מַחְסוֹרְיָיתָא f. pl. (preced.) defects (of sight). Bekh. 44ᵃ אבל מ׳ לא but mere defective eye-sight does not disqualify (opp. perfect blindness). Ib. מ׳ מדק the disqualification from defective eye-sight is derived from דַּק (Lev. XXI, 20).
מַחְסוֹרְיָיתָא
Gloss
מַחְסוֹרְיָיתָא f. pl. ( preced. ) defects ( of sight ). Bekh. 44ᵃ אבל מ׳ לא but mere defective eye-sight does not disqualify (opp. perfect…
References
- Jastrow, מַחְסוֹר ² 1
- Bekhorot 44a:9
- Jastrow, דַּק 1
- Leviticus 21:20