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1 כדור
ball, sphere, globe————————bullet, slug, shell, pellet————————capsule, tablet, pill, lozenge -
2 מסב כדורים
ball bearing -
3 משחק-כדור
ball game -
4 נער הכדורים
ball boy -
5 נשף-ריקודים
ball, dance -
6 כדור
כַּדּוּרc. (b. h.; כָּדַר) ball, globe. Tosef.Sabb.IX (X), 6 כדי ליתן לתוך כ׳וכ׳ as much as is required to stuff a small ball. Ib. X (XI), 10 המשחקין בכ׳ who play at ball. Koh. R. to XII, 11 (play on כדרבנות, ib.) ככ׳ שלבנות like the girls ball; מה כ׳ זהוכ׳ as the ball, v. כָּדַר; Num. R. s. 14; s. 15 (corr. acc.); Tanḥ. Bhaăl. 15; Pesik. R. s. 3. Lev. R. s. 23 לבנה בכַדּוּרָהּ the moon on re-entering her periodical orbit (after nineteen years); (Y.Ber.IX, 13d בתקופתה, Bab. ib. 59b בגבורתה). Ab. Zar. III, 1 כל שיש בידו … או כ׳ a statue holding in its hand … a ball (globe); ib. 41a כ׳ שתופש את עצמו … וככ׳ the ball (means symbolically) that he causes himself to be caught like a ball in behalf of the entire world (vicarious sacrifice); Num. R. s. 13; Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42c bot. כ׳ שהעולם עשוי ככ׳ the ball symbolizes the world which has the shape of a ball; a. e. -
7 כַּדּוּר
כַּדּוּרc. (b. h.; כָּדַר) ball, globe. Tosef.Sabb.IX (X), 6 כדי ליתן לתוך כ׳וכ׳ as much as is required to stuff a small ball. Ib. X (XI), 10 המשחקין בכ׳ who play at ball. Koh. R. to XII, 11 (play on כדרבנות, ib.) ככ׳ שלבנות like the girls ball; מה כ׳ זהוכ׳ as the ball, v. כָּדַר; Num. R. s. 14; s. 15 (corr. acc.); Tanḥ. Bhaăl. 15; Pesik. R. s. 3. Lev. R. s. 23 לבנה בכַדּוּרָהּ the moon on re-entering her periodical orbit (after nineteen years); (Y.Ber.IX, 13d בתקופתה, Bab. ib. 59b בגבורתה). Ab. Zar. III, 1 כל שיש בידו … או כ׳ a statue holding in its hand … a ball (globe); ib. 41a כ׳ שתופש את עצמו … וככ׳ the ball (means symbolically) that he causes himself to be caught like a ball in behalf of the entire world (vicarious sacrifice); Num. R. s. 13; Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42c bot. כ׳ שהעולם עשוי ככ׳ the ball symbolizes the world which has the shape of a ball; a. e. -
8 איבד כדור
dropped a ball, fumbled a ball -
9 משחק כדור-עף
volleyball game, type of ball game played by hitting the ball over a net using the hands -
10 ביצה
בֵּיצָהf. (b. h.; בּוּץ, בִּצְבֵּץ) 1) ( the bubbling, egg. Bets.I, 1; a. fr.Sabb.VIII, 5 (80b) ב׳ קלה a light (easily boiling) egg. 2) an egg-shaped object, ball, lump. Ib. בֵּיצַת הגיר Ar. (ed. הסיד) cement (lime) in a lump; Tosef. ib. VIII (IX), 20 בזמן שביצה, Var. שהיא כביצה, when it is as compact as a ball, opp. חבוט.Par.V, 6; Lev. R. s. 23, end ביצת היוצרים the potters lump of clay. 3) trnsf. germ, root, esp. קעקע ב׳ to stamp out, to exterminate (the last germ). Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 44a top. Lev. R. s. 26. Ib. s. 11; Ruth R. (introd.) to I, 2; Esth. R. beg.; v. בֵּיעָא pl. 4) Betsah, name of a Talmudic treatise, beginning with that word (in Tosefta יום טוב).Pl. בֵּיצִים, בֵּצִים, constr. בֵּיצֵי. Sabb.VIII, 5; a. fr.Ab. Zar.3b; a. e. ביצי כנים, v. כִּינָּהY.Snh.XI, 30b bot., (read as) Cant. R. to II, 5 פתפותי בצים הם כאן scrambled eggs are here, i. e. confusion of persons. Y.Shebi.V, 35d bot. עשה ביצים a. עשה ביצה if the leek has formed bulbs. Ib. VII, 37b bot. ביצי נץ חלב, v. חַלְבֵּצִין. -
11 בֵּיצָה
בֵּיצָהf. (b. h.; בּוּץ, בִּצְבֵּץ) 1) ( the bubbling, egg. Bets.I, 1; a. fr.Sabb.VIII, 5 (80b) ב׳ קלה a light (easily boiling) egg. 2) an egg-shaped object, ball, lump. Ib. בֵּיצַת הגיר Ar. (ed. הסיד) cement (lime) in a lump; Tosef. ib. VIII (IX), 20 בזמן שביצה, Var. שהיא כביצה, when it is as compact as a ball, opp. חבוט.Par.V, 6; Lev. R. s. 23, end ביצת היוצרים the potters lump of clay. 3) trnsf. germ, root, esp. קעקע ב׳ to stamp out, to exterminate (the last germ). Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 44a top. Lev. R. s. 26. Ib. s. 11; Ruth R. (introd.) to I, 2; Esth. R. beg.; v. בֵּיעָא pl. 4) Betsah, name of a Talmudic treatise, beginning with that word (in Tosefta יום טוב).Pl. בֵּיצִים, בֵּצִים, constr. בֵּיצֵי. Sabb.VIII, 5; a. fr.Ab. Zar.3b; a. e. ביצי כנים, v. כִּינָּהY.Snh.XI, 30b bot., (read as) Cant. R. to II, 5 פתפותי בצים הם כאן scrambled eggs are here, i. e. confusion of persons. Y.Shebi.V, 35d bot. עשה ביצים a. עשה ביצה if the leek has formed bulbs. Ib. VII, 37b bot. ביצי נץ חלב, v. חַלְבֵּצִין. -
12 חומרתא
חוּמַרְתָּאf. (v. preced. wds.) 1) a ball (bulla), bead, charm. Sabb.57b (expl. טוטפת) ח׳ דקטיפתא a charm containing balsam. Ib. 62a (expl. כוכלת); Gitt.69b ח׳ דפילון a charm containing phyllon. M. Kat. 12b; Erub.69a ח׳ דמדושא (Ms. O. מר׳) a bulla containing a jewel for sealing (differ. opin. v. Rashi to Erub. l. c.). 2) bud, ( ball). Gitt.69a bot. ח׳ דכשותא the bud of cuscuta. 3) weight-stone, lever. B. Bath.67b (expl. גלגל) ח׳ the weight used for hoisting the beams of the press. Zeb.21b בחוּמַרְתֵּיה with its wheel work. 4) smoothing weight in the laundry. Keth.10b top. 5) stone or sand in the bladder. Gitt.69b bot. ח׳ דנפקא מיניה the stony substance which he passes. -
13 חוּמַרְתָּא
חוּמַרְתָּאf. (v. preced. wds.) 1) a ball (bulla), bead, charm. Sabb.57b (expl. טוטפת) ח׳ דקטיפתא a charm containing balsam. Ib. 62a (expl. כוכלת); Gitt.69b ח׳ דפילון a charm containing phyllon. M. Kat. 12b; Erub.69a ח׳ דמדושא (Ms. O. מר׳) a bulla containing a jewel for sealing (differ. opin. v. Rashi to Erub. l. c.). 2) bud, ( ball). Gitt.69a bot. ח׳ דכשותא the bud of cuscuta. 3) weight-stone, lever. B. Bath.67b (expl. גלגל) ח׳ the weight used for hoisting the beams of the press. Zeb.21b בחוּמַרְתֵּיה with its wheel work. 4) smoothing weight in the laundry. Keth.10b top. 5) stone or sand in the bladder. Gitt.69b bot. ח׳ דנפקא מיניה the stony substance which he passes. -
