חֲשַׁאי m. (חָשָׁה) whispering, stillness, secret. Pes. 56ᵃ להביא בח׳ to offer it to her in secret. Ib. שיהו אומרים … בח׳ that they say it in a whisper. Arakh. 16ᵃ; Zeb. 88ᵇ; Yoma 44ᵃ דבר שבח׳ something done in secrecy (the offering of frank-incense on the inner altar); מעשה שבח׳ what is committed in secrecy (calumny). Ber. 15ᵇ; a. fr.—Pl. חֲשָׁאִים. Shek. V, 6 לשכת ח׳ the Hall of Secret (donations).
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חֲשַׁאי m. ( חָשָׁה ) whispering, stillness, secret . Pes. 56ᵃ להביא בח׳ to offer it to her in secret. Ib. שיהו אומרים … בח׳ that they say it in a…
References
- Jastrow, חָשָׁה 1
- Pesachim 56a:8
- Arakhin 16a:69
- Zevachim 88b:11
- Yoma 44a:5
- Berakhot 15b
- Mishnah Shekalim 5:6