גְּזִיזָא m. (גזז) cut off, whence 1) branch, club. Snh. 7ᵃ אדייה לגְּזִיזֵיה וכ׳ lifted up his club and stood (against me; Rashi: his fist). B. Kam. 5ᵃ תבריה ר"ע לגזיזיה R. Akiba has broken the force of his club (Rashi: fist), i.e. modified his opinion; ib. 42ᵇ —2) piece. ג׳ דברדא a piece of ice. Targ. I Chr. XI, 22 תבר ג׳ דב׳ וכ׳ he cut a hole in the ice and bathed; Ber. 18ᵇ גְּזִיזֵי.—Pl. גְּזִיזֵי. Ib. 59ᵃ גְּזִיזַיָּיה דברדא Ar. (ed. גזיזי דברזא) hail-stones (Ms. M. בְּזִיזַיָּה דנורא or בְּזָאַיָּה, Ms. F. גְּזִירֵי, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note).
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גְּזִיזָא m. ( גזז ) cut off , whence 1) branch, club . Snh. 7ᵃ אדייה לגְּזִיזֵיה וכ׳ lifted up his club and stood (against me; Rashi: his fist ). B.…
References
- Sanhedrin 7a:13
- Bava Kamma 5a:4
- Bava Kamma 42b
- Targum of I Chronicles 11:22
- Berakhot 18b:2
- Berakhot 59a:7