14 כדורא
כַּדּוּרָאch. sam(כדור ball, globe). Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42c bot. (read:) בגין כן … ליה בכ׳ בידיח therefore he (Alexander the Macedonian) is represented in statuary with a ball in his hand; Num. R. s. 13. -
15 כַּדּוּרָא
כַּדּוּרָאch. sam(כדור ball, globe). Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42c bot. (read:) בגין כן … ליה בכ׳ בידיח therefore he (Alexander the Macedonian) is represented in statuary with a ball in his hand; Num. R. s. 13. -
16 כיף
כֵּיף, כֵּיפָאI ch. sam( 1) ( ball, rock.Pl. כֵּיפִים, constr. כֵּיפֵי, כֵּפֵי. Y.Shek.VI, 50a; Gen. R. s. 23, v. בַּרְבַּרְיָא. arch, tuft, umbel), rock, stone, ball. Targ. Is. 32:2. Targ. Prov. 17:8; a. fr.Y.Shek.V, 48d היי דין כ׳ מקוררוכ׳ which rock (when bored) will give forth water, and which., v. שְׁרַבְרוּבֵי.Pl. כֵּיפִין, כֵּיפַיָּא, כֵּיפֵי. Targ. Y. I Deut. 32:13. Targ. 1 Kings 19:11. Targ. Ps. 104:18; a. fr. כיפי טבתא pearls, jewels. Targ. Prov. 3:15; a. e.M. Kat. 25b כ׳ דנורא (Ms. M. טיפי) fire-balls; כ׳ דברדא hail-stones. Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 43d דאת … אילין כ׳ thou must remove these stones. Keth.112a bot. מנשק כ׳ דעכו kissed the rocks (Rashi: corals) of the shore of Ptolemais (as sacred ground); Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c לכֵיפָתָא. Ib. מתקל כֵּיפֵי weighed the stones (to demonstrate his appreciation of the sacred ground); a. fr.Esp. כֵּיפֵי (v. supra) precious stones, jewelry (prob. amber, v. כֵּיפָה). Erub.96b; Keth.81b כ׳ תלא לה has he jewelry suspended on it (his opinion)?, i. e. must his opinion absolutely be accepted?B. Bath.52a B. Mets.35a אפקיד כ׳וכ׳ gave jewelry in trust Ib. הב לי כֵּיפַי (Ms. M. כֵּיפַאי) give me my jewelry back; a. e. 3) also כַּפָּא (cmp. גֵּיף, כַּף) shore, border. Targ. Jud. 7:12. Targ. Is. 19:7 ככֵיפֵיה (ed. Lag. ככפיה; ed. Wil. בכיפי, corr. acc.) like its shore.Pes.4a, v. אֲסִיסְנָא. Ned.40a bot. נהרא מכֵּיפֵיהוכ׳ the Euphrates grows from (the waters coming down) its shores (not from rain); Sabb.65b; Bekh.55b. Koh. R. to XI, 1 הוה מיטמר בכיף ימא (some ed. בכֵף) was hiding himself at the sea-shore; a. e.Pl. as ab. Targ. Is. 8:7 כֵּיפוֹהִי; Targ. Josh. 3:15 (some ed. כַּפּוֹהִי).Sabb.65b מכֵּיפֵי some ed. (v. supra).M. Kat. l. c. נשוק כ׳ … אהדדי the shores of … touched each other (the waters rising to the level of the shores; Rashi: the arches of the ruined bridges, v. infra). 4) arch, vault, v. כִּיפְתָא. 5) cap, v. כִּיפָּה. 6) bundle, sheaf, v. כַּפָּא. כיפא, Tosef.Mikv.IV, 5, v. כִּיפָּה, end. -
17 כיפא I
