עִיסּוּק, (עָסַק) doing, management. Lev. R. s. 13 אברהם ראה … בעִיסּוּקָן Abraham (in his vision, Gen. XV, 9 sq.) beheld the empires typically represented by their doings (policy). Y. Ber. IV, 7ᵇ bot. צא שעה אחת לעִיסּוּקוֹ deduct one hour for the work of preparing the sacrifice; Y. Pes. V, 31ᶜ, sq. Y. Sabb. V, end, 7ᶜ שור שעיסוקו רע an ox hard to manage. Y. Sot. IX, 23ᶜ bot. מצות ע׳ מדידה the law demanding the act of measuring (even if there be no doubt as to the nearest place, Deut. XXI, 2); (Bab. ib. 45ᵃ; Snh. 14ᵇ לַעֲסוֹק במדידה).