washing the hands

נָטַל(b. h.; cmp. טִלְטֵל) 1) to move, carry off; to receive, take. B. Mets.I, 1 זה נוֹטֵלוכ׳ the one (of the claimants) gets three shares Y.Sot.I, 16d bot., a. e. ומה שכר נָטְלוּ על כך what reward did they get for it?Sifra Shmini, beg. מסיני נטלו להם they got (their punishment) from Sinai. Sabb.151b טוֹל מהוכ׳ take away what thou hast put into me. Arakh.16b; B. Bath.15b טול קיסם מבין עיניך (Ag. Hatt. שיניך) remove the chip from between thy eyes (teeth); טול קורהוכ׳ remove the beam from Gitt.VI, 1 אף האומרת טול לי גטי even if she says, get me my letter of divorce (instead of ‘receive for me). Ib. 78a טְלִי גוטיךוכ׳ take up thy letter of divorce from the ground. Pesik. R. s. 26, end נָטַלְחִּי עיני I lifted up my eyes. Ber.II, 8 לא כל הרוצה לִיטּוֹל לו את השם יִטּוֹל Y. ed., not every one who desires to assume a name, may assume it, i. e. not every one has a right to consider himself superior to the masses (v. יוֹהֲרָא); a. v. fr.Part. pass. נָטוּל; f. נְטוּלָה removed. Ned.XI, 12 (if a woman says) נ׳ אני מן היהודים I will be removed from (keep no company with) Jews; … יפר … ותהא נ׳וכ׳ the husband may forbid the vow as far as it concerns himself, and (for the rest) let her be isolated Snh.21b נְטוּלֵי טחול persons who had their milt cut out (to make them fast runners).V. נְטוּלָה. 2) (sub. מים) to pour water over ones hands for purification; נ׳ לידים, (ellipt.) נ׳ ידים, or only נ׳ to wash the hands before and after meals, before prayer Tosef.Yad.I, 1 מי רביעית נוֹטְלִין לידיםוכ׳ (Var. ed. Zuck., a. Mish. ib. I, 1 נותנין) a quantity of one fourth of a Log of water may be used for pouring over the hands of one person Ib. 13 הנוֹטֵל לידים הנוטל מתכוין והנותןוכ׳ if a person had his hands washed, himself having the intention (of purification), while he who poured it had not. Ib. 2; Mish. ib. II, 3 נ׳ את הראשונים if he began to use the water for washing before the meal (v. מַיִם). Ḥull.107a נוטלין ממנו לידים you may use it for washing the hands; Tosef. l. c. 6. Ber.VIII, 2. Ib. 51a אל חִּטּוֹל ידיך ממיוכ׳ have not water poured over thy hands by one who has not washed his hands Ḥull.105a נוטלין … בכלי you must wash over a vessel (receiving the water); ע״ג קרקע on the floor; a. v. fr. Nif. נִיטַּל 1) to be handled. Sabb.XVII, 1 (122b) כל הכלים נִיטְּלִין בשבת all vessels (implements, utensils) may be handled on the Sabbath. Ib. 43a, a. e. אין כלי נ׳ אלא לדבר הנ׳ בשבת a utensil must not be handled on the Sabbath except for the protection of a thing which may be used on the Sabbath. Par. V, 9 והן יכולות להִנָּטֵלוכ׳ and they can be handled simultaneously; a. fr. 2) to be removed, be gone. Ḥull.III, 1; 2, v. כָּבֵר III. Ohol. II, 3 כדי שיִנָּטֵל מן כ׳ as much of it as, if cut out from the skull of a living being, would cause death; a. fr. 3) to be used for washing hands. Tosef.Yad.II, 7 לא נִטְּלוּ מן הכלי the water was not poured directly from the vessel; לא ניטלו מן הרביעית not poured from a vessel containing one fourth of a Log; a. fr. Hif. הִטִּיל 1) to throw; to put; to hang on, attach. Gitt.V, 9 משתַּטּיל המים from the time she pours water on the flour. Yoma III, 2 המַטִּיל מים who urinates. Men.40b ה׳ לבעלתוכ׳ if he attached the fringe (תְּכֵלֶת) to a three-cornered garment. Sabb.42b להַטִּיל ביצתה to lay her eggs; a. fr. 2) (of plants) to assume the shape of, to develop. Maasr. I, 2 משיַטִּילוּ שאור, v. שְׂאוֹר; ib. משיטילו גידין, v. גִּיד. Hof. הוּטָּל to be thrown; to lie. Part. מוּטָּל, f. מוּטֶּלֵת; pl. מוּטָּלִים, מוּטָּלִין; מוּטָּלוֹת a) lying. Kidd.82b מ׳ ברעב lies prostrated from starvation. Ber.III, 1 מי שמתו מ׳ לפניו he whose dead relative lies before him; ib. 18a כיון שמ׳ עליו לקוברו כמ׳וכ׳ since the duty of burying rests upon him, it is the same as if the body were lying before him. Yeb.37b, a. fr. ממו‌‌ן המ׳ בספק, v. סָפֵק; a. fr.b) מוּטֶּלֶת a garment provided with show-fringes. Men. l. c. הטיל למ׳ if he attached additional fringes to a garment provided ; a. fr.

