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1 צחנה
צַחֲנָהf. (b. h.; צחן, cmp. צחח, to glisten; be parched; cmp. זָהַם, to be filthy) 1) (b. h. offensive smell,) offensive matter. Pesik. Dibré, p. 111a> אדם אוכל צ׳וכ׳ a man may eat decayed matter two or three times, but finally he will loathe it; Yalk. Lam. 998; (Yalk. Prov. 932 צואה). Ter. X, 1 מתיר בצ׳וכ׳ allows the use of onions of Trumah in a decayed dish, because they are applied only to absorb the froth, Maim. (R. S., v. infra). 2) (mud-fish,) small fish preserved in brine, similar to טָרִית. Ter. l. c. מתיר בצ׳ allows the use of onions of Trumah for boiling tsaḥănah, R. S.Ned.VI, 4 הנודר מן הצ׳ אסור בטריתוכ׳ he who vows abstinence from tsaḥănah, is forbidden to partake of hashed ṭarith. Y. ib. 39d top תמן … צ׳, v. טָרִיתָא. -
2 צַחֲנָה
צַחֲנָהf. (b. h.; צחן, cmp. צחח, to glisten; be parched; cmp. זָהַם, to be filthy) 1) (b. h. offensive smell,) offensive matter. Pesik. Dibré, p. 111a> אדם אוכל צ׳וכ׳ a man may eat decayed matter two or three times, but finally he will loathe it; Yalk. Lam. 998; (Yalk. Prov. 932 צואה). Ter. X, 1 מתיר בצ׳וכ׳ allows the use of onions of Trumah in a decayed dish, because they are applied only to absorb the froth, Maim. (R. S., v. infra). 2) (mud-fish,) small fish preserved in brine, similar to טָרִית. Ter. l. c. מתיר בצ׳ allows the use of onions of Trumah for boiling tsaḥănah, R. S.Ned.VI, 4 הנודר מן הצ׳ אסור בטריתוכ׳ he who vows abstinence from tsaḥănah, is forbidden to partake of hashed ṭarith. Y. ib. 39d top תמן … צ׳, v. טָרִיתָא. -
3 רקב II, רקב
רָקֵבII, רָקַב (b. h.) (to be perforated, hollow; v. רוּקְבָּא II, to be worm-eaten, rot, decay. Tosef.Ter.VI, 3 יִרְקְבוּ must be left to rot (cannot be used). Ib. 4 תרום ותִרְקוֹב separate the Trumah, and let it rot; a. e. Hif. הִרְקִיב 1) same. Yalk. Gen. 141, v. preced. Tosef.Gitt.III, 2 ואיני חושש שמא הִרְקִיבָה תבואה and we need not take into consideration that the grain may have been attacked by worms. Ib. הלך ומצא שהִרְקִיבוּ if he went (to examine) and found that it was ruined הרי זה … עד שתַּרְקִיבוכ׳ he must take into consideration (the possibility of having consumed untithed grain) from the time that the grain may have begun to be attacked, or the wine to become sour. Ib. IX (VII), 12 נימוק או שהִירְקִיב if the document is decayed or worm-eaten. Y.Yoma VII, 44b bot. שם היו מַרְקִיבִין there they were allowed to rot; a. fr.Esp. to turn into a lump of decayed matter (רָקָב). Naz.51b טחנו וחזר וה׳ if he powdered the mass taken from the ground, and it turned again into a lump. 2) to cause to rot, to eat through. Deut. R. s. 2 ומַרְקִיבָן and eats them through, v. מָסַס. Nif. נִרְקַב to be worm-eaten, rot. Gen. R. s. 91 גוזר … ונִרְקֶבֶת he decrees concerning the grain, and it is worm-eaten; (Yalk. ib. 148 ומַרְקֶבֶת, Hif.). -
4 רָקֵב
