לק ch. same, 1) to take pains, take trouble. Targ.
II Kings IV, 13. Targ. I Chr. XII, 34 (33; h. text לעדר). --
2) (with ב) to be occupied with. Targ. Y. Lev. XX, 3; 5
(v. Sifra K'dosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4, s. v. עסק II). Targ. Koh.
VI, 8. Targ. Prov. VII, 18 וכ׳ לחד חד ונעסק and let us be
engaged in dalliances in private (h. text וכ׳ נתעלסה);
a. fr. - Part. pass. עסיק; f. עסיקא; pl. עסיקין; עסיקן. Targ.
Y. II Deut. XXXII, 4. Targ. Cant.I, 15. Ib. IV, 15; a. fr. -
Y. Hag.II, 77b וכ׳ נעסוק בדידון עסיקין דאינוון עד (not עסוקין)
while they are occupied with their doings (songs &c.), let
us be occupied with our business (study); so they sat
down and engaged in discussing words of the Law. Sot.
21a בה דעסיק בעידנא while he is engaged in it. B. Mets.
12b, a. fr. וכ׳ אילימא עסקינן במאי (עסיקינן במאי) what are
we engaged in?, i. e. what is the case before us? Is it
that the debtor admits &c. Ib., a. fr. עסקינן במאי הכא
וכ׳ במגורשת (abbr. הבע) what is treated of here (in the
Mishnah) is the case of a doubtful divorce. Ib. בעבד הכא
עסקינן . . the slave meant in this connection is one who
perforates pearls (a skillful laborer); a. fr.
thpa. אתעסק, איעסק 1) to oceupy one's self, be busy-
Targ. Ps. L, 5. Targ. Ex. V, 9. Targ. II hr. XXXV, 14;
a. fr. - Ber. 25b לבריה ליה איע׳ אחאי רב Rab A. busied
himself with preparations for his son's wedding. B. Mets.
1o4b ביה לאיעשוקי לך יהיבנא (Ms. M. לעפוקי Pa.) I gave
it to thee to do business with (but not to spend thy
share for personal use); a. fr. -- 2) to dispute, guarrel. Targ.
Gen. XXVI, 20.
עסק I pr. n. Esek (Dispute), name of a well. Targ. Gen. XXVI, 20 (h. text עשק).
עסק II m. (עסק) business, worldly occupation; affair, concern. Hag. 13a, a. e. וכ׳ ע׳ לך אין thou hast no concern with, v. סתר I Ab. IV, 10, v. מעט. M. Kat. 22a bot. רצה בעסקו ממעט if he desires, he may do less business (as a. sign of mourning). Treat. S'mah. ch. IX בעסקו מרבה ואינו and he need not make elaborate preparations for his funeral; a. fr. - Trnsf. afair, display. Men. X, 3 (65a) כדי גדול בע׳ נקצר שיהא that the cutting of the ׳Omer may take place with great display (in the presence of many peoile); Koh. R. to I 3. -- Pl. עסקים, עסקין, constr. סקי, עי׳. Yoma 75a; Sabb. 130a (ref. to Num. XI, 10) ע׳ על משפחותיו (the people wept) over their family affairs (the prohibition of consanguineous marriages); Yalk. Num. 735. SifraK'dosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4 (ref. to פני, Lev. XX, 5) וכ׳ עסקי מכל אני פונה I shall leave all my afairs, andf busy myself &c., v. עסק; ib. Abhare, ch. X, Par. 8; Yalk. Lev. 6 19; a. fr. - 2) controversy, dispute, cause. B. Mets. 97b ביניהן שבועה כ׳ שיש כגון when there is a dispute between them in which an oath is involved (i. e. when the oath that would have been required, cannot be administered). - Pl. as ab. Shebu. 31a ע׳ עליה שיש שדה Ar. (ed. עסיקין) a field the title of which is disputed. Keth. 92b sq. יצאו ע׳ עליו (ed. עסי׳) protests against the title were issued; B. Mets. 14a bot. עסי׳.
