תָּרַס

תָּרַס(denom. of תָּרִיס), Hif. הִתְרִיס 1) to shield, protect. Y.Sabb.V, 7b bot. (expl. לבובין) נותן … והוא מַתְרִיס כנגד חיה one places a hide from the tannery against its heart, and this protects it against attacks of wild beasts. 2) to resist, fight, wrestle in debate. Yeb.121b שה׳ עם שמניםוכ׳ (ed. שהתירם, corr. acc. who debated with eighty-five elders; Y. ib. XVI, 15d שהיו מַתְרִיסִין בנגדוכ׳) who debated with R. H.