רָקֵבII, רָקַב (b. h.) (to be perforated, hollow; v. רוּקְבָּא II, to be worm-eaten, rot, decay. Tosef.Ter.VI, 3 יִרְקְבוּ must be left to rot (cannot be used). Ib. 4 תרום ותִרְקוֹב separate the Trumah, and let it rot; a. e. Hif. הִרְקִיב 1) same. Yalk. Gen. 141, v. preced. Tosef.Gitt.III, 2 ואיני חושש שמא הִרְקִיבָה תבואה and we need not take into consideration that the grain may have been attacked by worms. Ib. הלך ומצא שהִרְקִיבוּ if he went (to examine) and found that it was ruined הרי זה … עד שתַּרְקִיבוכ׳ he must take into consideration (the possibility of having consumed untithed grain) from the time that the grain may have begun to be attacked, or the wine to become sour. Ib. IX (VII), 12 נימוק או שהִירְקִיב if the document is decayed or worm-eaten. Y.Yoma VII, 44b bot. שם היו מַרְקִיבִין there they were allowed to rot; a. fr.Esp. to turn into a lump of decayed matter (רָקָב). Naz.51b טחנו וחזר וה׳ if he powdered the mass taken from the ground, and it turned again into a lump. 2) to cause to rot, to eat through. Deut. R. s. 2 ומַרְקִיבָן and eats them through, v. מָסַס. Nif. נִרְקַב to be worm-eaten, rot. Gen. R. s. 91 גוזר … ונִרְקֶבֶת he decrees concerning the grain, and it is worm-eaten; (Yalk. ib. 148 ומַרְקֶבֶת, Hif.). -
5 זוהמא
זוֹהֲמָא, זוֹהֲמָהf. ( זהם) 1) froth; filth, decayed matter, evil smell. Pes.42b שואבת את הז׳ absorbs the froth of boiling meat. Ter. X, 1 ליטול את הז׳ to carry off foul matter; Y.Ab. Zar. III, 41c top את שהוא ליטול את הז׳ a substance which is used for Ber.53a שמן … את הז׳; Y. ib. VI, 10d שמן לז׳ oil used for perfuming the hands after the meal, v. זָהַם. 2) moral impurity, obscenity, voluptuousness. Yalk. Lev. 525 דבר של ז׳ (ed. Lemb. זומא), v. זִיטְמָא. Yeb.103b שדי בה ז׳ he infected her with sensuality., Ib., a. e. הטיל בה ז׳ the serpent infected her (Eve, i. e. the human race) with lasciviousness. Ib. פסקה זוֹהֲמָתָן their sensual passions ceased (were checked through the influence of religion); a. fr. 3) ז׳ דשמשא the sultry air produced by the passage of the sunrays through a cloudy atmosphere. Yoma 28b ז׳ דש׳וכ׳ (Ar. a. Ms. L. זִיהָא, Ms. O. זוֹהֲרָא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the sultry heat is more intense than that of direct sunlight. Sabb.123a ז׳ ליסטרון, v. זוֹמְלִיסְטְרוֹן. -
6 זוהמה
זוֹהֲמָא, זוֹהֲמָהf. ( זהם) 1) froth; filth, decayed matter, evil smell. Pes.42b שואבת את הז׳ absorbs the froth of boiling meat. Ter. X, 1 ליטול את הז׳ to carry off foul matter; Y.Ab. Zar. III, 41c top את שהוא ליטול את הז׳ a substance which is used for Ber.53a שמן … את הז׳; Y. ib. VI, 10d שמן לז׳ oil used for perfuming the hands after the meal, v. זָהַם. 2) moral impurity, obscenity, voluptuousness. Yalk. Lev. 525 דבר של ז׳ (ed. Lemb. זומא), v. זִיטְמָא. Yeb.103b שדי בה ז׳ he infected her with sensuality., Ib., a. e. הטיל בה ז׳ the serpent infected her (Eve, i. e. the human race) with lasciviousness. Ib. פסקה זוֹהֲמָתָן their sensual passions ceased (were checked through the influence of religion); a. fr. 3) ז׳ דשמשא the sultry air produced by the passage of the sunrays through a cloudy atmosphere. Yoma 28b ז׳ דש׳וכ׳ (Ar. a. Ms. L. זִיהָא, Ms. O. זוֹהֲרָא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the sultry heat is more intense than that of direct sunlight. Sabb.123a ז׳ ליסטרון, v. זוֹמְלִיסְטְרוֹן. -
