חִימּוּם m. (חָמַם) 1) warming, sitting in the sun. Gen. R. s. 48 הח׳ יפה וכ׳ basking in the sunshine is good for a wound; Yalk. ib. 82 החמין (corr. acc.). —2) heated state, excitement. M. Kat. 24ᵃ בשעת ח׳ at the moment of excitement (immediately after a death in the family). Yoma 18ᵃ לידי ח׳ to sexual excitement (pollution). —3) a spice, v. חֲמָם.
חִימּוּם
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חִימּוּם m. ( חָמַם ) 1) warming, sitting in the sun . Gen. R. s. 48 הח׳ יפה וכ׳ basking in the sunshine is good for a wound; Yalk. ib. 82 החמין…
References
- Jastrow, חָמַם 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 48
- Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 82:6
- Moed Katan 24a:11
- Yoma 18a:14
- Jastrow, חֲמָם 1