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פְּעוּלָּהf. (b. h. פְּעֻלָּה; פָּעַל) work; hire; wages; working stock (cattle, tools). Mekh. Bshall., Shir., s. 10 כיון שבא … כביכול פ׳ לפניו when the Lord came to erect the Temple, it was, as it were, work to him (by ref. to Ex. 15:17). Num. R. s. 4 (play on פעלתי, 1 Chr. 26:5) על שפעל פ׳ גדולה בתורה because he did a work which the Law considers great; מה פ׳ גדולה פעל what was the great work he did?Ex. R. s. 41; Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 14 נותן הזרע והפ׳ he (the tenant) furnishes the seed and the labor (working stock). Tosef.Kidd.III, 2 בפ׳ שאעשה עימיך in consideration of the work that I shall do for thee. Ib. על מנת שאעשה עימיך בפ׳ with the condition that I shall work for thee for wages. Midr. Till. to XI, 3 צדיק העולם מה פ׳ הניחו לך בעולמך what work, O Righteous One of the world, have they (the wicked) left for thee in thy world? Ib. מה פ׳ פעלת לפועלי מצות where is the reward thou hast wrought for the workers of good deeds? Ib. to Ps. 44 ראשונים … פעלת פ׳ גדולה in olden times, in the days of Abraham, thou didst a great work (miracle); Yalk. ib. 746. Treat. Der. Er. Zuṭṭa, ch. II, v. פּוֹעַל I. B. Mets. IX, 12, a. e. יש בו משום לא תלין פְּעוּלַּתוכ׳ the law forbidding the withholding of wages over night (Lev. 19:13) applies to it. Midr. Till. to Ps. 104:23 יצאו ישראל לקבל פְּעוּלָּתָן Israel shall go forth to receive their reward; a. fr.Pl. פְּעוּלּוֹת. Gen. R. s. 44 (ref. to Prov. 11:18) זה נמרוד שהיו פְּעוּלּוֹתָיו על שקר this refers to Nimrod, whose works were in vain. Lev. R. s. 27 כל פ׳ טובות ונחמותוכ׳ all the good rewards and comforts which the Lord will bestow upon Israel, v. פְּעִיָּיה; Tanḥ. Emor 11; Yalk. Is. 314; a. fr.

פְּעוּלָּהf. (b. h. פְּעֻלָּה; פָּעַל) work; hire; wages; working stock (cattle, tools). Mekh. Bshall., Shir., s. 10 כיון שבא … כביכול פ׳ לפניו when the Lord came to erect the Temple, it was, as it were, work to him (by ref. to Ex. 15:17). Num. R. s. 4 (play on פעלתי, 1 Chr. 26:5) על שפעל פ׳ גדולה בתורה because he did a work which the Law considers great; מה פ׳ גדולה פעל what was the great work he did?Ex. R. s. 41; Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 14 נותן הזרע והפ׳ he (the tenant) furnishes the seed and the labor (working stock). Tosef.Kidd.III, 2 בפ׳ שאעשה עימיך in consideration of the work that I shall do for thee. Ib. על מנת שאעשה עימיך בפ׳ with the condition that I shall work for thee for wages. Midr. Till. to XI, 3 צדיק העולם מה פ׳ הניחו לך בעולמך what work, O Righteous One of the world, have they (the wicked) left for thee in thy world? Ib. מה פ׳ פעלת לפועלי מצות where is the reward thou hast wrought for the workers of good deeds? Ib. to Ps. 44 ראשונים … פעלת פ׳ גדולה in olden times, in the days of Abraham, thou didst a great work (miracle); Yalk. ib. 746. Treat. Der. Er. Zuṭṭa, ch. II, v. פּוֹעַל I. B. Mets. IX, 12, a. e. יש בו משום לא תלין פְּעוּלַּתוכ׳ the law forbidding the withholding of wages over night (Lev. 19:13) applies to it. Midr. Till. to Ps. 104:23 יצאו ישראל לקבל פְּעוּלָּתָן Israel shall go forth to receive their reward; a. fr.Pl. פְּעוּלּוֹת. Gen. R. s. 44 (ref. to Prov. 11:18) זה נמרוד שהיו פְּעוּלּוֹתָיו על שקר this refers to Nimrod, whose works were in vain. Lev. R. s. 27 כל פ׳ טובות ונחמותוכ׳ all the good rewards and comforts which the Lord will bestow upon Israel, v. פְּעִיָּיה; Tanḥ. Emor 11; Yalk. Is. 314; a. fr.

