Jastrow: נֶגֶד

נֶגֶד m. (b. h.; נָגַד) line, direction; prep. נֶ׳, mostly כְּנֶ׳ towards, opposite, corresponding to. Sifra Tsav, Milluim, Par. 1 והלא כבר זיוג … זה נ׳ זה has not the Scripture, before this, paired the two rams, one to correspond with the other? Tam. II, 5 (29ᵃ) כנ׳ מערבית דרומית משוך וכ׳ (Mish. ed. מִכְּנֶ׳) in a line with the south-west corner of the altar continued northward to a distance of &c.; Zeb. 58ᵃ. Ib. אם שחטן כְּנֶגְדָּן בקרקע if he slaughtered them in the corresponding direction, but in the ground. Mekh. Yithro, Baḥod, s. 11 (ref. to Ex. XX, 24) כְּנֶגְדּוֹ ‘alav means in a certain direction opposite the altar (not on top of it). Ber. 10ᵃ הנהו … כנ׳ מי אמרן with reference to whom did David compose these five psalms beginning with bar’khi nafshi? Ib. 26ᵇ כנ׳ תמידין corresponding to the daily offerings. Num. R. s. 18 המחלוקת הזו אינה כְּנֶגְדֵּנוּ אלא כנ׳ וכ׳ this rebellion is not directed against us but against &c.; a. v. fr.—Yeb. 63ᵃ (ref. to Gen. II, 18) זכה … לא זכה כנגדו if he is favored, she will be his help, if not, she will be against him; ib. כתיב כנַגְּדוֹ וקרינן כְּנֶיגְדּוֹ (missing in Yalk. Gen. 23) following the writing we may read k’nagg’do (opposing him, v. נָגַד), but the Massoretic reading is k’negdo (corresponding to him); Gen. R. s. 17 זכה עזר ואם לאו כנגדו; Pirké d’R. El. ch. XII, v. נָגַד.—מִנֶּ׳ at a distance. Num. R. s. 2 (ref. to Num. II, 2) מהו מנ׳ what distance is meant by minneged?. Ib. ילפינן מנ׳ מנ׳ וכ׳ we draw an analogy between minneged (Num. l. c.) and minneged (Gen. XXI, 16) &c.; Gen. R. s. 53 הא למדנו נגד מנגד.