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נִיגְרָא, נִגְ׳m. (נְגַר) 1) gutter, dike. B. Mets. 107b ד׳ גרמידי דאַנִּ׳ לבני נ׳ Ar. (ed. ד׳ אמות … דבני אנ׳) four cubits on the shores of a dyke belong to the owners of the dyke. Pes.113a לא תשוור נ׳ leap not over a dyke (oth. opin., v. infra). B. Bath.12b תרתי אחד נ׳ two fields dependent on one dyke for irrigation; a. e.Pl. נִיגְרֵי, נִגְ׳. Ib.(V. also נִגְדָּא. 2) track, step. Pes. l. c. לא תשוור נ׳ do not leap in place of walking (v. supra).Pl. as ab. B. Kam.57a נקטי להו נ׳ ברייתא Rashi (ed. sing.) they adopted the habit of running out into the fields; ib. 118b אנקטה נ׳וכ׳ (not אנקטי) he taught her the way out of the fold; B. Bath.88a אנקטינהו ניגראוכ׳ he taught them Sabb.51b נ׳ דחמרא שערי the gait of the ass is (in accordance with) the barley (which he feeds on). Ib. 66b קל נ׳ the sound of steps. Pes.111a שתין נ׳ sixty steps. Ber.41b נ׳ דפרזלא iron run (unwearied walk).