סְמַךְ I, סְמֵיךְ ch. same 1) to press, lay hands on, lean on. Targ. Am. V, 19. Targ. Ex. XXIX, 10; a. fr. —2) to support, uphold. Targ. Ps. LI, 14; a. e. —3) to rest on; to rely, feel safe. Targ. II Sam. I, 6. Targ. Ps. LXXXVIII, 8. Ib. LXXI, 6; a.fr. fr.—Ḥag. 20ᵇ מִיסְמַךְ סָמְכָא דעתייהו their mind is at rest (they feel safe that they cannot be seen). Ab. Zar. 71ᵇ סמכא דעתיה he feels sure (of his bargain); a. fr. —4) to bring close, join. Y. Sabb. III, 5ᵈ bot., v. אֲדֵירָא. Yeb. 119ᵃ סְמוֹךְ מיעוטא וכ׳ bring close, i.e. add. &c., v. מִיעוּטָא; Kidd. 80ᵃ; a. e.—Esp. to ordain (v. preced., a. Targ. Deut. XXXIV, 9). Snh. 13ᵇ (expl. סמיכת זקנים, v. סְמִיכוּת) מִיסְמַךְ סבי ordaining of elders. Ib. בירֹא ממש סַמְכִין ליה או בשמא סמכין ליה Ms. M. must they ordain him by actually putting a hand on him, or merely by calling his name? Ib. וחד לא סָמֵיךְ and one alone cannot ordain? Ib. 14ᵃ ור"מ … סַמְכֵיה was it R. J. ben B. that ordained R. Meir? Ib. הוה מיטמר מלמיסמכיה Ms. M. was on his guard not to be ordained. Ib. סְמוֹכוּ לנא appoint for us as teachers, v. חֲמִיסִין; a. fr.—Part. pass. סָמִיךְ, סְמִיךְ a) ordained. Pes. 49ᵃ תרי בני סְמִיכֵי two sons both of whom were ordained teachers.—b) near, adjoining. Targ. Y. I Num. XXI, 14. Ib. II, 5; 12, a. e. (interch. with סְמוּכִין). Targ. Y. Deut. VI, 7.—Snh. 7ᵇ וס׳ ליה וכ׳ and next to it follows &c.; ib. 107ᵃ; a. fr.
    Pa. - סַמֵּךְ 1) to press, stamp, make a thick mass. Pes. 116ᵃ וצריך לסַמּוּכֵיה וכ׳ and you must make it a thick mass so as to be emblematical of clay (v. חֲרוֹסֶת). —2) to secure, esp. to refer to a depositary for payment; to draw an order for. Y. Kidd. III, 64ᵃ top סַמְּכֵיה גבי לוי he referred him to Levy (as his depositary). Ib. סַמְּכוּן … גבי זבונה they secured the teacher by a deposit with a merchant. Y. Shebu. VII, 38ᵃ top, כַּתָּפָא. Y. B. Mets. IV, beg. 9ᶜ; a. e.
    Af. - אַסְמַךְ 1) to give an order to. Ib. אנא בעי … דאַסְמִיכְתַּנִי I want to collect the money for which thou hast given me an order (at the banker’s). —2) to lean on; to find support; to give support. Y. Ber. II, 4ᶜ כל מילה … מַסְמְכִין לה מן וכ׳ whenever a proposition is not evident, they try to support it by a large number of Biblical passages; Pesik. R. s. 22 מַסְמְכִינָן, v. אֲתַר. M. Kat. 5ᵃ אַסְמְכָהּ אקרא gave it support by reference to a Biblical verse. Ber. 19ᵇ כל מילי … אַסְמְכִינְהוּ על וכ׳ they lean all rules of the Rabbis on the law, ‘Thou shalt not deviate’, v. סוּר I; a. e. —3) to make substantial, put a thick layer on. M. Kat. 13ᵇ מעבין אַסְמוּכֵי mʾʿabbin (Mish. ib. II, 5) means covering with a heavy layer, opp. אַקְלוּשֵׁי, v. קְלַשׁ.
    Ithpe. - אִסְתְּמִיךְ to lean; to rely. Targ. Jud. XVI, 26. Targ. Is. L, 10; a. fr.—Yeb. 42ᵇ מִסְתְּמִיךְ ואזיל וכ׳ R. A. walked leaning on the shoulder of &c. Y. Ber. II, 4ᵇ; Y. M. Kat. III, 83ᶜ bot. ר׳ יוחנן הוה מיסתמיך וכ׳ R. J. was (walking) leaning on &c.; a. fr.