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פִּיס(cmp. פָּסַס) to split, divide, distribute. Hif. הֵפִיס 1) to penetrate, (cmp. בָּדַק); to cause abdominal trouble. Pes.107a מִיסְרָן ומֵפִיס this drink is a tempter and then gives pain (Ms. M. ומֵיפֵיס; Ms. O. מייסרן ומיפיס, v. פָּסַס; ed. ומפייס, v. infra). מפיס מורסא, v. פָּסַס. 2) to break a persons anger or will, to pacify, persuade, comfort. Shebu.45a כדי להָפִיס דעתווכ׳ in order to satisfy the mind of the employer (to convince him that he was mistaken). Y. ib. VIII, 38d top; Y.Snh.III, 21c bot. מצוה להֲפִיסוֹ it is proper to give him (the owner of the lost animal) satisfaction (by stating the cause of the loss); v. Pi.Ab. Zar.71a צא והָפֵס עלי מנת המלך go and satisfy for me the royal taxes (settle for me as best you can), v. מְנָת. 3) to arbitrate, decide (cmp. פָּסַק). Sabb.33a מי מֵפִיס who will decide (as to the cause of my disease)? Ib. 54a מי מפיסוכ׳ who will decide which udders are tied up for the purpose of drying them up and which for the purpose of preserving the milk?Esp. to decide by chance, by drawing lots, counting a certain number (v. פַּיִיס). Tam.I, 2 מי שטבל יבוא ויָפִיס let those who have bathed, come and take part in the count of chance; הֵפִיסוּ זכהוכ׳ after they have drawn, he who has won, has won (no appeal is permitted). Yoma 24b למה מְפִיסִין וחוזריןוכ׳ why did they draw once and again (why not at once for all the functions to be distributed)? Ib. במה מפיסין (Rashi: מפייסין) what garments do they wear when drawing? Gen. R. s. 84 (play on פסים, Gen. 37:23) שהפיסו עליהוכ׳ they drew lots about it (the coat) as to who should carry it to his father Sabb.XXIII, 2 (148b) מפיס (אדם) עםוכ׳ a man may decide by lot (on the Sabbath) the shares of honor at the table ; ib 149b; a. e. Pi. פִּיֵּיס to pacify, conciliate, persuade. Pes. l. c. מְיַסְּרָן ומְפַיֵּיס (that drink) chastises us (gives us pain), and yet is so persuasive (tempting). Ber.28b אני יכול לפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ I might appease him with words or bribe him with money. B. Bath.9b כל הנותן … והמְפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ he who gives a poor man a coin will be blessed with six blessings, but he who speaks kindly to him, will be blessed with eleven blessings. Gen. R. s. 93, end כשם שלא פ׳ … אלאוכ׳ as Joseph pacified his brothers only by weeping Y. Snh. l. c. מצוה להפיסו … ואינו מְפַיְּיסוֹ על שקר it is right to satisfy his mind by stating the truth, but one must not do so by a falsehood; Y. Shebu. l. c. מפייסו … אינו מפייסווכ׳. Lev. R. s. 19, end נלך ונְפַיֵּיס לגדלת, v. גַּדֶּלֶת; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 94, end ופייליה, read: ופִיְּיסוּהוּ and they appeased him (Nebuchadnezzar).Part. pass. מְפוּיָּיס. Ex. R. s. 51 הריני מפ׳ שמחלתוכ׳ I am convinced that thou hast forgiven Israel. Hithpa. הִתְפַּיֵּיס, Nithpa. נִתְפַּיֵּיס to be appeased, satisfied, persuaded. Ib. אותה שעה נֵתְפַּיְּיסוּ … עלוכ׳ now all Israelites were satisfied with regard to the work of the Tabernacle (that everything was correct). Ber.33a נתפ׳ אותו השר that princes anger was appeased. Pesik. R. s. 10 הרי הגורן בא והכל מִתְפַּיְּיסִים בשבילוכ׳ when harvesting time comes, all (that now are disputing) will be convinced for whose sake the field has been sown. Yoma 86b ספק מִתְפַּיֵּיס הימנווכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will or will not accept his apology; ספק מתפייס בדבריםוכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will be appeased by mere words (without demanding a fine or public satisfaction) ; a. fr.

