- כאן
- כַּאַן(v. כָּא) here; now. Y.Ber.IV, 7c bot., a. e. כ׳ נתפללוכ׳ here (in this inn) did my father say the prayer of Bets.IV, 7 מִכַּ׳ ועד כ׳ from here to there (will I use). Ber.I, 2, a. fr. מכ׳ ואילך, v. אֵילֵךְ. Snh.IX, 1 ולאחר מכ׳ and subsequently; a. fr.מכ׳ אמרו (חכמים) from this originates what the scholars said. Ab. I, 5; a. fr.מִכַּ׳ ל־, מִכַּ׳ ש־ from this is derived, do we learn. Ber.64a מכ׳ לבעלוכ׳ from this (that Jacob is mentioned and not his ancestors) we learn that the owner of the beam must carry the heaviest side of it. B. Mets.87a מכ׳ שצדיקים אומריםוכ׳ from this we see that the righteous promise little ; a. fr.כ׳ … כ׳ here (in this case) …, there (in another place, in that case). Succ.44b; a. v. fr.Contr. כַּן, with pref. מ, מִיכַּן. Y.Ber.IV, 7c top (read:) כן ליִחיד כן לציבור in this case (when Levi disfavored many prayers), it is meant for individuals, in the other case, it is meant for congregations.Y. Erub.VII, 24b bot. מ׳ ומ׳ on both sides; a. fr.
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