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61 יְשִׁיבָה
יְשִׁיבָהf. (יָשַׁב) 1) sitting, rest. Ḥag.15a למעלה … לא עמידה ולא י׳וכ׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) on high there is no standing up and no sitting down (effort and rest), no emulation Yoma 69b, a. fr. אין י׳ בעזרה none were allowed to sit down in the Temple court. Gen. R. s. 38, a. fr. כל מקום שאתח מוצא י׳וכ׳ wherever you find sitting (retirement, use of the word ישב) recorded in the Bible, there Satan leaps forth (trouble arises). Yeb.106a יְשִׁיבָתָהּ זו היא עמידתה this her sitting is to her a getting up (sitting up is to her a great effort; oth. expl.: her being left seated, is her erection, i. e. her failure to be married to the yabam is a benefit to her); a. fr. 2) settlement, dwelling. Kidd.37a, a. e., v. יְרוּשָּׁה. Keth.110b יְשִׁיבַת כרכים קשה living in large cities is a hardship. Sabb.10b עיר שיְשִׁיבָתָהּ קרובה a town of recent settlement; a. fr. 3) scholars session, council, academy; court. Yoma 28b זקן ויושב בי׳ an elder and member of council. Ib. לא פרשה י׳ מהם they (our early ancestors) were never without council (a representative body). Pes.119a top המכיר … בי׳ who knows his colleagues place in meetings; המקבל … בי׳ who greets his colleague in meetings with kindness. Ber.57a ראש י׳ presiding officer. Y.Ber.IV, 7d top ומינו אתר״א … בי׳ they elected R. El. … (president) in regular session. Ib. הושיבו … בי׳ they installed him as president. B. Bath. 120a בי׳ הלךוכ׳ in court or college give the preference to learning, in social entertainment to age; a. fr.י׳ של מעלה divine court. B. Mets.86a נתבקש בי׳ של מ׳ has been summoned before divine justice (is dead); a. fr.Pl. יְשִׁיבוֹת. Koh. R. to I, 8 אפשר שהי׳ הללו טועותוכ׳ is it possible that those colleges be lost in such futile errors; Tosef.Ḥull.II, 24 שהסיבו הללו טועים (corr. acc.; v., however, סֵיבוּ). Y.Sabb.X, 12c bot. שימשתי את אבא עומדות מה שלא שמשת י׳ I have served my father at more ‘standing meetings (standing up as an Amora) than you have served at college sessions; Y. Ḥag.III, beg.78d; a. fr. -
62 נפל
נָפַל(b. h.) to fall, lie down; to be dropped; to occur. Sabb.XVI, 2 נָפְלָה דליקה if a conflagration takes place. Pes.II, 3, v. מַפּוֹלֶת. Y.Sot.VII, 21d top (ref. to יקים, Deut. 27:26) וכי יש תורה נוֹפֶלֶת is there a falling law (to need erection)? Ned.65b כל הנוֹפֵל אינו נופל לידיוכ׳ he who falls (becomes poor) does not immediately fall into the hands of (become dependent on) the charities (but his friends support him for a time). B. Kam. IX, 11, a. fr. יִפְּלוּ דמיו לנדבה its equivalent must be surrendered as a donation to the Temple. B. Bath.IX, 4 האחין …שנ׳ אחד מהן לאומנות נ׳ לאמצע if one of two partner brothers (heirs) has been summoned to public service, his salary goes into the common fund. Y.Shek.V, 49b top בשביל ששמעתי שנפלה לך ירושהוכ׳ since I heard that an inheritance has fallen to thy share at a distant place, take (this as a loan) ; a. v. fr.Imperat. פּוֹל. Tosef.Dem.VI, 4 ופול תחתייוכ׳ (Var. טול, some ed. עול) and surrender thyself to public service in my place (v. supra). Hif. הִפִּיל to cause to fall; to throw down. Gen. R. s. 26, v. נָפִיל. B. Kam. III, 10 ה׳ את שינו struck out his tooth; Tosef. ib. IX, 23; a. fr.Esp. to miscarry. Nidd.III, 1 המַפֶּלֶתוכ׳ if a woman loses a lump-shaped embryo; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְנַפֵּל to prostrate ones self. Deut. R. s. 2, v. נִיפּוּל. Nif. הִנָּפֵל (denom. of נִיפּוּל) to fall apart, be spoiled. Tosef.Sabb.VI (VII), 14 שלא תִינָּפֵל הפת, v. צָוַוח. -
63 נָפַל
נָפַל(b. h.) to fall, lie down; to be dropped; to occur. Sabb.XVI, 2 נָפְלָה דליקה if a conflagration takes place. Pes.II, 3, v. מַפּוֹלֶת. Y.Sot.VII, 21d top (ref. to יקים, Deut. 27:26) וכי יש תורה נוֹפֶלֶת is there a falling law (to need erection)? Ned.65b כל הנוֹפֵל אינו נופל לידיוכ׳ he who falls (becomes poor) does not immediately fall into the hands of (become dependent on) the charities (but his friends support him for a time). B. Kam. IX, 11, a. fr. יִפְּלוּ דמיו לנדבה its equivalent must be surrendered as a donation to the Temple. B. Bath.IX, 4 האחין …שנ׳ אחד מהן לאומנות נ׳ לאמצע if one of two partner brothers (heirs) has been summoned to public service, his salary goes into the common fund. Y.Shek.V, 49b top בשביל ששמעתי שנפלה לך ירושהוכ׳ since I heard that an inheritance has fallen to thy share at a distant place, take (this as a loan) ; a. v. fr.Imperat. פּוֹל. Tosef.Dem.VI, 4 ופול תחתייוכ׳ (Var. טול, some ed. עול) and surrender thyself to public service in my place (v. supra). Hif. הִפִּיל to cause to fall; to throw down. Gen. R. s. 26, v. נָפִיל. B. Kam. III, 10 ה׳ את שינו struck out his tooth; Tosef. ib. IX, 23; a. fr.Esp. to miscarry. Nidd.III, 1 המַפֶּלֶתוכ׳ if a woman loses a lump-shaped embryo; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְנַפֵּל to prostrate ones self. Deut. R. s. 2, v. נִיפּוּל. Nif. הִנָּפֵל (denom. of נִיפּוּל) to fall apart, be spoiled. Tosef.Sabb.VI (VII), 14 שלא תִינָּפֵל הפת, v. צָוַוח. -