פִּיס(cmp. פָּסַס) to split, divide, distribute. Hif. הֵפִיס 1) to penetrate, (cmp. בָּדַק); to cause abdominal trouble. Pes.107a מִיסְרָן ומֵפִיס this drink is a tempter and then gives pain (Ms. M. ומֵיפֵיס; Ms. O. מייסרן ומיפיס, v. פָּסַס; ed. ומפייס, v. infra). מפיס מורסא, v. פָּסַס. 2) to break a persons anger or will, to pacify, persuade, comfort. Shebu.45a כדי להָפִיס דעתווכ׳ in order to satisfy the mind of the employer (to convince him that he was mistaken). Y. ib. VIII, 38d top; Y.Snh.III, 21c bot. מצוה להֲפִיסוֹ it is proper to give him (the owner of the lost animal) satisfaction (by stating the cause of the loss); v. Pi.Ab. Zar.71a צא והָפֵס עלי מנת המלך go and satisfy for me the royal taxes (settle for me as best you can), v. מְנָת. 3) to arbitrate, decide (cmp. פָּסַק). Sabb.33a מי מֵפִיס who will decide (as to the cause of my disease)? Ib. 54a מי מפיסוכ׳ who will decide which udders are tied up for the purpose of drying them up and which for the purpose of preserving the milk?Esp. to decide by chance, by drawing lots, counting a certain number (v. פַּיִיס). Tam.I, 2 מי שטבל יבוא ויָפִיס let those who have bathed, come and take part in the count of chance; הֵפִיסוּ זכהוכ׳ after they have drawn, he who has won, has won (no appeal is permitted). Yoma 24b למה מְפִיסִין וחוזריןוכ׳ why did they draw once and again (why not at once for all the functions to be distributed)? Ib. במה מפיסין (Rashi: מפייסין) what garments do they wear when drawing? Gen. R. s. 84 (play on פסים, Gen. 37:23) שהפיסו עליהוכ׳ they drew lots about it (the coat) as to who should carry it to his father Sabb.XXIII, 2 (148b) מפיס (אדם) עםוכ׳ a man may decide by lot (on the Sabbath) the shares of honor at the table ; ib 149b; a. e. Pi. פִּיֵּיס to pacify, conciliate, persuade. Pes. l. c. מְיַסְּרָן ומְפַיֵּיס (that drink) chastises us (gives us pain), and yet is so persuasive (tempting). Ber.28b אני יכול לפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ I might appease him with words or bribe him with money. B. Bath.9b כל הנותן … והמְפַיְּיסוֹ בדבריםוכ׳ he who gives a poor man a coin will be blessed with six blessings, but he who speaks kindly to him, will be blessed with eleven blessings. Gen. R. s. 93, end כשם שלא פ׳ … אלאוכ׳ as Joseph pacified his brothers only by weeping Y. Snh. l. c. מצוה להפיסו … ואינו מְפַיְּיסוֹ על שקר it is right to satisfy his mind by stating the truth, but one must not do so by a falsehood; Y. Shebu. l. c. מפייסו … אינו מפייסווכ׳. Lev. R. s. 19, end נלך ונְפַיֵּיס לגדלת, v. גַּדֶּלֶת; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 94, end ופייליה, read: ופִיְּיסוּהוּ and they appeased him (Nebuchadnezzar).Part. pass. מְפוּיָּיס. Ex. R. s. 51 הריני מפ׳ שמחלתוכ׳ I am convinced that thou hast forgiven Israel. Hithpa. הִתְפַּיֵּיס, Nithpa. נִתְפַּיֵּיס to be appeased, satisfied, persuaded. Ib. אותה שעה נֵתְפַּיְּיסוּ … עלוכ׳ now all Israelites were satisfied with regard to the work of the Tabernacle (that everything was correct). Ber.33a נתפ׳ אותו השר that princes anger was appeased. Pesik. R. s. 10 הרי הגורן בא והכל מִתְפַּיְּיסִים בשבילוכ׳ when harvesting time comes, all (that now are disputing) will be convinced for whose sake the field has been sown. Yoma 86b ספק מִתְפַּיֵּיס הימנווכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will or will not accept his apology; ספק מתפייס בדבריםוכ׳ it is doubtful whether he will be appeased by mere words (without demanding a fine or public satisfaction) ; a. fr.

