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פרנס vb. to provide, sustain, support (→ פרנוס , פרנס , פרנסה ; CPA ܦܪܢܣ LSp 163, SA פרנס Ham 542:63, 594:43, MH פרנס Moreshet, Lex 293) Quad. to provide, support: ופרנס יתהון TNGl Gen 47:17 [H וינהלם ]; והוה מפרנס יתהון כל י<ו>מי חייהון he provided for them all their lives BR 154:6 // VRVar 806:4; תיב לך דבריי{ן}<ך> מפרנס [לך שמע] לה ויתב ליה ופרנסיה ברייה sit still, and your creator will provide for you! He sat still and his creator provided for him VRQ 325:4; מפרנס כל עלמא He provides for the whole world TN Dt 32:4; למפרנסה ib. Gen 30:30; ומפרנס KohR 8c(7); JMP 8a:12; ib. 13:5; 16:5Quad.Ref. 1. to be provided for, sustained: מתפרנסין כל שבטיא דישראל all the tribes of Israel are sustained TN Gen 49:24; TNGl Num 14:33; 2. to support oneself: זבון לן חדא א{י}<ו>סיא ונהוי מיתפרנסין מינה buy an estate for us and we will support ourselves from it VR 812:4; אורחא דמאן דמתפרנס מבני ליה שור it is the custom of one who supports himself to build a wall BB 12d(56)
On poss. etym., G. Hoffmann, ZA 11(1896):239.