64 עמך II
עָמַךII (b. h.) 1) to stand, stand up, rise; to remain, endure; to be ready. Ber.V, 1 אין עוֹמְדִין להתפללוכ׳ you must not stand up (make ready) for prayer,, v. כּוֹבֶד. Ib. I, 2 שכן דרך … לַעֲמוֹדוכ׳ for princes generally rise at three hours. Ib. 3 (expl. ובקומך, Deut. 6:7) בשעה שבני אדם עוֹמְדִים at the time when people get up (in the morning). Kidd.71a עוֹמֵד בחצי ימיו a middle-aged man. Y.Snh.VIII, 26b ע׳ בדין stood before court. B. Mets.47b מי שאינו עוֹמד בדיבורו who does not stand by (keep) his promise. Kil. IV, 4 העומד that part of the fence which is unimpaired, opp. פרוץ. Neg. I, 3, sq. העומד the leprous spot which remained in its place (Lev. 13:28). B. Bath.60b יכולין לעמוד בה, v. גְּזֵרָה. Ex. R. s. 2 בקש משה שיַעַמְדּוּ וכו׳ Moses prayed that from him should rise priests and kings; a. v. fr.Esp. uses: ע׳ על a) to understand. Y.Shek.I, 45d, v. אוֹפִי; a. e.b) to insist upon. Meg.28a לא עָמַדְתִּי על מדותי, v. מִדָּה. Kidd. l. c. מְעַמֵּד על מדותיו Pi. (Rashi מַעֲמִיד Hif.)c) to be reduced to. Y.Ber.II, 5c ע׳ על חמשים it came down to fifty; a. fr. 2) (of liquids) to settle, become consistent. Ab. Zar.35b חלב טהור עומד milk of a clean animal curdles (can be made into cheese or butter). 3) (of blades) to become dull (without being notched). Bets.28b סכין שעָמְדָה מותרוכ׳ a slaughtering knife which has become dull may be sharpened on the Holy Day.)עוֹמֵד ל־ standing ready, designated for. Pes.13b, a. fr. כל העומד לזרוקוכ׳ whatever is ready to be sprinkled, is considered as if it had been sprinkled. Keth.51a top; a. fr. 5) ע׳ ב־ to resist. Cant. R. to VII, 8 כל … לעמוד בזנות he who can resister the temptation of lust; כאילו עומד בשתיהן as if he resisted both; a. e. Hif. הֶעֱמִיד to cause to stand, to place; to restore, preserve; to beget, produce. Y.R. Hash. I, 57b top הַעֲמִידוּ בימה put the dais up (to hold court). Tam.V, 6 היה מַעֲמִידוכ׳ made the unclean priests stand in the eastern gate. Yeb.62b הם הם הֶעֱמִידוּ תורהוכ׳ it was they who preserved the law (tradition) in those days. Ab. I, 1 הַעֲמִידוּ תלמידים הרבה rear many scholars. Num. R. s. 14 ה׳ בנים begot children. Koh. R. to I, 4 מה היא עומדת מַעֲמֶדֶת what does ʿomadeth (ib.) mean? She (the earth) preserves, v. תַּפְקִיד. Gen. R. s. 90 שכל ארץ וארץ מעמדת פירותיה each ground preserves its own fruits (when put into the ground), Ib. דברים שהן מַעֲמִידִין substances which conserve, v. קִטְמִית; a. fr. 2) to change the standing of; to enlarge; to reduce. Meg.15b שתי אמות היה והֶעֱמִידוֹ עלוכ׳ it was two cubits long, and he extended it to twelve. Macc.24a (of the 613 laws of the Torah) בא דוד והֶעֱמִידָן עלוכ׳ David came and brought them down to eleven (Ps. 15); בא עמוס והעמידן על אחת Amos came and reduced them to one (Am. 5:4). 3) ה׳ (על) עצמו to contain, check ones self. Snh.72a אין אדם מעמיד עצמו על ממונו no one will restrain himself from defending his property. Ib. 93b מַעֲמִידִין על עצמם בשעהוכ׳ they restrained themselves when they had a human need. 4) (of liquids) to make consistent, curdle. Ab. Zar. II, 5 מעמידין אותן בקיבת נבלה they make the cheese by putting into the milk rennet from an animal not ritually slaughtered. Orl. I, 7 המעמיד בשרף הערלה if one curdles milk by means of a resinous substance (an acid) from an ‘uncircumcised tree (v. עָרְלָה); a. e. 5) ה׳ על חזקתו to let a thing stand on the basis of its presumptive condition, to assume that the ordinary condition has not changed. Nidd.2a הַעֲמֵד אשה על חזקתה assume that the woman has not changed her presumptive condition (of cleanness); העמד דבר על חזקתו assume everything to remain unchanged (until a change is proven). Keth.75b; a. fr. 6) ה׳ על מדותיו (sub. עצמו), v. supra. Pi. עִמֵּד 1) (sub. עצמו) to insist. Kidd.71a, v. supra. 2) to place; part. pass. מְעוּמָּד, q. v. -
65 עָמַך
