רצועה

רְצוּעָה.f. (רָצַע) 1) (flattened, cmp. רָצַם, (leather) thong, strap, lash. Sabb.V, 4 בר׳ שבין קרניה with the strap between her horns. Men.35b ר׳ דתפלין the thong of the Tfillin. Num. R. s. 16 לתינוק שסרח ולקה בר׳ … מזכירין לו הר׳וכ׳ like a child that did some mischief and was punished with a strap, and when they want to frighten it, they mention the strap with which it was punished; כך היה עמלקר׳ רעהוכ׳ so was Amalek the bad lash for Israel; Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 18 מעולם רְצוּעַת מרדותוכ׳ (not רצועה) Amalek was at all times the strap of chastisement for Israel. Macc.III, 12 (22b) ור׳ בידו שלוכ׳ and he (the beadle) held in his hand a lash of calf-skin, which was twisted doubly, and two (thinner) straps were going up and down (were plaited) through it (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 7). Y.Sot.IX, 24b top בעל הר׳ the strap-bearer, v. רַצְעָן. Yoma 12a, a. e. ור׳ היתה יוצאה מחלקווכ׳ a strip of land went forth from Judahs lot and entered into Benjamins territory, and on this the Temple was built; a. fr.Pl. רְצוּעוֹת. Macc. l. c. ושתיר׳ (not ישני), v. supra. Midr. Till. to Ps. 77 עשרר׳ אתה לוקה thou art to receive ten lashes. Sabb.VI, 1; a. fr. 2) (trnsf.) restriction; היתרה הר׳ (the strap is untied, the restriction is removed. Koh. R. to XI, 9 (ref. to שמח יכ׳, ib.) הותרה הר׳ לית דיןוכ׳ is every restraint removed? is there no justice and no judge?; ib. to I, 3; Lev. R. s. 28, beg.; a. e.Y.Bicc.I, 64a; Y.Kidd.IV, 66b top הואיל והותרה הר׳ יכ׳ since the restriction has been removed (by usage), I am likewise permitted to marry her. Y.Sot.VII, end, 22a; a. e.