עד דשף דעתיה (מיניה)

שוּףch. sam(שוף I to emit poisonous breath, to poison), 1) to blow. Gen. R. s. 2 ברית כרותה … רוחא שָׁיְיפָא (not רוחה, רוחו) an assurance is given to the water that even during the hot season a wind shall blow.Trnsf. (cmp. colloquial Engl, to blow) to be proud. Lev. R. s. 16 (ref. to גבהו, Is. 3:16) (read:) דהוויין שָׁיְפָן ברומהון they were proud of their high stature; Lam. R. to IV, 15 ש׳ ברומיהון. 2) (v. נְשַׁף II) to slip. Ḥull.42b בוקא … דשָׁף מדוכתיה a dislocated hip-bone; ib. 54a, sq. B. Mets.84a bot. he lamented, עד דשף דעתיה (מיניה) (Ms. H. דשני) until his mind slipped (from him), he lost consciousness; a. e. בי כנישתא דשף (ו)יתיב the synagogue of ‘He slipped (away from the Temple) ‘and settled (in Babylonia), name of a synagogue in Nehardea (a reference to the belief that the Divine Majesty went with Israel into the Babylonian exile). Meg.29a; R. Hash. 24b; a. e. 3) to crouch, crawl, slide. B. Bath.7a שוֹף אכריסךוכ׳ crouch on thy belly and go in, crouch and go out, i. e. I am not bound to make the accesses to thy rooms. Snh.88b שָׁיֵיף עייל שייף ונפיקוכ׳ he that crawls in entering, and crawls in leaving (is very humble), and studies the Law Zeb.14b דקשָׁיֵיף מֵישַׁף when he (in a sitting position) slid himself to the altar. Pa. שַׁיֵּיף to blow, fan. Sabb.119a מְשַׁיֵּיף נורא Ar. (ed. מוֹשִׁיף Af.) fanning the fire.

שוּףch. sam(שוף I to emit poisonous breath, to poison), 1) to blow. Gen. R. s. 2 ברית כרותה … רוחא שָׁיְיפָא (not רוחה, רוחו) an assurance is given to the water that even during the hot season a wind shall blow.Trnsf. (cmp. colloquial Engl, to blow) to be proud. Lev. R. s. 16 (ref. to גבהו, Is. 3:16) (read:) דהוויין שָׁיְפָן ברומהון they were proud of their high stature; Lam. R. to IV, 15 ש׳ ברומיהון. 2) (v. נְשַׁף II) to slip. Ḥull.42b בוקא … דשָׁף מדוכתיה a dislocated hip-bone; ib. 54a, sq. B. Mets.84a bot. he lamented, עד דשף דעתיה (מיניה) (Ms. H. דשני) until his mind slipped (from him), he lost consciousness; a. e. בי כנישתא דשף (ו)יתיב the synagogue of ‘He slipped (away from the Temple) ‘and settled (in Babylonia), name of a synagogue in Nehardea (a reference to the belief that the Divine Majesty went with Israel into the Babylonian exile). Meg.29a; R. Hash. 24b; a. e. 3) to crouch, crawl, slide. B. Bath.7a שוֹף אכריסךוכ׳ crouch on thy belly and go in, crouch and go out, i. e. I am not bound to make the accesses to thy rooms. Snh.88b שָׁיֵיף עייל שייף ונפיקוכ׳ he that crawls in entering, and crawls in leaving (is very humble), and studies the Law Zeb.14b דקשָׁיֵיף מֵישַׁף when he (in a sitting position) slid himself to the altar. Pa. שַׁיֵּיף to blow, fan. Sabb.119a מְשַׁיֵּיף נורא Ar. (ed. מוֹשִׁיף Af.) fanning the fire.