פּוֹעֵלm. (preced.) laborer, hired man, employee. B. Mets.II, 9 (30b) ( בטל) היה בטל מסלע … כפ׳ if by taking charge of a lost animal he neglected his usual work to the extent of losing one Sela, he cannot say, give me one Sela, but he (the owner) pays him as he would pay an (idle) laborer, expl. ib. 31b כפ׳ בטל של אותה מלאכחוכ׳ like an idle laborer at the kind of work in which he was interrupted, i. e. as much as a laborer in that line would ask for stopping work for which he was engaged (which would be less than he would earn by working); (oth. opin.: as much as a laborer out of work would take rather than be idle); ib. V, 4. Ib. 77a יד פ׳ על העליונה the laborer is at an advantage (v. יָד); יד פ׳ על התחתונה the laborer is at a disadvantage. Ib. 83b top פ׳ בכניסתו משלו the time needed for the laborer to go home from his work is part of his free time, i. e. must not be deducted from the hours belonging to the employer (v. הוֹצָאָה); Gen. R. s. 72; a. fr.Pl. פּוֹעֲלִים, פּוֹעֲלִין. B. Mets.VII, 1. Ib. 89b; a. fr.Ab. II, 15 היום … הפ׳ עצלים the day (of life) is short, the work large, and the workingmen (of the Lord) are lazy.Pirké dR. El. ch. XIX (ref. to Ps. 92:8) והציצו כל פּוֹעֲלֵי צורתוכ׳ and all workers of similitudes of sun and moon shall see that they and their work are vanity.Ned.62b, v. preced. w.

פּוֹעֵלm. (preced.) laborer, hired man, employee. B. Mets.II, 9 (30b) ( בטל) היה בטל מסלע … כפ׳ if by taking charge of a lost animal he neglected his usual work to the extent of losing one Sela, he cannot say, give me one Sela, but he (the owner) pays him as he would pay an (idle) laborer, expl. ib. 31b כפ׳ בטל של אותה מלאכחוכ׳ like an idle laborer at the kind of work in which he was interrupted, i. e. as much as a laborer in that line would ask for stopping work for which he was engaged (which would be less than he would earn by working); (oth. opin.: as much as a laborer out of work would take rather than be idle); ib. V, 4. Ib. 77a יד פ׳ על העליונה the laborer is at an advantage (v. יָד); יד פ׳ על התחתונה the laborer is at a disadvantage. Ib. 83b top פ׳ בכניסתו משלו the time needed for the laborer to go home from his work is part of his free time, i. e. must not be deducted from the hours belonging to the employer (v. הוֹצָאָה); Gen. R. s. 72; a. fr.Pl. פּוֹעֲלִים, פּוֹעֲלִין. B. Mets.VII, 1. Ib. 89b; a. fr.Ab. II, 15 היום … הפ׳ עצלים the day (of life) is short, the work large, and the workingmen (of the Lord) are lazy.Pirké dR. El. ch. XIX (ref. to Ps. 92:8) והציצו כל פּוֹעֲלֵי צורתוכ׳ and all workers of similitudes of sun and moon shall see that they and their work are vanity.Ned.62b, v. preced. w.

עָסַק(cmp. b. h. עָשַׂק) (with ב) to work at, be engaged in. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4 ועוֹסֵק בו; Yalk. Lev. 619 ועוֹסְקֵנִי בו and busy myself with him (to punish him), v. עֵסֶק II. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7, ‘when thou sittest in thy house) פרט לעוסק במצוה this exempts (from reading the Shma) him who is engaged in a religious work; Succ.25a Ib. והעוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה מהכא נפקאוכ׳ is it from here (Deut. l. c.) that we derive the rule, that he who is engaged in a religious act is exempt from other religious duties? Ib. 26a. Pes.50b לעולם וַעֲסוֹק אדם בתורהוכ׳ let man by all means be engaged in the study of the Law and the pursuit of religious work, even if not for their own sake, v. שֵׁם. Ib. וכל העוֹסְקִין במלאכת שמים and all those who make a living of religious work (deal in objects used for religious ceremonies); ib. ואם עוסקין לשמהוכ׳ but if they do so from a religious motive ; a. fr.Part. pass. עָסוּק; pl. עֲסוּקִון. Keth.103b ר׳ חייא ע׳ במצות הוה R. Ḥ. was always engaged in some good work (charity). Tosef.Bicc.II, 15 וכל העסוקין