מַיִישׁ m. mayish, name of a tree, Celtis (v. Löw Pfl., p. 250) ‘a tall tree with fruits like myrtle-berries’. Sifra Vayikra, N’dab., Par. 4, ch. VI; Tosef. Men. IX, 14; Tam. 29ᵇ.—Pl. מַיְישִׁין fruits of the mayish. Gen. R. s. 72, beg. (expl. דּוֹדָאִים).
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מַיִישׁ m. mayish , name of a tree, Celtis (v. Löw Pfl., p. 250) ‘ a tall tree with fruits like myrtle-berries ’. Sifra Vayikra, N’dab., Par. 4, ch.…
References
- Tosefta Menahot 9:14
- Tamid 29b:20
- Bereishit Rabbah 72
- Jastrow, דּוֹדָנִים 1