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רָחַק(b. h.) to be distant, far, removed. Ylamd. to Num. 10:29, quot. in Ar. (ref. to Ps. 73:27) מי שרוֹחֵק הק״בהוכ׳ (ed. Koh. שמִתְרַחֵק) he who keeps away from the Lord, so as not to repent. Sifré Num. 131 כרְחוֹק מזרחוכ׳ as far as the east is removed from the west; a. e. Pi. רִחֵק, רִיחֵק to remove; to alienate; to reject, expel; to loathe. B. Kam.24a top, a. e. ר׳ נגיחותיו if the ox did his gorings in intervals (of three days), opp. קירב. Ib. רִיחֲקָה ראיותיה, v. רְאִיָּה. Yalk. Ps. 809 (ref. to Ps. l. c.) זה … שרִחֲקוּ את הקץ this alludes to Balaam and his associates, who put far off the end (the day of judgment, Num. 24:17), opp. קרבו. Ber.60b ורַחֲקֵנִי מאדם רעוכ׳ keep me far from a bad man and a bad associate. Eduy. V, 7 מעשיך יקרבוך ומעשיך יְרַחֲקוּךָ thy own doings will bring thee near (win thee friends), and thy own doings will alienate thee. Ib. VIII, 7 לרַחֵק, v. קָרֵב; a. fr.Part. pass. מְרוּחָק; pl. מְרוּחָקִים, מְרוּחָקִין. Ib. המר׳ בזרוע, v. קָרֵב. Ber.63b שלא היה מר׳וכ׳ which was only twelve miles off. Hif. הִרְחִיק same. Sifré Num. 94 מַרְחִיקִים, v. קָרֵב. B. Bath.II, 5 מַרְחִיקִין את הסולםוכ׳ (neighbors) must keep a ladder removed from the (neighbors) dove-cote four cubits, Ib. 4 אלא אם כןה׳ ממנווכ׳ unless he places (the wall) at a distance of four cubits. Ib. 18b על המזיק להַרְחִיק את עצמו it is the duty of him who causes the damage to remove himself; (oth. opin.) על הניזק להרחיקוכ׳ he who is injured must remove himself. Ber.I, 1 כדי להרחיקוכ׳ in order to keep men away (prevent them) from sin. Snh.103b שהִרְחִיקָהוכ׳, v. לְגִימָה. Ib. מַרְחֶקֶתוכ׳ estranges those who are near (related) ; a. fr. 2) to keep aloof, stay away. Ab. I, 7 הַרְחֵק משכן רע keep aloof from a bad neighbor; a. e.Y.Ber.I, 2d bot. והרחיק על פתחווכ׳, read: והִרְתִּיק, v. רָתַק. Hithpa. הִתְרַחֵק, Nithpa. נִתְרַחֵק to remove ones self; to become a stranger. Yeb.109a לעולם ידבק … ויִתְרַחֵקוכ׳ man should always cling to three things, and keep aloof from three things. Snh.III, 4 קרוב ונ׳, v. קָרוֹב. Ber.34b (ref. to Is. 57:19) שהיה קרוב … ונ׳וכ׳ who came near committing a sin, and withdrew himself from it. Ylamd. l. c., v. supra; a. e.

רָחַק(b. h.) to be distant, far, removed. Ylamd. to Num. 10:29, quot. in Ar. (ref. to Ps. 73:27) מי שרוֹחֵק הק״בהוכ׳ (ed. Koh. שמִתְרַחֵק) he who keeps away from the Lord, so as not to repent. Sifré Num. 131 כרְחוֹק מזרחוכ׳ as far as the east is removed from the west; a. e. Pi. רִחֵק, רִיחֵק to remove; to alienate; to reject, expel; to loathe. B. Kam.24a top, a. e. ר׳ נגיחותיו if the ox did his gorings in intervals (of three days), opp. קירב. Ib. רִיחֲקָה ראיותיה, v. רְאִיָּה. Yalk. Ps. 809 (ref. to Ps. l. c.) זה … שרִחֲקוּ את הקץ this alludes to Balaam and his associates, who put far off the end (the day of judgment, Num. 24:17), opp. קרבו. Ber.60b ורַחֲקֵנִי מאדם רעוכ׳ keep me far from a bad man and a bad associate. Eduy. V, 7 מעשיך יקרבוך ומעשיך יְרַחֲקוּךָ thy own doings will bring thee near (win thee friends), and thy own doings will alienate thee. Ib. VIII, 7 לרַחֵק, v. קָרֵב; a. fr.Part. pass. מְרוּחָק; pl. מְרוּחָקִים, מְרוּחָקִין. Ib. המר׳ בזרוע, v. קָרֵב. Ber.63b שלא היה מר׳וכ׳ which was only twelve miles off. Hif. הִרְחִיק same. Sifré Num. 94 מַרְחִיקִים, v. קָרֵב. B. Bath.II, 5 מַרְחִיקִין את הסולםוכ׳ (neighbors) must keep a ladder removed from the (neighbors) dove-cote four cubits, Ib. 4 אלא אם כןה׳ ממנווכ׳ unless he places (the wall) at a distance of four cubits. Ib. 18b על המזיק להַרְחִיק את עצמו it is the duty of him who causes the damage to remove himself; (oth. opin.) על הניזק להרחיקוכ׳ he who is injured must remove himself. Ber.I, 1 כדי להרחיקוכ׳ in order to keep men away (prevent them) from sin. Snh.103b שהִרְחִיקָהוכ׳, v. לְגִימָה. Ib. מַרְחֶקֶתוכ׳ estranges those who are near (related) ; a. fr. 2) to keep aloof, stay away. Ab. I, 7 הַרְחֵק משכן רע keep aloof from a bad neighbor; a. e.Y.Ber.I, 2d bot. והרחיק על פתחווכ׳, read: והִרְתִּיק, v. רָתַק. Hithpa. הִתְרַחֵק, Nithpa. נִתְרַחֵק to remove ones self; to become a stranger. Yeb.109a לעולם ידבק … ויִתְרַחֵקוכ׳ man should always cling to three things, and keep aloof from three things. Snh.III, 4 קרוב ונ׳, v. קָרוֹב. Ber.34b (ref. to Is. 57:19) שהיה קרוב … ונ׳וכ׳ who came near committing a sin, and withdrew himself from it. Ylamd. l. c., v. supra; a. e.

