עֶשֶׁת f. (b. h.; עשש , v. עֲשָׁשִׁית) wrought metal, bar; polished block. Kel. XI, 3, opp. to חֲרָרָה. Tosef. Ḥull. I, 18; Tosef. Men. IX, 18 מנורה … אלא מן הע׳ the candlestick in the Temple is not fit unless made out of a (gold) bar, opp. גְּרוּטָאוֹת; Men. 28ᵃ מן הע׳ ומן הזהב out of a bar and out of gold; Yalk. Ex. 369 מן הע׳ מן הזהב. Ib.; Men. l. c. חצוצרות מן הע׳ מן הכסף the trumpets were made out of silver bars; Tosef. l. c. 19 [read:] אלא מן הע׳ מן הכסף, contrad. to גוש raw ore. Cant. R. to V, 14 מה ע׳ שן זו עושין ממנה כמה יתדות וכ׳ (not זה) as out of a bar of shen (marble?) you make ever so many pegs, spears &c. Yalk. Cant. 991 (ref. to Cant. l. c.) אלו ספרי תורה … לע׳ שן וכ׳ (some ed. לעשות, corr. acc.) this refers to the scrolls of the Law which resemble a column of marble which is adorned with sapphires.—Pl. עַשְׁתּוֹת. Sifré Num. 160 השליך עליו ע׳ וגולמים if he threw at him metal balls or lumps, opp. to כלי; Yalk. ib. 787.
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עֶשֶׁת f. (b. h.; עשש , v. עֲשָׁשִׁית ) wrought metal, bar; polished block. Kel. XI, 3 , opp. to חֲרָרָה . Tosef. Ḥull. I, 18 ; Tosef. Men. IX, 18…
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- Jastrow, *עֲשַׁשׁ 1
- Jastrow, עֲשָׁשִׁית 1
- Mishnah Kelim 11:3
- Jastrow, חֲרָרָה 1
- Tosefta Chullin 1:18
- Tosefta Menahot 9:18
- Menachot 28a:9
- Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 369:4
- Jastrow, גּוּשׁ I 1
- Shir HaShirim Rabbah 5:14:2
- Jastrow, זֶה 1
- Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 991:4
- Jastrow, עַשְׁתּוֹר 1
- Sifrei Bamidbar 160:3
- Jastrow, כלי 1
- Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 787:11