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זער (e/a) vb. to be small (→ זעור , זעיר , זעירה , זעירו ; CPA ܙܥܪܬ ܢܦܫܗ ὠλιγοψύχησεν LSp 57, SA זער ST Ex 30:15) Pe. 1. to be small: דהוות זעירא ורבת וזעירת ולא זערת כמה דהוות (the measure) was small, and it became larger and (then) became smaller; but it did not become as small as it (originally) was Pes 37c(42) // Sab 11a(49); 2. in phrase זערת נפש to faint [v. CPA]: דלא ישהי ותזער נפשיה so that he should not stay too long (in the tepidarium) and faint BR 307:5Pa. to curse [cf. → √קלל pa.]: ואתא זעיר לי דבית ישראל come curse for me the House of Israel TN Num 23:7 [v. af.]
Af. 1. to diminish: נזער יתהון let us diminish them TN Ex 1:10; ותזער יתכון ib. Lev 26:22 [H והמעיטה ]; 2. to take/give a smaller amount: ומן דאזער ib. Ex 16:18; דזער ) דאזער ) ;23:11 muN ;71 ~.bi~ יזער ib. Ex 30:15; תזער ib. Lev 25:16; Num 33:54; תזערון ib. 26:54; 35:8; 3. to curse [v. pa.]: ואזער TNGl Num 23:7
Itpe. to become small: קבייא באתריה{ון} רובעיא אזד{רע}<ער>ון the qab's in his place became smaller by a fourth Hal 58d(1)
On pe., mng. 2, v. Lieb, Alon Vol 230; on itpe., v. id., SZ 103.