פָּתַח(b. h.) 1) to open, begin. Y.Ber.VI, end, 10d על כל … שהיה פוֹתֵהַוכ׳ over each cask as he opened it he said the benediction Sabb.104a, a. e. פּוֹתְחִין לו (Var. פְּתָחִין), v. טָמֵא I. Ib. 48a מתירין … אבל לא פותחין you may untie the neck-hole of a shirt, but not cut it open (on the Sabbath). Y.Taan.I, 64b top (ref. to Is. 45:8) כנקבה … פוֹתַחַתוכ׳ like the female that opens for the male. Ned.III, 4 לא יִפְתַּח לו בנדר he must not begin (offer his willingness) to make a vow (in order to escape robbery, v. נָדַר); a. v. fr.Part. pass. פָּתוּחַ; פְּתוּחָה; pl. פְּתוּחִים, פְּתוּחִין, פְּתוּחוֹת. Yeb.71b, a. e. נסתם הפ׳, v. סָתַם. Snh.94a, v. סָהֵם (v. מנצפ״ך). Meg.3a, פ׳ באמצע, v. סָתַם. Erub.IV, 6 שלש חצירות הפ׳ זו לזו ופ׳וכ׳ three courts opening into (communicating with) one another and into the public road; a. v. fr. פתה פתוח, v. פֶּתַח.Esp. (פרשה) פְּתוּחָה a paragraph in the Torah beginning with a new, indented line, opp. סתומה. Treat. Sofrim I, 14 איזהו פ׳ כל שלאוכ׳ what is an open paragraph? Such as does not begin at the beginning of a line, וכמה … ותהא נקראת פ׳ and how much space must one leave … for a paragraph to be called open?; a. fr.Trnsf. (to open the door to,) to introduce (into learning). Y.M. Kat. III, 83b top איזהו רבו כל שפ׳ לו תחלה who is called ones (special) teacher? He who was the first to initiate him; a. e.Esp. to open an opportunity for retracting a vow, to suggest reasons which, if known at the time, would have prevented the person from making the vow, v. חֲרָטָה. Ned.IX, 1 פותחין לאדם בכביךוכ׳ the judges offer suggestions taken from the respect due to parents (saying, if you had known that this vow cast a reflection on your father). Ib. רִפְתְּחוּ לו בכבוד המקים why not suggest to him the reverence due to the Lord (‘if you had known that he who makes a vow is considered an evil-doer)? Ib. 4 פותחין לו מן הכתובוכ׳ we offer suggestions to him from what is written in the Law, saying to him, if you had known that (in fulfilling that vow) you would transgress the law forbidding revenge ; a. fr.B. Kam.27a פ׳ בכד וסיים בחבית the Mishnah begins with kad and closes with ḥabith! Ber.10a פ׳ בה באשריוכ׳ v. סוּם I h. Gen. R. s. 84 אתה פָתֵחְתָּ תחלה בהצלתוכ׳ thou wast the first man to speak of saving life; אתה פתחת בתשובהוכ׳ thou wast the first to do repentance, … one of thy descendants shall rise and be the first (prophet) to call for repentance; a. fr.Esp. to open a lecture with a (Biblical) text. Pesik. Aḥăré, p. 170a> ר׳ לוי פ׳וכ׳ R. Levi took up the text (Ps. 75:5) Gen. R. s. 1; a. v. fr.Pesik. R. s. 33 (an editorial gloss) פ׳ בכל אלו הפרשיות the author takes his texts from all those (quoted) passages. 2) to explain, speak plainly. Shek. V, 1; Men.65a (ref. to פתחיה as identical with מרדכי) he was named Pethahia, שהיה פותח דברים ודורשןוכ׳ (not בדברים) because he explained words and interpreted them (etymologically) and knew seventy languages.Part. pass. as ab. Sifré Aḥăré, beg., v. סָתַם. Nif. נִפְתַּח 1) to be opened. Yeb.71b, a. e., v. סָתַם. R. Hash. 16b שלשה … נִפְתָּחִין בר״ה three books are opened (for recording) on the New Years Day. B. Bath. 125b, v. סוּם I, Nithpa. Pesik. R. l. c. להִיפָּתֵחַ to have ones bowels opened, v. פְּסִיעָה; a. fr.Ib. (editorial gloss) ונ׳ עוד שם בפרשתוכ׳ and furthermore this section (Is. 61:1) was used as the opening text; a. fr.Esp. to have ones eyes opened, to become seeing. Pesik. R. s. 42 בשילדה שדה כל סומא … נ׳ when Sarah gave birth, every blind person in the world was restored to sight; a. e. Pi. פִּיתֵּהֵ 1) to open. Ib. פי׳ הפילקיות he opened the prisons. Par. III, 8 ועושין … ומְפַתְּחִין בה חלונות they piled wood in the shape of a tower and opened windows in it. Zeb.88b רימונים שלא פִיתְּחוּ פיהן (Ms. K. a. R. 2 נִפְתְּהוּ; Ms. R. 1 נִתְפַּתְּחוּ, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 5) pomegranates which have not yet burst open; a. e. 2) to engrave. Y.Ab. Zar. III, 43b Pl. פי׳ בה פיתוחים if he cut designs into it. 3) to dig, break ground. Pirké dR. El. ch. XXVIII; Gen. R. s. 76 כשיצמד … יְפַתְּחוּ וישדדווכ׳ when an ox and a cow are harnessed together, they will break and harrow all valleys. Hithpa. הִתְפַּתֵּחַ, Nithpa. נִתְפַּתֵּחַ 1) to be opened, v. supra. Pesik. R. s. 31 נִתְפַּתְּחוּ בדם they (their cavities) were opened with (discharged) blood; a. e. 2) to be cut into, graven. Tosef.Sot.XV, 1; Y. ib. IX, 24b וכיון … היו מִתְפַּתְּחוֹת לפניווכ׳ and when they let it (the Shamir, v. שָׁמִיר) look at the stones, they were engraven before it like the (wax-covered) tablets Y.Kil.VII, beg.30d מתפתחת R. S. to Kil. VIII, 1, v. פִּתְפֵּת.