עָמַךII (b. h.) 1) to stand, stand up, rise; to remain, endure; to be ready. Ber.V, 1 אין עוֹמְדִין להתפללוכ׳ you must not stand up (make ready) for prayer,, v. כּוֹבֶד. Ib. I, 2 שכן דרך … לַעֲמוֹדוכ׳ for princes generally rise at three hours. Ib. 3 (expl. ובקומך, Deut. 6:7) בשעה שבני אדם עוֹמְדִים at the time when people get up (in the morning). Kidd.71a עוֹמֵד בחצי ימיו a middle-aged man. Y.Snh.VIII, 26b ע׳ בדין stood before court. B. Mets.47b מי שאינו עוֹמד בדיבורו who does not stand by (keep) his promise. Kil. IV, 4 העומד that part of the fence which is unimpaired, opp. פרוץ. Neg. I, 3, sq. העומד the leprous spot which remained in its place (Lev. 13:28). B. Bath.60b יכולין לעמוד בה, v. גְּזֵרָה. Ex. R. s. 2 בקש משה שיַעַמְדּוּ וכו׳ Moses prayed that from him should rise priests and kings; a. v. fr.Esp. uses: ע׳ על a) to understand. Y.Shek.I, 45d, v. אוֹפִי; a. e.b) to insist upon. Meg.28a לא עָמַדְתִּי על מדותי, v. מִדָּה. Kidd. l. c. מְעַמֵּד על מדותיו Pi. (Rashi מַעֲמִיד Hif.)c) to be reduced to. Y.Ber.II, 5c ע׳ על חמשים it came down to fifty; a. fr. 2) (of liquids) to settle, become consistent. Ab. Zar.35b חלב טהור עומד milk of a clean animal curdles (can be made into cheese or butter). 3) (of blades) to become dull (without being notched). Bets.28b סכין שעָמְדָה מותרוכ׳ a slaughtering knife which has become dull may be sharpened on the Holy Day.)עוֹמֵד ל־ standing ready, designated for. Pes.13b, a. fr. כל העומד לזרוקוכ׳ whatever is ready to be sprinkled, is considered as if it had been sprinkled. Keth.51a top; a. fr. 5) ע׳ ב־ to resist. Cant. R. to VII, 8 כל … לעמוד בזנות he who can resister the temptation of lust; כאילו עומד בשתיהן as if he resisted both; a. e. Hif. הֶעֱמִיד to cause to stand, to place; to restore, preserve; to beget, produce. Y.R. Hash. I, 57b top הַעֲמִידוּ בימה put the dais up (to hold court). Tam.V, 6 היה מַעֲמִידוכ׳ made the unclean priests stand in the eastern gate. Yeb.62b הם הם הֶעֱמִידוּ תורהוכ׳ it was they who preserved the law (tradition) in those days. Ab. I, 1 הַעֲמִידוּ תלמידים הרבה rear many scholars. Num. R. s. 14 ה׳ בנים begot children. Koh. R. to I, 4 מה היא עומדת מַעֲמֶדֶת what does ʿomadeth (ib.) mean? She (the earth) preserves, v. תַּפְקִיד. Gen. R. s. 90 שכל ארץ וארץ מעמדת פירותיה each ground preserves its own fruits (when put into the ground), Ib. דברים שהן מַעֲמִידִין substances which conserve, v. קִטְמִית; a. fr. 2) to change the standing of; to enlarge; to reduce. Meg.15b שתי אמות היה והֶעֱמִידוֹ עלוכ׳ it was two cubits long, and he extended it to twelve. Macc.24a (of the 613 laws of the Torah) בא דוד והֶעֱמִידָן עלוכ׳ David came and brought them down to eleven (Ps. 15); בא עמוס והעמידן על אחת Amos came and reduced them to one (Am. 5:4). 3) ה׳ (על) עצמו to contain, check ones self. Snh.72a אין אדם מעמיד עצמו על ממונו no one will restrain himself from defending his property. Ib. 93b מַעֲמִידִין על עצמם בשעהוכ׳ they restrained themselves when they had a human need. 4) (of liquids) to make consistent, curdle. Ab. Zar. II, 5 מעמידין אותן בקיבת נבלה they make the cheese by putting into the milk rennet from an animal not ritually slaughtered. Orl. I, 7 המעמיד בשרף הערלה if one curdles milk by means of a resinous substance (an acid) from an ‘uncircumcised tree (v. עָרְלָה); a. e. 5) ה׳ על חזקתו to let a thing stand on the basis of its presumptive condition, to assume that the ordinary condition has not changed. Nidd.2a הַעֲמֵד אשה על חזקתה assume that the woman has not changed her presumptive condition (of cleanness); העמד דבר על חזקתו assume everything to remain unchanged (until a change is proven). Keth.75b; a. fr. 6) ה׳ על מדותיו (sub. עצמו), v. supra. Pi. עִמֵּד 1) (sub. עצמו) to insist. Kidd.71a, v. supra. 2) to place; part. pass. מְעוּמָּד, q. v. -
66 צמח
צָמַח(b. h.) to break forth, shine; to bloom, sprout, grow. Cant. R. to III, 6 היה … ועמיד אש צוֹמֵחַ the pillar of cloud came down, and the pillar of fire grew brighter. Ḥull.60b יצאו דשאים … וצָמְחוּ the plants came out and stood at the opening of the ground, until Adam prated, when rain came down, and they came forth. Pesik. R. s. 46 צָמְחָה כפרתו his pardon was revealed. Y.Shebi.IX, 38d top אם צמחו מוצאיוכ׳ if the leaves came out after the Sabbatical year. Ib. אם צימחוכ׳ if it (the lof in the ground) sprouted again Maasr. I, 3 התלתן כדי שתִּצְמַח Ms. M. fenugrec is subject to tithes when it is so far advanced that the seeds can be planted and will grow; R. Hash. 12b, expl. משתצמח לזרעים when it has grown sufficiently to be planted (Rashi: when its seeds begin to develop). Neg. X, 3 הצומח a black hair that grows out of the sore (Lev. 13:37). Tosef. ib. IV, 1 שתי שערות צומחות two black hairs of recent growth. Ib. אחת צוֹמַחַתוכ׳ one of recent growth, and the other (of old standing) surrounded with flesh; a. fr. Nif. נִצְמַח to be made to grow forth; to grow. Midr. Till. to Ps. 22 נ׳ להם גואלוכ׳ a redeemer grew up for them and redeemed them. Pirké dR. El. ch. XII נִצְמָהִין מאליהן grew of themselves (without being planted); a. e. Pi. צִימֵּחַ to grow. Y. Shebi. l. c., v. supra. Y.Maasr.I, 49a top (ref. to Deut. 14:22) דבר שהוא נזרע ומְצַמֵּחַ (R. S. to Maasr. I, 3 ומצְמִיחִ) that (is subject to tithes) which is sufficiently advanced to grow when planted (v. supra); a. e. Hif. הִצְמִיחַ 1) same, v. Pi. 2) to cause to grow, produce. Sifré Deut. 307, v. צִידּוּק. -
