Jastrow: הֶיתֵּר

הֶיתֵּר, הֶתֵּיר, הֶתֵּר m. (נתר, Hif. הִתִּיר) release, legal permission, permitted object, legitimate action, opp. אִיסּוּר. Yoma 86ᵇ, a. fr. נעשית לו כה׳ it appears to him like a legitimate act.—Y. Sabb. VII, 9ᵈ top יש לה ה׳ וכ׳ there is a time when the legal restriction concerning her is removed. Gen. R. s. 76, end; s. 80 beg. להשיאה דרך ה׳ to give her in marriage in a legitimate way. Num. R. s. 10, beg. אלו שהיו נוהגין ה׳ וכ׳ those who consider the connection with hand-maids permitted. Y. Yeb. I, beg. 2ᵃ להֶיתֵּירָהּ הראשון to the original status of free choice; a. fr.—Esp. ה׳ (נדרים) the release from a vow by the declaration of a scholar after finding due reasons for its annulment, v. פֶּתַח. Ḥag. I, 8 ה׳ נ׳ פורחין באויר the rules concerning the release from vows hang in the air (have no biblical foundation). Y. Naz. IX, beg. 57ᶜ ה׳ חכם dispensation by a scholar’s decision; a. fr.