פָּתַח(b. h.) 1) to open, begin. Y.Ber.VI, end, 10d על כל … שהיה פוֹתֵהַוכ׳ over each cask as he opened it he said the benediction Sabb.104a, a. e. פּוֹתְחִין לו (Var. פְּתָחִין), v. טָמֵא I. Ib. 48a מתירין … אבל לא פותחין you may untie the neck-hole of a shirt, but not cut it open (on the Sabbath). Y.Taan.I, 64b top (ref. to Is. 45:8) כנקבה … פוֹתַחַתוכ׳ like the female that opens for the male. Ned.III, 4 לא יִפְתַּח לו בנדר he must not begin (offer his willingness) to make a vow (in order to escape robbery, v. נָדַר); a. v. fr.Part. pass. פָּתוּחַ; פְּתוּחָה; pl. פְּתוּחִים, פְּתוּחִין, פְּתוּחוֹת. Yeb.71b, a. e. נסתם הפ׳, v. סָתַם. Snh.94a, v. סָהֵם (v. מנצפ״ך). Meg.3a, פ׳ באמצע, v. סָתַם. Erub.IV, 6 שלש חצירות הפ׳ זו לזו ופ׳וכ׳ three courts opening into (communicating with) one another and into the public road; a. v. fr. פתה פתוח, v. פֶּתַח.Esp. (פרשה) פְּתוּחָה a paragraph in the Torah beginning with a new, indented line, opp. סתומה. Treat. Sofrim I, 14 איזהו פ׳ כל שלאוכ׳ what is an open paragraph? Such as does not begin at the beginning of a line, וכמה … ותהא נקראת פ׳ and how much space must one leave … for a paragraph to be called open?; a. fr.Trnsf. (to open the door to,) to introduce (into learning). Y.M. Kat. III, 83b top איזהו רבו כל שפ׳ לו תחלה who is called ones (special) teacher? He who was the first to initiate him; a. e.Esp. to open an opportunity for retracting a vow, to suggest reasons which, if known at the time, would have prevented the person from making the vow, v. חֲרָטָה. Ned.IX, 1 פותחין לאדם בכביךוכ׳ the judges offer suggestions taken from the respect due to parents (saying, if you had known that this vow cast a reflection on your father). Ib. רִפְתְּחוּ לו בכבוד המקים why not suggest to him the reverence due to the Lord (‘if you had known that he who makes a vow is considered an evil-doer)? Ib. 4 פותחין לו מן הכתובוכ׳ we offer suggestions to him from what is written in the Law, saying to him, if you had known that (in fulfilling that vow) you would transgress the law forbidding revenge ; a. fr.B. Kam.27a פ׳ בכד וסיים בחבית the Mishnah begins with kad and closes with ḥabith! Ber.10a פ׳ בה באשריוכ׳ v. סוּם I h. Gen. R. s. 84 אתה פָתֵחְתָּ תחלה בהצלתוכ׳ thou wast the first man to speak of saving life; אתה פתחת בתשובהוכ׳ thou wast the first to do repentance, … one of thy descendants shall rise and be the first (prophet) to call for repentance; a. fr.Esp. to open a lecture with a (Biblical) text. Pesik. Aḥăré, p. 170a> ר׳ לוי פ׳וכ׳ R. Levi took up the text (Ps. 75:5) Gen. R. s. 1; a. v. fr.Pesik. R. s. 33 (an editorial gloss) פ׳ בכל אלו הפרשיות the author takes his texts from all those (quoted) passages. 2) to explain, speak plainly. Shek. V, 1; Men.65a (ref. to פתחיה as identical with מרדכי) he was named Pethahia, שהיה פותח דברים ודורשןוכ׳ (not בדברים) because he explained words and interpreted them (etymologically) and knew seventy languages.Part. pass. as ab. Sifré Aḥăré, beg., v. סָתַם. Nif. נִפְתַּח 1) to be opened. Yeb.71b, a. e., v. סָתַם. R. Hash. 16b שלשה … נִפְתָּחִין בר״ה three books are opened (for recording) on the New Years Day. B. Bath. 125b, v. סוּם I, Nithpa. Pesik. R. l. c. להִיפָּתֵחַ to have ones bowels opened, v. פְּסִיעָה; a. fr.Ib. (editorial gloss) ונ׳ עוד שם בפרשתוכ׳ and furthermore this section (Is. 61:1) was used as the opening text; a. fr.Esp. to have ones eyes opened, to become seeing. Pesik. R. s. 42 בשילדה שדה כל סומא … נ׳ when Sarah gave birth, every blind person in the world was restored to sight; a. e. Pi. פִּיתֵּהֵ 1) to open. Ib. פי׳ הפילקיות he opened the prisons. Par. III, 8 ועושין … ומְפַתְּחִין בה חלונות they piled wood in the shape of a tower and opened windows in it. Zeb.88b רימונים שלא פִיתְּחוּ פיהן (Ms. K. a. R. 2 נִפְתְּהוּ; Ms. R. 1 נִתְפַּתְּחוּ, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 5) pomegranates which have not yet burst open; a. e. 2) to engrave. Y.Ab. Zar. III, 43b Pl. פי׳ בה פיתוחים if he cut designs into it. 3) to dig, break ground. Pirké dR. El. ch. XXVIII; Gen. R. s. 76 כשיצמד … יְפַתְּחוּ וישדדווכ׳ when an ox and a cow are harnessed together, they will break and harrow all valleys. Hithpa. הִתְפַּתֵּחַ, Nithpa. נִתְפַּתֵּחַ 1) to be opened, v. supra. Pesik. R. s. 31 נִתְפַּתְּחוּ בדם they (their cavities) were opened with (discharged) blood; a. e. 2) to be cut into, graven. Tosef.Sot.XV, 1; Y. ib. IX, 24b וכיון … היו מִתְפַּתְּחוֹת לפניווכ׳ and when they let it (the Shamir, v. שָׁמִיר) look at the stones, they were engraven before it like the (wax-covered) tablets Y.Kil.VII, beg.30d מתפתחת R. S. to Kil. VIII, 1, v. פִּתְפֵּת.