נָטַל(b. h.; cmp. טִלְטֵל) 1) to move, carry off; to receive, take. B. Mets.I, 1 זה נוֹטֵלוכ׳ the one (of the claimants) gets three shares Y.Sot.I, 16d bot., a. e. ומה שכר נָטְלוּ על כך what reward did they get for it?Sifra Shmini, beg. מסיני נטלו להם they got (their punishment) from Sinai. Sabb.151b טוֹל מהוכ׳ take away what thou hast put into me. Arakh.16b; B. Bath.15b טול קיסם מבין עיניך (Ag. Hatt. שיניך) remove the chip from between thy eyes (teeth); טול קורהוכ׳ remove the beam from Gitt.VI, 1 אף האומרת טול לי גטי even if she says, get me my letter of divorce (instead of ‘receive for me). Ib. 78a טְלִי גוטיךוכ׳ take up thy letter of divorce from the ground. Pesik. R. s. 26, end נָטַלְחִּי עיני I lifted up my eyes. Ber.II, 8 לא כל הרוצה לִיטּוֹל לו את השם יִטּוֹל Y. ed., not every one who desires to assume a name, may assume it, i. e. not every one has a right to consider himself superior to the masses (v. יוֹהֲרָא); a. v. fr.Part. pass. נָטוּל; f. נְטוּלָה removed. Ned.XI, 12 (if a woman says) נ׳ אני מן היהודים I will be removed from (keep no company with) Jews; … יפר … ותהא נ׳וכ׳ the husband may forbid the vow as far as it concerns himself, and (for the rest) let her be isolated Snh.21b נְטוּלֵי טחול persons who had their milt cut out (to make them fast runners).V. נְטוּלָה. 2) (sub. מים) to pour water over ones hands for purification; נ׳ לידים, (ellipt.) נ׳ ידים, or only נ׳ to wash the hands before and after meals, before prayer Tosef.Yad.I, 1 מי רביעית נוֹטְלִין לידיםוכ׳ (Var. ed. Zuck., a. Mish. ib. I, 1 נותנין) a quantity of one fourth of a Log of water may be used for pouring over the hands of one person Ib. 13 הנוֹטֵל לידים הנוטל מתכוין והנותןוכ׳ if a person had his hands washed, himself having the intention (of purification), while he who poured it had not. Ib. 2; Mish. ib. II, 3 נ׳ את הראשונים if he began to use the water for washing before the meal (v. מַיִם). Ḥull.107a נוטלין ממנו לידים you may use it for washing the hands; Tosef. l. c. 6. Ber.VIII, 2. Ib. 51a אל חִּטּוֹל ידיך ממיוכ׳ have not water poured over thy hands by one who has not washed his hands Ḥull.105a נוטלין … בכלי you must wash over a vessel (receiving the water); ע״ג קרקע on the floor; a. v. fr. Nif. נִיטַּל 1) to be handled. Sabb.XVII, 1 (122b) כל הכלים נִיטְּלִין בשבת all vessels (implements, utensils) may be handled on the Sabbath. Ib. 43a, a. e. אין כלי נ׳ אלא לדבר הנ׳ בשבת a utensil must not be handled on the Sabbath except for the protection of a thing which may be used on the Sabbath. Par. V, 9 והן יכולות להִנָּטֵלוכ׳ and they can be handled simultaneously; a. fr. 2) to be removed, be gone. Ḥull.III, 1; 2, v. כָּבֵר III. Ohol. II, 3 כדי שיִנָּטֵל מן כ׳ as much of it as, if cut out from the skull of a living being, would cause death; a. fr. 3) to be used for washing hands. Tosef.Yad.II, 7 לא נִטְּלוּ מן הכלי the water was not poured directly from the vessel; לא ניטלו מן הרביעית not poured from a vessel containing one fourth of a Log; a. fr. Hif. הִטִּיל 1) to throw; to put; to hang on, attach. Gitt.V, 9 משתַּטּיל המים from the time she pours water on the flour. Yoma III, 2 המַטִּיל מים who urinates. Men.40b ה׳ לבעלתוכ׳ if he attached the fringe (תְּכֵלֶת) to a three-cornered garment. Sabb.42b להַטִּיל ביצתה to lay her eggs; a. fr. 2) (of plants) to assume the shape of, to develop. Maasr. I, 2 משיַטִּילוּ שאור, v. שְׂאוֹר; ib. משיטילו גידין, v. גִּיד. Hof. הוּטָּל to be thrown; to lie. Part. מוּטָּל, f. מוּטֶּלֵת; pl. מוּטָּלִים, מוּטָּלִין; מוּטָּלוֹת a) lying. Kidd.82b מ׳ ברעב lies prostrated from starvation. Ber.III, 1 מי שמתו מ׳ לפניו he whose dead relative lies before him; ib. 18a כיון שמ׳ עליו לקוברו כמ׳וכ׳ since the duty of burying rests upon him, it is the same as if the body were lying before him. Yeb.37b, a. fr. ממו‌‌ן המ׳ בספק, v. סָפֵק; a. fr.b) מוּטֶּלֶת a garment provided with show-fringes. Men. l. c. הטיל למ׳ if he attached additional fringes to a garment provided ; a. fr.

נְטִילוּתָאch. = h. נְטִילָה, esp. washing the hands. Ber.22a בטלוה לנ׳ they abolished the washing of hands (before prayer or studying the Law).

נְטִילוּתָאch. = h. נְטִילָה, esp. washing the hands. Ber.22a בטלוה לנ׳ they abolished the washing of hands (before prayer or studying the Law).

רְחִיצָהf. (רָחַץ) washing, bathing. Yoma VIII, 1. Ḥall. I, 9 רְחִיצַת ידים washing the hands. Y.Naz.VII, end, 56d על רחיצת גופו for omitting to bathe his body. Num. R. s. 141> שרפאתיוע״י רחיצת הירדן whom I cured by bathing in the Jordan. Ib. שהסרתי …ע״י רחיצתוכ׳ whom I saved from drowning through the bathing of Pharaohs daughter. Ib. גחזי שלקהע״יר׳ Gehazi who was punished on the occasion of (Naamans) bathing; a. fr.

רְחִיצָהf. (רָחַץ) washing, bathing. Yoma VIII, 1. Ḥall. I, 9 רְחִיצַת ידים washing the hands. Y.Naz.VII, end, 56d על רחיצת גופו for omitting to bathe his body. Num. R. s. 141> שרפאתיוע״י רחיצת הירדן whom I cured by bathing in the Jordan. Ib. שהסרתי …ע״י רחיצתוכ׳ whom I saved from drowning through the bathing of Pharaohs daughter. Ib. גחזי שלקהע״יר׳ Gehazi who was punished on the occasion of (Naamans) bathing; a. fr.

טָמֵאI (טָמָה) (b. h.; cmp. טמם) (to be filled up, inaccesible, to be unclean; v. טָמֵא II. Pi. (טִימָּה) טִימֵּא 1) to make unclean, to soil, defile. Yoma 39a אדם מְטַמֵּא עצמו מעט מְטַמְּאִיןוכ׳ if a man begins to defile himself a little (through sin), he will soon be defiled largely. Yad. III, 5, a. fr. מט׳ את הידים their handling makes the hands unclean (washing the hands is required after handling them). Kel. I, 1; a. v. fr. 2) to declare unclean. Toh. VI, 2. Eduy I, 11; a. v. fr.Makhsh. VI, 2 טִימְּאוּ; Y.Dem.V, 24d טִימּוּ. Nif. נִטְמָא, Hithpa. הִתְטַמֵּא, הִיטַּמֵּא 1) to become unclean, to be made unclean. Ukts. I, 1 מְטַמֵּא ומִיטַּמֵּא eventually makes unclean and becomes unclean. Kel. II, 1 מִיתְטַמְּאִיןוכ׳ (ed. Dehr. מִיטַּ׳) are fit to become unclean and to make unclean. Ib. ומיט׳ מאחוריהן ואינן מיט׳וכ׳ Mish. ed. (Talm. ed. מִטַּ׳) may be made unclean through their backs (touching uncleanness), Ib. VI, 4 ונִטְמְאוּ and which became unclean; a. v. fr.Yoma 38b (read:) בא לִטַּמֵּא פְּתָחִין לו (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) to him who is willing to defile himself, doors are open; Sabb.104a; Ab. Zar.55a; Men.29b. 2) to make ones self unclean by handling a corpse (v. Lev. 21:1, sq.). Yeb.60a מִטַּמֵּא לה he (the priest) may attend to her burial; a. fr.

