נָקִי

נָקִיI m. (b. h.; preced.) clean, clear; bare. Tosef.Toh.III, 8, opp. מלוכלך. Pes.22b (ref. to Ex. 21:28) as one says to his neighbor יצא פלוני נ׳ מנכסיו that man went out of his possessions empty-handed; B. Kam.41a. Ib. b נ׳ מחצי כופר free from paying the half-fine. Taan.23a (ref. to Job 22:30) דור שלא היה נ׳וכ׳ thou hast saved with thy prayer a generation which was not clear from sin. Y.Meg.I, 71c; Y.Ber.II, 4d top (ref. to Koh. 5:17) שמור … שתהא טהור ונ׳ guard thy foot, that thou be pure and guiltless when thou art called to the house of God; a. fr.Erub.62b, a. fr. קב ונ׳ only a Kab (little in quantity), but well-sifted (v. infra).(Adv.) נְקֵי נדר, נ׳ שבועה without vow (as an oath), without oath; or: cleared by means of a vow Keth.87a.Pl. נְקִיִּים, נְקִיִּין. Gen. R. s. 98, v. נִקָּיוֹן. Gitt.IX, 10 נְקִיֵּי הדעת the pure-minded; a. e.Fem. נְקִיָּה, נְקִיָּיה. Nidd.31b נ̇ק̇ב̇ה̇ נ̇ק̇ייה ב̇אה a female comes into the world poor (without the means of making a livelihood). Y.Maasr.II, 49d דעתו נ׳ his mind is clear (he is wise). Y. Ḥag.II, 77b top אין דעתן נ׳ their minds are not clear enough (for esoteric wisdom). Num. R. s. 9 כדי שתהיי נ׳ לבעליךוכ׳ in order that thou be clean for thy husband through these waters. Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. פת נ׳ bread of fine (sifted) flour; Pes.37a, v. הַדְרָאָה. Kidd.82b אומנות נ׳ וקלה a cleanly and easy trade; Tosef. ib. V, 15; a. fr.