קשש I

קָשַׁשI (or קוּש) (b. h.; cmp. גשש a. נקש) to join closely; to collect (v. Targ. Zeph. 2:1), esp. to gather wood, rubbish Gen. R. s. 44 כמה … שיָקוֹשּׁוּ אותה עכשיו שקָשַׁשְׁתָּהוכ׳ how many working men should I have needed to gather it! Now that thou hast done it, come and receive thy reward; Yalk. Is. 313 שיְקוֹשְׁשוּ; Yalk. Gen. 76 … שקִישְׁקשְׁתָּ שיְקַשְׁקְשוּ. Polel קיֹשֵׁש same. Y.Snh.V, 22d top מְקוֹשֵׁש משוםוכ׳ of which crime was the gatherer of sticks (Num. 15:32) found guilty? of plucking, or of harvesting?; Sabb.96b; Sifré Num. 113. Ib. ומצאו אותו מק׳וכ׳ they found him; gathering