7 זוֹהֲמָא
זוֹהֲמָא, זוֹהֲמָהf. ( זהם) 1) froth; filth, decayed matter, evil smell. Pes.42b שואבת את הז׳ absorbs the froth of boiling meat. Ter. X, 1 ליטול את הז׳ to carry off foul matter; Y.Ab. Zar. III, 41c top את שהוא ליטול את הז׳ a substance which is used for Ber.53a שמן … את הז׳; Y. ib. VI, 10d שמן לז׳ oil used for perfuming the hands after the meal, v. זָהַם. 2) moral impurity, obscenity, voluptuousness. Yalk. Lev. 525 דבר של ז׳ (ed. Lemb. זומא), v. זִיטְמָא. Yeb.103b שדי בה ז׳ he infected her with sensuality., Ib., a. e. הטיל בה ז׳ the serpent infected her (Eve, i. e. the human race) with lasciviousness. Ib. פסקה זוֹהֲמָתָן their sensual passions ceased (were checked through the influence of religion); a. fr. 3) ז׳ דשמשא the sultry air produced by the passage of the sunrays through a cloudy atmosphere. Yoma 28b ז׳ דש׳וכ׳ (Ar. a. Ms. L. זִיהָא, Ms. O. זוֹהֲרָא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the sultry heat is more intense than that of direct sunlight. Sabb.123a ז׳ ליסטרון, v. זוֹמְלִיסְטְרוֹן. -
8 זוֹהֲמָה
זוֹהֲמָא, זוֹהֲמָהf. ( זהם) 1) froth; filth, decayed matter, evil smell. Pes.42b שואבת את הז׳ absorbs the froth of boiling meat. Ter. X, 1 ליטול את הז׳ to carry off foul matter; Y.Ab. Zar. III, 41c top את שהוא ליטול את הז׳ a substance which is used for Ber.53a שמן … את הז׳; Y. ib. VI, 10d שמן לז׳ oil used for perfuming the hands after the meal, v. זָהַם. 2) moral impurity, obscenity, voluptuousness. Yalk. Lev. 525 דבר של ז׳ (ed. Lemb. זומא), v. זִיטְמָא. Yeb.103b שדי בה ז׳ he infected her with sensuality., Ib., a. e. הטיל בה ז׳ the serpent infected her (Eve, i. e. the human race) with lasciviousness. Ib. פסקה זוֹהֲמָתָן their sensual passions ceased (were checked through the influence of religion); a. fr. 3) ז׳ דשמשא the sultry air produced by the passage of the sunrays through a cloudy atmosphere. Yoma 28b ז׳ דש׳וכ׳ (Ar. a. Ms. L. זִיהָא, Ms. O. זוֹהֲרָא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the sultry heat is more intense than that of direct sunlight. Sabb.123a ז׳ ליסטרון, v. זוֹמְלִיסְטְרוֹן. -
9 נצל
נֵצֶל, נֵי׳m. (preced. wds.) ( that which is thrown away, decayed matter, esp. (in levitical law) liquid and coagulated portions of a corpse. Ohol. II, 1; Naz.VII, 2. Y. ib. VII, 56b bot. איזהו נ׳ בשר המת שנתוק ומוהלוכ׳ (Ar. שנצל) what is netsel (in levitical law)? A corpse which is dissolving, v. מֹוהַל; Bab. ib. 50a איזהו נ׳ בשר המת שקרש ומוהל שהרתיח a secretion from a corpse which became coagulated, and a liquid secretion exposed to heat. Tosef.Ohol.III, 6; a. e. -
10 ני׳
