יַבְחוּשׁ m. (v. בָּחַשׁ) a sort of gnat, a (red) insect found in liquids. Tosef. Yad. (T’bul Yom) II, 3 י׳ שבריתו וכ׳ a yabḥush which originates in the water.—Pl. יַבְחוּשִׁים, יַבְחוּשִׁין. Tosef. Ter. VII, 11; Ḥull. 67ᵃ. Nidd. III, 2 כמין י׳ אדומים looking like a mass of red insects; Tosef. ib. IV, 2. Zeb. 22ᵃ
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יַבְחוּשׁ m. (v. בָּחַשׁ ) a sort of gnat, a ( red ) insect found in liquids. Tosef. Yad. (T’bul Yom) II, 3 י׳ שבריתו וכ׳ a yabḥush which originates…
References
- Jastrow, בָּחַשׁ 1
- Tosefta Terumot 7:11
- Chullin 67a:14
- Mishnah Niddah 3:2
- Tosefta Niddah 4:2
- Zevachim 22a:11