67 צָמַח
צָמַח(b. h.) to break forth, shine; to bloom, sprout, grow. Cant. R. to III, 6 היה … ועמיד אש צוֹמֵחַ the pillar of cloud came down, and the pillar of fire grew brighter. Ḥull.60b יצאו דשאים … וצָמְחוּ the plants came out and stood at the opening of the ground, until Adam prated, when rain came down, and they came forth. Pesik. R. s. 46 צָמְחָה כפרתו his pardon was revealed. Y.Shebi.IX, 38d top אם צמחו מוצאיוכ׳ if the leaves came out after the Sabbatical year. Ib. אם צימחוכ׳ if it (the lof in the ground) sprouted again Maasr. I, 3 התלתן כדי שתִּצְמַח Ms. M. fenugrec is subject to tithes when it is so far advanced that the seeds can be planted and will grow; R. Hash. 12b, expl. משתצמח לזרעים when it has grown sufficiently to be planted (Rashi: when its seeds begin to develop). Neg. X, 3 הצומח a black hair that grows out of the sore (Lev. 13:37). Tosef. ib. IV, 1 שתי שערות צומחות two black hairs of recent growth. Ib. אחת צוֹמַחַתוכ׳ one of recent growth, and the other (of old standing) surrounded with flesh; a. fr. Nif. נִצְמַח to be made to grow forth; to grow. Midr. Till. to Ps. 22 נ׳ להם גואלוכ׳ a redeemer grew up for them and redeemed them. Pirké dR. El. ch. XII נִצְמָהִין מאליהן grew of themselves (without being planted); a. e. Pi. צִימֵּחַ to grow. Y. Shebi. l. c., v. supra. Y.Maasr.I, 49a top (ref. to Deut. 14:22) דבר שהוא נזרע ומְצַמֵּחַ (R. S. to Maasr. I, 3 ומצְמִיחִ) that (is subject to tithes) which is sufficiently advanced to grow when planted (v. supra); a. e. Hif. הִצְמִיחַ 1) same, v. Pi. 2) to cause to grow, produce. Sifré Deut. 307, v. צִידּוּק. -
68 שיבולת
שִׁיבּוֹלֶת, שִׁבּוֹ׳, שִׁבֹּלֶתf. (b. h.; שבל, Shaf. of יבל; cmp. יְבוּל) 1) ear of corn, spike. Peah V, 2 ש׳ שבקצירוכ׳ a single ear (that remained uncut when the cutting took place, but) the top of which reached up to the standing. corn: if (by its position) it might have been cut with the standing corn Midr. Till. to Ps. 2 והש׳ בראש הקנהוכ׳ and the ear is on top of the stalk, and its stalk boasts and says, for my sake has the field been sown; a. fr.Midr. Sam. ch. XX שהיתה שִׁבּוֹלְתָּם גבוההוכ׳ (not שמלתם) their spikes were as high as those of barley (v. עֲנָבָה).ש׳ שוּעָל ( fox-tail,) oats. Kil. I, 1 השעורים וש׳ ש׳וכ׳ barley and oats … are not considered heterogeneous; (Maim.: desert ( wild) barley). Pes.II, 5 בחטים … בש׳ ש׳ with unleavened bread made of wheat, barley, spelt, rye, or oats. Ib. 35a ש׳ ש׳ ושיפוןוכ׳ oats and rye are species of barley; ib. ש׳ ש׳ שבולי תעלא Ms. O. (ed. שבילי, corr. acc.) shibboleth shuʿal are (in Chald.) shiblole taʿăla; Men.70b; a. e.ש׳ נֵרְדְּ (spica nardi) spikenard, a species of Valerian, an ingredient of frankincense in the Temple. Ker.6a; Y.Yoma IV, 41d.ש׳ זָקָן the pointed ends of the chin, the lower jawbones and the chin proper. Macc.20b.Pl. שִׁבֳּלִים, שִׁבָּלִין, שִׁיבֳּ׳. Sabb.113b שתי ש׳ לקטהוכ׳ two ears that fell down she (Ruth) picked up, three, she did not; Yalk. Ruth 601. Tosef.Peah II, 21 השי׳ (ed. Zuck. השו׳, corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) (cmp. יִבְלָא I) ש׳ הַנָּהָר the current of the river, rapid stream. Makhsh. I, 6 הנותן … בש׳ הנ׳וכ׳ if a person puts his products on a rapid, that it may float them down. Gen. R. s. 56 (read:) לאחד ששמר את גנו מש׳ הנ׳ והקיף גן בנו עמו like one that guarded his garden from the ravages of the current, and surrounded his sons garden at the same time. -
69 שבו׳