נֵצֶל, נֵי׳m. (preced. wds.) ( that which is thrown away, decayed matter, esp. (in levitical law) liquid and coagulated portions of a corpse. Ohol. II, 1; Naz.VII, 2. Y. ib. VII, 56b bot. איזהו נ׳ בשר המת שנתוק ומוהלוכ׳ (Ar. שנצל) what is netsel (in levitical law)? A corpse which is dissolving, v. מֹוהַל; Bab. ib. 50a איזהו נ׳ בשר המת שקרש ומוהל שהרתיח a secretion from a corpse which became coagulated, and a liquid secretion exposed to heat. Tosef.Ohol.III, 6; a. e. -
11 נֵצֶל
נֵצֶל, נֵי׳m. (preced. wds.) ( that which is thrown away, decayed matter, esp. (in levitical law) liquid and coagulated portions of a corpse. Ohol. II, 1; Naz.VII, 2. Y. ib. VII, 56b bot. איזהו נ׳ בשר המת שנתוק ומוהלוכ׳ (Ar. שנצל) what is netsel (in levitical law)? A corpse which is dissolving, v. מֹוהַל; Bab. ib. 50a איזהו נ׳ בשר המת שקרש ומוהל שהרתיח a secretion from a corpse which became coagulated, and a liquid secretion exposed to heat. Tosef.Ohol.III, 6; a. e. -
12 נֵי׳
נֵצֶל, נֵי׳m. (preced. wds.) ( that which is thrown away, decayed matter, esp. (in levitical law) liquid and coagulated portions of a corpse. Ohol. II, 1; Naz.VII, 2. Y. ib. VII, 56b bot. איזהו נ׳ בשר המת שנתוק ומוהלוכ׳ (Ar. שנצל) what is netsel (in levitical law)? A corpse which is dissolving, v. מֹוהַל; Bab. ib. 50a איזהו נ׳ בשר המת שקרש ומוהל שהרתיח a secretion from a corpse which became coagulated, and a liquid secretion exposed to heat. Tosef.Ohol.III, 6; a. e. -
13 עקב
עָקֵב(b. h.; עקב, cmp. עכב, to be curved) 1) heel. Y.Ber.I, 2c top; Sabb.62b, v. גּוּדָל. Deut. R. s. 3 אני דורך גיתה … בעֲקֵב רגלי I shall tread Edoms vat with the heel of my foot (v. Is. 63:1 sq.). Yeb.XII, 1 סנדל שיש לו ע׳ a sandal which has a sole with a covering for the heel. Gen. R. s. 22 מתלא בעֲקֵיבֹו swinging his heel (dandy-like); Yalk. Prov. 961 מתלה בעֲקֵיבָיו (pl.). Zeb.VI, 3 (63b) יוררין על הע׳ (Mish. ed. חוזרים לע׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 200); Succ.48b חוזרין על הע׳ they turn around on their heels, i. e. go back the same way. Yalk. Jer. 272 דשו בע׳ trod with the heel, i. e. ignored it wilfully. Midr. Till. to Ps. 4:7, שוּף II. Ib. to Ps. 92, v. שוּף I; a. fr. 2) (cmp. עֲגָבָה) haunch with thigh, posteriors. Ned.20a המסתכל בעֲקֵבָהּ של אשה, expl. ib. במקום הטנופת שהוא מכוון כנגד ע׳ (Ar. במקום התורפה) he who gazes at the posteriors which correspond (in shape and position) to the heel. Naz.51a רקב הבא מן הע׳ decayed matter that seems to come from the posteriors, Rashi (Tosaf.: the heel). 3) rear-guard. Sot.VIII, 6 (44a) עקבו של עם (Y. a. Bab. ed. עקיבו) the rear of the people.Pl. עֲקֵבִים, עֲקֵבִין. Snh.108b הוא מביא לכם מבין עִקְבֵי רגליכם he will bring you (the flood) from under your heels. Tanḥ. Ekeb 1 מצות … ומשליכין אותן תחת עִקְבֵיהֶן minor laws which people disregard and throw under their heels. Naz.22b הריני נזירה בעִיקְבַיִךְ I will be a Nazarite following thy heels (example); הריני בעיקביך I will follow thy example; a. e.עִקְּבוֹת foot-steps. Sot.IX, 15 (49b) (in Chald. dict.) בע׳ משיחא (borrowed fr. Ps. 89:52) in the footsteps of (events paving the way to) the Messiah.(Snh. l. c. ועקכ שמו, v. עָקוֹב). -
