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פִּטְפֵּט, פִּיטְ׳,(v. preced., a. פַּטָּטָא) 1) to talk, babble. Men.65a חוץ מזקן אחד שהיה מְפַטְפֵּט כנגדו except one old man who talked (childishly) against him. 2) פ׳ ביצרו to talk or argue with ones own passion, to conquer ones self. B. Bath. 109b (play on בנות פ̇וט̇יאל, Ex. 6:25) דאתי מיוסף שפ׳ ביצרו Elazar was a descendant of Joseph, who (is surnamed Putiel, because he) conquered his passion; Ex. R. s. 7, end שהיתה אשתו … יוסף שפ׳ ביצרו … שפ̇יט̇םוכ׳ his wife was a descendant of two families, being on one side of the tribe of Joseph who conquered his passion, and on the other of the family of Jethro who fattened &., v. פָּטַם; Sot.43a.

פִּטְפֵּט, פִּיטְ׳,(v. preced., a. פַּטָּטָא) 1) to talk, babble. Men.65a חוץ מזקן אחד שהיה מְפַטְפֵּט כנגדו except one old man who talked (childishly) against him. 2) פ׳ ביצרו to talk or argue with ones own passion, to conquer ones self. B. Bath. 109b (play on בנות פ̇וט̇יאל, Ex. 6:25) דאתי מיוסף שפ׳ ביצרו Elazar was a descendant of Joseph, who (is surnamed Putiel, because he) conquered his passion; Ex. R. s. 7, end שהיתה אשתו … יוסף שפ׳ ביצרו … שפ̇יט̇םוכ׳ his wife was a descendant of two families, being on one side of the tribe of Joseph who conquered his passion, and on the other of the family of Jethro who fattened &., v. פָּטַם; Sot.43a.

פִּטְפֵּט, פִּיטְ׳,(v. preced., a. פַּטָּטָא) 1) to talk, babble. Men.65a חוץ מזקן אחד שהיה מְפַטְפֵּט כנגדו except one old man who talked (childishly) against him. 2) פ׳ ביצרו to talk or argue with ones own passion, to conquer ones self. B. Bath. 109b (play on בנות פ̇וט̇יאל, Ex. 6:25) דאתי מיוסף שפ׳ ביצרו Elazar was a descendant of Joseph, who (is surnamed Putiel, because he) conquered his passion; Ex. R. s. 7, end שהיתה אשתו … יוסף שפ׳ ביצרו … שפ̇יט̇םוכ׳ his wife was a descendant of two families, being on one side of the tribe of Joseph who conquered his passion, and on the other of the family of Jethro who fattened &., v. פָּטַם; Sot.43a.

פִּטְפֵּט, פִּיטְ׳,(v. preced., a. פַּטָּטָא) 1) to talk, babble. Men.65a חוץ מזקן אחד שהיה מְפַטְפֵּט כנגדו except one old man who talked (childishly) against him. 2) פ׳ ביצרו to talk or argue with ones own passion, to conquer ones self. B. Bath. 109b (play on בנות פ̇וט̇יאל, Ex. 6:25) דאתי מיוסף שפ׳ ביצרו Elazar was a descendant of Joseph, who (is surnamed Putiel, because he) conquered his passion; Ex. R. s. 7, end שהיתה אשתו … יוסף שפ׳ ביצרו … שפ̇יט̇םוכ׳ his wife was a descendant of two families, being on one side of the tribe of Joseph who conquered his passion, and on the other of the family of Jethro who fattened &., v. פָּטַם; Sot.43a.