פְּרַשch. sam( Hif. הִפְרִיש to separate; to set aside, dedicate), 1) (neut. verb) to keep off, abstain Targ. Y. I Num. 6:3. Ib. 2 יַפְרִיש. Ib. 25:8 (read:) דהיה ליה למִיפְרַש ולא פירש (v. Snh.82b, quot. in preced.); a. fr.Part. פָּרֵש, פָּרֵיש. Ib. 19:16; 18; a. fr.Ḥull.45b חד פריש לליבאוכ׳ one artery branches off to the heart, the other to the lungs Zeb.73a, sq. כל דפריש מרובא פריש whatever comes out of a mixed multitude, is presumed to have come from the majority, i. e. has the legal status of the majority; Keth.15a; a. fr. 2) to cross the ocean, Gen. R. s. 6 בעא דיִפְרוֹש, v. infra. Koh. R. to III, 6 הוה אזיל פריש בימא was about to go to sea; a. e. 3) to set aside, distinguish. Targ. Y. Deut. 4:34; a. e. 4) to explain. Part. pass. פָּרִיש. Ḥull.52a ליבעי מיניה הדא דפ׳ לן תרתי let him be asked one question by which both cases will he made clear to us; a. e. Pa. פָּרֵיש 1) (neut. verb) to depart, keep off. Targ. Prov. 19:27 (ed. Lag. a. oth. Pe.).Targ. Y. Num. 25:8 פֵּירַש Hebraism, v. supra. 2) to go to sea. Gen. R. l. c. הוה מְפָרֵש בימא was about to undertake a sea voyage. Ib. בעא … פָּרְשֵׁי he wanted to go to sea; said the matron, do people go to sea at this season?; a. e. 3) to separate, divide, distinguish. Targ. O. a. Y. II Deut. 32:8, בפָרָשוּתֵיה (Y. I באַפְרָ׳, Af.); a. e.Y.Ab. Zar. II, end, 42a ידע אנא מְפָרְשָׁה ביןוכ׳ I can tell the roe of clean fish from that of unclean fish. 4) to express clearly, define. Targ. O. Gen. 30:28. Targ. O. Lev. 22:21 (Y. Af.). Ib. 24:11; 16; a. e.Part. pass. מְפָרַש. Targ. Y. II ib. 24:11 שמא מְפָרָשָׁא (= h. שם המפורש, v. preced.; Y. I Ithpe.). Targ. Y. II Gen. 30:22; a. e.Yoma 3b פָּרוּשֵׁי קא מְפָרַשוכ׳ it is clearly indicated in the text that it is ‘from thine own (the high priests private property); a. e. 5) to distinguish, make wonderful.Part. pass. as ab. Targ. Jud. 13:18 (h. text פלאי). 6) to explain, interpret. Targ. O. Deut. 1:5 (h. text באר).B. Bath. 121a גמיר … ולא ירע ליה לפָרוּשָׁהּ he learned the Boraitha by heart, but knew not how to explain it. Y.Kil.I, 27a bot. ופָרְשַׁנְתָּהּ תמן and we explained it there (to B. Kam. V, 10); ib. ופרשתנה (corr. acc.). Erub.54a … לא עד דמְפָרְשַׁתוכ׳ thou shalt not rest on thy legs (sit down) until thou hast explained these verses to me. R. Hash. 26a לפָרוּשֵׁי מאהוכ׳ it is important for the explanation of meah ḳsiṭah (Gen. 33:19) ; a. fr. Af. אַפְרֵיש 1) to separate, divide, make a distinction; to set aside, dedicate. Targ. Gen. 1:4; 6. Ib. 30:40. Targ. Is. 56:3. Targ. O. Num. 18:24 (Y. ed. Vien. Pe.); a. fr. 2) (neut. verb) to keep aloof, abstain. Targ. Y. Num. 6:2 (v. supra) 3) to warn off, keep away. Sabb.40b (ל)אַפְרוּשֵׁי מאיסורא to warn a person off from doing wrong. 4) to speak out, declare. Targ. O. Num. 6:2 (ed. Berl. Pa.). Targ. Lev. 27:2 (O. ed. Berl. Pa.); a. e. 5) to distinguish, make wonderful. Targ. O. Deut. 28:59; a. e.Part. pass. מַפְרַש; f. מַפְרְשָׁא; pl. מַפְרְשִׁין; מַפְרְשָׁן. Targ. 2 Sam. 1:26. Targ. Is. 29:14; a. e. Ithpa. אִתְפָּרַש, אִיפָּ׳; Ithpe. אִהְפְּרַש, אִיפְּ׳ 1) to be separated, to part, depart; to be set aside, dedicated. Targ. Gen. 10:32. Targ. Is. 52:11. Targ. Lev. 4:10 (O. ed. Berl. Ittaf.). Targ. Ex. 29:27 (O. ed. Berl. Ittaf.); a. fr. 2) to be distinctly expressed, declared; to be explained, interpreted. Targ. Num. 1:17. Targ. Y. Lev. 24:11 (v. supra); a. fr.Meg.3a דמִיפָּרְשָׁן, v. סְתַם. B. Kam. 112b, a. fr. לדידי מִיפָּרְשָׁא לי מיניהוכ׳ to me it was explained by Y.Keth.IV, 28d bot. אתתבת ולא אִפָּרְשַׁת a question was raised, but it was not made clear (solved); אתתבת ואפ׳ it was raised and met. Ittaf. אִתַּפְרַש to be set aside, dedicated; to be distinguished. Targ. O., ed. Berl., Lev. 4:10; a. e., v. supra.Targ. Y. I Gen. 3:18 יִתְאַפְרַש let there be a distinction.