שִׁיבּוֹלֶת, שִׁבּוֹ׳, שִׁבֹּלֶתf. (b. h.; שבל, Shaf. of יבל; cmp. יְבוּל) 1) ear of corn, spike. Peah V, 2 ש׳ שבקצירוכ׳ a single ear (that remained uncut when the cutting took place, but) the top of which reached up to the standing. corn: if (by its position) it might have been cut with the standing corn Midr. Till. to Ps. 2 והש׳ בראש הקנהוכ׳ and the ear is on top of the stalk, and its stalk boasts and says, for my sake has the field been sown; a. fr.Midr. Sam. ch. XX שהיתה שִׁבּוֹלְתָּם גבוההוכ׳ (not שמלתם) their spikes were as high as those of barley (v. עֲנָבָה).ש׳ שוּעָל ( fox-tail,) oats. Kil. I, 1 השעורים וש׳ ש׳וכ׳ barley and oats … are not considered heterogeneous; (Maim.: desert ( wild) barley). Pes.II, 5 בחטים … בש׳ ש׳ with unleavened bread made of wheat, barley, spelt, rye, or oats. Ib. 35a ש׳ ש׳ ושיפוןוכ׳ oats and rye are species of barley; ib. ש׳ ש׳ שבולי תעלא Ms. O. (ed. שבילי, corr. acc.) shibboleth shuʿal are (in Chald.) shiblole taʿăla; Men.70b; a. e.ש׳ נֵרְדְּ (spica nardi) spikenard, a species of Valerian, an ingredient of frankincense in the Temple. Ker.6a; Y.Yoma IV, 41d.ש׳ זָקָן the pointed ends of the chin, the lower jawbones and the chin proper. Macc.20b.Pl. שִׁבֳּלִים, שִׁבָּלִין, שִׁיבֳּ׳. Sabb.113b שתי ש׳ לקטהוכ׳ two ears that fell down she (Ruth) picked up, three, she did not; Yalk. Ruth 601. Tosef.Peah II, 21 השי׳ (ed. Zuck. השו׳, corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) (cmp. יִבְלָא I) ש׳ הַנָּהָר the current of the river, rapid stream. Makhsh. I, 6 הנותן … בש׳ הנ׳וכ׳ if a person puts his products on a rapid, that it may float them down. Gen. R. s. 56 (read:) לאחד ששמר את גנו מש׳ הנ׳ והקיף גן בנו עמו like one that guarded his garden from the ravages of the current, and surrounded his sons garden at the same time. -
70 שִׁיבּוֹלֶת
שִׁיבּוֹלֶת, שִׁבּוֹ׳, שִׁבֹּלֶתf. (b. h.; שבל, Shaf. of יבל; cmp. יְבוּל) 1) ear of corn, spike. Peah V, 2 ש׳ שבקצירוכ׳ a single ear (that remained uncut when the cutting took place, but) the top of which reached up to the standing. corn: if (by its position) it might have been cut with the standing corn Midr. Till. to Ps. 2 והש׳ בראש הקנהוכ׳ and the ear is on top of the stalk, and its stalk boasts and says, for my sake has the field been sown; a. fr.Midr. Sam. ch. XX שהיתה שִׁבּוֹלְתָּם גבוההוכ׳ (not שמלתם) their spikes were as high as those of barley (v. עֲנָבָה).ש׳ שוּעָל ( fox-tail,) oats. Kil. I, 1 השעורים וש׳ ש׳וכ׳ barley and oats … are not considered heterogeneous; (Maim.: desert ( wild) barley). Pes.II, 5 בחטים … בש׳ ש׳ with unleavened bread made of wheat, barley, spelt, rye, or oats. Ib. 35a ש׳ ש׳ ושיפוןוכ׳ oats and rye are species of barley; ib. ש׳ ש׳ שבולי תעלא Ms. O. (ed. שבילי, corr. acc.) shibboleth shuʿal are (in Chald.) shiblole taʿăla; Men.70b; a. e.ש׳ נֵרְדְּ (spica nardi) spikenard, a species of Valerian, an ingredient of frankincense in the Temple. Ker.6a; Y.Yoma IV, 41d.ש׳ זָקָן the pointed ends of the chin, the lower jawbones and the chin proper. Macc.20b.Pl. שִׁבֳּלִים, שִׁבָּלִין, שִׁיבֳּ׳. Sabb.113b שתי ש׳ לקטהוכ׳ two ears that fell down she (Ruth) picked up, three, she did not; Yalk. Ruth 601. Tosef.Peah II, 21 השי׳ (ed. Zuck. השו׳, corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) (cmp. יִבְלָא I) ש׳ הַנָּהָר the current of the river, rapid stream. Makhsh. I, 6 הנותן … בש׳ הנ׳וכ׳ if a person puts his products on a rapid, that it may float them down. Gen. R. s. 56 (read:) לאחד ששמר את גנו מש׳ הנ׳ והקיף גן בנו עמו like one that guarded his garden from the ravages of the current, and surrounded his sons garden at the same time. -
71 שִׁבּוֹ׳
שִׁיבּוֹלֶת, שִׁבּוֹ׳, שִׁבֹּלֶתf. (b. h.; שבל, Shaf. of יבל; cmp. יְבוּל) 1) ear of corn, spike. Peah V, 2 ש׳ שבקצירוכ׳ a single ear (that remained uncut when the cutting took place, but) the top of which reached up to the standing. corn: if (by its position) it might have been cut with the standing corn Midr. Till. to Ps. 2 והש׳ בראש הקנהוכ׳ and the ear is on top of the stalk, and its stalk boasts and says, for my sake has the field been sown; a. fr.Midr. Sam. ch. XX שהיתה שִׁבּוֹלְתָּם גבוההוכ׳ (not שמלתם) their spikes were as high as those of barley (v. עֲנָבָה).ש׳ שוּעָל ( fox-tail,) oats. Kil. I, 1 השעורים וש׳ ש׳וכ׳ barley and oats … are not considered heterogeneous; (Maim.: desert ( wild) barley). Pes.II, 5 בחטים … בש׳ ש׳ with unleavened bread made of wheat, barley, spelt, rye, or oats. Ib. 35a ש׳ ש׳ ושיפוןוכ׳ oats and rye are species of barley; ib. ש׳ ש׳ שבולי תעלא Ms. O. (ed. שבילי, corr. acc.) shibboleth shuʿal are (in Chald.) shiblole taʿăla; Men.70b; a. e.ש׳ נֵרְדְּ (spica nardi) spikenard, a species of Valerian, an ingredient of frankincense in the Temple. Ker.6a; Y.Yoma IV, 41d.ש׳ זָקָן the pointed ends of the chin, the lower jawbones and the chin proper. Macc.20b.Pl. שִׁבֳּלִים, שִׁבָּלִין, שִׁיבֳּ׳. Sabb.113b שתי ש׳ לקטהוכ׳ two ears that fell down she (Ruth) picked up, three, she did not; Yalk. Ruth 601. Tosef.Peah II, 21 השי׳ (ed. Zuck. השו׳, corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) (cmp. יִבְלָא I) ש׳ הַנָּהָר the current of the river, rapid stream. Makhsh. I, 6 הנותן … בש׳ הנ׳וכ׳ if a person puts his products on a rapid, that it may float them down. Gen. R. s. 56 (read:) לאחד ששמר את גנו מש׳ הנ׳ והקיף גן בנו עמו like one that guarded his garden from the ravages of the current, and surrounded his sons garden at the same time. -
