רצם

רָצַם(cmp. רָצץ) to press, flatten. Y.Nidd.III, 50d אין סנדל אלא שרְצָמוֹ חי a sandal fœtus (v. סַנְדָּל) occurs only when a live fœtus has been pressing on it. Nif. נִרְצַם to be pressed, flattened. Bab. ib. 25b מתחלתו ולד הוא אלאשנ׳ Ar. (ed. שנרצף) the sandal was originally a normal embryo, but was flattened by pressure, v. supra. Bets.28b שפודשנ׳ a roasting spit which has been crushed (and its point broken off), contrad. to שנרצף, v. רָצַף.