פְּרַשch. sam( Hif. הִפְרִיש to separate; to set aside, dedicate), 1) (neut. verb) to keep off, abstain Targ. Y. I Num. 6:3. Ib. 2 יַפְרִיש. Ib. 25:8 (read:) דהיה ליה למִיפְרַש ולא פירש (v. Snh.82b, quot. in preced.); a. fr.Part. פָּרֵש, פָּרֵיש. Ib. 19:16; 18; a. fr.Ḥull.45b חד פריש לליבאוכ׳ one artery branches off to the heart, the other to the lungs Zeb.73a, sq. כל דפריש מרובא פריש whatever comes out of a mixed multitude, is presumed to have come from the majority, i. e. has the legal status of the majority; Keth.15a; a. fr. 2) to cross the ocean, Gen. R. s. 6 בעא דיִפְרוֹש, v. infra. Koh. R. to III, 6 הוה אזיל פריש בימא was about to go to sea; a. e. 3) to set aside, distinguish. Targ. Y. Deut. 4:34; a. e. 4) to explain. Part. pass. פָּרִיש. Ḥull.52a ליבעי מיניה הדא דפ׳ לן תרתי let him be asked one question by which both cases will he made clear to us; a. e. Pa. פָּרֵיש 1) (neut. verb) to depart, keep off. Targ. Prov. 19:27 (ed. Lag. a. oth. Pe.).Targ. Y. Num. 25:8 פֵּירַש Hebraism, v. supra. 2) to go to sea. Gen. R. l. c. הוה מְפָרֵש בימא was about to undertake a sea voyage. Ib. בעא … פָּרְשֵׁי he wanted to go to sea; said the matron, do people go to sea at this season?; a. e. 3) to separate, divide, distinguish. Targ. O. a. Y. II Deut. 32:8, בפָרָשוּתֵיה (Y. I באַפְרָ׳, Af.); a. e.Y.Ab. Zar. II, end, 42a ידע אנא מְפָרְשָׁה ביןוכ׳ I can tell the roe of clean fish from that of unclean fish. 4) to express clearly, define. Targ. O. Gen. 30:28. Targ. O. Lev. 22:21 (Y. Af.). Ib. 24:11; 16; a. e.Part. pass. מְפָרַש. Targ. Y. II ib. 24:11 שמא מְפָרָשָׁא (= h. שם המפורש, v. preced.; Y. I Ithpe.). Targ. Y. II Gen. 30:22; a. e.Yoma 3b פָּרוּשֵׁי קא מְפָרַשוכ׳ it is clearly indicated in the text that it is ‘from thine own (the high priests private property); a. e. 5) to distinguish, make wonderful.Part. pass. as ab. Targ. Jud. 13:18 (h. text פלאי). 6) to explain, interpret. Targ. O. Deut. 1:5 (h. text באר).B. Bath. 121a גמיר … ולא ירע ליה לפָרוּשָׁהּ he learned the Boraitha by heart, but knew not how to explain it. Y.Kil.I, 27a bot. ופָרְשַׁנְתָּהּ תמן and we explained it there (to B. Kam. V, 10); ib. ופרשתנה (corr. acc.). Erub.54a … לא עד דמְפָרְשַׁתוכ׳ thou shalt not rest on thy legs (sit down) until thou hast explained these verses to me. R. Hash. 26a לפָרוּשֵׁי מאהוכ׳ it is important for the explanation of meah ḳsiṭah (Gen. 33:19) ; a. fr. Af. אַפְרֵיש 1) to separate, divide, make a distinction; to set aside, dedicate. Targ. Gen. 1:4; 6. Ib. 30:40. Targ. Is. 56:3. Targ. O. Num. 18:24 (Y. ed. Vien. Pe.); a. fr. 2) (neut. verb) to keep aloof, abstain. Targ. Y. Num. 6:2 (v. supra) 3) to warn off, keep away. Sabb.40b (ל)אַפְרוּשֵׁי מאיסורא to warn a person off from doing wrong. 4) to speak out, declare. Targ. O. Num. 6:2 (ed. Berl. Pa.). Targ. Lev. 27:2 (O. ed. Berl. Pa.); a. e. 5) to distinguish, make wonderful. Targ. O. Deut. 28:59; a. e.Part. pass. מַפְרַש; f. מַפְרְשָׁא; pl. מַפְרְשִׁין; מַפְרְשָׁן. Targ. 2 Sam. 1:26. Targ. Is. 29:14; a. e. Ithpa. אִתְפָּרַש, אִיפָּ׳; Ithpe. אִהְפְּרַש, אִיפְּ׳ 1) to be separated, to part, depart; to be set aside, dedicated. Targ. Gen. 10:32. Targ. Is. 52:11. Targ. Lev. 4:10 (O. ed. Berl. Ittaf.). Targ. Ex. 29:27 (O. ed. Berl. Ittaf.); a. fr. 2) to be distinctly expressed, declared; to be explained, interpreted. Targ. Num. 1:17. Targ. Y. Lev. 24:11 (v. supra); a. fr.Meg.3a דמִיפָּרְשָׁן, v. סְתַם. B. Kam. 112b, a. fr. לדידי מִיפָּרְשָׁא לי מיניהוכ׳ to me it was explained by Y.Keth.IV, 28d bot. אתתבת ולא אִפָּרְשַׁת a question was raised, but it was not made clear (solved); אתתבת ואפ׳ it was raised and met. Ittaf. אִתַּפְרַש to be set aside, dedicated; to be distinguished. Targ. O., ed. Berl., Lev. 4:10; a. e., v. supra.Targ. Y. I Gen. 3:18 יִתְאַפְרַש let there be a distinction.

טָמַן(b. h.; cmp. preced.) to hide, store away, preserve, esp. to keep dishes warm for the Sabbath. Sabb.II, 7 טוֹמְנִין את החמין you may put warm dishes in the chafing stove Ib. IV, 1; a. fr.Makhsh. I, 6 הטומן פירותיווכ׳ if one hides his fruits in water against thieves.Koh. R. to X, 8 שהוא ט׳וכ׳ that he buried it there; a. e.Part. pass. טָמוּן. B. Kam.5b, a. e. נזקי ט׳ באש damage caused to things hidden in a pile to which fire was set. Gen. R. s. 68 היה ט׳וכ׳ he (Jacob) was hiding (before Esau) in the house of Eber; Meg.17a מוּטְמָן (Ms. M. נטמן, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); a. fr. Nif. נִטְמָן to be hidden, to hide ones self, to be stored up. Ib. שנ׳ בבית עבר, v. supra. Lev. R. s. 3 ויִטָּמְנוּד״ת בפיך and the words of the Law shall be stored up in thy mouth. Pesik. R. s. 4 נ׳ במערה sought protection in a cave; a. e. Hif. הִטְמִין 1) to hide, keep. B. Kam.61b שדרכם להַטְמִיןוכ׳ which it is customary to hide in the stack. B. Mets.61b לא יַטְמִין … במלח he must not keep his weights in salt (by which they gain in weight); a. fr.Part. pass. מוּטְמָן, v. supra. 2) to hide ones self, lie in wait. B. Kam.79b ראוהו שה׳וכ׳ if he has been seen hiding himself in the woods (waiting for a chance to steal).

