חַשְׁמַל m. (b. h.; cmp. חָסַם II; v. Ges. H. Dict.10 s. v.) a glittering substance; amber or galena (?). Ḥag. 13ᵃ עד הח׳ including the verse in which ḥashmal appears (Ez. I, 27). Ib. היה מבין בח׳ was speculating on the meaning of ḥashmal; ויצאה אש מח׳ and fire came out of the ḥashmal. Ib., sq. מהו ח̇ש̇מ̇ל̇ ח̇יות אש̇ מְמַ֗לְּ֗לוֹת Ḥayoth (v. חַיָּה) speaking fire; v. חָשָׁה.
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חַשְׁמַל m. (b. h.; cmp. חָסַם II ; v. Ges. H. Dict. 10 s. v.) a glittering substance; amber or galena (?). Ḥag. 13ᵃ עד הח׳ including the verse in…
References
- Jastrow, חָסַם II 1
- Chagigah 13a:10
- Ezekiel 1:27
- Jastrow, חַיָּה I 1
- Jastrow, חָשָׁה 1