זרי, זָרָה I (b. h.) to scatter, to winnow. Sabb. VII, 2 הזוֹרֶה he who winnows (on the Sabbath).—Ib. 73ᵇ היינו זורה וכ׳ is not winnowing the same process as sifting &c.?—Ab. Zar. III, 3 שוחק וזורה לרוח he must grind it and cast it to the wind; a. fr.—Euphem. to emit semen. Gen. R. s. 85, v. דּוּשׁ.
Pi. - זֵירָה same, also to sift, select. Pesik. R. s. 10 שיחקו וזי׳ וכ׳ he ground and scattered it &c.—Nidd. 31ᵃ; Yoma 47ᵃ (ref. to ותזרני II Sam. XXII, 40, a. ותאזרני Ps. XVIII, 40) זֵירִיתָנִי וזרזתני thou didst sift me (select the best semen for embryonic formation, cmp. זָרַד) and make me healthy.