לגכוה all whose business is connected with religion, v. supra. Ib. אם היו ע׳ לשום שמים, v. supra. Ex. R. s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 13:19) כל ישראל היו ע׳ בכסףוכ׳ while all Israel were busy taking along silver and gold, Moses was busy getting the bones of Joseph; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱסִיק to engage, keep interested, entertain. Yoma I, 7 ומַעֲסִיקִין אותו and they entertain him (to keep him awake); ib. 19b לא היו מעסיקין אותווכ׳ they did not entertain him with music, but with their mouth (speech); Tosef. ib. I, 9. Ib. לעַסְּקוֹ בהברה (not בהברא, Pi.) to keep him awake with noise (recitations). Midr. Till. to Ps. 7 הין מַעֲסִיקוֹת אותי עד שיבוא שמואל they kept him engaged (in talk) until Samuel came; a. e. Pi. עִיסֵּק same, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְעַסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְעַסֵּק 1) to occupy ones self, to attend. Sot.I, 9 מי לנו גדול מיוסף שלא נ׳ בו אלא משה who is greater than Joseph, to whose body none attended but Moses himself? (v. supra); מי גדול ממשה שלא ני בווכ׳ who is greater than Moses in whose burial none but the Lord himself was engaged? Lev. R. s. 25 מתחלת ברייתו … לא נ׳וכ׳ soon after the creation the Lord was first of all engaged in planting (Gen. 2:8), אף אתם לא תִתְעַסְּקוּוכ׳ even so, when you enter the land, you shall apply yourselves first of all to planting (Lev. 19:23). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b וישבו ונִתְעַסְּקוּ, v. next w. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 (play on הָעשֶׁק, Koh. 7:7) עסקשנ׳ שלמה … הטעהו (not הטעוהו) the occupation with vain things in which Solomon engaged, led him astray; ib. כשהחכם מִתְעַסֵּק בדברים הרבה מערבביןוכ׳ when a scholar engages in too many affairs, they confound him so that he loses his wisdom; ib. חכם המתעסק בצרכי צמור משכחיןוכ׳ if a scholar busies himself with public affairs, they cause him to forget his learning; a. fr.Tosef.Arakh.IV, 27 מִתְעַסֵּק בירק בקדרה בכל יום may arrange to have vegetables in the pot every day; מתעסק ירק בקדרה ואלפסוכ׳ (read: בירק) may have vegetables in the pot and stew 2) to do a thing without a direct practical purpose; to practice, experiment. Sabb.157b מתעסק בעלמא אנא I was merely playing (without the intention of measuring). R. Hash. IV, 8 (32b) אבל מִתְעַסְּקִין בהם כדי שילמדו Ms. M. (ed. מתע׳ עמהם עד) but you may practice with them that they may learn (to blow the Shofar); והמתעסק לא יצא and he who merely blows for practice, has not done his duty. Ib. 33a מתע׳ בהן עד שילמדווכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (II), 10 מתלמדין להקוע) you may practice with them …, even on the Sabbath; a. e. 3) to do one thing while intending to do another thing; to miss ones purpose, choose the wrong thing. Snh.62b המתעסק בחלביםוכ׳ he that misses his purpose in selecting forbidden fat to eat (intending to reach out for a permitted piece), or in consanguineous connection (by mistaking the person) is bound to bring a sin offering; המתע׳ בשבת who does a forbidden act by mistake on the Sabbath (meaning to do a different though forbidden act); Kerith. 19b. Ib. IV, 3 (19a) (ref. to אשר חטא בה, Lev. 4:23) פרט למתעסק this is to exempt him who sinned by doing the thing which he had not intended to do. Ib. 19b מתעסק דמאי to what kind of a mistaken act does this refer? Ib. מתע׳ בדבר דלאו מצוה if by mistake he did an act which was not commanded (for that day). Ib. מתע׳ בחבורה making a wound (on the Sabbath) by mistake (circumcising the wrong child), opp. מקלקל בחבורה doing harm by making a wound; a. fr. 4) to dispute, argue. Gen. R. s. 8 עו שמלאכי השרת מדיינין … ומתעסקין אלו עם אלו while the ministering angels were arguing with one another, disputing with one another, God created him (Adam); a. e.