רֹאשm. (b. h.) head, point; beginning, heading; main thing, principal. Ḥull.IV, 1 הוציא את רֹאשו̇וכ׳ if the embryo put forth its head, although it withdrew it again. Gen. R. s. 71, beg., v. סו̇ף. Midr. Prov. to I, 7 ר׳ הפרקר׳ המסכתאר׳ הפרשה the heading of a chapter, of a treatise, of a section.ר׳ החדש, ר׳ השנה, v. respective determinants.Meg.12b קופץ בר׳, v. הֶדְיוֹט.בתר׳, v. בַּת II.Sifra Bḥuck., Par. 2, ch. VIII (ref. to יען וביען, Lev. 26:43) וכיר׳ בר׳ פרעתי מהםוכ׳ did I collect from them full amount for full amount? did I not collect only one hundredth of their sins before me? Snh.3a sq. ממון שאינו משתלם בר׳ הוא an indemnity not for the exact amount (more or less). B. Kam.65b (ref. to Lev. 5:24) ממון … בר׳ מוסיף חומשוכ׳ where the indemnity is for the full amount (and no more), the fine of a fifth is added, but where it is not for the exact amount (but more) ; a. v. fr.מֵר׳ from the beginning, over again. Ab. Zar.3a תנה לנו מר׳וכ׳ give us it (the Law) over again, and we will observe it.Pl. רָאשִׁים, רָאשִׁין. Ḥull.II, 2 השוחט שניר׳ כאחד if one cuts two heads at one time. Ḥag.13a רָאשֵׁי פרקים, v. פֶּרֶק; a. fr.Trnsf. a) chief, magistrate, leader, president. Y.R. Hash. I, 57b bot. ר׳ גדר היהוכ׳ it was the chief magistrate of Gadara, v. רֵאשִׁית; Bab. ib. 22a שזפר ראשָׁהּוכ׳ Sh. the chief Sabb.33b; Ber.63b, v. מְדַבֵּר. Ib. 57b, v. יְשִׁיבָה. Y.Hor.III, 48b bot. ר׳ משמר the chief of the Temple guard; ר׳ בית אב the chief of a priestly family. Ib. (read:) ר׳ וזקןר׳ קודם שאינור׳וכ׳ as between the chief (the Nasi, of the academy) and an elder (scholar), the chief has the precedence, for none can be chief unless he has been an elder; a. v. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib. משה הקדיםר׳ לזקנים Moses placed the chiefs before the elders (Deut. 29:9). Gen. R. s. 61 כולהון ראשי אומות הן they are all (names derived from) tribal chiefs (v. לוּפָר, a. correct citation acc.); a. fr.b) crossbeam. Neg. XIII, 2, v. פָּתִין.Pl. as ab. Ib. נראה בר׳ Bab. ed. (Mish. ed. sing.) if the leprous spot appeared on the crossbeams.c) ר׳ תּוֹר (Chaldaism) ( ox-head, triangle, wedge. Kel. XVIII, 2 כיצד …ר׳ ת׳ how is a piece of furniture with an arched top-piece measured? By drawing an equilateral triangle circumscribing the curve. Kil. II, 7 היהר׳ ת׳ חטיםוכ׳ if a triangular point of a wheat field is wedged in a barley field. Ib. III, 3. B. Bath.62a (if the seller defined the limits of his field by describing one long side and one short side) ויקנה כנגדר׳ ת׳ why not let the buyer have possession of an ‘ox-head, i. e. draw a trapezoid with the two unequal sides?Pl. רָאשֵׁי תוֹרִין. Y.Erub.I, 19c bot.

רֹאשm. (b. h.) head, point; beginning, heading; main thing, principal. Ḥull.IV, 1 הוציא את רֹאשו̇וכ׳ if the embryo put forth its head, although it withdrew it again. Gen. R. s. 71, beg., v. סו̇ף. Midr. Prov. to I, 7 ר׳ הפרקר׳ המסכתאר׳ הפרשה the heading of a chapter, of a treatise, of a section.ר׳ החדש, ר׳ השנה, v. respective determinants.Meg.12b קופץ בר׳, v. הֶדְיוֹט.בתר׳, v. בַּת II.Sifra Bḥuck., Par. 2, ch. VIII (ref. to יען וביען, Lev. 26:43) וכיר׳ בר׳ פרעתי מהםוכ׳ did I collect from them full amount for full amount? did I not collect only one hundredth of their sins before me? Snh.3a sq. ממון שאינו משתלם בר׳ הוא an indemnity not for the exact amount (more or less). B. Kam.65b (ref. to Lev. 5:24) ממון … בר׳ מוסיף חומשוכ׳ where the indemnity is for the full amount (and no more), the fine of a fifth is added, but where it is not for the exact amount (but more) ; a. v. fr.מֵר׳ from the beginning, over again. Ab. Zar.3a תנה לנו מר׳וכ׳ give us it (the Law) over again, and we will observe it.Pl. רָאשִׁים, רָאשִׁין. Ḥull.II, 2 השוחט שניר׳ כאחד if one cuts two heads at one time. Ḥag.13a רָאשֵׁי פרקים, v. פֶּרֶק; a. fr.Trnsf. a) chief, magistrate, leader, president. Y.R. Hash. I, 57b bot. ר׳ גדר היהוכ׳ it was the chief magistrate of Gadara, v. רֵאשִׁית; Bab. ib. 22a שזפר ראשָׁהּוכ׳ Sh. the chief Sabb.33b; Ber.63b, v. מְדַבֵּר. Ib. 57b, v. יְשִׁיבָה. Y.Hor.III, 48b bot. ר׳ משמר the chief of the Temple guard; ר׳ בית אב the chief of a priestly family. Ib. (read:) ר׳ וזקןר׳ קודם שאינור׳וכ׳ as between the chief (the Nasi, of the academy) and an elder (scholar), the chief has the precedence, for none can be chief unless he has been an elder; a. v. fr.Pl. as ab. Ib. משה הקדיםר׳ לזקנים Moses placed the chiefs before the elders (Deut. 29:9). Gen. R. s. 61 כולהון ראשי אומות הן they are all (names derived from) tribal chiefs (v. לוּפָר, a. correct citation acc.); a. fr.b) crossbeam. Neg. XIII, 2, v. פָּתִין.Pl. as ab. Ib. נראה בר׳ Bab. ed. (Mish. ed. sing.) if the leprous spot appeared on the crossbeams.c) ר׳ תּוֹר (Chaldaism) ( ox-head, triangle, wedge. Kel. XVIII, 2 כיצד …ר׳ ת׳ how is a piece of furniture with an arched top-piece measured? By drawing an equilateral triangle circumscribing the curve. Kil. II, 7 היהר׳ ת׳ חטיםוכ׳ if a triangular point of a wheat field is wedged in a barley field. Ib. III, 3. B. Bath.62a (if the seller defined the limits of his field by describing one long side and one short side) ויקנה כנגדר׳ ת׳ why not let the buyer have possession of an ‘ox-head, i. e. draw a trapezoid with the two unequal sides?Pl. רָאשֵׁי תוֹרִין. Y.Erub.I, 19c bot.