כֵּיף, כֵּיפָאI ch. sam( 1) ( ball, rock.Pl. כֵּיפִים, constr. כֵּיפֵי, כֵּפֵי. Y.Shek.VI, 50a; Gen. R. s. 23, v. בַּרְבַּרְיָא. arch, tuft, umbel), rock, stone, ball. Targ. Is. 32:2. Targ. Prov. 17:8; a. fr.Y.Shek.V, 48d היי דין כ׳ מקוררוכ׳ which rock (when bored) will give forth water, and which., v. שְׁרַבְרוּבֵי.Pl. כֵּיפִין, כֵּיפַיָּא, כֵּיפֵי. Targ. Y. I Deut. 32:13. Targ. 1 Kings 19:11. Targ. Ps. 104:18; a. fr. כיפי טבתא pearls, jewels. Targ. Prov. 3:15; a. e.M. Kat. 25b כ׳ דנורא (Ms. M. טיפי) fire-balls; כ׳ דברדא hail-stones. Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 43d דאת … אילין כ׳ thou must remove these stones. Keth.112a bot. מנשק כ׳ דעכו kissed the rocks (Rashi: corals) of the shore of Ptolemais (as sacred ground); Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c לכֵיפָתָא. Ib. מתקל כֵּיפֵי weighed the stones (to demonstrate his appreciation of the sacred ground); a. fr.Esp. כֵּיפֵי (v. supra) precious stones, jewelry (prob. amber, v. כֵּיפָה). Erub.96b; Keth.81b כ׳ תלא לה has he jewelry suspended on it (his opinion)?, i. e. must his opinion absolutely be accepted?B. Bath.52a B. Mets.35a אפקיד כ׳וכ׳ gave jewelry in trust Ib. הב לי כֵּיפַי (Ms. M. כֵּיפַאי) give me my jewelry back; a. e. 3) also כַּפָּא (cmp. גֵּיף, כַּף) shore, border. Targ. Jud. 7:12. Targ. Is. 19:7 ככֵיפֵיה (ed. Lag. ככפיה; ed. Wil. בכיפי, corr. acc.) like its shore.Pes.4a, v. אֲסִיסְנָא. Ned.40a bot. נהרא מכֵּיפֵיהוכ׳ the Euphrates grows from (the waters coming down) its shores (not from rain); Sabb.65b; Bekh.55b. Koh. R. to XI, 1 הוה מיטמר בכיף ימא (some ed. בכֵף) was hiding himself at the sea-shore; a. e.Pl. as ab. Targ. Is. 8:7 כֵּיפוֹהִי; Targ. Josh. 3:15 (some ed. כַּפּוֹהִי).Sabb.65b מכֵּיפֵי some ed. (v. supra).M. Kat. l. c. נשוק כ׳ … אהדדי the shores of … touched each other (the waters rising to the level of the shores; Rashi: the arches of the ruined bridges, v. infra). 4) arch, vault, v. כִּיפְתָא. 5) cap, v. כִּיפָּה. 6) bundle, sheaf, v. כַּפָּא. כיפא, Tosef.Mikv.IV, 5, v. כִּיפָּה, end. -
18 כֵּיף
כֵּיף, כֵּיפָאI ch. sam( 1) ( ball, rock.Pl. כֵּיפִים, constr. כֵּיפֵי, כֵּפֵי. Y.Shek.VI, 50a; Gen. R. s. 23, v. בַּרְבַּרְיָא. arch, tuft, umbel), rock, stone, ball. Targ. Is. 32:2. Targ. Prov. 17:8; a. fr.Y.Shek.V, 48d היי דין כ׳ מקוררוכ׳ which rock (when bored) will give forth water, and which., v. שְׁרַבְרוּבֵי.Pl. כֵּיפִין, כֵּיפַיָּא, כֵּיפֵי. Targ. Y. I Deut. 32:13. Targ. 1 Kings 19:11. Targ. Ps. 104:18; a. fr. כיפי טבתא pearls, jewels. Targ. Prov. 3:15; a. e.M. Kat. 25b כ׳ דנורא (Ms. M. טיפי) fire-balls; כ׳ דברדא hail-stones. Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 43d דאת … אילין כ׳ thou must remove these stones. Keth.112a bot. מנשק כ׳ דעכו kissed the rocks (Rashi: corals) of the shore of Ptolemais (as sacred ground); Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c לכֵיפָתָא. Ib. מתקל כֵּיפֵי weighed the stones (to demonstrate his appreciation of the sacred ground); a. fr.Esp. כֵּיפֵי (v. supra) precious stones, jewelry (prob. amber, v. כֵּיפָה). Erub.96b; Keth.81b כ׳ תלא לה has he jewelry suspended on it (his opinion)?, i. e. must his opinion absolutely be accepted?B. Bath.52a B. Mets.35a אפקיד כ׳וכ׳ gave jewelry in trust Ib. הב לי כֵּיפַי (Ms. M. כֵּיפַאי) give me my jewelry back; a. e. 3) also כַּפָּא (cmp. גֵּיף, כַּף) shore, border. Targ. Jud. 7:12. Targ. Is. 19:7 ככֵיפֵיה (ed. Lag. ככפיה; ed. Wil. בכיפי, corr. acc.) like its shore.Pes.4a, v. אֲסִיסְנָא. Ned.40a bot. נהרא מכֵּיפֵיהוכ׳ the Euphrates grows from (the waters coming down) its shores (not from rain); Sabb.65b; Bekh.55b. Koh. R. to XI, 1 הוה מיטמר בכיף ימא (some ed. בכֵף) was hiding himself at the sea-shore; a. e.Pl. as ab. Targ. Is. 8:7 כֵּיפוֹהִי; Targ. Josh. 3:15 (some ed. כַּפּוֹהִי).Sabb.65b מכֵּיפֵי some ed. (v. supra).M. Kat. l. c. נשוק כ׳ … אהדדי the shores of … touched each other (the waters rising to the level of the shores; Rashi: the arches of the ruined bridges, v. infra). 4) arch, vault, v. כִּיפְתָא. 5) cap, v. כִּיפָּה. 6) bundle, sheaf, v. כַּפָּא. כיפא, Tosef.Mikv.IV, 5, v. כִּיפָּה, end. -
19 כֵּיפָא
כֵּיף, כֵּיפָאI ch. sam( 1) ( ball, rock.Pl. כֵּיפִים, constr. כֵּיפֵי, כֵּפֵי. Y.Shek.VI, 50a; Gen. R. s. 23, v. בַּרְבַּרְיָא. arch, tuft, umbel), rock, stone, ball. Targ. Is. 32:2. Targ. Prov. 17:8; a. fr.Y.Shek.V, 48d היי דין כ׳ מקוררוכ׳ which rock (when bored) will give forth water, and which., v. שְׁרַבְרוּבֵי.Pl. כֵּיפִין, כֵּיפַיָּא, כֵּיפֵי. Targ. Y. I Deut. 32:13. Targ. 1 Kings 19:11. Targ. Ps. 104:18; a. fr. כיפי טבתא pearls, jewels. Targ. Prov. 3:15; a. e.M. Kat. 25b כ׳ דנורא (Ms. M. טיפי) fire-balls; כ׳ דברדא hail-stones. Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 43d דאת … אילין כ׳ thou must remove these stones. Keth.112a bot. מנשק כ׳ דעכו kissed the rocks (Rashi: corals) of the shore of Ptolemais (as sacred ground); Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c לכֵיפָתָא. Ib. מתקל כֵּיפֵי weighed the stones (to demonstrate his appreciation of the sacred ground); a. fr.Esp. כֵּיפֵי (v. supra) precious stones, jewelry (prob. amber, v. כֵּיפָה). Erub.96b; Keth.81b כ׳ תלא לה has he jewelry suspended on it (his opinion)?, i. e. must his opinion absolutely be accepted?B. Bath.52a B. Mets.35a אפקיד כ׳וכ׳ gave jewelry in trust Ib. הב לי כֵּיפַי (Ms. M. כֵּיפַאי) give me my jewelry back; a. e. 3) also כַּפָּא (cmp. גֵּיף, כַּף) shore, border. Targ. Jud. 7:12. Targ. Is. 19:7 ככֵיפֵיה (ed. Lag. ככפיה; ed. Wil. בכיפי, corr. acc.) like its shore.Pes.4a, v. אֲסִיסְנָא. Ned.40a bot. נהרא מכֵּיפֵיהוכ׳ the Euphrates grows from (the waters coming down) its shores (not from rain); Sabb.65b; Bekh.55b. Koh. R. to XI, 1 הוה מיטמר בכיף ימא (some ed. בכֵף) was hiding himself at the sea-shore; a. e.Pl. as ab. Targ. Is. 8:7 כֵּיפוֹהִי; Targ. Josh. 3:15 (some ed. כַּפּוֹהִי).Sabb.65b מכֵּיפֵי some ed. (v. supra).M. Kat. l. c. נשוק כ׳ … אהדדי the shores of … touched each other (the waters rising to the level of the shores; Rashi: the arches of the ruined bridges, v. infra). 4) arch, vault, v. כִּיפְתָא. 5) cap, v. כִּיפָּה. 6) bundle, sheaf, v. כַּפָּא. כיפא, Tosef.Mikv.IV, 5, v. כִּיפָּה, end. -
