לָחַשׁ I (cmp. לָחַךְ, לָהַט) [to lick,] to flame, glow (of coals), opp. עָמַם. Pes. 75ᵇ (ref. to גחלי אש, Lev. XVI, 12) גחלי יכול עוממות … הא כיצד מביא מן הלוֹחֲשׁוֹת by gaḥălé I might understand dying coals, …; by esh I might understand a flame; … how is it now (that it reads גחלי אש)? He takes from among the glowing coals; Y. Yoma II, end, 42ᵃ; Sifra Aḥăré, Par. 2, ch. III; a. e.
לָחַשׁ I
Gloss
לָחַשׁ I (cmp. לָחַךְ , לָהַט ) [ to lick ,] to flame, glow (of coals), opp. עָמַם . Pes. 75ᵇ (ref. to גחלי אש , Lev. XVI, 12 ) גחלי יכול עוממות … הא…
References
- Jastrow, לָחַךְ 1
- Jastrow, לָהַט 1
- Jastrow, עָמַם 1
- Pesachim 75b:3
- Leviticus 16:12