גְּנֵי, גְּנָא ch. same , to be shaded, to lie down, sleep. Targ. Job XL, 21. Targ. Y. Deut. XXIV, 13. Targ. II Esth. I, 4 מיגני to recline for meals, to dine; a. fr.—Gitt. 68ᵃ וגְנָא and fell asleep. Sabb. 65ᵃ did not allow his daughters גַּנְיָאן גבי הדדי (Ms. M. דגַנְיָין) to sleep together. Ib. 129ᵃ ונִיגְנֵי וכ׳ let him lie in the sun. Yoma 78ᵇ וליגני and let him sleep (in his sandals). Snh. 109ᵇ גְּנִי אפוריא lie down on the bed. Y. Taan. I, end, 64ᵇ כותלא דגְנָאֵי ביה a wall of a room in which people sleep; ib. IV, 64ᵈ bot. דגַנְיֵי.—B. Bath. 58ᵃ גָּנֵי Ar. (ed. גָּאנֵי) is lying. [Ber. 59ᵃ Ms. M., v. גְּנַח I.]
Pa. - גַּנֵּי (with על) to cover, protect. Targ. Is. IV, 5. Targ. Y. Deut. XXVIII, 15.
Af. - אַגְנֵי to cause to lie down. Targ. II Esth. I, 3 (2) וא׳ וכ׳ and made them lie down (for meals),—Snh. l. c. they had a bed דהוו מַגְנֵי עלה וכ׳ upon which they made strangers lie. Num. R. s. 18; Tanḥ. Korah 10 ואַגְנִיתֵיה וכ׳ and made him lie down on his bed; Snh. l. c.—B. Mets. 84ᵇ [read:] אַגְנַיִין בעיליתאי hide me, I pray, in my room (v. Rashi a. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 7). Ib. [read:] אגניתיה בעיליתיה I kept his body in his room.
Ithpe. - אִיתְגַּנֵּי, אִיגַּנֵּי (v. preced. Hithpa.) to be disgraced, become repulsive. Targ. II Chr. XV, 16.—Y. Ab. Zar. III, 42ᶜ bot. [read:] דלא יהוון מִיתְגַּנִּין בי that they may not be disgraced through me (be ashamed of me). Sabb. 140ᵇ ואתי למִגַּנְיָא and he may be disgraced. Ib. 65ᵃ מידי דמִיגַּנְיָא ביה something by which she is exposed. Keth. 65ᵇ תִּתְגַּנִּי ותִתְגַּ׳ let her look repulsive (her husband being dead).