שַׁחַת II f. (preced.) low growth, corn in its earliest stage used instead of grass. Peah II, 1 הקוצר לש׳ he who cuts young corn to be used as fodder; Tosef. ib. I, 8. Men. X, 8 (71ᵃ) קוצר לש׳ ומאכיל לבהמה (Bab. ed. מאכל, corr. acc.) one may cut barley as shaḥath and give it to the cattle (before the ʿOmer has been offered); Tosef. ib. X, 32 קוצר לש׳ עד שלא וכ׳ as to cutting barley for fodder: before it has approached maturity by one third, one may begin &c. Men. 71ᵇ כל לש׳ לא וכ׳ whatever is for fodder is not considered as harvesting. Sabb. XXIV, 2. Kidd. 62ᵇ; a. e.
שַׁחַת II
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שַׁחַת II f. ( preced. ) low growth, corn in its earliest stage used instead of grass. Peah II, 1 הקוצר לש׳ he who cuts young corn to be used as…
References
- Jastrow, שַׁחַת I 1
- Mishnah Peah 2:1
- Tosefta Peah 1:8
- Mishnah Menachot 10:8
- Menachot 71a:4
- Jastrow, מַאֲכָל 1
- Menachot 71b:5
- Mishnah Shabbat 24:2
- Kiddushin 62b