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1 לשון נקייה
euphemism, decent language -
2 לשון סגי-נהור
euphemism, ironic language -
3 לשון צחה
euphemism, eloquence -
4 סגי-נהור
euphemism, ironic language -
5 לשון
לָשוֹןc. (b. h.; לוּש) 1) tongue. Ber.61a, v. חָתַךְ. Bekh.VI, 8 (40a), v. מְדַבֵּר. Lev. R. s. 16; a. v. fr.Pl. לְשוֹנוֹת. Ib. s. 33, beg.; a. e.Transf. a) language. Sot.49b ל׳ סורסי, Syriac, v. סוּרְסִי; לְ׳ הקודש (abbr. לה״ק) Hebrew; ל׳ יונית Greek; a. v. fr.b) expression, phraseology, parlance. Ber.31b, a. fr. כלְשוֹן בני אדם, v. דָּבַר. Y.Ned.VI, beg.39c לְ׳ תורה Biblical usage; לְ׳ב״א common parlance (later Hebrew).ל׳ נקי or ל׳ נקייה decent expression, euphemism. Gen. R. s. 70; s. 86 (ref. to Gen. 39:6) ל׳נ׳ it is a euphemism, i. e. ‘the bread which he ate means his marital life. Pes.3a; a. fr.Ib.b לְ׳ כבוד respectful, chaste language.Par. I, 1 מה הל׳ שלשית what does the expression שלשית mean?Eduy. I, 3; Sabb.15a שחייב אדם לומר בל׳ רבו in transmitting a tradition one must use the very words of the teacher, v. הִין; Ber.47a.ל׳ כפול a reiteration of the same word or an amplification. Cant. R. to I, 16, opp. ל׳ פשוט plain expression, v. infra.ל׳ נופל על ל׳ assonance, alliteration. Gen. R. s. 31 (נָחָש a. נְחשֶׁת); a. e.ל׳ הרע (abbr. לה״ר) evil talk, calumny, gossip, denunciation. Arakh.15b; a. v. fr.לְ׳ זכר, לְ׳ נקבה, v. זָכָר, נְקֵבָה.Pl. as ab. Y.Sabb.XIX, 17a; Y.Yeb.VIII, 8d bot. (ref. to המול ימול, Gen. 17:13) ל׳ ריבויין הן the double expressions intimate amplification (repeated action); ל׳ כפוליןוכ׳ (ל׳ כפולות) they are merely double expressions, the Torah speaking in the usual way (according to popular usage, v. supra); Y.Ned.I, beg.36c. Y.B. Bath.VIII, end, 16c בעלי ל׳ linguists; a. fr. 2) anything tongue-shaped, strip, strap, wedge. Yoma VI, 8, v. זְהוֹרִית. Erub.12a לְ׳ ים a small inlet, creek; a. fr.Pl. as ab. B. Mets.II, 1 ל׳ של ארגמן purple wool coming in straps; Erub.96b, opp. חוטין in threads. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. VIII, 6 שתי ל׳ two straps of a bed, v. לוּחַ I.Kel. XVIII, 4 מלבן שנתנו על ל׳ a bottom of a bed made to rest on wedge-shaped corner pieces; a. e. -
6 לָשוֹן
לָשוֹןc. (b. h.; לוּש) 1) tongue. Ber.61a, v. חָתַךְ. Bekh.VI, 8 (40a), v. מְדַבֵּר. Lev. R. s. 16; a. v. fr.Pl. לְשוֹנוֹת. Ib. s. 33, beg.; a. e.Transf. a) language. Sot.49b ל׳ סורסי, Syriac, v. סוּרְסִי; לְ׳ הקודש (abbr. לה״ק) Hebrew; ל׳ יונית Greek; a. v. fr.b) expression, phraseology, parlance. Ber.31b, a. fr. כלְשוֹן בני אדם, v. דָּבַר. Y.Ned.VI, beg.39c לְ׳ תורה Biblical usage; לְ׳ב״א common parlance (later Hebrew).ל׳ נקי or ל׳ נקייה decent expression, euphemism. Gen. R. s. 70; s. 86 (ref. to Gen. 39:6) ל׳נ׳ it is a euphemism, i. e. ‘the bread which he ate means his marital life. Pes.3a; a. fr.Ib.b לְ׳ כבוד respectful, chaste language.Par. I, 1 מה הל׳ שלשית what does the expression שלשית mean?Eduy. I, 3; Sabb.15a שחייב אדם לומר בל׳ רבו in transmitting a tradition one must use the very words of the teacher, v. הִין; Ber.47a.ל׳ כפול a reiteration of the same word or an amplification. Cant. R. to I, 16, opp. ל׳ פשוט plain expression, v. infra.