Jastrow: תַּשְׁמִישׁ

תַּשְׁמִישׁ m. (שָׁמַשׁ) 1) handling, use; (sub. כלי) utensil. Sabb. 8ᵃ ת׳ ע"י הדחק לא שמיה ת׳ use by force (with inconvenience) is not considered use (such as makes the place so utilized public ground for Sabbath purposes). Num. R. s. 188 (ref. to Num. XVI, 6) הרי לכם ת׳ החביב וכ׳ here is that service for you which is the choicest of all, the offering of frankincense &c.; Tanḥ. Kor. 5. Ib. בשביל תִּשְׁמִישׁוֹ של עולם for the service (benefit) of the world. Meg. 26ᵇ ת׳ קדושה הוא ואסיר it is an object used at a sacred function, and is therefore forbidden for profane use; ib. ת׳ דת׳ הוא it is an object subservient to an object which is used at a sacred function (e. g. a thing on which a sacred implement is laid); a. fr.—Pl. תַּשְׁמִישִׁים, תַּשְׁמִישִׁין. Ib. תַּשְׁמִישֵׁי מצוה נזרקין things used for a religious ceremony may be thrown away (after having served their purpose); תשמישי קדושה נגנזין implements for sacred things must be stored away (v. גָּנַז); ואלו הן ת׳ מצוה סוכה וכ׳ these are implements for a religious ceremony: the Succah, the Lulab &c.; ואלו הן ת׳ קדושה וכ׳ and these are sacred implements: boxes for sacred scrolls &c.; a. fr. —2) (with or without המטה) marital connection; in gen. copulation. Yoma VIII, 1. Keth. 65ᵇ. Bekh. 8ᵃ כל שתַּשְׁמִישׁוֹ ביום all animals which copulate in day time; a. v. fr.