טָמַן(b. h.; cmp. preced.) to hide, store away, preserve, esp. to keep dishes warm for the Sabbath. Sabb.II, 7 טוֹמְנִין את החמין you may put warm dishes in the chafing stove Ib. IV, 1; a. fr.Makhsh. I, 6 הטומן פירותיווכ׳ if one hides his fruits in water against thieves.Koh. R. to X, 8 שהוא ט׳וכ׳ that he buried it there; a. e.Part. pass. טָמוּן. B. Kam.5b, a. e. נזקי ט׳ באש damage caused to things hidden in a pile to which fire was set. Gen. R. s. 68 היה ט׳וכ׳ he (Jacob) was hiding (before Esau) in the house of Eber; Meg.17a מוּטְמָן (Ms. M. נטמן, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); a. fr. Nif. נִטְמָן to be hidden, to hide ones self, to be stored up. Ib. שנ׳ בבית עבר, v. supra. Lev. R. s. 3 ויִטָּמְנוּד״ת בפיך and the words of the Law shall be stored up in thy mouth. Pesik. R. s. 4 נ׳ במערה sought protection in a cave; a. e. Hif. הִטְמִין 1) to hide, keep. B. Kam.61b שדרכם להַטְמִיןוכ׳ which it is customary to hide in the stack. B. Mets.61b לא יַטְמִין … במלח he must not keep his weights in salt (by which they gain in weight); a. fr.Part. pass. מוּטְמָן, v. supra. 2) to hide ones self, lie in wait. B. Kam.79b ראוהו שה׳וכ׳ if he has been seen hiding himself in the woods (waiting for a chance to steal).

עָסַק(cmp. b. h. עָשַׂק) (with ב) to work at, be engaged in. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4 ועוֹסֵק בו; Yalk. Lev. 619 ועוֹסְקֵנִי בו and busy myself with him (to punish him), v. עֵסֶק II. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7, ‘when thou sittest in thy house) פרט לעוסק במצוה this exempts (from reading the Shma) him who is engaged in a religious work; Succ.25a Ib. והעוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה מהכא נפקאוכ׳ is it from here (Deut. l. c.) that we derive the rule, that he who is engaged in a religious act is exempt from other religious duties? Ib. 26a. Pes.50b לעולם וַעֲסוֹק אדם בתורהוכ׳ let man by all means be engaged in the study of the Law and the pursuit of religious work, even if not for their own sake, v. שֵׁם. Ib. וכל העוֹסְקִין במלאכת שמים and all those who make a living of religious work (deal in objects used for religious ceremonies); ib. ואם עוסקין לשמהוכ׳ but if they do so from a religious motive ; a. fr.Part. pass. עָסוּק; pl. עֲסוּקִון. Keth.103b ר׳ חייא ע׳ במצות הוה R. Ḥ. was always engaged in some good work (charity). Tosef.Bicc.II, 15 וכל העסוקין לגכוה all whose business is connected with religion, v. supra. Ib. אם היו ע׳ לשום שמים, v. supra. Ex. R. s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 13:19) כל ישראל היו ע׳ בכסףוכ׳ while all Israel were busy taking along silver and gold, Moses was busy getting the bones of Joseph; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱסִיק to engage, keep interested, entertain. Yoma I, 7 ומַעֲסִיקִין אותו and they entertain him (to keep him awake); ib. 19b לא היו מעסיקין אותווכ׳ they did not entertain him with music, but with their mouth (speech); Tosef. ib. I, 9. Ib. לעַסְּקוֹ בהברה (not בהברא, Pi.) to keep him awake with noise (recitations). Midr. Till. to Ps. 7 הין מַעֲסִיקוֹת אותי עד שיבוא שמואל they kept him engaged (in talk) until Samuel came; a. e. Pi. עִיסֵּק same, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְעַסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְעַסֵּק 1) to occupy ones self, to attend. Sot.I, 9 מי לנו גדול מיוסף שלא נ׳ בו אלא משה who is greater than Joseph, to whose body none attended but Moses himself? (v. supra); מי גדול ממשה שלא ני בווכ׳ who is greater than Moses in whose burial none but the Lord himself was engaged? Lev. R. s. 25 מתחלת ברייתו … לא נ׳וכ׳ soon after the creation the Lord was first of all engaged in planting (Gen. 2:8), אף אתם לא תִתְעַסְּקוּוכ׳ even so, when you enter the land, you shall apply yourselves first of all to planting (Lev. 19:23). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b וישבו ונִתְעַסְּקוּ, v. next w. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 (play on הָעשֶׁק, Koh. 7:7) עסקשנ׳ שלמה … הטעהו (not הטעוהו) the occupation with vain things in which Solomon engaged, led him astray; ib. כשהחכם מִתְעַסֵּק בדברים הרבה מערבביןוכ׳ when a scholar engages in too many affairs, they confound him so that he loses his wisdom; ib. חכם המתעסק בצרכי צמור משכחיןוכ׳ if a scholar busies himself with public affairs, they cause him to forget his learning; a. fr.Tosef.Arakh.IV, 27 מִתְעַסֵּק בירק בקדרה בכל יום may arrange to have vegetables in the pot every day; מתעסק ירק בקדרה ואלפסוכ׳ (read: בירק) may have vegetables in the pot and stew 2) to do a thing without a direct practical purpose; to practice, experiment. Sabb.157b מתעסק בעלמא אנא I was merely playing (without the intention of measuring). R. Hash. IV, 8 (32b) אבל מִתְעַסְּקִין בהם כדי שילמדו Ms. M. (ed. מתע׳ עמהם עד) but you may practice with them that they may learn (to blow the Shofar); והמתעסק לא יצא and he who merely blows for practice, has not done his duty. Ib. 33a מתע׳ בהן עד שילמדווכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (II), 10 מתלמדין להקוע) you may practice with them …, even on the Sabbath; a. e. 3) to do one thing while intending to do another thing; to miss ones purpose, choose the wrong thing. Snh.62b המתעסק בחלביםוכ׳ he that misses his purpose in selecting forbidden fat to eat (intending to reach out for a permitted piece), or in consanguineous connection (by mistaking the person) is bound to bring a sin offering; המתע׳ בשבת who does a forbidden act by mistake on the Sabbath (meaning to do a different though forbidden act); Kerith. 19b. Ib. IV, 3 (19a) (ref. to אשר חטא בה, Lev. 4:23) פרט למתעסק this is to exempt him who sinned by doing the thing which he had not intended to do. Ib. 19b מתעסק דמאי to what kind of a mistaken act does this refer? Ib. מתע׳ בדבר דלאו מצוה if by mistake he did an act which was not commanded (for that day). Ib. מתע׳ בחבורה making a wound (on the Sabbath) by mistake (circumcising the wrong child), opp. מקלקל בחבורה doing harm by making a wound; a. fr. 4) to dispute, argue. Gen. R. s. 8 עו שמלאכי השרת מדיינין … ומתעסקין אלו עם אלו while the ministering angels were arguing with one another, disputing with one another, God created him (Adam); a. e.

