בִּעְבֵּעַ (Pilp. of בּוּעַ; cmp. בִּצְבֵּץ) 1) to cast bubbles, to form protuberances, to bulge. Mikv. X, 4 עד שיְבַעְבְּעוּ until they (the garments dipped in water) form bulges; v. preced. Yalk. Sam. 157; Midr. Till. to Ps. XVIII, 3 (read:) שהיה שמן המשחה מְבַעְבֵּעַ ויורד עליו the oil of anointment came bubbling down upon him. —2) to struggle in the water, swim. Y. Sabb. XIII, 14ᵇ top.; Y. Sot. III, 19ᵃ top. תינוק מב׳ וכ׳ a child struggling in the river. Y. Yoma III, 41ᵃ התחיל מב׳ וכ׳ commenced casting up bubbles from under the ship (Bab. ib. 38ᵃ מבצבצת).
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בִּעְבֵּעַ (Pilp. of בּוּעַ ; cmp. בִּצְבֵּץ ) 1) to cast bubbles, to form protuberances, to bulge . Mikv. X, 4 עד שיְבַעְבְּעוּ until they (the…
References
- Jastrow, בּוּעַ 1
- Jastrow, בִּצְבֵּץ 1
- Mishnah Mikvaot 10:4
- Jastrow, בִּעְבּוּעַ 1
- Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 157
- Midrash Tehillim 18:8
- Jerusalem Talmud Shabbat 13:6:2
- Jerusalem Talmud Sotah 3:4:8
- Jerusalem Talmud Yoma 3:8:9
- Yoma 38a:3