טָמֵאI (טָמָה) (b. h.; cmp. טמם) (to be filled up, inaccesible, to be unclean; v. טָמֵא II. Pi. (טִימָּה) טִימֵּא 1) to make unclean, to soil, defile. Yoma 39a אדם מְטַמֵּא עצמו מעט מְטַמְּאִיןוכ׳ if a man begins to defile himself a little (through sin), he will soon be defiled largely. Yad. III, 5, a. fr. מט׳ את הידים their handling makes the hands unclean (washing the hands is required after handling them). Kel. I, 1; a. v. fr. 2) to declare unclean. Toh. VI, 2. Eduy I, 11; a. v. fr.Makhsh. VI, 2 טִימְּאוּ; Y.Dem.V, 24d טִימּוּ. Nif. נִטְמָא, Hithpa. הִתְטַמֵּא, הִיטַּמֵּא 1) to become unclean, to be made unclean. Ukts. I, 1 מְטַמֵּא ומִיטַּמֵּא eventually makes unclean and becomes unclean. Kel. II, 1 מִיתְטַמְּאִיןוכ׳ (ed. Dehr. מִיטַּ׳) are fit to become unclean and to make unclean. Ib. ומיט׳ מאחוריהן ואינן מיט׳וכ׳ Mish. ed. (Talm. ed. מִטַּ׳) may be made unclean through their backs (touching uncleanness), Ib. VI, 4 ונִטְמְאוּ and which became unclean; a. v. fr.Yoma 38b (read:) בא לִטַּמֵּא פְּתָחִין לו (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) to him who is willing to defile himself, doors are open; Sabb.104a; Ab. Zar.55a; Men.29b. 2) to make ones self unclean by handling a corpse (v. Lev. 21:1, sq.). Yeb.60a מִטַּמֵּא לה he (the priest) may attend to her burial; a. fr.

נְטִילָהf. (נָטַל) 1) taking; lifting up; carrying. Zeb.34a; Macc.14b נְטִילַת נשמה death penalty. Y.Sabb.VII, 10c נ׳ נשמה taking life (destroying vitality); Bab. ib. 75a; a. fr.Meg.II, 5 נטילת לולב taking up the festive wreath.Pesik. R. s. 10 נטילת ראש lifting up the head (with the ambiguous meaning of ‘taking off the head or ‘promotion). Lev. R. s. 17; Y.Ber.II, 5c bot. נטילת רשות, v. רָשוּת.Y.M. Kat. III, 82a top, a. e. נטילת צפורנים cutting the nails; a. fr. 2) נטילת ידים, or נ׳ washing the hands before and after meals Ḥull.106a, sq. Sot.4b; a. fr.

נְטִילָהf. (נָטַל) 1) taking; lifting up; carrying. Zeb.34a; Macc.14b נְטִילַת נשמה death penalty. Y.Sabb.VII, 10c נ׳ נשמה taking life (destroying vitality); Bab. ib. 75a; a. fr.Meg.II, 5 נטילת לולב taking up the festive wreath.Pesik. R. s. 10 נטילת ראש lifting up the head (with the ambiguous meaning of ‘taking off the head or ‘promotion). Lev. R. s. 17; Y.Ber.II, 5c bot. נטילת רשות, v. רָשוּת.Y.M. Kat. III, 82a top, a. e. נטילת צפורנים cutting the nails; a. fr. 2) נטילת ידים, or נ׳ washing the hands before and after meals Ḥull.106a, sq. Sot.4b; a. fr.

קִידּוּש, קִדּ׳m. (קָדַש) 1) sanctification, esp. ק׳ השם the sanctification of the Name (of the Lord, v. קְדוּשָּׁה), loyally to the Jewish faith, martyrdom. Y.Shebi.IV, 35a bot. Pesik. Bshall., p. 87a>. Deut. R. s. 2 (ref. to Prov. 24:21) אמר לו דבר של ק׳ שמיוכ׳ (not קידש שמא) the Lord said to Solomon, a thing which concerns the sanctification of my name (the unity of God) dost thou express by a brief allusion? Y.Kidd.IV, 65c bot. גדול הוא ק׳ השם מחילול השם a positive act of sanctification of the Name is superior to (supersedes) a law which is to prevent profanation of the Name; בחילול השם כתיב … ובק׳ השם מתחלתוכ׳ concerning the profanation of the Name it is written (Deut. 21:23), ‘thou shalt not suffer his body to remain (even) over night, but when the Name was to be sanctified (by an act of retributive justice), it is written (2 Sam. 21:10), ‘from the beginning of the harvest ; Y.Snh.VI, 23d (corr. acc.); a. fr.Pl. קִידּוּשִׁין. laws of sanctity. Y.Yeb.II, 3d top למה סמך … לפרשת ק׳ why does the Biblical text join the chapter on sanctity (Lev. 19) to that on incest (Lev. 17)?; (Lev. R. s. 24 לפרשת קְדוֹשִׁים, v. קָדוֹש). 2) proclamation of sanctity; a) of the New Moon, seasons (by the authorities). Tosef.Snh.II, 1 ק׳ החדש ועיבורוכ׳ the proclamation of the New Moon and the intercalation of a month require a court of three. Y. ib. I, 18c top חבירים … לק׳ הח׳ dare untitled scholars (v. חָבֵר) be admitted to sit on the proclamation of the New Moon?; a. fr.B. Bath. 121a מועדייי׳ צריכין ק׳ בית דיןוכ׳ the festivals of the Lord require to be regulated by the proclamation of the court, but the weekly Sabbath does not. Y.R. Hash. III, 58d bot. ק׳ב״ד the official proclamation of the jubilee; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ex. R. s. 15 קִדּוּשֵׁי החדשים the proceedings at the proclamation of the New Moon.b) proclamation of the sanctity of the day by special prayer, Ḳiddush. Pes.100a מפסיקין לק׳ when the Sabbath or Holy Day begins, we must interrupt a meal to recite Ḳiddush. Ib. b ידי ק׳ יצאו they (that heard the Ḳiddush at synagogue) have complied with the duty of ushering the Sabbath in with Ḳiddush. Ib. 105a sq. אם אין לו … ק׳ היום מפני שק׳ היוםוכ׳ he who has only one cup of wine, recites over it the Ḳiddush of the day, because the sanctification of the day takes precedence of honoring the day (by grace after meal with wine). Meg.27b מכרה … והביאה לי ק׳ היום sold the bonnet on her head and procured for me the wine for the Ḳiddush of the day; a. fr. 3) washing hands and feet prior to a priestly function. Zeb.19b כיצד מצות ק׳ how is the act of washing done? Ib. לינה מועלת ק׳וכ׳ the intervention of the night has an effect on the sanctification of hands and feet, makes a renewed washing of hands and feet necessary. Ib. ק׳ שני the second sanctification (immediately before approaching the altar); Yoma 32b; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib. III, 3. Ib. 32b; a. e. 4) (of mixed seeds) condemnation (v. קָרַש Pl. 7). Yeb.83a. 5) putting ashes in the water of lustration; the ashes put in. Ib. 42a bot. אסיפת אפרה … וק׳ (not לק׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 50) the collecting of its ashes, the drawing of water and the putting in of the ashes; ib. b Par. Vl, 1 ונפל הק׳וכ׳ and ashes fell on his hand. Ib. 2. Tosef. ib. VI (V), 1 עוסק עם הק׳ is engaged in the act of ḳiddush. Ib. 3 צריך ק׳ שני requires an additional putting in of ashes; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib. 5; a. e.6) betrothal. Mekh. Mishp. s. 3 ק׳ אחר ק׳וכ׳ the father of a minor has the authority to give her away in marriage a second time, v. אַמְהוּת; אבל לא אמהות אחר ק׳ but he cannot hire her out after having once given her away. Y.Kidd.II, 62c top נכללין בק׳ … בשלשה קידושין they (the three objects he gave her, when he said, ‘be betrothed with this, and this and this) are combined to form one act of betrothal (which is valid, if the three objects combined have the legally prescribed value), and are separated (if he said, ‘be betrothed with this, with this, with this) to form three acts of betrothal (and one of the objects at least must have the legal value); a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib.Esp. ḳiddush in, the act of betrothal, legal and legitimate marriage (connubium). Kidd.IV, 9 קִידּוּשֶׁיהָ ק׳ her acceptance of the betrothal is a valid marriage; קִדּוּשָׁיו ק׳ his (the authorized messengers) acceptance is valid. Ib. III, 12 כל מקום שיש ק׳ ואין עברהוכ׳ wherever a betrothal is valid (where there is connubium), and no sin is connected with it, the issue follows the legal status of the male parent; וכל מקום שיש ק׳ ויש עברהוכ׳ but where the betrothal, if performed, is valid but sin is connected therewith, the issue has the status of the inferior parent, e. g. a widow married to a high priest. Ib. כל מי שאין לה עליו ק׳ אבל יש לה על אחרים ק׳וכ׳ in a case where a marriage cannot take place with that special person (on account of consanguinity), but may take place with others, the issue is a bastard (מַמְזֵר); וכל מי שאין לה לא עליו … ק׳וכ׳ where a marriage cannot take place either with that special person or with other Israelites (she having no right of connubium), the issue follows the status of the mother. Yeb.10b, a. fr. אין ק׳ תופסיןוכ׳ betrothal takes no effect in the case of Kidd.60b, a. fr. קִידּוּשֵׁי ודאי an undisputed betrothal; קידושי ספק a legally doubtful betrothal; a. fr.Trnsf. קִידּוּשִׁים, קִידּוּשִׁין, קִדּ׳ betrothal festivities, contrad. to wedding festivities. Num. R. s. 12 ועשה לה ק׳ גדולים and arranged for her sake large festivities; ib. (ref. to Ex. 20:18) ולא היו אלא ק׳ and these were merely the solemnities of (Israels) betrothal (ref. to וקדשתם, ib. 19:10); Pesik. R. s. 5; Tanḥ. Naso 17. Ḳiddushin, name of a treatise of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud Babli and Yrushalmi, of the Order of Nashim. B. Bath.52b (a reference to Tosef.Kidd.I, 5) תני וב … בק׳ דבי לוי Rab … taught from the treatise of Ḳiddushin of the school of Levi (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 1).

