עלם II

עָלַםII (b. h.; v. preced.) (to surround, tie up, to conceal. Yalk. Cant. 981, v. infra.Part. pass. עָלוּם; f. עֲלוּמָה; pl. עֲלוּמִים, עֲלוּמִין, עֲלוּמוֹת. Ab. Zar.35b (play on עֲלָמוֹת, Cant. 1:3) קרי ביה עלומות read it ‘ălumoth (secret things). Pi. עִילֵּם same. Part. pass. מְעוּלָּם; f. מְעוּלֶּמֶת; pl. מְעוּלָּמִים, מְעוּלָּמִין; מְעוּלָּמוֹת. Midr. Till. to Ps. 46:1 (play on עלמות, ib.) מע׳ הן הדבריםוכ׳ the things we saw are hidden, we know not what we saw. Nef. נֶעְלָם, Hithpa. הִתְעַלֵּם, Nithpa. נִתְעַלֵּם to be concealed, to escape; to hide ones self. Num. R. s. 20 אין כל דבר נ׳ ממך nothing is unknown to thee. Y.Pes.VI, beg.33a נֶעֶלְמָה הלכה ממנו the law escaped his memory; Bab. ib. 66a נִתְעַלְּמָה. Y.Yoma III, 40d bot. לא … מִתְעַלֵּם מהן they did not move from there before it (the pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton) escaped their memory again. Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 44b top עד שיִתְעַלֵּם מעיניהם until he is left out of their sight. Y.Ber.IV, 8a ואל תִּתְעַלֵּם מתחינתנו do not hide thyself (turn away) from our prayer; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱלִים 1) to conceal. Ex. R. s. 1 (ref. to העלמה Ex. 2:8) שהֶעֱלִימָהוכ׳ she kept her own secret. Cant. R. to I, 3 (play on עלמות, ib.) על שהֶעֱלַמְתָּ מהם יוםוכ׳ because thou hast concealed from them the day of death and the day of consolation, they love thee; על שהעלמת מתןוכ׳ because thou hast concealed from them the reward of the righteous ; Yalk. ib. 981 שעָלַמְתָּ (Kal); Midr. Till. to Ps. 9; a. fr. 2) (v. עָלַם I) הע׳ עינים to close the eyes, to lose sight of. Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 44a bot. Sot.10b ואל תַּעֲלֵם עיניך ממני do not avert thy eyes from me. Tosef.Peah IV, 20; B. Bath.10a, a. e. המעלים … מן הצדקה who closes his eyes to charity; a. fr. Hof. הוּעֲלָם to be concealed. Koh. R. to III, 11 (play on הָעֹלָם ib.) ה׳ מהם שםוכ׳ the pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton was concealed from them.