פשח

פְּשַׁחch. sam(פשחto split, tear off, strip). Targ. 1 Sam. 15:33 (h. text שסף). Targ. Ps. 7:3 (h. text פרק).M. Kat. 10b האי מאן דפ׳ דיקלא he that strips a date palm (cuts shoots off); B. Bath.54a. Pa. פַּשַּׁח same. Targ. II Esth. 3:8.Bets.33b הוה מְפַשַּׁחַוכ׳ broke a branch off, and gave us each several sticks. Ithpe. אִתְפְּשַׁח, אִיפְּשַׁח 1) to be torn loose, separated. Targ. Y. Lev. 11:32; 39. 2) (cmp. פָּרַס Hif.) to part ones feet, to force ones self to stand still. Kidd.81a מטא לפלגא (ד)דרגא א׳ when he arrived at half the ladder, he stemmed his feet.