ל׳ נופל על ל׳ assonance, alliteration. Gen. R. s. 31 (נָחָש a. נְחשֶׁת); a. e.ל׳ הרע (abbr. לה״ר) evil talk, calumny, gossip, denunciation. Arakh.15b; a. v. fr.לְ׳ זכר, לְ׳ נקבה, v. זָכָר, נְקֵבָה.Pl. as ab. Y.Sabb.XIX, 17a; Y.Yeb.VIII, 8d bot. (ref. to המול ימול, Gen. 17:13) ל׳ ריבויין הן the double expressions intimate amplification (repeated action); ל׳ כפוליןוכ׳ (ל׳ כפולות) they are merely double expressions, the Torah speaking in the usual way (according to popular usage, v. supra); Y.Ned.I, beg.36c. Y.B. Bath.VIII, end, 16c בעלי ל׳ linguists; a. fr. 2) anything tongue-shaped, strip, strap, wedge. Yoma VI, 8, v. זְהוֹרִית. Erub.12a לְ׳ ים a small inlet, creek; a. fr.Pl. as ab. B. Mets.II, 1 ל׳ של ארגמן purple wool coming in straps; Erub.96b, opp. חוטין in threads. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. VIII, 6 שתי ל׳ two straps of a bed, v. לוּחַ I.Kel. XVIII, 4 מלבן שנתנו על ל׳ a bottom of a bed made to rest on wedge-shaped corner pieces; a. e. -
7 הפךְ
הֶפֶךְm. (b. h.; preced. wds.) 1) reverse, opposite. לְשוֹןה׳ a phrase which means the reverse (euphemism). Y.Naz.II, 51d bot. (ed. Krot. הפר, corr. acc.); ib. V, end, 54b לָשוֹן הָפוּךְ. 2) upturning (a pile), displacing. B. Kam.29b כלה׳ למטהוכ׳ the term ‘upturning means a movement within three cubits (Var. v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 80). -
8 הֶפֶךְ
הֶפֶךְm. (b. h.; preced. wds.) 1) reverse, opposite. לְשוֹןה׳ a phrase which means the reverse (euphemism). Y.Naz.II, 51d bot. (ed. Krot. הפר, corr. acc.); ib. V, end, 54b לָשוֹן הָפוּךְ. 2) upturning (a pile), displacing. B. Kam.29b כלה׳ למטהוכ׳ the term ‘upturning means a movement within three cubits (Var. v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 80). -
9 כיס
כִּיס(b. h.; cmp. כּוֹס I) receptacle, pouch, bag; purse, fund. Bekh.39b; Tosef. ib. IV, 6, v. זוּבָּן. B. Kam. X, 1 כ׳ של גבאין the collection fund of (royal) collectors. Erub.65b בכִיסוֹ, v. כּוֹס I. Keth.X, 4 שהטילו לכ׳ who formed a partnership for business. Y.Hor.III, 48c (ref. to Prov. 16:11) כולהם … מכ׳ אחד all of them receive their wages out of the same fund (of divine rewards).חסרון כ׳, v. חֶסְרוֹן.Sabb.53a הזב בכ׳ שלו the gonorrhoist with his bag (for his genitals); העזים בכ׳וכ׳ the goats with the bag over their teats; Tosef. ib. IV (V), 5 בכיסין. Lev. R. s. 12 (ref. to כיס, Kri כוס, Prov. 23:31) הוא נותן עינו בכוס וחנוני … בכ׳ he (the drunkard) sets his eye on the cup, the shopkeeperon the money bag. Ib. בכיס בתיב לשון נקי הוא it is written (Prov. l. c.) ‘on the bag which is a euphemism (for iIIicit intercourse) as in (Prov. 1:14) Tanḥ. Shmini 11; a. fr.Pl. כִּיסִים, כִּיסִין. Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42d bot.Tosef. l. c.; a. e. -
10 כִּיס
