סומא I

סוּמָאI m. (preced.) blind, blind man. Hag. 1:1. Ib. 2a ס׳ באחת מעיניו blind in one eye. Taan.21a ס׳ משתי עיניו blind in both eyes. Ex. R. s. 36 פקח וס׳ שהיווכ׳ a seeing and a blind man that were walking B. Bath.12b; Nidd.20b כס׳ בארובה, v. אֲרוּבָּה; a. fr.Pl. סוּמִים, סוּמִין Gen. R. s. 53 בשעה … הרבה ס׳ נתפתחו when Sarah was remembered, many childless women were remembered with her, … many blind persons had their eyes opened. Ib. (ref. to Gen. 21:19) הכל בחזקת ס׳ עדוכ׳ all men are to be considered as blind, until the Lord opens their eyes. Snh.34b שלא בס׳ cannot be performed by blind persons; a. fr.Fem. סוּמָא, סוּמָה. Keth.17a הרי … או ס׳ suppose the bride is lame or blind. Y.Sot.II, end, 18b הוא סומא היא ס׳ whether he (the husband) be blind, or she, (the law is the same). Ḥull.139b; a. fr.(Ch. סוֹמָא, v. סַמְיָא.