נְהַל

נְהַל(Syr. נחל, P. Sm. 2336; cmp. נְהֵי I) to shake, sift (cmp. Am. 9:9). Bets.29b דביתהו … נַחֲלָאוכ׳ the wife of R. J. sifted flour (on the Holy Day) on the back of , v. מְהוּלְתָּא I; a. e.Part. pass. נְהִיל, נְהִילָא. Ḥull.51b. קטמא נ׳ sifted ashes (which bake and harden when piled up). Ber.6a. Taan.9b (עיבא) נ׳ ‘a sifted clouds, a form of light and scattered clouds.