לוּץ, לִיץ(b. h.; cmp. לוּז IV) to talk, esp. to scorn, scoff. Ab. Zar.18b (ref. to Ps. 1:1) אם ישב סופו לָלוּץ if he sits (with scorners), he will finally scoff; ואם לץוכ׳ and if he scoffs, the Scripture says of him ; Midr. Till. to Ps. 1:1. Hif. הֵלִיץ 1) (with אחר) to talk behind a person, sneer, deride. Ex. R. s. 52 beg. היו מְלִיצִין אחריו they derided him (Moses); (Yalk. ib. 417 מִתְלוֹצְצִים עליו). Ib. מְלִיצִים אחר משה (Yalk. l. c. מתלוצצים); a. e. 2) (with בעד) to speak in behalf of; to defend; to interpret.Gen. R. s. 91 (ref. to Gen. 42:23) המֵלִיץ זה מנשה ‘the interpreter that means Manasseh. Hithpol. הִתְלוֹצֵץ to talk frivolously, make light of, scoff. Ab. Zar. l. c. כל המִתְלוֹצֵץ ייסוריןוכ׳ whoever speaks frivolously will be visited with suffering. Ib. (in Chald. dict.) I beg you דלא תִתְלוֹצְצוּ not to scoff. Kidd.81a הוה מתלוצץ בעוברי עבירה (Rashi: בעבירה) made light of sinners (Rashi: of sin) (spoke as though temptation could never have power over him). Yalk. Ex. l. c., v. supra. Midr. Prov. to 1:6, v. מְלִיצָה; a. e.

לוּץ, לִיץ(b. h.; cmp. לוּז IV) to talk, esp. to scorn, scoff. Ab. Zar.18b (ref. to Ps. 1:1) אם ישב סופו לָלוּץ if he sits (with scorners), he will finally scoff; ואם לץוכ׳ and if he scoffs, the Scripture says of him ; Midr. Till. to Ps. 1:1. Hif. הֵלִיץ 1) (with אחר) to talk behind a person, sneer, deride. Ex. R. s. 52 beg. היו מְלִיצִין אחריו they derided him (Moses); (Yalk. ib. 417 מִתְלוֹצְצִים עליו). Ib. מְלִיצִים אחר משה (Yalk. l. c. מתלוצצים); a. e. 2) (with בעד) to speak in behalf of; to defend; to interpret.Gen. R. s. 91 (ref. to Gen. 42:23) המֵלִיץ זה מנשה ‘the interpreter that means Manasseh. Hithpol. הִתְלוֹצֵץ to talk frivolously, make light of, scoff. Ab. Zar. l. c. כל המִתְלוֹצֵץ ייסוריןוכ׳ whoever speaks frivolously will be visited with suffering. Ib. (in Chald. dict.) I beg you דלא תִתְלוֹצְצוּ not to scoff. Kidd.81a הוה מתלוצץ בעוברי עבירה (Rashi: בעבירה) made light of sinners (Rashi: of sin) (spoke as though temptation could never have power over him). Yalk. Ex. l. c., v. supra. Midr. Prov. to 1:6, v. מְלִיצָה; a. e.

לוּץ, לִיץ(b. h.; cmp. לוּז IV) to talk, esp. to scorn, scoff. Ab. Zar.18b (ref. to Ps. 1:1) אם ישב סופו לָלוּץ if he sits (with scorners), he will finally scoff; ואם לץוכ׳ and if he scoffs, the Scripture says of him ; Midr. Till. to Ps. 1:1. Hif. הֵלִיץ 1) (with אחר) to talk behind a person, sneer, deride. Ex. R. s. 52 beg. היו מְלִיצִין אחריו they derided him (Moses); (Yalk. ib. 417 מִתְלוֹצְצִים עליו). Ib. מְלִיצִים אחר משה (Yalk. l. c. מתלוצצים); a. e. 2) (with בעד) to speak in behalf of; to defend; to interpret.Gen. R. s. 91 (ref. to Gen. 42:23) המֵלִיץ זה מנשה ‘the interpreter that means Manasseh. Hithpol. הִתְלוֹצֵץ to talk frivolously, make light of, scoff. Ab. Zar. l. c. כל המִתְלוֹצֵץ ייסוריןוכ׳ whoever speaks frivolously will be visited with suffering. Ib. (in Chald. dict.) I beg you דלא תִתְלוֹצְצוּ not to scoff. Kidd.81a הוה מתלוצץ בעוברי עבירה (Rashi: בעבירה) made light of sinners (Rashi: of sin) (spoke as though temptation could never have power over him). Yalk. Ex. l. c., v. supra. Midr. Prov. to 1:6, v. מְלִיצָה; a. e.

