*Tanh. Naso 10; Num. R. s. 11 ע׳ תהא שלא that thou mayest
not be forced (v. Pi.) to take an offica, v. פנייס. -- 2) to
spend time, tarry. Midr. Till. to Ps. XVII, 14 . . . שמעון ר׳
וכ׳ במערה שע׳ ed.Bub. (oth. ed..טמו) R. S. ben Y. who lived
in a cave, . .. thirteen years. Gen. R. s. 91 (ref. to רדו, Gen.
XLII, 2) מניןדדו שנה רי שם בישרםשהןעתידיןלעשות he an--
nounced to them that they were to live there two hundred
and ten years, the numerical value of r'du; Num. R. s. 13.
Gen. R. s. 22 וכ׳ קיים . . עשה Abel lived from &c.; a. fr. -
Tanh. Sh'mini 1 וכ׳ אמר אלא ע׳ ולא and he did not tarry
but said &c., i. e. at once he said; a. fr.
Nif. נעשה to be done, made; to become. Ber. 35b מלאכתן
אחרים עי נעשית their work is done through others. B.
Mets. 46a, a. e. חליפין ׳ מטבע, v. חליפים. Pesik. R. s. 33
(ref. to Is. L, 5) לנבואה אחור נעשיתי לא I was not behind
(any one) iin prophecy; a. v. fr. דמים־ ׳ to be valued, priced.
B. Mets. l. c.; Kidd. I, 6 באחר ד׳ הנ׳ כל an object upon which
a valuation has been set for the purpose of exchange with
another object; expl. ib. 28a וכ׳ הנישום כל the value of
which is estimated &c.; a. e. - ככי נעשה p is to be considered
as if, it is as if. Hull. 19b וכ׳ ששחט כמי ׳ the case is the
same as when a gentile begins the slaughtering and an
Israelite finishes it. Y. B. Mets. V, 10c ttop וכ׳ כמשכיר נ׳
it is to be considered as if he had rented the field tto him
at a high price; a. fr.
Hif. העשה to cause to do; to order. B. Bath. 9a, a. e.
העושה מן יותר המעשה גדול greater is he who causes others
to do good than he who does good. Ex. R. s. 35 שכר ליתן
כעושה למעשה to reward him who causes a good deed like
him who does it. Num. R. s. 7 (ref. to Num. V, 4) מעצמן
וכ׳ משה שיעשיאום הוצרכו לא so did they of their own
accord, it did not become necessary for Moses and Aaron
to make them do it. Tosef. Pes. VIII, 5 הציבור את שה׳
וכ׳ לעשות (ed. Zuck. שעישה, Pi.) he ordered the con-
gregation to celebrate the Second Passover; Tosef. Snh.
II, 11 הצבור את שהעשו (ed. Zuck. שהיעשו) they ordered &c.
Y. Yoma VI, 43a top זרה לעבודה ישראל את העשיא היך ראו
see how he became the cause for Israelites to commmit
idolatry (to erect a Temple in Egypt); a. e.
Pi. עישה same, esp. to force; to enforce. Pesik. R. s. 33
הדין את מעשה . . . דן השופט tthe judge decides the law,
and the officer (shoter) enforces the law. Y. Snb. I, 18d bot.
וכ׳ לעשות לציבור יחזקיהו ע׳ Hezekiah ordered the con-
gregation to celebrate &c.; Tosef. Pes. l. c., v. supra. R.
Hash. 6a שיעשוך דין לבית אזהרה ועשית 'and thou shalt do'
(Deut. XXIII, 24), this is an instruction to the authorities
to make thee do it; Y. ib. I, 56c bot. Keth. 77a; Y. tGGitt.
IX, end, 50d וכ׳ אלא מעששין אין we do not force (a man
to divorce his wite) except &c. Ib. כמעשה שעיפו ישראל
גוים if an Israelitish authority forced (divorce) in the
way the gentiles do; וכ׳ שעיסו גוים if gentile authorities
forced (divorce) in the way Israelites do; a. fr. - Part.
pass. מעושה. Gitt. IX, 8 וכ׳ מע׳ גט a letter of divorce
given under force, if forced by an lsraelitish authority,
is valid. Ib. 88b; a. fr.
