain simultaneity (of evidence of two witnesses)? Ib.; Ḥull.28b חלקו … לפי שא״א לצ׳ if he divided the stove into two equal parts, both are unclean, because it is impossible to make an exactly even division; a. fr.Y.Erub.V, 22c שתהא החמה מְצַמְצֶמֶת בו באחדוכ׳ that the sun should shine on it exactly in the first moment of the solstice of Tebeth and of that of Tammuz.Part. pass. as ab. Y.Ḥall.I, 57d bot. חמשת … מצ׳ exactly five quarts. Y.Sabb.II, 5a top שלש על שלש מצ׳ exactly three by three (handbreadths). Gitt.7a אם … שמזונותיו מצ׳ if a man sees that his means of support are getting scanty; a. fr. 4) to stint, save, v. צָמַת.

צִמְצֵם( Pilp. of צָמַם) 1) to contract; to press, squeeze in, force into close confinement. Snh.76b לרבות את המְצַמְצֵם this includes him who caused the death of a person by forcing him into a place whence he could not escape. Ib. 77a בנזקין … מצמצם in cases of damages the Law does not condemn him who causes damage through confinement (e. g. by placing an animal where it was exposed to sunstroke). Pesik. Baḥod., p. 152a> מצמצם שכינתו ביניהם forces his Divine Presence into their midst; ib. Vayhi, p. 5a>. Gen. R. s. 5; Lev. R. s. 10 צִימְצְמָן ביןוכ׳ he crowded them (the priests) between the two bars of the Ark (cmp. צָמַד); a. e.Part. pass. מְצוּמְצָם; f. מְצוּמְצֶמֶת; pl. מְצוּמְצָמִין; מְצוּמְצָמוֹת. Ib. s. 11 (in Chaid. dict.) אנא חמיתיה מצ׳ ביניהון I saw it (the Divine Presence) confined in the midst of them (the elders); Yalk. Prov. 964. Lev. R. s. 14 ושאר איבריו מצ׳ בווכ׳ and the rest of its (the embryos) limbs are pressed together like a shapeless lump; (Y.Nidd.III, 50d מצומתים), v. גּוֹלֶם. 2) to press against, hide behind. Pesik. Sos, p. 147b> (ref. to Is. 61:10 ככלה) כיון … היו מְצַמְצְמִין עצמןוכ׳ when the Israelites stood at Mount Sinai they pressed themselves (against one another, in reverence) like a bride (when she undresses), opening one (part of her garment) and holding together another Part. Cant. R. to IV, 10 the Ten Commandments שהיו מצמצמים עליהן ככלה (sub. עצמן) at receiving which they hid themselves like a bride. Gen. R. s. 45 end והיתה … וצִימְצְמָה פניהוכ׳ she leaned on her maid and pressed her face (against her), so that the king could not see her ; Yalk. ib. 80. Cant. R. to VI, 5 הלכה וצמצמה פניה אחורי העמוד she went and pressed her face (hid herself) behind a column; a. e. 3) ( to press the eye) to observe closely; to define exactly. Bekh.II, 6 (17a) אי אפשר לצַמְצֵם (Mish. ed. אי אפשר only) it is impossible to ascertain exactly (that both heads came forth simultaneously). Ib. 17b אפשר לצַ׳ בידי שמים it is possible to ascertain simultaneity in natural processes; א״א לצַ׳ בידי אדם it is impossible to ascertain simultaneity in human actions. Shebu.32a (ref. to כפרו שניהן כאחת, Mish. IV, 4) הא אי איפשר לצַ׳ but is it not impossible to ascertain simultaneity (of evidence of two witnesses)? Ib.; Ḥull.28b חלקו … לפי שא״א לצ׳ if he divided the stove into two equal parts, both are unclean, because it is impossible to make an exactly even division; a. fr.Y.Erub.V, 22c שתהא החמה מְצַמְצֶמֶת בו באחדוכ׳ that the sun should shine on it exactly in the first moment of the solstice of Tebeth and of that of Tammuz.Part. pass. as ab. Y.Ḥall.I, 57d bot. חמשת … מצ׳ exactly five quarts. Y.Sabb.II, 5a top שלש על שלש מצ׳ exactly three by three (handbreadths). Gitt.7a אם … שמזונותיו מצ׳ if a man sees that his means of support are getting scanty; a. fr. 4) to stint, save, v. צָמַת.

אָפַץ, אָפַס(√אף, v. אפף; cmp. חפץ) to press, squeeze, contract.Part. pass. אָפוּץ. Ohol. IX, 3 a gap which was filled with straw או אֲפוּצָה or was made narrower by squeezing the parts together (e. g. pressing the lid down). Tosef. ib. X, 6 אֲפוּסָה a narrowing of the gap by pressing. Y.Sabb.III, 6c באפוצה when the wick is compressed in the candlestick. Ib. V, beg.7b באֲפוּצִים when the vessels are closely packed. Y.Pes.I, 27c top אֲפוּצוֹת.

