סִיּוּעַ

סִיּוּעַm. (סִיעַ) help, assistance. Y.Sabb.XVIII, end, 16c (ref to. מסעדין, Mish. ib. 3) אי זהו הס׳ wherein does the assistance (rendered to travailing animals) consist? Lev. R. s. 24 זמה אם הרוחות … לשום ס׳ צריכין ס׳ אנו שנבראנו לס׳ when the spirits that are not made dependent on assistance, require assistance, how much more do we (human beings) who are made dependent on assistance Ib. (ref. to עזרך … יסעדך, Ps. 20:3) עזרה וס׳וכ׳ help and assistance come from Zion. Esth. R. to I, 1 וכי לסִיּוּעָן שלוכ׳ does the Lord need the assistance of the nations?Ex. R. s. 43 עשו לך ס׳ they have given thee (the Lord) an assistant (in the golden calf); a. e.