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כתוב

.a verse or passage of Scripture כתב .r .the scripture, the [holy] writ הכתוב and to, יא,3 .p ועל דבר זה רמז הכתוב

this matter the scripture alludes.

ל

a negative commandment, (in contradistinction to לא תעשה .(a positive commandment עשה לאו or

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p. 48, and if not he ואם לאו נחתם למיתה

is sealed for death.

to say, to declare, i. e. intended to declare אמר .r לומר

or to show.

p. 2, 2, [intended לומר שאין לו דמות וצורה

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to declare that He has neither similitude nor

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.the cheek-bones לסס .r ליסא or לסתא .sing לסתות on that account, with reference to, in פי or פה .r לפי

proportion to.

p. 4, 2, and with reference ולפי הדברים האלו

to these things.

p. 5, 1, not in proportion to its לא לפי גדלה

magnitude.

.because that, inasmuch as לפי ש

p. 54, because לפי שהוא אומר מה עשיתי לו

he may say: what have I done unto him.

and לפי therefore, on that account, (comp. of לפיכך .(כך

p. 5, 2, therefore are they לפיכך נקראו אישים

called Ishim (men).

see מלקות to strike, smite, log or lash (hence לקה

letter D).

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or

לקוי

לקות

r. Psmiting, striking, flogging.

.a bad tongue (i. e. opprobrious language), slander לשון הרע

מ

מאריס .the planet Mars אדם .r

event, chance, accident (in a metaphysical ארע .r מאורע

sense: accidental quality).

.(the Scales (a sign of the Zodiac אזן .r מאזנים

מאחר ש.

מאחו

.after that, since, whereas אחר .r

p. 66, after that it has been מאחר שנודע...

made known...

p. 24, 2, but after אלא מאחרי שנודע שזה נביא

or

מאחרי ש...

it has become known that this [man] is a prophet.

.he who, every one who מאן

p. 28, 1 he in whom מאן דאית ביה גסות הרוח

there is haughtiness of mind.

.a sickle מגל

מרה

,literally: measure; figuratively: property מדד .r

quality, virtue, faculty, manner, disposition, pro-
pensity.

one who passes over (i. e. who מעביר על מדותיו

is not bent upon indulging) his propensities; one
who overlooks trifling offences; (in opposition to

one who stands upon, i. e. one עומד על מדותיו

who is inflexible in his propensities).

,1 ,37 .p ראוי לו לאדם להיות מעביר על מדותיו

it is becoming in a man that he should not be
bent upon indulging his propensities (that he
should overlook trifling offences).

whereas, if [this is the case here, how much more so מה אם

must it be there]?

ומה אם נזיר שלא פירש אלא מן היין צריך כפרה

p. 31, if the Nazarite who refrained from wine
only stands in need of an atonement [how much
more, &c...]

as...so also.

,27 .p מה הוא נקרא חנון אף אתה היה חנון

מה...אף

as He is called gracious, so be thou also gracious.

.(מה הוא what? what is? (for מהו

שכתוב בתורה p. 2, 1, what is this מהו. זה

which is written in the law?

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-p. 26, 1, he should turn him יחזיר עצמו למוטב

self for the better.

.as an adverb) all is well) טוב .

p. 34, 1, if he accept [it] of אם קבל ממנו מוטב

him, all is well.

מוטב

.prepared, apt, ready, disposed כון .r מוכן

p. 25, 2, apt and ready to מוכן ועתיד לקבל אותם

receive (acquire) them.

.an apostate מיר or מור .r מומר

.2 additional prayer. See page 224, Note יסף .r מוסף

מוסר

.a betrayer, an informer or accuser מסר .r

מותר

untied, open ; i. e. permitted, lawful; (in נתר .r

contradistinction to D bound, stopped, unlawful,
forbidden).

p. 14, 5, to know what is לידע האסור והמותר

unlawful and what is lawful.

.they shake, quake, or tremble זוע .r מזדעזעין

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standing, i. e. always prepared.

Tr. presumption, arrogance, one who sins through
presumption or arrogance; (in contradistinction to
oversight, ignorance, one who sins through
ignorance).

T through presumption, presumptuously; (in
contradistinction to a through ignorance).

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to prevent, detain, check, warn or admonish.

מזל

.joined together, composed חבר .r מחובר

p. 3, 1, composed of body and מחובר מגוף ונפש

soul.

Apr. pn dissension, contention, dispute.

AND г. NAN by reason of, by means of, by dint of.

מחלוקת

-by means of the crea ,טו ,6 .p מחמת הברואים

מטמוניות

tures.

r. hidden or concealed places.

Tr. Timmediately, forthwith, on the spot.

p. 15, immediately מיך רוח הקודש שורה עליו

the Holy Spirit dwells with him.

p. 48, 2, immediately (or מיד הוא מת ברשעו

forthwith) he dies in consequence of his wickedness.

na r. w settled; figuratively: composed, calm.

מלקות

-p. 25, whose mind is com שדעתו מיושבת עליו

posed (calm) within him.

r.

pflogging or lashes (a kind of correctional punishment which it was in the power of the Jewish court of justice to inflict). See page 212, Note 1. Dr. D Mammon, wealth, money.

YYIDD r. VVD middle, in the middle, intermediate, modi-
fied.

MYYDD л p. 26, 1, intermediate, mo-
dified dispositions.

r. conduct, custom, usage, fashion, manner,
practice.

מנהג

מנחה

.a number מנא or מנה .r מִנְיָן

r. oblation prayer, or afternoon prayer. See
p. 224, Note 2.

(compound of and ) whence? from whence
[do we derive it]? i.e. how do we know that it is so?

היא הראיה סיני לבדך

....

ומנין שמעמד הר

p. 18, 2, and whence do we derive it that the stand-
ing on mount Sinai alone was the proof...

r.

מנעל .a shoe נעל

.(על condition, (always with מנת

that.

by on condition, for the purpose of, to the end

ona saps nap by p. 70, 7, for the purpose (or
on condition) of receiving a reward.

hyr. by sublime, superior, excellent, laudable.

-p. 45, al אף על פי שאינה תשובה מעולה

though this is not superior, or laudable (i. e. genuine)
repentance.

byr. by degree, rank, dignity.

one who is celebrated, famous, well known פרסם . מפורסם

p. 41, and they are not ואינן ידועים ומפורסמים

by the public.

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behold! the ,טו ,35 .p הרי ענשו מפורש בתורה

punishment thereof is explained (specified) in the
law.

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