עָסַק(cmp. b. h. עָשַׂק) (with ב) to work at, be engaged in. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4 ועוֹסֵק בו; Yalk. Lev. 619 ועוֹסְקֵנִי בו and busy myself with him (to punish him), v. עֵסֶק II. Ber.11a (ref. to Deut. 6:7, ‘when thou sittest in thy house) פרט לעוסק במצוה this exempts (from reading the Shma) him who is engaged in a religious work; Succ.25a Ib. והעוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה מהכא נפקאוכ׳ is it from here (Deut. l. c.) that we derive the rule, that he who is engaged in a religious act is exempt from other religious duties? Ib. 26a. Pes.50b לעולם וַעֲסוֹק אדם בתורהוכ׳ let man by all means be engaged in the study of the Law and the pursuit of religious work, even if not for their own sake, v. שֵׁם. Ib. וכל העוֹסְקִין במלאכת שמים and all those who make a living of religious work (deal in objects used for religious ceremonies); ib. ואם עוסקין לשמהוכ׳ but if they do so from a religious motive ; a. fr.Part. pass. עָסוּק; pl. עֲסוּקִון. Keth.103b ר׳ חייא ע׳ במצות הוה R. Ḥ. was always engaged in some good work (charity). Tosef.Bicc.II, 15 וכל העסוקין לגכוה all whose business is connected with religion, v. supra. Ib. אם היו ע׳ לשום שמים, v. supra. Ex. R. s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 13:19) כל ישראל היו ע׳ בכסףוכ׳ while all Israel were busy taking along silver and gold, Moses was busy getting the bones of Joseph; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱסִיק to engage, keep interested, entertain. Yoma I, 7 ומַעֲסִיקִין אותו and they entertain him (to keep him awake); ib. 19b לא היו מעסיקין אותווכ׳ they did not entertain him with music, but with their mouth (speech); Tosef. ib. I, 9. Ib. לעַסְּקוֹ בהברה (not בהברא, Pi.) to keep him awake with noise (recitations). Midr. Till. to Ps. 7 הין מַעֲסִיקוֹת אותי עד שיבוא שמואל they kept him engaged (in talk) until Samuel came; a. e. Pi. עִיסֵּק same, v. supra. Hithpa. הִתְעַסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְעַסֵּק 1) to occupy ones self, to attend. Sot.I, 9 מי לנו גדול מיוסף שלא נ׳ בו אלא משה who is greater than Joseph, to whose body none attended but Moses himself? (v. supra); מי גדול ממשה שלא ני בווכ׳ who is greater than Moses in whose burial none but the Lord himself was engaged? Lev. R. s. 25 מתחלת ברייתו … לא נ׳וכ׳ soon after the creation the Lord was first of all engaged in planting (Gen. 2:8), אף אתם לא תִתְעַסְּקוּוכ׳ even so, when you enter the land, you shall apply yourselves first of all to planting (Lev. 19:23). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b וישבו ונִתְעַסְּקוּ, v. next w. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 (play on הָעשֶׁק, Koh. 7:7) עסקשנ׳ שלמה … הטעהו (not הטעוהו) the occupation with vain things in which Solomon engaged, led him astray; ib. כשהחכם מִתְעַסֵּק בדברים הרבה מערבביןוכ׳ when a scholar engages in too many affairs, they confound him so that he loses his wisdom; ib. חכם המתעסק בצרכי צמור משכחיןוכ׳ if a scholar busies himself with public affairs, they cause him to forget his learning; a. fr.Tosef.Arakh.IV, 27 מִתְעַסֵּק בירק בקדרה בכל יום may arrange to have vegetables in the pot every day; מתעסק ירק בקדרה ואלפסוכ׳ (read: בירק) may have vegetables in the pot and stew 2) to do a thing without a direct practical purpose; to practice, experiment. Sabb.157b מתעסק בעלמא אנא I was merely playing (without the intention of measuring). R. Hash. IV, 8 (32b) אבל מִתְעַסְּקִין בהם כדי שילמדו Ms. M. (ed. מתע׳ עמהם עד) but you may practice with them that they may learn (to blow the Shofar); והמתעסק לא יצא and he who merely blows for practice, has not done his duty. Ib. 33a מתע׳ בהן עד שילמדווכ׳ (Tosef. ib. IV (II), 10 מתלמדין להקוע) you may practice with them …, even on the Sabbath; a. e. 3) to do one thing while intending to do another thing; to miss ones purpose, choose the wrong thing. Snh.62b המתעסק בחלביםוכ׳ he that misses his purpose in selecting forbidden fat to eat (intending to reach out for a permitted piece), or in consanguineous connection (by mistaking the person) is bound to bring a sin offering; המתע׳ בשבת who does a forbidden act by mistake on the Sabbath (meaning to do a different though forbidden act); Kerith. 19b. Ib. IV, 3 (19a) (ref. to אשר חטא בה, Lev. 4:23) פרט למתעסק this is to exempt him who sinned by doing the thing which he had not intended to do. Ib. 19b מתעסק דמאי to what kind of a mistaken act does this refer? Ib. מתע׳ בדבר דלאו מצוה if by mistake he did an act which was not commanded (for that day). Ib. מתע׳ בחבורה making a wound (on the Sabbath) by mistake (circumcising the wrong child), opp. מקלקל בחבורה doing harm by making a wound; a. fr. 4) to dispute, argue. Gen. R. s. 8 עו שמלאכי השרת מדיינין … ומתעסקין אלו עם אלו while the ministering angels were arguing with one another, disputing with one another, God created him (Adam); a. e.

