נֵצֶל, נֵי׳ m. (preced. wds.) [that which is thrown away,] decayed matter, esp. (in levitical law) liquid and coagulated portions of a corpse. Ohol. II, 1; Naz. VII, 2. Y. ib. VII, 56ᵇ bot. איזהו נ׳ בשר המת שנתוק ומוהל וכ׳ (Ar. שנצל) what is netsel (in levitical law)? A corpse which is dissolving &c., v. מוֹהַל; Bab. ib. 50ᵃ איזהו נ׳ בשר המת שקרש ומוהל שהרתיח a secretion from a corpse which became coagulated, and a liquid secretion exposed to heat. Tosef. Ohol. III, 6; a. e.
נֵצֶל
Gloss
נֵצֶל , נֵי׳ m. ( preced. wds.) [ that which is thrown away ,] decayed matter , esp. (in levitical law) liquid and coagulated portions of a corpse.…
References
- Jastrow, נְצַל 1
- Mishnah Nazir 7:2
- Jastrow, מוֹהַל 1
- Tosefta Ohalot 3:6