לוּץ, לִיץ(b. h.; cmp. לוּז IV) to talk, esp. to scorn, scoff. Ab. Zar.18b (ref. to Ps. 1:1) אם ישב סופו לָלוּץ if he sits (with scorners), he will finally scoff; ואם לץוכ׳ and if he scoffs, the Scripture says of him ; Midr. Till. to Ps. 1:1. Hif. הֵלִיץ 1) (with אחר) to talk behind a person, sneer, deride. Ex. R. s. 52 beg. היו מְלִיצִין אחריו they derided him (Moses); (Yalk. ib. 417 מִתְלוֹצְצִים עליו). Ib. מְלִיצִים אחר משה (Yalk. l. c. מתלוצצים); a. e. 2) (with בעד) to speak in behalf of; to defend; to interpret.Gen. R. s. 91 (ref. to Gen. 42:23) המֵלִיץ זה מנשה ‘the interpreter that means Manasseh. Hithpol. הִתְלוֹצֵץ to talk frivolously, make light of, scoff. Ab. Zar. l. c. כל המִתְלוֹצֵץ ייסוריןוכ׳ whoever speaks frivolously will be visited with suffering. Ib. (in Chald. dict.) I beg you דלא תִתְלוֹצְצוּ not to scoff. Kidd.81a הוה מתלוצץ בעוברי עבירה (Rashi: בעבירה) made light of sinners (Rashi: of sin) (spoke as though temptation could never have power over him). Yalk. Ex. l. c., v. supra. Midr. Prov. to 1:6, v. מְלִיצָה; a. e.

שְׁעֵי, שְׁעָא(cmp. שוע, שעע) to smooth, paste over, daub. Succ.51b; B. Bath.4a סבר למִשְׁעֲיָין בדהבא he (Herod) intended to cover them (the Temple walls) with gold. Pa. שַׁעֵי same. Targ. Ps. 5:10 מְשַׁעֲיִין. Ms. (ed. משעעין).Part. pass. מְשָׁעָא. Targ. Y. II Num. 19:15 מִשְׁעָא (corr. acc., or מַשְׁעָא, Part. pass. Af.). Ithpa. אִשְׁתָּעֵי, Ithpe. אִשְׁתְּעֵי. ( to make ones self pleasant, to converse, talk; to tell a story. Targ. O. Gen. 24:66. Targ. Jud. 6:13. Targ. Is. 30:10. Targ. Ps. 50:16; 19; a. fr.B. Bath.73a אִשְׁתָּעוּ לי נחותיוכ׳ (not אשתעי) seafarers told me. Ib. 74a ר׳ יוחנן מִשְׁתָּעֵיוכ׳ R. J. told a story: once upon a time Y.Ber.II, 4d bot. כמה דאי׳ … אִשְׁתָּעְיָיאוכ׳ as the Scripture talks, so does the Mishnah, i. e. the Mishnah applies the Biblical phraseology; a. fr.א׳ דינא בהדי to talk about the law with, to sue. B. Mets.14a דינא … ומשתעי דינא בהדיה the law is that R. may go and sue him. Bekh.47b גברא דלא מצית לאִשְׁתָּעוּיֵיוכ׳ a man with whom thou canst not go to law; a. e.

