Jastrow: גַּוָּוזָא I

גַּוָּוזָא I m. (גוז) = h. גֶּזַע, 1) trunk, stem. Ber. 40ᵃ; 40ᵇ איתיה לג׳ וכ׳ (Ms. F. גִּזְעָא, Ar. גִּזָּא) there remains a stem which produces fruits again. Ab. Zar. 35ᵇ קטפא דגַוָּזָא ed. (Ms. M. גווזא, Ar. גזא, גנזא, v. Koh. Ar. Compl. s. v. גז II, p. 262) ; Nidd. 8ᵇ קטפא דגווזא the gum which oozes out of the stem, opp. דפירי.—Ned. 50ᵃ (became rich) מן גַּוָּזָא through a (hollowed out) trunk. Ib. לא אשכחו אלא גווזא וכ׳ they found on the sea shore nothing (of the wrecked ship) except a trunk. Ib. וכולי עיסקא מחית בההוא גוזא (Ar. גיאזא, read גו׳) and the entire treasure of the ship was hidden in that trunk; [Rashi: chest, v. גּוּזָּא].—2) [that which is cut off,] branches; [that which is chopped,] wood. Ḥull. 8ᵇ פסק ביה ג׳ לע"ז (Ar. גואזא) he cut wood with it for idolatrous purposes. B. Kam. 22ᵇ ג׳ סילתא וכ׳ (Ms. O. a. Ar. גואזא) chopped wood, kindling chips and light. Sabb. 154ᵇ גואזא פרסכנא ed. (Ms. M. גווזא ופ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) low and spreading ramifications (forming the fourth wall of a Succah). Gitt. 69ᵇ, v. מרמהין.—גַּוָּוזֵי. Sabb. 155ᵃ let him rest the ladder אגוו׳ וכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. אגַּוָּואזֵי, Ms. O. גואזא) on the branches spreading beyond the circumference of the tree (Rashi: on pegs reaching beyond &c.). —3) pl. גַּאוָּזִין (cmp. איסקוזות) lots, division by lots. Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי (חד מאת׳ 1) נעביד ג׳ let us divide by lots (comment.: pieces of wood on which names are written for raffling).