שָׁרָ֑י

שְׁרֵי

• 1. to untie, unharness; to disengage, dismiss. Targ. O. Gen. XXIV, 32 וש׳ גמליא (ed. Berl. וש׳ מן ג׳; Y. ושָׁ׳ זממי ג׳ Pa.; h. text ויפתח). Targ. Job XXX, 11. Targ. O. Ex. III, 5 (h. text של); a. fr.—Pes. 113ᵃ שְׁרִי כיסך פתח שפיך untie thy purse (to receive the money), open thy bag (to deliver the goods), i.e. sell for cash. Snh. 98ᵃ כולהון שְׁרוֹ ואסירי … איהו ש׳ חד וכ׳ all of them untie and tie up (their sores) at once (untie all of them, and then tie them up), but he unties and ties up one at a time. Pesik. R. s. 22 [read:] שַׁרְתַּנְהוֹן … ע"ג סודרא she untied them (the two Denars), and placed them on the shawl. Y. Ber. II, 5ᵃ bot. אתת … ושַׁרְתוּן וכ׳ (fr. שרה, cmp. חֲמֵי) when prayer time came, he untied them (the coins), and gave them to R. H.; [read:] קטר פורתיה לפורתיה ויהבון לשמעיה ושרתון וערק he tied his (R. Ḥ’s) share to his own, and gave them to his servant, but he (the servant) untied them and ran away. Y. Meg. IV, 75ᵇ bot. שְׁרוֹן ליה וכ׳, v. סַפְרוּתָא. Y. Keth. XII, 35ᵃ שרון גרמון ומנוניה they dismissed themselves (resigned their office) and appointed him (Hillel) in their place; a. fr.—ש׳ תיגרא to solve a dispute, to settle or decide a case. Ned. 62ᵃ שְׁרוּ לי תיגראי ברישא take my case up first. Yeb. 100ᵃ שָׁרֵינָא וכ׳, v. תִּגְרָא I; a. e.
• 2. to allow, permit; to forgive; to absolve (= h. הִתִּיר). Targ. Y. Num. XXX, 3. Targ. Y. II, Gen. XXII, 14. Targ. Y. II, Num. XIV, 20; a. fr.—Kidd. 13ᵇ הוא אסרה והוא שַׁרְתָהּ (Rashi שרי לה) he tied her (by marrying her), and he untied her (through his death, that she can dispose of herself). Y. Ber. II, 5ᵇ אינון שַׁרְיָין ואינון אסרין do the same men permit and forbid? Y. Snh. VII, end, 25ᵈ [read:] שַׁרְיִי מה דעבדתין אמרה ליה לי נא שַׁרְיָיה undo what thou hast done (by charm); said she to him, I will not undo. Bab. Snh. 99ᵃ ש׳ ליה מריה וכ׳ the Lord forgive R. Hillel. Ab. Zar. 37ᵃ וקרו לן בית דינא שָׁרְיָא and they might call us a permitting court (of lax practice). Ib. כי שְׁרִיתוּהָ לאלתר שריתוה וכ׳ when you permitted her (to marry again), did you permit her to marry at once &c.? Ib. וקרו ליה יוסף שריא and they called him Joseph the permitter. Ib. אנא נמי שְׁרָאִי אחריתי Ms. M. (ed. אנא שרא, corr. acc.) I also permitted another thing (which was forbidden heretofore); a. v. fr.—Part. pass. שָׁרֵי, שַׁרְיָא; f. שַׁרְיָא. Targ. II Esth. III, 8 יומא ש׳ a permitted day (free for trade).—Bets. 3ᵇ לדידי אפי׳ … ש׳ according to my opinion it is permitted even on the first day. Ib. 22ᵃ אפי׳ בשבת ש׳ it is permitted even on the Sabbath. Ned. 62ᵃ ש׳ ליה לאינש לאודועי וכ׳ a man is permitted to make himself known (as a scholar) in a place where they do not know him; a. fr.
