פָּעַר (b. h.) 1) to open wide. Pesik. R. s. 4, end פָּעֲרָה החרובית עצמה וכ׳ a carob tree opened itself and swallowed him. Midr. Till. to Ps. CXIX, 131 פָּעַרְתִּי פי לתורתך I open my mouth for thy Law; כשם שפּוֹעֲרִים … למלקוש as people open their mouth for the late rain (to inhale it); a. e. —2) to uncover (one’s self), esp. to commit a nuisance before the idol Peor. Snh. VII, 6 הפּוֹעֵר עצמו לבעל פעור וכ׳ he who uncovers himself before Baal Peor (is guilty, for) this is the mode of worshipping him. Yalk. Hos. 526 כלום … אלא שתִּפְעוֹר עצמך לו they ask of thee only that thou uncover thyself before him. Snh. 64ᵃ פ׳ בפניו he eased himself before him; a. fr.
Pi. - פִּיעֵר same. Sifré Num. 131 המְפַעֵר עצמו לבעל פעור, v. supra. Ab. Zar. 44ᵇ שמְפַעֲרִין לפניו וכ׳ before whom they commit a nuisance every day.