פִּרְסֵם, פִּירְ׳ (enlargement of פָּרַס) to spread, divulge, publish; to uncover, expose. Yoma 86ᵇ מְפַרְסְמִין, v. חָנֵף. Sot. 9ᵃ היא עשתה … פִּירְסְמָהּ בגלוי she acted in secret, the Lord exposes her in public. Y. Meg. I, 70ᵇ top רבי היה מְפַרְסֵם עצמו וכ׳ Rabbi used to make himself conspicuous (act ostentatiously) on two days in the year (as a protest against certain ritual restrictions). Num. R. s. 21 כשם שהקב"ה … לפַרְסְמָן וכ׳ as the Lord busies himself with the praise of the righteous in order to make them known in the world, so &c. Ib. פנחס פִּירְסְמוֹ לשבח וכ׳ he published Phineas for praise, and Zimri for blame. Ib. ופי׳ את בתו בקלון and exposed his daughter for prostitution. Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 16 מה כלה … ואינה מְפַרְסֶמֶת עצמה וכ׳ as the bride is retired in her father’s house and does not unveil herself (show herself in public) until she is about to enter the bridal chamber …: so must a scholar be retired, and be revealed (renowned) by his good deeds; Ex. R. s. 41; a. fr.—Part. pass. מְפוּרְסָם; f. מְפוּרְסֶמֶת; pl. מְפוּרְסָמִים, מְפוּרְסָמִין; מְפוּרְסָמוֹת. Ib. Lev. R. s. 32 בזמן שאינו מפ׳ when he is not generally known (as a bastard). Yalk. Ex. 391 מפ׳ במעשיו … שהיא מפ׳ well-known by his deeds, as the bride is unveiled (on her wedding day), v. supra; a. fr.—Gen. R. s. 36 יצא חם … וכלב מפ׳ בתשמישו Ham came out of the ark black, and the dog disgraced by the mean way of his copulation; Y. Taan. I, end, 64ᵈ מְפוּרְצָם (Snh. 108ᵇ כלב נקשר).
Hithpa. - הִתְפַּרְסֵם,
Nithpa. - נִתְפַּרְסֵם to be published, made known, exposed. Lev. R. l. c. (ref. to Lev. VI, 18) במקום … כדי שלא יִתְפַּרְסְמוּ החטאים ‘in the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed’, … in order that the sinners be not exposed to shame. Ib. אבל אם נ׳ but if he is known (as a bastard); a. e.