עשי ch., Pa. עשי same, to force. Gitt. 88b עשויי בני Iawfully qualified to force (a divorce). Keth. 50a עטיתינהו לזניה (read; לזוניה) I caused them (persuaded them, va Tosaf. a. l.) to support him. Ib. הכי משום . . . אמדת אי וכ׳ עשיינהו if the law is that they are not bound to support him, then he had to persuade them; but if the law requires them to do it, what necesity was there to persuade them ? Ib. 53a נמו לעשוייה is it also permitted to infuence him? Ib. וכ׳ תעשייה ולא עול ועשייה עול... מי did I say to thee, go in and infuence him? Isaid, go, but do nott infuence him. Ib. עשייה היינו (read; עשוייה), v. עשוי; a. e.
עשיה, עשייה f. (preced.) doing, action. Y. Pes. IX, 36d top (ref. to לעשות וחדל, Num. IX, 13) ע׳ בשעת החדל he who fails (to sacrifice, without being prevented) at the time when the Passover sacrifice is to be done. Ib. לעשייתו חון out of the time of doing itt. Y. Ab. Zar. IV, 44a (ref. to Lev. XXVI, 1) וכ׳ קימה בתחלה ע׳ 'ye shall not make' refers to the original making and putting up, ye shall not put up means that you must not erect it when it has fallen down. Meg. 17a, a. e. ע׳ celebrating (Purim, Esth. IX, 27), contrad. to זכירה. Sifre Deut. 212 (ref. to Deut. XXI, 12) וכ׳ ע׳ ונאמרה ע׳ כאן נאמר here is an action mentiioned concerning the head, and a doing is named concerning the nails וכ׳ האמורה ע מה as the action con- cerning the head means removing (the hair), so &c.; Yeb. 48a; a. fr. - Pl. עשיות. Yoma 55a (ref. to Lev. XVI, 15) שוות עשיותיו כל שיהיו that all his actions (sprinklings) should be alike. Ib. 71b, sq.; a. e. -[עשייה, Keth. 53a, v. שי]
עשין, v. כשן.
עשין (עשין), עשינא, עשי׳m.(יש)streng Targ. Ps. XXIV, 8. Targ. Prov. XXIV, 5 (some ed. עשונא). Targ. Ps. LXXV, 9 (ed. Wil. עשין); a. fr. - Pl. עשינין, עשיניא, ׳. Ib. XVIII,18. Ib. XXX, 8 (ed. Wil. ע׳; ed. Lag. עופינא, read; עיששונא); a. e. - Pem. עשינתא, עש׳. Targ. Prov. XVIII, 19 (ed. Wil. עשנתא); a. e. -- Pl. עשינתא, עש׳. Ib. IX, 8. Ib. XVIII, 23 hard words (h. text עוות).
עשיניות, v. עפונית.
*עשיק, ע׳ I m. (עשק; v. P. Sm. 8006 s. v. עשק) perverse, tricky. Targ. Prov. XIV, 2 (Var. ed. Lag. עשיר; h. text נלוז).
עשיק, ע׳ II m. (עשק; cmp. יקר) very dear, expensive, rare. B. Mets. 52a (prov.) וכ׳ ושוי לגביך ע׳ for thy body (clothes) buy even what is dear, but for thy stomach, what is reasonable. Ib. 74a עפרא ע׳ Rashl (ed. עשק; Ms. M. שכיח לא) earth (for pottery) was scarce. Ber. 56a, v. דומנא.
עשיר m. (b. h.; עשר) substantial, wealthy; rich man. Sabb. 25b בעשרו רוח נחת לו שיש כל ע׳ איזהו who is rich? He who finds satisfaction in his wealth; Ab. IV, 1; Tam. 32a. Deut. R. s. 2 (ref. to Prov. XVIII, 23) עולם של עשירו the rich One (Owner) of the world. Ib. לו יהא אם אדם וכ׳ ע׳ קרוב if a man's relative is rich, he owns him, and if poor, he disowns him. Pes. 113a וכ׳ המעשר ע׳ a rich man who gives away the tenth portion of his income in secret. Ib,b (four are unbearable) מכחש .וע׳ גאה דל 142