עָסַק(cmp. b. h. עָשַׂק) (with ב) to work at, be engaged in. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4 ועוֹסֵק בו; Yalk. Lev. 619 ועוֹסְקֵנִי בו and busy myself with him (to punish him), v. עֵסֶק II. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7, ‘when thou sittest in thy house) פרט לעוסק במצוה this exempts (from reading the Shma) him who is engaged in a religious work; Succ.25a Ib. והעוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה מהכא נפקאוכ׳ is it from here (Deut. l. c.) that we derive the rule, that he who is engaged in a religious act is exempt from other religious duties? Ib. 26a. Pes.50b לעולם וַעֲסוֹק אדם בתורהוכ׳ let man by all means be engaged in the study of the Law and the pursuit of religious work, even if not for their own sake, v. שֵׁם. Ib. וכל העוֹסְקִין במלאכת שמים and all those who make a living of religious work (deal in objects used for religious ceremonies); ib. ואם עוסקין לשמהוכ׳ but if they do so from a religious motive ; a. fr.Part. pass. עָסוּק; pl. עֲסוּקִון. Keth.103b ר׳ חייא ע׳ במצות הוה R. Ḥ. was always engaged in some good work (charity). Tosef.Bicc.II, 15 וכל העסוקין לגכוה all whose business is connected with religion, v. supra. Ib. אם היו ע׳ לשום שמים, v. supra. Ex. R. s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 13:19) כל ישראל היו ע׳ בכסףוכ׳ while all Israel were busy taking along silver and gold, Moses was busy getting the bones of Joseph; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱסִיק to engage, keep interested, entertain. Yoma I, 7 ומַעֲסִיקִין אותו and they entertain him (to keep him awake); ib. 19b לא היו מעסיקין אותווכ׳ they did not entertain him with music, but with their mouth (speech); Tosef. ib. I, 9. Ib. לעַסְּקוֹ בהברה (not בהברא, Pi.) to keep him awake with noise (recitations). Midr. Till. to Ps. 7 הין מַעֲסִיקוֹת אותי עד שיבוא שמואל they kept him engaged (in talk) until Samuel came; a. e. Pi. עִיסֵּק same, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְעַסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְעַסֵּק 1) to occupy ones self, to attend. Sot.I, 9 מי לנו גדול מיוסף שלא נ׳ בו אלא משה who is greater than Joseph, to whose body none attended but Moses himself? (v. supra); מי גדול ממשה שלא ני בווכ׳ who is greater than Moses in whose burial none but the Lord himself was engaged? Lev. R. s. 25 מתחלת ברייתו … לא נ׳וכ׳ soon after the creation the Lord was first of all engaged in planting (Gen. 2:8), אף אתם לא תִתְעַסְּקוּוכ׳ even so, when you enter the land, you shall apply yourselves first of all to planting (Lev. 19:23). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b וישבו ונִתְעַסְּקוּ, v. next w. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 (play on הָעשֶׁק, Koh. 7:7) עסקשנ׳ שלמה … הטעהו (not הטעוהו) the occupation with vain things in which Solomon engaged, led him astray; ib. כשהחכם מִתְעַסֵּק בדברים הרבה מערבביןוכ׳ when a scholar engages in too many affairs, they confound him so that he loses his wisdom; ib. חכם המתעסק בצרכי צמור משכחיןוכ׳ if a scholar busies himself with public affairs, they cause him to forget his learning; a. fr.Tosef.Arakh.IV, 27 מִתְעַסֵּק בירק בקדרה בכל יום may arrange to have vegetables in the pot every day; מתעסק ירק בקדרה ואלפסוכ׳ (read: בירק) may have vegetables in the pot and stew 2) to do a thing without a direct practical purpose; to practice, experiment. Sabb.157b מתעסק בעלמא אנא I was merely playing (without the intention of measuring). R. Hash. IV, 8 (32b) אבל מִתְעַסְּקִין בהם כדי שילמדו Ms. M. (ed. מתע׳ עמהם עד) but you may practice with them that they may learn (to blow the Shofar); והמתעסק לא יצא and he who merely blows for practice, has not done his duty. Ib. 33a מתע׳ בהן עד שילמדווכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (II), 10 מתלמדין להקוע) you may practice with them …, even on the Sabbath; a. e. 3) to do one thing while intending to do another thing; to miss ones purpose, choose the wrong thing. Snh.62b המתעסק בחלביםוכ׳ he that misses his purpose in selecting forbidden fat to eat (intending to reach out for a permitted piece), or in consanguineous connection (by mistaking the person) is bound to bring a sin offering; המתע׳ בשבת who does a forbidden act by mistake on the Sabbath (meaning to do a different though forbidden act); Kerith. 19b. Ib. IV, 3 (19a) (ref. to אשר חטא בה, Lev. 4:23) פרט למתעסק this is to exempt him who sinned by doing the thing which he had not intended to do. Ib. 19b מתעסק דמאי to what kind of a mistaken act does this refer? Ib. מתע׳ בדבר דלאו מצוה if by mistake he did an act which was not commanded (for that day). Ib. מתע׳ בחבורה making a wound (on the Sabbath) by mistake (circumcising the wrong child), opp. מקלקל בחבורה doing harm by making a wound; a. fr. 4) to dispute, argue. Gen. R. s. 8 עו שמלאכי השרת מדיינין … ומתעסקין אלו עם אלו while the ministering angels were arguing with one another, disputing with one another, God created him (Adam); a. e.

