to wear Joseph's coat

פִּיס(cmp. פָּסַס) to split, divide, distribute. Hif. הֵפִיס 1) to penetrate, (cmp. בָּדַק); to cause abdominal trouble. Pes.107a מִיסְרָן ומֵפִיס this drink is a tempter and then gives pain (Ms. M. ומֵיפֵיס; Ms. O. מייסרן ומיפיס, v. פָּסַס; ed. ומפייס, v. infra). מפיס מורסא, v. פָּסַס. 2) to break a persons anger or will, to pacify, persuade, comfort. Shebu.45a כדי להָפִיס דעתווכ׳ in order to satisfy the mind of the employer (to convince him that he was mistaken). Y. ib. VIII, 38d top; Y.Snh.III, 21c bot. מצוה להֲפִיסוֹ it is proper to give him (the owner of the lost animal) satisfaction (by stating the cause of the loss); v. Pi.Ab. Zar.71a צא והָפֵס עלי מנת המלך go and satisfy for me the royal taxes (settle for me as best you can), v. מְנָת. 3) to arbitrate, decide (cmp. פָּסַק). Sabb.33a מי מֵפִיס who will decide (as to the cause of my disease)? Ib. 54a מי מפיסוכ׳ who will decide which udders are tied up for the purpose of drying them up and which for the purpose of preserving the milk?Esp. to decide by chance, by drawing lots, counting a certain number (v. פַּיִיס). Tam.I, 2 מי שטבל יבוא ויָפִיס let those who have bathed, come and take part in the count of chance; הֵפִיסוּ זכהוכ׳ after they have drawn, he who has won, has won (no appeal is permitted). Yoma 24b למה מְפִיסִין וחוזריןוכ׳ why did they draw once and again (why not at once for all the functions to be distributed)? Ib. במה מפיסין (Rashi: מפייסין) what garments do they wear when drawing? Gen. R. s. 84 (play on פסים, Gen. 37:23) שהפיסו עליהוכ׳ they drew lots about it (the coat) as to who should carry it to his father Sabb.XXIII, 2 (148b) מפיס (אדם) עםוכ׳ a man may decide by lot (on the Sabbath) the shares of honor at the table ; ib 149b; a. e. Pi. פִּיֵּיס to pacify, conciliate, persuade. Pes. l. c. מְיַסְּרָן ומְפַיֵּיס (that drink) chastises us (gives us pain), and yet is so persuasive (tempting). Ber.28b אני יכול לפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ I might appease him with words or bribe him with money. B. Bath.9b כל הנותן … והמְפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ he who gives a poor man a coin will be blessed with six blessings, but he who speaks kindly to him, will be blessed with eleven blessings. Gen. R. s. 93, end כשם שלא פ׳ … אלאוכ׳ as Joseph pacified his brothers only by weeping Y. Snh. l. c. מצוה להפיסו … ואינו מְפַיְּיסוֹ על שקר it is right to satisfy his mind by stating the truth, but one must not do so by a falsehood; Y. Shebu. l. c. מפייסו … אינו מפייסווכ׳. Lev. R. s. 19, end נלך ונְפַיֵּיס לגדלת, v. גַּדֶּלֶת; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 94, end ופייליה, read: ופִיְּיסוּהוּ and they appeased him (Nebuchadnezzar).Part. pass. מְפוּיָּיס. Ex. R. s. 51 הריני מפ׳ שמחלתוכ׳ I am convinced that thou hast forgiven Israel. Hithpa. הִתְפַּיֵּיס, Nithpa. נִתְפַּיֵּיס to be appeased, satisfied, persuaded. Ib. אותה שעה נֵתְפַּיְּיסוּ … עלוכ׳ now all Israelites were satisfied with regard to the work of the Tabernacle (that everything was correct). Ber.33a נתפ׳ אותו השר that princes anger was appeased. Pesik. R. s. 10 הרי הגורן בא והכל מִתְפַּיְּיסִים בשבילוכ׳ when harvesting time comes, all (that now are disputing) will be convinced for whose sake the field has been sown. Yoma 86b ספק מִתְפַּיֵּיס הימנווכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will or will not accept his apology; ספק מתפייס בדבריםוכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will be appeased by mere words (without demanding a fine or public satisfaction) ; a. fr.

