נָצַח

נָצַח(b. h.; cmp. צַח) (to be bright, pure, (cmp. זָכָה) to be victorious, win, prevail. Y.Sabb.VII, 5b top אם לִנְצוֹחַ אם להִינָּצֵחַ whether to conquer or to be conquered. Pes.119a (play on לַמְנַצֵּחַ) זמרו למי שנוֹצְחִין אותו ושמח sing to him who rejoices when they conquer him (prevail over him to change his evil decrees); Midr. Till. to Ps. 4 Pesik. R. s. 40 נָצַחְתִּי לדורוכ׳ I conquered the generation of the flood and was the loser by it, because I destroyed Ib. נְצָחַנִי משהוכ׳ Moses conquered me …, and I gained all those masses; a. fr.Part. pass. נָצוּחַ. Ib. בשעה שאני נוצח … ובשעה שאני נ׳וכ׳ when I prevail, I lose, but when I am prevailed over, I gain; a. e. Pi. נִצֵּחַ 1) to make illustrious, to glorify. Midr. Till. l. c. (expl. למנצח) למי שהוא נאה לנַצֵּחַ to him whom it is befitting to glorify. 2) to conquer, prevail over. Ib. מלך ב״וד מְנַצְּחִים אותווכ׳ a human king is angry when people defeat him (in argument; cmp. זְכֵי Pa.); Pes. l. c.B. Mets.59b נִצְּחוּנִי בני (or נְצָחוּנִי) my children have won over me. Ib. תלמידי חכמים שמנצחיםוכ׳ scholars who defeat one another in discussion. Snh.91a אם יְנַּצְּחוּנִי … נִצַּחְתֶּם if they defeat me, say to them, you have defeated an ignoramus among us; ואם אני אֲנַצֵּחַ … תורת משה נִצְּחַתְכֶם and if I defeat them, say to them, the law of Moses has defeated you; a. fr.Part. pass. מְנוּצָּח. Midr. Till. l. c. למי שמנ׳וכ׳ to him who allows himself to be won over by his creatures (v. supra); a. e. Nif. נִיצַּח to be defeated. Y.Sabb.II, 5b top v. supra.