לוֹכְסָן

לוֹכְסָןadv. (λοξόν, v. אֲלַכְסוֹן) athwart, crosswise; diagonally. Kel. XVIII, 5, v. אֲלַכְסוֹן. Dem. VIII, 8 נוטל שתי חביות ל׳ he must take two barrels from diagonally opposite corners. Ib. שורה אחת ל׳ one row of barrels following the diagonal line. Y.Kil.IV, 29c top במודד לכסן (R. S. to Kil. IV, 6 אלכסון) when he measures by diagonal lines. Y.Yoma V, 42d bot. חוץ מזו שהיתה לפניו ל׳ except that (corner of the altar) which was diagonally opposite to him. Lam. R. introd. (R. Josh. 1) חורש שדהו לוכסוןוכ׳ ploughed his field crosswise and put up an image in the center ; a. e.