72 שִׁבֹּלֶת
שִׁיבּוֹלֶת, שִׁבּוֹ׳, שִׁבֹּלֶתf. (b. h.; שבל, Shaf. of יבל; cmp. יְבוּל) 1) ear of corn, spike. Peah V, 2 ש׳ שבקצירוכ׳ a single ear (that remained uncut when the cutting took place, but) the top of which reached up to the standing. corn: if (by its position) it might have been cut with the standing corn Midr. Till. to Ps. 2 והש׳ בראש הקנהוכ׳ and the ear is on top of the stalk, and its stalk boasts and says, for my sake has the field been sown; a. fr.Midr. Sam. ch. XX שהיתה שִׁבּוֹלְתָּם גבוההוכ׳ (not שמלתם) their spikes were as high as those of barley (v. עֲנָבָה).ש׳ שוּעָל ( fox-tail,) oats. Kil. I, 1 השעורים וש׳ ש׳וכ׳ barley and oats … are not considered heterogeneous; (Maim.: desert ( wild) barley). Pes.II, 5 בחטים … בש׳ ש׳ with unleavened bread made of wheat, barley, spelt, rye, or oats. Ib. 35a ש׳ ש׳ ושיפוןוכ׳ oats and rye are species of barley; ib. ש׳ ש׳ שבולי תעלא Ms. O. (ed. שבילי, corr. acc.) shibboleth shuʿal are (in Chald.) shiblole taʿăla; Men.70b; a. e.ש׳ נֵרְדְּ (spica nardi) spikenard, a species of Valerian, an ingredient of frankincense in the Temple. Ker.6a; Y.Yoma IV, 41d.ש׳ זָקָן the pointed ends of the chin, the lower jawbones and the chin proper. Macc.20b.Pl. שִׁבֳּלִים, שִׁבָּלִין, שִׁיבֳּ׳. Sabb.113b שתי ש׳ לקטהוכ׳ two ears that fell down she (Ruth) picked up, three, she did not; Yalk. Ruth 601. Tosef.Peah II, 21 השי׳ (ed. Zuck. השו׳, corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) (cmp. יִבְלָא I) ש׳ הַנָּהָר the current of the river, rapid stream. Makhsh. I, 6 הנותן … בש׳ הנ׳וכ׳ if a person puts his products on a rapid, that it may float them down. Gen. R. s. 56 (read:) לאחד ששמר את גנו מש׳ הנ׳ והקיף גן בנו עמו like one that guarded his garden from the ravages of the current, and surrounded his sons garden at the same time. -
73 שיבור
שִׁיבּוּר, שִׁבּ׳m. (שָׁבַר) breaking, dashing to pieces. Y.B. Kam.II, 3a top על הש׳ for the breaking (destroying the tops of plants). Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 44a (ref. to Deut. 7:5) או ש׳ או גידועוכ׳ either dashing, or hewing down, or pulling down is ordained for each of them (the altar, pillars). Ex. R. s. 46, beg. על ש׳ הלוחות over his breaking the tablets. Y.Yoma I, 38b top; a. e. -
74 שב׳
שִׁיבּוּר, שִׁבּ׳m. (שָׁבַר) breaking, dashing to pieces. Y.B. Kam.II, 3a top על הש׳ for the breaking (destroying the tops of plants). Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 44a (ref. to Deut. 7:5) או ש׳ או גידועוכ׳ either dashing, or hewing down, or pulling down is ordained for each of them (the altar, pillars). Ex. R. s. 46, beg. על ש׳ הלוחות over his breaking the tablets. Y.Yoma I, 38b top; a. e. -
75 שִׁיבּוּר
שִׁיבּוּר, שִׁבּ׳m. (שָׁבַר) breaking, dashing to pieces. Y.B. Kam.II, 3a top על הש׳ for the breaking (destroying the tops of plants). Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 44a (ref. to Deut. 7:5) או ש׳ או גידועוכ׳ either dashing, or hewing down, or pulling down is ordained for each of them (the altar, pillars). Ex. R. s. 46, beg. על ש׳ הלוחות over his breaking the tablets. Y.Yoma I, 38b top; a. e. -
76 שִׁבּ׳
שִׁיבּוּר, שִׁבּ׳m. (שָׁבַר) breaking, dashing to pieces. Y.B. Kam.II, 3a top על הש׳ for the breaking (destroying the tops of plants). Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 44a (ref. to Deut. 7:5) או ש׳ או גידועוכ׳ either dashing, or hewing down, or pulling down is ordained for each of them (the altar, pillars). Ex. R. s. 46, beg. על ש׳ הלוחות over his breaking the tablets. Y.Yoma I, 38b top; a. e. -
77 שכיבה
