- עשת
- עֶשֶׁתf. (b. h.; עשש, v. עֲשָׁשִׁית) wrought metal, bar; polished block. Kel. XI, 3, opp. to חֲרָרָה. Tosef.Ḥull.I, 18; Tosef.Men.IX, 18 מנורה … אלא מן הע׳ the candlestick in the Temple is not fit unless made out of a (gold) bar, opp. גְּרוּטָאוֹת; Men.28a מן הע׳ ומן הזהב out of a bar and out of gold; Yalk. Ex. 369 מן הע׳ מן הזהב. Ib.; Men. l. c. חצוצרות מן הע׳ מן הכסף the trumpets were made out of silver bars; Tosef. l. c. 19 (read:) אלא מן הע׳ מן הכסף, contrad. to גוש raw ore. Cant. R. to V, 14 מח ע׳ שן זו עושין ממנה כמה יתדותוכ׳ (not זה) as out of a bar of shen (marble?) you make ever so many pegs, spears Yalk. Cant. 991 (ref. to Cant. l. c.) אלו ספרי תורה … לע׳ שןוכ׳ (some ed. לעשות, corr. acc.) this refers to the scrolls of the Law which resemble a column of marble which is adorned with sapphires.Pl. עַשְׁתּוֹת. Sifré Num. 160 השליך עליו ע׳ וגולמים if he threw at him metal balls or lumps, opp. to כלי; Yalk. ib. 787.
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