פִּיס(cmp. פָּסַס) to split, divide, distribute. Hif. הֵפִיס 1) to penetrate, (cmp. בָּדַק); to cause abdominal trouble. Pes.107a מִיסְרָן ומֵפִיס this drink is a tempter and then gives pain (Ms. M. ומֵיפֵיס; Ms. O. מייסרן ומיפיס, v. פָּסַס; ed. ומפייס, v. infra). מפיס מורסא, v. פָּסַס. 2) to break a persons anger or will, to pacify, persuade, comfort. Shebu.45a כדי להָפִיס דעתווכ׳ in order to satisfy the mind of the employer (to convince him that he was mistaken). Y. ib. VIII, 38d top; Y.Snh.III, 21c bot. מצוה להֲפִיסוֹ it is proper to give him (the owner of the lost animal) satisfaction (by stating the cause of the loss); v. Pi.Ab. Zar.71a צא והָפֵס עלי מנת המלך go and satisfy for me the royal taxes (settle for me as best you can), v. מְנָת. 3) to arbitrate, decide (cmp. פָּסַק). Sabb.33a מי מֵפִיס who will decide (as to the cause of my disease)? Ib. 54a מי מפיסוכ׳ who will decide which udders are tied up for the purpose of drying them up and which for the purpose of preserving the milk?Esp. to decide by chance, by drawing lots, counting a certain number (v. פַּיִיס). Tam.I, 2 מי שטבל יבוא ויָפִיס let those who have bathed, come and take part in the count of chance; הֵפִיסוּ זכהוכ׳ after they have drawn, he who has won, has won (no appeal is permitted). Yoma 24b למה מְפִיסִין וחוזריןוכ׳ why did they draw once and again (why not at once for all the functions to be distributed)? Ib. במה מפיסין (Rashi: מפייסין) what garments do they wear when drawing? Gen. R. s. 84 (play on פסים, Gen. 37:23) שהפיסו עליהוכ׳ they drew lots about it (the coat) as to who should carry it to his father Sabb.XXIII, 2 (148b) מפיס (אדם) עםוכ׳ a man may decide by lot (on the Sabbath) the shares of honor at the table ; ib 149b; a. e. Pi. פִּיֵּיס to pacify, conciliate, persuade. Pes. l. c. מְיַסְּרָן ומְפַיֵּיס (that drink) chastises us (gives us pain), and yet is so persuasive (tempting). Ber.28b אני יכול לפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ I might appease him with words or bribe him with money. B. Bath.9b כל הנותן … והמְפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ he who gives a poor man a coin will be blessed with six blessings, but he who speaks kindly to him, will be blessed with eleven blessings. Gen. R. s. 93, end כשם שלא פ׳ … אלאוכ׳ as Joseph pacified his brothers only by weeping Y. Snh. l. c. מצוה להפיסו … ואינו מְפַיְּיסוֹ על שקר it is right to satisfy his mind by stating the truth, but one must not do so by a falsehood; Y. Shebu. l. c. מפייסו … אינו מפייסווכ׳. Lev. R. s. 19, end נלך ונְפַיֵּיס לגדלת, v. גַּדֶּלֶת; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 94, end ופייליה, read: ופִיְּיסוּהוּ and they appeased him (Nebuchadnezzar).Part. pass. מְפוּיָּיס. Ex. R. s. 51 הריני מפ׳ שמחלתוכ׳ I am convinced that thou hast forgiven Israel. Hithpa. הִתְפַּיֵּיס, Nithpa. נִתְפַּיֵּיס to be appeased, satisfied, persuaded. Ib. אותה שעה נֵתְפַּיְּיסוּ … עלוכ׳ now all Israelites were satisfied with regard to the work of the Tabernacle (that everything was correct). Ber.33a נתפ׳ אותו השר that princes anger was appeased. Pesik. R. s. 10 הרי הגורן בא והכל מִתְפַּיְּיסִים בשבילוכ׳ when harvesting time comes, all (that now are disputing) will be convinced for whose sake the field has been sown. Yoma 86b ספק מִתְפַּיֵּיס הימנווכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will or will not accept his apology; ספק מתפייס בדבריםוכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will be appeased by mere words (without demanding a fine or public satisfaction) ; a. fr.