שְׁכִיבָהf. (שָׁכַב) 1) lying down, lying position. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7) בשעת ש׳ ש׳ ממשוכ׳ at the time of lying down, (and) literally in a reclining position, and at the time of rising, (and) literally in an erect position (must the Shmʿa be recited, v. קִימָה a correct quot. acc.). Ib. 4b מקיש ש׳ לקימהוכ׳ the text (Deut l. c.) puts lying down parallel to rising, as at rising (in the morning) the reading of the Shmʿa precedes the prayer (תְּפִלָּה), אף ש׳וכ׳ so at lying down (in the evening) the reading of the Shmʿa precedes Ib. מאי קימה … אף ש׳ נמי סמוך למיטתו as in the morning the Shmʿa is read near the bed (immediately after rising), so in the evening the Shmʿa is read near the bed (before going to bed). Y. ib. I, 3c מפני שכתוב בה ש׳ וקימה because lying down and rising are mentioned therein (in the chapter of Balaam, Num. 23:24; 24:9). Y.Gitt.III, 44d top; Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.I, 14 אחת לש׳וכ׳ one mattress to lie on, and another ; a. fr. 2) lying with, carnal connection. Snh.54b (ref. to Lev. 18:23) לא תתן שְׁכָבְתְּךָ … שְׁכִיבָתְךָ thou shalt not give thy shkhobeth means, thou shalt not allow thy lying with (any connection, either active or passive); Yalk. Ex. 348; Yalk. Lev. 599. Snh. l. c. לדברי … שכבתך ושכיבתך חדא היא according to R. ‘Ak. he is guilty of one act only, for thy shkhobeth and thy shkhibah are the same. -
78 שְׁכִיבָה
שְׁכִיבָהf. (שָׁכַב) 1) lying down, lying position. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7) בשעת ש׳ ש׳ ממשוכ׳ at the time of lying down, (and) literally in a reclining position, and at the time of rising, (and) literally in an erect position (must the Shmʿa be recited, v. קִימָה a correct quot. acc.). Ib. 4b מקיש ש׳ לקימהוכ׳ the text (Deut l. c.) puts lying down parallel to rising, as at rising (in the morning) the reading of the Shmʿa precedes the prayer (תְּפִלָּה), אף ש׳וכ׳ so at lying down (in the evening) the reading of the Shmʿa precedes Ib. מאי קימה … אף ש׳ נמי סמוך למיטתו as in the morning the Shmʿa is read near the bed (immediately after rising), so in the evening the Shmʿa is read near the bed (before going to bed). Y. ib. I, 3c מפני שכתוב בה ש׳ וקימה because lying down and rising are mentioned therein (in the chapter of Balaam, Num. 23:24; 24:9). Y.Gitt.III, 44d top; Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.I, 14 אחת לש׳וכ׳ one mattress to lie on, and another ; a. fr. 2) lying with, carnal connection. Snh.54b (ref. to Lev. 18:23) לא תתן שְׁכָבְתְּךָ … שְׁכִיבָתְךָ thou shalt not give thy shkhobeth means, thou shalt not allow thy lying with (any connection, either active or passive); Yalk. Ex. 348; Yalk. Lev. 599. Snh. l. c. לדברי … שכבתך ושכיבתך חדא היא according to R. ‘Ak. he is guilty of one act only, for thy shkhobeth and thy shkhibah are the same. -
79 גדר
גָּדַר(b. h.; v. גדד I) 1) to cut, esp. to harvest dates. B. Mets.89b (Ar. גדד, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 300). B. Bath.36b עד שיגדור ג׳ גדירות until he has reaped three date harvests.Y.Sabb.VII, 9c top; Bab. ib. 73b (terms equivalent to קוצר); Y. ib. 10a ed. Krot. הגורד (corr. acc.).Sabb.50a; 125b חריות … שגְּדָרָן לעצים twigs of a date tree which one cut with the intention of using them for fuel; v. גָּדַע.Tosef.Ber.IV, 21; a. fr.Part. pass. גָּדוּר cut down. Tosef.Shebi.IV, 13 כרם ג׳ בציפורי (Var. גדול; R. S. to Shebi. VI, 4 גריד) a ruined vineyard in Zepphoris. 2) to surround with a גֶּדֶר, fence in; to limit, control, ward off. B. Kam.23a שהיה לו לגֹודְרָהּ ולא גְדָרָהּ he ought to have fenced it in and did not do so. Tosef.M. Kat. I, 7 חומת … גֹּודְרִין אותה if a city wall is broken into, we may fence it in (repair it, during the festive week).Gen. R. s. 49 (play on haaf, Gen. 18:23) אתה גֹודֵר את האף והאף לא יִגְדָּרְךָ Thou controllest the anger, but the anger does not control Thee.Y.Ber.IX, end, 14c וגֹודְרָהּ, v. זָקֵן I.Mikv. V, 6 גודר כלים one may form a dam with garments (Tosef. ib. IV, 10 גרר, corr. acc.). Y.Ber.III, 6c דבר שהוא גֹודֵר את ישראל מןוכ׳ a custom which guards Israel from sin. Lev. R. s. 24 מי שהוא גודר עצמווכ׳ (Y.Yeb.II, 3d top פורש) he who guards himself against sin (restraining himself from anything unchaste) is called holy. Gen. R. s. 70 גָּדְרוּ עצמןוכ׳ trained themselves to chastity; a. fr.Part. pass. גָּדוּר abstinent, chaste. Lev. R. s. 22 ומעצמו הוא ג׳ and he will become abstinent of his own accord. Gen. R. l. c. אנשי מזרח גְּדוּרִיםוכ׳ the people of the East are chaste; a. fr.