פשט

פָּשַׁט(b. h.) 1) to stretch, straighten. Sabb.I, 1, sq. פ׳ העני את ידווכ׳ if the recipient puts his hand forth to within (the house). Pes.118b, a. e. שפּוֹשְׁטִין, v. פַּס II. Gen. R. s. 28 לא פָשְׁטוּ ידיהם במצות they (the Sodomites) never stretched their hands forth for good deeds (charity); Lam. R. to IV, 6; Yalk. Ez. 351. Ber.3b; Snh.16a לכו פִשְׁטוּוכ׳, v. גְּדוּד. Men.I, 2 פושט את אצבעותיווכ׳ he stretches his fingers so as to reach his wrist. Lev. R. s. 2 פושטין לו יד we must reach forth our hands to him, v. כָּנָף. Keth.XIII, 5 הפוסק … ופ׳ לו את הרגל a man promises a certain amount to his intended son-in-law, and shows him the foot, i. e. refuses to give it to him; a. v. fr.Y.R. Hash. III, 58d top (ref. to פשוט, ib. III, 3) כדי שיִפְשְׁטוּוכ׳ (or שיְפַשְּׁטוּ, Pi.) (the horn is straight,) intimating that they must straighten their hearts through repentance.Part. pass. פָּשוּט, q. v. 2) to strip; (sub. בגדיו) to undress. Yoma III, 4; 6. Ib. 31b פּוֹשֵׁט … מקדש he (the high priest) undresses first and then sanctifies (washes his hands and feet). Ib. 32a כלום אדם פושט אלאוכ׳ can a man put off anything except what he has put on? Tam.I, 1; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּשוּט. Y.Yoma III, 40c bot. אחת פ׳ ואחת לבושוכ׳ whether he undresses or dresses, in either case the sanctification follows the act. 3) to make plain, to explain. Num. R. s. 18; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 1 היה יושב ופושטוכ׳ was sitting at the gate of his town and explaining (teaching); (Gen. R. s. 10 ודורש). Ex. R. s. 47 היה למד … ופושט אותהוכ׳ he learned (the Torah) in day-time and explained it to himself at night; a. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Lev. R. s. 16 (ref. to Ps. 34:13) כל ימי … היכן הוא פ׳ all my days I have read this verse (question), but I never knew where it is answered. 4) (neut. verb) to spread, be published. Hor.3b עד שתִּפְשוֹט הוראה בכלוכ׳ until the decision is spread (adopted) in the whole congregation of Israel. Ab. Zar.36a; a. fr. Pi. פִּישֵּׁט 1) to stretch, straighten out. Y.Snh.III, 21a bot. התחיל מְפַשִּׁטוכ׳ (interch. with פישט) he began to put forth his hands and deal in fruits of the Sabbatical year. Tosef.Neg.I, 8 מְפַשְּׁטִין את קומטיווכ׳ the creases are straightened out, and then the leprous spot is examined; a. e.Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4, v. infra.Part. pass. מְפוּשָּׁט. Y.Naz.IX, 57d רגליו מְפוּשָּׁטוֹת וידווכ׳ if the corpse is found with its feet stretched and its hands on the heart, opp. קמצוץ. 2) to strip, take off. Tosef.Kel.B. Kam.IV, 17 משיְפַשֵּׁט את חלוקו (not חלוקן) from the time that the coat (the plaster of the stove) is taken off. Nif. נִפְשַׁט 1) to be straightened out, be unfolded, become flat. Kel. XXVI, 2 נ׳ טהור when it (the bag) is straightened out (so as to be a plain piece of leather, v. פָּשוּט), it is not susceptible to uncleanness. Tosef. Neg. l. c. כקמיטשנ׳ like a creased garment that has been straightened out; a. e. 2) to be stripped. Pirké dR. El. ch. XIV נ׳ עור צפורןוכ׳ the horny skin was taken from Adam, and he saw himself naked. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92, v. infra. Hif. הִפְשִׁיט 1) to strip, flay. Pes.V, 9 כיצד תולין ומַפְשִׁיטִין how did they suspend and flay (the Passover Iamb)? Ib. מי … ולהַפְשִׁיט he that could find no place where to suspend and flay. Tam.IV, 2. Pesik. R. s. 28 הִפְשִׁיטוּ את עבדיהםוכ׳ they undressed their men servants and maid servants and presented them ; a. fr. 2) to shed the skin. Pirké dR. El. l. c. שיהא מַפְשִׁיט את עורווכ׳ that it (the serpent) should shed its skin once in seven years. Midr. Till. to Ps. 92 מן העור שה׳ הנחשוכ׳ ed. Bub. (oth. ed. שנפשט) of the skin which the serpent shed the Lord made garments of honor ; Pirké dR. El. ch. XX; Yalk. Gen. 34. Hof. הוּפְשַׁט to be stripped. Zeb.XI, 3 עד שלאה׳ before the hide was taken off. Ib. 93b; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְפַּשֵּׁט, Nithpa. נִתְפַּשֵּׁט to be straightened, become even; to flatten. Ḥag.9a חיגר … ונ׳וכ׳ if he was lame on the first day and became straight Y.Yeb.I, 2d bot. עד שתִּתְפַּשֵּׁט הכף, v. כַּף; Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4 עד שתְּפַשֵּׁט אתוכ׳. B. Bath. 120a נִתְפַּשְּׁטוּ הקמטיןוכ׳ the wrinkles became even, and her beauty returned ; a. e.