Jastrow: פַּרְנָסָה

פַּרְנָסָה f. (preced. wds.) provision, maintenance, outfit. Peah VIII, 7 פַּרְנָסַת לינה the necessary arrangement for a night’s lodging (for the poor), expl. Sabb. 118ᵃ, v. פּוּרְיָא II ch.; B. Bath. 9ᵃ; Tosef. Peah IV, 8. Keth. 50ᵇ (ref. to זן ib.) פ׳ הויא וכ׳ does this mean (bridal) outfit … or sustenance proper? Ib. התם לפ׳ הואי there it was about the outfit. Ib. 68ᵃ, a. e. לפ׳ שמון באב as to the amount for which the heirs are to be assessed for a daughter’s outfit, we are guided by the disposition of her deceased father. Ib. (ref. to מתפרנסות, ib.) מאי לאו פרנסת הבעל does it not mean the outfit for the husband (dower)? לא בפרנסת עצמה no, it refers to her own support. Ib.ᵇ איבדו מזונותיהן ולא איבדו פַרְנָסָתָן they have lost their claim on alimentation (from the estate), but not their claim on an outfit. Ber. 3ᵇ עמך ישראל צריכין פ׳ Israel, thy people, need a living. Taan. 9ᵃ מטר … פ׳ בשביל רבים rain is granted for the sake of an individual, support (prosperity) for the sake of the many (in public prayers). Gen. R. s. 20; Midr. Till. to Ps. CVI, beg., v. פֶּלֶא. Taan. 19ᵇ עבד שנתן לו רבו פַּרְנָסָתוֹ באחד וכ׳ a slave to whom his master gives his fare (for the week) on the first day of the week; a. v. fr.