טָעַן I (cmp. טָעָה) [to seek, ask, (cmp. בְּעָא),] 1) to claim before court, to sue, to plead. Keth. XIII, 4 הטוֹעֵן את חבירו כדי וכ׳ if one claims from his neighbor a certain number of jugs of oil. Ib. 108ᵇ, a. e. טְעָנוֹ חטין וכ׳ if one claims wheat and barley (two different things), and defendant admits barley. Shebu. 43ᵃ עד שיִטְעֲנֶנּוּ בדבר וכ׳ until he sues him for something weighable or countable. Gitt. 58ᵇ טוֹעֲנִין ליורש וכ׳ the court pleads in behalf of the heir &c.; a. v. fr.—Part. pass. טָעוּן, f. טְעוּנָה is required for, requires. Zeb. V, 7 דמן ט׳ הזייה their blood is required for sprinkling (must be sprinkled). Bicc. II, 1 טְעוּנִים רחיצת וכ׳ require washing of hands; a. v. fr.—Denom. טֹעַן, טוֹעַן requirement, obligation, fr. which טָ׳ טֹעַן to require. Sifra introd. ויצא מן הכלל לִיטְעוֹן ט׳ אחר שהוא וכ׳ and is specified for another requirement in keeping with the general subject. —2) to seek after, to suspect, v. infra.
Nif. - נִטְעַן 1) to be sued, to be respondent, defendant. Y. B. Kam. X, beg. 7ᵇ אפי׳ קטנים נִטְעָנִין להן בב"ד even for minors defense is made in court (prob. to be read: טוֹעֲנִין, cmp. Gitt. 58ᵇ, quoted supra). [In later literature טוֹעֵן claimant, נִטְעָן defendant.] —2) to be inquired after, suspected, to be summoned on suspicion. Yeb. II, 8 הנ׳ על א"א וכ׳ if one was suspected of intercourse with a married woman, and the court caused her to be sent away from him (her husband) on his account; ib. 24ᵇ; Tosef. ib. IV, 5 הניט׳ מא"א. Y. ib. II, 4ᵃ bot. בנ׳ בעדים when the suspicion has been corroborated by witnesses.