אָפַץ, אָפַס(√אף, v. אפף; cmp. חפץ) to press, squeeze, contract.Part. pass. אָפוּץ. Ohol. IX, 3 a gap which was filled with straw או אֲפוּצָה or was made narrower by squeezing the parts together (e. g. pressing the lid down). Tosef. ib. X, 6 אֲפוּסָה a narrowing of the gap by pressing. Y.Sabb.III, 6c באפוצה when the wick is compressed in the candlestick. Ib. V, beg.7b באֲפוּצִים when the vessels are closely packed. Y.Pes.I, 27c top אֲפוּצוֹת.

אָפַץ, אָפַס(√אף, v. אפף; cmp. חפץ) to press, squeeze, contract.Part. pass. אָפוּץ. Ohol. IX, 3 a gap which was filled with straw או אֲפוּצָה or was made narrower by squeezing the parts together (e. g. pressing the lid down). Tosef. ib. X, 6 אֲפוּסָה a narrowing of the gap by pressing. Y.Sabb.III, 6c באפוצה when the wick is compressed in the candlestick. Ib. V, beg.7b באֲפוּצִים when the vessels are closely packed. Y.Pes.I, 27c top אֲפוּצוֹת.

אָפַץ, אָפַס(√אף, v. אפף; cmp. חפץ) to press, squeeze, contract.Part. pass. אָפוּץ. Ohol. IX, 3 a gap which was filled with straw או אֲפוּצָה or was made narrower by squeezing the parts together (e. g. pressing the lid down). Tosef. ib. X, 6 אֲפוּסָה a narrowing of the gap by pressing. Y.Sabb.III, 6c באפוצה when the wick is compressed in the candlestick. Ib. V, beg.7b באֲפוּצִים when the vessels are closely packed. Y.Pes.I, 27c top אֲפוּצוֹת.

מָעַךְ(b. h.; cmp. מוּךְ) to crush; to dissolve by rubbing. Lam. R. to I, 1 מָעֲכוּ את הזקן (העיר) they crushed an old man to death. Yeb.34b מֹועֲכֹות, v. infra. Tosef.Pes.IV, 3, v. infra.Part. pass. מָעוּךְ; f. מְעוּכָה; pl. מְעוּכִים, מְעוּכִין, מְעוּכוֹת dissolved by rubbing, crushed. Nidd.22b מ׳ע״י הדחק a foetus which can be squashed by rubbing, although with some difficulty. Y.Dem.VI, 25d top מ׳ היבור a substance pressed into a mass (as olives in the vat) is considered as connected, v. חִיבּוּר. Midr. Till. to Ps. 73:4 מעוכה ed. Bub., v. קָטַף.Lam. R. l. c. פסח מעוכין (not מעוכן) the Passover of the crushed (crowded); Pes.64b שנתמעך … פסח מ׳ when one old man was crushed to death, and they called it Tosef. ib. IV, 3 נכנסו ישראל … פסח מ׳ the Israelites entered the Temple mount and it could not contain all of them, and they called it ; (Var. מֹועֲכִין the Passover of the crushers; Var. מוכין); Pes. l. c., v. מְעוּבֶּה. Pi. מִיעֵךְ 1) same. Nidd. l. c. מְמַעַכְתּוֹ ברוקוכ׳ she tests the nature of the foetus by pressing and rubbing with her nail moistened with spittle. Y.Yoma VIII, 44d bot. צריך למַעֵךְ את חללה you must squeeze the core of the olive together (to be used as a standard of size). Yeb.34b תמר באצבע מִיעֲכָה Tamar destroyed her virginity by friction with her finger; (ib. מוֹעֲכוֹת brides acting like Tamar). Y.Sabb.XX, 17c bot. מְמַעֵךְ (Bab. ib. 140a מַמְחוֹ, v. מָחָה). Keth.36b; Gitt.81a.Esth. R. to I, 14, v. מָרַס; a. e. 2) (cmp. מוּךְ) to lower. Ber.45a יְמַעֵךְ הקורא קולו (Var. יַמְעִיךְ Hif.), v. נָמַךְ. Hithpa. הִתְמַעֵךְ, Nithpa. נִתְמַעֵךְ 1) to be crushed, squashed, rubbed off. Y.Maasr.I, 48d bot., v. מָסַס. Pes. l. c., v. supra. Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 14 והן מִתְמַעֲכִין על הבגדים quot. in R. S. to Mikv. IX, 2 (ed. Zuck. מתמעטין) they are rubbed against (and stick to) the garments, v. גֵּץ. Men.X, 4 (66a) שלא יִתְמַעֵךְ that its grains may not be crushed; a. e. 2) to be lowered, flattened. Nidd.47a, sq., v. כַּף.