אַמַּאי(= עַל מַאי = אַלָּמָּה) wherefore? why? א׳ לא why not? Sabb.48a. Erub.70a; a. v. fr.

אַמַּאי(= עַל מַאי = אַלָּמָּה) wherefore? why? א׳ לא why not? Sabb.48a. Erub.70a; a. v. fr.

רְפוּאָהf. (b. h. רְפֻאוֹת; רָפָא) 1) healing, cure; medicine, remedy. R. Hash. 17b (ref. to Is. 6:10) איזהו דבר שצריךר׳וכ׳ what is that which needs to be remedied? It is a divine decree (which may be averted by mans repentance). Meg.13b (ref. to Esth. 3:1) אחר …ר׳ למכה after the Lord had prepared the remedy for the wound (the means of delivery from the affliction). Ib. איןהקב״ה …ר׳ תחילה the Lord does not strike Israel, unless he has prepared the remedy in advance. Sabb.VI, 10 משוםר׳ as a medicinal amulet. Ib. 67a כל דבר שיש בו משוםר׳ whatever is done for medicinal purposes. Ib. מאיר׳ קעביד what remedy can he effect by it? Ber.60a (a prayer before blood-letting) יהי רצון … לר׳ ותרפאני … ורְפוּאָתְךָ אמת may it be thy will, O Lord my God, that this procedure be a cure to me, and heal thou me, for thou art a faithfully healing God, and thy healing is real; a. fr.רְפוּאַת ממון, רפואת נפש, v. רִיפּוּי. 2) Rfuah, prayer for health, name of the eighth section of the Prayer of Benedictions (תפלה). Meg.17b לימאר׳ בתרה דתשובה why not recite Rfuah immediately after Tshubah (prayer for forgiveness)? Ib. ומה …ר׳ בשמינית what reason had they to make Rfuah the eighth benediction? Ib. (ref. to Is. l. c.) ההוא לאור׳ … אלאר׳ דסליחה this is not healing referring to diseases, but a healing (from sin) through forgiveness; a. e.Pl. רְפוּאוֹת. Pes.IV, 9 (56a) גנז ספרר׳, he suppressed a book of remedies (charms and incantations). V. R. Hash. I, 57b נרתיק שלר׳ a medicine chest. Y.Ber.V, 9b top; Y.Taan.I, 63d top; a. fr.Yoma 86a גדולה …ר׳ לעולם (some ed. רִפְאוּת; Ms. O. רְפוּאָה, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 80) repentance is a great thing, for it brings healing (delivery) to the world; Yalk. Jer. 269 רפואה.

רְפוּאָהf. (b. h. רְפֻאוֹת; רָפָא) 1) healing, cure; medicine, remedy. R. Hash. 17b (ref. to Is. 6:10) איזהו דבר שצריךר׳וכ׳ what is that which needs to be remedied? It is a divine decree (which may be averted by mans repentance). Meg.13b (ref. to Esth. 3:1) אחר …ר׳ למכה after the Lord had prepared the remedy for the wound (the means of delivery from the affliction). Ib. איןהקב״ה …ר׳ תחילה the Lord does not strike Israel, unless he has prepared the remedy in advance. Sabb.VI, 10 משוםר׳ as a medicinal amulet. Ib. 67a כל דבר שיש בו משוםר׳ whatever is done for medicinal purposes. Ib. מאיר׳ קעביד what remedy can he effect by it? Ber.60a (a prayer before blood-letting) יהי רצון … לר׳ ותרפאני … ורְפוּאָתְךָ אמת may it be thy will, O Lord my God, that this procedure be a cure to me, and heal thou me, for thou art a faithfully healing God, and thy healing is real; a. fr.רְפוּאַת ממון, רפואת נפש, v. רִיפּוּי. 2) Rfuah, prayer for health, name of the eighth section of the Prayer of Benedictions (תפלה). Meg.17b לימאר׳ בתרה דתשובה why not recite Rfuah immediately after Tshubah (prayer for forgiveness)? Ib. ומה …ר׳ בשמינית what reason had they to make Rfuah the eighth benediction? Ib. (ref. to Is. l. c.) ההוא לאור׳ … אלאר׳ דסליחה this is not healing referring to diseases, but a healing (from sin) through forgiveness; a. e.Pl. רְפוּאוֹת. Pes.IV, 9 (56a) גנז ספרר׳, he suppressed a book of remedies (charms and incantations). V. R. Hash. I, 57b נרתיק שלר׳ a medicine chest. Y.Ber.V, 9b top; Y.Taan.I, 63d top; a. fr.Yoma 86a גדולה …ר׳ לעולם (some ed. רִפְאוּת; Ms. O. רְפוּאָה, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 80) repentance is a great thing, for it brings healing (delivery) to the world; Yalk. Jer. 269 רפואה.

