הֶדְיוֹט

הֶדְיוֹטm. (an adaptation of ἰδιώτης) private man (opp. to priest, officer &c), commoner; ignoble, ignorant. Targ. 1 Sam. 18:23; a. fr.Meg.12b. a. e. (prov.) הה׳ קיפצ בראש the lowest man rushes ahead (is the first to give an opinion).Yeb.59a, a. fr. כהןה׳ a common priest, opp. כהן גדול. M. Kat. I, 8 הה׳ the untrained tailor, opp. אומן the professional. Ib. 10a היכי דמיה׳ when do you call one a hedyot?B. Mets. 104a לשוןה׳ the popular terms, v. דָּרַש. Gen. R. s. 96 משלה׳ a popular adage; a. fr.Pl. (Ch.) הֶדְיוֹטִין. Targ. Job 30:8; a. e.(Hebrew) הֶדְיוֹטוֹת. Snh.X, 2 (90a) three kings וארבעהה׳ and four private persons. Ib. 21b. bot. לה׳ for the common people (Samaritans). Tosef.Sabb.XIII (XIV), 1; Y. ib. XVI, 15c top שטריה׳ private (not Hebrew) writings; Bab. ib. 116b; a. fr. Num. R. s. 8 הֶדְיוֹטִים (some ed.).Fem. הֶדְיוֹטִית. Buth R. to I, 19 פדהה׳ a cow of common stock (not trained for work).