נכה

נכי, נָכָה(b. h.) to be lessened.(Lev. R. s. 33 אלא נכה, some ed., v. אָנָךְ. Pi. נִכָּה, נִיכָּה to deduct. Ḥull.X, 3 ואינו מְנַכֶּה לווכ׳ and the seller is not bound to allow him a reduction for the priests share. B. Bath.VII, 2, sq. יְנַכֶּה he must make an allowance for what there is less than specified in the contract. Num. R. s. 20 (ref. to נכה, ib. 22:6) כמי שמְנַכֶּה אחד מכ״ד לסאה as one (purchasing grain) is prepared for a deficiency of one twenty-fourth for each Sah (allowance for chaff, v. טִינֹּופֶת); Tanḥ. Balak 4 (not למאה); ed. Bub. 6; a. fr.(Cant. R. to III, 4 שנכה מסנחריב some ed., read שנָכַת, v. נְכִיתָה. Hif. הִכָּה, הִיכָּה 1) to injure, knock, strike. B. Kam.VIII, 1 הִכָּהוּ חייבוכ׳ if he hit him (created a sore), he must pay for curing him. Ib. 3 המַכֶּה אתוכ׳ if a person strikes his father Snh.IX, 2 נתכוין להַכֹּותֹווכ׳ if he intended to hit him on his loins. Y.Peah I, 16a bot. (ref. to Ps. 120:3, sq.) כל כלי זיין מַכִּיןוכ׳ all weapons strike in their place, but this (calumny) strikes at a distance; a. v. fr.Part. pass. מוּכֶּה; f. מוּכָּה; pl. מוּכִּים, מוּכִּין; מוּכֹּות. Keth.VII, 10, a. fr. מוּכֵּה שהין afflicted with leprosy. Ib. I, 3, a. fr. מוּכַּת עץ one who lost her hymen through an accidental lesion. Par. VIII, 9; Mikv. I, 8, v. מַיִם. 2) (trnsf.) to strike, produce sound, play. Yoma I, 7 מַכִּין לפניו באצבעוכ׳ snap their middle-fingers. Arakh.II, 3, v. חָלִיל; a. fr.