פָּרַש(b. h.) (to divide, separate, 1) (neut. verb) to go away, go aside, depart; to keep off. Yoma I, 5 הוא פוֹרֵש … פּוֹרְשִׁיןוכ׳ he turned aside and wept, and so did they. Y.Keth.I, 25d bot. ראו אותו פירש מציפורין they saw him come out of Sepphoris (so that he is presumably an inhabitant of Sepphoris); פירש מן הבתים they saw him leave one of the houses of Sepphoris. Num. R. s. 9 את פָּרַשְׁתְּ מדרךוכ׳ thou didst depart from the way (disregard the customs) of Israels daughters. Zeb.113a (play on פרשה, Num. 19:5) מקים שפּוֹרֶשֶׁת למיתהוכ׳ there where she departs for death, she shall be burnt. Y.M. Kat. I, 80b bot. (ref. to Lev. 13:45) כדי שתהא טומאה … פְּרוֹש: that the uncleanness itself may cry out …, ‘keep off; Y.Maas. Sh. V, beg. 55d; a. fr. 2) to pass, cross. Yalk. Prov. 946; Yalk. Num. 738 הספינות פּוֹרְשוֹת בים the ships make their way through the sea. 3) (act. verb) to separate, keep off. Num. R. s. 10 כשם שאדם פירש את עצמווכ׳ as a person keeps himself away (abstains) from the fruits of Orlah, so will those who misbehave towards their handmaids, be separated from the virtuous on the day of judgment.; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּרוּש, q. v. 4) (cmp. פָּרַט) to single out, specify, speak distinctly. Ib. (expl. יַפְלִא, Num. 6:2) כשיִפְרוֹש לנדורוכ׳ when he speaks out his vow, to the exclusion of him who thinks it in his heart; a. fr.Sifré Num. 24 עד שיפרוש לך … כדרך שפירשוכ׳ (Yalk. ib. 710 שיפרוט … שפרט), v. פָּרַט. Nif. נִפְרַש to be separated, kept away. Lev. R. s. 22 והן נִפְרָשִׁים מעבודה זרה and thus they will be kept away from idolatrous worship; a. e. Pi. פֵּירֵש 1) (neut. verb) to depart, withdraw; to abstain. Snh.82b היה לו … לפרוש ולא פי׳ Zimri might have withdrawn (from the woman), but he did not. Ib. a אם פ׳וכ׳ if Z. had withdrawn, and Phineas had slain him Pes.87b פ׳ מן האשה withdrew from contact with his wife. Gen. R. s. 20 שפֵּייְשָׁה היה מאדם that Eve was separated from Adam.Sabb.86b פירשה מן האיש the semen issued from a man.Pes.49b שנה ופ׳ קשהוכ׳ he that studied and gave it up, is the worst of all (in hostility to scholars); a. fr. 2) to go on a voyage; to cross the ocean (cmp. פָּלַג Hif.). Y.M. Kat. III, beg. 81c אסיר לפָרֵש לים הגדול it is forbidden to start on a sea voyage (during the festive week). Y.Yeb.XVI, 15d top עשיתי מְפָרֵשוכ׳ I was crossing Y.Meg.II, 73b top מְפָרְשֵׁי ימים voyagers on the sea; a. fr. 3) (act. verb) to separate. Gen. R. s. 22 אילו רצה המלך פֵּירְשָׁן ולא רצה המלך לפָרְשָׁן if the king desired it, he would separate them (the fighters), but the king does not wish to separate them; Yalk. ib. 38. 4) to specify, express clearly. Ib. א״א לפה לפָרְשוֹ no mouth can express it. Men.91a דמְפָרֵש when he (in making his vow) specified (‘sheep or ‘cattle), opp. בסתמא. Gen. R. s. 6 אנשי … פֵּירְשוּ איתו the men of the Great Assembly said it plainly. Snh.VII, 5 עד שיְפָרֵש השם until he mentions the Name expressly (uses the Tetragrammaton), opp. כִּינּוּי. Gitt.36a שיהו עדים מְפָרְשִׁין שמותיהן that witnesses must sign their full names; a. fr.Part. pass. מְפיֹרָש, f. מְפוֹרֶשֶׁת; pl. מְפוֹרָשִׁים, מְפוֹרָשִׁין; מְפוֹרָשוֹת. B. Kam.54b, a. fr. מה הפרט מפ׳, v. פְּרָט. B. Mets.94b שלישת בשואל מפ׳ that the third paragraph treats of a borrower, is explicitly stated (Ex. 22:13). Sot.38a, a. fr. שם המפ׳ the special Name (the Tetragrammaton), v. supra. Zeb.53a, v. סָתַם. Ḥag.22b ומה סתימות … מפ׳וכ׳ if your undefined teachings are so well-founded, how much more your explicit teachings; a. fr. 5) to explain, interpret, define. Ned.2b פתח … ומפרש ידות the Mishnah begins with kinnuyim …, and goes on explaining yadoth! Zeb.13a ואין לי לפרש and I am unable to explain (the reason of the distinction between receiving and sprinkling the blood); אני אֲפָרֵש I shall explain it. Ned.81a דבר זה … ולא פֵירְשוּהוּ עד שפֵּירְשוֹוכ׳ that question (Jer. 9:11) was asked of prophets and scholars, and they could not explain it, until the Lord himself explained it (ib. 12). Kat. 16b; Ber.18a לא פֵירְשוּ לך they did not interpret (the verse) to you; v. שָׁנָה. Gen. R. s. 31 ולא פ׳ and did not explain (of what material the serpent was to be made); Y.R. Hash. III, end, 59a; a. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Meg.3a, a. e. (ref. to Neh. 8:8) מפ׳ זה תרגים mforash means interpretation. Hithpa. הִתְפָּרֵש, Nithpa. נִתְפָּרֵש to be specified, defined; to be explained. Lev. R. s. 6 כל נביא שנתפ׳ a prophet; whose name is stated. Gen. R. l. c. בשלשה נ׳ ובאחד לא נ׳ in three places (in which עֲשֵׁה occurs) the command is specified, but in the fourth (Num. 21:8) it is not specified, v. supra. Yalk. Gen. 20 דבר שאינו מִתְפָּרֵש במקימווכ׳ a thing which is not defined in its original place but is defined i in another passage; a. e. Hif. הִפְרִיש 1) to separate; to set aside, dedicate. Yoma I, 1 מִפְרִישִׁין כהןוכ׳ they removed the high priest from his house to the cell Ter. IV, 1 המַפְרִיש מקצתוכ׳ he who sets aside one portion of what is due of Trumah or tithes. Num. R. s. 10 (ref. to Num. 6:11, ועשה) שיַפְרִשֵׁם הכהןוכ׳ that the priest when offering them designates them, one for a sin-offering Ib. (ref. to Prov. 23:32) מה צפעון זה מפריש … כך היין מפרישוכ׳ as the adder divides between life and death, so wine removes from the ways of life to those of death; Lev. R. s. 12 כךה׳ היין בין אדםוכ׳ so wine caused a separation between Adam and Eve; ה׳ היין בין נח לבניו לעבדות wine caused a division between Noah and his sons with regard to slavery; ה׳ היין בין אהרן ובניו למיתה wine caused a division between Aaron and his sons with regard to death; Yalk. Prov. 960. Tam.IV, 3 מן הכבד …ה׳ severed the lungs from the liver; a. fr.Part. pass. מוּפְרָש. Ned.I, 1 מוּפְרְשַׁנִי ממך I will be separated from thee (will have no dealings with thee, accept no favors); ib. 5a; a. e. 2) to go to sea. Gen. R. s. 13 היו מַפְרִישִׁין ליםוכ׳ were crossing the ocean; a. e.

