סנן

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סָנַן( to sting, cmp. סְנֶה; of color:) to be bright, shine. V. סְנוּנִית.Part. pass. סָנוּן; pl. סְנוּנִין. Num. R. s. 4 (expl. מפזז, 2 Sam. 6:16) היה לבוש בגדי זהב ס׳וכ׳ he was dressed in glistening, gold-embroidered garments shining like fine gold. Pi. סִינֵּן to clear, filter; (of metals) to smelt, refine. Sabb.XX, 2 מְסַנְּנִין את הייןוכ׳ you may (on the Sabbath) filter wine through a cloth Ḥull.67a יבחושין שסִינְּנָן gnats in liquids which one has passed through a filter; a. e.Part. pass. מְסוּנָּן refined, bright. Num. R. l. c. (expl. מפזז, v. supra) הזהב המס׳ … פוזז the refined gold which he wore made a rustling noise. Nithpa. נִסְתַּנֵּן, Hithpol. הִסְתּוֹנֵן to be refined. Ib. s. 7, beg. נִסְתַּנְּנוּ הפסולות ממנווכ׳ when the base metals are removed from it (the silver) by refining, it shows at once Pesik. R. s. 14 (ref. to Ps. 12:7) (read:) כשם שהכסף … ומצטרף ומִסְתּוֹנֵןוכ׳ as the silver to be smelted enters the crucible and is smelted and refined etc.; כך היא התורה מִסְתּוֹנֶנֶתוכ׳ so is the Law refined and smelted (through study) in forty-nine ways.

סְנַן, סְנֵיןch. sam(סנןto be bright, shine); (act. verb) to filter, clear, refine (interch. with Pa.). Targ. Ps. 105:19 (Ms. סַנֵּין). Ib. 17:3; a. fr.Part. pass. סְנִין; f. סְנִינָא. Ib. 12:7. Ib. 68:14. Targ. Job 11:15; a. fr. Pa. סַנֵּין same, v. supra. Ib. 28:1; a. e. Targ. Y. I Deut. 33:28 דסַיַּין (some ed. דמיין; h. text ערף) prob. to be read: דמְסַנִּיןוכ׳ (= דמסננין) which let filter down dews

אִסְתָּןh., אִסְתָּנָא, אִיסְ׳ ch. m. (Ithp. of סן, v. סנן a. שנן) the clear or cold wind, hence north-wind, North. Keth.23a; Kidd.12b עדים בצד אסתן the witnesses are in the North (Babylon; v. Tosaf. ib. a. v. אוריא).Targ. Job 37:22 Ms. (ed. אִסְתַּנְיָא); h. text זהב).Ber.59a אתא אסתנאוכ׳ (Ms. אי׳) the northwind comes and clears the sky. Erub.65a a Talmudic decision must be as clear כיומא דא׳ as a northwind day; Meg.28b. Sabb.116b. Cmp. טִיהֲרָא.

אִסְתָּןh., אִסְתָּנָא, אִיסְ׳ ch. m. (Ithp. of סן, v. סנן a. שנן) the clear or cold wind, hence north-wind, North. Keth.23a; Kidd.12b עדים בצד אסתן the witnesses are in the North (Babylon; v. Tosaf. ib. a. v. אוריא).Targ. Job 37:22 Ms. (ed. אִסְתַּנְיָא); h. text זהב).Ber.59a אתא אסתנאוכ׳ (Ms. אי׳) the northwind comes and clears the sky. Erub.65a a Talmudic decision must be as clear כיומא דא׳ as a northwind day; Meg.28b. Sabb.116b. Cmp. טִיהֲרָא.

נְתַךְI ch. sam(נתךְto cut, reduce, smelt); Af. אַתֵּיךְ to melt, cast, pour. Targ. Job 10:10 Ms. (ed. סנן). Targ. Ex. 25:12; a. fr.Part. pass. מַתַּךְ. Targ. 2 Chr. 4:2, sq.Midr. Till. to Ps. 2:6 (expl. נסכתי ib.) אַתִּיכְתֵּיה I cast him (made him strong, cmp. יָצַק Hof.); Yalk. ib. 620. Pa. נַתַּךְ same. Targ. 2 Chr. 32:21.

נְתַךְI ch. sam(נתךְto cut, reduce, smelt); Af. אַתֵּיךְ to melt, cast, pour. Targ. Job 10:10 Ms. (ed. סנן). Targ. Ex. 25:12; a. fr.Part. pass. מַתַּךְ. Targ. 2 Chr. 4:2, sq.Midr. Till. to Ps. 2:6 (expl. נסכתי ib.) אַתִּיכְתֵּיה I cast him (made him strong, cmp. יָצַק Hof.); Yalk. ib. 620. Pa. נַתַּךְ same. Targ. 2 Chr. 32:21.

סֵן( סנן, cmp. סְנֶה a. שֵׁן) tenon.Pl. סִינִּים, סִינִּין. Kel. X, 6 עשאן בס׳ (Mish. ed. סינן, corr. acc.) if he joined the boards by means of tenons, Maim. (R. S.: by placing between them fine chips of thornwood, v. סְנֶה).

סֵן( סנן, cmp. סְנֶה a. שֵׁן) tenon.Pl. סִינִּים, סִינִּין. Kel. X, 6 עשאן בס׳ (Mish. ed. סינן, corr. acc.) if he joined the boards by means of tenons, Maim. (R. S.: by placing between them fine chips of thornwood, v. סְנֶה).

סַנְיָאIV, or סַנֵּי m. ( סנן) sieve; ס׳ דיבי mucal sieve, name of a certain part of the intestines; (oth. opin.: disliked by wolves, v. סְנֵי). Ḥull.50b.Koh. R. to VII, 19 (some ed. סני); Lev. R. s. 3 the ileum; v. כַּנְתָא.

סַנְיָאIV, or סַנֵּי m. ( סנן) sieve; ס׳ דיבי mucal sieve, name of a certain part of the intestines; (oth. opin.: disliked by wolves, v. סְנֵי). Ḥull.50b.Koh. R. to VII, 19 (some ed. סני); Lev. R. s. 3 the ileum; v. כַּנְתָא.