כִּיס(b. h.; cmp. כּוֹס I) receptacle, pouch, bag; purse, fund. Bekh.39b; Tosef. ib. IV, 6, v. זוּבָּן. B. Kam. X, 1 כ׳ של גבאין the collection fund of (royal) collectors. Erub.65b בכִיסוֹ, v. כּוֹס I. Keth.X, 4 שהטילו לכ׳ who formed a partnership for business. Y.Hor.III, 48c (ref. to Prov. 16:11) כולהם … מכ׳ אחד all of them receive their wages out of the same fund (of divine rewards).חסרון כ׳, v. חֶסְרוֹן.Sabb.53a הזב בכ׳ שלו the gonorrhoist with his bag (for his genitals); העזים בכ׳וכ׳ the goats with the bag over their teats; Tosef. ib. IV (V), 5 בכיסין. Lev. R. s. 12 (ref. to כיס, Kri כוס, Prov. 23:31) הוא נותן עינו בכוס וחנוני … בכ׳ he (the drunkard) sets his eye on the cup, the shopkeeperon the money bag. Ib. בכיס בתיב לשון נקי הוא it is written (Prov. l. c.) ‘on the bag which is a euphemism (for iIIicit intercourse) as in (Prov. 1:14) Tanḥ. Shmini 11; a. fr.Pl. כִּיסִים, כִּיסִין. Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42d bot.Tosef. l. c.; a. e. -
11 כני
כני, כָּנָה,Pi. כִּנָּה, כִּינָּה (b. h., v. כֵּן I) 1) to qualify, define; to surname, to nickname; to modify an expression, circumscribe; to compare. B. Mets.58b המְכַנֶּה שם רעוכ׳ he who calls his neighbor by a nickname. Shebu.36a כַּנֵּה circumscribe (use the third person as euphemism). Sifré Num. 84, a. fr. כי׳ הכתוב the Bible modifies the expression (to avoid anthropomorphism, e. g. Zech. 2:12 עינו for עיני). Meg.IV, 9 המבנה בעריות he who modifies (symbolizes) in translating the laws of incest (e. g. Lev. 18:7, ‘uncover not thy parents weakness or disgrace). Yalk. Num. 771, v. פּוֹלְיָיטוֹן; a. fr. Part. pass. מְכוּנֶּה. Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 17 (ref. to באדם, Ps. 68:19) מכ׳ משח באדם (not לאדם) the name of Moses is here disguised by the substitute Adam.(Yalk. Ps. 832 מכונה, v. כָּנַן. -
12 כנה
כני, כָּנָה,Pi. כִּנָּה, כִּינָּה (b. h., v. כֵּן I) 1) to qualify, define; to surname, to nickname; to modify an expression, circumscribe; to compare. B. Mets.58b המְכַנֶּה שם רעוכ׳ he who calls his neighbor by a nickname. Shebu.36a כַּנֵּה circumscribe (use the third person as euphemism). Sifré Num. 84, a. fr. כי׳ הכתוב the Bible modifies the expression (to avoid anthropomorphism, e. g. Zech. 2:12 עינו for עיני). Meg.IV, 9 המבנה בעריות he who modifies (symbolizes) in translating the laws of incest (e. g. Lev. 18:7, ‘uncover not thy parents weakness or disgrace). Yalk. Num. 771, v. פּוֹלְיָיטוֹן; a. fr. Part. pass. מְכוּנֶּה. Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 17 (ref. to באדם, Ps. 68:19) מכ׳ משח באדם (not לאדם) the name of Moses is here disguised by the substitute Adam.(Yalk. Ps. 832 מכונה, v. כָּנַן. -
13 כָּנָה
כני, כָּנָה,Pi. כִּנָּה, כִּינָּה (b. h., v. כֵּן I) 1) to qualify, define; to surname, to nickname; to modify an expression, circumscribe; to compare. B. Mets.58b המְכַנֶּה שם רעוכ׳ he who calls his neighbor by a nickname. Shebu.36a כַּנֵּה circumscribe (use the third person as euphemism). Sifré Num. 84, a. fr. כי׳ הכתוב the Bible modifies the expression (to avoid anthropomorphism, e. g. Zech. 2:12 עינו for עיני). Meg.IV, 9 המבנה בעריות he who modifies (symbolizes) in translating the laws of incest (e. g. Lev. 18:7, ‘uncover not thy parents weakness or disgrace). Yalk. Num. 771, v. פּוֹלְיָיטוֹן; a. fr. Part. pass. מְכוּנֶּה. Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 17 (ref. to באדם, Ps. 68:19) מכ׳ משח באדם (not לאדם) the name of Moses is here disguised by the substitute Adam.(Yalk. Ps. 832 מכונה, v. כָּנַן. -
14 לטותא