פָּרַש(b. h.) (to divide, separate, 1) (neut. verb) to go away, go aside, depart; to keep off. Yoma I, 5 הוא פוֹרֵש … פּוֹרְשִׁיןוכ׳ he turned aside and wept, and so did they. Y.Keth.I, 25d bot. ראו אותו פירש מציפורין they saw him come out of Sepphoris (so that he is presumably an inhabitant of Sepphoris); פירש מן הבתים they saw him leave one of the houses of Sepphoris. Num. R. s. 9 את פָּרַשְׁתְּ מדרךוכ׳ thou didst depart from the way (disregard the customs) of Israels daughters. Zeb.113a (play on פרשה, Num. 19:5) מקים שפּוֹרֶשֶׁת למיתהוכ׳ there where she departs for death, she shall be burnt. Y.M. Kat. I, 80b bot. (ref. to Lev. 13:45) כדי שתהא טומאה … פְּרוֹש: that the uncleanness itself may cry out …, ‘keep off; Y.Maas. Sh. V, beg. 55d; a. fr. 2) to pass, cross. Yalk. Prov. 946; Yalk. Num. 738 הספינות פּוֹרְשוֹת בים the ships make their way through the sea. 3) (act. verb) to separate, keep off. Num. R. s. 10 כשם שאדם פירש את עצמווכ׳ as a person keeps himself away (abstains) from the fruits of Orlah, so will those who misbehave towards their handmaids, be separated from the virtuous on the day of judgment.; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּרוּש, q. v. 4) (cmp. פָּרַט) to single out, specify, speak distinctly. Ib. (expl. יַפְלִא, Num. 6:2) כשיִפְרוֹש לנדורוכ׳ when he speaks out his vow, to the exclusion of him who thinks it in his heart; a. fr.Sifré Num. 24 עד שיפרוש לך … כדרך שפירשוכ׳ (Yalk. ib. 710 שיפרוט … שפרט), v. פָּרַט. Nif. נִפְרַש to be separated, kept away. Lev. R. s. 22 והן נִפְרָשִׁים מעבודה זרה and thus they will be kept away from idolatrous worship; a. e. Pi. פֵּירֵש 1) (neut. verb) to depart, withdraw; to abstain. Snh.82b היה לו … לפרוש ולא פי׳ Zimri might have withdrawn (from the woman), but he did not. Ib. a אם פ׳וכ׳ if Z. had withdrawn, and Phineas had slain him Pes.87b פ׳ מן האשה withdrew from contact with his wife. Gen. R. s. 20 שפֵּייְשָׁה היה מאדם that Eve was separated from Adam.Sabb.86b פירשה מן האיש the semen issued from a man.Pes.49b שנה ופ׳ קשהוכ׳ he that studied and gave it up, is the worst of all (in hostility to scholars); a. fr. 2) to go on a voyage; to cross the ocean (cmp. פָּלַג Hif.). Y.M. Kat. III, beg. 81c אסיר לפָרֵש לים הגדול it is forbidden to start on a sea voyage (during the festive week). Y.Yeb.XVI, 15d top עשיתי מְפָרֵשוכ׳ I was crossing Y.Meg.II, 73b top מְפָרְשֵׁי ימים voyagers on the sea; a. fr. 3) (act. verb) to separate. Gen. R. s. 22 אילו רצה המלך פֵּירְשָׁן ולא רצה המלך לפָרְשָׁן if the king desired it, he would separate them (the fighters), but the king does not wish to separate them; Yalk. ib. 38. 4) to specify, express clearly. Ib. א״א לפה לפָרְשוֹ no mouth can express it. Men.91a דמְפָרֵש when he (in making his vow) specified (‘sheep or ‘cattle), opp. בסתמא. Gen. R. s. 6 אנשי … פֵּירְשוּ איתו the men of the Great Assembly said it plainly. Snh.VII, 5 עד שיְפָרֵש השם until he mentions the Name expressly (uses the Tetragrammaton), opp. כִּינּוּי. Gitt.36a שיהו עדים מְפָרְשִׁין שמותיהן that witnesses must sign their full names; a. fr.Part. pass. מְפיֹרָש, f. מְפוֹרֶשֶׁת; pl. מְפוֹרָשִׁים, מְפוֹרָשִׁין; מְפוֹרָשוֹת. B. Kam.54b, a. fr. מה הפרט מפ׳, v. פְּרָט. B. Mets.94b שלישת בשואל מפ׳ that the third paragraph treats of a borrower, is explicitly stated (Ex. 22:13). Sot.38a, a. fr. שם המפ׳ the special Name (the Tetragrammaton), v. supra. Zeb.53a, v. סָתַם. Ḥag.22b ומה סתימות … מפ׳וכ׳ if your undefined teachings are so well-founded, how much more your explicit teachings; a. fr. 5) to explain, interpret, define. Ned.2b פתח … ומפרש ידות the Mishnah begins with kinnuyim …, and goes on explaining yadoth! Zeb.13a ואין לי לפרש and I am unable to explain (the reason of the distinction between receiving and sprinkling the blood); אני אֲפָרֵש I shall explain it. Ned.81a דבר זה … ולא פֵירְשוּהוּ עד שפֵּירְשוֹוכ׳ that question (Jer. 9:11) was asked of prophets and scholars, and they could not explain it, until the Lord himself explained it (ib. 12). Kat. 16b; Ber.18a לא פֵירְשוּ לך they did not interpret (the verse) to you; v. שָׁנָה. Gen. R. s. 31 ולא פ׳ and did not explain (of what material the serpent was to be made); Y.R. Hash. III, end, 59a; a. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Meg.3a, a. e. (ref. to Neh. 8:8) מפ׳ זה תרגים mforash means interpretation. Hithpa. הִתְפָּרֵש, Nithpa. נִתְפָּרֵש to be specified, defined; to be explained. Lev. R. s. 6 כל נביא שנתפ׳ a prophet; whose name is stated. Gen. R. l. c. בשלשה נ׳ ובאחד לא נ׳ in three places (in which עֲשֵׁה occurs) the command is specified, but in the fourth (Num. 21:8) it is not specified, v. supra. Yalk. Gen. 20 דבר שאינו מִתְפָּרֵש במקימווכ׳ a thing which is not defined in its original place but is defined i in another passage; a. e. Hif. הִפְרִיש 1) to separate; to set aside, dedicate. Yoma I, 1 מִפְרִישִׁין כהןוכ׳ they removed the high priest from his house to the cell Ter. IV, 1 המַפְרִיש מקצתוכ׳ he who sets aside one portion of what is due of Trumah or tithes. Num. R. s. 10 (ref. to Num. 6:11, ועשה) שיַפְרִשֵׁם הכהןוכ׳ that the priest when offering them designates them, one for a sin-offering Ib. (ref. to Prov. 23:32) מה צפעון זה מפריש … כך היין מפרישוכ׳ as the adder divides between life and death, so wine removes from the ways of life to those of death; Lev. R. s. 12 כךה׳ היין בין אדםוכ׳ so wine caused a separation between Adam and Eve; ה׳ היין בין נח לבניו לעבדות wine caused a division between Noah and his sons with regard to slavery; ה׳ היין בין אהרן ובניו למיתה wine caused a division between Aaron and his sons with regard to death; Yalk. Prov. 960. Tam.IV, 3 מן הכבד …ה׳ severed the lungs from the liver; a. fr.Part. pass. מוּפְרָש. Ned.I, 1 מוּפְרְשַׁנִי ממך I will be separated from thee (will have no dealings with thee, accept no favors); ib. 5a; a. e. 2) to go to sea. Gen. R. s. 13 היו מַפְרִישִׁין ליםוכ׳ were crossing the ocean; a. e.