שְׁעֵי, שְׁעָא(cmp. שוע, שעע) to smooth, paste over, daub. Succ.51b; B. Bath.4a סבר למִשְׁעֲיָין בדהבא he (Herod) intended to cover them (the Temple walls) with gold. Pa. שַׁעֵי same. Targ. Ps. 5:10 מְשַׁעֲיִין. Ms. (ed. משעעין).Part. pass. מְשָׁעָא. Targ. Y. II Num. 19:15 מִשְׁעָא (corr. acc., or מַשְׁעָא, Part. pass. Af.). Ithpa. אִשְׁתָּעֵי, Ithpe. אִשְׁתְּעֵי. ( to make ones self pleasant, to converse, talk; to tell a story. Targ. O. Gen. 24:66. Targ. Jud. 6:13. Targ. Is. 30:10. Targ. Ps. 50:16; 19; a. fr.B. Bath.73a אִשְׁתָּעוּ לי נחותיוכ׳ (not אשתעי) seafarers told me. Ib. 74a ר׳ יוחנן מִשְׁתָּעֵיוכ׳ R. J. told a story: once upon a time Y.Ber.II, 4d bot. כמה דאי׳ … אִשְׁתָּעְיָיאוכ׳ as the Scripture talks, so does the Mishnah, i. e. the Mishnah applies the Biblical phraseology; a. fr.א׳ דינא בהדי to talk about the law with, to sue. B. Mets.14a דינא … ומשתעי דינא בהדיה the law is that R. may go and sue him. Bekh.47b גברא דלא מצית לאִשְׁתָּעוּיֵיוכ׳ a man with whom thou canst not go to law; a. e.

שְׁעֵי, שְׁעָא(cmp. שוע, שעע) to smooth, paste over, daub. Succ.51b; B. Bath.4a סבר למִשְׁעֲיָין בדהבא he (Herod) intended to cover them (the Temple walls) with gold. Pa. שַׁעֵי same. Targ. Ps. 5:10 מְשַׁעֲיִין. Ms. (ed. משעעין).Part. pass. מְשָׁעָא. Targ. Y. II Num. 19:15 מִשְׁעָא (corr. acc., or מַשְׁעָא, Part. pass. Af.). Ithpa. אִשְׁתָּעֵי, Ithpe. אִשְׁתְּעֵי. ( to make ones self pleasant, to converse, talk; to tell a story. Targ. O. Gen. 24:66. Targ. Jud. 6:13. Targ. Is. 30:10. Targ. Ps. 50:16; 19; a. fr.B. Bath.73a אִשְׁתָּעוּ לי נחותיוכ׳ (not אשתעי) seafarers told me. Ib. 74a ר׳ יוחנן מִשְׁתָּעֵיוכ׳ R. J. told a story: once upon a time Y.Ber.II, 4d bot. כמה דאי׳ … אִשְׁתָּעְיָיאוכ׳ as the Scripture talks, so does the Mishnah, i. e. the Mishnah applies the Biblical phraseology; a. fr.א׳ דינא בהדי to talk about the law with, to sue. B. Mets.14a דינא … ומשתעי דינא בהדיה the law is that R. may go and sue him. Bekh.47b גברא דלא מצית לאִשְׁתָּעוּיֵיוכ׳ a man with whom thou canst not go to law; a. e.

שְׁעֵי, שְׁעָא(cmp. שוע, שעע) to smooth, paste over, daub. Succ.51b; B. Bath.4a סבר למִשְׁעֲיָין בדהבא he (Herod) intended to cover them (the Temple walls) with gold. Pa. שַׁעֵי same. Targ. Ps. 5:10 מְשַׁעֲיִין. Ms. (ed. משעעין).Part. pass. מְשָׁעָא. Targ. Y. II Num. 19:15 מִשְׁעָא (corr. acc., or מַשְׁעָא, Part. pass. Af.). Ithpa. אִשְׁתָּעֵי, Ithpe. אִשְׁתְּעֵי. ( to make ones self pleasant, to converse, talk; to tell a story. Targ. O. Gen. 24:66. Targ. Jud. 6:13. Targ. Is. 30:10. Targ. Ps. 50:16; 19; a. fr.B. Bath.73a אִשְׁתָּעוּ לי נחותיוכ׳ (not אשתעי) seafarers told me. Ib. 74a ר׳ יוחנן מִשְׁתָּעֵיוכ׳ R. J. told a story: once upon a time Y.Ber.II, 4d bot. כמה דאי׳ … אִשְׁתָּעְיָיאוכ׳ as the Scripture talks, so does the Mishnah, i. e. the Mishnah applies the Biblical phraseology; a. fr.א׳ דינא בהדי to talk about the law with, to sue. B. Mets.14a דינא … ומשתעי דינא בהדיה the law is that R. may go and sue him. Bekh.47b גברא דלא מצית לאִשְׁתָּעוּיֵיוכ׳ a man with whom thou canst not go to law; a. e.