קִידּוּש, קִדּ׳m. (קָדַש) 1) sanctification, esp. ק׳ השם the sanctification of the Name (of the Lord, v. קְדוּשָּׁה), loyally to the Jewish faith, martyrdom. Y.Shebi.IV, 35a bot. Pesik. Bshall., p. 87a>. Deut. R. s. 2 (ref. to Prov. 24:21) אמר לו דבר של ק׳ שמיוכ׳ (not קידש שמא) the Lord said to Solomon, a thing which concerns the sanctification of my name (the unity of God) dost thou express by a brief allusion? Y.Kidd.IV, 65c bot. גדול הוא ק׳ השם מחילול השם a positive act of sanctification of the Name is superior to (supersedes) a law which is to prevent profanation of the Name; בחילול השם כתיב … ובק׳ השם מתחלתוכ׳ concerning the profanation of the Name it is written (Deut. 21:23), ‘thou shalt not suffer his body to remain (even) over night, but when the Name was to be sanctified (by an act of retributive justice), it is written (2 Sam. 21:10), ‘from the beginning of the harvest ; Y.Snh.VI, 23d (corr. acc.); a. fr.Pl. קִידּוּשִׁין. laws of sanctity. Y.Yeb.II, 3d top למה סמך … לפרשת ק׳ why does the Biblical text join the chapter on sanctity (Lev. 19) to that on incest (Lev. 17)?; (Lev. R. s. 24 לפרשת קְדוֹשִׁים, v. קָדוֹש). 2) proclamation of sanctity; a) of the New Moon, seasons (by the authorities). Tosef.Snh.II, 1 ק׳ החדש ועיבורוכ׳ the proclamation of the New Moon and the intercalation of a month require a court of three. Y. ib. I, 18c top חבירים … לק׳ הח׳ dare untitled scholars (v. חָבֵר) be admitted to sit on the proclamation of the New Moon?; a. fr.B. Bath. 121a מועדייי׳ צריכין ק׳ בית דיןוכ׳ the festivals of the Lord require to be regulated by the proclamation of the court, but the weekly Sabbath does not. Y.R. Hash. III, 58d bot. ק׳ב״ד the official proclamation of the jubilee; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ex. R. s. 15 קִדּוּשֵׁי החדשים the proceedings at the proclamation of the New Moon.b) proclamation of the sanctity of the day by special prayer, Ḳiddush. Pes.100a מפסיקין לק׳ when the Sabbath or Holy Day begins, we must interrupt a meal to recite Ḳiddush. Ib. b ידי ק׳ יצאו they (that heard the Ḳiddush at synagogue) have complied with the duty of ushering the Sabbath in with Ḳiddush. Ib. 105a sq. אם אין לו … ק׳ היום מפני שק׳ היוםוכ׳ he who has only one cup of wine, recites over it the Ḳiddush of the day, because the sanctification of the day takes precedence of honoring the day (by grace after meal with wine). Meg.27b מכרה … והביאה לי ק׳ היום sold the bonnet on her head and procured for me the wine for the Ḳiddush of the day; a. fr. 3) washing hands and feet prior to a priestly function. Zeb.19b כיצד מצות ק׳ how is the act of washing done? Ib. לינה מועלת ק׳וכ׳ the intervention of the night has an effect on the sanctification of hands and feet, makes a renewed washing of hands and feet necessary. Ib. ק׳ שני the second sanctification (immediately before approaching the altar); Yoma 32b; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib. III, 3. Ib. 32b; a. e. 4) (of mixed seeds) condemnation (v. קָרַש Pl. 7). Yeb.83a. 5) putting ashes in the water of lustration; the ashes put in. Ib. 42a bot. אסיפת אפרה … וק׳ (not לק׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 50) the collecting of its ashes, the drawing of water and the putting in of the ashes; ib. b Par. Vl, 1 ונפל הק׳וכ׳ and ashes fell on his hand. Ib. 2. Tosef. ib. VI (V), 1 עוסק עם הק׳ is engaged in the act of ḳiddush. Ib. 3 צריך ק׳ שני requires an additional putting in of ashes; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib. 5; a. e.6) betrothal. Mekh. Mishp. s. 3 ק׳ אחר ק׳וכ׳ the father of a minor has the authority to give her away in marriage a second time, v. אַמְהוּת; אבל לא אמהות אחר ק׳ but he cannot hire her out after having once given her away. Y.Kidd.II, 62c top נכללין בק׳ … בשלשה קידושין they (the three objects he gave her, when he said, ‘be betrothed with this, and this and this) are combined to form one act of betrothal (which is valid, if the three objects combined have the legally prescribed value), and are separated (if he said, ‘be betrothed with this, with this, with this) to form three acts of betrothal (and one of the objects at least must have the legal value); a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib.Esp. ḳiddush in, the act of betrothal, legal and legitimate marriage (connubium). Kidd.IV, 9 קִידּוּשֶׁיהָ ק׳ her acceptance of the betrothal is a valid marriage; קִדּוּשָׁיו ק׳ his (the authorized messengers) acceptance is valid. Ib. III, 12 כל מקום שיש ק׳ ואין עברהוכ׳ wherever a betrothal is valid (where there is connubium), and no sin is connected with it, the issue follows the legal status of the male parent; וכל מקום שיש ק׳ ויש עברהוכ׳ but where the betrothal, if performed, is valid but sin is connected therewith, the issue has the status of the inferior parent, e. g. a widow married to a high priest. Ib. כל מי שאין לה עליו ק׳ אבל יש לה על אחרים ק׳וכ׳ in a case where a marriage cannot take place with that special person (on account of consanguinity), but may take place with others, the issue is a bastard (מַמְזֵר); וכל מי שאין לה לא עליו … ק׳וכ׳ where a marriage cannot take place either with that special person or with other Israelites (she having no right of connubium), the issue follows the status of the mother. Yeb.10b, a. fr. אין ק׳ תופסיןוכ׳ betrothal takes no effect in the case of Kidd.60b, a. fr. קִידּוּשֵׁי ודאי an undisputed betrothal; קידושי ספק a legally doubtful betrothal; a. fr.Trnsf. קִידּוּשִׁים, קִידּוּשִׁין, קִדּ׳ betrothal festivities, contrad. to wedding festivities. Num. R. s. 12 ועשה לה ק׳ גדולים and arranged for her sake large festivities; ib. (ref. to Ex. 20:18) ולא היו אלא ק׳ and these were merely the solemnities of (Israels) betrothal (ref. to וקדשתם, ib. 19:10); Pesik. R. s. 5; Tanḥ. Naso 17. Ḳiddushin, name of a treatise of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud Babli and Yrushalmi, of the Order of Nashim. B. Bath.52b (a reference to Tosef.Kidd.I, 5) תני וב … בק׳ דבי לוי Rab … taught from the treatise of Ḳiddushin of the school of Levi (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 1).

