Jastrow: לוּלָב

לוּלָב m. (= לבלב; v. לִבְלֵב) 1) sprout. Esp. Lulab, the branch of the palm-tree used for the festive wreath on the Feast of Booths (Lev. XXIII, 40); also the festive wreath of the four species combined. Succ. III, 1 ל׳ הגזול וכ׳ a palm-branch unlawfully acquired or one dried up. Ib. 4 ל׳ אחד one branch of the palm-tree is needed for the festive wreath. Ib. 9 מי … ולא היה בידיו ל׳ ליטול a traveller on the road who had no opportunity of performing the ceremony of taking the festive wreath in hand. Ib. כל היום כשר לל׳ the entire day is fit (no special time of the day is designated) for the ceremony &c. Ib. 12; R. Hash. IV, 3 היה (ה)ל׳ … במקדש וכ׳ the ceremony of Lulab was performed in the Temple seven days &c.; Succ. 46ᵃ יום ראשון מצות ל׳ וכ׳ on the first day it is the Biblical law of Lulab which is carried out, on the following days it is the carrying out of an ordinance of the elders; a. fr.—Pl. לוּלָבִים, לוּלָבִין. Orl. I, 7. העלים והל׳ leaves and eatable young sprouts. Shebi. VII, 5, a. e. לוּלָבֵי זרדים, v. זֶרֶד. Ber. 55ᵃ, a. e. ל׳ גפנים sprouts of grape-vine; Yoma 81ᵇ, v. לִבְלֵב.—Gen. R. s. 41, beg. לוּלָבֶיהָ להלל its branches are used for praise (v. הַלֵּל); Num. R. s. 3, beg., v. הִילּוּל; Midr. Till. to Ps. XCII, 13 (sing.). Succ. IV, 4 מוליכין את לוּלָבֵיהֶן וכ׳ they used to bring their festive wreaths to the Temple mount &c.; a. fr. —2) לוּלָבִין twigs used as brooms in the wine press (Rashi), cmp. אַלְבִּינָא; the two posts supporting the beams of the press (Ar.). Ab. Zar. 75ᵃ; Y. ib. V, end, 45ᵇ; Nidd. 65ᵃ; Tosef. Toh. XI, 16; Tosef. Ab. Zar. VIII (IX), 3.