לְטוּתָאf. (לְטִי) curse. Snh.48b לְטוּתֵיה דלַטְיֵיה אבוך (Yalk. Kings 172 לַוְוטָתָא) his curse with which thy father cursed him (euphemism for: the curse with which thy father cursed me). Nidd.13b דינא תנן או ל׳ תנן does the Mishnah (II, 1) mean a law (punishment) or an execration? -
15 לְטוּתָא
לְטוּתָאf. (לְטִי) curse. Snh.48b לְטוּתֵיה דלַטְיֵיה אבוך (Yalk. Kings 172 לַוְוטָתָא) his curse with which thy father cursed him (euphemism for: the curse with which thy father cursed me). Nidd.13b דינא תנן או ל׳ תנן does the Mishnah (II, 1) mean a law (punishment) or an execration? -
16 לישן
לִישָׁן, לִישָׁנָא, לִשָׁ׳m. ch. = h. לָשוֹן, tougue; language; expression; meaning; version. Targ. O. Ex. 4:10. Targ. Y. II Gen. 31:11 לְשָׁן קודשא sacred tongue (Hebrew); Targ. Y. ib. 47 לִישַׁן בית קודשא; ib. 45:12; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 33 כד אנא … את זבן לי ל׳ וכד אנאוכ׳ when I told thee to buy me the best thing in the market, thou boughtest a tongue, and when I told thee to buy me the worst, thou boughtest a tongue?Ḥull.142a ל׳ דר׳וכ׳ he saw the tongue of R. Ḥ. lying on the dunghill.B. Kam.6b ל׳ קלילא ( ḥab for ḥayab, v. חוּב h.) is the easier form (of the Jerusalem dialect).ל׳ מעליא refined expression, euphemism. Ber.11b; a. fr.Ib. 28a ל׳ דתברא הוא has the meaning of breaking. Ḥull.3b להך ל׳ דאמרתוכ׳ according to this, thy interpretation that Sabb.154a (in an editorial gloss) לל׳ בתרא according to the latter version ( אבוה for אחוה); a. v. fr. לישנא אחרינא (abbrev. ל״א) another version (reads), Ib. 104a; a. fr. לישן ביש, לישנא בישא = h. לשין הרע evil gossip, calumny, denunciation; also ל׳ תְלִיתָאֵי the talk about third (absent) persons. Targ. Y. Lev. 19:16; a. e.Arakh.15b ל׳ ת׳ קטל תליתאי Ar. (ed. לשון, corr. acc.) the talk about third persons kills three persons. Ib. כל מילתא … לית בה משום ל׳ ב׳ whatever evil is spoken in the presence of the person concerned is not to be called evil gossip; כל שכן חוצפא ול׳ ב׳ so much the worse, it is impudence and calumny. Ib. 16a כל מילתא … תלתא לית בה משום ל׳ ב׳ whatever has been said in the presence of three is not gossip (if repeated by one of those present); a. fr.Pl. לִישָׁנִין, לִישָׁנַיָּא, לִישָׁנֵי. Targ. Esth. 2:22. Targ. II Esth. 1:2; a. e.Men.65a, v. בִּיל.Keth.91a הנך תרי לִישְׁנָאֵיוכ׳ those first two versions; a. e. -
17 לישנא
לִישָׁן, לִישָׁנָא, לִשָׁ׳m. ch. = h. לָשוֹן, tougue; language; expression; meaning; version. Targ. O. Ex. 4:10. Targ. Y. II Gen. 31:11 לְשָׁן קודשא sacred tongue (Hebrew); Targ. Y. ib. 47 לִישַׁן בית קודשא; ib. 45:12; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 33 כד אנא … את זבן לי ל׳ וכד אנאוכ׳ when I told thee to buy me the best thing in the market, thou boughtest a tongue, and when I told thee to buy me the worst, thou boughtest a tongue?Ḥull.142a ל׳ דר׳וכ׳ he saw the tongue of R. Ḥ. lying on the dunghill.B. Kam.6b ל׳ קלילא ( ḥab for ḥayab, v. חוּב h.) is the easier form (of the Jerusalem dialect).