דְּמַאי, דְּמַיm. ( דמי) suspicion, talk, whence (cmp. דּוּמָה, שְׁתוֹקִי) Dmai, fruits about which there is a suspicion as to the tithes therefrom being properly taken, opp. וַדַּאי. Y.Maas. sh. V, end, 56d (read:) דמאי דְּמַי תיקן דְּמַי לא תיקן Dmai means, There is a talk that he has given the tithes, there is a talk that he has not; Y.Sot.IX, 24b top ומי לא תיקן (read דְּמַי). Y.Dem.II, 22a top; Y.Shek.V, 48d top ארימתון דְּמַיָּין have you set apart what is due of them (the barley) according to the law of Dmai?Dem. I, 1. Ib. 3 פטור מן הד׳ is exempt from the law of Dmai (no tithes required of them on account of doubt); a. fr. Dmai, name of a treatise of Mishnah, Tosefta a. Yrushalmi of the Order of Zraïm. (Not to be confounded with דְּמַאי = ד־מאי of what.

דְּמַאי, דְּמַיm. ( דמי) suspicion, talk, whence (cmp. דּוּמָה, שְׁתוֹקִי) Dmai, fruits about which there is a suspicion as to the tithes therefrom being properly taken, opp. וַדַּאי. Y.Maas. sh. V, end, 56d (read:) דמאי דְּמַי תיקן דְּמַי לא תיקן Dmai means, There is a talk that he has given the tithes, there is a talk that he has not; Y.Sot.IX, 24b top ומי לא תיקן (read דְּמַי). Y.Dem.II, 22a top; Y.Shek.V, 48d top ארימתון דְּמַיָּין have you set apart what is due of them (the barley) according to the law of Dmai?Dem. I, 1. Ib. 3 פטור מן הד׳ is exempt from the law of Dmai (no tithes required of them on account of doubt); a. fr. Dmai, name of a treatise of Mishnah, Tosefta a. Yrushalmi of the Order of Zraïm. (Not to be confounded with דְּמַאי = ד־מאי of what.

דְּמַאי, דְּמַיm. ( דמי) suspicion, talk, whence (cmp. דּוּמָה, שְׁתוֹקִי) Dmai, fruits about which there is a suspicion as to the tithes therefrom being properly taken, opp. וַדַּאי. Y.Maas. sh. V, end, 56d (read:) דמאי דְּמַי תיקן דְּמַי לא תיקן Dmai means, There is a talk that he has given the tithes, there is a talk that he has not; Y.Sot.IX, 24b top ומי לא תיקן (read דְּמַי). Y.Dem.II, 22a top; Y.Shek.V, 48d top ארימתון דְּמַיָּין have you set apart what is due of them (the barley) according to the law of Dmai?Dem. I, 1. Ib. 3 פטור מן הד׳ is exempt from the law of Dmai (no tithes required of them on account of doubt); a. fr. Dmai, name of a treatise of Mishnah, Tosefta a. Yrushalmi of the Order of Zraïm. (Not to be confounded with דְּמַאי = ד־מאי of what.

