פָּז m. (b. h.; פָּזַז) [glistening,] 1) fine gold; 2) name of a jewel. Yoma 44ᵇ sq. (expl. מוּפָז, I Kings X, 18) שדומה לַפָּז because it resembles the paz. Midr. Till. to Ps. CXIX, 127 לפי שאינו עומד … והפז ליום הדין because money and gold and fine gold cannot stand up (as defense) on the day of judgment. Gitt. 58ᵃ, v. גָּנָה. Ex. R. s. 8; Tanḥ. Vaëra 8 כתם פז fine gold; a. e.
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פָּז m. (b. h.; פָּזַז ) [ glistening ,] 1) fine gold ; 2) name of a jewel . Yoma 44ᵇ sq. (expl. מוּפָז , I Kings X, 18 ) שדומה לַפָּז because it…
References
- Jastrow, פָּזַז 1
- Yoma 44b
- I Kings 10:18
- Midrash Tehillim 119:31
- Gittin 58a
- Jastrow, גָּנָה 1
- Shemot Rabbah 8:1