ל׳ מעליא refined expression, euphemism. Ber.11b; a. fr.Ib. 28a ל׳ דתברא הוא has the meaning of breaking. Ḥull.3b להך ל׳ דאמרתוכ׳ according to this, thy interpretation that Sabb.154a (in an editorial gloss) לל׳ בתרא according to the latter version ( אבוה for אחוה); a. v. fr. לישנא אחרינא (abbrev. ל״א) another version (reads), Ib. 104a; a. fr. לישן ביש, לישנא בישא = h. לשין הרע evil gossip, calumny, denunciation; also ל׳ תְלִיתָאֵי the talk about third (absent) persons. Targ. Y. Lev. 19:16; a. e.Arakh.15b ל׳ ת׳ קטל תליתאי Ar. (ed. לשון, corr. acc.) the talk about third persons kills three persons. Ib. כל מילתא … לית בה משום ל׳ ב׳ whatever evil is spoken in the presence of the person concerned is not to be called evil gossip; כל שכן חוצפא ול׳ ב׳ so much the worse, it is impudence and calumny. Ib. 16a כל מילתא … תלתא לית בה משום ל׳ ב׳ whatever has been said in the presence of three is not gossip (if repeated by one of those present); a. fr.Pl. לִישָׁנִין, לִישָׁנַיָּא, לִישָׁנֵי. Targ. Esth. 2:22. Targ. II Esth. 1:2; a. e.Men.65a, v. בִּיל.Keth.91a הנך תרי לִישְׁנָאֵיוכ׳ those first two versions; a. e. -
18 לִישָׁן
לִישָׁן, לִישָׁנָא, לִשָׁ׳m. ch. = h. לָשוֹן, tougue; language; expression; meaning; version. Targ. O. Ex. 4:10. Targ. Y. II Gen. 31:11 לְשָׁן קודשא sacred tongue (Hebrew); Targ. Y. ib. 47 לִישַׁן בית קודשא; ib. 45:12; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 33 כד אנא … את זבן לי ל׳ וכד אנאוכ׳ when I told thee to buy me the best thing in the market, thou boughtest a tongue, and when I told thee to buy me the worst, thou boughtest a tongue?Ḥull.142a ל׳ דר׳וכ׳ he saw the tongue of R. Ḥ. lying on the dunghill.B. Kam.6b ל׳ קלילא ( ḥab for ḥayab, v. חוּב h.) is the easier form (of the Jerusalem dialect).ל׳ מעליא refined expression, euphemism. Ber.11b; a. fr.Ib. 28a ל׳ דתברא הוא has the meaning of breaking. Ḥull.3b להך ל׳ דאמרתוכ׳ according to this, thy interpretation that Sabb.154a (in an editorial gloss) לל׳ בתרא according to the latter version ( אבוה for אחוה); a. v. fr. לישנא אחרינא (abbrev. ל״א) another version (reads), Ib. 104a; a. fr. לישן ביש, לישנא בישא = h. לשין הרע evil gossip, calumny, denunciation; also ל׳ תְלִיתָאֵי the talk about third (absent) persons. Targ. Y. Lev. 19:16; a. e.Arakh.15b ל׳ ת׳ קטל תליתאי Ar. (ed. לשון, corr. acc.) the talk about third persons kills three persons. Ib. כל מילתא … לית בה משום ל׳ ב׳ whatever evil is spoken in the presence of the person concerned is not to be called evil gossip; כל שכן חוצפא ול׳ ב׳ so much the worse, it is impudence and calumny. Ib. 16a כל מילתא … תלתא לית בה משום ל׳ ב׳ whatever has been said in the presence of three is not gossip (if repeated by one of those present); a. fr.Pl. לִישָׁנִין, לִישָׁנַיָּא, לִישָׁנֵי. Targ. Esth. 2:22. Targ. II Esth. 1:2; a. e.Men.65a, v. בִּיל.Keth.91a הנך תרי לִישְׁנָאֵיוכ׳ those first two versions; a. e. -
19 לִישָׁנָא
