פער

פָּעַר(b. h.) 1) to open wide. Pesik. R. s. 4, end פָּעֲרָה החרובית עצמהוכ׳ a carob tree opened itself and swallowed him. Midr. Till. to Ps. 119:131 פָּעַרְתִּי פי לתורתך I open my mouth for thy Law; כשם שפּוֹעֲרִים … למלקוש as people open their mouth for the late rain (to inhale it); a. e. 2) to uncover (ones self), esp. to commit a nuisance before the idol Peor. Snh.VII, 6 הפּוֹעֵר עצמר לבעל פעורוכ׳ he who uncovers himself before Baal Peor (is guilty, for) this is the mode of worshipping him. Yalk. Hos. 526 כלום … אלא שתִּפְעוֹר עצמך לו they ask of thee only that thou uncover thyself before him. Snh.64a פ׳ בפניו he eased himself before him; a. fr. Pi. פִּיעֵר same. Sifré Num. 131 המְפַעֵר עצמו לבעל פעור, v. supra. Ab. Zar.44b שמְפַעֲרִין לפניווכ׳ before whom they commit a nuisance every day. פְּעַר ch. same, to uncover. Targ. Y. I Num. 25:1. Pa. פַּעֵר same. Ab. Zar.51b השתא פַּעוּרֵי מְפַעֲרִין קמיהוכ׳ since they commit nuisances before him (Peor) as a mode of worship, should not offering salt and water be considered as worship?