רחש

רָחַש(b. h.) 1) to move, vibrate. Y.Ber.II, 4b bot. האומר … שפתותיו רוֹחֲשוֹת עמו בקבר if one reports a tradition in the name of its author, his (the authors) lips move in the grave with him (the reporter); Y.M. Kat. III, 83c bot.; Y.Shek.II, end, 47a. Ib. מְרַחֲשוֹת (Pi., v. דָּבַב). Men.V, 8 (63a) מרחשת … ומעשיה רוֹחֲשִׁין (Bab. ed. רוחשין רכין; Ms. M. only רכין, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) a marḥesheth is deep, and the pastry made in it vibrates (like jelly), opp. קשין; Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., Par. 10, ch. XII; Lev. R. s. 3, end; Yalk. ib. 451. 2) to swarm.Part. pass. רָחוּש; f. רְחוּשָׁה crowded. Lev. R. s. 30; Pesik. Ulḳaḥ., p. 184a> sq., v. דָּחַס. 3) with לב, to be moved, to feel, think. Midr. Till. to Ps. 45:2 לא יכלו … אלא כיון שר׳ לבם בתשובהוכ׳ they could not confess with their lips, but when their heart was moved in repentance, the Lord received them. Ib. אם בלבנו רָחַשְׁנוּוכ׳ if we only have been thinking in our hearts, we have already told our deeds to the Lord; a. e. Pi. רִיחֵש same, to move. Pes.88b הטילו … ורִיחֲשָׁה they poured cold water upon it (the lizard), and it moved. Y. Shek. l. c., v. supra. Hif. הִרְחִיש 1) to move (the lips); to whisper, think. Y.Ber.IV, beg.7a (ref. to 1 Sam. 1:13) מיכן … להַרְחִיש בשפתותיו from this we learn that he who prays must move his lips. Ib. מַרְחִיש בשפתותיו. Pesik. R. s. 13 (ref. to Ex. 17:7) (read:) אם מַרְחִישִׁים אנו בקרבנו דברים והוא יודע מה אנו מרחישים בקרבנווכ׳ if we think words in our hearts, and he knows what we think in our hearts, we will worship him; (Ex. R. s. 26 מהרהרים). 2) to swarm, come forth (of worms); to bring forth (worms). Koh. R. to V, 10 (ref. to Job 25:6) אלו תולעים שמַרְחִישִׁין תחתיו במותו that means the worms which come forth under him when he is dead. Gen. R. s. 23 התחיל המת מרחיש (not מרחש) corpses began to beget worms; a. e.Trnsf. to bring forth in abundance. Ber.17a יַרְחִיש, v. רְנָנָה.