גָּמַר

גָּמַרII (b. h.; cmp. v. גמם) 1) to polish, touch up, finish. Y.Sabb.VII, 10a bot. ג׳ מלאכתו when he gives to his work the finishing touch; a. fr. 2) (in gen.) to complete, end. Pes.X, 7 גּוֹמֵר עליו את ההלל he reads over it (the fourth cup) the Hallel to the end, v. הַלֵּל.Tosef.Succ.III, 2 גּוֹמְרִין בהןוכ׳ on those occasions the entire Hallel is read; Ber.14a; Arakh.10a; Taan.28b. Ber.13b חוזר וגוֹמְרָהּ (after the disciples left) did he take it up again and read the whole of the Shma?Y.Yeb.II, beg.3c הביאה גוֹמֶרֶת בה coition consummates the levirs marriage (Bab. ib. 18a קונה קניין גמור), v. מַאֲמַר.Y.Ber.VI, 10d top ג׳ מלאכול after he has finished eating; a. fr.Euphem. to gratify the sexual appetite. Kerith. II, 4. Pes.87a (play on Gomer, Hos. 1:3) שהכל גּוֹמְרִים בה all people could gratify their lust on her.וְגוֹמֵר (abbr. וגו׳, וג׳) and one finishes (the sentence quoted) = and so forth, , a clerical term used in Bible citations to save the writing out of the entire quotation. Ḥull.98a. Gen. R. s. 51, beg.; a. fr.Part. pass. גָּמוּר, f. גְּמוּרָה finished, complete, real, valid. Kidd.40b, a. fr. צדיק ג׳ a perfectly righteous man (without faults); רשע ג׳ a wicked man throughout (without any good quality). Yeb.18b, a. fr. קניין ג׳ real (legal) possession.Pl. גְּמוּרִים, גְּמוּרוֹת. Ḥull.89a; a. fr.Bets.2b, a. e. בצים ג׳ perfectly developed eggs (with shells), v. infra. 3) to destroy. Pes.87b (play on Gomer, v. supra) בזזו וגָמְרוּ (Ms. M. גמרו וגמרו) they plundered and destroyed (they destroyed thoroughly). 4) to conclude, determine, decide. Kel. XVI, 1. Ber.17a גְּמוֹר בכל לבבךוכ׳ be determined with all thy heart Shebu.26b ג׳ בלבו he resolved (vowed) in his heart, opp. הוציא בשפתיו; Ḥag.10a.Erub.13b, a. fr. נמנו וגמרו they were counted (their votes were taken) and they decided.Snh.III, 7 (42a) גמרו את הדבר when they had closed the case (being ready for publishing the sentence); a. fr. 5) to draw a conclusion by analogy. Sabb.96b ג׳ העברה העברה מיוה״כ one forms an analogy between the expressions heĕbir ; a. fr. 6) to be fully developed. Tosef.Par.XI, 7, v. גָּמַל.בצים גמורות, v. supra. Pi. גִּמֵּר 1) to destroy. Pes.87b בקשו לגַמֵּרוכ׳ they intented to destroy the possessions of Israel in her (Gomers) days, v. supra. 2) to develop, mature, ripen. Y.Shebi.V, beg.35d אין פירותיה׳ מְגַמְּרִיןוכ׳ their fruits ripen only every three years. Nif. נִגְמַר to be finished, completed. Snh.VI, 1 נ׳ הדין when proceedings are finished (sentence pronounced). Gen. R. s. 12 נִגְמְרָה מלאכתן they were finished; a. fr.