Jastrow: עָגַם

עָגַם (b. h.; cmp. אָגַם) 1) to be bent, weighed down. Part. pass. עָגוּם; f. עֲגוּמָה; (cmp. כָּפַף, כָּפַת) a) pressed down, tied. Num. R. s. 10 לשונו ע׳ his (the drunken man’s) tongue is tied.—Trnsf. (of a woman) עֲגוּמָה tied to an absent husband, prevented from marrying (cmp. עָגַן). Y. Snh. VI, 23ᶜ עד מתי … ואני יושבת ע׳ בביתי how long yet shall my husband dwell with thee (Alexandria), and I (Jerusalem) sit a living widow in my house; Y. Ḥag. II, 77ᵈ ע׳ עליו … tied (lonely) for his sake.—b) bent down, grieving. Lev. R. s. 1 היתה נפשו של משה ע׳ עליו Moses’ soul within him grieved. Lev. R. s. 34 שנפשן ע׳ עליהן who are in grief. Ber. 55ᵇ הרואה חלום ונפשו ע׳ he who has had a dream and is worried about it; a. e.