ג׳ פרצה (or sub. פרצה) to fence in a breach, to remedy calamities, also to check lawlessness by preventive measures (v. גְּזֵרָה). Ber.19a שתִּגְדֹּורוכ׳ that Thou repair our breaches (relieve us); B. Bath.91b.Lev. R. s. 1 (play on Abigdor 1 Chr. 4:4) הרבה גֹודְרִיןוכ׳ Israel had many fence-makers (guardians against sin). Ruth. R. s. 2, a. fr.Erub.6a, a. e. ג׳ בה גדר, v. בִּקְעָה.Y.Erub.X, 26b bot. דלת גודרתוכ׳; Tosef. ib. XI (VII), 18 גוררת ed. Zuck., Var. גוד׳, v. גָּרַר.Y.Sabb.XV, 15b top וגדרתא, read וּגְדָרַתָּהּ. Nif. נִגְדָּר to be guarded; to guard ones self. Y.Sabb.XVII, beg.16a כיון שנִגְדְּרוּ (ib. III, 6a top שנִתְגַּדְּרוּ) when they had been trained (to guard against desecrating the Sabbath). Lev. R. s. 32 נ׳ כל הנשיםוכ׳ all women were made chaste through her meritorious example; a. e. Pi. גִּידֵּר to cut into. Gitt.56b; Lev. R. s. 20; 22; Num. R. s. 18 וגִידּ׳ את הפרוכת and cut into the curtain (Koh. R. to V, 8; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 1 וגָד׳). Tosef.Shebi.III, 20 מְגַדֵּר בחורשין Var. (ed. Zuck. מברך) to cut into, to clear thickets, v. בהה. Hithpa. הִתְגַּדֵּר 1) ( to cut onesself off from others, to distinguish ones self, to excel; to raise ones self above others, to arrogate power, he presumptuous. Ber.17a כשם שהוא אינו מִתְגַּדֵּרוכ׳ as he cannot excel in my work (study), so can I not in his (field labor). Ḥull.7a my predecessors have left room for me להִתְגַּדֵּר בו to distinguish myself; Yoma 78a; (Y.Dem.II, 22c bot. עטרה לחתעטר, Ar. להתגדר).Ned.81a כדי שלא יִתְגַּדְּרוּ עלוכ׳ in order that they may not be presumptuous towards the people; v. גָּבַר Hithpa. (Mekh. Bshall., Vayassa 1 כבן שמתגדרוכ׳, v. גָּרַר II. 2) to be trained, v. supra Nif. -
80 גָּדַר
גָּדַר(b. h.; v. גדד I) 1) to cut, esp. to harvest dates. B. Mets.89b (Ar. גדד, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 300). B. Bath.36b עד שיגדור ג׳ גדירות until he has reaped three date harvests.Y.Sabb.VII, 9c top; Bab. ib. 73b (terms equivalent to קוצר); Y. ib. 10a ed. Krot. הגורד (corr. acc.).Sabb.50a; 125b חריות … שגְּדָרָן לעצים twigs of a date tree which one cut with the intention of using them for fuel; v. גָּדַע.Tosef.Ber.IV, 21; a. fr.Part. pass. גָּדוּר cut down. Tosef.Shebi.IV, 13 כרם ג׳ בציפורי (Var. גדול; R. S. to Shebi. VI, 4 גריד) a ruined vineyard in Zepphoris. 2) to surround with a גֶּדֶר, fence in; to limit, control, ward off. B. Kam.23a שהיה לו לגֹודְרָהּ ולא גְדָרָהּ he ought to have fenced it in and did not do so. Tosef.M. Kat. I, 7 חומת … גֹּודְרִין אותה if a city wall is broken into, we may fence it in (repair it, during the festive week).Gen. R. s. 49 (play on haaf, Gen. 18:23) אתה גֹודֵר את האף והאף לא יִגְדָּרְךָ Thou controllest the anger, but the anger does not control Thee.Y.Ber.IX, end, 14c וגֹודְרָהּ, v. זָקֵן I.Mikv. V, 6 גודר כלים one may form a dam with garments (Tosef. ib. IV, 10 גרר, corr. acc.). Y.Ber.III, 6c דבר שהוא גֹודֵר את ישראל מןוכ׳ a custom which guards Israel from sin. Lev. R. s. 24 מי שהוא גודר עצמווכ׳ (Y.Yeb.II, 3d top פורש) he who guards himself against sin (restraining himself from anything unchaste) is called holy. Gen. R. s. 70 גָּדְרוּ עצמןוכ׳ trained themselves to chastity; a. fr.Part. pass. גָּדוּר abstinent, chaste. Lev. R. s. 22 ומעצמו הוא ג׳ and he will become abstinent of his own accord. Gen. R. l. c. אנשי מזרח גְּדוּרִיםוכ׳ the people of the East are chaste; a. fr.ג׳ פרצה (or sub. פרצה) to fence in a breach, to remedy calamities, also to check lawlessness by preventive measures (v. גְּזֵרָה). Ber.19a שתִּגְדֹּורוכ׳ that Thou repair our breaches (relieve us); B. Bath.91b.Lev. R. s. 1 (play on Abigdor 1 Chr. 4:4) הרבה גֹודְרִיןוכ׳ Israel had many fence-makers (guardians against sin). Ruth. R. s. 2, a. fr.Erub.6a, a. e. ג׳ בה גדר, v. בִּקְעָה.Y.Erub.X, 26b bot. דלת גודרתוכ׳; Tosef. ib. XI (VII), 18 גוררת ed. Zuck., Var. גוד׳, v. גָּרַר.Y.Sabb.XV, 15b top וגדרתא, read וּגְדָרַתָּהּ. Nif. נִגְדָּר to be guarded; to guard ones self. Y.Sabb.XVII, beg.16a כיון שנִגְדְּרוּ (ib. III, 6a top שנִתְגַּדְּרוּ) when they had been trained (to guard against desecrating the Sabbath). Lev. R. s. 32 נ׳ כל הנשיםוכ׳ all women were made chaste through her meritorious example; a. e. Pi. גִּידֵּר to cut into. Gitt.56b; Lev. R. s. 20; 22; Num. R. s. 18 וגִידּ׳ את הפרוכת and cut into the curtain (Koh. R. to V, 8; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 1 וגָד׳). Tosef.Shebi.III, 20 מְגַדֵּר בחורשין Var. (ed. Zuck. מברך) to cut into, to clear thickets, v. בהה. Hithpa. הִתְגַּדֵּר 1) ( to cut onesself off from others, to distinguish ones self, to excel; to raise ones self above others, to arrogate power, he presumptuous. Ber.17a כשם שהוא אינו מִתְגַּדֵּרוכ׳ as he cannot excel in my work (study), so can I not in his (field labor). Ḥull.7a my predecessors have left room for me להִתְגַּדֵּר בו to distinguish myself; Yoma 78a; (Y.Dem.II, 22c bot. עטרה לחתעטר, Ar. להתגדר).Ned.81a כדי שלא יִתְגַּדְּרוּ עלוכ׳ in order that they may not be presumptuous towards the people; v. גָּבַר Hithpa. (Mekh. Bshall., Vayassa 1 כבן שמתגדרוכ׳, v. גָּרַר II. 2) to be trained, v. supra Nif.
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