כבס

כָּבַס(b. h.) to press, tread. Pi. כִּבֵּס. to wash (clothes). M. Kat. III, 1 ואלו מְכַבְּסִין במועד and these are permitted to wash their clothes during, the festive week. Taan.29b; M. Kat. 18a, a. e. מותר לְכַבְּסוֹוכ׳ is permitted to wash it; a. fr.Pesik. Eth Korb., p. 61b>; Pesik. R. s. 16 (play on כבשים, Num. 28:3) שחם מְכַבְּסִיםוכ׳ for they (as sacrifices) wash (cleanse) the sins of lsrael.Part. pass. מְכוּבָּס, f. מְכוּבֶּסֶת; pl. מְכוּבָּסִין; מְכוּבָּסוֹת. Mikv. X, 4 בגדים שחטבילן מכ׳ garments immersed while still wet from washing. Hithpa. חִתְכַּבֵּס to be washed. Cant. R. to I, 5 (play on שלמח) (reads:) מח שַׂלְמָה זו מתלכלכת ומִתְכַּבֶּסֶתוכ׳ as a garment. is soiled and washed again ; Yalk. ib. 982. Tanḥ. Vayḥi 10 (ref. to Gen. 49:11) אם יטעו בחלכה תהא מתכבסת בתחומווכ׳ when they err in a decision, it shall be cleansed (atoned for) in he (Judahs) dominion (the Temple); Gen. R. s. 99 (not מתכסום).