thishṭeh

שְׁטוּתf. (שָׁטָה) madness; folly. Num. R. s. 96> (ref. to Num. 5:12) תשטה תשטה כתיב בשין … עד שיכנס בה רוח ש׳ (not … בה הש׳) it is written with Shin so that you may read thishṭeh, to intimate that a woman will not go astray, unless the spirit of insanity has entered into her; Sot.3a אין אדם עובר עבירה … רוח ש׳ no man sins unless Midr. Till. to Ps. 9, v. מוֹרָא II. Y.Naz.IX, 57d אדיין … עומד בשְׁטוּתוֹ Bar P. still insists upon his foolish opinion. Bekh.5b (play on שטים, Num. 25:1) שנתעסקו בדברי ש׳ they were engaged in foolish things; Snh.106a. Midr. Till. to Ps. 34 (ref. to Koh. 3:11) כל מה … אבל הש׳וכ׳ whatever thou hast made, thou hast made well, but insanity, which thou hast created, of what avail is it before thee?; a. fr.

שְׁטוּתf. (שָׁטָה) madness; folly. Num. R. s. 96> (ref. to Num. 5:12) תשטה תשטה כתיב בשין … עד שיכנס בה רוח ש׳ (not … בה הש׳) it is written with Shin so that you may read thishṭeh, to intimate that a woman will not go astray, unless the spirit of insanity has entered into her; Sot.3a אין אדם עובר עבירה … רוח ש׳ no man sins unless Midr. Till. to Ps. 9, v. מוֹרָא II. Y.Naz.IX, 57d אדיין … עומד בשְׁטוּתוֹ Bar P. still insists upon his foolish opinion. Bekh.5b (play on שטים, Num. 25:1) שנתעסקו בדברי ש׳ they were engaged in foolish things; Snh.106a. Midr. Till. to Ps. 34 (ref. to Koh. 3:11) כל מה … אבל הש׳וכ׳ whatever thou hast made, thou hast made well, but insanity, which thou hast created, of what avail is it before thee?; a. fr.