נֵסI m. (b. h.; נסס to lift up, cmp. נָסָה) 1) flag. B. Bath.V, 1. v. אֲדָרָא II. Gen. R. s. 55, beg. (ref. to Ps. 60:6) כנס הזהוכ׳ like the flag of a ship; ib. (ref. to נסה, Gen. 22:1) גדלו כנסוכ׳ he lifted Abraham up like ; Yalk. Ps. 777 כנסו שלוכ׳ (read: כנס זה); a. e. 2) (cmp. אוֹת, מוֹפֵת) sign, wonder, providential event. Nidd.31a אפי׳ בעל הנס אינו מכיר בנִסּוֹ even he to whom the providential sign happens, does not recognize it. Yoma 21a כרובים בנסוכ׳ the cherubs (above the ark in the Solomonic Temple) stood by a miracle. Ib., a. e. נס גדול היהוכ׳ a great miracle war connected with the show-bread which was as fresh at its removal Sot.47a, a. fr. נס בתוך נס a double wonder. Ned.41a גדול נס שנעשהוכ׳ the wonder of recovery which the sick man experiences, is greater than that which happened to Hananiah, Mishael Sabb.23a, a. e. אף הן היו באותו הנס the women, too, were concerned in that wonderful delivery. Ib. ונימעוט נס why not omit the benediction mentioning the wonder ( שעשה נסיםוכ׳)?; a. v. fr.Pl. נִסִּים, נִסִּין, נִי׳. Ber.IX, 1 הרואה מקום שנעשו בו נ׳ … ברוך שעשה נ׳וכ׳ he who sees a place where miracles happened to Israel, must say, Blessed be he who performed wonders Ib. 60a, a. fr. מעשה נ׳ (abbrev. מ״נ) a miraculous event, v. זָכַר. Yoma 29a אסתד סוף כל הנ׳ the Book of Esther is the last record of miracles. Taan.25a; Snh.109a top, v. לָמַד; a. v. fr.

נֵסI m. (b. h.; נסס to lift up, cmp. נָסָה) 1) flag. B. Bath.V, 1. v. אֲדָרָא II. Gen. R. s. 55, beg. (ref. to Ps. 60:6) כנס הזהוכ׳ like the flag of a ship; ib. (ref. to נסה, Gen. 22:1) גדלו כנסוכ׳ he lifted Abraham up like ; Yalk. Ps. 777 כנסו שלוכ׳ (read: כנס זה); a. e. 2) (cmp. אוֹת, מוֹפֵת) sign, wonder, providential event. Nidd.31a אפי׳ בעל הנס אינו מכיר בנִסּוֹ even he to whom the providential sign happens, does not recognize it. Yoma 21a כרובים בנסוכ׳ the cherubs (above the ark in the Solomonic Temple) stood by a miracle. Ib., a. e. נס גדול היהוכ׳ a great miracle war connected with the show-bread which was as fresh at its removal Sot.47a, a. fr. נס בתוך נס a double wonder. Ned.41a גדול נס שנעשהוכ׳ the wonder of recovery which the sick man experiences, is greater than that which happened to Hananiah, Mishael Sabb.23a, a. e. אף הן היו באותו הנס the women, too, were concerned in that wonderful delivery. Ib. ונימעוט נס why not omit the benediction mentioning the wonder ( שעשה נסיםוכ׳)?; a. v. fr.Pl. נִסִּים, נִסִּין, נִי׳. Ber.IX, 1 הרואה מקום שנעשו בו נ׳ … ברוך שעשה נ׳וכ׳ he who sees a place where miracles happened to Israel, must say, Blessed be he who performed wonders Ib. 60a, a. fr. מעשה נ׳ (abbrev. מ״נ) a miraculous event, v. זָכַר. Yoma 29a אסתד סוף כל הנ׳ the Book of Esther is the last record of miracles. Taan.25a; Snh.109a top, v. לָמַד; a. v. fr.

שְׁעַרch., Pa. שַׁעֵיר same, to measure, calculate. Targ. O. Gen. 26:12 בדשַׁעֲרוּהִי ed. Berl. (oth. ed. בדשַׁעֲרוֹהִי; Y. בדשַׁעֲרוֹי; h. text שערים).Ḥull.97b ולִישַׁעֲרִינְהוּ בפלפליןוכ׳ why not use as a standard (for calculation in the case of admixtures of forbidden substances) pepper or spices which are not neutralized in a mass of a thousand times their quantity? Ib. בדידיה מְשַׁעֲרִינָן או בדנפיק מיניה משערינן do we calculate the proportions by the actual size of the admixture, or by the quantity that has come out of it (has been absorbed in the dish)? Y.Kil.IX, 32d top שַׁעֲרוּנָהּ רבניןוכ׳ the Rabbis made the calculation, and it (the well of Miriam) was exactly opposite the middle gate ; Lev. R. s. 22 שערותא (corr. acc.); Koh. R. to V, 8 שיערו אותהוכ׳ (Hebr.).

