זְמַן

זְמַןI ch. sam( Nithpa. נִזְדַּמֵּן to join ones self to).Part. pass. זְמִין ready, prepared. Targ. Ex. 34:2 (Y. זַמִין, זַמְיַן, incorr.).Ib. 19:11; 15 זְמִינִין (Y. II מְזַמְנַן, v. infra).v. זְמִינָא. Pa. זַמֵּין 1) to invite; to appoint; to summon; to prepare. Targ. Mic. 3:5. Targ. Ex. 19:10; 14 (ed. Berl. זָמֵין, v. Berl. Targ. O. II, p. 2 5); a. fr. (Ib. 25:22 ואִיזַמָן, ed. Berl. ואֵיזָמֵין, Y. אֵיזְמַן, Ithpe..M. Kat. 16a מְזַמְּנִינָן ליהוכ׳ we summon him Cant. R. to V, 13 ביומוי דזַמְּנִינָןוכ׳ (not דזמניין) in those my days when we invited two parties of scholars (for discussions).Part. pass. מְזַמַּן (hebraism: מְזוּמָּן). Targ. Ps. 72:17 (h. text ינון).Pl. constr. מְזַמְּנֵי. Targ. Y. Num. 1:16 (h. text קריאי). (Ib. 26:9 מנמנמי Ar., read מזמני; ed. מערעי). 2) to appoint a meal in common, to say grace in common., Ber.45b ניהדר ונְזַמֵּן let us go back and agree (retrospectively) to make our meal a common one. Af. אַזְמֵין same. Targ. Y. Gen. 24:7. Targ. 1 Sam. 16:3. Targ. Ex. 19:10 ותַזְ׳ some ed. v. supra; a. fr.Ber.50b אַזְמוּן עלייהו they counted them in for common grace, v. preced. Pi.Snh.48a דאַזְמְנֵיהוכ׳ which one designated for B. Bath.58a sq. אי אתי אינש מעלמא ומַזְמִין ליה לדינא Ms. M. (ed. incorr.) if any unknown man will come and sue him; a. fr. Ithpa. אִזְדַּמֵּן 1) as preced. Nithpa. Targ. Job 33:23.Targ. Y. II Gen. 19:31 למִיזְדַּמְנָאוכ׳ to join us in wedlock (cmp. זְוַג).Targ. Am. 3:3; a. e. 2) to prepare ones self. Targ. Josh. 7:13; a. e. Targ. Y. II Gen. 22:8 יזדמן, read יְזַמֵּן.Contr. אִיזַּמֵּן, Ithpa. אִיזְּמִין, v. supra.