14 עָקֵב
עָקֵב(b. h.; עקב, cmp. עכב, to be curved) 1) heel. Y.Ber.I, 2c top; Sabb.62b, v. גּוּדָל. Deut. R. s. 3 אני דורך גיתה … בעֲקֵב רגלי I shall tread Edoms vat with the heel of my foot (v. Is. 63:1 sq.). Yeb.XII, 1 סנדל שיש לו ע׳ a sandal which has a sole with a covering for the heel. Gen. R. s. 22 מתלא בעֲקֵיבֹו swinging his heel (dandy-like); Yalk. Prov. 961 מתלה בעֲקֵיבָיו (pl.). Zeb.VI, 3 (63b) יוררין על הע׳ (Mish. ed. חוזרים לע׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 200); Succ.48b חוזרין על הע׳ they turn around on their heels, i. e. go back the same way. Yalk. Jer. 272 דשו בע׳ trod with the heel, i. e. ignored it wilfully. Midr. Till. to Ps. 4:7, שוּף II. Ib. to Ps. 92, v. שוּף I; a. fr. 2) (cmp. עֲגָבָה) haunch with thigh, posteriors. Ned.20a המסתכל בעֲקֵבָהּ של אשה, expl. ib. במקום הטנופת שהוא מכוון כנגד ע׳ (Ar. במקום התורפה) he who gazes at the posteriors which correspond (in shape and position) to the heel. Naz.51a רקב הבא מן הע׳ decayed matter that seems to come from the posteriors, Rashi (Tosaf.: the heel). 3) rear-guard. Sot.VIII, 6 (44a) עקבו של עם (Y. a. Bab. ed. עקיבו) the rear of the people.Pl. עֲקֵבִים, עֲקֵבִין. Snh.108b הוא מביא לכם מבין עִקְבֵי רגליכם he will bring you (the flood) from under your heels. Tanḥ. Ekeb 1 מצות … ומשליכין אותן תחת עִקְבֵיהֶן minor laws which people disregard and throw under their heels. Naz.22b הריני נזירה בעִיקְבַיִךְ I will be a Nazarite following thy heels (example); הריני בעיקביך I will follow thy example; a. e.עִקְּבוֹת foot-steps. Sot.IX, 15 (49b) (in Chald. dict.) בע׳ משיחא (borrowed fr. Ps. 89:52) in the footsteps of (events paving the way to) the Messiah.(Snh. l. c. ועקכ שמו, v. עָקוֹב). -
15 פרידה
פְּרִידָהf. (פָּרַד) 1) one of a pair of pigeons, single pigeon, opp. to קַן. Kinn. III, 6 צריכה … פ׳ אחת she is bound to offer a single pigeon in addition; Zeb.67b. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. VIII, Par. 7; Zeb.65a אפי׳ פ׳ אחתוכ׳ he may offer even one single pigeon; a. fr.Pl. פְּרִידִין (m.), פְּרִידוֹת. Kinn. l. c. דין … Bab. ed. (Mish. ed. … דות). Sifra l. c.; a. fr.Trnsf. a dear person. B. Mets.84b פ׳ אחת יש לי … ואי אתםוכ׳ one pigeon (my sons body) is among you, and you will not let him come to me (be buried by my side)? Ib. פ׳ … ואתםוכ׳ I have a dear son among you, and you want to deprive me of him (expose him to the evil eye by showing him too much honor)?Pl. פְּרִידוֹת. B. Kam.38b שתי פ׳ טובותוכ׳ two fine pigeons (precious proselytes) do I expect to bring forth from among you (v. בָּרַךְ Hif.). 2) a single berry; a slice of a pomegranate. Y.Ber.VI, 10a top פ׳ אחת של ענכ one grape berry; פ׳ אחת של רמון one slice of a pomegranate. Y.Naz.VI, 54d (read:) פ׳ של רמון … שחלקה בפיו ואכלה a piece of a pomegranate of ‘Orlah (v. עָרְלָה) which one cut off with his mouth and ate. Y.Maasr.I, 48d; a. e. 3) pebble, particle. Nidd.27a, sq. על פ׳ אחת של רקב to one particle of decayed matter; על פ׳ אחת של עפר to one particle of earth. Y.Yoma II, 39c top ברוב כל פ׳ ופ׳ (the fire must have seized) the larger portion of every particle, opp. רובו של קומץ the larger portion of the handful (of the meal offering); a. e.Pl. פְּרִידוֹת. Nidd. l. c. פרידה ch., v. פְּרִידָא I. -
