כְּסִיתָא f. (כְּסֵי II) [the covered, rare,] 1) coral; 2) coral-wood. B. Bath. 80ᵇ, sq.; R. Hash. 23ᵃ, v. אַלְמוּג; Yalk. Is. 314 סכסיתא (corr. acc.). R. Hash. l. c. דבי ארמאי מסקן כ׳ the light ships (v. בּוּרְנִי) of the Romans are employed for fishing corals. Ib. (describing the diving process) … וקטר בכ׳ and flax ropes are tied to the coral plants &c. Keth. 98ᵃ כ׳ דיתמי Var. in Rashi (ed. כיסתא) corals belonging to minor orphans.
כְּסִיתָא
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כְּסִיתָא f. (כְּסֵי II) [ the covered, rare ,] 1) coral ; 2) coral-wood . B. Bath. 80ᵇ , sq.; R. Hash. 23ᵃ , v. אַלְמוּג ; Yalk. Is. 314 סכסיתא…
References
- Bava Batra 80b
- Rosh Hashanah 23a:10
- Jastrow, אַלְמוּג 1
- Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 314
- Jastrow, סכסיתא 1
- Jastrow, בּוּרְנִי I 1
- Ketubot 98a:7
- Jastrow, כִּיסְתָא I 1