הִבְהֵב I (Pilp. of הבב toglow; cmp. הבל) 1) to singe, parch. Y. Maasr. IV, beg., 51ᵃ המְהַבְהֵב שיבולין באור if one parches ears over the fire; Tosef. ib. III, 1 המה׳ בשדה וכ׳ (sub. שיבולין). Men. X, 4 (66ᵃ). Bets. 34ᵃ. Sabb. II, 3 ולא הִבְהֲבָהּ and did not singe it (to prepare it for a wick).—Snh. 37ᵃ is it possible for fire to be in contact with flax ואינה מְהַבְהֶבֶת and not to singe?—Part. pass. מְהוּבְהָב lightly roasted. Y. ib. VIII, beg., 26ᵃ —2) to be like coals giving heat without flame; to nod consent without showing anxiety. Ber. 34ᵃ שנים מהבהב (Y. ib. V, 9ᶜ bot. מעמעם) if asked a second time, he must not consent &c.
Nithpa. - נִתְהַבְהֵב to be affected by flames. Yoma 41ᵇ נ׳ הלשון if the band caught fire.