משמש

מִשְׁמֵש(v. מוּש, מָשַׁש) to touch, feel; to handle, manipulate; to examine, search. B. Mets.21b אדם עשוי למַשְׁמֵש בכיסווכ׳ a person (carrying money with him on the road) usually feels for his bag at short intervals. Men.36a מְמַשְׁמֵש בהן he puts his hand on them. Erub.54b top כל זמן שאדם ממשמש בה as often as one searches it (the figtree); כ״ז שחתינוק ממשמש בו as often as the suckling touches the breasts. Sabb.82a יְמַשְׁמֵש בצרורוכ׳ let him manipulate (stimulate the rectum) with pebbles. Erub.13b ימשמש במעשיו let him examine what he is doing, contrad. to יפשפש search (investigate) his past doings. Keth.12a למַשְׁמֵש אתוכ׳ to be around (watch) the bridegroom and bride (in order to prevent deception). Snh.63b מְמַשְׁמְשִׁין בהן they (the famished animals) licked them (begging for food); a. fr.מ׳ ובא to come gropingly, slowly. Y.Peah VIII, beg.20d, v. מוּש h.Y.Ned.III, 38a ראה … ממשמשין ובאין if he saw the kings cutters come near and nearer, v. קָצוֹעַ; ib. ראה דליקה מְמַשְׁמֶשֶׁת ובאה if he saw the fire coming near and nearer. Pulpel מוּשְׁמָש to be attended to, watched. Keth. l. c. כל שלא מ׳ when he was not watched.