מָעַךְ(b. h.; cmp. מוּךְ) to crush; to dissolve by rubbing. Lam. R. to I, 1 מָעֲכוּ את הזקן (העיר) they crushed an old man to death. Yeb.34b מֹועֲכֹות, v. infra. Tosef.Pes.IV, 3, v. infra.Part. pass. מָעוּךְ; f. מְעוּכָה; pl. מְעוּכִים, מְעוּכִין, מְעוּכוֹת dissolved by rubbing, crushed. Nidd.22b מ׳ע״י הדחק a foetus which can be squashed by rubbing, although with some difficulty. Y.Dem.VI, 25d top מ׳ היבור a substance pressed into a mass (as olives in the vat) is considered as connected, v. חִיבּוּר. Midr. Till. to Ps. 73:4 מעוכה ed. Bub., v. קָטַף.Lam. R. l. c. פסח מעוכין (not מעוכן) the Passover of the crushed (crowded); Pes.64b שנתמעך … פסח מ׳ when one old man was crushed to death, and they called it Tosef. ib. IV, 3 נכנסו ישראל … פסח מ׳ the Israelites entered the Temple mount and it could not contain all of them, and they called it ; (Var. מֹועֲכִין the Passover of the crushers; Var. מוכין); Pes. l. c., v. מְעוּבֶּה. Pi. מִיעֵךְ 1) same. Nidd. l. c. מְמַעַכְתּוֹ ברוקוכ׳ she tests the nature of the foetus by pressing and rubbing with her nail moistened with spittle. Y.Yoma VIII, 44d bot. צריך למַעֵךְ את חללה you must squeeze the core of the olive together (to be used as a standard of size). Yeb.34b תמר באצבע מִיעֲכָה Tamar destroyed her virginity by friction with her finger; (ib. מוֹעֲכוֹת brides acting like Tamar). Y.Sabb.XX, 17c bot. מְמַעֵךְ (Bab. ib. 140a מַמְחוֹ, v. מָחָה). Keth.36b; Gitt.81a.Esth. R. to I, 14, v. מָרַס; a. e. 2) (cmp. מוּךְ) to lower. Ber.45a יְמַעֵךְ הקורא קולו (Var. יַמְעִיךְ Hif.), v. נָמַךְ. Hithpa. הִתְמַעֵךְ, Nithpa. נִתְמַעֵךְ 1) to be crushed, squashed, rubbed off. Y.Maasr.I, 48d bot., v. מָסַס. Pes. l. c., v. supra. Tosef.Mikv.VI (VII), 14 והן מִתְמַעֲכִין על הבגדים quot. in R. S. to Mikv. IX, 2 (ed. Zuck. מתמעטין) they are rubbed against (and stick to) the garments, v. גֵּץ. Men.X, 4 (66a) שלא יִתְמַעֵךְ that its grains may not be crushed; a. e. 2) to be lowered, flattened. Nidd.47a, sq., v. כַּף.

