טָעַן II (b. h.; cmp. טָעָה, טַעֲיָיא , a. Ges. H. Dict.¹⁰ s. v. צען) [to move, make ready for travelling,] 1) (cmp. נָשָׂא) to load, pack up. Num. R. s. 6 וטוֹעֲנִים על העגלות and pack (them) upon wagons; a. fr.—Part. pass. טָעוּן (interch. with טוֹעֵן) laden, carrying. Ib. s. 5 מי שהוא ט׳ בקרשים some had a share in carrying (moving) the boards. Ib. טוענין כל כלי האריגה had to carry all woven materials. Ib. s. 6 היה מִטּוֹעֲנֵי וכ׳ was one of those carrying the ark. B. Mets. 32ᵇ טְעוּנָה יין אסור carrying forbidden wine.—Midr. Till. to Ps. XVIII בשעה … טְעוּנִין את המים when the clouds are charged with water; Yalk. Sam. 160 טוענין מן המים (corr. acc.), v. חָשַׁךְ. Ib. אלו טוענין חרבות וכ׳ those carrying swords, others lances &c.; a. fr.—3) Esp. to help one broken down on the road to load again, contrad. to פרק to help in unloading. B. Mets. II, 10 מצוה לִטְעוֹן … the biblical law requires man to help in unloading, but not in loading (without remuneration); אף לט׳ loading, too, must be done gratuitously, v. טְעִינָה; a. fr.
    Nif. - נִטְעַן 1) to be laden. Gen. R. s. 82 נ׳ ברכות was laden with blessings; a. e.—Trnsf. (cmp. כָּבֵד) to be very ill. Treat. S’maḥ. ch. VIII אמר לו נ׳ he said to him, He (thy son) is very ill. —2) to be carried. Midr. Till. to Ps. LXXXVII [read:) אינן יכולין להִטָּעֵן … וטוֹעֲנִין וכ׳ who cannot be carried (on wagons &c.) … and they carry them on their hands (in a chair); (v. next w. a. Yalk. Ps. 838).
    Hif. - הִטְעִין 1) to lade, put on. Lev. R. s. 13 ה׳ לחמורו וכ׳ he put on his ass five S’ah &c. Sabb. 5ᵃ הִטְעִינוֹ חבירו his neighbor placed something in his hand to carry, ה׳ שמים the heavens placed &c. (when he put his hand forth to collect and carry rain water); a. e. —2) to carry goods for sale. Y. Peah I, 16ᵃ top (ref. to Lev. XIX, 16) שלא תהא כרוכל הזה מַטְעִין דבריו וכ׳ be not like the peddler carrying the talk of this one to the other &c.