פְּלַחch. sam(פלח to split; to dig, till; to cut out), 1) to till, work. Targ. Ex. 20:9 (Y. ed. Vien. Pa.). Targ. Prov. 5:5 (h. text אגר). Targ. Gen. 4:12; a. fr. 3) to serve ( man or deity); to worship. Ib. 14:4. Ib. 17:1 (h. text התהלך); a. fr.Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39c top לפָלְחִין בה, v. preced. Ib. נשי דפלחין כפלחין the wives of those who worship (on the Roman festivals) are to be treated like those who worship. Ib. כפלחין היא (not כפלחון), v. שָׁמְרַיִין. Bab. ib. 11a פָּלְחֵי בה לע״א they worship the idol on it (the anniversary of death). Ib. 22b אם איתא דפַלְחֵיהוכ׳ if he had worshipped it, he would not sell it. Snh.102b מ״כ פַּלְחִיתוּ לע״א why do you worship idols? Gitt.57b פְּלַח לע״א worship (bow down) to !; a. fr. 4) פ׳ ב־ ( to work with, to compel to serve or work, to subject. Targ. Lev. 25:39. Targ. O. ib. 43. Targ. O. Gen. 15:14; a. fr. 5) to split, distribute. Ab. Zar.18a bot. פלגא פְלַח ופלגאוכ׳ one half distribute (as bribe), and one half be thine. Pa. פַּלַּח same, to dig, till, work. Targ. Y. Ex. 20:9 (v. supra). Targ. Ps. 141:7. Targ. Is. 32:17; a. e. Af. אַפְלַח to make work, to subject, rule. Targ. O. Ex. 1:13. Targ. 1 Kings 5:4; a. fr. Ithpa. אִתְפַּלַּח, Ithpe. אִתְפְּלַח 1) to be worked, tilled; (with ב) to be worked with. Targ. Deut. 21:3. Targ. O. ib. 4. Targ. Ez. 36:9; a. e. 2) to break through, be born. Targ. Job 39:3.

פְּלַחch. sam(פלח to split; to dig, till; to cut out), 1) to till, work. Targ. Ex. 20:9 (Y. ed. Vien. Pa.). Targ. Prov. 5:5 (h. text אגר). Targ. Gen. 4:12; a. fr. 3) to serve ( man or deity); to worship. Ib. 14:4. Ib. 17:1 (h. text התהלך); a. fr.Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39c top לפָלְחִין בה, v. preced. Ib. נשי דפלחין כפלחין the wives of those who worship (on the Roman festivals) are to be treated like those who worship. Ib. כפלחין היא (not כפלחון), v. שָׁמְרַיִין. Bab. ib. 11a פָּלְחֵי בה לע״א they worship the idol on it (the anniversary of death). Ib. 22b אם איתא דפַלְחֵיהוכ׳ if he had worshipped it, he would not sell it. Snh.102b מ״כ פַּלְחִיתוּ לע״א why do you worship idols? Gitt.57b פְּלַח לע״א worship (bow down) to !; a. fr. 4) פ׳ ב־ ( to work with, to compel to serve or work, to subject. Targ. Lev. 25:39. Targ. O. ib. 43. Targ. O. Gen. 15:14; a. fr. 5) to split, distribute. Ab. Zar.18a bot. פלגא פְלַח ופלגאוכ׳ one half distribute (as bribe), and one half be thine. Pa. פַּלַּח same, to dig, till, work. Targ. Y. Ex. 20:9 (v. supra). Targ. Ps. 141:7. Targ. Is. 32:17; a. e. Af. אַפְלַח to make work, to subject, rule. Targ. O. Ex. 1:13. Targ. 1 Kings 5:4; a. fr. Ithpa. אִתְפַּלַּח, Ithpe. אִתְפְּלַח 1) to be worked, tilled; (with ב) to be worked with. Targ. Deut. 21:3. Targ. O. ib. 4. Targ. Ez. 36:9; a. e. 2) to break through, be born. Targ. Job 39:3.

פְּעוּלְתָּאch. sam(פעולה work; hire; wages; working stock), esp. hired mans work. Y.Taan.I, 64b sq. הוינא בפְעוּלְתִּי מה הוינא מסיע דעתי מן פעולתי (not פעלוחי) I was engaged in my work (as a hired man); what right had I to divert my mind from my work?

