נִי׳

נֵס, נִסָּא, נִי׳I m. ch. = h. נֵס I, 1) flag, sign, miraculous event. Targ. Y. Num. 25:8; a. fr.Y.Pes.V, 32c bot. נסא הוה רב a great event (delivery from danger) had occurred; Y.Taan.III, end, 67a ניסא. Ber.54a נ׳ דרבים a providential event which concerns the community, opp. נ׳ דיחיד. Meg.3b משום פרסומי נ׳ because it is a duty to proclaim the wonderful event (in the Book of Esther); Sabb.23b פרסומי נ׳ to proclaim the wonderful events (of the Maccabean days, by lighting the candles); a. v. fr.Pl. נִסִּין, נִסַּיָּא, נִסֵּי, נִי׳. Targ. O. Ex. 17:15. Targ. Y. II Num. 21:14; a. fr.Y.Ter.VIII, end, 46c. Yoma 21a נ׳ דגואי wonders which happened within the Temple; נ׳ דבראי outside of the Temple. Ib. b נ׳ דקביעי permanent, regularly recurring wonders; a. fr. 2) (= נִסָּיוֹן) trial.Pl. as ab. Targ. Y. II Ex. 15:25.Y.Maas. Sh. V, end, 55c (oneirocritical play on נִיסַן) וניסין לית את חמי and thou shalt experience no trials; (Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי (חד מתלמ׳) נִסְיוֹנִין; Ber.56b ולא אתית לידי נסיון).