שְׁמַד

שְׁמַדch. sam( Nithpa. נִשְׁתַּמֵּד to be destroyed, cut off). Pa. שַׁמֵּד to force to apostasy. Y.Shebi.IV, 35a bot. לא מתכוון מְשַמַּדְתְּכוֹן he has no intention to make you abandon your religion (to persecute you for your religions sake), but only to collect taxes ; Y.Snh.III, 21b top משמדתהון (corr. acc.). Ib. לא אתכוון מְשַׁמַּדְתְּהוֹןוכ׳ he had no intention to force them to violate their religious laws, but merely wanted to eat fresh bread; Y. Shebi. l. c. מְשַׁמַּדְתּוֹן. Ithpa. אִשְׁתַּמַּד to renounce ones religion, apostatize. Targ. O. Ex. 12:43 (h. text בן נכר).Kidd.72a שמתינהו … ואִישְׁתַּמּוּד R. A. excommunicated them, and they renounced Judaism.