פְּעוּלְתָּאch. sam(פעולה work; hire; wages; working stock), esp. hired mans work. Y.Taan.I, 64b sq. הוינא בפְעוּלְתִּי מה הוינא מסיע דעתי מן פעולתי (not פעלוחי) I was engaged in my work (as a hired man); what right had I to divert my mind from my work?

קַבְּלָנוּתf. (v. קַבְּלָן) 1) assumption of an obligation, unconditional surety. B. Bath. 174a, v. קַבְּלָן. Ib. 173b (ref. to Gen. 42:37) הא ק׳ היא this is a case of absolute obligation. 2) work on contract, opp. to time work. B. Mets. 112a ק׳ עובר עליווכ׳ as regards contract work, does the employer that withholds the wages transgress the law (Lev. 19:13) ? Tosef.B. Mets.VII, 3 קבלן … לפי קַבְּלָנוּתוֹ if the contract laborer meets with an accident which prevents his finishing the work, you must pay him in proportion, according to his contract. 3) land tenancy on a fixed rent. Tosef.Ab. Zar. II, 8 אין נותנין להם עיריסיות וק׳ ed. Zuck. (oth. ed. אריסיות וקַבָּלוּת; Var. ed. Zuck. וקִבֹּלֶת) you must not give them (the gentiles in Palestine) tenancies on shares or on fixed rents. Y.M. Kat. III, 82a bot. שטרי ארסיות וקבלנית (read: אריסות וקבלנות, or אריסיות וקַבְּלָנִיּוֹת, pl.) contracts of tenancy V. קִיבּוֹלֶת.

קַבְּלָנוּתf. (v. קַבְּלָן) 1) assumption of an obligation, unconditional surety. B. Bath. 174a, v. קַבְּלָן. Ib. 173b (ref. to Gen. 42:37) הא ק׳ היא this is a case of absolute obligation. 2) work on contract, opp. to time work. B. Mets. 112a ק׳ עובר עליווכ׳ as regards contract work, does the employer that withholds the wages transgress the law (Lev. 19:13) ? Tosef.B. Mets.VII, 3 קבלן … לפי קַבְּלָנוּתוֹ if the contract laborer meets with an accident which prevents his finishing the work, you must pay him in proportion, according to his contract. 3) land tenancy on a fixed rent. Tosef.Ab. Zar. II, 8 אין נותנין להם עיריסיות וק׳ ed. Zuck. (oth. ed. אריסיות וקַבָּלוּת; Var. ed. Zuck. וקִבֹּלֶת) you must not give them (the gentiles in Palestine) tenancies on shares or on fixed rents. Y.M. Kat. III, 82a bot. שטרי ארסיות וקבלנית (read: אריסות וקבלנות, or אריסיות וקַבְּלָנִיּוֹת, pl.) contracts of tenancy V. קִיבּוֹלֶת.

קִיבּוֹלֶתf. (קָבַל I) contract-labor, job. M. Kat. 11b היתה מלאכת אחרים בידואע״פ שבק׳וכ׳ if the mourner has work for others on hand, even if it be contract-labor, he must not work; (emended) בין ק׳ בין שאינה ק׳ whether it be contract-labor or not (whether he is paid for the job or by the day. Ib. 12a מקבלי ק׳ בתוךוכ׳ if gentiles take labor on contract within the Sabbath limits (of the Jewish employer), it is forbidden to let them work on the Sabbath. Ib.; Tosef. ib. II, 5 מקבלין ק׳ במועדוכ׳ you may contract during the festive week for work to be done after the festival. Y.Sabb.I, 4a bot. בין בשכיר בין בק׳ whether he is hired by the day or by the piece; Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39b bot.; Tosef. ib. I, 3 אם היה שְׂכִיר קַבָּלוּת (not שכר) if he was hired by the piece.

קִיבּוֹלֶתf. (קָבַל I) contract-labor, job. M. Kat. 11b היתה מלאכת אחרים בידואע״פ שבק׳וכ׳ if the mourner has work for others on hand, even if it be contract-labor, he must not work; (emended) בין ק׳ בין שאינה ק׳ whether it be contract-labor or not (whether he is paid for the job or by the day. Ib. 12a מקבלי ק׳ בתוךוכ׳ if gentiles take labor on contract within the Sabbath limits (of the Jewish employer), it is forbidden to let them work on the Sabbath. Ib.; Tosef. ib. II, 5 מקבלין ק׳ במועדוכ׳ you may contract during the festive week for work to be done after the festival. Y.Sabb.I, 4a bot. בין בשכיר בין בק׳ whether he is hired by the day or by the piece; Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39b bot.; Tosef. ib. I, 3 אם היה שְׂכִיר קַבָּלוּת (not שכר) if he was hired by the piece.

