סיל׳

סִלְסוּל, סִילְ׳m. (next w.) 1) loftiness, distinction, dignity. Y.Bicc.I, 64a וכהנים נהגו ס׳ בעצמן but the priests decided to guard their dignity (by abstaining from marrying one both of whose parents were proselytes); Kidd.78b. Bekh.30b נהגו … ס׳ … שאיןוכ׳ the priests guarding their dignity decided not to entrust matters of levitical cleanness to everybody.Y.Shek.IV, 48a bot. מעלה … ס׳ הוא בפרה prominence was to be given, solemnity was to be given to the ceremonies connected with the preparation of the ashes of the red cow; Y.Ab. Zar. II, beg. 40c; Pesik. Par., p. 40a>; Pesik. R. s. 14 משום ס׳ פרה in order to lend solemnity to 2) curling the hair. Naz.3a (ref. to מסלסל, ib. I, 1) ממאי דהדין ס׳ שערא הוא how do we know that this msalsel means the curling of the hair?, v. next w.