קִידּוּש, קִדּ׳m. (קָדַש) 1) sanctification, esp. ק׳ השם the sanctification of the Name (of the Lord, v. קְדוּשָּׁה), loyally to the Jewish faith, martyrdom. Y.Shebi.IV, 35a bot. Pesik. Bshall., p. 87a>. Deut. R. s. 2 (ref. to Prov. 24:21) אמר לו דבר של ק׳ שמיוכ׳ (not קידש שמא) the Lord said to Solomon, a thing which concerns the sanctification of my name (the unity of God) dost thou express by a brief allusion? Y.Kidd.IV, 65c bot. גדול הוא ק׳ השם מחילול השם a positive act of sanctification of the Name is superior to (supersedes) a law which is to prevent profanation of the Name; בחילול השם כתיב … ובק׳ השם מתחלתוכ׳ concerning the profanation of the Name it is written (Deut. 21:23), ‘thou shalt not suffer his body to remain (even) over night, but when the Name was to be sanctified (by an act of retributive justice), it is written (2 Sam. 21:10), ‘from the beginning of the harvest ; Y.Snh.VI, 23d (corr. acc.); a. fr.Pl. קִידּוּשִׁין. laws of sanctity. Y.Yeb.II, 3d top למה סמך … לפרשת ק׳ why does the Biblical text join the chapter on sanctity (Lev. 19) to that on incest (Lev. 17)?; (Lev. R. s. 24 לפרשת קְדוֹשִׁים, v. קָדוֹש). 2) proclamation of sanctity; a) of the New Moon, seasons (by the authorities). Tosef.Snh.II, 1 ק׳ החדש ועיבורוכ׳ the proclamation of the New Moon and the intercalation of a month require a court of three. Y. ib. I, 18c top חבירים … לק׳ הח׳ dare untitled scholars (v. חָבֵר) be admitted to sit on the proclamation of the New Moon?; a. fr.B. Bath. 121a מועדייי׳ צריכין ק׳ בית דיןוכ׳ the festivals of the Lord require to be regulated by the proclamation of the court, but the weekly Sabbath does not. Y.R. Hash. III, 58d bot. ק׳ב״ד the official proclamation of the jubilee; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ex. R. s. 15 קִדּוּשֵׁי החדשים the proceedings at the proclamation of the New Moon.b) proclamation of the sanctity of the day by special prayer, Ḳiddush. Pes.100a מפסיקין לק׳ when the Sabbath or Holy Day begins, we must interrupt a meal to recite Ḳiddush. Ib. b ידי ק׳ יצאו they (that heard the Ḳiddush at synagogue) have complied with the duty of ushering the Sabbath in with Ḳiddush. Ib. 105a sq. אם אין לו … ק׳ היום מפני שק׳ היוםוכ׳ he who has only one cup of wine, recites over it the Ḳiddush of the day, because the sanctification of the day takes precedence of honoring the day (by grace after meal with wine). Meg.27b מכרה … והביאה לי ק׳ היום sold the bonnet on her head and procured for me the wine for the Ḳiddush of the day; a. fr. 3) washing hands and feet prior to a priestly function. Zeb.19b כיצד מצות ק׳ how is the act of washing done? Ib. לינה מועלת ק׳וכ׳ the intervention of the night has an effect on the sanctification of hands and feet, makes a renewed washing of hands and feet necessary. Ib. ק׳ שני the second sanctification (immediately before approaching the altar); Yoma 32b; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib. III, 3. Ib. 32b; a. e. 4) (of mixed seeds) condemnation (v. קָרַש Pl. 7). Yeb.83a. 5) putting ashes in the water of lustration; the ashes put in. Ib. 42a bot. אסיפת אפרה … וק׳ (not לק׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 50) the collecting of its ashes, the drawing of water and the putting in of the ashes; ib. b Par. Vl, 1 ונפל הק׳וכ׳ and ashes fell on his hand. Ib. 2. Tosef. ib. VI (V), 1 עוסק עם הק׳ is engaged in the act of ḳiddush. Ib. 3 צריך ק׳ שני requires an additional putting in of ashes; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib. 5; a. e.6) betrothal. Mekh. Mishp. s. 3 ק׳ אחר ק׳וכ׳ the father of a minor has the authority to give her away in marriage a second time, v. אַמְהוּת; אבל לא אמהות אחר ק׳ but he cannot hire her out after having once given her away. Y.Kidd.II, 62c top נכללין בק׳ … בשלשה קידושין they (the three objects he gave her, when he said, ‘be betrothed with this, and this and this) are combined to form one act of betrothal (which is valid, if the three objects combined have the legally prescribed value), and are separated (if he said, ‘be betrothed with this, with this, with this) to form three acts of betrothal (and one of the objects at least must have the legal value); a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib.Esp. ḳiddush in, the act of betrothal, legal and legitimate marriage (connubium). Kidd.IV, 9 קִידּוּשֶׁיהָ ק׳ her acceptance of the betrothal is a valid marriage; קִדּוּשָׁיו ק׳ his (the authorized messengers) acceptance is valid. Ib. III, 12 כל מקום שיש ק׳ ואין עברהוכ׳ wherever a betrothal is valid (where there is connubium), and no sin is connected with it, the issue follows the legal status of the male parent; וכל מקום שיש ק׳ ויש עברהוכ׳ but where the betrothal, if performed, is valid but sin is connected therewith, the issue has the status of the inferior parent, e. g. a widow married to a high priest. Ib. כל מי שאין לה עליו ק׳ אבל יש לה על אחרים ק׳וכ׳ in a case where a marriage cannot take place with that special person (on account of consanguinity), but may take place with others, the issue is a bastard (מַמְזֵר); וכל מי שאין לה לא עליו … ק׳וכ׳ where a marriage cannot take place either with that special person or with other Israelites (she having no right of connubium), the issue follows the status of the mother. Yeb.10b, a. fr. אין ק׳ תופסיןוכ׳ betrothal takes no effect in the case of Kidd.60b, a. fr. קִידּוּשֵׁי ודאי an undisputed betrothal; קידושי ספק a legally doubtful betrothal; a. fr.Trnsf. קִידּוּשִׁים, קִידּוּשִׁין, קִדּ׳ betrothal festivities, contrad. to wedding festivities. Num. R. s. 12 ועשה לה ק׳ גדולים and arranged for her sake large festivities; ib. (ref. to Ex. 20:18) ולא היו אלא ק׳ and these were merely the solemnities of (Israels) betrothal (ref. to וקדשתם, ib. 19:10); Pesik. R. s. 5; Tanḥ. Naso 17. Ḳiddushin, name of a treatise of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud Babli and Yrushalmi, of the Order of Nashim. B. Bath.52b (a reference to Tosef.Kidd.I, 5) תני וב … בק׳ דבי לוי Rab … taught from the treatise of Ḳiddushin of the school of Levi (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 1).