• 3. [to loosen the girdle,] to sit down for a meal; trnsf. to start, begin. Targ. Deut. XVI, 9 (O. ed. Berl. תְּשָׁרֵי, Pa.). Targ. II Esth. III, 7; a. fr.—Lam. R. to I, 1 (רבתי) כמה דשְׁרִין למיכל (ed. Wil. דשְׁרוֹ) when they sat down to eat. Y. Dem. I, 21ᵈ bot.; Y. Shek. V, 48ᵈ top שַׁרְיַית מנהקה (not שוריית) she began to bray; a. fr.—Trnsf. (cmp. meanings of b. h. יָאַל Hif.) to consent, be willing. Targ. Josh. VII, 7. Ib. XVII, 12. Targ. Job VI, 9; 28; a. fr.
• 4. to encamp, dwell, rest. Targ. I Sam. XXVI, 5. Targ. Num. II, 2, sq. Targ. Ex. XL, 35. Targ. Ps. XVI, 8, sq.; a. fr.—Y. Ter. VIII, 46ᵃ חמריא שרון וכ׳ ass-drivers took lodging in an inn. Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי אשכח … שרון יתבין וכ׳ (חד מירוש׳) he found men that had taken lodging there, and sat eating and drinking. Y. Sabb. XIV, 14ᶜ bot. ע"י דהוה ש׳ תמן וכ׳ because he lived there (in Babylonia) &c. Gen. R. s. 20 ויתיר … שרי, v. פָּרָא II. Snh. 39ᵃ כל בי … שָׁרְיָא the Shechinah dwells wherever ten persons are assembled; a. fr.
  • same,
  • 1. to untie, loosen. Targ. Ps. XXX, 12 (ed. Wil. Pe.). Targ. Job XII, 18 (ed. Wil. מַשְׁרֵי Af.); a. e.
  • 2. to begin. Targ. O. Deut. I, 5 (Y. שׁוֹרֵי Poel). Ib. II, 24 (O. ed. Vien. Pe.). Ib. 25. Targ. Jer. IV, 31; a. fr.—Targ. Prov. XIII, 12 דמְשָׁרֵי למעדריה (not משדי, v. Pesh. a. LXX) who begins to help himself (h. text תחלת ממשכה!).
  • 3. to cause to rest, v. infra.
  • 1. to untie, v. supra.
  • 2. to cause to encamp or dwell, to let rest. Targ. Gen. II, 15. Targ. Jer. VII, 7. Targ. Ps. XXIII, 2. Ib. LXXIV, 2 Ms. (ed. Pa.); a. fr.—Sabb. 67ᵃ הסנה … א׳ קודשא וכ׳ O thornbush! not because thou art higher than all other trees did the Lord let his Presence rest upon thee &c. Koh. R. to III, 9, end כל … לא מַשְׁרִין וכ׳ (in the hereafter) they allow every one to dwell only with his fellow tradesmen; ib. beg. מתרין (corr. acc.); a. e.
  • 1. to be untied, loosened. Targ. Is. V, 27.—Lev. R. s. 14, v. חֲבִילָא II; a. e.
  • 2. to be permitted. Yeb. 106ᵃ כי היכי דתִישְׁתְּרִי לעלמא in order that she may be free to marry again. Bets. 2ᵇ יו"ט בעלמא תשתרי let it be permitted for use on any other Holy Day (not followed by the Sabbath); a. e.
  • 3. to be begun, begin. Targ. Y. Gen. XXXVII, 17. Targ. Ps. CXIX, 96, v. שַׁכְלֵל.—Y. Ter. VIII, 46ᵃ מישרי נבח בהון (prob. to be read: אישרי) he began to bark at them; ib. מישרי מתרתר, v. תַּרְתֵּר.—[Lev. R. s. 13 אשתריתין, v. שְׁתַר.]