לִישָׁן, לִישָׁנָא, לִשָׁ׳m. ch. = h. לָשוֹן, tougue; language; expression; meaning; version. Targ. O. Ex. 4:10. Targ. Y. II Gen. 31:11 לְשָׁן קודשא sacred tongue (Hebrew); Targ. Y. ib. 47 לִישַׁן בית קודשא; ib. 45:12; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 33 כד אנא … את זבן לי ל׳ וכד אנאוכ׳ when I told thee to buy me the best thing in the market, thou boughtest a tongue, and when I told thee to buy me the worst, thou boughtest a tongue?Ḥull.142a ל׳ דר׳וכ׳ he saw the tongue of R. Ḥ. lying on the dunghill.B. Kam.6b ל׳ קלילא ( ḥab for ḥayab, v. חוּב h.) is the easier form (of the Jerusalem dialect).ל׳ מעליא refined expression, euphemism. Ber.11b; a. fr.Ib. 28a ל׳ דתברא הוא has the meaning of breaking. Ḥull.3b להך ל׳ דאמרתוכ׳ according to this, thy interpretation that Sabb.154a (in an editorial gloss) לל׳ בתרא according to the latter version ( אבוה for אחוה); a. v. fr. לישנא אחרינא (abbrev. ל״א) another version (reads), Ib. 104a; a. fr. לישן ביש, לישנא בישא = h. לשין הרע evil gossip, calumny, denunciation; also ל׳ תְלִיתָאֵי the talk about third (absent) persons. Targ. Y. Lev. 19:16; a. e.Arakh.15b ל׳ ת׳ קטל תליתאי Ar. (ed. לשון, corr. acc.) the talk about third persons kills three persons. Ib. כל מילתא … לית בה משום ל׳ ב׳ whatever evil is spoken in the presence of the person concerned is not to be called evil gossip; כל שכן חוצפא ול׳ ב׳ so much the worse, it is impudence and calumny. Ib. 16a כל מילתא … תלתא לית בה משום ל׳ ב׳ whatever has been said in the presence of three is not gossip (if repeated by one of those present); a. fr.Pl. לִישָׁנִין, לִישָׁנַיָּא, לִישָׁנֵי. Targ. Esth. 2:22. Targ. II Esth. 1:2; a. e.Men.65a, v. בִּיל.Keth.91a הנך תרי לִישְׁנָאֵיוכ׳ those first two versions; a. e. -
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לִישָׁן, לִישָׁנָא, לִשָׁ׳m. ch. = h. לָשוֹן, tougue; language; expression; meaning; version. Targ. O. Ex. 4:10. Targ. Y. II Gen. 31:11 לְשָׁן קודשא sacred tongue (Hebrew); Targ. Y. ib. 47 לִישַׁן בית קודשא; ib. 45:12; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 33 כד אנא … את זבן לי ל׳ וכד אנאוכ׳ when I told thee to buy me the best thing in the market, thou boughtest a tongue, and when I told thee to buy me the worst, thou boughtest a tongue?Ḥull.142a ל׳ דר׳וכ׳ he saw the tongue of R. Ḥ. lying on the dunghill.B. Kam.6b ל׳ קלילא ( ḥab for ḥayab, v. חוּב h.) is the easier form (of the Jerusalem dialect).ל׳ מעליא refined expression, euphemism. Ber.11b; a. fr.Ib. 28a ל׳ דתברא הוא has the meaning of breaking. Ḥull.3b להך ל׳ דאמרתוכ׳ according to this, thy interpretation that Sabb.154a (in an editorial gloss) לל׳ בתרא according to the latter version ( אבוה for אחוה); a. v. fr. לישנא אחרינא (abbrev. ל״א) another version (reads), Ib. 104a; a. fr. לישן ביש, לישנא בישא = h. לשין הרע evil gossip, calumny, denunciation; also ל׳ תְלִיתָאֵי the talk about third (absent) persons. Targ. Y. Lev. 19:16; a. e.Arakh.15b ל׳ ת׳ קטל תליתאי Ar. (ed. לשון, corr. acc.) the talk about third persons kills three persons. Ib. כל מילתא … לית בה משום ל׳ ב׳ whatever evil is spoken in the presence of the person concerned is not to be called evil gossip; כל שכן חוצפא ול׳ ב׳ so much the worse, it is impudence and calumny. Ib. 16a כל מילתא … תלתא לית בה משום ל׳ ב׳ whatever has been said in the presence of three is not gossip (if repeated by one of those present); a. fr.Pl. לִישָׁנִין, לִישָׁנַיָּא, לִישָׁנֵי. Targ. Esth. 2:22. Targ. II Esth. 1:2; a. e.Men.65a, v. בִּיל.Keth.91a הנך תרי לִישְׁנָאֵיוכ׳ those first two versions; a. e.
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