קִידּוּש, קִדּ׳m. (קָדַש) 1) sanctification, esp. ק׳ השם the sanctification of the Name (of the Lord, v. קְדוּשָּׁה), loyally to the Jewish faith, martyrdom. Y.Shebi.IV, 35a bot. Pesik. Bshall., p. 87a>. Deut. R. s. 2 (ref. to Prov. 24:21) אמר לו דבר של ק׳ שמיוכ׳ (not קידש שמא) the Lord said to Solomon, a thing which concerns the sanctification of my name (the unity of God) dost thou express by a brief allusion? Y.Kidd.IV, 65c bot. גדול הוא ק׳ השם מחילול השם a positive act of sanctification of the Name is superior to (supersedes) a law which is to prevent profanation of the Name; בחילול השם כתיב … ובק׳ השם מתחלתוכ׳ concerning the profanation of the Name it is written (Deut. 21:23), ‘thou shalt not suffer his body to remain (even) over night, but when the Name was to be sanctified (by an act of retributive justice), it is written (2 Sam. 21:10), ‘from the beginning of the harvest ; Y.Snh.VI, 23d (corr. acc.); a. fr.Pl. קִידּוּשִׁין. laws of sanctity. Y.Yeb.II, 3d top למה סמך … לפרשת ק׳ why does the Biblical text join the chapter on sanctity (Lev. 19) to that on incest (Lev. 17)?; (Lev. R. s. 24 לפרשת קְדוֹשִׁים, v. קָדוֹש). 2) proclamation of sanctity; a) of the New Moon, seasons (by the authorities). Tosef.Snh.II, 1 ק׳ החדש ועיבורוכ׳ the proclamation of the New Moon and the intercalation of a month require a court of three. Y. ib. I, 18c top חבירים … לק׳ הח׳ dare untitled scholars (v. חָבֵר) be admitted to sit on the proclamation of the New Moon?; a. fr.B. Bath. 121a מועדייי׳ צריכין ק׳ בית דיןוכ׳ the festivals of the Lord require to be regulated by the proclamation of the court, but the weekly Sabbath does not. Y.R. Hash. III, 58d bot. ק׳ב״ד the official proclamation of the jubilee; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ex. R. s. 15 קִדּוּשֵׁי החדשים the proceedings at the proclamation of the New Moon.b) proclamation of the sanctity of the day by special prayer, Ḳiddush. Pes.100a מפסיקין לק׳ when the Sabbath or Holy Day begins, we must interrupt a meal to recite Ḳiddush. Ib. b ידי ק׳ יצאו they (that heard the Ḳiddush at synagogue) have complied with the duty of ushering the Sabbath in with Ḳiddush. Ib. 105a sq. אם אין לו … ק׳ היום מפני שק׳ היוםוכ׳ he who has only one cup of wine, recites over it the Ḳiddush of the day, because the sanctification of the day takes precedence of honoring the day (by grace after meal with wine). Meg.27b מכרה … והביאה לי ק׳ היום sold the bonnet on her head and procured for me the wine for the Ḳiddush of the day; a. fr. 3) washing hands and feet prior to a priestly function. Zeb.19b כיצד מצות ק׳ how is the act of washing done? Ib. לינה מועלת ק׳וכ׳ the intervention of the night has an effect on the sanctification of hands and feet, makes a renewed washing of hands and feet necessary. Ib. ק׳ שני the second sanctification (immediately before approaching the altar); Yoma 32b; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib. III, 3. Ib. 32b; a. e. 4) (of mixed seeds) condemnation (v. קָרַש Pl. 7). Yeb.83a. 5) putting ashes in the water of lustration; the ashes put in. Ib. 42a bot. אסיפת אפרה … וק׳ (not לק׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 50) the collecting of its ashes, the drawing of water and the putting in of the ashes; ib. b Par. Vl, 1 ונפל הק׳וכ׳ and ashes fell on his hand. Ib. 2. Tosef. ib. VI (V), 1 עוסק עם הק׳ is engaged in the act of ḳiddush. Ib. 3 צריך ק׳ שני requires an additional putting in of ashes; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib. 5; a. e.6) betrothal. Mekh. Mishp. s. 3 ק׳ אחר ק׳וכ׳ the father of a minor has the authority to give her away in marriage a second time, v. אַמְהוּת; אבל לא אמהות אחר ק׳ but he cannot hire her out after having once given her away. Y.Kidd.II, 62c top נכללין בק׳ … בשלשה קידושין they (the three objects he gave her, when he said, ‘be betrothed with this, and this and this) are combined to form one act of betrothal (which is valid, if the three objects combined have the legally prescribed value), and are separated (if he said, ‘be betrothed with this, with this, with this) to form three acts of betrothal (and one of the objects at least must have the legal value); a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib.Esp. ḳiddush in, the act of betrothal, legal and legitimate marriage (connubium). Kidd.IV, 9 קִידּוּשֶׁיהָ ק׳ her acceptance of the betrothal is a valid marriage; קִדּוּשָׁיו ק׳ his (the authorized messengers) acceptance is valid. Ib. III, 12 כל מקום שיש ק׳ ואין עברהוכ׳ wherever a betrothal is valid (where there is connubium), and no sin is connected with it, the issue follows the legal status of the male parent; וכל מקום שיש ק׳ ויש עברהוכ׳ but where the betrothal, if performed, is valid but sin is connected therewith, the issue has the status of the inferior parent, e. g. a widow married to a high priest. Ib. כל מי שאין לה עליו ק׳ אבל יש לה על אחרים ק׳וכ׳ in a case where a marriage cannot take place with that special person (on account of consanguinity), but may take place with others, the issue is a bastard (מַמְזֵר); וכל מי שאין לה לא עליו … ק׳וכ׳ where a marriage cannot take place either with that special person or with other Israelites (she having no right of connubium), the issue follows the status of the mother. Yeb.10b, a. fr. אין ק׳ תופסיןוכ׳ betrothal takes no effect in the case of Kidd.60b, a. fr. קִידּוּשֵׁי ודאי an undisputed betrothal; קידושי ספק a legally doubtful betrothal; a. fr.Trnsf. קִידּוּשִׁים, קִידּוּשִׁין, קִדּ׳ betrothal festivities, contrad. to wedding festivities. Num. R. s. 12 ועשה לה ק׳ גדולים and arranged for her sake large festivities; ib. (ref. to Ex. 20:18) ולא היו אלא ק׳ and these were merely the solemnities of (Israels) betrothal (ref. to וקדשתם, ib. 19:10); Pesik. R. s. 5; Tanḥ. Naso 17. Ḳiddushin, name of a treatise of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud Babli and Yrushalmi, of the Order of Nashim. B. Bath.52b (a reference to Tosef.Kidd.I, 5) תני וב … בק׳ דבי לוי Rab … taught from the treatise of Ḳiddushin of the school of Levi (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 1).

