מָחִי, מָחָא to interlace, weave. Targ. Is. XIX, 9 מָחָן. Targ. II Kings XXIII, 7 מָחְיָין. Targ. Is. LIX, 5 (v. preced.).—Y. Sabb. VII, 10ᶜ top כד מָחְיָיא וכ׳ when she interlaces (plaits), she is guilty of an act of weaving. Sabb. 148ᵃ; Ber. 24ᵃ; Pes. 42ᵃ; Ḥull. 58ᵇ, v. מָחִיתָא.—[מחא, Targ. Is. XIX, 10 שתי מ׳, some ed., read: מֹהָא, v. מוֹי.]
Ithpe. - אִימְּחָא to be interwoven, fastened. Sabb. 58ᵃ דמָחָא [ביה] מִימְּחָא Ms. M. a. Ar. (Ms. O. דמָאחי מִיאֲחָא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note; ed. דמיחא ביה מומחא, some ed. מומחה, corr. acc.) it is fastened to it.