Jastrow: בַּיָּיר

בַּיָּיר m. (denom. of בֵּיר or בֹּור, cmp. בּוּר Pi. 2) superintendent of the well in rural communities. Shebi. VIII, 5 אין נותנין לא לב׳ וכ׳ (out of the money realized from the fruits of the Sabbath year) you must not pay the well-master &c.; אבל נותן הוא לב׳ לשתות but you may pay the well-master a fee for giving you water to drink. Tosef. B. Mets. IX, 14 הב׳ והבלן וכ׳ (Y. ib. beg. 12ᵃ ed. Krot. הכ׳, corr. acc.) the well-master, the bather &c. when collecting their fees from the owner (individually), may attach only the owner’s share in the produces. Ib. VIII, 11ᵈ top שאלה מן הב׳; [Bab. ib. 97ᵇ למישאל מידי מחבריה, read מבַּיָּירָא ch.].