סֶרֶךְm. (preced.) clinging to, following the example of; habit. Nidd.67b משום ס׳ בתה because her daughter might follow her example (and make the mothers exceptional act a rule for all occasions). Ḥull.106a נטילת … משום ס׳ תרומה the washing of hands before a meal on secular food was introduced for the sake of uniformity with Trumah (to make it a habit). Y.Yoma III, 40b bot., sq. טבילת ס׳ an immersion required merely for the sake of uniformity; Bab. ib. 30a ס׳ טבילה. Y.Bicc.III, 64d bot.; Y.Ḥag.II, 78b נטילת ס׳ washing of hands (before meals) for the sake of uniformity (v. supra).

סֶרֶךְm. (preced.) clinging to, following the example of; habit. Nidd.67b משום ס׳ בתה because her daughter might follow her example (and make the mothers exceptional act a rule for all occasions). Ḥull.106a נטילת … משום ס׳ תרומה the washing of hands before a meal on secular food was introduced for the sake of uniformity with Trumah (to make it a habit). Y.Yoma III, 40b bot., sq. טבילת ס׳ an immersion required merely for the sake of uniformity; Bab. ib. 30a ס׳ טבילה. Y.Bicc.III, 64d bot.; Y.Ḥag.II, 78b נטילת ס׳ washing of hands (before meals) for the sake of uniformity (v. supra).

רָחַץ(b. h.) to bathe, wash. Sabb.122a מותר לִרְחוֹץ בה מיד it is permitted to bathe in it immediately (after the exit of the Sabbath); ib. 151a; Makhsh. II, 5 רוֹחֵץ מיד. Ber.15a מי שאין … לרחוץ ידיו (Ms. M. ליטול) he that has no water with which to wash his hands (before prayer). Tosef.Keth.VII, 6 ורוֹחֶצֶת במרחץ עם כל אדם a woman that bathes in a bath-house with all kind of people (loses her jointure). Y. ib. VII, 31b bot. (as a case for divorce) הדירה שלא תִרְחֲצִיוכ׳ if he bound her by a vow (saying), thou shalt not bathe in a bath-house; a. fr.Part. pass. רָחוּץ. Zeb.17b שלא רְחוּץ ידיםוכ׳ not having washed his hands and feet (before a sacred function); Tosef.Men.I, 9. Ib. 12 שלא רחוץ, Var. ולא רָחְצוּ. Hif. הִרְחִיץ 1) same, to wash, cleanse. Ib. 10 משפשף ומַרְחִיץ he rubs and washes (hands and feet). Ber. l. c. (ref. to Ps. 26:6) דכתיב אֶרְחַץ ולא אַרְחִיץ (v. Ms. M., Rabb. D. S. a. l.) it is written erḥats (I bathe), and not arḥits (I cleanse), i. e. washing of hands as a symbolical act is equal to immersion. Y.Keth.V, 30a bot. ומַרְחֶצֶת לווכ׳ she must bathe his feet (personally attend to his foot-bath). Yalk. Cant. 988 שמַרְחִיצִין את ישראלוכ׳ who cleanse Israel from sins; a. e. 2) to cause to bathe. Num. R. s. 132> עתיד … ולהַרְחִיצָם בנחלי חלב the Lord shall cause them to drink …, and to bathe in rivers of milk. Sabb. l. c.; Makhsh. l. c. מרחץ המרחצת בשבת a bath-house that allows bathing (is heated and open) on the Sabbath. Y.Ber.II, 4c bot. מרחץ ואע״פ שאינה מרחצת a bath-house, even if it is not in use. Pi. רִיחֵץ to cleanse.Part. pass. מְרוּחָץ; pl. מְרוּחָצִין. Cant. R. to IV, 4 שהיו כולן מר׳ מן העונות they were all cleansed of their sins. Nif. נִרְחַץ to be cleansed. Yalk. Cant. l. c. שהטיף … ונִרְחֲצוּ מעוניתיהם the Lord dropped dew upon them, and they were cleansed of their sins.

