עָשָׁן m. (b. h.; v. עְשַׁן) [thick, cmp. עָב, אָבָק &c.,] smoke, soot. Ker. 6ᵃ מעלה ע׳ smoke-raiser (name of a plant). Yoma 21ᵇ עֲשַׁן המערכה the smoke rising from the pyre in the Temple; B. Bath. 147ᵃ; a. fr.—Pl. עֲשַׁנִּים. Sabb. 23ᵃ כל הע׳ יפין וכ׳ all soots are good for making ink, but that produced by burning olive oil is the best.
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עָשָׁן m. (b. h.; v. עְשַׁן ) [ thick , cmp. עָב , אָבָק &c.,] smoke, soot . Ker. 6ᵃ מעלה ע׳ smoke-raiser (name of a plant). Yoma 21ᵇ עֲשַׁן המערכה…
References
- Jastrow, עָשָׁן 1
- Jastrow, עָב I 1
- Jastrow, אָבָק 1
- Keritot 6a:45
- Yoma 21b:4
- Bava Batra 147a
- Shabbat 23a:5