עסקא, עי׳ ch. same, occupation, painstaking; affair, business; merchandise. Targ. Koh. X, 18 וכ׳ אורייתא עיססק the occupation with the Law and the commandments. Targ. II Kings IV, 13. Targ. Koh. III, 6 וכ׳ ע׳ למשדי to. throw merchandise into the sea; a. fr. -- עיסק על on ac- count of, for the sake of. Targ. Gen. XX, 18. Ib. XXI, 11; a. fr. - Sot. 21a ע׳ עבד שבנא Shebna engaged in business. Taan. 21a ע׳ ונעביד ניזיל let us go into business. Keth. 66b רבה ע׳ a large investment, v. זיונא III. Hor. 12a דבעי מאן וכ׳ ע׳ למיעבד (not בע׳) he who wants to enter upon a. certain enterprise and desires to know whether he will succeed or not; Kerith. 5b עיסקי נעביד דבעי מאן (pl.); a. fr. - Esp. iska, giving a person goods to trade with on shares (usually two shares of the profit going to the in- vestor and one to the trader). B. Mets. 104b פלגא ע׳ האי וכ׳ in the case of an 'iska, half of the sum involved is a. oan (at the risk of the trader), and the other half is a trust. Ib. וכ׳ ע׳ ליה קרי להכא it is therefore called iska (business), because he has a right to say to him, Ihave given it to thee to trade with, v. עק. Ib. ותרי ע׳ חד שטרי (not חדא) if one 'iska was agreed upon, and two instruments(each for half the amount) were made out. Ib. 10 וכ׳ מחבריה ע׳ דקביל מאן האי if one took merchandise on shares from his neighbor and suffered loss, but after- wards took pains and recovered the loss. Ib, תרי בי הני הדדי בהדו ע׳ . if ttwo entered a partnership with each other (one furnishing the capital). Bets. 32b מנייהו בעא ע׳ he asked them to give him goods on shares; a. e. -- Pl. עסקין, עסקי, עי׳. Targ. II Kings IV, 13. Targ. Y. Gen. II, 2 ע׳ עשרתי ten things. - B. Mets. l. c. שטרא וחד ע׳ חרי (Rashi sing.) two iskas and one document made out on both together. Ker. l. c., v. supra; a. e.
עסקן m. (preced. wds.) 1) experimenter, observer of nature. Hull. 57b וכ׳ היה בדברים ע׳ he used to make experiments, and he made one to disprove R. Judah's theory. Ib. בדברים ע׳ מאי why was he called an ex- perimenter? Lev. R. s. 19 (in Chald. dict.) ע׳ הוה אסי ר׳ R. A. used tto experiment. Ib. s. 22 בדברים ע׳ הוה דש; Koh. R. to V, 8 עוסקן. -- 2) busy, moving automatically. -- Feom. עסקנית; pl. עסקניות. Succ. 26b הן ע׳ ידים hands are busy, . e. touch things automatically.
עסר, עסרונא, v. עשר, עשרונא.
עפוי, עפושא, v. sub יפ׳z.
עפוריים, v. עפריים. (= עים; v. עוף I) [o be bent,] to toil. Targ. Prov. XXI, 25 עפיין ed. Lag. (some ed. a. Levita עפייץ, corr. acc.; Bxt. a. ed. Wil. צביין). Af. אעפי to spread, be doubled, thickbranched. Part. מעפי; f מעסיא. Targ. Hos.IV, 13. Targ. Ez. VI, 13 (h. text עבתה, v. עבות).
עפי, עפיא m. (preced.) sprouting, foliage, branches. Targ. Oant. I, 16 (r. Dan. IV, 18. Targ. Ez. XXXI, 3 עפייה Regia (ed. נופיה). - Pl. עפיין. Targ. Cant. II, 2 עפיהא. - V. אאופי.
עפיאן, עפיין, v. אפיין.