שָׁאַל(b. h.) 1) to ask, beg; to inquire, question. Yoma 75a bot. בשר ששָׁאֲלוּ שלאוכ׳ flesh for which they asked unreasonably was given them at an unreasonable time (in the evening) Taan.4a, v. הוֹגָן. Ber.V, 2 (33a) ושוֹאֲלִין (את) הגשמיםוכ׳ (Bab. ed. ושְׁאֵלָה, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) and the prayer for rain is inserted in the Benediction of Years (the ninth section of the Prayer of Benedictions, v. שָׁנָה). Taan.I, 1 אף אני לא אמרתי לִשְׁאוֹל אלא להזכיר I also did not say, ‘to ask for rain, but to mention rain. Ib. 2. Y.Ber.V, 9b bot. שוֹאֵל צרכיו, v. צוֹרֶךְ. B. Bath.IX, 1 יִשְׁאֲלוּוכ׳, v. פֶּתַח. Ab. IV, 18 ואל תִּשְׁאַל לו בשעת נדרו ask not thy neighbor (as to circumstances which may change the aspects of his vow) at the moment of his vow, v. infra Nif. Ib. V, 7 שואל כענין ומשיבוכ׳ he (the wise student) asks pertinent questions, and (when asked) replies in agreement with the adopted law. Bekh.36a עמד השואל וש׳ יכ׳ the questioner (at college) arose and asked Ned.20a שָׁאֲלוּ אתוכ׳ they asked Imma Shalom Nidd.68b בראשון לא שָׁאַלְתִּי … שלא שאלתי as to the first day I did not ask, and I made a mistake in not asking. Gen. R. s. 68 מטרונה שָׁאֶלָהוכ׳ a Roman matron asked R. José ; a. v. fr.Yoma 73a כיצד שוֹאֲלִין השואל פניו כלפי נִשְׁאָל הנשאלוכ׳ how were the Urim and Tummim consulted? The inquirer had his face directed to him (the priest) who was consulted, and the latter directed himself to the Divine Presence (the Urim and Tummim). Ib. אין שואלין שניוכ׳ you must not ask two questions at a time; a. fr.ש׳ בשלום (or sub. בשלום) to salute. M. Kat. 21b הוא שואל בשלום אחרים … אחרים אין שואלין בשלומווכ׳ he (the mourner during the first thirty days) may inquire after the peace of others, for they dwell in peace, but others must not inquire after his peace, for he does not dwell in peace. Ib. משיב ואינו שואל, v. שוּב; a. fr. 2) (cmp. דָּרַש) to discuss, lecture. Tosef.Meg.IV (III), 5 שואלין הילכותוכ׳ the laws of Passover are expounded on Passover, v. עִנְיָן; Meg.29b שואלין בהלכותוכ׳; Y.Pes.I, 27b bot.; Bab. ib. 6a שואלין בהלכותוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שואלין ודורשין, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); Snh.12b; a. fr. 3) (cmp. בְּעֵי I) to beg to remark, to submit. Y.Shek.I, beg.45d ר׳ חזקיה ש׳ מעתהוכ׳ R. H. remarked, according to this Ib. 46b. Y.Snh.IX, 27a bot.; a. fr. 4) to ask for a loan, to borrow. Sabb.XXIII, 1 שואל אדם מחבירווכ׳ a man may borrow of his neighbor vessels of wine or oil (on the Sabbath), but must not say הַלְוֵינִי (v. infra Hif.); a. fr.Esp. to borrow an object for use (with ref. to Ex. 22:13 sq.). B. Mets. 103a שואל אדם בטובו לעולם if a person borrows an object (saying, ‘lend it to me) for its usefulness, it is a standing loan (he is permitted to take it whenever he desires to use it). Ib. VIII, 1 השואל את הפרה וש׳ בעליה עמה if a person borrows a cow for work, borrowing her owner with her (the owner lending his personal service). Ib. 95b שָׁאֲלָהּ ואחר כך ש׳וכ׳ if he borrowed the cow only, and after a while borrowed her owner; a. fr.שוֹאֵל the borrower of an object. Ib. a חיובא דש׳ the responsibility of the borrower. Ib. 96b top ש׳ הוי או שוכר הוי is he legally considered a borrower or a hirer? Ib. III, 2 והש׳ ישלםוכ׳ and the borrower must indemnify the hirer; a. fr.Sabb.96b אורגי … לשוֹאֲלֵיהֶן (Ar. לשווליהן, v. שְׁוַולְיָא) the curtain weavers were wont to throw the clue over to such as would borrow it from them.Part. pass. שָׁאוּל; f. שְׁאוּלָה Taan.23b טלית ש׳ היתהוכ׳ it was a cloak that had been lent to me, I had borrowed it for such a purpose (for ordinary wear), but not for that purpose (to wear it when carrying a load). Ib. IV, 8 שבהן … בכלי לבן שְׁאוּלִיןוכ׳ on those days the maidens of Zion went out (to the vineyards) in white garments borrowed for the purpose, in order not to put to shame those who had none; a. fr.