רָצַץ(b. h.) to press, squeeze, crush. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 20 נכנסו … ורָצְצוּוכ׳ the rocks were moved into the caves and crushed all those warriors; Num. R. s. 19. Cant. R. to I, 6 (play on רִצְפָּה, Is. 6:6) רוֹץ פֶּה רְצוֹץ פהוכ׳ ritspah means rots peh, crush the mouth of him (Isaiah) who spoke ill of my children; Tanḥ. Vayishl. 2; Pesik. R. s. 33 רֹץ פה Yalk. Num. 764; Yalk. Is. 273 רַצֵּץ (Pi.); Yalk. Kings 218 רצץ Cant. R. l. c. (play on רְצָפִים 1 Kings 19:6) (read:) רץ פים רצוץ פיותוכ׳ crush the mouths of all who (like Elijah) speak ill of my children. Y.Ab. Zar. II, 40c bot. שלא יָרוֹץ אתוכ׳ lest he (the gentile) break his (the Jews) skull. Y.Macc.2, beg.31c והושיט … ורְצָצָהּ and a child put forth his hand (under the roller), and he crushed it. Bets.34a רְצָצַתָּהּ בהמה a beast squeezed it (an animal, against a wall); Ḥull.III, 3 (56a) Ms. M. (ed. רִיצְּצַתָּהּ, Pi.). Ex. R. s. 3017> רָצְצוּ גפנים they crushed the vines; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 63 (ref. to Gen. 25:22) שזה רַץ להרוגוכ׳ this one pressed to kill that one Ib. עשו רץ ומפרכסוכ׳ Esau pressed and struggled to get out. Pi. רִיצֵּץ 1) same. Ḥull. l. c., v. supra. Y.Kidd.IV, end, 66c הטוב … רַצֵּץ את מוחו the best of the serpentscrush its brain. Yalk. Kings l. c.; Yalk. Is. l. c., v. supra. Midr. Till. to Ps. 137 Yalk. ib. 884 they put their thumbs into their mouths ומְרַצְּצִים אותם and crushed them (with their teeth); Pesik. R. s. 31 ומרצצים ומקצצים אותם crushed and bit them off; a. e. 2) to push, struggle. Midr. Till. to Ps. 58 (ref. to ויתרצצו, Gen. 25:22) שהיה מְרַצֵּץ עםוכ׳ he (Esau) struggled with his brother in his mothers womb. Hif. הֵרֵץ same, 1) to crush. Y.Yeb.I, 3a bot. הרי אתם … בשביל שיָרֵיצּוּ את מוחי you place my head between two high mountains …, that they may crush my brain (you want me to decide between two great authorities); Tosef.Ohol.XVIII, 18. 2) to press, rush in a crowd. Tanḥ. Balak 4; Num. R. s. 20 like the moneychanger שהכל מְרִיצִּים לו to whom all rush (to have their coins examined). Hithpol. הִתְרוֹצֵץ, Nithpol. נִתְרוֹצֵץ to press one another, struggle. Tanḥ. Vayḥi 15 כיון שנתְרוֹצְצוּוכ׳ when the children struggled together within her.

רָצַץ(b. h.) to press, squeeze, crush. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 20 נכנסו … ורָצְצוּוכ׳ the rocks were moved into the caves and crushed all those warriors; Num. R. s. 19. Cant. R. to I, 6 (play on רִצְפָּה, Is. 6:6) רוֹץ פֶּה רְצוֹץ פהוכ׳ ritspah means rots peh, crush the mouth of him (Isaiah) who spoke ill of my children; Tanḥ. Vayishl. 2; Pesik. R. s. 33 רֹץ פה Yalk. Num. 764; Yalk. Is. 273 רַצֵּץ (Pi.); Yalk. Kings 218 רצץ Cant. R. l. c. (play on רְצָפִים 1 Kings 19:6) (read:) רץ פים רצוץ פיותוכ׳ crush the mouths of all who (like Elijah) speak ill of my children. Y.Ab. Zar. II, 40c bot. שלא יָרוֹץ אתוכ׳ lest he (the gentile) break his (the Jews) skull. Y.Macc.2, beg.31c והושיט … ורְצָצָהּ and a child put forth his hand (under the roller), and he crushed it. Bets.34a רְצָצַתָּהּ בהמה a beast squeezed it (an animal, against a wall); Ḥull.III, 3 (56a) Ms. M. (ed. רִיצְּצַתָּהּ, Pi.). Ex. R. s. 3017> רָצְצוּ גפנים they crushed the vines; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 63 (ref. to Gen. 25:22) שזה רַץ להרוגוכ׳ this one pressed to kill that one Ib. עשו רץ ומפרכסוכ׳ Esau pressed and struggled to get out. Pi. רִיצֵּץ 1) same. Ḥull. l. c., v. supra. Y.Kidd.IV, end, 66c הטוב … רַצֵּץ את מוחו the best of the serpentscrush its brain. Yalk. Kings l. c.; Yalk. Is. l. c., v. supra. Midr. Till. to Ps. 137 Yalk. ib. 884 they put their thumbs into their mouths ומְרַצְּצִים אותם and crushed them (with their teeth); Pesik. R. s. 31 ומרצצים ומקצצים אותם crushed and bit them off; a. e. 2) to push, struggle. Midr. Till. to Ps. 58 (ref. to ויתרצצו, Gen. 25:22) שהיה מְרַצֵּץ עםוכ׳ he (Esau) struggled with his brother in his mothers womb. Hif. הֵרֵץ same, 1) to crush. Y.Yeb.I, 3a bot. הרי אתם … בשביל שיָרֵיצּוּ את מוחי you place my head between two high mountains …, that they may crush my brain (you want me to decide between two great authorities); Tosef.Ohol.XVIII, 18. 2) to press, rush in a crowd. Tanḥ. Balak 4; Num. R. s. 20 like the moneychanger שהכל מְרִיצִּים לו to whom all rush (to have their coins examined). Hithpol. הִתְרוֹצֵץ, Nithpol. נִתְרוֹצֵץ to press one another, struggle. Tanḥ. Vayḥi 15 כיון שנתְרוֹצְצוּוכ׳ when the children struggled together within her.