goes down, and the lees remain above (in the filter);
a. fr. - Bab. ib. 146b לשמר העשוי מקום a place in tthe keg
where a hole has been made for the purpose of letting
the wine off, clear of lees (and has been closed again;
Ar. s. v. חזק; Rashi; where the hole has been closed in
order tto preserve the favor). - Part. pass.משומר a) guarded.
Pes. 109b (ref. to שמרים, Ex. XII, 42) מן ובא המש׳ ליל
המזיקין a night which is for all time guarded against
dangers (v. מזיק); R. Hash. 11b. -- b) kept, preserved, de-
sigaated. Ib. וכ׳ מששת ובא המש׳ ליל a night which has
been designated for redemption since the six days of
creation. Snh. 99a; Ber. 34b וכ׳ המש׳ יין, v. ענב; a. e.
Hithpa. השתמר 1) to be on one's guard, be observant.
Mekh. Bo, s. 14 (ref. to שמרים, v. supra) צריכין . . . מגיד
בו להשחמד this intimates that all Israelites must be
careful in it (to observe its ceremmonies); Yalk. Ex. 210;
Tanh. Bo 9. -- 2) to be guarded. B. Mets. 11a המשתמרת,
v. חצי. Erub. 54b וכ׳ משתמר . . ראשון אם if the fowler
breaks the wings of each bird as he catches it, it is
kept (trom flying off) &c. Men. 99b נשמתו . . המשמר כל
משתמרת who guards the Law (takes care not to forget
it), his soul is guarded; a. e.
Nif. נשמר same, to be on one's guard. Ib. מקום כל
וכ׳ ואל פן השמר שנאמר wherever the Scripture has the
words, 'be on thy guard, lest, or 'be on thy guard that
not, it is a prohibitive law; ib. וכ׳ ופן השמר ׳be on thy
guard' and lest' make two prohibitions. Ib. 36b השמר
לאו דלאו hishshamer followed by a negative is a pro-
hibitory law; עשה דעשה השמר hishshamer connected
with a positive order, is a positive command (v. עשה). --
[Tanh. Vayhi 13 ומשמירין, v. שפר]
שמר ch., Ithpa. אשתמר, v. סמר II. Targ. Is. VII, 4 soime ed.
שמר m. pl. שמריםt. h. שמרין (preced.) sedi- ment, lees. Sabb. 146b הש׳ מן למטה שניקבה when the jug has a hole below the line of the lees. B. Bath. 96b יין לשמרי wine lees. Ib. יין טעם . . . ש׳ lees which have a taste (or flavor) of wine. B. Mets. IV, 11 שמריו. .. שמרי מערבין אין you dare not mix wine lees (left of one jug) with wine, but you may give the purchaser the lees belonging to the wine sold; a. fr.
שמרא ch. same. Targ. Jer. XLVIII, 11. -Pl. שמריא. Yalk. Jer. 321 דרי דכולהו ש׳ ושתי (not שאריא) and he (Zedekiah) had to drink the dregs of all those generations (had to suffer for all the sins of &c.).
שמראי, v. שמריי.
שמרון, Gen. R. s. 36 some ed., v. שמדון.
שמרון, שו׳ (b. h.) Samaria, city and district. Esth. R. to I, 2. Tanh. Vayesheb 2 וכ׳ בש׳ . . . מש׳ ישראל כשגלו when the Israelites were exiled from Samaria, Sennaheribo sent his servants and settled them in S. to raise taxes for the kings. Num. R. s. 10a (ref. to Am. VI, 2) ציון זה וש׳ these kingdoms refers to Zion and Samaria (Judah and Israel); a. fr.
שמרונאה, v. שמריי.
שמרוני m. (b. h.) Samaritan. - Pl. שמרונים. Tanh. Vayesheb 2 למלחמה הש׳ עליהן באו the Samaritans went to war with them; 'ש נקראו . . היו נשש׳ וכי were they Samaritans? were they not Cutheans? But they are call- ed Samaritans from the city of Samaria; Yalk. Kings 234; a. e.
שמרותי, Midr. Till. to Ps. LXXVII, 5, v. שמירה I.
שמריי, שמראי, שמרונאה= h. שמרוני. Gen. n. s. 32; s. 81; a. e. -- Pl. שמריא, שמרייא, שמרוגאי. Targ. II Kings XVII, 29. -- Gen. R. s. 94 (ref. to שמרון, Gen. XLVI, 13) ש׳ אילין this refers to the (Jewish) inhabitants of Samaria. Y. Shebi. IV, 35a משמר חד; Y. Snh. III, 21b top משומד חד, read; משמרייא, v. האססטו.
שמריין=h. שמרון. Y. Ab. Zar. V, 44d דש׳ קרייה the city of Shomron. Ib. I, 39c [readb] כפלחין מש׳ . . . הדא הוא the garrison of Cesarea, because the majority of themm came fromm Samaria, are considered as worshipping observers (of the alende and Saturnalia); v., however, סוגי.
שמרין, Gen. R. s. 36 some ed., v. שמדון.
שמרקעים, שמרקעין m. pl. trufies (.ov, Aram. Pf., p. 303); a species of very acrid onions (Maim.). ktsin III, 2.
שמש, i. שימש (Shat. of מוש, משש) 1) [to handle, be busy,] to minister, officiate. Yoma VII, 5 גדול כהן וכ׳ משמש the high priest officiates in eight garments, and the common priests in four. Y. ib. 44b bot. מה מפני וכ׳ משמש אינו why does he not officiate (on the Day of Atonement) dressed in gold? Lev. R. s. 21 ראשון מקדש וכ׳ בו ששמשו ע'י during the first Temple, because they ministered in faithfulness, only eighteen high priests officiated in it. Yoma 47a החתיו ש׳ officiated in his place. Ib. וכ׳ בכהונה שמשו וכולן and all of them performed the functions of high priesthood. Y. Sot. IX, 24a אלו פרנסות שימשו the former served in an administrative capacity (not merely as scholars). Tanh. Bo 4 ואפלה חשך לשמש עתידין ולא . . . שממשו 'darkness and mist' served (as divine agents) in Egypt, but void and waste never served, and never shall serve; Yalk. Is. 360. Gen. R. s. 33, end וכ׳ מזלות שמשו לא the planets did not perform their functions during all the twelve months (of the flood); ניכר . . . אלא שמשו they did act, only that their mark was not recognizable. Y. Yoma III, 41a top . . . חמשה משמש הסגן the Sagan had five functions to perform. Tam. V, 5 מששמשה . . שלשה it served three purposes. Midd. I, 6 משמשות היו ומה and what were they used for? R. Hash. 3a וכ׳ משמש כי ki serves for four meanings &c., v. דילמא I; a. fr. -- Euphem. מטתו ש׳, or only ש׳ to per- form the marital duty; in gen. b0 couple (also of animmals). Nidd. 17a. Ib. II, 1. Bekh. 8a; Gen. R. s. 20; a. fr. -- Mikv. VIII, 4 ביתה את שמשה, v. בית. -- Ned. II, 1 שאיני קונם
