נמר

נָמַרPi. נִמֵּר (denom. of preced.) to give a checkered or striped appearance, esp. נ׳ שדה to take out or cut the ripe plants of a field, leaving the unripe stand for later crops. Peah III, 2. Men.71b במְנַמֵּר לקליות when he cuts portions of the grain field with the intention of using the ears for roasting; במנמר לאוצר when he cuts for storage.Part. pass. מְנוּמָּר striped, speckled. B. Kam. 119b לוקחין מהן בגד מנ׳ you may buy from them (weavers) (even) a checkered web (for which they may have used remnants of other peoples wool). Gitt.54b משום דמיחזי כמנ׳ because (if he were to pass his pen over all the Divine Names in the scroll) the writing would look speckled; Men.29b bot. משום דמיחזי כמ׳ it would look speckled (if he were to insert omitted vowel letters). Y.Succ.III, 53d bot.; Y.Maasr.I, 49a המ׳ a speckled Ethrog.