סִירְ׳

סִרְסוּר, סִירְ׳m. (reduplic. of סור; cmp. Arab, sursûr) going around, examination; (sub. בעל) expert, middleman, broker (cmp. סַפְסָר, סַפְסִירָא). B. Bath.V, 8 אם היה ס׳ ביניהן … לס׳ if a middleman is between them, and the cask is broken (before delivery to the purchaser), the middleman has to suffer the loss; ib. 87a במדת ס׳ when the vessel belonged to the middleman; Deut. R. s. 3 נשברה החבית נשברה לס׳; Tanḥ. Ekeb 11 (corr. acc.). Gen. R. R. s. 8 עשה לו סחורהע״י ס׳ had business done through a commissioner. Koh. R. to X, 16 הדיין יושב … וחס׳ מכריעוכ׳ the judge is seated, the parties stand, and the mediator tries to compromise between them. Y.Meg.IV, 74d top כשם שנתנהע״י ס׳וכ׳ as the Law was given through an agent (Moses), so it must be taught through an agent (the Amora, v. אֲמוֹרָא). Pesik. Haḥod., p. 45a> הס׳ the agent (Moses); Pesik. R. s. 15 פני הס׳ (strike out השליט or השליח, as a gloss to הס׳). Lam. R. to I, 18 פיהו ופום סִרְסוּרוֹ against his commandment and that of his agent (the prophet); a. fr.Y.Ber.III, 6a top; Y.M. Kat. III, 83a top הס׳ the agent of sin, v. כָּפָה.Pl. סִרְסוּרִין, סִירְ׳ Num. R. s. 17, end (ref. to Num. 15:39) הלב … ס׳ לגיף the heart and the eyes are the bodys agents (panders); Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 15; a. fr.