לוֹכְסָן adv. (λοξόν, v. אֲלַכְסוֹן) athwart, crosswise; diagonally. Kel. XVIII, 5, v. אֲלַכְסוֹן. Dem. VII, 8 נוטל שתי חביות ל׳ he must take two barrels from diagonally opposite corners. Ib. שורה אחת ל׳ one row of barrels following the diagonal line. Y. Kil. IV, 29ᶜ top במודד לכסן (R. S. to Kil. IV, 6 אלכסון) when he measures by diagonal lines. Y. Yoma V, 42ᵈ bot. חוץ מזו שהיתה לפניו ל׳ except that (corner of the altar) which was diagonally opposite to him. Lam. R. introd. (R. Josh. 1) חורש שדהו לוכסון וכ׳ ploughed his field crosswise and put up an image in the center &c.; a. e.
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לוֹכְסָן adv. (λοξόν, v. אֲלַכְסוֹן ) athwart, crosswise; diagonally. Kel. XVIII, 5 , v. אֲלַכְסוֹן . Dem. VII, 8 נוטל שתי חביות ל׳ he must take two…
References
- Jastrow, אֲלַכְסוֹן 1
- Mishnah Kelim 18:5
- Mishnah Demai 7:8
- Mishnah Kilayim 4:6
- Jerusalem Talmud Yoma 5:5:3
- Joshua 1