דְּמַאי, דְּמַיm. ( דמי) suspicion, talk, whence (cmp. דּוּמָה, שְׁתוֹקִי) Dmai, fruits about which there is a suspicion as to the tithes therefrom being properly taken, opp. וַדַּאי. Y.Maas. sh. V, end, 56d (read:) דמאי דְּמַי תיקן דְּמַי לא תיקן Dmai means, There is a talk that he has given the tithes, there is a talk that he has not; Y.Sot.IX, 24b top ומי לא תיקן (read דְּמַי). Y.Dem.II, 22a top; Y.Shek.V, 48d top ארימתון דְּמַיָּין have you set apart what is due of them (the barley) according to the law of Dmai?Dem. I, 1. Ib. 3 פטור מן הד׳ is exempt from the law of Dmai (no tithes required of them on account of doubt); a. fr. Dmai, name of a treatise of Mishnah, Tosefta a. Yrushalmi of the Order of Zraïm. (Not to be confounded with דְּמַאי = ד־מאי of what.

טַעֲנָהf. (טָעַן I) 1) plea, suit, claim. Shebu.VI, 1 הט׳ … וההודאהוכ׳ if the claim is for two Mah silver, and the defendant admits the value of a Prutah. Ib. אם אין ההודאה ממין הט׳ if the defendants admission is not homogeneous with the claim (e. g. one sues for wheat and the defendant alleges to owe barley). Ib. 39b כפירת ט׳ שתיוכ׳ the claim of two Mah in the Mishnah means that amount of the claim which is disputed; ט׳ עצמהוכ׳ it means that the original claim was for two Keth.I, 1 טַעֲנַת בתולים, v. בְּתוּלִים.B. Kam.57a ט׳ גנכ, v. גַּנָּב. Ib. ט׳ לסטים, v. לִסְטֵיס; a. fr.Pl. טַעֲנוֹת. Y.Snh.III, 21b bot. צריך … לשנות טַעֲנוֹתֵיהֶן the judge must repeat the pleas of the contesting parties; Midr. Till. to Ps. 72 לשקול ט׳; Yalk. Kings 175 לשקול ט׳ בפני שניהם weigh their pleas in the presence of both parties; a. e. 2) suspicion, talk, fault-finding. Num. R. s. 10 (ed. Amst. p. 240a>) מפני טענת הבריות not to give rise to peoples talk; Ab. dR. N. ch. II. Y.Ber.I, 3c מפני ט׳ המינין not to give support to the talk of the heretics (Bab. ib. 12a תרעומת).

טַעֲנָהf. (טָעַן I) 1) plea, suit, claim. Shebu.VI, 1 הט׳ … וההודאהוכ׳ if the claim is for two Mah silver, and the defendant admits the value of a Prutah. Ib. אם אין ההודאה ממין הט׳ if the defendants admission is not homogeneous with the claim (e. g. one sues for wheat and the defendant alleges to owe barley). Ib. 39b כפירת ט׳ שתיוכ׳ the claim of two Mah in the Mishnah means that amount of the claim which is disputed; ט׳ עצמהוכ׳ it means that the original claim was for two Keth.I, 1 טַעֲנַת בתולים, v. בְּתוּלִים.B. Kam.57a ט׳ גנכ, v. גַּנָּב. Ib. ט׳ לסטים, v. לִסְטֵיס; a. fr.Pl. טַעֲנוֹת. Y.Snh.III, 21b bot. צריך … לשנות טַעֲנוֹתֵיהֶן the judge must repeat the pleas of the contesting parties; Midr. Till. to Ps. 72 לשקול ט׳; Yalk. Kings 175 לשקול ט׳ בפני שניהם weigh their pleas in the presence of both parties; a. e. 2) suspicion, talk, fault-finding. Num. R. s. 10 (ed. Amst. p. 240a>) מפני טענת הבריות not to give rise to peoples talk; Ab. dR. N. ch. II. Y.Ber.I, 3c מפני ט׳ המינין not to give support to the talk of the heretics (Bab. ib. 12a תרעומת).

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.