(Gen. R. s. 65 לא שאול … ולא שאולה, v. next w.Ib. s. 19 שאולת חומץ, read: שוֹאֶלֶת, a woman asking for some vinegar. Hif. הִשְׁאִיל 1) to cause inquiry, to inquire. Ber.6b כל הרגיל …הקב״ה מַשְׁאִיל בו if one who comes regularly to synagogue fails to come one day, the Lord holds inquiry about him. Yeb.76b עד שאתה משאיל עליו … שְׁאַלוכ׳ instead of inquiring about him whether or not he is fit for government, ask whether Ib. (in Chald. dict.) אאבוה קא משאיל he (Saul) asked (Abner) to inquire who his (Davids) father was. B. Bath. 123a היתה יושבת … ומַשְׁאֶלֶתוכ׳ she sat at the cross-roads and made inquiries; a. e. 2) to lend. Sabb.148a (ref. to Mish. ib. XIII, 1, v. supra) מאי שנא הַשְׁאִילֵינִי ומאי שנא הלויני what is the difference, whether you say hashileni (lend me) or halveni (loan me)? השאיליני לא אתי למיכתבוכ׳ when you say ‘lend me, no document is expected to be written for it Ned.IV, 6 חמודר … לא יַשְׁאִילֶנּוּ ולא יִשְׁאַל ממנו he who by his neighbors vow is forbidden any benefit at his hand, must neither lend him nor borrow from him B. Mets. 116a דברים העשויין להַשְׁאִילוכ׳ things which are frequently lent out or hired out; a. fr.מַשְׁאִיל the lender, owner of the lent object. Ib. 96a; a. fr.(Pesik. Vayhi, p. 63a> שאילו השאיל, v. שָׁחַל II. Nif. נִשְׁאַל 1) to be asked, consulted. Yoma 73a בגדים … נ׳ בהן when the war chaplain is consulted, he wears the garments which the high priest wears when he officiates, v. supra. Ib. 85a נִשְׁאֲלָה שאלהוכ׳ the following question was asked in their presence; Kidd.40b. Ned.81a דבר זה נ׳ לחכמיםוכ׳ this problem was placed before the scholars and the prophets, and they could not solve it ; a. fr. 2) נ׳ על to allow ones self to be asked about the circumstances of a case, to appear before a scholar for a decision on a ritual case. Y.Ter.VIII, 46a bot. שדעתו להִישָּׁאֵל עליה a case (of Trumah) which he had intended to have a scholar decide. Ib. הריני מניחה על מנת שאֶישָּׁאֵל עליה I put it (the doubtful Trumah) aside with the intention of having it decided Toh. III, 6 שאין בו דעת להִשָּׁאֵל (a child) whose mind is not sufficiently developed to be questioned. Ib. V, 5 אם נִשְׁאֲלוּ זהוכ׳ if they come for a decision, each of them separately; a. fr.Esp. נ׳ (על נדרו) to come before a scholar for absolution from a vow. Ned.90a קונם … ולמי שאֶשָּׁאֵל עליו if one vows, I will not be benefited by N. N., nor by any scholar to whom I may apply for absolution from this vow; נ׳ על הראשוןוכ׳ he must first apply for absolution from the first part of the vow, and then from the second. Ib. נ׳ על נדרו … נזרו he must first apply for absolution from his vow of abstinence, and then from his nazaritic vow. Ib. 69a נִשְׁאָלִין על ההקםוכ׳ you may apply for absolution in order to revoke your confirmation (of your daughters vow), but you cannot do so in order to revoke your invalidation; a. fr. 3) to be borrowed, to do gratuitous service. B. Mets.96a שותפין ששאלו ונ׳ לאחד מהן if partners borrow an animal for work, and its owner lends his services to one of them individually. Ib. האומר לשלוחו צא והִשָּׁאֵל ליוכ׳ (not והשאיל) if a person says to his deputy, go out and do work in my behalf together with my cow (lent to my neighbor). Ib. האומר לעבדו צא והשאל עםוכ׳ if he says to his slave, go out and do work ; a. e.