שְׁעַרch., Pa. שַׁעֵיר same, to measure, calculate. Targ. O. Gen. 26:12 בדשַׁעֲרוּהִי ed. Berl. (oth. ed. בדשַׁעֲרוֹהִי; Y. בדשַׁעֲרוֹי; h. text שערים).Ḥull.97b ולִישַׁעֲרִינְהוּ בפלפליןוכ׳ why not use as a standard (for calculation in the case of admixtures of forbidden substances) pepper or spices which are not neutralized in a mass of a thousand times their quantity? Ib. בדידיה מְשַׁעֲרִינָן או בדנפיק מיניה משערינן do we calculate the proportions by the actual size of the admixture, or by the quantity that has come out of it (has been absorbed in the dish)? Y.Kil.IX, 32d top שַׁעֲרוּנָהּ רבניןוכ׳ the Rabbis made the calculation, and it (the well of Miriam) was exactly opposite the middle gate ; Lev. R. s. 22 שערותא (corr. acc.); Koh. R. to V, 8 שיערו אותהוכ׳ (Hebr.).

תִּישּׁוּעַm. (תּשַׁע) 1) nine-tenths; 2) one-ninth. Y.Dem.VII, 26c top נוטל שני תישועין ות׳ של ת׳וכ׳ he takes twice nine-tenths (of ten), and one-ninth of nine-tenths, which makes ten for the first tithe, and nine for the second. But why not say ‘nineteen? Said R. Z., ‘the words of the wise and their riddles. Ib. (read:) הרוצה להכניס … נוטל על כל תאינה ותאינה שני תישועין ות׳ של ת׳ שהן עשרים ושלש וארבעה תישועין של תאינה he who wishes to bring into his house one hundred figs available for use, must count for each fig (an addition of) two-ninths and one-ninth of one-ninth, which makes (an addition of) twenty-three figs and four-ninths of a fig (23, and 4/9 as nearest to 37/8 1).Pl. תִּישּׁוּעִין. Ib. Y.Erub.II, 20b צא מהן ארבעה ת׳ … נשתייר שם תשעה עשר תלתותין חסר תשוע (not תלתולין) deduct therefrom (from 6 2/ 3) four-ninths for the four sides, and there remain nineteen thirds less one-ninth (= 6 2/9).

תִּישּׁוּעַm. (תּשַׁע) 1) nine-tenths; 2) one-ninth. Y.Dem.VII, 26c top נוטל שני תישועין ות׳ של ת׳וכ׳ he takes twice nine-tenths (of ten), and one-ninth of nine-tenths, which makes ten for the first tithe, and nine for the second. But why not say ‘nineteen? Said R. Z., ‘the words of the wise and their riddles. Ib. (read:) הרוצה להכניס … נוטל על כל תאינה ותאינה שני תישועין ות׳ של ת׳ שהן עשרים ושלש וארבעה תישועין של תאינה he who wishes to bring into his house one hundred figs available for use, must count for each fig (an addition of) two-ninths and one-ninth of one-ninth, which makes (an addition of) twenty-three figs and four-ninths of a fig (23, and 4/9 as nearest to 37/8 1).Pl. תִּישּׁוּעִין. Ib. Y.Erub.II, 20b צא מהן ארבעה ת׳ … נשתייר שם תשעה עשר תלתותין חסר תשוע (not תלתולין) deduct therefrom (from 6 2/ 3) four-ninths for the four sides, and there remain nineteen thirds less one-ninth (= 6 2/9).

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מַרְגָּלִיתf. (cmp. μαργαρίτης, μαργηλίς, prob. of Semitic origin, cmp. רגג, רגרג) gem, jewel, pearl, mostly pl. מַרְגָּלִיּוֹת. Ab. Zar.8b מ׳ ואבן טובהוכ׳ in setting pearls and a precious stone (for an ornament), which is made the base (subordinate) to the other?Gen. R. s. 31 (expl. צהר, Gen. 6:16) מרגלית a polished gem; Y.Pes.I, 27b top; Pirké dR. El. ch. XXIII מ׳ אחת תלויהוכ׳ one jewel was suspended in the Ark which lighted up ; Snh.108b.Y.Shek.II, beg.46c ויעשו אותן מ׳ why not let them exchange the coins (to be taken to Jerusalem) for a jewel … שמא תזול המ׳ the jewel may fall in price. Yoma 75a לבן כמ׳ white as a pearl; a. fr.

מַרְגָּלִיתf. (cmp. μαργαρίτης, μαργηλίς, prob. of Semitic origin, cmp. רגג, רגרג) gem, jewel, pearl, mostly pl. מַרְגָּלִיּוֹת. Ab. Zar.8b מ׳ ואבן טובהוכ׳ in setting pearls and a precious stone (for an ornament), which is made the base (subordinate) to the other?Gen. R. s. 31 (expl. צהר, Gen. 6:16) מרגלית a polished gem; Y.Pes.I, 27b top; Pirké dR. El. ch. XXIII מ׳ אחת תלויהוכ׳ one jewel was suspended in the Ark which lighted up ; Snh.108b.Y.Shek.II, beg.46c ויעשו אותן מ׳ why not let them exchange the coins (to be taken to Jerusalem) for a jewel … שמא תזול המ׳ the jewel may fall in price. Yoma 75a לבן כמ׳ white as a pearl; a. fr.