Jastrow: עוֹנֶשׁ

עוֹנֶשׁ, עֹנֶשׁ m. (b. h.; עָנַשׁ) 1) punishment, penalty; responsibility. Snh. 89ᵇ כך עוֹנְשׁוֹ וכ׳, v. בַּדּאי; Ab. d’R. N. ch. XXX. Snh. 54ᵇ top, a. fr. ע׳ שמענו אזהרה מנין we learn here the penalty, whence do we learn the prohibition? Yeb. 3ᵇ, v. אַזְהָרָה. Ib. 47ᵃ ומודיעין אותו עוֹנְשָׁן של מצות and we acquaint him (the proselyte) with the penalty attending the neglect of the duties (of an Israelite), v. עָוֹן. Sabb. 87ᵃ בתחלה פירש עוֹנְשָׁהּ וכ׳ first he explained the penalty for trespassing the Law, … and then the reward for observing it. B. Bath. 88ᵇ עוֹנְשָׁן של מדות the responsibility connected with measures (the punishment for giving wrong measures); Yeb. 21ᵃ עונשין (corr. acc.); a. fr. —2) punishable act, sin. Sabb. 115ᵇ גדול ע׳ האחרון וכ׳ the sinfulness of the latter act is greater than &c. B. Kam. 105ᵇ ע׳ ממון (Rashi ע׳ כפירה) the crime of denying an obligation; ע׳ שבועה the crime of false swearing; a. fr.—Pl. עוֹנְשִׁין. Snh. 43ᵇ ע׳ שבגלוי sins committed publicly; a. e.