שָׂרַי

• (b. h.) pr. n. f. Sarai, the original name of Sarah. Ber. 13ᵃ, v. שָׂרָה. Ib. בתחלה … ש׳ לאומתה וכ׳ at first she was Sarai (a little princess) for her own people &c., v. שַׂר. Gen. R. s. 47; a. e.

שרי

• to dissolve, soak, steep. Naz. VI, 1 ש׳ פתו ביין וכ׳ if he (the Nazirite) steeped his bread in wine, and there is enough in both together to make up the size of an olive; Pes. 44ᵇ. Naz. 37ᵃ אם ש׳ ענביו במים וכ׳ if he steeped grapes in water, and a taste of wine remained in it. Pes. II, 7 אין שׁוֹרִין וכ׳ you dare not soak bran for chickens (on the Passover); ib. האשה לא תִשְׁרֶה וכ׳ a woman must not soak bran to take with her to the bathhouse. Sabb. I, 5 אין שורין … כדי שיִשּׁוֹרוּ וכ׳ you must not lay in ink-materials or dyes …, unless they can be dissolved (or soaked through) before the Sabbath sets in. Eduy. I, 8; a. fr.
  • to be soaked, dissolved. Y. Ber. IX, 13ᵈ bot. כדי שתִּשָּׁרֶה וכ׳, v. מְגוּפָה; Y. Taan. I, 64ᵇ top שתשרף (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 17, end אדם … מיד היא נִשְׁרֵית … אינו נִשְׁרֶה man is made out of earth, when you put a drop of water on it, it is at once dissolved (soft), but woman is made of a bone, which is not dissolved, even if you let it lie in water for many days. Y. Sabb. XIV, 14ᶜ top כל … והיא נשרית … ושאינה נשרית וכ׳ when you put salt in, and it dissolves, it is called salt water, but when it is not dissolved, it is called halmé; a. e.—Sabb. I, 5 יִשּׁוֹרוּ (fr. שור or נשר), v. supra.

שרי ²

• cmp. preced.) to loosen, untie; (cmp. meaning of καταλύω) to take lodging; to rest, dwell. Snh. 11ᵃ יש … שראוי שתִּשְׁרֶה עליו שכינה there is one among you who deserves that the Shechinah should rest upon him. Ib. 65ᵇ כדי שתִּשְׁרֶה וכ׳, v. רָעֵב Hif. Ib. שׁוֹרָה עליו וכ׳ the spirit … comes down upon him. Y. Sabb. VIII, end, 11ᶜ רוח רעה שורה עליה an evil spirit rests upon it (it is injurious to health). Num. R. s. 132 אימתי שָׁרְתָה וכ׳ when did the Shechinah come down to rest on earth? When the Tabernacle was erected. Koh. R. to VII, 2 ושָׁרַת עליהם וכ׳ the holy spirit rested upon them. Midr. Till. to Ps. CXVI ומלאכי … ושׁוֹרִים ביניהם (not ושוררים) the ministering angels rejoice over them (the righteous that die), that they come to dwell among them; ed. Bub. שהוא בא ושורה וכ׳ that he (the righteous man) comes &c.; a. v. fr.—Part. pass. שָׁרוּי; f. שְׁרוּיָה; pl. שְׁרוּיִין; שְׁרוּיוֹת. Yeb. 62ᵇ he that has no wife, ש׳ בלא שמחה וכ׳ lives without joy, without blessing &c. Sot. 48ᵃ בזמן שישראל ש׳ בצער וכ׳ when Israel lives in trouble, and the nations in peace and happiness &c. Meg. 2ᵃ בזמן שהשנים … ש׳ על אדמתן when the years were properly regulated (without Roman interference), and the Israelites lived (undisturbed) on their soil; a. v. fr.
  • 1. to cause to rest. Sabb. 139ᵃ אין הקב"ה מַשְׁרֶה וכ׳ the Lord does not let his Presence rest upon Israel, until the bad judges and officers cease to exist. Snh. 7ᵃ כל דיין … משרה a judge that administers true justice faithfully, causes the Shechinah to dwell in Israel. Gen. R. s. 7 מלך … ומשרה דיורין וכ׳ a human king builds a palace, and lets the inmates dwell in the upper and lower stories, הק"בה משרה … בחלל the Lord makes inmates dwell (even) in vacant space. Num. R. s. 136; a. fr.
  • 2. (cmp. שֵׁירוּתָא) to board, provide a living for. Keth. V, 8 המשרה את אשתו וכ׳, v. שָׁלִישׁ. Ib. 107ᵃ כשה׳ לזו ולא ה׳ לזו when he provided for the one (his wife), but did not provide for the others (his children); a. e.

שָׁרִי

• , v. שָׁרִיתָא