Jastrow: נָּקִי I

נָּקִי I m. (b. h.; preced.) clean, clear; bare. Tosef. Toh. III, 8, opp. מלוכלך. Pes. 22ᵇ (ref. to Ex. XXI, 28) as one says to his neighbor יצא פלוני נ׳ מנכסיו that man went out of his possessions empty-handed; B. Kam. 41ᵃ. Ib. 41ᵇ נ׳ מחצי כופר free from paying the half-fine. Taan. 23ᵃ (ref. to Job XXII, 30) דור שלא היה נ׳ וכ׳ thou hast saved with thy prayer a generation which was not clear from sin. Y. Meg. I, 71ᶜ; Y. Ber. II, 4ᵈ top (ref. to Koh. V, 17) שמור … שתהא טהור ונ׳ guard thy foot, that thou be pure and guiltless when thou art called to the house of God; a. fr.—Erub. 62ᵇ, a. fr. קב ונ׳ only a Kab (little in quantity), but well-sifted (v. infra).—(Adv.) נְקֵי נדר, נ׳ שבועה without vow (as an oath), without oath; or: cleared by means of a vow &c. Keth. 87ᵃ.—Pl. נְקִיִּים, נְקִיִּין. Gen. R. s. 98, v. נִקָּיוֹן. Gitt. IX, 10 נְקִיֵּי הדעת the pure-minded; a. e.—Fem. נְקִיָּה, נְקִיָּיה. Nidd. 31ᵇ נ̇ק̇ב̇ה̇ נ̇ק̇ייה ב̇אה a female comes into the world poor (without the means of making a livelihood). Y. Maasr. II, 49ᵈ דעתו נ׳ his mind is clear (he is wise). Y. Ḥag. II, 77ᵇ top אין דעתן נ׳ their minds are not clear enough (for esoteric wisdom). Num. R. s. 9 כדי שתהיי נ׳ לבעליך וכ׳ in order that thou be clean for thy husband through these waters. Y. Shek. V, 48ᵈ bot. פת נ׳ bread of fine (sifted) flour; Pes. 37ᵃ, v. הַדְרָאָה. Kidd. 82ᵇ אומנות נ׳ וקלה a cleanly and easy trade; Tosef. ib. V, 15; a. fr.