זעיר I, זער

זְעֵירI, זְעֵר, זְעַר, fut. יִזְעַר, נִזְעַר (cmp. זוּעַ; b. h. זְעֵיר) 1) to be slender, small; to be reduced, diminished. Targ. Prov. 10:27, v. זְעִי. Targ. Jer. 29:6; a. fr.Y.Sabb.VIII, 11a bot. זַעֲרַת ולא ז׳וכ׳ it (the measure) was reduced, but was not made as small as it had been before; v. Ithpe. 2) (cmp. צער) to get sick. Gen. R. s. 33 ותִזְעַר נפשיה and he may get sick. 3) to restrain. Targ. 2 Sam. 18:16 ed. Lag. a. Ar. (ed. מנע; h. text חשך). Af. אַזְעֵיר, אַזְעֵר, אַזְעַר 1) to reduce, do little. Targ. Ex. 16:17; 18 (h. text הִמְעִיט). Targ. Lev. 25:16; a. fr.Targ. Y. Num. 22:6 לאַזְעוֹרֵיה to reduce (defeat) him (h. text נכה). 2) to be small. Targ. O. Ex. 12:4; a. e. Ithpa. אִזְדְּעַר, אִזְּעַר to be made smaller. Targ. Y. Gen. 1:16.Y.Shek.III, 47c top (read:) אִזְּעִירָא ולא אִזְּעָרַתוכ׳ it was reduced, but not made as small , v. supra.