20 כיפה
כֵּיפָה, כֵּפָהf. (v. כֵּיף) 1) ball, stone. Ohol. VIII, 5 כֵּיפַת הברד hail-stone. 2) resin (or something similar) found in balls. Tosef.Dem.I, 29 כֵּפַת המרחץ ed. Zuck. (Var. בפת, emend. by El. Wil. קופת) resin used (with oil) in the bath-room.כֵּיפַת הירדן Jordan-resin, amber (an adapt. of Eridanus, v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Electrum, Lübkers Reallex. s. v. Electron). Kerith. 6a (one of the ingredients of frankincense). 3) ball, lump. Y.Sabb.V, 7b bot. (in Chald. dict.), v. גְּבִינְתָּא.
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Ball badminton — is an indigenous sport of India. It is a racquet game played with a woolen ball upon a court of fixed dimensions. This game was played as early as 1856 by the royal family in Tanjore, capital of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, India. The game… … Wikipedia
Ball — (b[add]l), n. [OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla, palla, G. ball, Icel. b[ o]llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st {Bale}, n., {Pallmall}.] 1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ball and socket joint — Ball Ball (b[add]l), n. [OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla, palla, G. ball, Icel. b[ o]llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st {Bale}, n., {Pallmall}.] 1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ball bearings — Ball Ball (b[add]l), n. [OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla, palla, G. ball, Icel. b[ o]llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st {Bale}, n., {Pallmall}.] 1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ball cartridge — Ball Ball (b[add]l), n. [OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla, palla, G. ball, Icel. b[ o]llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st {Bale}, n., {Pallmall}.] 1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ball cock — Ball Ball (b[add]l), n. [OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla, palla, G. ball, Icel. b[ o]llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st {Bale}, n., {Pallmall}.] 1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ball gudgeon — Ball Ball (b[add]l), n. [OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla, palla, G. ball, Icel. b[ o]llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st {Bale}, n., {Pallmall}.] 1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