רָחַץ(b. h.) to bathe, wash. Sabb.122a מותר לִרְחוֹץ בה מיד it is permitted to bathe in it immediately (after the exit of the Sabbath); ib. 151a; Makhsh. II, 5 רוֹחֵץ מיד. Ber.15a מי שאין … לרחוץ ידיו (Ms. M. ליטול) he that has no water with which to wash his hands (before prayer). Tosef.Keth.VII, 6 ורוֹחֶצֶת במרחץ עם כל אדם a woman that bathes in a bath-house with all kind of people (loses her jointure). Y. ib. VII, 31b bot. (as a case for divorce) הדירה שלא תִרְחֲצִיוכ׳ if he bound her by a vow (saying), thou shalt not bathe in a bath-house; a. fr.Part. pass. רָחוּץ. Zeb.17b שלא רְחוּץ ידיםוכ׳ not having washed his hands and feet (before a sacred function); Tosef.Men.I, 9. Ib. 12 שלא רחוץ, Var. ולא רָחְצוּ. Hif. הִרְחִיץ 1) same, to wash, cleanse. Ib. 10 משפשף ומַרְחִיץ he rubs and washes (hands and feet). Ber. l. c. (ref. to Ps. 26:6) דכתיב אֶרְחַץ ולא אַרְחִיץ (v. Ms. M., Rabb. D. S. a. l.) it is written erḥats (I bathe), and not arḥits (I cleanse), i. e. washing of hands as a symbolical act is equal to immersion. Y.Keth.V, 30a bot. ומַרְחֶצֶת לווכ׳ she must bathe his feet (personally attend to his foot-bath). Yalk. Cant. 988 שמַרְחִיצִין את ישראלוכ׳ who cleanse Israel from sins; a. e. 2) to cause to bathe. Num. R. s. 132> עתיד … ולהַרְחִיצָם בנחלי חלב the Lord shall cause them to drink …, and to bathe in rivers of milk. Sabb. l. c.; Makhsh. l. c. מרחץ המרחצת בשבת a bath-house that allows bathing (is heated and open) on the Sabbath. Y.Ber.II, 4c bot. מרחץ ואע״פ שאינה מרחצת a bath-house, even if it is not in use. Pi. רִיחֵץ to cleanse.Part. pass. מְרוּחָץ; pl. מְרוּחָצִין. Cant. R. to IV, 4 שהיו כולן מר׳ מן העונות they were all cleansed of their sins. Nif. נִרְחַץ to be cleansed. Yalk. Cant. l. c. שהטיף … ונִרְחֲצוּ מעוניתיהם the Lord dropped dew upon them, and they were cleansed of their sins.

פֶּרֶקm. (b. h.; preced.) (division, section; (b. h.) cross-road, 1) period ( of time), period of maturity, season. Keth.59b סמוך לפִירְקָהּ near her period of puberty. Y.Yeb.XIII, 13d bot. עד שתגדיל ותגיע לפ׳וכ׳ until she be grown up and arrive at a marriageable age and be married. Taan.16a ופִרְקוֹ נאה whose youth is becoming, expl. ib. b שלא יצאוכ׳ whose youth is of unblemished repute; Tosef.Ḥag.II, 9 ופרקו טוב Var. (ed. Zuck. ופרק). Pes.117a על כל פ׳ ופ׳ at every important epoch. Ib. 43a top שהגיעו לפִרְקָןוכ׳ who have reached puberty but not the legal age (prematurely developed). Tosef.R. Hash. I, 12 פ׳ שעורים the season of the barley crop; פ׳ גשמים the rainy season. Deut. R. s. 9 הגיע פרקו ליטולוכ׳ his (the childs) time has come to be taken away (he is destined to die) at the age of thirty days. Ib. הראה לי את פִּרְקִי show me my time (when I am to die); a. fr.Pl. פְּרָקִים; constr. פִּרְקֵי, פִּי׳. R. Hash. 35a ברכית … ושל פ׳ prayers for the New Year, the Day of Atonement and periodical prayers (for feasts, fasts). Ib. כיון … כפ׳ רמי as he prayed only once in thirty days, it was to him like a periodical prayer. Shek. III, 1 בשלשה פ׳ at three periods of the year. Y.Shebi.I, beg.33a שני פ׳ הראשונים the two beginning periods (shortly before the beginning of the Sabbatical year, and before the beginning of the new Sabbatical period); ib. III, end, 34d. Y.Shek.III, beg.47b פירקי לידה the seasons when animals give birth. Gen. R. s. 70, a. e. נשיקה של פ׳ the kiss on meeting after a period of separation; a. fr. 2) (of writings) section, chapter. R. Hash. 30b מפני שחוזר וכיפל את הפ׳ because in that case he would have to recite the same psalm again on the same day. Ber.14a בין פ׳ לפ׳ פוסקוכ׳ between one section (of the Hallel) and another he may interrupt himself, but in the middle of a section he must not do so. Ab.VI הלומד … פ׳ אחדוכ׳ he that learns from his neighbor one chapter or one halakhah. Erub.54b ושנה לו משה פִּירְקוֹ Moses taught him (Aaron) his lesson; ושנה להם … פִּירְקָן taught them their lesson; a. v. fr.Pl. as ab. Ber.II, 1 בפ׳ שואלוכ׳. between the sections (of the Shmʿa) one may interrupt ones self to extend a greeting Ib. 2 אלו הן בין הפ׳ these are the pauses between the sections: between the first and the second benediction (preceding the Shmʿa) Ḥag.13a ראשי פ׳ the headings of chapters (or subjects, leading words). R. Hash. 31a מה ראהר״ע לחלק בין הפ׳ הללו Ms. M. (ed. ראו חכמים) what reason had R. ʿA. to make a distinction between these psalms (by referring six of them to past events and the seventh to the hereafter)?; a. fr. 3) link, limb, joint. Ḥull.106a sq. נטילת ידים לחולין עד הפ׳וכ׳ washing of hands for secular food must be done up to the (second) joint (of the fingers), for Trumah to the (third) joint; קידוש … עד הפ׳ sanctification of hands (and feet) up to the joint (of the hand); Arakh.19b; Tosef.Yad.II, 1; Yad.II, 3; Y.Ber.VIII, 12a. Ḥull.X, 4 מן הפ׳ של ארכובהוכ׳ from the joint of the knee to the shoulder-blade of the forefoot. Ib. הפ׳ של לחי the joint of the jawbone. Sifra Tsav, Milluim, Par. 1 פ׳ האמצעי the middle joint (of the thumb); a. fr.Pl. as ab. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. III, 2, v. מִסְפֶּרֶת. Deut. R. s. 3 beg. מנורה שעשויה פ׳ פ׳ a candlestick made of separable links (v. חוּלְיָא I). Ab. Zar.43a בין פְּרָקָיו, expl. בין פִּרְקֵי ציאר between the joints of its neck. Y. Ber. l. c. bot. (שולחן) של פ׳ a table that can be taken apart; a. fr. 4) load. Pl. as ab. Yalk. Lam. 1000 ושני פ׳ יש עליווכ׳ and the camel has two loads (hanging down on its sides), one of wine, and one of vinegar (Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי ( חד מתינס 6) טעניה תרין זיקין). פרק אונסין, Esth. R. to I, 6, v. אינסין.