נֵס, flag, sign, miraculous event. Targ. Y. Num. XXV, 8; a. fr.—Y. Pes. V, 32ᶜ bot. נסא הוה רב a great event (delivery from danger) had occurred; Y. Taan. III, end, 67ᵃ ניסא. Ber. 54ᵃ נ׳ דרבים a providential event which concerns the community, opp. נ׳ דיחיד. Meg. 3ᵇ משום פרסומי נ׳ because it is a duty to proclaim the wonderful event (in the Book of Esther); Sabb. 23ᵇ פרסומי נ׳ to proclaim the wonderful events (of the Maccabean days, by lighting the candles); a. v. fr.—Pl. נִסִּין, נִסַּיָּא, נִסֵּי, נִי׳. Targ. O. Ex. XVII, 15. Targ. Y. II, Num. XXI, 14; a. fr.—Y. Ter. VIII, end, 46ᶜ. Yoma 21ᵃ נ׳ דגואי wonders which happened within the Temple; נ׳ דבראי outside of the Temple. Ib.ᵇ נ׳ דקביעי permanent, regularly recurring wonders; a. fr.
נֵס, (= נִסָּיוֹן) trial.—Pl. as ab. Targ. Y. II, Ex. XV, 25.—Y. Maas. Sh. V, end, 55ᶜ (oneirocritical play on נִיסַן) וניסין לית את חמי and thou shalt experience no trials; (Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי נִסְיוֹנִין (חד מתלמ׳); Ber. 56ᵇ ולא אתית לידי נסיון).
