פִּשְׁפָּשׁ, פִּי׳ I c. (פִּשְׁפֵּשׁ I) wicket. Midd. I, 7 זה שהיה פתוח לעזרה פ׳ קטן היה לו וכ׳ the gate which opened into the court had a small wicket by which they entered to patrol &c. Tam. I, 3. Ex. R. s. 42 פתח … פ׳ מתחת וכ׳ the Lord opened unto him a wicket under his throne of glory. Num. R. s. 13; Pesik. R. s. 5 נכנס בפ׳ ושילח וכ׳ he entered the palace through a wicket, and sent his crier forth saying, the king has entered the palace. Gitt. 54ᵇ (in Chald. dict.) ורילמא דחזיניה בפ׳ perhaps one saw him (the high priest) through the wicket; a. e.—Pl. פִּשְׁפְּשִׁין, פִּי׳. Shek. VI, 3. Zeb. 56ᵃ; 55ᵇ שני פ׳ היו וכ׳ (Ms. R. 2 פְּשׁוּפְשִׁין, Ms. K. פְּשִׁיפְשִׁין, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 80) two wickets, eight handbreadths high, were in the Temple chamber for the knives; Tosef. ib. VII, 1 פסיפסין ed. Zuck. (Var. פסיפיסין, corr. acc.). Zeb. l. c. פִּישְׁפִּישִׁין שאני it was different as regards the height of wickets. Gen. R. s. 1; Yalk. ib. 2 היאך הוא עושה חדרים … פ׳ how to arrange the chambers, how to arrange the wickets (doors between the rooms).
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פִּשְׁפָּשׁ , פִּי׳ I c. (פִּשְׁפֵּשׁ I) wicket . Midd. I, 7 זה שהיה פתוח לעזרה פ׳ קטן היה לו וכ׳ the gate which opened into the court had a small…
References
- Mishnah Middot 1:7
- Mishnah Tamid 1:3
- Shemot Rabbah 42:4
- Bamidbar Rabbah 13
- Pesikta Rabbati 5:1
- Gittin 54b:13
- Jastrow, פִּשְׁפִּישִׁין 1
- Jastrow, פְּגִימִין 1
- Mishnah Shekalim 6:3
- Zevachim 56a:11
- Zevachim 55b:9
- Jastrow, פְּשׁוּפְשִׁין 1
- Jastrow, פְּשִׁיפְשִׁין 1
- Tosefta Zevahim 7:1
- Bereishit Rabbah 1:1
- Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 2:5