רַחַשׁ m. (preced.) 1) a creeping thing, reptile. Ter. VIII, 4 כדי שיצא הר׳ וכ׳ as long as it would take a poisonous reptile to come forth … and drink; Ḥull. 10ᵃ.—V. רָחוֹשׁ. —2) emotion, thought. Midr. Till. to Ps. XLV, 2 אם ר׳ למה אמירה ואם אמירה למה ר׳ if thought is meant, why does the text mention speech, and if speech, why thought?; a. e.—V. רַחֲשׁוּשׁ.
רַחַשׁ
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רַחַשׁ m. ( preced. ) 1) a creeping thing, reptile . Ter. VIII, 4 כדי שיצא הר׳ וכ׳ as long as it would take a poisonous reptile to come forth … and…
References
- Jastrow, רְחַשׁ 1
- Mishnah Terumot 8:4
- Chullin 10a
- Jastrow, רָחוֹשׁ 1
- Midrash Tehillim 45:3
- Jastrow, רַחֲשׁוּשׁ 1