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הַטְמָנָהf. (טָמַן) preserving, esp. (v. sabb.IV, 1) putting a dish in a warm place or under covers to keep it warm for the Sabbath. Sabb.39a. Ib. b בטלהה׳וכ׳ the permission to keep a dish in matter which adds heat was abolished. Ib. 50a יחדן לה׳ he designated them to be used for keeping dishes warm; a. fr.

הַטְמָנָהf. (טָמַן) preserving, esp. (v. sabb.IV, 1) putting a dish in a warm place or under covers to keep it warm for the Sabbath. Sabb.39a. Ib. b בטלהה׳וכ׳ the permission to keep a dish in matter which adds heat was abolished. Ib. 50a יחדן לה׳ he designated them to be used for keeping dishes warm; a. fr.

טָהֵר, טָהַר(b. h.; cmp. צהר, זהר) (to be bright, to glitter, 1) to be clean, pure, esp. to be levitically clean; to be unsusceptible of levitical uncleanness. Neg. X, 8 שט׳ שעה אחת which has been declared clean once. Mikv. II, 2 עד שיודע שט׳ until it is ascertained that it has become clean. Ib. III, 2 ויִטְהֲרוּ העליונים מןוכ׳ so that the waters coming from above become cleansed from the impurity of the lower waters. Neg. VII, 4 ויִטְהַר ממנו and is declared clean from it (the last scall); a. fr. 2) to be cleared, removed. Ber.2b, v. next w. Pi. טִיהֵר 1) to purify, make ( levitically) clean; to absolve from sin. Yoma VIII, 9 מי מְטַהֵרוכ׳ who is it that absolves you? Ib. (ref. to Jer. 17:13) מה מקוה מט׳וכ׳ as the ritual bath (v. מִקְוֶה) cleanses the unclean, so does the Lord ; a. fr. 2) to keep clean, guard against contact with unclean things. R. Hash. 16b חייב … לטַהֵר את עצמווכ׳. one is bound to keep ones self clean for the festive days. 3) to declare טָהוֹר, to decide in favor of cleanness. Snh.17a bot. מי שיודע לטַ׳וכ׳ one who knows how to prove a creeping thing to be clean. Ib. אני אדון ואֲטַהֲרֶנוּ I will argue and prove it to be clean. Eduy. VIII, 7 לטמא ולטַ׳ to decide on unclean and clean; a. v. fr.Part. pass. מְטוֹהָר, pl. מְטוֹהָרִים. Ber.2b, v. preced. 4) to become clean. Snh.94b מיד ט׳ it becomes clean at once. Ḥull.60b טִיהֲרוּ; Gitt.38a טהרו, v. סִיחוֹן. Nif. נִטְהַר to become clean. Tanḥ. Metsora 7 נִטְהֲרָהוכ׳ she became clean on the eighth day. Ib. ונִטְהֶרֶת and becomes clean; a. fr. Hithpa. הִטָּהֵר to be cleansed, to cleanse ones self; to amend. Yoma 38b בא לִטָּהֵר מסייעים אותו (Ms. M. 2 להִטָּהֵר) if one is willing to do good, he will be assisted; Sabb.104a; Yalk. Prov. 935 לִיטָּהֵר; a. e.Yoma VIII, 9 (85b) לפני מי אתם מִיטַּהֲרִים Mish. a. Y. ed. (Bab. ed. מִטַּ׳) before whom do you cleanse yourselves (from sin)?; a. e.

טָהֵר, טָהַר(b. h.; cmp. צהר, זהר) (to be bright, to glitter, 1) to be clean, pure, esp. to be levitically clean; to be unsusceptible of levitical uncleanness. Neg. X, 8 שט׳ שעה אחת which has been declared clean once. Mikv. II, 2 עד שיודע שט׳ until it is ascertained that it has become clean. Ib. III, 2 ויִטְהֲרוּ העליונים מןוכ׳ so that the waters coming from above become cleansed from the impurity of the lower waters. Neg. VII, 4 ויִטְהַר ממנו and is declared clean from it (the last scall); a. fr. 2) to be cleared, removed. Ber.2b, v. next w. Pi. טִיהֵר 1) to purify, make ( levitically) clean; to absolve from sin. Yoma VIII, 9 מי מְטַהֵרוכ׳ who is it that absolves you? Ib. (ref. to Jer. 17:13) מה מקוה מט׳וכ׳ as the ritual bath (v. מִקְוֶה) cleanses the unclean, so does the Lord ; a. fr. 2) to keep clean, guard against contact with unclean things. R. Hash. 16b חייב … לטַהֵר את עצמווכ׳. one is bound to keep ones self clean for the festive days. 3) to declare טָהוֹר, to decide in favor of cleanness. Snh.17a bot. מי שיודע לטַ׳וכ׳ one who knows how to prove a creeping thing to be clean. Ib. אני אדון ואֲטַהֲרֶנוּ I will argue and prove it to be clean. Eduy. VIII, 7 לטמא ולטַ׳ to decide on unclean and clean; a. v. fr.Part. pass. מְטוֹהָר, pl. מְטוֹהָרִים. Ber.2b, v. preced. 4) to become clean. Snh.94b מיד ט׳ it becomes clean at once. Ḥull.60b טִיהֲרוּ; Gitt.38a טהרו, v. סִיחוֹן. Nif. נִטְהַר to become clean. Tanḥ. Metsora 7 נִטְהֲרָהוכ׳ she became clean on the eighth day. Ib. ונִטְהֶרֶת and becomes clean; a. fr. Hithpa. הִטָּהֵר to be cleansed, to cleanse ones self; to amend. Yoma 38b בא לִטָּהֵר מסייעים אותו (Ms. M. 2 להִטָּהֵר) if one is willing to do good, he will be assisted; Sabb.104a; Yalk. Prov. 935 לִיטָּהֵר; a. e.Yoma VIII, 9 (85b) לפני מי אתם מִיטַּהֲרִים Mish. a. Y. ed. (Bab. ed. מִטַּ׳) before whom do you cleanse yourselves (from sin)?; a. e.