שַׁחַק II m. (b. h.; שָׁחַק) [dust,]; pl. שְׁחָקִים clouds, heaven, sh’ḥaḳim, name of one of the seven heavens. Ḥag. 12ᵇ ש׳ שבו רחיים וכ׳ it is named sh’ḥaḳim, for in it stands a mill and grinds manna for the righteous. Gen. R. s. 13 למה … ש׳ שהן שוחקין וכ׳ why are they (the clouds) called sh’ḥaḳim? Because they grind the water … like a stomach (grinding the food); Tanḥ. Mick. 1; Koh. R. to I, 7. Ib. איכן … בש׳, v. נָזַל. Midr. Till. to Ps. XVIII, v. שָׁחַק; a. e.
שַׁחַק II
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שַׁחַק II m. (b. h.; שָׁחַק ) [ dust, ]; pl. שְׁחָקִים clouds, heaven, sh’ḥaḳim , name of one of the seven heavens. Ḥag. 12ᵇ ש׳ שבו רחיים וכ׳ it is…
References
- Jastrow, שָׁחַק 1
- Chagigah 12b:15
- Bereishit Rabbah 13:16
- Kohelet Rabbah 1:7:1
- Jastrow, נָזַל 1
- Midrash Tehillim 18:14