16 פְּרִידָה
פְּרִידָהf. (פָּרַד) 1) one of a pair of pigeons, single pigeon, opp. to קַן. Kinn. III, 6 צריכה … פ׳ אחת she is bound to offer a single pigeon in addition; Zeb.67b. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. VIII, Par. 7; Zeb.65a אפי׳ פ׳ אחתוכ׳ he may offer even one single pigeon; a. fr.Pl. פְּרִידִין (m.), פְּרִידוֹת. Kinn. l. c. דין … Bab. ed. (Mish. ed. … דות). Sifra l. c.; a. fr.Trnsf. a dear person. B. Mets.84b פ׳ אחת יש לי … ואי אתםוכ׳ one pigeon (my sons body) is among you, and you will not let him come to me (be buried by my side)? Ib. פ׳ … ואתםוכ׳ I have a dear son among you, and you want to deprive me of him (expose him to the evil eye by showing him too much honor)?Pl. פְּרִידוֹת. B. Kam.38b שתי פ׳ טובותוכ׳ two fine pigeons (precious proselytes) do I expect to bring forth from among you (v. בָּרַךְ Hif.). 2) a single berry; a slice of a pomegranate. Y.Ber.VI, 10a top פ׳ אחת של ענכ one grape berry; פ׳ אחת של רמון one slice of a pomegranate. Y.Naz.VI, 54d (read:) פ׳ של רמון … שחלקה בפיו ואכלה a piece of a pomegranate of ‘Orlah (v. עָרְלָה) which one cut off with his mouth and ate. Y.Maasr.I, 48d; a. e. 3) pebble, particle. Nidd.27a, sq. על פ׳ אחת של רקב to one particle of decayed matter; על פ׳ אחת של עפר to one particle of earth. Y.Yoma II, 39c top ברוב כל פ׳ ופ׳ (the fire must have seized) the larger portion of every particle, opp. רובו של קומץ the larger portion of the handful (of the meal offering); a. e.Pl. פְּרִידוֹת. Nidd. l. c. פרידה ch., v. פְּרִידָא I. -
17 רקבובית
רַקְבּוּבִיתf. (preced.) decay, decayed matter. Y.Peah VII, 20b top, v. גָּרַף. Y.Sabb.IV, beg.6d אם רָבַת רַקְבּוּבִיתָן if the decay in them (from moths) is far advanced. Yoma 38b (ref. to Prov. 10:7); רַקְבִּיבוּת תעלה בשמותןוכ׳ rottenness enters their names, none name their children after them. -
18 רַקְבּוּבִית
רַקְבּוּבִיתf. (preced.) decay, decayed matter. Y.Peah VII, 20b top, v. גָּרַף. Y.Sabb.IV, beg.6d אם רָבַת רַקְבּוּבִיתָן if the decay in them (from moths) is far advanced. Yoma 38b (ref. to Prov. 10:7); רַקְבִּיבוּת תעלה בשמותןוכ׳ rottenness enters their names, none name their children after them. -
19 רקבון
רִקָּבוֹןm. (b. h.; preced. wds.) decayed matter.Pl. רִקְבוֹנוֹת. Tosef.Ter.X, 3 (ed. Zuck. רַקְבִּיבִיּוֹת, Var. רַקְבּוֹנִית), v. נִיצּוֹלֶת. -
20 רִקָּבוֹן
רִקָּבוֹןm. (b. h.; preced. wds.) decayed matter.Pl. רִקְבוֹנוֹת. Tosef.Ter.X, 3 (ed. Zuck. רַקְבִּיבִיּוֹת, Var. רַקְבּוֹנִית), v. נִיצּוֹלֶת.
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